Therefore, Li Lin decided to cultivate the high-grade Yellow-level Earth martial technique, Thousand Hand Rift Seal. This Thousand Hand Rift Seal is primarily an offensive martial technique with remarkable power and extreme speed, exactly the type of martial technique Li Lin prefers.

Among the many martial techniques, there are also quite a few defensive ones, but none to Li Lin's liking. The best defense is offense; learning defensive martial techniques is essentially ineffective. If one's attacks are useless, then defense is even more so, especially since Li Lin possesses the Qing Ling Armor, providing him with considerable defensive support.

At his current level of a third-tier Martial Master, Li Lin knows it will be challenging to cultivate a high-grade Yellow-level martial technique. He has considered that cultivating low to mid-grade Yellow-level martial techniques would be much easier for him.

After much deliberation, Li Lin gritted his teeth and chose to cultivate a high-grade Yellow-level martial technique. Since he decided to cultivate, he might as well aim for a higher level. Although it would involve much hardship, the power it would grant him later on would be significantly greater, and the high-grade Yellow level was still within his capacity to endure.

Reaching the level of Xuan-level martial techniques, Li Lin knew he couldn't fully master them. The Blade Soul technique is a low-grade Xuan-level spiritual technique, but up to now, he has only been able to activate the initial Blade Soul Slash. He has no idea when he will be able to activate the latter two stages, Blade Soul Light Blade and Blade Soul Void Annihilation.

Li Lin planned, with the Thousand Hand Rift Seal, he wouldn't need to frequently use other attributes. Under normal circumstances, it would be better not to reveal his identity as a multi-element martial artist.

Moments later, Li Lin began to cultivate according to the information on the jade slip…

As time slowly passed, the weather also gradually became colder, entering deep winter.

"Bang bang bang…"

In a vast forest where the leaves were falling, making it seem somewhat desolate, numerous explosions were heard. In the forest, there were about a dozen large black panthers, each about four to five meters tall, surrounding a young man in a green robe.

There were sixteen black panthers in total, one of which was over ten meters tall and over a hundred meters long, essentially a gigantic beast standing at the front, like a small mountain.

The young man in the green robe was Li Lin, who now wore a solemn expression. These were Wind-type demonic beasts, with the leading one being at the early stage of the third-tier, while the other fifteen were at the mid-stage of the second-tier, and two were at the late stage of the second-tier. This was a group of black panthers, known as Lightning Panthers, known for their extremely fast speed.

Upon discovering this group of panthers, Li Lin had allowed Little dragon and the Heavenly Winged Snow Lion to enter the spatial beast pouch to see if he could handle the Lightning Panther group by himself, while also practicing the recently cultivated Thousand Hand Rift Seal. Recently, Li Lin often practiced the Thousand Hand Rift Seal by targeting lower-tier demonic beast groups.

If the Heavenly Winged Snow Lion and Little dragon were around, the Lightning Panthers would likely run away immediately after sensing their presence.

"Roar roar…"

The dozen or so Lightning Panthers greedily watched Li Lin, who in their eyes was merely a snack, his body barely enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.

Faced with these dozen or so Lightning Panthers, Li Lin had to become serious. He had already witnessed the speed of these Lightning Panthers, comparable to lightning, and not easy to deal with. Because of this, Li Lin immediately chose to don the Qing Ling Armor.

"Hoo hoo…"

In an instant, the dozen Lightning Panthers leaped with the speed of wind under their feet, with the leading one jumping more than ten meters high, directly pouncing towards Li Lin.

"Come on, just a few beasts. This young master will have a good play with you today," Li Lin exclaimed lightly, feeling his blood begin to boil. Only in such dangerous situations could he truly progress, often gaining insights amidst danger, a lesson Li Lin had learned in the Misty Mountain Range.

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With a flash of Qi under his feet, Li Lin leaped up, assisted by his Wind attribute, greatly increasing his speed, and instantly reached a towering tree.

"Roar roar…" The leading Lightning Panther roared, its huge body slashing at the towering tree, splitting it in half. The tree trunk cracked and fell.

Li Lin's expression darkened at the strength of the Lightning Panther, and he immediately leaped to the ground as his Qi vibrated.

"Hoo hoo…"

At the same time, the group of Lightning Panthers roared and chased after him, their huge bodies rushing down with a fierce wind.

One of the Lightning Panthers suddenly shot several wind blades from its mouth, forcing Li Lin to immediately change direction to dodge. These second-tier Lightning Panthers were not easy to provoke.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

After dodging, several towering trees around Li Lin were cut down by the wind blades, falling to the ground, demonstrating the formidable power of these wind blades.

"Boom…"

In that instant, Li Lin momentarily stopped, his hand forming five seals, lashing out. Five blazing seals pierced through the air, striking five of the second-tier Lightning Panthers.

"Pfft!"

Five second-tier Lightning Panthers instantly hit the ground, their massive bodies sliding across the earth for over a hundred meters.

"Hoo hoo..."

Then, dozens of Lightning Panthers arrived behind Li Lin, their speed terrifyingly fast.

The leading Lightning Panther's claws swiped across Li Lin's back, causing the Qing Ling Armor to tremble several times and its pale yellow light to flicker. At the same time, Li Lin rapidly retreated. With the Qing Ling Armor on, the second-tier Lightning Panthers couldn't inflict substantial harm on him, but the sensation on his back was still painfully burning.

"Rage Fist."

"Mountain Splitting Palm!"

Taking advantage of the momentum, Li Lin turned around, his left hand executing the Rage Fist and his right the Mountain Splitting Palm. One to the left and one to the right, he swept out, blasting two Lightning Panthers against a towering tree, breaking the tree in half at the waist, and instantly killing the two Panthers.

"Roar roar..." The remaining Lightning Panthers, far from being frightened, roared even more ferociously and charged straight at Li Lin.

In that instant, the leading third-tier early-stage Lightning Panther once again pounced towards Li Lin, its front claws raised high and slammed down.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"

The claws, carrying a gust of wind, instantly aimed at Li Lin's back.

Li Lin dared not let the leading Lightning Panther hit him, his body rapidly sliding down, performing a "lazy donkey roll" on the ground, rolling several times to dodge the attack.

"Bang bang..."

The leading Lightning Panther's claws hit the ground, immediately carving out five creek-like fissures, dust flying and rocks shattered into powder.

"Roar..."

Before Li Lin could stand up, five second-tier Lightning Panthers, their massive bodies already charging, their mouths bristling with sharp teeth shining coldly, completely surrounded Li Lin.

"Thousand Hand Rift Seal."

Li Lin executed the hand seal, and instantly, a massive surge of Earth attribute energy filled the air, emitting bursts of tidal-like violent power, instantly converging within the palm seal.

On Li Lin's palms, waves of continuous Earth attribute energy gathered, his internal Qi roaring out, his aura and might expanding instantly, then a terracotta-colored palm seal soared into the sky.

Though this seems lengthy, it was actually less than a breath's time. The palm seal soared, instantly transforming into several vague palm imprints, like a lotus composed of afterimages, followed by earth-shattering explosions resonating in the air, a violent force explosively spreading overhead...

"Bang bang bang..."

The bodies of five Lightning Panthers were instantly blasted away, falling hundreds of meters away, breaking several towering trees, their corpses crashing to the ground. The forest shook violently, and large cracks spread across the ground like a spider web, with rocks falling noisily, and cracks appearing on the surrounding trees.

The immense power was truly shocking. The remaining two second-tier Lightning Panthers and the leading third-tier Lightning Panther were somewhat intimidated.

"Hmph, it's time for this young master to deal with you." Li Lin stood up, a cold smile on his lips. The power of the Thousand Hand Rift Seal was indeed strong, stronger than the Fury of the Seas and the Wooden Shackles, but still not entirely to his satisfaction.

"Whoosh..."

With only three Lightning Panthers left, Li Lin had no more concerns, his Qi flashing under his feet, his body explosively soaring.

"Roar roar..."

The remaining two second-tier Lightning Panthers, both at the late second-tier stage, roared and charged at Li Lin like lightning.

"Die."

Li Lin coldly snorted, his hands suddenly covered with a pair of white jade silk gloves, claws curved, a burst of flames along with the claw's brilliance fiercely sweeping out.

Xu Fuguan was originally a Water attribute martial artist, and the power of this white jade silk gloves with Water attribute couldn't match the strength of this Fire attribute.

"Sss sss..."

One to the left and one to the right, two claw marks tore through the air, Li Lin's figure streaking past like a beam of light.

Blood splattered, and two massive Lightning Panthers had five gashes torn across their abdomens, their shattered organs spilling out along with the contents of their bellies.

"Roar roar..."

The remaining third-tier Lightning Panther roared, glaring at Li Lin but also feeling fear, pacing back and forth in the distance, daring not to approach, yet unwilling to leave.