"Mountain Splitting Palm." At this moment, Li Lin shouted lightly, deploying the star-level martial skill Mountain Splitting Palm. His qi surged, colliding explosively with Wang Guang's punch.
"Bang!" A loud explosion resounded, visibly, a wave of tangible air burst open in the space, causing Li Lin to stagger back several steps on the stone platform, his complexion turning somewhat pale as his internal true qi churned, nearly becoming uncontrollable.
At this time, Wang Guang was also surprised, his body slightly stepping back. That his punch did not send Li Lin flying was beyond his expectations.
"Unexpectedly, the Li family has defensive martial techniques, and this one seems quite extraordinary," the white-browed elder from Yunyang Sect exclaimed in surprise from the judges' seat. Defensive martial techniques are rare and incredibly valuable, and with his discerning eye, it was apparent that Li Lin was using a defensive martial technique of no low grade.
Li Dong smiled slightly at this moment, but he knew in his heart that there were no defensive martial techniques within the Li family. The defensive martial technique on Li Lin was not from the Li family. The patriarch had mentioned that there was a master behind Li Lin, and it seemed this defensive martial technique came from that master.
In the spectator seats, the maid Cuiyu from Tianbao Gate and Mr. Wu both showed a flicker of surprise, sensing that the defensive martial technique on Li Lin was out of the ordinary, not just any common item.
"Kid, you've got some skill," Wang Guang said with surprise in his tone, noting the defensive martial technique on Li Lin. His true qi climbed again, and his body leaped forward once more, carrying fierce qi directly towards Li Lin.
Li Lin dared not be careless. His true qi vibrated, and he unleashed the Raging Flame Fist again, their attack powers colliding and then parting, the overwhelming force contained in the opponent's attack pouring forth.
"Truly a ninth-level warrior," Li Lin shook his numb fists, his body shaken back again. After deploying the Qing Ling Armor, Li Lin could clearly feel that only a small portion of the opponent's attack power was pouring onto him, with the Qing Ling Armor blocking a significant part.
"Let's see how many times you can hold up. Low strength, relying on other means won't help much," Wang Guang coldly shouted, his true qi vibrating, forming a strange hand seal, his hair even standing on end. The entire stone platform was suddenly enveloped in a powerful windstorm.
Li Lin noticed that Wang Guang's body seemed to swell, his aura greatly intensifying, surrounded by an earthy-yellow glow.
"Kid, step down," Wang Guang shouted, a massive qi erupting from him. The stone platform beneath him, centered around his body, cracked like a spider web, and a palm imprint broke through the air resistance, a ten-meter-wide earthy-yellow palm imprint, with a pressing wind sound, fiercely smashing towards Li Lin.
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Feeling the fierce qi, Li Lin's expression slightly changed, knowing Wang Guang was now using his full strength. With no escape, he gritted his teeth, his hand seals changing, and his aura rapidly climbing, breaking from a third-level warrior instantly to a fourth-level warrior. From the beginning until now, Li Lin had always hidden his strength at the third-level warrior.
At this moment, from the palm of his hand, a surge of qi violently shot out, the radiance around his body intensifying, and a palm imprint was also fiercely pushed out, carrying with it a wave of intense breaking through the air.
"A fourth-level warrior, this kid actually hid an extra level of strength." As Li Lin revealed the strength of a fourth-level warrior, the judges on the panel quickly took note. Managing to hide his strength under their watch, they couldn't help but silently admire Li Lin's extraordinariness.
However, while everyone was surprised, they also sighed that even as a fourth-level warrior, it was impossible to contend with Wang Guang, a ninth-level warrior. The difference was still vast.
In the arena, many had already deemed Li Lin as certain to lose. Under such a disparity in strength, it was impossible to hold out.
And at this moment, the two palm imprints had already fiercely collided, visibly compressing and shattering the surrounding air.
"Boom!"
A huge sound exploded on the stone platform, widening the cracks on it, and qi swept across, scattering pebbles all around.
However, just then, Li Lin's body was sent flying backward, landing and stumbling back again.
"Pfft..."
Li Lin's face turned white, a low grunt escaping from his throat as blood spurted out. His steps faltered rapidly backward until he finally slowed down at the edge of the platform, even the pale yellow armor on his body dimmed and became translucent.
"To actually withstand a full-force strike from a ninth-level warrior, this defensive power is indeed not bad. It seems his physical cultivation is quite good, and this defensive martial technique is also extraordinary," the white-browed elder from Yunyang Sect exclaimed in surprise. A fourth-level warrior withstanding a hit from a ninth-level warrior had already surprised everyone.
Many in the audience were also holding their breath for Li Lin, relieved to see him hold up.
"The strength difference is too great," Li Wushuang softly said, sighing slightly. The five levels of difference in strength was a huge gap, and just withstanding that strike was already miraculous.
"Kid, you've surprised me, but do you still have the strength to compete?" Wang Guang said, looking at Li Lin who was now at the edge of the platform.
After swallowing a mouthful of blood, Li Lin suppressed the churning true qi within him, glanced behind him, and realized he was at most two meters from the edge of the platform. Another confrontation would undoubtedly result in his loss.
"Whether I have the strength to compete or not, we'll only know after trying," Li Lin said lightly, his spirit undeterred by the thought of defeat.
"Good, let me see if you have the strength," Wang Guang snorted coldly. At the same time, he formed hand seals, his true qi vibrating rapidly, his entire body enveloped in an earthy-yellow glow. The stone platform was enveloped in a howling windstorm, carrying a sharp sound through the air, with the entire space around the platform under the oppression of his fierce qi.
"Stone Breaking Technique." As the space around became suppressed under his qi, Wang Guang swung his arms, his pupils filled with an earthy-yellow light, and two expanding palm imprints heavily hit the stone platform in front of him.
"Crack, crack, crack..."
A gust of wind arose, a terrifying force sweeping across, causing the solid stone platform to burst continuously, lifting a wave of shattered stone slabs into the air. Like a rolling snowball, they tumbled, enveloping Li Lin with an overwhelmingly oppressive force, leaving him nowhere to hide as the entire surface of the stone platform was overturned.