Lin Dong paid no heed to the astonished clamor outside the arena. His eyes were fixed on Lei Li before him, Yuan Power flowing slowly through his body like ripples.
“Lin Dong, it’s a bit too early to be smug!”
The astonished clamor from outside the arena reached Lei Li’s ears, and he found it anything but pleasant. Suddenly, his footsteps quickened. His hands, at this moment, bent at a strange angle, fingers splaying and clenching, like a venomous snake flaring its hood. With his surging Yuan Power, his palms rubbed against the air, producing a slight tearing sound.
Spirit Snake Palm, a Second-grade Martial Art. Its moves were insidious and cruel. It was clear that Lei Li had practiced this martial art to a profound level. In his offensive, his palms swayed, making them impossible to grasp.
After their first encounter in the forest, Lei Li had completely abandoned his initial contempt for Lin Dong. Thus, the moment he made his move, he employed his signature martial art. Its power and momentum indeed made the spectators nod repeatedly in approval.
Facing Lei Li’s somewhat sharp offensive, Lin Dong’s expression also grew a little serious. However, he had no intention of temporarily evading. With his current strength, he was fully capable of confronting Lei Li head-on!
With a thought, Lin Dong’s palms rose, adopting the stance of the Eight Desolations Palm. As his palms swung, the fierce palm force formed an invisible vortex, sweeping away the dust on the nearby ground.
“Bang bang!”
The sharp palm forces suddenly collided the next instant. Violent Yuan Power fluctuations spread outwards. The rapid clashing of their palms was dazzling, and dull thuds continuously echoed.
Under the anxious gazes of the many spectators, the two figures on the stone platform moved in and out, clashing fiercely. Every palm strike was a direct, hard confrontation. The abundant Yuan Power imbued each of their palm strikes with immense force, enough to shatter a mountain!
“Lin Dong can actually confront Lei Li head-on without falling into a disadvantageous position…”
Watching the two figures fiercely battling in the arena, many couldn’t help but exclaim in astonished praise. Although his cultivation time was shorter than Lei Li’s, it seemed that neither the formidable Yuan Power within him nor his mastery of martial arts was inferior to Lei Li’s.
“This person, how can he have cultivated his martial arts to such a consummate skill!”
Amidst the flurry of palm shadows, Lei Li’s expression grew a little grim. He hadn’t expected that even when exerting his full strength and focus, he still couldn’t quickly defeat Lin Dong. Moreover, for some unknown reason, every time their palms clashed, he found that his opponent’s Yuan Power gave his skin a chilling, needle-prickling sensation.
“This can’t go on!”
Such a discovery caused Lei Li’s gaze to sharpen. He suddenly took a step forward, his entire body almost touching Lin Dong. In the instant he closed in, a cold smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth. The next moment, Lei Li transformed into a killing machine. Fists, elbows, fingers, legs – every part of his body erupted with immense power, unleashing an attack that rained down on Lin Dong’s entire being.
“The Lei Family’s Thunderstorm Strike…”
Outside the arena, Wu Yun’s expression shifted slightly as he witnessed Lei Li’s sudden, ferocious assault. The Thunderstorm Strike was a Third-Grade Martial Art, and when unleashed, it resembled a sudden thunderstorm, appearing incredibly fierce.
Lei Li’s sudden, sharp offensive initially caused Lin Dong’s movements to falter slightly, but he immediately stabilized himself, forming a fist with one hand and a palm with the other, then simultaneously unleashing both. And as he did so, the fist and palm techniques were two completely different martial arts!
“Clang clang clang clang….”
Lin Dong wielded the Connecting Back Fist with his left hand and the Eight Desolations Palm with his right. The fist and palm techniques in his hands coordinated with perfect precision, and under the crisp sounds of impact, he completely parried Lei Li’s ferocious assault!
“Dividing his mind for two uses, one hand a fist, one hand a palm…” In the Lin family’s seating area, Lin Zhengtian and the others couldn’t help but gasp at this sight. It was clear they had never imagined Lin Dong could cultivate the Connecting Back Fist and Eight Desolations Palm to such a level!
“This boy truly is a martial arts prodigy!”
Lin Zhengtian excitedly rubbed his hands together. Suddenly, he realized that compared to this grandson, the so-called Fiery Python Tiger or Ironwood Manor seemed insignificant, hardly worth mentioning.
Given the talent Lin Dong was displaying, in time, he would undoubtedly become a treasure. By then, how could this small Qingyang Town possibly bind him?
While Lin Zhengtian’s side was overjoyed, the Lei and Xie families’ side looked somewhat grim. Lei Bao and Xie Qian’s expressions were also rather gloomy, and the younger generation from the Lei and Xie families kept their mouths shut. Especially Xie Ting, who had been slapped by Lin Dong that day, his face was even paler. Clearly, he hadn’t expected that in just a few short months, Lin Dong could directly contend with Lei Li without falling into the slightest disadvantage.
“Looking at this situation, it doesn’t seem good, does it? That Lin family brat, he hides his strength too well…” Xie Qian leaned closer to Lei Bao and said grimly.
Lei Bao’s expression sank like water. His fingers toyed with a jade thumb ring. A moment later, he said coldly, “Don’t worry, for that brat to defeat Lei Li, it won’t be that simple.”
“Thwack thwack thwack…”
On the stone platform, the battle grew increasingly fierce. The fists and palm strikes from both sides rained down like a deluge upon their opponent’s bodies, and under such intense attacks, both men took hits, their clothes torn in several places by the shockwaves.
“Thump!”
With another powerful palm clash, Lin Dong and Lei Li both staggered back several steps.
“Rip!”
Lei Li’s foot stomped heavily on the ground, forcing his body to stabilize. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his gaze like a venomous wolf staring at Lin Dong. On his right hand, Primal Energy suddenly surged out fiercely. At that instant, Lin Dong could feel that Lei Li seemed to have condensed all the Primal Energy in his body onto his palm.
And as Lei Li’s Primal Energy surged out wildly, a light also grew increasingly intense, then contracted into an unknown ball of light and shadow, swirling madly in his palm.
“Lei Family’s Rushing Thunder Light!”
The moment the ball of light and shadow appeared in Lei Li’s palm, the expressions of Lin Zhengtian and the others instantly changed drastically, and they cried out in alarm.
“A Fourth-Grade Martial Art – Rushing Thunder Light! It’s one of the Lei Family’s two great ultimate skills. I didn’t expect Lei Li to have actually successfully cultivated this martial art!” Outside the arena, Wu Yun also drew a sharp breath.
Lei Li’s face was slightly pale as he looked at Lin Dong, a sinister smile appearing on his features. He wanted to completely cripple Lin Dong!
“Father, quickly tell Lin Dong to surrender! That Lei Family brat intends to kill him!” As Lei Li’s expression turned grim, Lin Keng’s sharp eyes also noticed, and he immediately spoke in a hurry.
Hearing this, Lin Zhengtian’s fists clenched instantly. After a moment of hesitation, just as he was about to stand up, Lin Xiao, who was beside him, suddenly said in a deep voice, “Father, wait a moment!”
As Lin Dong’s father, for some unknown reason, a strange confidence surged within him at this moment. A confidence that made him feel Lin Dong would not disappoint him.
“Whoosh!”
In the arena, Lei Li rapidly glided forward, the ball of light and shadow in his palm flashing, cutting through the air with a “whoosh-whoosh” sound. One could imagine that if this palm strike landed on someone’s body, it would surely take their life!
“Lin Dong, you lose!”
Lei Li’s foot stomped heavily on the ground, his body leaping up, bringing a palm strike down from above towards Lin Dong. At this moment, a ferocious look appeared on his face.
“Hoo…”
Lin Dong raised his head, watching the figure rapidly growing larger in his pupils. He let out a soft breath, his expression still calm and composed, but at this moment, his hands came together, forming an extremely complex set of hand seals.
“It’s the Qi Men Seal!”
The moment Lin Dong formed the hand seals, Lin Xiao and Lin Zhengtian both recognized it. But immediately after, their faces turned pale. This Qi Men Seal was merely a Third-Grade Martial Art; how could it possibly withstand the Lei Family’s Rushing Thunder Light?
Lin Dong’s hand seals changed extremely rapidly. The Primal Energy in his Dantian seemed to surge out wildly at this moment, converging onto the hand seals.
“You’re celebrating too early…”
Primal Energy surged out wildly. After completing the First Layer, which Lin Dong understood best, the Qi Men Seal hand seals transformed once again. He intended to directly unleash the Qi Men Seal’s Second Layer to counter Lei Li’s Rushing Thunder Light!
The hand seals changed incredibly fast. Dark green Primal Energy in Lin Dong’s palm condensed into a blue light seal. Then, he suddenly raised his hand, meeting Lei Li, who was descending from above, in a heavy collision!
“Boom!” “Boom!”
A violent surge of Primal Force erupted in the arena, a fierce blast scattering like a wild gale. Then, everyone saw a figure flying out like a kite with its string cut, finally crashing heavily to the ground, a mouthful of dark red blood gushing out wildly.
“Lei Li…”
Everyone’s gaze fixed on the face of the person who had fallen. The entire arena fell silent in an instant, and the faces of those from the Lei and Xie families, in this sudden quiet, turned stark white.