Chapter 6: One Against Four

  "You few might as well come together, today I, Jin Yitian, will use the blood of you group of beasts to offer sacrifices to my wife and children in heaven." Jin Yitian pointed at Lin Li and others with a belly full of rage.

  "With such an arrogant tone, let's see if you have the capital to back it up." Lin Li flew towards Jin Ge Tian at high speed, and as soon as they made contact, fists and feet clashed in a flurry of movement. The ordinary-looking hand-to-hand combat was actually earth-shattering, with the aftershocks of their intense battle causing explosions all around them. Onlookers were left dazed and confused by the spectacle, which lasted for about ten minutes before both parties simultaneously landed a final blow on each other's left chest, separating and retreating dozens of meters before stopping.

  "Haha, the strength of the Golden Clan's leader is indeed not in vain, I admire it. It seems that I underestimated you." Lin Li smiled and wiped away the blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.

  "Your cultivation has actually reached the Mingyuan realm, no wonder you're so confident. Bring out your true skills now, don't need to hide anymore." Jin Yitian shouted, glaring at Lin Lidao.

  When Jin Yitian mentioned the Mingyuan boundary, everyone present had an incredulous expression. They were not surprised by Lin Li's strength, but rather shocked by what Jin Yitian said. Everyone knew that Lin Li's cultivation had already reached the Mingyuan boundary, but Jin Yitian spoke of it as if it was nothing. This could only mean that Jin Yitian's own cultivation had also reached the Mingyuan boundary. Thinking back to how three people had confidently fought against Jin Yitian earlier, they realized that he hadn't even used his full strength to kill them. In order to conserve his energy for fighting Lin Li, they felt extremely lucky to have not been killed by him.

  It's worth noting that there are less than a hundred people on the entire continent who have reached the Mingyuan boundary. Reaching this boundary is not just a matter of cultivation; it also requires some luck and opportunity, as well as a deep understanding of the heavens. The density and amount of yuan energy possessed by those at the Mingyuan boundary far surpasses that of those at the Ronghun boundary. After reaching the Mingyuan boundary, experts can recover their yuan energy much faster than those at the Ronghun boundary. Some powerful experts at the Mingyuan boundary can even kill ordinary Ronghun boundary cultivators with just a single use of their yuan energy.

  "Accept death, Inferno Strike." Only to see Lin Li's hands forcefully opening up and releasing a terrifying purple straight-line flame from his palms, shooting towards Jin Tie Tian. The temperature of the flames was so high that it distorted the surrounding air, with a temperature of at least several thousand degrees. Wherever the flames passed, they left behind a deep, straight trench on the ground, which crackled and popped due to the extreme heat, and because of the high temperature, the ground that came into contact with the fire turned yellowish-brown.

  Jin Yitian was shocked to see such a powerful flame attack coming his way, and he exclaimed: "Not good!" The flames came rushing in, so fast that by the time Jin Yitian reacted, it was already too late. The diameter of the flames surrounding him was at least several hundred meters, and in an instant, the entire wilderness was illuminated with a purple glow, the residual heat from the flames even burning the surrounding plants to ashes, leaving no one knowing whether Jin Yitian was alive or dead in the sea of purple flames.

  Everyone who saw such a powerful flame attack was also amazed, sighing that the master of the Nether Border Realm had indeed displayed a terrifying technique.

  The sea of flames was burning fiercely. Lin Li was now panting heavily, it seemed that the previous flame attack had also taken a toll on him. Lin Li wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "I'll see how fierce you can be, this is my sacred mid-level flame martial skill, and I've specially compressed the fire element to release it. Let's see how strong you are."

  Suddenly a loud and clear voice came: "Fumo - Majin - Kongou - Hen." Everyone who heard the voice couldn't help but shiver. A golden light burst out of the sea of flames, carrying an astonishing destructive power towards the position where everyone was, and all that could be heard was a deafening sound: "Boom", and in an instant, dust flew everywhere on the ground.

  Lin Li, Jin Wentao, Luo Liyang, and Lei Yi escaped the attack due to their higher cultivation levels. However, several black-clad individuals at the Inverse Empty Realm level who were on the ground did not survive. Lei Yi was deeply grieved by the death of his subordinates, as it is extremely difficult for a power to cultivate an expert at the Inverse Empty Realm level. Yet, he had lost four in an instant. Before everyone could fully react, another voice emerged from the dust: "Inverse Thunder Finger - Three Segments - Inverse Thunder Break." Four straight and dazzling lightning beams shot towards the four people floating in mid-air. Jin Wentao, who was staring at the incoming lightning, mobilized all his internal energy to resist it, as he knew better than anyone else how terrifying this lightning was after almost losing his life to it earlier. The others also began to work their internal energy to defend against it.

  "Boom, boom, boom, boom." The four loud noises sounded again.

  A golden light radiated from Jin Ye Tian as he stood on the ground, glaring at the four people in the sky. Among the four, only Lin Li seemed to be fine, while the other three were injured due to their cultivation levels. Jin Wen Tao was the most severely injured, having suffered two powerful lightning attacks. Because Jin Ye Tian had split the Reverse Thunder into four parts and shot them at the four people, the power of each part was only a quarter of the original, so this attack was much less damaging than the one Jin Wen Tao had endured earlier.

  "Jin Wentao, today I'll let you see what the true form of the Jin family's Fumo Jingang transformation looks like." Jin Yitian's tone was full of disdain and arrogance.

  "Jin Yitian, the primordial energy in your body is almost depleted. With so many saint-level martial skills used earlier, you're already at the end of your rope. I think it's better for you to surrender now." Jin Wentao shouted. The current Jin Wentao had already returned to his usual appearance, except that his clothes were more tattered and his face was covered in bloodstains, looking extremely disheveled. The Fumo Golden Fist transformation consumed an enormous amount of primordial energy when used continuously, so Jin Wentao didn't dare use it again; he simply didn't have enough powerful primordial energy to support such a prolonged period.

  Actually, Jinyi Tian didn't want to use the Fumo Golden Vajra Transformation in such a mundane way, but these four people's strength was too great. Moreover, there was also Lin Li who was at the same level as him, so he wanted to end the battle quickly and take the initiative. As Jin Wentao said, the degree of consumption of Jinyi Tian's internal energy was terrifying, but he still persisted, and the only motivation that kept him going was to avenge his deceased wife and children.

  As they spoke, Jin Yitian flew up into the sky and clashed with the four men again. The battle raged on, with lightning flashing across the sky, sparks flying everywhere, and explosions rocking the air. The sky was filled with an extraordinary radiance. Lin Li was the strongest among the four, so he had the most encounters with Jin Yitian. However, every time they made physical contact, Lin Li felt a wave of pain. Whenever he hit Jin Yitian, his hands would ache incessantly, and whenever Jin Yitian hit him, it left him speechless. Alas, the power of the Fumo Golden Fist was too great, and even with all four men joining forces, they were no match for Jin Yitian in close combat.

  The four of them fled in all directions, leaving Jin Yitian's attack range and surrounding him at the center of the circle. They were panting heavily, their bodies also showing signs of exhaustion and injury from the previous battle. Jin Yitian was also drenched in sweat due to the intense fight earlier, scanning the four people who surrounded him with rough breaths.

  "Lin Zunlao, let's not engage in close combat with him again. His Fumo Golden Body has reached the level of perfection, and even if we launch a martial art attack on him, it won't have much effect. Even a high-level sacred martial art can't cause significant damage to his powerful Fumo Golden Body. It's hard for us to win by force. The only way is to outsmart him. Although this Fumo Golden Body is very powerful, it consumes a lot of yuanqi. I think Jin Yitian won't be able to hold on for much longer. Let's keep our distance from him and not let him escape. When his yuanqi can no longer support him, we can take action." Jin Wentao said respectfully to Lin Lide.

  "Alright, I'll do as you say." Lin Li immediately agreed, after all, this was a matter of life and death now. At this moment, Lin Li didn't dare to be careless either.

  "Hahaha... You're just a mob, even if I die, I won't let you have it easy. Think you can exhaust me to death? It's not that simple." As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Yitian clenched his fist and charged towards the location of Jin Wentao. Jin Wentao was shocked to see Jin Yitian charging over, and he gathered all his energy, causing his entire body to shine with golden light. The Golden Fumo transformation instantly activated, shrinking his body into a ball. At this moment, Jin Yitian's punch landed squarely on Jin Wentao's balled-up body.

  "Clang." The moment they made contact, the sound of metal crashing echoed through the air. Jin Ye Tian's fist heavily smashed Jin Wen Tao into the ground. A golden light flashed down towards the earth. "Boom!" A massive crater with a diameter of tens of meters appeared on the ground. Lying at the center of the crater was Jin Wen Tao, who had been knocked to the ground by Jin Ye Tian. Jin Wen Tao lay in agony within the crater, his body trembling. If he hadn't activated the Fumo Golden Guard in time to defend against Jin Ye Tian's attack, he would have probably been turned into a pulp by that one punch.

  Lin Li and others saw Jin Ye Tian's sudden attack break through Jin Wentao, who was also opening the Fumo Golden Body, with one move. They all raised their spirits to twelve points to guard against Jin Ye Tian.

  "Waiting for you to attack is not as good as counterattacking, let's do it." Lin Li said excitedly, his hands already forming a seal. "Thick stone heavy pressure." Suddenly, a spherical boulder with a diameter of 50-60 meters and weighing several thousand tons shot towards the area where Jin Ye Tian was standing. This giant stone ball was formed by Lin Li using his earth element to forcibly compress the soil on the ground.

  Facing the flying giant stone, Jin Ye Tian also felt its terrible impact force, and launched a powerful punch at the stone ball "Fumo Golden Fist". With one punch, the huge stone ball was instantly crushed.

  "Heh heh, it's not over yet. Black Magic Palm." Only a sly and sinister laugh was heard from behind Jin Ye Tian.