Chapter 137: Heart-pounding Shock

  Everyone's attention was focused on the western lamp post where a strange transformation was quietly taking place. He slowly made a series of bizarre movements, each pose evoking an inexplicable sense of oppression from deep within. Although the movements were clear enough to be seen with one's eyes, they seemed vague when recalled, as if they couldn't be remembered at all.

  At this time, Xia Yan stood in front of Xi Ze, and could even more clearly feel the pressure emanating from Xi Ze's face.

  Xia Yan knew that the storm was about to arrive at any moment. The fight between the two had not yet brought out their full strength. Although Xi's martial arts skills had been displayed to around 100 degrees, that was not the most terrifying part. As long as one could dodge the attack, even the strongest martial arts would be useless.

  His arm bent back. A dark iron claw was in the west! In his hand, the iron chain behind the iron claw was tightly connected to Xi's double arms.

  A pair of eyes with a ferocious and bloodthirsty gaze, like those of a wild beast, stared fiercely at Xia Yan's body.

  Sigh

  The heavy breathing sound was exceptionally clear at this time. The whole body trembled slightly.

  It's actually all within a single breath. From the moment he made his new move from the west, to this very moment, it was just one breath of time.

  His entire body arched back, his right leg suddenly kicked out from the edge of the ring, and his whole body shot forward like an arrow off a bowstring or a ferocious beast charging straight at Ling Luo. At the same time, the iron claws in his hand transformed into a vast expanse of black claw silhouettes that covered the sky.

  From outside the arena, it feels like that one piece of shadow is about to cover the entire space. A huge spiritual power brings a whirlwind that constantly blows outwards in all directions. The scattered energy sweeps through the crystal room, making the skin of everyone inside feel sore.

  "Mother's Strength"

  Everyone in the crystal room was shocked by this scene.

  Even the temple attendants and the temple masters have this feeling. They are also strong in the realm of spiritual masters. Naturally, they can see the power contained in this attack launched by Xi.

  This power... is probably around 100 times the martial arts strength of before. However, it's completely incomparable to the previous attack. This time, this powerful martial arts strength was fully unleashed. From his own body forward, almost all the empty space in front was enveloped by this move.

  In other words, the enemy ahead can't dodge at all

  "This martial art seems to be 'Taiyi Wuxingzhua'." The master of the Holy Hall muttered with a flash of his eyes.

  "Taiyi Wuxingzhua". Isn't that a lost martial art? It's said that this martial art was cultivated by a powerful spiritual master fifty years ago, and its power is extremely great, belonging to the top secret book of human-level secrets. However, since that spiritual master disappeared, no one has been able to use it again. How can you use it?" Hong Fei frowned and asked.

  Hong Fei is the most senior deacon in the Temple of Five Waters and also the president of the Mercenary Hall. He has seen and heard a lot, and many secrets on the continent are known to him.

  "Fifty years ago, that spiritual master was called Mu Shangxiang. Although he only had the strength of a late-stage spiritual master, with this 'Female Yi Wu Xing Grab', he could contend with cultivators who had just entered the great spiritual master realm. This person's character was extremely poor and often did things that made people and gods angry, viewing human life as worthless and offending many strong practitioners. Once, the Golden City Sacred Temple dispatched eight late-stage spiritual masters, but they were unable to capture him, and he actually escaped. In the end, it seemed that only when the Master of the Golden City Temple personally took action was this person struck down, falling from a cliff thousands of feet high and dying." The Master of the Holy Hall said to several attendants.

  Boom

  Two figures in the arena collided wildly with each other, accompanied by two residual shadows.

  This time Xia Yan did not use his mysterious and unpredictable movements to dodge but instead struck out with all his might in one sword.

  Just now, Xi's attack was already inescapable. Xia Yan had no way to retreat or avoid it. Fang's martial skills had sealed off all his escape routes. No matter how Xia Yan dodged, he would be hit by Fang. Unless he quit the arena.

  In that case, it's better to take the initiative and strike first.

  Xia Yan gritted his teeth and also charged westward, mobilizing all the internal energy in his body. The two powers collided together with a loud crash, causing the great hall to shake violently.

  "Look at you, you're not dead yet?" A sinister laugh escaped his lips as a fierce glint flashed in his eyes. Hard against hard. His martial arts power was twice that of Ling Luo's, such a huge difference in strength. How could Ling Luo withstand it?

  Not to mention the subtlety of martial arts, but just talking about such a huge disparity in power, the weaker side will inevitably be knocked out like autumn leaves being swept away by the wind.

  As for the degree of martial arts mastery, "Taiyi Wuxingzhua" is a top-notch secret manual for humans, while "Lingluo Sword" is already at least an upper-grade secret manual for humans. However, compared to "Taiyi Wuxingzhua", it has absolutely no advantage.

  After the two collided, a loud crashing sound echoed after the sword and claws clashed, and Xia Yan's body flew out like a falling leaf.

  Such a huge gap in strength made it impossible for Xia Yan to compete with Xi at all.

  A mouthful of fresh blood directly sprayed out from the mouth, and the body flew backwards. In mid-air, it drew a parabolic arc. The cat-like figure plummeted downwards, as if a bloody rain.

  The Ling Luo has fallen.

  Everyone thought so in all the astonished eyes.

  Look at Ling Luo flying out at that speed... I'm afraid even if she doesn't die, she'll be seriously injured.

  Yafen felt a pang in her heart and almost couldn't bear it, but she still stood pale-faced on the spot. After years of extreme challenges, Yafen's willpower had become exceptionally strong, not comparable to ordinary people.

  The master of the temple and all the attendants shook their heads.

  Ling Luo's martial skills and movements are truly eye-opening. And according to Li Tianlun, Ling Luo's progress is extremely astonishing. If given time, she will surely achieve even greater heights. Today's defeat will undoubtedly have a huge impact on Ling Luo.

  Hehe~~~~~~~

  Xi stood in the center of the arena, unaffected by the collision between the two. His martial skills were far more powerful than Ling Luo's. He smiled to himself with a sinister intent, his eyes rolling around as he watched Ling Luo fly backward.

  Suddenly, Ling Luo, who had been flying upside down in the air to the edge of the ring, made a move that was beyond everyone's expectations.

  This posture caused Ling Luo's body to plummet rapidly. In an instant, she fell to the ground.

  A loud gulp

  The long sword in his hand was fiercely thrust into the hard ground. The body that was originally going to retreat was firmly stopped.

  Her body swayed continuously for a few times, and Ling Luo raised her eyes again to look at Xi. A smile gradually spread from the corner of her mouth.

  A thread of deep red blood is shocking at first sight.

  "He can still stand."

  Xi stared in shock at Shi Mian's Ling Luo, who was still standing after being hit by his enormous power.

  What is this?

  Everyone's heart was suspended again. Originally, they all thought that Ling Luo had been defeated and were sighing in unison when a person who was once again opening their eyes wide to look at an unbelievable scene appeared.

  Although they couldn't see the face of Ling Luo under the mask, everyone couldn't help but take a cold breath. What kind of willpower was supporting this person wearing a mask?

  It has come to this point and still refuses to give up. If it withstands another attack from Xī Gāng, it will surely be doomed.

  "Ling Luo, quickly get down from the stage. It's okay if you lose this time."

  Yafen finally couldn't help but exclaim, her voice still sweet and sticky. But at this time, it was accompanied by panic. In front of so many people?? She made such a performance

  "Hmm." His gaze condensed into a sharp and fierce stare, sweeping over Yafen before turning to Xia Yan with an evil smile. "Since you're looking for death, I'll fulfill your wish."

  As they spoke, the iron claw in Xi's hand reappeared faintly once again.

  After a fierce confrontation with Xi, Xia Yan's entire body had exhausted all his internal energy. Not even a single thread of strength could be used again.

  The body that flew out of control, Xia Yan had already lost all strength and closed his eyes, thinking it was all over. But just as the body was about to fly out of the ring, a subtle change suddenly appeared within him.

  The small, round black spiritual vortex in his abdomen suddenly surged out a burst of spiritual energy that rapidly coursed through Xia Yan's entire meridian system. Although all the meridians were throbbing with pain and even his skeleton seemed on the verge of shattering, Xia Yan still managed to control his body at the critical moment, using an unpredictable movement technique to fall from mid-air... without being knocked out of the arena.

  The spiritual energy released from the Spiritual Gathering Hole did not stop abruptly, but instead continued to be released constantly. At the same time, the Spiritual Net Ring on his hand had established a subtle connection with the Spiritual Gathering Hole.

  Although invisible, Xia Yan felt it more clearly than ever. In the Ling Luo Ring, there seemed to be a kind of intangible and eerie energy that was constantly passing through his body's meridians and nourishing the Jingshen Cave.

  The originally dark Spirit Gathering Cave gradually became brighter

  Although it hasn't grown bigger, it's still the size of a thumb, but the Spirit Gathering Cave has undergone a complete transformation compared to before. Outsiders can't see it, but Xia Yan feels it.

  The spiritual energy emanating from it continuously nourished Xia Yan's damaged meridians, bones, and flesh. Although it was only for a short period of several breaths, the feeling that Xia Yan's chest had originally been unable to breathe quickly disappeared. In its place was a cool sensation that spread throughout his entire body.

  What's wrong?

  Xia Yan let out a loud roar, his eyes bursting with intense light as he stared at Xi, who was charging towards him with an iron claw. Xia Yan could see every single one of Xi's movements clearly, without relying on his five senses, just using his eyes to see everything clearly.

  At this time, Xia Yan didn't have time to think about whether Xi's speed had slowed down or something else.

  With a swift motion, he raised his right hand and swung it forward in a horizontal arc, the Ling Luo sword flashing in his grasp.

  The crazy sword intent suddenly diffused in space