144: Do you have any other ideas?

Right now!

A sharp light flashed in Chen Linsheng's eyes, and his Moves, which had been primarily defensive, suddenly changed!

He no longer retreated. Instead, facing Yan Chen's incomparably fierce "Fierce Sun Piercing Heavens," he advanced rather than retreated. His left palm drew an arc, the Hunyuan Palm force as flexible as cotton, lightly touching the inside of Yan Chen's wrist, guiding it away.

Using four ounces to deflect a thousand pounds!

Yan Chen's palm, which gathered the strength of his entire body, was actually led off course and smashed heavily into the ground!

"Boom—!"

The arena shook violently, and dust shot into the sky!

Meanwhile, Chen Linsheng had already used the force of that redirection to spin his body like a top, his right palm silently imprinting onto Yan Chen's right ribs!

Yan Chen's old strength was exhausted, and his new strength had yet to be born. In his haste, he could only barely condense his True Energy at his ribs to resist.

"Bang!"

Amidst a muffled sound, Yan Chen let out a muffled groan and retreated three steps. The robes at his right ribs exploded, revealing the Soft Armor underneath, but a clear palm print indentation had appeared on the surface of the Soft Armor, its edges charred—that was the result of the collision between his own Blazing Sun True Energy and Chen Linsheng's palm force.

Chen Linsheng did not let up. He fully unleashed the "Crane Ape Illusory Wind Steps," a combination of two Cultivation Techniques. His figure was as elusive as a ghost, and his palms struck out in succession. Every palm was heavy with Hunyuan force, yet hidden within was the penetrating intent of the "Layered Waves" energy.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Yan Chen was forced onto the defensive. He waved his palms, and layers of flame palm shadows formed a watertight defense around him.

But with every palm he blocked, he felt a force as heavy as a mountain yet hiding a spiral penetration strike him, shaking his blood and Qi and making his True Energy flow sluggishly.

Even more terrifying was that Chen Linsheng's palm techniques seemed simple, but they always found the weakest point in his defense. Often, Yan Chen's full strength could only exert seventy percent, while the opponent's seventy percent strength pierced straight through to his vitals.

Thirty Moves! Forty Moves!

On the arena, Yan Chen's flame True Energy had clearly dimmed. His breathing was as heavy as an ox's, and the sweat that had just seeped out of his skin was evaporated into white steam by the high temperature. His eyes were bloodshot, his hair was disheveled, and he looked like a madman.

In contrast, Chen Linsheng's breathing remained steady, and his expression was as usual, though fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. However, his eyes became increasingly bright and sharp.

The difference in their levels was gradually becoming clear.

"Chen Linsheng... he actually suppressed Yan Chen?"

"It's not suppression, it's attrition! Although Yan Chen's Blazing Sun True Energy is fierce, it consumes too much. Chen Linsheng used his Hunyuan Foundation to withstand the aftershocks and used his exquisite Movement Technique to avoid the strong and strike the weak. His tactics are completely correct!"

"Is Yan Chen going to lose?"

"Not necessarily! He still has a trump card!"

In the Blazing Sun Martial Arts Hall area, the Disciples' faces were pale, and the Elders' fists were clenched, their veins bulging.

Hall Master Yan Lieyang sat motionless, but flames flickered in his eyes as he stared intently at the arena.

Just as Chen Linsheng's "Suppressing the Mountain" palm print shook Yan Chen back another two steps, seemingly about to force him to the edge of the arena—

"Ahhh—!"

Yan Chen suddenly roared to the sky!

Amidst the roar, the crimson True Energy around him, which had already dimmed, suddenly exploded. Instead of spreading outward, it contracted and condensed inward!

In the next instant, a strange change occurred.

His exposed skin—hands, neck, and face—actually took on a layer of dark golden metallic luster!

That luster was not dazzling, but it carried a texture as indestructible and heavy as a mountain.

At the same time, his Aura suddenly rose by another thirty percent!

Within the originally violent and scorching Blazing Sun True Energy, an indestructible sharp intent was actually mixed in!

"This is..." On the viewing platform, Vice Commander Tie Hanshan suddenly sat up straight. "The characteristics of the 'Five Viscera Absorbing Essence Art'! He practiced the prerequisite technique of the Golden Robe Skill!"

Ling Feng's eyes narrowed.

Eunuch Cao's fingers, which had been fiddling with the prayer beads, finally stopped.

On the arena, Yan Chen slowly raised his head. The crimson flames in his eyes had turned dark gold, cold, sharp, and crazed.

"Chen Linsheng..." His voice was hoarse, with a metallic grinding texture. "To be able to force me to use the 'Golden Flame State,' you can be proud of yourself."

"This palm strike will send you to the afterlife!"

He slowly raised his right palm.

In his palm, crimson flames and dark golden luster intertwined, compressed, and rotated, eventually turning into a fist-sized, constantly twisting and collapsing dark red golden sphere!

Around the sphere, the air was torn apart, making a sharp whistling sound! The mixture of high temperature and sharp Aura caused the protective wooden railings at the edge of the arena to start charring and cracking!

"Blazing Sun Secret Art: Golden Flame Heavens Collapse!"

Yan Chen roared and pushed out a palm!

That dark red golden sphere flew out from his hand. It was slow at first, then accelerated, pulling out a distorted trajectory of intertwined heat and sharpness in the air, blasting directly toward Chen Linsheng!

Wherever it passed, a deep trench was plowed into the arena floor. The bluestone didn't melt but directly shattered into powder! The air was torn apart, emitting a wailing shriek like ghosts and wolves!

This strike had already surpassed the limit of an ordinary Flood Dragon Tendon Realm, Initial Stage Martial Artist, and even faintly touched the threshold of the Middle Stage!

The whole place fell silent.

Everyone held their breath, watching that sphere of death blast toward that ink-green figure.

Chen Linsheng's pupils contracted to the extreme.

Danger! Extreme danger!

This strike could not be completely avoided—the Qi had already locked on, and the range was too large.

It could not be taken head-on—it contained not only scorching heat but also the indestructible Sharp Metal Qi refined by the "Five Viscera Absorbing Essence Art," which was enough to pierce through his Hunyuan defense.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Linsheng made a decision.

He took a deep breath, and the "Python Dragon Strength" within his body surged crazily. His blood and Qi roared like a furious dragon, instantly connecting his arms!

More than two hundred and forty muscles, tempered to Perfection, simultaneously bulged, contracted, and vibrated, layering the power!

Second layer of strength—Severing the Flow!

He no longer dodged. Instead, he stepped firmly on the ground, lowered his waist, and pulled his right fist to his waist before punching out!

No flourishes, no variations, only the purest and most condensed burst of power!

The moment the punch was thrown, the sleeve of his entire right arm exploded, revealing a lean arm as if cast from steel. A pale golden luster flowed under the skin, muscles coiled like dragons and snakes, and his large tendons vibrated, emitting a low dragon roar!

"Roar—!"

The wind from the punch was like a dragon's roar, tearing through the air!

In the next instant, the fist and the sphere collided violently!

"Boom!!!!!!!"

An indescribable loud noise, as if heavenly thunder had exploded in one's ears!

In the center of the arena, a light sphere of intertwined red-gold and pale gold suddenly expanded and then exploded! A terrifying airwave swept in all directions like a tsunami!

"Crack, crack—!"

At the edge of the arena, eighteen Mysterious Black Flags snapped at once! The protective wooden railings shattered inch by inch! The audience in the front row was knocked over by the airwave!

Dust rose into the sky, obscuring half of the arena!

Silence.

Everyone stared fixedly at the center of the dust.

Who won? Who lost? Who... was still standing?

The dust slowly dissipated.

The first to be revealed was Yan Chen.

He was still standing where he was, but his face was as pale as paper. A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, his right arm hung powerlessly, and his palm was charred and cracked, dripping with blood. The dark golden luster around his body had completely faded, and his crimson True Energy was as weak as a candle in the wind, clearly having reached his limit.

He stared fixedly ahead, his eyes filled with disbelief.

The dust completely cleared.

Chen Linsheng's figure emerged.

He stood thirty feet away, his right fist mangled and bloody. Blood flowed down his arm, and his entire right arm trembled slightly, clearly seriously injured. Blood also seeped from the corner of his mouth, his Aura was in disarray, and his chest heaved violently.

But he was standing.

His back was still as straight as a spear.

His eyes were as bright as stars. Not only was there no defeat, but they burned with an even more intense Battle Intent and... comprehension.

In the head-on collision just now, although he had been shaken back several steps, his blood and Qi had surged, and his arm was injured, at the moment the fist and sphere collided, he had clearly felt that familiar quality in the opponent's power—one that shared the same source as the "Golden Robe Skill" but was rougher and more violent.

The "Five Viscera Absorbing Essence Art"... so that's how it is.

Yan Chen's trump card was actually this Cultivation Technique. Then, the Legacy of the Blazing Sun Martial Arts Hall and the Golden Robe Skill indeed had a secret connection.

More importantly, under the pressure of the line between life and death, at the moment of the extreme explosion of his entire body's power, the barrier of the Jiaojin Realm within his body finally... "Crack."

A faint sound of cracking, which only he could hear, echoed deep within his body.

The barrier was broken.

His blood and Qi were like a flood breaking through a dam, roaring into a completely new Domain! The large tendons throughout his body hummed together, like a dragon's roar in the nine heavens!

But he forcibly suppressed the phenomenon of the Breakthrough, temporarily locking that surging new power within his body, only allowing the tendons and membranes to complete their initial connection and strengthening.

Now was not the time for a full Breakthrough.

On the arena, the two faced each other from a distance.

Yan Chen panted heavily, his eyes a mix of madness and unwillingness.

Chen Linsheng slowly raised his still-bleeding right fist, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his left hand, and his voice spread calmly but clearly throughout the venue:

"Any more Moves?"

As those three words were asked, the entire venue erupted!