In terms of martial arts strength alone, Jiang Wuming was merely a One-star Battle God. Even if he had cultivated his entire realm to its peak and possessed a mysterious and unfathomable inner cultivation technique, it would still be extremely difficult for him to defeat Liu Xin.
This was because Liu Xin had already cultivated to the peak of the Two-star Battle God realm, just a small step away from perfection. He was practically the overlord within the Two-star Battle God domain.
The two were separated by an entire realm!
Moreover, the more one progressed in martial arts, the more difficult it became, and the greater the gap in strength between realms!
As a result, for a martial artist to cross realms and kill an opponent after reaching the Battle God level was a feat more difficult than ascending to heaven!
This was also why everyone had favored Liu Xin to win.
And precisely because of this, when Liu Xin became flustered due to the mental attack, Jiang Wuming seized the opportunity and unleashed a whip kick, striking Liu Xin's wrist. He did not breach Liu Xin's protective vital energy, nor did he break or shatter Liu Xin's wrist, but merely cracked Liu Xin's tiger mouth and sent the precious saber flying from Liu Xin's hand.
The quality of his vital energy was inferior to Liu Xin's. Only by activating his inner force cultivation technique and employing a killing move could he possibly break Liu Xin's protective vital energy!
This required Jiang Wuming to seize the perfect moment in a life-and-death struggle to deliver a fatal blow.
However, Jiang Wuming did not do so. Instead, he intended to crush and dominate Liu Xin!
He unleashed a mental attack!
A mental attack.
This was Jiang Wuming's strongest trump card!
On one hand, people with mental talent were extremely rare in this world, and martial artists among them were even rarer than phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.
Under such circumstances, many martial artists had never encountered a martial artist with mental talent and lacked combat experience. They were usually caught off guard by Jiang Wuming.
Back then, Qin Xiaozhi witnessed the miracle of Jiang Wuming instantly killing a One-star Battle God precisely because Jiang Wuming employed a mental attack – after being subjected to his mental attack, the opponent was like a target that he bombarded and killed!
On the other hand, Jiang Wuming had already cultivated his own mental domain!
According to the parlance of the ancient martial arts world, if a practitioner with mental talent cultivated a mental domain, they were akin to a Battle God in the martial arts domain!
This meant that Jiang Wuming was equivalent to a Battle God in both the martial arts and mental domains!
And... practitioners with a mental domain could not only manipulate inanimate objects using their mental energy, interfere with the brains and even thoughts of living beings, but they could also launch mental attacks, directly blasting their mental energy into the opponent's brain!
More importantly, in the modern era where mental attack techniques were lost, Jiang Wuming had independently researched methods for mental energy attacks. After blasting his mental energy into the opponent's brain, he would use his mental energy to manifest himself and practice martial arts to attack!
Although Liu Xin was a seasoned Two-star Battle God, and could be considered the overlord of this realm, he had never encountered a martial artist with mental talent in his life. He had only learned about it through data.
As for Jiang Wuming using his mental energy to manifest himself for an attack…
In the data, these were considered god-like techniques, and very few people in global martial arts history could achieve them!
Because of all this, facing Jiang Wuming's mental attack, Liu Xin instantly panicked!
It was a panic in the face of the unknown!
That panic forced him to follow the ancient martial arts records and steadfastly focus his martial will, integrating himself with his martial will to manifest in the spiritual world and protect his spiritual realm.
As a result, just as Liu Xin was attempting to do this, Jiang Wuming attacked in the real world. In his haste, Liu Xin could only do his best to channel his vital energy for defense. The result was that Jiang Wuming still managed to crack his tiger mouth with a kick and send the precious saber flying from his hand!
"This... How is this possible?"
Upon seeing this scene, almost everyone in the martial arts arena was stunned.
Because Jiang Wuming only revealed the aura of a One-star Battle God, everyone present, except for Qin Yuanzheng, Qin Linhai, Qin Xiaozhi, who knew Jiang Wuming's identity, and Li Lianyi, who had some suspicions, including martial artists from the Dragon Kingdom and overseas, all believed Liu Xin was destined to win!
As a result, as soon as the two sides exchanged blows, Liu Xin's precious saber was kicked flying…
This stark contrast delivered a tremendous shock to everyone!
Even Qin Yuanzheng and his son Qin Linhai's eyes widened, finding the scene before them utterly unbelievable!
Only Qin Xiaozhi and Li Lianyi remained calm.
The former had blind faith in Jiang Wuming. Even if Jiang Wuming claimed he could kill a Three-star Battle God, he would not doubt it.
As for Li Lianyi…
As an outsider to martial arts, she did not know what it meant for Liu Xin's saber to be kicked flying. However, before arriving here, she had already concluded that Liu Xin would lose.
Therefore, as long as the Battle Dragon Hall Master gained the upper hand, she would consider it normal!
"What's going on?"
At the same time, whether it was the hosts and two Three-star Battle God commentators in the broadcast booth, or the people watching the live broadcast of this life-and-death battle on the divine network, they were all dumbfounded.
Because the speed of Jiang Wuming and Liu Xin's engagement was too fast, and the center point of their exchange was filled with strong winds, forming air currents that enveloped both their figures. They could not see the scene after Liu Xin slashed his saber. All they could see was the precious saber in Liu Xin's hand flying into the air.
There was no answer.
At this moment, the two Three-star Battle God commentators and the host pursed their lips. Those watching in the broadcast room forgot to send messages. They merely stared blankly at the screen, awaiting the progress of this life-and-death battle.
At the Liu family's martial arts arena.
After Liu Xin's precious saber was kicked flying by Jiang Wuming, he did not dodge or counter-attack. Instead, as if under a spell, he stood rooted to the spot.
Under the scorching sun, he followed the martial arts records, successfully integrating his martial will with his spirit, manifesting himself in the spiritual world.
Then, he imagined himself fighting in the spiritual world, directly using the Liu family's saber techniques, transforming his hand into a saber, and slashing at the charging Jiang Wuming with a palm strike.
He attempted to resist Jiang Wuming's mental attack in this manner!
However—
Ideals were grand, but reality was harsh.
In terms of mental energy alone, Jiang Wuming was leagues ahead of Liu Xin!
In the spiritual world, Liu Xin was directly blown apart by Jiang Wuming's punch!
With the mental feedback resonating with his physical body, in the real world, Liu Xin's head was struck by a soul-piercing pain, as if it were about to explode, and his vision went black.
Whoosh!
Just then, Jiang Wuming did not stop. He transformed his hand into a palm and swung it towards Liu Xin's head.
Danger descended. Liu Xin's spirit was scattered, but relying on his powerful combat instincts, he raised his arm to block in front of him, defending against Jiang Wuming's attack.
"Bang!"
"Crack—"
In the next moment, two sounds rang out almost simultaneously.
Jiang Wuming's palm struck Liu Xin's left arm. Vital energy collided, causing an explosion. The terrifying energy shockwave directly broke Liu Xin's left arm, and then, unstoppable, continued towards Liu Xin's head.
But Liu Xin was prepared. In the instant he used his left arm to block, he tilted his head back, evading Jiang Wuming's palm.
Then, the immense impact force transmitted throughout Liu Xin's body. He was like someone hit by a speeding car, flying sideways!
In the air, his right hand's tiger mouth was cracked, covered in blood. His left arm was broken, dangling limply in the air, stained with blood, his face ashen pale!
One kick, sending Liu Xin's precious saber flying.
One palm strike, sending Liu Xin flying.
At the very beginning of the life-and-death battle, Jiang Wuming responded with actual actions!
The vast martial arts arena fell into deathly silence!
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