Danger!
Tyger's heart jolted violently, sensing an unprecedented danger!
However—
Because his mental attack had backfired, Tyger was utterly shocked just moments ago, causing a brief lapse in his senses. By the time he recovered, he had missed the opportune moment to dodge.
Furthermore, his final strike was terrifyingly powerful. His foot missed its mark, creating two craters in the ground and embedding his lower leg, impeding his movement.
At this moment, he was utterly incapable of evading Jiang Wuming's attack!
Swish!
In the critical moment, Tyger, relying on his formidable combat instincts, leaped up and simultaneously raised his left arm to block.
"Bang—"
Jiang Wuming’s palm struck Tyger’s left arm forcefully.
For this palm strike, he employed the "True Dragon Treasure Technique," a supreme skill from the Military Department, coupled with the internal energy cultivation method taught by the Heavenly Dragon Taoist, unleashing a terrifying power.
Crack!
After a muffled thud, the sound of bone cracking echoed.
Tyger's protective internal energy was breached, and his left forearm was fractured!
He had launched his attack hastily from a state of disorientation, and his soul had suffered a backlash, affecting his control over his internal energy. This significantly reduced the defensive power of his protective internal energy!
Subsequently, that terrifying force, transmitted through his arm, surged through Tyger's entire body, causing his internal organs to shake violently. His blood and qi churned, and he was sent flying like a struck baseball!
"What's going on?!"
Witnessing this scene, the audience, whether they were magnates from various underground worlds or martial artists from all corners of the country, were utterly stunned!
Previously, Tyger's momentary carelessness, which led to him being suppressed by Jiang Wuming, had already shocked them immensely!
And now, with his father Taishan's reminder and his full-throttle assault, Tyger had once again fallen into a disadvantageous position, being sent flying…
This left them completely bewildered!
Who, after all, was the strongest martial arts grandmaster in the Dragon Country?!
It wasn't just them; Lin Xiao, who was supervising this life-and-death battle on the edge of the martial arts arena, was also dumbfounded.
With his own strength, he could clearly observe the entire exchange between the two combatants and knew that Tyger had employed a decisive killing move.
And he knew deeply how terrifying Tyger's killing moves were!
In his view, across the entire Dragon Country, apart from the strongest heirs of the three major powers—Dragon Gate, Kunlun, and Buddhist Sect—as well as the "Razor" Ye Feng secretly cultivated by the military, no one among the younger generation could withstand Tyger's killing moves!
Moreover, even the grandmasters and overlords of the older generation of Dragon Country martial arts could not resist them.
Otherwise, Tyger would not have been hailed as the strongest martial arts grandmaster in the Dragon Country, aside from Gu Tianlong of Dragon Gate, Yuan He of the Buddhist Sect, Ye Kunlun of Kunlun, and Ye Feng of the military!
Even in the God Network's rankings of hidden gods, Tyger was ranked seventh!
And now, Tyger, using his killing move against an eight-star martial artist, hadn't even managed to scratch the opponent, yet he himself was sent flying by a single palm strike from the latter!
The shock this brought to Lin Xiao was far greater than that experienced by the underground magnates and the weaker martial artists!
Indeed, Lin Xiao felt as if he were hallucinating; otherwise, how could such a bizarre event have occurred?!
"How could that ant possibly withstand Xiao Ge's mental attack?"
Just then, Huang Xiong suddenly spoke.
For him, the truly shocking aspect was not Tyger being sent flying by Jiang Wuming’s palm strike, but rather that Tyger’s killing move had failed to kill Jiang Wuming!
At that moment, he and Taishan beside him were the most shocked among everyone present, and they had also discerned the reason—Jiang Wuming had resisted Tyger's mental attack!
Taishan remained silent, his expression grim.
He also wanted to know this!
"Brother Wuming is awesome~"
While Huang Xiong and Taishan were filled with questions, Chu Feng beside them once again howled.
Due to his weaker strength, he couldn't clearly see the exchange between Jiang Wuming and Tyger, nor did he know what had happened. However, seeing Tyger flying out with his left arm stained with blood, he knew Tyger was injured!
This made him extremely excited!
"Ah—"
This time, Huangfu Weixia also cried out excitedly.
As for Chu Wansong beside her, he breathed a long sigh of relief, his worries greatly reduced.
Because, based on the current situation, even if Jiang Wuming hadn't broken through to the Nine-Star Martial Artist realm, simply by virtue of his Eight-Star Martial Artist cultivation, he had a high probability of defeating Tyger!
Bang!
As Huangfu Weixia's excited cry subsided, Tyger landed on the ground on the martial arts arena, halting his momentum.
"What just happened?"
"Why did Tyger fly out?"
"Tyger's arm is bleeding. Is he injured?!"
…
Seeing Tyger stabilize himself, the weaker martial artists in the spectator stands, one after another, voiced their doubts and turned their gaze towards the one-star War God who had spoken earlier in the stands.
"Tyger just used the strongest technique in the Ta family's leg arts, and also employed a mental attack, but he didn't harm Jiang Wuming. Instead, his left arm was injured by Jiang Wuming!"
In the stands, the one-star War God replied, his eyes filled with shock!
It seemed that, even at this moment, he could not believe that Jiang Wuming, merely an eight-star martial artist, could injure Tyger without sustaining a single scratch!
"Gods, this is simply unbelievable!"
"How did Jiang Zhan's son do it? He's only an eight-star martial artist, why is he so strong??"
Upon hearing the one-star War God's explanation, the audience was once again dumbfounded, feeling that everything that had happened today had overturned their understanding of martial arts!
Tyger found it even more unbelievable!
However, the severe pain in his arm told him that even if he used his ultimate killing move, he couldn't harm Jiang Wuming in the slightest!
All of this made his face lose all its previous arrogance, replaced by utter humiliation!
If, in the initial exchanges, he had been suppressed by Jiang Wuming due to carelessness, then now, he had gone all out, yet still couldn't defeat Jiang Wuming!
This was like a silent slap across Tyger's face.
Though silent, the slap was painful!
This silent slap shattered the pride of Tyger, who was hailed as the strongest martial arts grandmaster in the Dragon Country!
"Scum, you have thoroughly enraged me!"
Tyger’s face was filled with humiliation. He squeezed out the words from between his teeth, then his internal qi and energy surged, and his entire aura suddenly magnified.
"Wh-what's happening?"
"Why has Tyger's aura suddenly become even more terrifying?"
"My goodness, has Tyger broken through to the War God realm in this life-and-death battle?!"
Tyger's transformation drew everyone's attention. Some were curious, while others perceived something, and various exclamations arose.
"Scum, breaking through to the War God realm, this was a gift I prepared for Gu Tianlong and the others. I didn't expect you to force me to break through ahead of schedule!"
As his aura surged, Tyger spoke again, directly confirming everyone's judgment, and looked at Jiang Wuming with murderous intent.
"Although Jiang Zhan's son has surprised me greatly, as I said before, this battle will have no suspense!"
In the spectator stands, Taishan, seeing his son break through to the War God realm in public, turned to Huang Xiong, reassuring him.
As Tyger's father and the head of the Ta family, Taishan naturally knew that Tyger had possessed the conditions to break through to the War God realm half a year ago, but he had consistently suppressed it and refrained from breaking through.
On one hand, Tyger wished to use this method to reach the true limit of the Martial Arts Grandmaster domain before breaking through.
This was a common cultivation method used by many ancient martial arts overlords.
On the other hand, as Tyger had said, his ambition was immense, aiming to contend with Gu Tianlong, Ye Kunlun, Yuan He, and Ye Feng. Therefore, he had been keeping a low profile and concealing his strength, intending to surprise the world when he eventually faced the four of them.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Sensing the change in Tyger's aura and hearing Taishan's words, Chu Wansong, Chu Feng, and Huangfu Weixia's expressions instantly changed drastically, and their faces were once again filled with worry!
That's right…
It was worry!
Although Jiang Wuming's performance had completely exceeded their expectations, in their view, after Tyger broke through to the War God realm, Jiang Wuming would have no chance.
No one is strong beneath the War God.
In the martial arts world, only those who have broken through to the War God realm can be called strong!
"Scum, being able to force me to break through to the War God realm to kill you is the greatest honor of your life!"
Soon, Tyger completed his breakthrough. White true qi emanated faintly from his body, making him appear mysterious and powerful.
In the morning light, he held his head high, looking down at Jiang Wuming from a condescending posture, and once again pronounced Jiang Wuming's death sentence!