Facing Jin Wudao's palm strike, which was powerful enough to shatter stone and split mountains, Ling Fan not only survived but also erected a three-colored true qi barrier!
The moment the true qi barrier appeared,
All tens of thousands of strong individuals in Jiangnan City gasped in unison.
In the vast venue, filled with ten thousand people, the silence was so profound that a needle drop could be heard.
In that instant, countless people's eyes and jaws dropped in disbelief.
Ling Fan was not a cripple, but a martial arts powerhouse capable of contending with Jin Wudao, who was at the peak of the Qi Refining realm!
A scene that defied everyone's perception unfolded.
On Jin family's side, Jin Dazhi and other Jin family members wore expressions of utter shock, their eyes wide open.
In the VIP section,
Master Wang, who had been holding his breath, suddenly crushed the teacup in his hand, shook his head with a smile, and then let out a long sigh before returning to his seat.
On Wu family's side, Wu Tong's eyes gleamed with malice and disbelief, her eyes bulging as if they would pop out of their sockets.
As for the top geniuses of Jiangnan City, such as Tan Tianyang, Wu Jianxin, Huo Wuguang, and Ding Ku, they were all speechless with shock.
Ling Fan, whom they had always dismissed as a cripple, displayed strength that made even them tremble.
Even Li Qingxuan, who had always remained as steady as a mountain, showed a rare hint of surprise and astonishment.
The most shaken were the Lan family.
After all, the people in Jiangnan City who were most familiar with Ling Fan and had the most contact with him were ultimately them.
Ling Fan was their live-in son-in-law!
But who would have thought that the son-in-law they had so thoroughly despised in the past was not only a weapon forging genius but also an incredibly powerful martial arts genius!
Lan Tianxiong clapped his hands together forcefully and burst into wild laughter!
He felt as if the pent-up frustration that had accumulated in his chest for over a decade was instantly swept away the moment Ling Fan unleashed the three-colored true qi light.
"Good! He truly is Brother Ling's son, a tiger father begets no dog!"
Beside him, his mother-in-law, Li Huimei, was initially incredulous. After rubbing her eyes vigorously, she finally confirmed it, her expression becoming exceptionally vivid!
"Oh my, a weapon forging master, a martial arts genius… this is our Lan family's son-in-law, this is my good son-in-law, Li Huimei!"
"Damn! That's awesome, brother-in-law."
Lan Junjie blurted out an expletive.
Although he had been somewhat prepared, he was still profoundly shocked.
At the same time, he felt a bit sheepish.
He had often shown off in front of Ling Fan before, relying on his status as a martial arts genius…
The thought of it made his face flush.
"So brother-in-law was just too lazy to bother with me before…"
Among the Lan family crowd, Li Shan almost jumped up in excitement. He probably wouldn't have been this excited even if he became a martial arts master someday.
The other Lan family members were also filled with surprise and joy.
However, one person was an exception.
Han Qing was now completely stunned, his eyes vacant, as hollow as dead fish eyes.
He felt as if every word he had spoken to Ling Fan before had now come back to slap him fiercely.
How ridiculous!
How blind he had been.
And he still wanted to compete with Ling Fan for Lan Xueyi?
At this moment, that thought had completely become a joke.
He couldn't help but glance towards Lan Xueyi.
He saw Lan Xueyi still covering her mouth tightly with her hand, as if she still couldn't accept this fact.
Her beautiful eyes trembled slightly, a mist seeming to gather in them, and her heart was churning with stormy waves.
What she had once fantasized about…
Had truly happened!
All the words Ling Fan had spoken to her before, and his various actions, flashed rapidly through her mind.
Many things that had previously puzzled her finally found a perfect explanation.
"So this is the confidence that made you always so calm and composed…"
"But why didn't you tell me sooner…"
After the shock and surprise, a hint of bitterness welled up in Lan Xueyi's heart.
In that brief moment,
On the white jade plaza in front of the City Lord's mansion, countless complex emotions surged through everyone's hearts.
Joy, shock, surprise, envy, confusion, jealousy, admiration, apprehension, hostility…
Only contempt was no longer present!
Jin Wudao across from him looked as if he had seen a ghost.
He knew how strong his palm strike was; even top geniuses like Tan Tianyang and Huo Wuguang in the late Qi Refining realm could not resist it.
Yet, Ling Fan had easily blocked it!
How could he not be shocked?
"Good, you've hidden your strength quite well!"
A deep killing intent surged in Jin Wudao's eyes.
A weapon forging master, a martial arts prodigy…
The more monstrous Ling Fan's displayed talent, the greater the threat he posed to him and the Jin family.
Given the enmity between their two families, there was no possibility of reconciliation; it was either you die or I die.
"Even if you've hidden your strength, you're still going to die today!"
Jin Wudao roared fiercely, the gray-black light on his palm erupting, and claw shadows like devils reaching out from another world enveloped Ling Fan.
For a moment, a chilling wind swept across the battle stage, and terrifying black qi raged, carving countless deep marks on the stage.
"Just an ant!"
Ling Fan whispered, walking forward as if strolling in his own backyard.
The perfected Jin, Water, and Wood true qi surged out of his body like a tide. The dense claw shadows, upon contact with the true qi light on his body, melted away rapidly like snow meeting a hot iron…
Then, the cyan-gold, transparent, and emerald-green true qi merged into one, and Ling Fan pointed forward.
Clang!
The black claw shadows retreated step by step, and finally, Ling Fan's finger struck Jin Wudao's black glove.
The black glove, already damaged by the Blue Snow Sword, was directly cracked by Ling Fan's finger!
How is this possible!
Everyone was stunned.
Jin Wudao's strength was undeniable; top geniuses like Han Qing, Lü Qingniu, Hu Feilong, and Lan Xueyi had personally experienced it.
Yet, he was now so casually repelled and suppressed by Ling Fan.
Moreover, Ling Fan's true qi was far stronger than imagined!
The crowd clearly felt that Ling Fan had not yet entered the Qi Refining realm, and his true qi could not yet be projected three steps outside his body. However, the strength and quality of his true qi had given Jin Wudao, a proud genius at the peak of the Qi Refining realm, a great deal of trouble.
For this small Jiangnan City, and even the lower realms, the Earth-grade cultivation technique, the Five Elements Meridian Opening Art, was an existence far beyond imagination.
Before the Wood element was perfected, Ling Fan already possessed the combat power of the late Qi Refining realm.
Now, with the power of the Wood King Cauldron, he not only perfected the Wood element but also initially fused the three elements of true qi using the lightning power within the Wood King Cauldron. How could a mere peak Qi Refining realm cultivator be worth mentioning!
While the crowd was shocked, Jin Wudao's expression had already changed drastically, and he retreated continuously.
He threw thumb-sized white pills into his mouth one after another.
Yellow-grade low-tier pills, True Qi Pills!
"Damn it, this was the trump card I prepared to deal with Li Qingxuan, but I had to reveal it prematurely."
Jin Wudao thought resentfully, while his killing intent surged.
As nearly ten True Qi Pills entered his mouth, his consumed true qi was instantly replenished, and his aura was further pushed towards the Profound Gang realm. Although he hadn't truly reached that realm, he was briefly incredibly close!
Immediately, even more violent power erupted from Jin Wudao's body.
"Black Demon Claw!"
"Die for me!"
With a fierce roar, rolling true qi transformed into a massive black claw, about a meter square, like the hand of a death god controlling the fate of mortals, reaching out to Ling Fan.
The might of a Yellow-grade mid-tier martial skill, supported by the immense power of ten True Qi Pills, revealed its ferocity!
Countless spectators' expressions changed.
On the Lan family's side, everyone couldn't help but show fear and worry.
On the Jin family's side, everyone was frenzied, praying madly in their hearts.
"I told you you were like an ant in my eyes, but you didn't believe me."
Ling Fan's expression was cold, and a chilling killing intent flickered in his eyes.
Beyond the three-colored true qi, a trace of lightning flashed!
As he refined the lightning power from the Wood King Cauldron, he also possessed a terrifying lightning true qi.
Four attributes of true qi converged on Ling Fan's fist.
What no one saw was that Ling Fan's true qi was circulating rapidly within his body!
Although Ling Fan had not truly entered the Qi Refining realm, and his true qi could not be projected externally, his internal true qi flowed freely.
One circulation of qi for three hundred steps!
This was enough to push Ling Fan's power to a terrifying level.
Boom!
With a punch, the massive black claw, a meter square, instantly shattered.
Along with it,
Jin Wudao's arm also shattered.
Countless blood mist recoiled, and Jin Wudao let out a scream as he fell heavily to the ground.
Jin Wudao, defeated!
At this moment, the entire venue fell silent again.