"Boom!"

The fist struck the qi barrier, but the barrier remained completely unmoved.

Tang Yan ignored this, shifting his body, and the second strike of the Thousand Mountains Fist blasted out again.

"Boom!" The second fist still had no effect whatsoever.

The third fist, the fourth fist, the fifth fist...

When the sixth fist slammed into that qi mass, a trace of panic finally flickered in Li Kuanglan's eyes. The originally unbreakable qi barrier had, under Tang Yan's fist, been forcibly smashed into a small gap.

"I'm afraid you can only unleash one more fist at most!" Feeling the power of this strike, a sharp glint flashed in Li Kuanglan's eyes. "As long as the next fist has no effect on me, kid, you'll die right here!"

"Then let's try!" Tang Yan shifted his footing, and leveraging the momentum from before, he suddenly blasted out the seventh fist.

The surrounding Spiritual Qi converged toward Tang Yan's fist in that instant.

"Break for me!" Tang Yan roared, and the Fire Control Art abruptly activated at that moment.

A bone-white ball of flame suddenly enveloped Tang Yan's fist.

The Divine Capture Art activated simultaneously.

Li Kuanglan instantly felt a piercing pain throughout his body, as if gnawing at his bones. This sensation of needles stabbing his soul caused his True Qi to involuntarily loosen.

Tang Yan's attack arrived at just the right moment.

"Boom!"

The qi barrier trembled violently several times, and the originally oppressive Force had noticeably weakened.

A hint of ferocity appeared on Li Kuanglan's face. "Although its power is greatly reduced, it is still an Earth Rank martial technique. Even if less than a tenth of its power remains, you have no protection and can't withstand it, can you? Explode!"

Like a pile of gunpowder being ignited, the surrounding air sharply contracted, and then a vast power suddenly burst forth.

You don't understand the Combat Heart... Tang Yan sighed inwardly, as the surging, turbulent power instantly shot out from his palm.

A faint blue color enveloped Tang Yan's fist.

The Heaven and Earth Creation Flame, fused with the Soul-Refining Fire, was even more astonishing in power.

"Sizzle!"

Li Kuanglan's attack, upon encountering that mass of faint blue flame, miraculously vanished.

"What is this? How can it devour my True Qi?" Watching his attack being completely consumed, Li Kuanglan could no longer suppress the shock in his heart and cried out involuntarily.

"Kill yourself, and I'll tell you," Tang Yan said indifferently.

A flash of anger flickered in Li Kuanglan's eyes. "That must have consumed quite a bit of your Spiritual Qi just now. Let's see how long you can hold out. Thunderclap Palm!"

A soaring aura rose from the ground. Feeling that vast power, the expressions of those around also changed.

This time, could Tang Yan still withstand it?

Tang Yan squinted slightly. His Vortex Dantian spun, and a quite fearless aura shot into the sky, accompanied by a sky full of red light.

The surrounding Spiritual Qi rapidly compressed toward Tang Yan, like a balloon ready to explode at any moment.

That faint blue color appeared once again in Tang Yan's palm.

"Flame Burst Palm!" Tang Yan lightly shouted, and a wave of heat rolled forward with a thunderous blast.

Feeling the aura Tang Yan had unleashed, everyone's expressions changed again. This power, compared to Li Kuanglan's, was not weak at all!

Under everyone's gaze, the two fierce attacks collided violently.

"Boom!" Sand and gravel splashed everywhere. Those standing close immediately raised their arms and closed their eyes to block the sudden onslaught of dust.

But they still squinted, trying to assess the situation inside the arena.

In this head-on clash, could that Fifth Grade kid hold on?

"Cough, cough!" A muffled cough sounded. It took a while for the smoke and dust to clear before everyone could see the two people inside, both with disheveled clothes.

When they saw Tang Yan's figure still standing straight as a long sword, shockwaves surged in everyone's hearts.

This guy, like an unyielding cockroach, could always bring a shock to the depths of one's soul every time.

Tang Yan felt a hint of joy at this moment. It should be due to the same attribute. After being empowered by the Heaven and Earth Creation Flame, his Dantian had caused the power of the Flame Burst Palm to be a notch stronger than before!

"Kid, your spiritual power is exhausted, right!" Looking at the disheveled Tang Yan, a cruel smile curled at the corner of Li Kuanglan's mouth.

Today, Tang Yan had brought him too much humiliation. Only Tang Yan's blood could wash away his shame.

That last move had indeed used up Tang Yan's greatest strength. At this moment, his Dantian was empty, with only a wisp of True Qi wandering within.

It was clearly impossible to unleash another Flame Burst Palm.

Looking at Li Kuanglan, who was also somewhat weakened, Tang Yan revealed two rows of white teeth. "You guessed wrong."

With that, under everyone's astonished gaze, Tang Yan flipped his wrist, and a pill entered his stomach.

This pill was the "Qi Recovery Pill" Tang Yan had refined for Zi Yun. It had the effect of restoring True Qi even for Heaven Rank experts, let alone for Tang Yan, a Black Rank martial artist.

The pill dissolved upon entering his mouth, and a stream of pure Spiritual Qi rapidly surged into his limbs and bones.

"Bastard!" Seeing what Tang Yan had done, Li Kuanglan cursed under his breath. Following suit, he flipped his hand and also took out a porcelain bottle.

"Li Kuanglan, try taking this move from me!" A calm voice rang out, yet it made people's hearts tremble slightly.

A heavy sword suddenly appeared in Tang Yan's hand. The sharp sword aura spread out like a volcanic eruption.

The tip of the sword hung low, slowly rising upward, giving the illusion of lifting a weight of ten thousand jin.

"Mountain-Shattering Wave-Treading Sword!"

Tang Yan suddenly stepped forward, and the long sword in his hand slashed down heavily. A bone-white wave of light surged forward.

"This is..." Seeing the martial technique Tang Yan was executing, some knowledgeable people's eyes widened.

Such a domineering aura, such vast power, and an extremely fast release speed-these were clearly characteristics of a high-grade martial technique!

"Earth Rank!" Many people's hearts shook violently, and their gazes toward Tang Yan held a few more points of wariness.

Without an extraordinary background, how could one possess such a formidable martial technique? Where exactly did this guy come from?

"So fast!" Li Kuanglan was somewhat panicked.

These two words had a double meaning for him. One was surprise at the speed of Tang Yan's True Qi recovery, and the other was astonishment at the speed of this martial technique's execution.

The medicinal pill he had just swallowed hadn't even had time to catalyze. A heavy feeling flickered in Li Kuanglan's heart.

The move Tang Yan was executing, with its terrifying power, made him feel an immense palpitation, even giving him a sense of helplessness and inability to resist.

"How could I lose to him!" A hint of madness flashed in Li Kuanglan's eyes. The True Qi within his body surged rapidly, and an overbearing aura spread over him.

"Heaven-Splitting Sword!" Finally taking out his own weapon, Li Kuanglan charged toward Tang Yan.

He didn't believe Tang Yan could be stronger than him. Crossing a rank was like crossing a mountain-wasn't that the ironclad law of this continent?

"Boom!" The surrounding ground also trembled with the impact.

Feeling the terrifying aura explode, everyone's eyes widened simultaneously. This time, a victor would surely be decided.

"Cough, cough!" A coughing sound came. Li Kuanglan was now lying on the ground, blood at the corner of his mouth, weak and exhausted.

Across from him, Tang Yan stood as straight as a javelin.

The surroundings were so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The bright sunlight, at this moment, was far less dazzling than this youth.