Chapter 57: Fierce Battle in the Wilderness

  "Alright!! Tang Yan! I, Dong Leiming, acknowledge you!" Dong Leiming's eyes gleamed like lightning as he stared straight at Tang Yan. After a brief moment of stillness, he charged forward on his own initiative. The golden light around his wrist seemed to swirl with the power of thunder and lightning, causing his already muscular arm to swell rapidly, as if it contained a terrifying explosive force: "Second Style, Thousand Rope Shadows!!"

  With Dong Lei Ming's full-force strike, a dense golden fist shadow rushed towards Tang Yan, exploding with one blow, creating nearly a hundred fist shadows that almost completely sealed off Tang Yan's retreat.

  "Fierce Fist!!" Tang Yan charged forward, his surging spiritual energy swirling around him, transforming into six large blue fireballs the size of fists, rapidly rotating to meet the dense fist shadows head-on. In the moment they collided, the blue fireballs accumulated and expanded.

  BOOM!!!

  An even more violent explosion occurred at Quanjude, a terrible air wave swept through the surrounding onlookers, shattering the doors and windows around, mixed with dense debris rushing towards the people on the street.

  "Tang Family's Fierce Technique? Tang Family's Fierce Technique!" The crowd's eyes began to gleam with a hint of fervor, this was the exclusive martial skill belonging to the old master of the Tang family. It is said that even the current head of the Tang family, Tang Ming Jing, only had the privilege of practicing this technique when he took over as the head of the family, others did not have the qualifications to touch it.

  Was it really a fierce farewell just now?

  That's right! In the world of Giant Elephant Castle, no one doesn't know this martial art!

  Tang Yan has revealed the Fierce Fist Technique? What does this mean? The future successor of the Tang family? Everyone's gaze turned to Tang Qian, and this news is far more important than today's duel!

  Tang Qian's surface was calm, but his heart was turbulent. Was it a violent separation? It really was a violent separation! Father clearly said that only the head of the household had the qualifications to cultivate, so why could Tang Yan display it?

  "Ahh!!" A sharp whistle broke the eerie atmosphere, and in the thick fog, Tang Yan rushed forward, his Eight Extremes Fist pounding heavily onto Dong Leiming's body.

  Plop!! A bright red blood burst out, Dong Lei Meng suddenly like a shell was blown out, continuously knocking open three royal guards, and directly rolled onto the street outside.

  "Fierce Tiger Seal!!" Tang Yan followed closely, and in the midst of his rapid movements, the Fierce Tiger Seal was released once more, transforming into a golden tiger that pounced towards Dong Lei Ming. "Golden Elephant Art, Golden Elephant Protection!!" Dong Lei Ming let out a loud roar, as golden lights flashed around him, dense patterns rapidly spreading and wrapping around his body like armor.

  A deafening crash, Dong Lei was like a golden god of war, stubbornly holding back the fierce tiger print, but the powerful impact sent him flying tens of meters away, smashing into the meat shop across the street!

  Suddenly triggered a sharp scream, frightened people scrambled to crawl out from inside, the bustling streets fell into a slight silence, and everyone looked here in surprise.

  "Watch me break open your turtle shell!!" Tang Yan followed closely, and the chaotic butcher shop was filled with bursts of shrill screams.

  Boom boom boom!! The dense impact was like a stormy rain, Tang Yan's fists condensed the dark blue flames of Youming, borrowing the routine of Baguaquan to launch a frenzied attack. Dong Lei Ming stubbornly resisted, and the golden light was like hard armor, stubbornly resisting.

  As the Golden Elephant Technique was executed, the diffused golden light seemed to penetrate into Dong Lei's muscles, and his entire body gradually transformed as if cast in gold iron, like a golden god of war, with an increasingly dense aura.

  Tang Yan felt that his offense was becoming increasingly strenuous, with blood dripping from both hands. Although he was the one on the attack, it somehow seemed as if he were being counterattacked instead.

  Is this the Golden Elephant Technique? It's indeed a top-notch martial art!

  Tang Yan's eyes burst out with a scorching hot light, it was it, I must get it no matter what!

  "Unless you break through to the Wu Zong realm, your Golden Elephant Shield will never be broken!" Dong Lei's eyes gleamed like a sharp knife as he gradually withstood Tang Yan's attack, seizing the opportunity to launch a wild and fierce charge, sending Tang Yan flying back and quickly counterattacking.

  Ka-Boom!! Having suffered three consecutive injuries, his entire skeletal system shattered, Tang Yan's meat patty-like body slapped against the wall.

  "Tan Yan, come on!!" Dong Lei Meng roared repeatedly, after deploying the Golden Elephant Shield, his attack power increased by more than one level, and his defense was even more terrifying.

  Tang Yan had the intention to use the Annihilation Eye, but he was also concerned about the onlookers outside. This life-saving martial skill absolutely could not be lightly revealed. After a slight hesitation, the Fierce Blade Technique was once again deployed, transforming into three fireballs that attacked Dong Leiming. The loud crash resounded, and the most superior Tang family martial art played its due role, successfully shaking open Dong Leiming.

  A massive explosion almost destroyed the entire butcher shop, with dust flying everywhere and wooden splinters scattered all over. The young masters of wealthy families who were about to rush in to take a look were forced to retreat again, standing outside anxiously looking inside.

  "Lost Soul Seal!" Tang Yan took advantage of this chaotic opportunity and successfully launched the Lost Soul Seal at Dong Leiming.

  Dong Lei Ming swiftly stabilized his foundation, condensed his spiritual energy to maintain the Golden Elephant's protective body, and prepared to resist this seal. However... he was wrong... This seal wasn't meant for attack, but to disrupt one's mind.

  Hum!! The golden butterfly image instantly enveloped Dong Leiming, with strong interference ripples piercing through his mind.

  Dong Lei Ming's combat strength was astonishing, but the Golden Elephant Technique protected his body but not his mind. As a result, when he suffered damage, his consciousness became clearly disordered, and even the Golden Elephant Technique that he had painstakingly concentrated on dissipated.

  "Blazing Double Strike!" Tang Yan wildly grabbed the cleaver from the butcher shop, instantly chopping out two knife edges. The cleaver couldn't withstand the scorching of the blue flame and melted on the spot, but before it did, it successfully chopped into Dong Leiming's body, leaving a deep wound in his chest cavity that almost reached his heart.

  "Bajiquan!! Descending Dragon, Crouching Tiger, Splitting Mountain Palm, Supporting Hammer, Bear Squat, Crane Step Push." Tang Yan wholeheartedly displayed the Bajiquan routine, as if a shocking and terrifying attack had all landed on Dong Leiming's body. In just five short seconds, more than twenty fist shadows hit their mark.

  The blue flame was cleverly controlled and did not exert its refining and absorbing effect.

  Dong Leiming's consciousness was tenacious, and he quickly calmed down from the influence of the Soul Seal, but his body had already suffered heavy damage. With Tang Yan's second blast, he flew out like a kite with a broken string.

  The streets were packed with people, discussing the recent battle in hushed tones. When they heard that it was Dong Leiming and Tang Yan who had dueled, their faces showed incredulity without exception. Looking at the chaotic butcher shop, they were even more shocked.

  Dong Leiming is a young and promising talent, hailed as the future leader of Giant Elephant City; Tang Yan, on the other hand, is a spoiled rich kid, cowardly and lecherous, with no redeeming qualities, not even his impressive performance at the Qinglou competition that night can compare him to Dong Leiming.

  What's going on today? It seems like it got pretty intense!

  Dust flew everywhere, debris splashed around, and Dong Lei rolled out of the fog, originally intending to control his body, but due to the intense pain, he couldn't hold back, and only stopped after rolling out seven or eight meters. The two ferocious wounds on his chest made many ladies scream silently.

  "Are you certain that Tang Yan is a Second-Order Martial Spirit?" The Third Prince asked in a low voice, his eyes gleaming with intensity as he turned to the guard beside him.

  "The fluctuation of the spiritual power is a bit strange, but it should be a second-order martial spirit." The guard leader responded in a low voice, with a somewhat complex expression. A second-order martial spirit can challenge the peak of martial arts? This is rare even among the royal nobles, and I didn't expect to have the privilege of witnessing it here in this remote land.

  The third prince's fingertips unconsciously tapped on the chair, secretly pondering something.

  "Uh... can the bet be changed?" Some young masters asked awkwardly to the side, earlier in a moment of impulsiveness they had put up their entire family fortune, but now it seems... precarious!

  "Two more minutes!" Tang Yan burst out of the fog, holding two kitchen knives and charging out. His appearance was somewhat unsightly, but compared to Dong Leiming's even more disheveled state at this moment, everyone put aside their disdain and watched the duel with serious expressions.

  "It's not over yet!!" Dong Lei Meng struggled to get up, his face twisted like a ghost as he let out a loud roar. His right fist, shining with golden light, smashed into the ground with a dull thud, and his fist sank deep into the earth.

  Crack! Crack!

  Three cracks spread rapidly, like a suddenly opened beast's fangs, about to swallow Tang Yan who was just passing by.

  Tang Yan was completely unguarded and unfortunately slipped and fell in.

  Dong Lei's fists crossed and clenched, fiercely smashing towards Tang Yan who was about to rush out. Golden light condensed, fist shadows expanded, a loud roar: "Golden Explosion Fist!!"

  "Mighty Tiger Seal! Open for me!" A low roar echoed from the crack, and a golden light shadow of a tiger burst into the sky, actually sending Dong Lei flying into mid-air.

  This is a confrontation between physical strength and spiritual power, with both sides suffering heavy losses. Logically speaking, the remaining spiritual power of Dong Lei Meng's Wu Ling peak should be higher than Tang Yan's, however... Tang Yan has the assistance of the Undead Heaven Technique, his injuries recover quickly, and his spiritual power condenses to far surpass Dong Lei Meng's, so in this decisive battle, Tang Yan's Fierce Tiger Seal will surely defeat Dong Lei Meng's Golden Explosion Fist.

  "One more minute!!" Tang Yan escaped from the crack, his footsteps fiercely stomping on the ground, his whole body shooting into the air, and in a flash of somersaulting, he kicked Dong Leiming's abdomen with a ruthless sweep of his leg, sending him crashing into the crack on the ground.

  What was originally intended as a burial ground for Tang Yan became his own trap instead.

  "The final blow, Fierce Thunderbolt! Dong Lei Ming, bury it!" Tang Yan gathered his last spiritual energy to condense two cyan fireballs and fiercely bombarded the crack.

  Rumble, rumble!! A huge roar erupted five meters underground, the crack completely collapsed, and a powerful air wave burst out of the gap, shooting straight up to seven or eight meters high. The shocking scene was like the prelude to a volcanic eruption. Suddenly, the surrounding area was filled with gasps of amazement, eyes wide with shock and awe.

  "Time's up." Tang Yan's brain spun and he stumbled a few steps, almost falling to the ground.

  The chaotic streets were eerily quiet, no one had expected such an outcome. The situation changed so suddenly that everyone was caught off guard. People looked at the staggering youth with strange expressions, as if they were seeing him for the first time.