Bang!
The Bagua Xuan Yuan Shield's Transformation into the Bagua Pattern trembled in response, flickering several times before stabilizing once more.
This was already the eighth palm of the Wind Shadow Nine Layers. If the first seven palms posed no threat to Ye Tian, then from this palm onward, it could be considered a true confrontation.
"If the Ninth Palm hits him, the Bagua Xuan Yuan Shield might not be able to withstand it..." Ye Tianxin felt a sense of surprise. In the escalating power of each palm, he truly sensed Li Han's extraordinary prowess.
"Ye Tian, aren't you going to use the Break Seal Technique? You probably won't be able to withstand my next palm, yet you haven't even broken through my defense. Isn't that a bit embarrassing?" Li Han mocked coldly.
"The Eight Seal Technique is not enough to break the Heavenly Origin Wall," Ye Tian replied calmly. However, his tone suddenly turned sharp: "But don't worry, the mere Heavenly Origin Wall won't stop me. The Nine Seal Technique will eventually land on you!"
"Oh? Is that so? Just hope you can wait for that moment!" Li Han suddenly shouted, unleashing the Ninth Palm with immense force aimed directly at Ye Tian.
Bang!
This time, the Bagua Xuan Yuan Shield shattered and dissipated. The Ninth Palm finally broke through Ye Tian's defenses and struck toward his chest.
"This is the moment I've been waiting for!"
In this critical moment, Ye Tian shouted loudly as his chest skin and bones strangely caved inward, delaying the impact of the Ninth Palm by half a breath.
In that split second, Ye Tian pressed down with his left hand, marking the Nine Seals on the Heavenly Origin Wall. His right hand suddenly revealed a vortex of primordial energy, creating a powerful suction that pulled Li Han's palm upward. Although it couldn't completely detach from his chest, the slight upward angle was enough for Ye Tian to evade this strike.
Crack crack crack...
His bones emitted strange sounds as Ye Tian's shoulder and arm instantly felt weak and boneless. As he leaned downward, the Ninth Palm whizzed past him, barely grazing his shoulder.
Although he avoided the strike, the immense force still sent a searing pain through Ye Tian's shoulder, which could withstand the level of a mid-stage warrior.
"Break!"
Ignoring the pain in his shoulder, Ye Tian seized the opportunity and shattered the Seal Technique at the moment when surprise flashed in Li Han's eyes.
Boom!
With a thunderous sound, the Heavenly Origin Wall shattered, followed by a ghostly figure emerging.
"Heavenly Origin Wall!"
Li Han, being extraordinary, quickly formed another Heavenly Origin Wall after a brief moment of astonishment.
Seeing this, Ye Tian smirked slightly, his fingers weaving through hand signs, and in a breath's time, he unleashed Nine Seals above and below the Heavenly Origin Wall once more!
"Break!"
Once again breaking through, the Heavenly Origin Wall shattered without surprise.
Taking advantage of the moment when the Heavenly Origin Wall crumbled, Li Han lightly pushed off with one foot, retreating several feet away.
Everything that just happened occurred in the blink of an eye, leaving the spectators below still in shock as the duel between the two had already reached a conclusion once more.
"What... what just happened..."
"I didn't see clearly; I only saw Ye Tian's chest collapse. He must have been hit by Ninth Palm, but how did it suddenly..."
"Looking at Li Han, it seems he hasn't suffered any losses. Why did he suddenly withdraw so far, looking so vigilant..."
Compared to the ignorance of the onlookers, the expressions of those in the stands were grim, their shock evident in their eyes.
In the Cold Family's stand, Cold Boyuan's tense expression finally eased a bit as he instructed Leng Ping, "Go and bring Cold Yang back. He doesn't need to be there anymore."
In the Xu Family's stand, Xu Tai Tang was speechless, his heart filled with astonishment as he thought, "Ye Tian and Li Han, these two young individuals have reached such a level of strength at such a young age. If they continue to grow, they will definitely become a significant threat in a few years!"
In the Wang Family's stand, Wang Tianba and Wang Tiankuang exchanged glances, both reading the meaning in each other's eyes: "These two are worlds apart from what you and I were back in our day."
"Good! Good! Good!" Suddenly, applause erupted from the fourth stand on the north side. Thunderstorm stood up and walked down to the arena, his eyes filled with admiration as he said, "Today, regardless of who wins between you two, no matter the outcome of tomorrow's finals, the victor will undoubtedly become my disciple in Cloud Sea Sect!"
As soon as Thunderstorm finished speaking, the crowd erupted in an uproar.
Xu Ao was furious upon hearing this and pointed at Thunderstorm, saying, "Kid, what do you mean by that? According to the rules, isn't it only the champion who qualifies?"
"What?" Thunderstorm turned sharply to Xu Ao, his gaze turning fierce. "Does my Cloud Sea Sect's decision require your approval?"
Whether it was due to ignorance of Thunderstorm's strength or something else, Xu Ao showed no fear. He clenched his fists tightly, his clothes billowing without wind as he gritted his teeth and said, "This is not Cloud Sea Sect! Are you being too arrogant?"
"Do you wish to teach me a lesson?" Thunderstorm asked coldly.
"That is indeed my intention!" Xu Ao's eyes twitched slightly as he prepared to step down.
"Wait, wait, wait..." Xu Tai hurriedly interjected with a string of words and quickly held Xu Ao back. He smiled apologetically at Thunderstorm and said, "Young Master Lei, please don't take him seriously; my son is just being unreasonable."
"Hmph! I see no need for this Martial Arts Selection Tournament to continue. The winner between them should directly qualify for Cloud Sea Sect!" After saying this, Thunderstorm intended to leave.
"Young Master Lei, wait a moment."
A clear voice came from the crowd as Ye Tian stepped forward, cupping his hands towards Thunderstorm. He said, "Young Master Lei, for the sake of fairness, I think we should follow the rules. Rest assured, Xu Ao has no chance of winning!"
Upon hearing this, Thunderstorm turned back and fixed his gaze on Ye Tian, his eyes shimmering with intensity. "I've heard some things about you. I'll be honest; in this Martial Arts Selection Tournament, you are my top choice both publicly and privately. Since you've said that, let's proceed according to the original rules, but don't let me down!"
After saying this, Thunderstorm nodded at Ye Tian, who also slightly bowed his head and replied softly, "Young Master Lei, I won't disappoint you!"
A potential conflict was defused by Ye Tian's intervention, and the atmosphere in the arena immediately relaxed. All eyes were once again focused on Ye Tian and Li Han in the arena.
"You want to earn a spot? Can you get past me?" Li Han said coldly.
"I can," Ye Tian's response surprised everyone. It was not the retort they expected nor was it cold or sarcastic. His answer was calm and straightforward, as if they were merely exchanging pleasantries, yet it carried an air of confidence.
Li Han was momentarily taken aback by Ye Tian's reply but quickly regained his composure. He swiftly executed Shadow of the Palm, conjuring multiple Heavenly Origin Walls and Elemental Barriers before him—more than one!
Ye Tian looked at the suddenly materialized Heavenly Origin Walls and took a deep breath.
"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven!" An onlooker counted in astonishment.
"Heavens! Seven Heavenly Origin Walls! This Li Han..." The arena erupted with deafening gasps of amazement.
In response to the crowd's reaction, Li Han's lips curled slightly as he gathered energy in his palm and shouted fiercely, "Take this!"
He struck heavily against the Heavenly Origin Wall, causing it to tremble as all seven walls surged towards Ye Tian.
"Wind Shadow Nine Layers, tenth strike!" Li Han pronounced each word clearly.
Indeed, not only is it the tenth strike of Wind Shadow Nine Layers, but he has also applied the force of the strike onto the Heavenly Origin Wall. If Ye Tian cannot break through all seven layers of the Heavenly Origin Wall, or in other words, if he exhausts his strength before breaking the seventh layer, then the Heavenly Origin Wall carrying the power of the tenth strike will definitely crush him into a pulp!
"Defending while attacking, attacking while defending; Li Han has perfectly combined Wind Shadow Nine Layers and Heavenly Origin Wall!"
"Ye Tian is undoubtedly doomed..."
"Unless he can execute Nine Seals in the blink of an eye and do so continuously seven times!"
"That seems rather unlikely, doesn't it?"
Before the crowd could finish their discussions, the seven layers of the Heavenly Origin Wall had already pressed down on Ye Tian like seven city walls.
"Ha..." Ye Tian exhaled the breath he had just taken and closed his eyes.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, his fingers began to move at a speed beyond human imagination, rapidly pointing out strikes as fast as Shadowless!
"Break! Break! Break! Break! Break..."
In the blink of an eye, he completed the first full set of Nine Seals and initiated the breakthrough. Almost simultaneously, the second seal was completed, followed by the third and fourth...
At this moment, everyone was dumbfounded; whether in the stands or below in the Arena, no one could make a sound except for the initiation of the breakthrough...
"This kind of speed has never been seen in legends!" Cold Boyuan was the first to speak up, his voice trembling with excitement.
Shock was written on everyone's faces. Even Xu Tai and Wang Tianba exchanged glances and thought to themselves: "If this person is not eliminated, our two families are bound to be destroyed!"
"Break!"
With the final sound of the breaking, Ye Tian finally shattered the seventh Heavenly Origin Wall, while Li Han stood there like a dead man, as if he had lost his mind...
Ye Tian slowly walked up to him and softly asked, "Do you still have the strength to compete with me?"
At Ye Tian's question, Li Han finally came to his senses, but his gaze had already lost its original brilliance; he could only blankly shake his head.
"Just go. I won't harm you. The reason I crippled Li Li's arm back then was because he repeatedly insulted me. Now, we are even."
"Just kill me..." Li Han was filled with despair. He couldn't accept this failure and only wished for death.
"I told you, I won't harm you."
"Since I'm here, why did the heavens send you to this Spirit Martial Town? It's not fair!" Li Han suddenly screamed and then ran away like a madman.
Ye Tian shook his head helplessly. Li Han would probably be crippled for life; it would be difficult for him to regain his confidence in martial arts. And just like he said before: I will become your nightmare from now on...
However, that statement turned out to be reversed.
To the readers:
Can we get some support? If not, I might just foam at the mouth...
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