Chapter 376

Lin Jingyu's face showed surprise and disbelief. Xu Yang's fist strength was actually on par with his own. He felt an equally fierce force coming from the opposite side, his bones and muscles roaring, his blood surging, and his entire arm went numb.

"Boom, boom..."

He couldn't help but retreat, causing the arena to roar, his face flushing.

Xu Yang also pretended to retreat, forcibly controlling his surging blood to make his face flush as well.

"What?"

"Lin Jingyu was forced back?"

"Xu Yang's arm wasn't shattered by the punch!"

Countless Purple Sun Gate disciples stood up in shock, dumbfounded.

It was not the scene they had expected at all; the two's fist clash was a draw, with neither gaining any advantage.

The Yellow Maple Valley's Lin Jingyu's White Tiger Gold-Shattering Fist was not as unstoppable as it had appeared when fighting Qi Xuancheng, having been blocked by Xu Yang's golden fist.

"How is this possible?"

Qi Xuancheng widened his eyes. If Xu Yang could withstand Lin Jingyu's heavy punch, didn't that mean Xu Yang's strength was still above his?

"Good fellow, he is the true number one of the Ten Talents," Zhang Hanzhou said in shock.

If he were on the arena, he couldn't do what Xu Yang had done, so Xu Yang's strength was also stronger than his.

Plus, Xu Yang was a Dragon-Ascending disciple one batch later than him, so the number one of the Ten Talents should be Xu Yang.

"So he shook his head because he didn't fear Lin Jingyu at all."

Ye Qiuling's beautiful eyes shone with brilliance. It was laughable that she had thought he was no match and even taught him how to concede.

"How did this guy do it..." Lu Ren's heart was surging with waves, quickly filled with disappointment.

This dog thing, every time you think you've seen through him, he does something that surprises you.

Even defeating Li Chuyang earlier wasn't his full strength; he had hidden another hand. If it weren't for being forced onto the arena because of the Golden Internal Energy, he wouldn't have revealed his true talent and strength at all.

Lu Ren felt a bit desperate; he wanted to chase after Xu Yang, but the distance between them was growing larger and larger.

Xiong Kun felt a headache; he had mocked Xu Yang several times.

"He held back when he fought me," Li Chuyang said with a grim expression.

"What's there to be surprised about?"

Sun Tao and Jiang Fan, who knew Xu Yang's true talent, were not surprised at all, remaining calm and not worried about Xu Yang's safety.

The only thing they were thinking about was how much strength Xu Yang still had hidden; with this guy's nature, he probably still had more.

On the high platform, Song Yushao and Liu Qingyuan exchanged glances, killing intent surging in their eyes. They knew they had to get rid of Xu Yang as soon as possible; if they waited another year or two, they wouldn't have a chance.

"I didn't expect the Purple Sun Gate to have such a talent," the Yellow Maple Valley Master laughed, looking surprised.

He also hadn't expected Lin Jingyu, who had defeated the second of the Ten Talents, Qi Xuancheng, to be evenly matched with the fourth of the Ten Talents, Xu Yang.

Zhang Jingyuan's eyes flashed with surprise and satisfaction, and he laughed: "Still not as good as your Lin Jingyu."

The Yellow Maple Valley Master nodded without modesty upon hearing this.

Even though Xu Yang and Lin Jingyu were evenly matched, in his view, it was nothing more than that. He was a bit surprised, but that was all.

Because Lin Jingyu was a Dragon-Ascending disciple one batch later than Xu Yang, even though they were evenly matched, their talents were not in the same class.

If Lin Jingyu were a Dragon-Ascending disciple of the same batch as Xu Yang, he would already be at the Heavenly Origin stage by now.

"Good!" Elder Huoyun couldn't help but let out a loud shout.

It turned out this disciple wasn't reckless, but had real strength, and had once again gained him face.

Beside him, Tie Fu, Li Songhe, Elder Changchun, and other peak elders were envious.

The number one of the Ten Talents was usually a disciple of the Sect Master, or at worst taken in by a Peak Master; it never reached elders like them. This time, however, that guy Huoyun had picked up a huge bargain.

"Good! I didn't expect you to be the true expert of the Purple Sun Gate!" Lin Jingyu roared.

He had originally just been delighted to see a martial artist cultivating Golden Internal Energy for the first time and wanted to witness its power, not expecting to find an expert evenly matched with him.

"Boom!"

A domineering aura surged out, Lin Jingyu's fighting spirit soared, his gaze sharp.

After suppressing his boiling blood, his bones and muscles roared in unison, his joints emitting a crisp sound, and his iron-cast muscles bulged one by one.

White Tiger Gold-Shattering Fist!

A fist as large as an iron hammer tore through the air, carrying vigorous energy as it struck out.

The whistling sound was piercing, the air roared, and this punch was unstoppable, possessing the momentum to crush anything, even more fierce and domineering than the last.

The crimson fist aura almost condensed into substance, like a layer of red crystal covering the fist, the pressure astonishing.

Unlike Lin Jingyu's delight, Xu Yang had been calm from start to finish.

Golden Internal Energy exploded under his feet, and his figure suddenly disappeared from where he stood.

"Bang!"

The crimson fist aura missed, landing on the arena and emitting a deafening roar, the dissipated energy flooding the entire arena.

Xu Yang's figure appeared in another place, a golden finger force tearing through the air and shooting out.

Pure Origin Gold-Shattering Finger!

Lin Jingyu's reaction was also extremely fast. The moment the finger force was about to land on him, he slapped backhand, shattering it, feeling his palm go numb as the golden energy exploded.

"Although Xu Yang's strength is on par with Lin Jingyu's, he lacks a martial art comparable to the White Tiger Gold-Shattering Fist, making it a bit difficult to fight," Elder Huoyun frowned.

The disadvantage of not having a powerful martial art was revealed at this moment.

Xu Yang was at the Marrow Cleansing stage, yet the movement technique he used was still the inferior Treading-Qi Wind-Chasing technique, which could be exchanged for only a few dozen contribution points at the Outer Sect's Scripture Hall.

He regretted not paying attention to Xu Yang's martial arts situation. If Xu Yang had a martial art comparable to the White Tiger Gold-Shattering Fist, it wouldn't take much effort to suppress Lin Jingyu.

"Don't run, come and clash a few more fists with me," Lin Jingyu shouted.

He used extreme speed to approach Xu Yang, his domineering fist aura emitting the momentum to shatter everything, striking out like a meteor from beyond the heavens.

The fist aura tore through the air like a great spear, carrying suffocating pressure and stirring up violent winds.

Energy like water surged, the fist aura becoming more and more solid.

Xu Yang's internal energy surged, his bones and muscles roaring, and a violent aura swept out.

A golden hand tore through the air, and he slapped out like a bear standing on its hind legs.

Mountain-Bearing Bear King Palm!

The air exploded, this palm possessing the momentum to crush mountains and break peaks, fast as thunder, stirring up wild winds, directly meeting the crimson fist.

"Bang!"

Fist and palm collided, the muffled sound like thunder, both of them shaking, bones and muscles roaring in unison, violent air waves surging and drowning the entire arena.

"Satisfying!"

Although Lin Jingyu's face was flushed and his blood was surging like waves, his fighting spirit was even higher.

This kind of evenly matched collision made his blood boil and his fighting spirit soar.

"Is that so?" Xu Yang's gaze gradually sharpened.

I'm suppressing my strength to fight you, wanting to get some good things from my master, and also to prevent Liu Qingyuan and Song Yushao from acting like cornered dogs. Do you really think I only have this much ability?

You like to clash, right? Then let's clash enough!

Vigorous energy surged from his body, Xu Yang's body exploded with golden light, and the golden hand capable of crushing mountains and breaking peaks slapped out again in a simple, brutal way.

Lin Jingyu flashed forward, clashing with Xu Yang again without dodging or evading.

The collision of violent, unparalleled power made the lower-cultivation disciples feel their eardrums roaring, and their protective energy couldn't defend against this terrifying sound.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

In the span of a breath, the two clashed three more times, both hard-hitting and head-on, without flashy moves, and not attacking other areas.

Everyone watched dumbfounded; this was purely a contest of martial arts foundation and physical body, a clash where no shortcuts could be taken.

"So strong!" Ye Qiuling's face showed a strange expression.

Lin Jingyu's fist was actually blocked by Xu Yang with the very ordinary Mountain-Bearing Bear King Palm.

"How can he be this strong?" Lu Ren looked incredulous.

"For the sake of Li Chuyang, was breaking the agreement with him really the right thing to do?" Tao Huaijin felt regret for the first time.

The matter between Xu Yang and Li Chuyang wasn't actually a big deal.

The Myriad Treasures Pavilion just didn't want to come forward for an unknown small character. If they really wanted to come forward, they could have resolved the matter without making Xu Yang bow his head.

It was just that the upper management of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion felt Xu Yang wasn't worth the Pavilion's face, so they made Xu Yang bow his head and apologize, which was why they gave him the Dragon-Ascending resources.