Chapter 416: The Final Battle

The strength Sima Kong displayed shocked all the martial artists watching the battle; even many innate martial artists who had been in the Qi-Condensation Realm for years felt shaken.

The top thirty on Mount Wudao were all innate martial artists, but to many who had been in the Qi-Condensation Realm for years, these people could only be considered as having just entered the realm and posed no threat to them.

At twenty years old, even the most talented individuals would have entered the Innate Realm for no more than two years, and many had been there for only a few months.

From the first stage of the Innate Realm to the second, the entire Yan Imperial Dynasty generally required between five and twenty years.

Talents often took five years, while ordinary people needed twenty.

The strongest among these innate martial artists on Mount Wudao had only the strength of the mid-stage Qi-Condensation Realm.

But the twenty points of light shining on Sima Kong now meant he had already condensed twenty Innate Crystals, which was the hallmark of the late-stage Qi-Condensation Realm.

A late-stage Qi-Condensation Realm practitioner under twenty years old!

A truly limitless future!

"Lin Chen has no chance of winning."

"With this strength from Sima Kong, who can challenge him?"

Many spectators looked regretful; they wanted to see a fierce struggle, but the strength Sima Kong displayed made it clear to them that this battle would likely be one-sided.

"Now, you should know how great the gap is between the two of us."

The innate power on Sima Kong surged, his momentum rising continuously as he looked down at Lin Chen with a condescending posture.

Lin Chen raised his eyes slightly; he knew this final battle would not be as easy as the previous ones, but this alone was not enough to scare him.

"If I haven't tried, how do I know who will win or lose?"

Lin Chen's voice was low and powerful, like the muffled sound before a volcanic eruption.

As soon as he finished speaking, the innate power within his body boiled instantly!

Boom!

Scorching flames burst forth from his body, as if breaking free from invisible shackles.

Golden-red flames soared into the sky, instantly wrapping, stretching, and reshaping his figure!

In the blink of an eye, a ten-zhang-tall flame giant rose from the ground, standing proudly before the massive fissure Sima Kong had torn into the earth.

"The innate fire you rely on is nothing before me."

Sima Kong snorted coldly, a flash of impatience and contempt in his eyes. Facing the awe-inspiring flame giant, he did not retreat even half a step.

The twenty points of brilliant light circling his body—the Innate Crystals condensed to the extreme—suddenly brightened!

Sima Kong pointed his fingers like a sword, pointing into the air toward the flame giant.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Dozens of pale golden Qi, condensed into substance, burst from his fingertips instantly!

These Qi were no longer a wide-ranging storm of destruction, but had transformed into sharp, indestructible Qi spears, tearing through the scorching heat waves with precision and ruthlessness, accompanied by piercing shrieks as they struck directly at Lin Chen's vital points.

Boom!

The giant transformed by Lin Chen let out a low roar, its massive flame palms suddenly raised, slamming fiercely against the incoming Qi spears.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The pale golden Qi spears struck the giant flame palms fiercely, erupting with dazzling light and a deafening roar.

Flame and Qi violently annihilated and exploded! The heat waves rolled, plowing the ground around them into a mess.

Facing Lin Chen blocking his move, Sima Kong's expression remained unchanged; his figure moved, his speed suddenly increasing, and he vanished from the spot like a ghost.

But the moment Sima Kong's figure vanished, golden wings appeared behind Lin Chen, and his figure also turned into a golden arc of light on the spot.

Boom!

The next moment, two figures appeared in the air simultaneously, but then both vanished again.

Once, twice, three times...

Many martial artists watching the battle couldn't capture their figures at all, their mouths slightly agape in shock at the intensity of the scene. This included the innate martial artists as well.

Is this still a battle between martial artists under twenty?

After a hundred breaths, the two figures finally separated and hovered in the air once more.

Sima Kong's body was covered in dark golden energy armor, with mysterious runes flowing across it, though this armor now showed multiple cracks.

On the other side, the flames on Lin Chen's body had also dimmed somewhat.

"This is..."

"The Tyrant Heaven Armor, the Sima family's ancestral technique. No wonder Sima Kong could withstand Lin Chen's innate fire."

At the Wan Huozong, Zhuang Lie looked at the armor manifested on Sima Kong, a sharp glint in his old eyes. The Tyrant Heaven Armor was among the top defensive martial arts; once successfully cultivated, one could almost be considered invincible at the same stage.

In terms of defense, it was even above Lin Chen's current Wujin Shenxiang Jue, but the strength of the Wujin Shenxiang Jue lay not only in defense but also in its attack power, and even more terrifyingly, its infinite growth potential.

The more innate fire it absorbs, the stronger the Wujin Shenxiang body becomes.

"Without the advantage of the Wujin Shenxiang Jue, this little guy Lin Chen is in trouble."

Zhuang Lie sighed. In his view, Lin Chen's strongest assets were the Wujin Shenxiang body and soul attacks, but Sima Kong's Tyrant Heaven Armor also had defensive effects against the soul. Unless Lin Chen's soul could reach the level of the second stage of the Innate Realm, he would not be able to break Sima Kong's defense.

"Lin Chen, my Sima family's Tyrant Heaven Armor is invincible at the same stage. What do you have to break my defense? As for this flame giant of yours, how long can you maintain it?"

Sima Kong sneered repeatedly. He only needed to stall for time to make Lin Chen lose, but to him, needing to stall to defeat someone was a humiliation.

"But don't worry, I won't defeat you in such a way. Next, I will use my true strength."

The momentum on Sima Kong's body climbed slowly once again. Behind him, the phantom of a fierce tiger slowly emerged.

"To be defeated by this move of mine, you can consider yourself honored even in defeat."

Lin Chen raised his eyes slightly, his body beginning to shrink, and the flames on his body also vanished, returning to his original appearance.

If he had challenged Sima Kong immediately after defeating Ceng Xi, he would have definitely lost this battle.

However, defeating the top ten opponents in a row had allowed him to accumulate a wave of Mount Wudao points, and he had poured all these points into the Wu Yanjing.

"What, are you going to admit defeat?"

Seeing Lin Chen return to his original form, Sima Kong smiled contemptuously.

"I just remembered my identity."

Lin Chen smiled slightly, a remark that left Sima Kong stunned. Remembered his identity? What did that mean?

"After all, I am a disciple of the Canglan Sect. If I haven't even used the Canglan Sect's techniques on Mount Wudao, it wouldn't be easy to answer to the sect even if I won."

Lin Chen's eyes narrowed. At this moment, the Canglan Heart in his chest beat frantically, and ice-blue Canglan energy surged wildly around his body.

"What is this guy doing?"

Although Sima Kong had enough confidence in himself, facing Lin Chen at this moment, a sense of unease suddenly welled up in his heart.

"Impossible. Even if he uses the Canglan Sect's techniques, he cannot be my opponent."

(End of chapter)