"Impossible!"
"How could he still use such a terrifying Battle Skill!"
"Could the poison be useless against him?!"
"Or is it...."
Lin Xiao's face turned deathly pale. He stared at the terrifying giant palm that was surging with demonic flames, and his thoughts were in utter chaos. His body couldn't help but tremble.
The Forbidden Annihilation Flame Palm's dark, complex palm print instantly sealed the entire Battle Stage, firmly locking onto his soul, making him feel like there was nowhere to retreat!
Although his Black Dragon Battle Soul was not smaller than the terrifying giant palm filled with surging demonic flames, he inexplicably felt an unprecedented sense of insignificance.
It was as if they weren't even on the same level!
Lin Xiao had known Chen Beiyuan was strong, but he never dreamed the gap between them would be so vast!
Just one palm strike, and he felt the threat of death!
Roar!
The Black Dragon Battle Soul in front of him suddenly let out a mournful roar that shook the heavens. Its scales cracked under the terrifying heat and pressure, making it look like a bloody "loach." Cracks began to appear on the gradually fading, enormous dragon body.
With a loud "bang," in the midst of countless astonished gazes, the massive Black Dragon Battle Soul was destroyed by a single palm strike, turning into specks of soul light.
Pfft!
The Black Dragon Battle Soul, which was intertwined with his own life, was forcibly dispersed. Lin Xiao instantly suffered unprecedented backlash. His blood and spirit surged, and he vomited a large amount of blood from his mouth and nose.
His mind felt like it had been struck by a massive hammer, nearly causing him to faint on the spot.
But seeing that the terrifying giant palm, which had extinguished his Battle Soul, was only slightly dimmed, and it still hadn't stopped, instead, it was directly slamming down towards his head.
The immense fear between life and death, along with his own Protagonist's Halo, instantly caused a surge of new strength within Lin Xiao's weakened body, restoring his sanity. Without hesitation, he shouted:
"I..."
Seeing that Lin Xiao was actually able to regain his sanity at this critical moment, wanting to shout "I surrender" to escape a disaster.
"Hmph!"
Chen Beiyuan's expression turned cold. Knowing that this was definitely the work of the so-called "Protagonist's Halo," he suddenly snorted, like rolling thunder, echoing throughout the entire Battle Stage.
Want to directly surrender, and keep a dog's life?!
Asked for his opinion?
Lin Xiao was jolted by the sudden thunderous sound. He instinctively looked up, staring ahead and suddenly saw a pair of pitch-black eyes, covered by an evil, demonic aura.
A ray of evil light pierced into his mind like lightning.
Boom!
Lin Xiao's pupils contracted. He felt a dizzying sensation, as if his thoughts were being drawn into an abyss. He was losing consciousness. The words "I concede" that he was about to shout were immediately stopped.
"Not good!"
The middle-aged referee beside him had been ready to intervene the moment Lin Xiao spoke.
But Lin Xiao's sudden silence, a strange turn of events, caused him to hesitate for a moment, slowing his action.
It was just that split second too late; when he wanted to stop it, he couldn't!
Because that terrifying giant palm, filled with surging demonic flames, had already slammed towards Lin Xiao's head. It was as if the next moment, they would witness his head exploding, his brains splattering everywhere.
Everything happened too fast!
So fast that everyone present couldn't react in time!
No one expected that Lin Xiao, who had just been wildly clamoring and jumping around, would be so weak in front of Chen Beiyuan, like a clown.
Or perhaps, Chen Beiyuan was just too strong!
Just a light, airy palm strike was enough to take Lin Xiao's life!
Right before everyone's eyes, just as Lin Xiao was about to die.
A thick, mysterious light suddenly erupted from the dazed Lin Xiao's body, actually blocking the [Forbidden Annihilation Flame Palm] that was right in front of him for a moment.
Seeing that there was actually an unexpected turn of events, Chen Beiyuan's expression remained indifferent, but his eyes deepened, as if he had expected it.
"Sure enough, a Protagonist of Destiny isn't so easy to kill!"
This kind of existence was almost like a cockroach, incredibly tenacious, and it was impossible to simply crush them!
Crack!
The thick, mysterious light only blocked for a moment before shattering!
But just this moment was enough for someone to react!
"Stop!"
A gray-robed, obviously agitated, elderly figure suddenly appeared beside the dazed Lin Xiao, grabbing him and pulling him behind.
Without an ounce of extra flesh, the skeletal hand ferociously reached for the slightly dimmed Forbidden Annihilation Flame Palm.
A massive pressure, as heavy as a towering mountain, erupted instantly.
Rank 6! Battle King Peak!
Rip!
The seemingly withered hand forcibly tore apart the much-dimmed Forbidden Annihilation Flame Palm. The resulting explosion turned into a surging wave of Battle Qi, which, under some kind of force, swept directly towards Chen Beiyuan in front.
It was obvious that the old figure, while saving Lin Xiao, also intended to give Chen Beiyuan a display of power!
Such an obvious action, everyone in the Battle Stage area could see, unless they were blind!
"How audacious!"
Seeing that the newcomer was so openly hostile, Chen Beiyuan's expression turned completely cold. He didn't even consider retreating. Instead, he took a step forward, ignoring the surging waves of Battle Qi. He changed his palm into a fist, unleashing the energy and blood within him. A domineering fist intent emerged from his body, like a terrifying demon god from ancient times suppressing all races. He threw a punch, meeting the attack head-on!
Boom!
Fist and claw collided!
The primitive and pure power of the physical body clashed at this moment. The huge booming sound was like two trains charging at each other at 650 kilometers per hour.
The entire Battle Stage instantly stirred up a hurricane, blowing dust and gravel into the sky. Countless cracks crazily spread across the ground.
Rumble!
The Battle Stage, forged from special materials and capable of withstanding hundreds of tons of pressure, instantly shattered into pieces. The intense pressure nearly emptied the surrounding air.
"What a domineering fist intent!"
The strange old man in the gray robe's expression suddenly changed. He felt a terrifying force, like a wave, surge from his palm, grabbing Lin Xiao's figure and forcing him back. He was actually pushed back three steps.
The old eyes looked at the noble and majestic figure, who had been pushed back seven steps, his hands behind his back, slowly retracting his fist, with disbelief.
In the pure power collision just now, on the surface he seemed to have the upper hand, but in reality, he had lost miserably!
As a peak Rank 6 Battle King, he was actually pushed back three steps by a Rank 4 Battle General in terms of physical strength!
He should know that even though he was old and his strength wasn't at its peak, and without using Battle Qi, Battle Skills, or Battle Souls, just using his physical strength alone, he should still be able to crush Chen Beiyuan, this Rank 4 Battle General!
But the truth was the exact opposite!
The two sides were even close to a draw in terms of physical strength!
What made him even more unacceptable was that from beginning to end, Chen Beiyuan only used his left hand, while his right hand was always behind his back, never attacking.
This was undoubtedly equivalent to a slap in the face, burning with pain!
However, he wasn't the only one shocked.
At this moment, the students in the audience and the academy's high-level officials on the main platform were also startled by the scene before them.
"Woah, what did I just see?!"
"Chen Beiyuan dares to fight with one hand, directly confronting a Rank 6 Battle King, and he's a peak Battle King at that?!"
"The physical body of a Rank 6 Battle King has been tempered by Battle Qi, and even without using Battle Qi, it can be compared to a divine weapon. Chen Beiyuan can actually contend with it with his physical strength, crossing two major realms?!"
"Wait, isn't that old man the one from the logistics department who guards the academy's supplies, that weird old man called "Old Man Qiong"? Why is he here?!"
"Damn, when I exchanged my credits for stuff earlier, he had a face like he was owed money!"
"A peak Sixth-Rank Battle King? This weird old man is actually hiding so much?!"
"Wait, something's off. Chen Beiyuan hasn't revealed any cultivation level from beginning to end…"
"It's that old geezer!"
Chen Beiyuan stood with his hands behind his back, ignoring the countless pairs of disbelieving eyes. His gaze was fixed on the gray-robed, white-haired, somewhat unkempt old figure before him. He immediately recognized the man's true identity!
"Old Man Qiong."
Head of the Logistics Department of Donghua Academy!
One of Donghua Academy's high-ranking figures.
However, this person had another, even more special identity.
That was Lin Xiao, the Protagonist of Destiny's, adoptive father!