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Faced with the opponent's fierce offensive, Lin Feng was beginning to struggle. He quickly activated the beast flame within his body.
With the support of his secret technique, his Dou Qi level rapidly surged by three stars, and in the blink of an eye, he had reached the level of an Eight-Star Dou Wang.
"A level-boosting secret technique!"
Seeing this bizarre scene, Yuan Yi—manager of a top-tier auction house in Black-Corner Region—quickly recognized the mystery behind Lin Feng's sudden surge in Dou Qi.
However, when Lin Feng saw that his strength stopped progressing at the level of Eight-Star Dou Wang, he couldn't help but sigh internally.
With his current physical constitution, he could've handled it even if he reached the peak of Dou Wang.
Unfortunately, it was the beast flame that was holding him back.
At this point, his Dou Qi was just a hair's breadth away from reaching Nine-Star Dou Wang, yet no matter what he tried, he couldn't break through.
However, thanks to the unique amplification effect of the Solar Flame Transformation Art under the blazing sun, his combat strength could still be considered on par with that of a Nine-Star Dou Wang.
Feeling that it still wasn't quite safe, Lin Feng quickly took out a Qi Transformation Pill and swallowed it.
Under the amplification of the fifth-tier pill, Lin Feng's Dou Qi strength had already surpassed the peak of Dou Wang, approaching the level of Dou Huang.
"Good thing my body has been enhanced several times."
Feeling his body beginning to swell slightly, Lin Feng murmured softly and then charged at the approaching Yuan Yi.
With the dual boost and Zi Yan's assistance, the two of them managed to suppress Yuan Yi's fierce assault for the time being.
Moreover, under their alternating and relentless barrage of attacks, even Yuan Yi—a Two-Star Dou Huang—was starting to falter.
With these three strongest experts clashing head-on, the attention of everyone else was naturally drawn to them.
Seeing their own Pavilion Master suppress the strongest enemy on the opposing side, the morale of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion group soared. The worries that had lingered in their hearts began to ease.
Meanwhile, several Dou Wangs from the Eight Gates had begun to feel uneasy.
They were starting to worry that if their Sect Master died, they might also be killed here.
A desire to retreat quietly sprouted in their hearts.
They had come to this lawless no-man's-land in search of better opportunities, not to die here.
Anyone who could survive in the Black-Corner Region was extremely shrewd.
After all, the foolish ones had long become fertilizer for the many strange plants of the region.
As for whether this would affect their reputation?
Heh. They still figured their lives were worth more than their reputation.
Boom!
With another violent collision, the three battling figures were forced to retreat a hundred steps.
Staring at Yuan Yi—who had only suffered minor injuries despite both his and Zi Yan's combined attacks—Lin Feng furrowed his brows slightly.
"Seems like this Dou Huang won't be easy to deal with."
He sighed in his heart, then his figure burst forward once again.
Accompanied by a lion's roar, a blazing, orange flame lion suddenly charged forward.
On the other side, Yuan Yi also quickly unleashed a Dou Technique to block the flame lion, but his heart was filled with frustration.
Though he didn't know who this young man was, judging from the reactions of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion members, this had to be their mysterious Pavilion Master.
What surprised him was that, despite being an alchemist, this opponent not only mastered an Earth Class Dou Technique but also possessed such formidable combat strength.
And adding to that, the young girl beside him—a Six-Star Dou Wang despite her absurdly young age—had astonishing physical strength.
Every time he faced her, it felt like he was clashing with a Rank 6 magic beast.
That terrifying brute force always managed to shake him up inside.
Bang!
While Lin Feng's trio was locked in a stalemate, one of the lower-ranked Dou Wangs from the Eight Gates finally slipped up under the combined attacks of two Dou Wangs.
After being struck by a Dou Technique from a Three-Star Dou Wang of Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, he was flung violently into the city below.
The force of the impact caused his body to smash into the ground, then continue to slide backward down the street.
The stone tiles along the path shattered entirely.
A long gouge, roughly a hundred meters in length and half a meter deep, was left in the ground.
Seeing this, another Three-Star Dou Wang from the Eight Gates didn't hesitate for a moment. He immediately abandoned the fight and fled into the distance.
Upon seeing the enemy retreat, the four Dou Wangs from Heavenly Treasure Pavilion didn't bother giving chase.
They swiftly finished off the heavily injured Dou Wang lying on the ground.
Then, they joined the battle to surround the Six-Star Dou Wang.
"Damn it! Running away in the middle of battle—if I ever see you again, I'll tear you limb from limb!"
Yuan Yi was nearly driven mad with rage by the scene.
Now that the Dou Wang elder had escaped, the Six-Star Dou Wang being surrounded by six enemies was doomed without a doubt.
After that, even the Nine-Star Dou Wang deputy sect master wouldn't be able to survive under the siege of so many enemies.
And then—it would be his turn.
Realizing this potential outcome, Yuan Yi also started to consider retreating.
Although the Eight Gates' resources were vital for his cultivation...
If he died here, those resources would just fall into the enemy's hands anyway.
Besides, if he managed to escape, with his strength as a Two-Star Dou Huang, he could easily establish another powerful force within the Black-Corner Region.
Naturally, Lin Feng had already noticed what Yuan Yi was thinking. He quickly gave a subtle signal to Zi Yan beside him.
She caught on immediately and nodded, as the Dou Qi in the surrounding heaven and earth suddenly surged.
Earth-Splitting Fist!
Zi Yan's small, slender fist, wrapped in thick Dou Qi, roared forward with a burst of sonic booms aimed straight at Yuan Yi.
Shadow Demon Hand!
Seeing the small figure closing in, Yuan Yi knew all too well how terrifying her strength was.
The black Dou Qi across his body rapidly gathered in his palm, forming a dozen-meter-wide handprint to meet the attack head-on.
With a deafening boom like thunder, the burst of Dou Qi from the collision actually flattened the buildings below.
As the two clashed, Lin Feng moved as well, his figure darting swiftly toward Yuan Yi.
Naturally, Yuan Yi sensed Lin Feng's entirely unhidden advance.
He planned to first push back the little girl, then deal with Lin Feng.
But at that moment, a pair of purple wings unfurled behind the airborne Lin Feng once again.
In an instant, they merged with his Dou Qi Wings, and explosive booms erupted beneath his feet.
With the combination of his Explosive Step technique and his flying Dou Technique, his speed skyrocketed—more than doubling in an instant—as he shot toward Yuan Yi like a purple streak.
"Damn it! What the hell—how did this kid's speed suddenly increase so much!?"
Before the caught-off-guard Yuan Yi could react, Lin Feng was already just a few meters in front of him.
With no time to cast an Earth Class Dou Technique, Lin Feng resorted to the hardest move to defend against—Piercing Heart Finger.
Then, under Yuan Yi's panicked gaze—
Lin Feng's golden forefinger shattered the Dou Qi hastily formed in Yuan Yi's palm.
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