Chapter 57

"Good!! Tang Yan! I, Dong Leiming, acknowledge you!" Dong Leiming's eyes blazed like lightning, staring straight at Tang Yan. After a moment of intense focus, he charged forward, with golden light resembling lightning wrapping around his already muscular arms, which rapidly swelled as if containing a terrifying impact force: "The second move, Thousand Shadow!"

As Dong Leiming launched his full attack, a dense array of golden fist shadows bombarded Tang Yan. Each strike produced nearly a hundred fist shadows, almost completely blocking Tang Yan's escape route.

"Explosive Technique!!" Tang Yan charged forward, with surging spiritual energy around him forming six fist-sized green fireballs. They rapidly spun and collided with the dense fist shadows. At the moment of impact, the green fireballs expanded and accumulated.

Boom!!!

An even more intense explosion erupted, sending a terrifying shockwave over the spectators, shattering the surrounding windows and doors, and scattering debris onto the street.

"Explosive Technique? The Tang Family's Explosive Technique!" The crowd's eyes began to glow with excitement. This was a martial technique exclusive to the Tang Family's patriarch. It was said that even the current head of the Tang Family, Tang Mingjing, only had the chance to learn this technique when he took over the family. No one else had the right to touch it.

Was that really the Explosive Technique just now?

Yes, in the world of Juxiang City, no one was unfamiliar with this technique!

Tang Yan used the Explosive Technique? What does this mean? The future successor of the Tang Family? The crowd's eyes all turned to Tang Qian, and this news was far more significant than today's duel!

Tang Qian appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was in turmoil. Was that the Explosive Technique? It really was the Explosive Technique! Father clearly said only the head of the family had the right to practice it, so why could Tang Yan use it?

"Yah!!" A sharp scream broke the strange atmosphere. In the thick mist, Tang Yan charged forward, his Eight Extremes Fist striking Dong Leiming.

Pfft!! Crimson blood spurted out, and Dong Leiming was suddenly launched like a cannonball, smashing through three royal guards and rolling onto the street outside.

"Roaring Tiger Seal!!" Tang Yan followed closely, leaping through the air, and the Roaring Tiger Seal transformed into a golden tiger that pounced on Dong Leiming. "Golden Elephant Technique, Golden Elephant Protection!!" Dong Leiming roared, his body glowing with golden light, and intricate patterns rapidly spread, forming a golden armor around him.

With a loud boom, Dong Leiming, like a golden war god, barely withstood the Roaring Tiger Seal, but the powerful impact force sent him flying over ten meters, crashing into the opposite meat shop!

This immediately triggered sharp screams, and frightened people scrambled out of the shop. The bustling street fell into a brief silence, and everyone looked on in shock.

"Watch me break your shell!!" Tang Yan followed closely, and the chaotic meat shop echoed with his roars.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!!! The dense impacts were like a storm, with Tang Yan's fists gathering the green flames of the Netherworld, and he attacked wildly using the Eight Extremes Fist. Dong Leiming resisted tenaciously, with the golden light acting like a hard armor, holding firm.

As the Golden Elephant Technique was activated, the golden light seemed to seep into Dong Leiming's muscles, gradually turning him into a golden iron statue, like a golden war god, with a thick aura growing stronger.

Tang Yan felt his attacks becoming increasingly difficult, with his hands bleeding profusely. Despite being the one attacking, he felt as if he was being counterattacked.

This is the Golden Elephant Technique? Truly worthy of being a Tier Earth martial technique!

Tang Yan's eyes blazed with intense light. This is it; I must get it no matter what!

"Unless you reach the Martial Ancestor realm, you will never break through the Golden Elephant Protection!" Dong Leiming's eyes were sharp, gradually withstanding Tang Yan's attacks. Seizing the opportunity, he launched a wild charge, forcing Tang Yan back and quickly counterattacking.

Crack!! After being hit three times, his bones shattered, and Tang Yan was flattened against the wall like a pancake.

"Tang Yan, come on!!" Dong Leiming roared repeatedly, his attack power increasing several levels after using the Golden Elephant Protection, and his defense was even more formidable.

Tang Yan wanted to use the Extinction Eye but was hesitant due to the spectators. This life-saving martial technique must not be easily exposed. After a brief hesitation, he used the Explosive Technique again, forming three fireballs to counter Dong Leiming. With a loud boom, the top-tier martial technique of the Tang Family performed its role, successfully shaking Dong Leiming off.

The massive explosion almost destroyed the entire meat shop, with dust and wood chips flying everywhere. The young masters who were about to rush in were forced to retreat, standing outside and anxiously looking in.

"Confusion Seal!" Tang Yan took advantage of the chaos to successfully launch the Confusion Seal at Dong Leiming.

Dong Leiming quickly stabilized his stance, gathering spiritual energy to maintain the Golden Elephant Protection, preparing to resist the seal. However, he was wrong... This seal was not for attack but to interfere with the mind.

Buzz!! Golden butterfly images instantly enveloped Dong Leiming, and strong interference waves penetrated his mind.

Dong Leiming's combat ability was astonishing, but the Golden Elephant Protection only protected the body, not the soul. Therefore, at the moment of impact, his consciousness became clearly confused, and the carefully gathered Golden Elephant Protection dissipated.

"Flame Double Strike!" Tang Yan grabbed a cleaver from the meat shop and instantly slashed out two blade auras. Pfft! The cleaver could not withstand the green fire and melted on the spot, but it successfully cut into Dong Leiming's chest, leaving a deep wound almost reaching his heart.

"Eight Extremes Fist!! Dragon Subduing, Tiger Taming, Mountain Splitting Palm, Hammering, Bear Squatting, Crane Stepping." Tang Yan unleashed the Eight Extremes Fist with a force like a tidal wave, all landing on Dong Leiming. In just five seconds, over twenty fist shadows hit him.

The green flames were skillfully controlled and did not consume or devour.

Dong Leiming's consciousness was strong, and he quickly recovered from the Confusion Seal's influence, but his body was already severely injured. With Tang Yan's renewed attack, he was thrown like a broken kite.

The street was already crowded with people, discussing the battle. Upon hearing that it was Dong Leiming and Tang Yan dueling, they all showed looks of disbelief, staring at the chaotic meat shop in shock.

Who is Dong Leiming? A standout among the young generation, hailed as the future leader of Juxiang City. Who is Tang Yan? A spoiled young master, bullying the weak, insatiable in his desires, with no good reputation. Even his outstanding performance at the brothel that night could not compare to Dong Leiming.

Why did they fight today? It seemed very intense!

Dust and debris flew as Dong Leiming rolled out of the mist. He tried to control his body but, due to the severe pain, he could not, rolling out seven to eight meters before stopping. The two ghastly wounds on his chest made many young ladies scream.

"Are you sure Tang Yan is a Second-Rank Spirit Warrior?" The Third Prince asked his guard with a burning gaze.

"The spiritual energy fluctuation is a bit strange, but it should be a Second-Rank Spirit Warrior," the guard leader responded quietly, his expression complex. A Second-Rank Spirit Warrior challenging a peak Spirit Warrior? This was rare even among the royal nobility, and he never expected to witness it here in this remote place.

The Third Prince's fingers unconsciously tapped on the chair, deep in thought.

"Uh... Can we change the bet?" Some young masters awkwardly asked their neighbors, having impulsively bet all their possessions, but now... it seemed uncertain!

"Two minutes left!" Tang Yan emerged from the mist, wielding two kitchen knives, looking somewhat disheveled. However, compared to the even more battered Dong Leiming, everyone put away their contempt and watched the duel with serious expressions.

"It's not over yet!!" Dong Leiming struggled to stand, his face twisted in a demonic roar, and his golden right fist slammed into the ground. With a dull thud, the fist sank deep into the ground.

Crack!! Crack!!

Three cracks rapidly spread, like the fangs of a suddenly awakened beast, ready to devour the approaching Tang Yan.

Tang Yan, caught off guard, slipped and fell into the crack.

Dong Leiming pounced, crossing his fists and smashing down on the emerging Tang Yan. Golden light gathered, and the fist shadow expanded. With a roar: "Golden Explosion Fist!!"

"Roaring Tiger Seal! Open up!" A deep roar came from the crack, and a golden tiger's light shot up, pushing Dong Leiming into the air.

This was a clash of physical strength and spiritual energy, and both sides were heavily drained. Normally, the remaining spiritual energy of the peak Spirit Warrior, Dong Leiming, should have been higher than Tang Yan's. However, with the assistance of the Immortal Heaven Technique, Tang Yan's injuries healed quickly, and his spiritual energy gathered much faster than Dong Leiming's. Therefore, in this duel, Tang Yan's Roaring Tiger Seal decisively overpowered Dong Leiming's Golden Explosion Fist.

"One minute left!!" Tang Yan escaped from the crack, his feet stomping the ground, and he shot into the air, performing a spinning kick that slammed into Dong Leiming's abdomen, sending him back into the ground crack.

What was supposed to be the place to bury Tang Yan became his own trap.

"Final blow, Explosive Technique! Dong Leiming, be buried!" Tang Yan gathered his last bit of spiritual energy to form two green fireballs and slammed them into the crack.

Boom!!! A massive explosion erupted five meters underground, the crack completely collapsing. The powerful shockwave shot up to seven or eight meters high, resembling the prelude to a volcanic eruption. The crowd gasped in amazement and shock.

"Time's up." Tang Yan's head spun, and he staggered, almost falling to the ground.

The chaotic street fell silent, no one expecting such an outcome.