Chapter 22

Li Yunxiao's aura grew stronger, like a meteor from the sky. His hands continuously changed various seals, and shadows appeared all around him. At this moment, three golden handprints materialized, and countless forces from the surrounding space surged in, making the light increasingly bright!

Li Yunxiao softly uttered, "Life is but a dream, the flying goose leaves a mark!"

The three beams of golden light merged, like a meteor striking the ground. A massive golden palm print descended from the sky!

"The Mark of Life, it's actually the Mark of Life!" Zhong Lishan's eyes were filled with shock. With Li Yunxiao's strength, he should not be able to perform the Mark of Life. He must have harnessed the power of heaven and earth, using external forces to complete this move!

"But, to harness the power of heaven and earth, it's not just about technique; it's more about understanding the power of heaven and earth. I can't even grasp the basics, how did he do it?" Zhong Lishan was somewhat dazed, staring at the golden palm print that seemed like a dream, "Could he be Yang Di's disciple?"

"This is Lord Yang Di's Mark of Life?" Luo Yunshang was instantly stunned, muttering to herself, "How is this possible? He's just a one-star warrior, how can he perform the Mark of Life? What is his relationship with Lord Yang Di?"

Everyone was completely stunned. The rapid shift in the situation left everyone unable to adapt. How many of them had ever seen such a grand and overwhelming martial technique? They all stared with wide eyes, their minds blank.

Just as everyone was thoroughly shocked, Lan Xuan on the training ground was also completely stunned. The overwhelming power of the Mark of Life had already shattered his fighting spirit before the palm print even reached him. His clothes instantly turned to ashes, and his skin began to crack with bloodstains.

"Boom!"

The Mark of Life struck Lan Xuan, and he burst into a golden light, flying out. Like a deflated balloon, he sprayed blood in the air and crashed dozens of meters away, landing far away, shattering the diamond rocks on the ground.

"Whoosh!"

Li Yunxiao finally landed on the ground, taking a deep breath. His face was pale, and his body trembled slightly. The move had drained all his vital energy, and the borrowed power of heaven and earth had dissipated.

Silence, absolute silence.

If there were still murmurs when Li Yunxiao used the shape-shifting technique, after he performed the Mark of Life, the entire venue fell into complete silence. Lan Xuan's defeat was already expected, but when it actually happened, it left everyone speechless.

In one move.

The Li family's eldest son, who had always been considered a waste, had completely defeated the third-ranked warrior on the Young Heroes List, the nine-star peak warrior and leader of the Xuan Gang.

And it was a decisive victory, leaving no room for doubt. The Mark of Life, which harnessed the power of heaven and earth, was deeply etched in everyone's mind, impossible to forget.

At this moment, everyone, including Zhong Lishan, Luo Yunshang, Xuan Ping, Wang Feng, Qin Ruxue, Chen Zhen, Han Bai, Yu Hezheng, and all the Xuan Gang disciples, were completely stunned, their minds blank...

Li Yunxiao's face was extremely pale, and he began to breathe heavily, recovering his spent energy. The technique of harnessing the power of heaven and earth was only useful against low-level warriors because it required a long preparation time. In battles between high-level warriors, the situation changes in an instant, and no one would give you such a long time to prepare.

He walked coldly toward the mud-like Lan Xuan.

"How could this happen?"

"Defeated, Lan Xuan is actually defeated, and so thoroughly, so completely!"

"Heaven! He's a nine-star warrior, and Li Yunxiao is just a one-star warrior. How could the gap be so great!"

Zhong Lishan was also stunned. His pupils suddenly constricted, and he shouted, "Stop!"

His voice was like a bell, shocking all the students.

Li Yunxiao was about to step on Lan Xuan's dantian. Zhong Lishan's roar made his eyes flash, and he sneered, "I said, no one can save you!"

Lan Xuan, though severely injured and unable to move, was still conscious. Seeing Li Yunxiao's foot growing larger in his vision, he felt an overwhelming fear. This guy is a madman! He even defies the dean's orders; doesn't he fear being expelled? Save me, save me, who will save me!

"Bang!"

A kick to the dantian, the force broke through, and a light burst from Lan Xuan's abdomen, piercing through his back, tearing his clothes.

"Spit!"

A mouthful of blood spewed from Lan Xuan's mouth, and he instantly withered, his spirit and energy completely drained, like a deflated ball, fainting completely.

"Ah?!"

The entire venue was completely shocked. He had destroyed Lan Xuan's dantian, completely ruining him!

For a warrior, a broken dantian means lifelong disability unless there is a legendary seventh-level holy medicine.

Zhong Lishan was also completely stunned. Even with his speed, he couldn't save Lan Xuan in time. He landed a few meters away from the two, staring blankly. For the first time in many years, he felt at a loss.

Luo Yunshang gasped and ran over, seeing Li Yunxiao walking toward the mud-like Lan Xuan, she exclaimed, "What are you going to do?"

Everyone was stunned. Lan Xuan was already ruined; what more could he do?

"Slap!"

Li Yunxiao suddenly lifted his foot and stomped down! Half of his foot plunged into Lan Xuan's mouth, shattering all his teeth, tearing his mouth open, and covering his face in blood. Lan Xuan was already unconscious, but his nerves twitched involuntarily.

Everyone's hearts turned cold, feeling a chill run down their spines.

"Kid, you're too cruel!" Zhong Lishan was furious, his figure flashing as he rushed over.

"Hmph, I said I would make you lick my shoes. I haven't washed my feet for three days; isn't this satisfying?"

Li Yunxiao's eyes narrowed, and he grabbed the five-colored divine jade pendant from Lan Xuan's waist. This was something he had to have. Then he kicked Lan Xuan, sending him flying toward Zhong Lishan.

"Bang!"

Zhong Lishan didn't even look, directly slapping the completely ruined Lan Xuan away again. He landed in front of Li Yunxiao, his anger exploding like a raging lion, forming an overwhelming pressure in the air, pressing down on Li Yunxiao!

"He's already ruined, why are you still so cruel?"

"Hmph, this is a life-or-death duel; life and death are my decision, not your business!"

Not your business, not your business, not your business...

Li Yunxiao's words echoed in the training ground, leaving everyone completely stunned. Even the most powerful people in the kingdom, like the emperor of Tianshui, the president of the Alchemist Association, and the commander of the Imperial Guard, wouldn't dare speak to the dean of Jialan Academy like this!

Zhong Lishan was stunned, then laughed in anger, "Haha, not my business! Kid, do you know who I am?"

Li Yunxiao sneered, "The dean of Jialan Academy, Wu Wang Zhong Lishan. At your age, you're just a Wu Wang. If I were you, I would have died of shame long ago!"

"Whoosh!"

Everyone gasped, this kid was crazy, truly crazy!

Wu Wang, the realm of the Five Elements!

The strongest person in Tianshui, being called weak in cultivation!

Zhong Lishan was enraged, shouting, "Die!"

The pressure from his body was almost tangible, pressing down like a mountain. Li Yunxiao's face changed drastically, his body trembling like a leaf in a storm, about to be crushed. His eyes widened, and he roared, "Old man, at your age, you bully a fifteen-year-old, a Wu Wang bullying a warrior! If I, Li Yunxiao, don't die today, I will make you pay a hundredfold in the future!"

Zhong Lishan's expression changed, his heart filled with shock. Under the pressure of his Wu Wang realm, this tiny one-star warrior still refused to kneel! What was even more shocking was that in the face of a Wu Wang, Li Yunxiao released a fighting spirit that even he couldn't ignore!

What kind of stubborn pride and fighting spirit is this!

What kind of indomitable soul is hidden in this frail body!

Luo Yunshang, who was far away, was also shocked. Li Yunxiao's defiant eyes deeply moved her, "What is this feeling? Why does his stubborn spirit seem so familiar to me?"

Luo Yunshang's eyes became hazy, her brows furrowed in deep confusion.

Suddenly, a golden light flashed in her eyes, and she turned around. A hundred meters away from the training ground, the statue of the Wu Di was standing in the air, the sun shining like a wheel.