What I teach you is real stuff.

Lu Yuan looked at Lin Yan quietly, a smile on his face, without any emotional fluctuation.

It wasn't that he looked down on Lin Yan; it was simply a demonstration of his own formidable strength. Because he was so powerful, there was no need for him to panic.

Lin Yan felt that he was invincible among those in the Golden Immortal realm. To put it bluntly, he had never met anyone who was truly amazing. Anyone who knew a little about Lu Yuan should have heard how terrifying Lu Yuan's foundation was. When Lu Yuan was in the Golden Immortal realm, he was genuinely capable of fighting against Quasi-Saints.

So strictly speaking, for Lin Yan to fight Lu Yuan at the same level is basically no different from him trying to solo a Quasi-Saint.

Lu Yuan said: Oh? You're going to fight a Quasi-Saint in a Golden Immortal battle? That's interesting.

Faced with Lu Yuan's question and his calm expression, Lin Yan felt a surge of anger for some reason.

Because he was too confident in his own strength, none of Lin Yan's previous opponents had ever underestimated him so much. But Lu Yuan in front of him seemed to completely disregard his strength.

Lin Yan said, "You'd better be careful, I won't hold back later."

Lin Yan knew that Lu Yuan's cultivation was extremely high, and he was a newly born quasi-saint powerhouse of the Heavenly Demon Luo Clan, but for the sake of his beloved, he didn't care about so much. When they really started fighting, he wouldn't hold back.

Lu Yuan nodded: "Then go all out."

Even if you go all out, it's impossible to win.

Lu Yuan was that confident.

Ancestor Feng Wu witnessed all of this and couldn't help but shake his head inwardly. He had personally witnessed Lu Yuan's strength at the Golden Immortal realm and knew that although Lin Yan was also a decent genius among their Heavenly Demon Luo Clan, he was still far inferior to Lu Yuan.

It's a pity that this young man doesn't yet know what he's about to face; it seems that being blindly confident in oneself isn't a good thing.

However, things have already progressed to this point, so we can only let nature take its course.

The crowd dispersed, and Feng Wu, the old ancestor, created a void space on the spot.

This arena is large enough to accommodate two Golden Immortal level experts to fight. Lu Yuan and Lin Yan entered it.

Before the two clashed, Old Ancestor Feng Wu couldn't help but offer a word of advice: "I hope Fellow Daoist Lu will show mercy."

Although Lin Yan was arrogant, he was not someone who looked down on others. This time, he was only driven to desperation and acted impulsively for the sake of a woman. If possible, Ancestor Feng Wu still hoped that Lu Yuan would spare his life, after all, he was a promising talent of the Tianmo Luo Clan and was worth cultivating.

Lu Yuan nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Feng Wu, rest assured, I naturally know that."

While he was with the Tianmo Luo Clan, Lu Yuan knew basic manners, even though the junior's actions were quite rude. He also knew that one should give the Tianmo Luo Clan some face when on their turf. Moreover, he couldn't kill this prodigy of the Tianmo Luo Clan; he had to leave him alive and teach him a lesson.

Lin Yan couldn't help but feel furious as he listened to what Feng Wu Laozu and Lu Yuan said.

They haven't even started fighting yet, how can they be so dismissive of themselves? Do they really think Lu Yuan is guaranteed to win?
Lin Yan was unconvinced. He had come all the way from the branch of Shenyan, rising from humble beginnings. Besides his own efforts, he had also benefited from many fortunate opportunities that led to his achievements today.

The opportunities he had obtained were quite significant, which is why he was invincible among his peers today. Before this, Lin Yan had never been so underestimated. He was holding his breath, thinking that he would have to go all out and amaze everyone, making everyone completely change their opinion of him, including Yun Luo.

At this moment, Lu Yuan spoke up: "Your name is Lin Yan, right?"

Lin Yan nodded: "Yes, senior, what advice do you have for me?"

"Actually, I was a little surprised that you came to challenge me today. To be honest, this is the first time I've ever fought someone like you head-on in all my years of cultivation."

Lu Yuan's words made Lin Yan feel a little uncomfortable at first, because something just didn't sound right.

He asked, "What does this mean?"

Lu Yuan said, "Don't misunderstand, I didn't mean anything else. I just said that all along my cultivation journey, I have always been able to defeat enemies beyond my level. Of the 10 enemies I have encountered, 11 were ahead of me in terms of cultivation level, and I defeated them all."

This is the first time I've encountered someone like you, whose level of understanding is lower than mine, who chose to fight me head-on.

To put it bluntly, Lu Yuan meant that this was the first time he had encountered an opponent weaker than himself.

He was used to winning against stronger opponents and fighting above his level in the peak competition, so it was really a bit strange to suddenly become an old guy and bully those who were weaker than him.

Lin Yan was taken aback: "Huh?"

Lin Yan was truly stunned when he heard Lu Yuan say this.

It's obviously difficult to fully digest the knowledge points that Lu Yuan just mentioned in a short period of time.

All along his cultivation journey, he has only managed to defeat the strong with the weak and fight opponents of higher levels. Is that even humanly possible?

However, it's too late to regret it now, because the void entrance opened by Ancestor Feng Wu has been closed. Now, only Lu Yuan and Lin Yan remain in this void, with no way out.

The Golden Immortal Octagonal Cage has officially begun.

Lin Yan gritted his teeth and thought to himself: Don't be nervous. Maybe this is a psychological tactic by the other party, just to put psychological pressure on me. What he said may not be true. It is very likely that he made it up. It would be ridiculous to scare myself before I even fight.

After all, how could someone possibly fight opponents of higher levels their entire life? He didn't believe it.

Lin Yan swallowed hard and looked at Lu Yuan.

No matter how strong the opponent is, I will go all out and try to take them down in one move.

Lin Yan had made up his mind, but his nervous posture betrayed him.

On the contrary, Lu Yuan seemed extremely relaxed. He directly suppressed his cultivation level to the early stage of Golden Immortal and stood in the void waiting for Lin Yan to make a move.

At first glance, Lu Yuan just stood there, seemingly without any weaknesses.

Lu Yuan said, "You go first."

He was afraid that if he made the first move, Lin Yan wouldn't even have a chance to make a move.

As expected, Lin Yan didn't hold back and made his move directly.

A strange and obscure palm technique of the Heavenly Demon Luo Clan, combined with a set of mental attack techniques of the Heavenly Demon Luo Clan, formed a combo that directly attacked Lu Yuan.

The ultimate killing method of top geniuses is usually like this: a set of physical martial arts combined with a powerful mental attack to destroy the opponent, and Lin Yan is no exception.

However, the martial arts and mental attack techniques he displayed were indeed top-notch.

That palm technique is called the 'Black Soul Annihilation Palm'. It is one of the top palm techniques in the Tianmo Luo tribe. It is extremely difficult to cultivate, with a very high failure rate and huge risks. If you are not careful, you can easily go into qi deviation during cultivation.

Tens of thousands of years ago, these techniques were already classified as forbidden arts by the Tianmo Luo Clan, with explicit regulations prohibiting main branch disciples from cultivating them. However, some branch disciples were allowed to secretly practice them because the resources available to branches were limited, and the powerful martial arts and spiritual martial arts techniques they could access were scarce. While many forbidden arts are dangerous, their power is indeed terrifying once mastered, embodying the principle of high risk, high reward. Therefore, many branch disciples would secretly practice them, even at the risk of their lives and the danger of qi deviation.

For a long time, there have been many cases within the Tianmo Luo clan where disciples from various branches secretly practiced forbidden techniques, resulting in qi deviation or even sudden death. Despite repeated prohibitions, the main branch has stopped caring.

The Black Soul Annihilation Palm that Lin Yan is currently using is one of the forbidden techniques, and it is also one of the ten forbidden techniques of the Heavenly Demon Luo Clan, one of the most risky forbidden techniques to cultivate.

This palm technique is divided into eight levels, and the risk increases with each level. Back then, this martial art was even created by a prodigy who went mad after his cultivation went awry.

Over the years, very few members of the Heavenly Demon Luo Clan have been able to cultivate this palm technique to the third level. Generally, they are already close to going into qi deviation at the third level. If they insist on continuing to cultivate, they will almost certainly go into qi deviation at the fourth level. If they forcefully cultivate to the fifth level, their meridians will be completely severed, and their soul will be scattered and they will die.

But unexpectedly, Lin Yan made his move at this moment, using the fifth level of the Black Soul Annihilation Palm, which he had actually mastered.

The allure of forbidden techniques lies in their high difficulty of cultivation, but once mastered, they possess immense power.

Therefore, when Lin Yan unleashed the fifth level of the Black Soul Annihilation Palm, although his cultivation was only at the early stage of Golden Immortal, the combat power he displayed was comparable to that of a peak Golden Immortal.

In addition, its mental attack is another forbidden technique, called the Flying Peak Piercing God Technique.

The divine thought condensed into a flying peak, striking Lu Yuan. The combined power of the two was so great that no one doubted it could shake a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

"I didn't expect Lin Yan to be so talented. He's mastered both the Black Soul Annihilation Palm and the Flying Peak God-Piercing Technique. He's a real talent."

"It's truly remarkable that such a talent exists even within a branch of the clan. Moreover, he seems to show no signs of going astray while cultivating the Black Soul Annihilation Palm. If he can reach the eighth level, he will surely achieve great things in the future." Some quasi-saints watching the battle commented, and even Ancestor Feng Wu looked at Lin Yan with new respect, unable to help but take a second look at this young man from the branch of the Heavenly Demon Luo Clan.

Within the Shenyan branch where Lin Yan resides, there are many of his fans who have come with him today. They are incredibly excited to see Lin Yan make his move.

"Brother Lin Yan is indeed powerful; he truly deserves to be the number one person in our Shenyan branch."

"See? I knew that Brother Lin Yan's Black Soul Annihilation Palm and Flying Peak God-Piercing Technique would amaze everyone. Even the quasi-saints from the main lineage were shocked."

"From today onwards, Brother Lin Yan will be famous throughout the world."

"Although that foreign quasi-saint realm is high, if we suppress our cultivation and are at the same realm, he may not be a match for Brother Lin Yan who has cultivated forbidden techniques. If we can defeat him, Brother Lin Yan will truly soar to the sky."

Lin Yan's fans couldn't help but fantasize, which was incredibly audacious.

"Having the courage to face a Quasi-Saint does show some ability, but it's still far from Lu Yuan's level."

At the scene, almost everyone was shocked by the high-level forbidden martial arts that Lin Yan displayed. Only Yunluo's adoptive father, Ancestor Wujia, who had actually fought with Lu Yuan, couldn't help but shake his head.

Reaching the fifth level of forbidden techniques is indeed remarkable, making him a top genius among the main lineage of the Heavenly Demon Luo Clan. However, compared to the monstrous Lu Yuan, he is still far inferior.

If Lin Yan thinks he can defeat Lu Yuan this way, then he should forget about it.

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In the void, Lin Yan roared and unleashed a double attack that crushed Lu Yuan.

"kill!"

Lin Yan used all his methods, aiming to take down Lu Yuan in one fell swoop with his strongest move.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yuan remained completely calm in the face of Lin Yan's deadly move, and even offered his own commentary.

"These two martial arts are quite good, and their power is considerable, but their drawback is that they are too fierce and evil. They have a major flaw in the martial arts, and it should be very difficult to cultivate them. It is already quite remarkable that you have been able to cultivate them to the fifth level."

But if you continue to force yourself to practice this martial art, you will inevitably suffer the consequences. The person who created this martial art was probably a madman who went mad with demonic possession.

Lu Yuan was unfamiliar with the forbidden techniques of the Heavenly Demon Luo Clan, but he could recognize many things at a glance.

He could tell at a glance that the person who created this martial art must have been a madman who had gone mad. Martial arts created by a madman are naturally fierce and extremely vicious, and practicing martial arts created by a madman will eventually turn you into a madman yourself.

Just by looking at the martial arts Lin Yan was using, it was clear that although his level of mastery in this martial art was very high, he was also practicing it with great difficulty. He must have been forcibly suppressing the side effects while practicing using some method.

The malevolent aura of this Black Soul Annihilation Palm technique is still too strong. If he continues to force himself to cultivate it, he will suffer the consequences sooner or later. Lin Yan has good talent, so there is no need for him to take such a dangerous path.

Cutting losses now is the way out, or perhaps modifying one's martial arts techniques is the only solution.

However, when Lu Yuan's words reached Lin Yan's ears, they only fueled his anger. Lin Yan retorted angrily, "You should worry about yourself first."

He spent many years cultivating his skills to reach this level, but Lu Yuan negated him with just a few words, saying that he couldn't control his martial arts.

Lin Yan and Lu Yuan were rivals in love, so how could he listen to what his rival said?

In an instant, Lin Yan's murderous aura intensified dramatically, and the power of his palm technique increased several times over.

Significant emotional fluctuations can also enhance the power of martial arts palm techniques.

Lu Yuan shook his head. He had tried to persuade the young man with kind words, but unfortunately, the young man wouldn't listen.

Lin Yan is still too young and has never learned his lesson. He's become arrogant, thinking he's a genius among geniuses, invincible in his realm. It seems he needs to be taught a lesson.

Lu Yuan immediately took action and became serious.

He stretched out one hand and slapped down with a palm strike. In an instant, the sky darkened, as if a demon god had descended upon the world and reached out his hand.

'Heavenly Demon Transformation Hand!'

This palm strike, in terms of both momentum and power, was several times stronger than the forbidden technique Lin Yan had used.

In just a moment, Lu Yuan's Heavenly Demon Transformation Hand directly crushed Lin Yan with overwhelming force. Lin Yan didn't even have time to react before he was swept aside.

Lu Yuan slapped him aside.

Although they were in the same realm, the difference in strength was too great, making it so easy for them to defeat Lin Yan.

A problem that can be solved with a slap isn't worth wasting time on.

Lin Yan might indeed be a genius in his own branch, and a decent prodigy even among the Heavenly Demon Luo Clan, but compared to Lu Yuan, he's still too weak; one slap and he's finished.

A roadside stall. (End of Chapter)