Martial Arts Master: The Lin Family Sword God, who swept through the Five Mountains and Four Sects

Although he had shaved his head and entered Shaolin Temple, he still truly relied on the Murong family's ancestral martial arts: the Star Shift and the Finger of Mutual Harmony. As for the sweeping monk, although his identity was not explicitly stated, Murong Bo knew perfectly well that he was most likely an elder of his own bloodline.

With the personal guidance of the Sweeping Monk, his Canhe Finger technique became increasingly fierce and domineering, and its power even subtly surpassed Xiao Yuanshan's Breaking the Precepts Saber Technique.

Lin Tian naturally dared not underestimate such an attack. At the peak of the Innate Realm, even a single finger could pierce through metal and stone; if struck head-on, one would suffer a great loss.

With a sudden release of his right hand, the fist's momentum abruptly shifted.

Mountain and Sea Fist Manual: Overturning Rivers and Seas!

With a single punch, a shockwave exploded, slamming heavily into Xiao Yuanshan's chest. His sternum caved in, his internal organs shattered, and Xiao Yuanshan's face contorted in rage as his life force instantly waned, like a candle about to go out.

Already on his last legs, this further injury meant he wouldn't survive more than a few breaths, even without Lin Tian's intervention. But why would Lin Tian spare his life? In his eyes, Xiao Yuanshan was already a card waiting to be picked up.

The internal force in his fist suddenly erupted, shattering his heart meridian!

Xiao Yuanshan's pupils contracted sharply, the light in his eyes dimmed little by little, and finally returned to deathly silence.

All of this seemed to take a long time, but in reality, it happened in the blink of an eye. The instant he fell, Murong Bo's Canhe Finger strike was already upon him!

Lin Tian flicked his left hand, and the corpse soared into the air, forcefully blocking the two deadly finger strikes for him.

"A finger-sparring contest?" Lin Tian's eyes flashed, his fighting spirit soaring. "Then let's see whose fingers are more ruthless!"

With a slight lift of his right fingertips, his index and middle fingers suddenly turned pure gold, their energy condensed and refined, as if the entire finger had been forged from fine gold.

The Ten Strongest Martial Arts - Perfect Golden Finger!

The cave stone splits into gold!

Two golden finger strikes tore through the void, almost tangible, and aimed directly at Murong Bo with a destructive force!

Seeing Lin Tian actually using finger techniques to meet his attack head-on, Murong Bo sneered and refused to back down. In the martial world, apart from the Six Meridians Divine Sword of the Dali Duan Clan, he truly didn't believe that any finger technique dared to claim superiority over his Canhe Finger!

They immediately focused their fingers and went all out in the battle!

boom--!

Two fingers clashed, creating a shockwave!

However, the result made his expression change drastically—the combined force of the Canhe Finger was as thin as ice and was easily shattered by the Golden Finger!

Murong Bo's heart trembled violently, his face filled with disbelief. In that instant of losing his composure, the killing intent arrived!

One golden finger pierced through the space between his eyebrows, splattering blood; another pierced straight through his heart, its remaining force shooting out through his back!

He stood frozen in place, his eyes still filled with shock and astonishment, before slowly collapsing, following in Xiao Yuanshan's footsteps.

Above each of the two corpses, a card glowing with orange light appeared.

Lin Tian didn't immediately accept the card. He frowned slightly and muttered to himself, "System, back in the Laughing at the World arc, I defeated an old eunuch at the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm, and he only got a silver card. These two are at the Perfection of the Innate Realm, so why are you only giving me orange cards? You wouldn't... have pocketed them, would you?"

"Warning to the host: Killing the old eunuch in 'Laughing at the World' is a cross-level kill, which usually grants a bonus. This time it was a one-sided victory, and the level difference is too great, so the reward has been reduced. Also, this system has no interest in cards and will not engage in any embezzlement." The system coldly replied.

"I see." Lin Tian understood, feeling slightly disappointed. He feared that once he reached the Mythical Realm and returned to kill Perfected Innate Realm cultivators, he would only be able to obtain blue or even green cards as loot. It seemed his hopes of making a fortune by farming low-level worlds were dashed…

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, he raised his hand and summoned two orange cards, which fell into his palm.

[Orange Item Card: Dragon Essence (1/7)]

Synopsis: In the world of Feng Yun, Emperor Shi Tian, ​​gathering the power of seven divine weapons and seven masters, slayed the Azure Dragon, one of the Five Auspicious Symbols, and obtained its Dragon Essence. During the struggle, the Dragon Essence shattered into seven pieces; this is one of them. Consuming it grants a surge of power, but if a second piece is swallowed before it is fully refined, the body will undergo a beast-like transformation. Each piece consumed adds five hundred years to one's lifespan.

Lin Tian's eyes lit up, and his breathing became heavier.

nice one!

Previously, after cultivating the twelfth relief of the War God's Manual, his cultivation had reached the peak of the first legendary realm, still five years of arduous training away from the second legendary realm. Now, with this Dragon Essence... perhaps, he wouldn't have to wait that long anymore.

With the Dragon Essence in hand, why wait so long?

As for the legendary side effect of causing beastification? Lin Tian didn't care at all—he couldn't even get a glimpse of the second Dragon Essence, so why should he worry?

……

Orange Special Card: Martial Arts Enhancement Card

Note: Any martial art below the orange rank can be directly upgraded to the orange rank.

After a moment's thought, Lin Tian decisively activated the card. And the target he chose was the "Soul Transfer Technique" from the Nine Yin Manual.

Before acquiring the top ten martial arts techniques, he might have hesitated and carefully selected. But now, proficient in all eighteen martial arts—swords, spears, halberds, fists, palms, legs, and fingers—any additional divine skill would be merely icing on the cake. Only the Soul Transference Technique has rendered invaluable service in both the Smiling Proud Wanderer and The Return of the Condor Heroes realms—

In the past, there were the Eighteen Guards of the Fuwei Escort Agency, and later the Tiandi Pavilion was established. Without this skill that allows them to appear and disappear unpredictably, how could they quickly take control of the situation?

However, in higher-level worlds, the purple-grade Soul Transfer Technique was showing signs of fatigue. Upgrading was imperative.

The moment the card takes effect, the martial skill undergoes a transformation—the Soul Transfer Technique evolves into the Soul Control Technique!

The name alone exudes domineering power, far surpassing the original in terms of imposing presence. More importantly, the original skill proficiency had already reached the "Transcendental" level, so the newly created Soul Control Technique starts at the peak of its level, requiring no further refinement.

……

Lin Tianjing stood in the center of the open space in front of Shaolin Temple, his posture as firm as a bell, unmoving.

The corpses of Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo lay scattered to one side, their blood still warm, their souls already gone.

He neither spoke nor looked up.

Hundreds of people around held their breath, and there was complete silence.

When Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo appeared just now, a glimmer of hope flashed in Wu Ku's eyes. The former abbot had personally instructed him: if Shaolin were to be robbed, ask these two reclusive monks to take action; they could resolve any crisis.

All the martial monks and chivalrous heroes eagerly awaited an earth-shattering duel.

Who could have predicted this...

These two legendary figures couldn't even last ten moves against Lin Tian!

Were they too weak? Absolutely not! Wu Ku knew in his heart that every move his opponent made could easily take his life. There was only one explanation—Lin Tian was too strong!

He was so powerful that he killed the two monks without even drawing his sword, as easily as slaughtering weeds.

"Your Highness... Your Highness..." Wu Ku struggled to his feet with the help of his two junior brothers, his lips trembling as he tried to say something.

Lin Tian didn't even blink, his tone as cold as ice: "Heavenly Guards, listen to my command: except for those who kneel, the rest—kill them without mercy."

"Yes, sir!!" Thirty-six voices roared in unison, their echoes reverberating through the mountains and forests.

Xiao Yuanshan perished, Murong Bo died, and Wu Ku, the only remaining cultivator at the Innate Realm, was also critically injured and on the verge of death.

What followed was not a battle, but a massacre.

In a mere quarter of an hour, everyone in Shaolin Temple, except those who knelt and begged for mercy, was executed.

Less than half an hour after Lin Tian set foot on Shaoshi Mountain, this ancient temple, which had stood for a thousand years, was left with only fifty or forty monks barely surviving—most of them were just ordinary monks who only knew how to chant sutras and meditate.