The prowess that Sima Kong displayed shocked all the martial artists watching, even those innate martial artists who had been in the Gang Transformation Realm for years were shaken.
The top thirty on Martial Arts Mountain are all innate martial artists, but for many innate martial artists who have been in the Gang Transformation Realm for years, these people can only be considered as just entering the Gang Transformation Realm and pose no threat to them.
At the age of twenty, even geniuses would not have been in the Innate Realm for more than two years, and many have only been in the Innate Realm for a few months.
To go from the Innate First Realm to the Innate Second Realm, the entire Flame Dynasty typically requires between five and twenty years.
Many geniuses take five years, while the average person takes twenty years.
The innate martial artists on Martial Arts Mountain, at most, possess the power of the Gang Transformation Realm’s middle period.
But now, the twenty points of light shining on Sima Kong signify that he has already condensed twenty Innate Crystals, which is a sign of the Gang Transformation Realm’s late period.
A late period Gang Transformation Realm under the age of twenty!
Truly, the future holds limitless possibilities!
"Lin Chen has no chance to win."
"With this prowess of Sima Kong, who can overcome him?"
Many spectators, wearing expressions of regret, had hoped for a battle between dragons and tigers, but the prowess Sima Kong displayed made it clear to them that this fight would likely be one-sided.
"Now, you should know how vast the gap is between the two of us."
Sima Kong’s innate power surged out, his momentum continuously rising as he looked down at Lin Chen with an aloof stance.
Lin Chen slightly raised his gaze, aware that this final battle could not be as easy as the previous ones, but just this, does not intimidate him.
"Without trying, how can we know who wins and who loses?"
Lin Chen’s voice was deep and powerful, like the muffled roar before a volcanic eruption.
As soon as he finished speaking, the innate power within him instantly boiled!
Boom!
Scorching flames suddenly erupted from his body, as if they had broken free of invisible constraints.
Brilliant gold and red flames soared into the sky, instantly enveloping, stretching, and reshaping his form!
In the blink of an eye, a ten-zhang tall Flame Giant rose magnificently, standing proudly before the massive crack that Sima Kong had torn into the earth.
"The innate flame that you rely on is nothing before me."
Sima Kong snorted coldly, a trace of impatience and contempt flashing in his eyes. Faced with the Flame Giant’s impressive might, he did not retreat a half-step.
The twenty brilliant points of light surrounding him—Innate Crystals condensed to their utmost—suddenly brightened!
Sima Kong pointed his fingers like a sword and aimed at the Flame Giant, pointing into the air.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Dozens of refined substantial pale golden Gang Qi burst from his fingertips instantly!
This Gang Qi was no longer a rampant storm but transformed into sharp, indestructible Gang Qi long spears, targeted and fierce, tearing through the scorching airwaves with piercing whistles, stabbing viciously toward Lin Chen’s vital points.
Boom!
The Giant transformed by Lin Chen let out a low roar, and his enormous fiery palms suddenly rose to meet the shooting Gang Qi long spears fiercely.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The pale golden Gang Qi long spears violently collided with the fiery giant palms, erupting in dazzling brilliance and deafening explosions.
Flames and Gang Qi were violently annihilated and exploded! The airwaves rolled, plowing the ground around them beyond recognition.
Facing Lin Chen’s interception of his move, Sima Kong’s face remained unchanged, his figure moved, and suddenly his speed increased dramatically, his figure seemingly disappearing on the spot like a ghost.
But the moment Sima Kong’s figure disappeared, golden wings appeared behind Lin Chen, and his figure also transformed into a golden arc light on the spot.
Boom!
In the next moment, both figures simultaneously appeared in the air, but then immediately vanished again.
Once, twice, three times...
Many spectators, their eyes barely able to capture the figures of the two, were left with their mouths slightly open, shocked by the intense scene of combat.
Including those innate martial artists.
Is this still a battle between martial artists under twenty?
A hundred breaths later, the figures of the two finally separated, once again hovering in the air.
Sima Kong was covered entirely by dark golden energy armor, with mysterious runes flowing on the armor, only now showing multiple cracks.
While on the other side, the flames on Lin Chen’s body were also somewhat dimmed.
"This is..."
"Heaven-Dominating Armor, the Sima Family’s inherited ultimate technique, no wonder Sima Kong can withstand Lin Chen’s innate fire."
Zhuang Lie of the Ten Thousand Flames Sect looked at the armor manifesting on Sima Kong, a flash of light in his old eyes. Heaven-Dominating Armor is one of the top defensive martial arts, once successfully cultivated, almost undefeated in the same realm.
In terms of defense, it even surpasses Lin Chen’s Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique at the moment, but the strength of the Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique not only lies in defense, but also its offensive power, and even more terrifying is its infinite growth potential.
The more innate fire absorbed, the stronger the Inextinguishable Divine Face Body becomes.
"Without the advantage of the Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique, Lin Chen’s chances are dim."
Zhuang Lie sighed, thinking that Lin Chen’s strongest aspects are the Inextinguishable Divine Face Body and Divine Soul Attack, but Sima Kong’s Heaven-Dominating Armor has a resistance effect against Divine Souls. Unless Lin Chen’s Divine Soul can reach the level of the Innate Second Realm, it cannot break through Sima Kong’s defense.
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"Lin Chen, my family’s Heaven-Dominating Armor is unmatched in the same realm. What would you use to break my defense, and how long can your Flame Giant last?"
Sima Kong sneered repeatedly, he just needed to delay, and Lin Chen would lose, but for him, needing to delay to defeat someone was a form of shame.
"But rest assured, I won’t defeat you in such a manner, next, I will use my true strength."
Sima Kong’s aura rose once again slowly, and behind him, the silhouette of a fierce tiger appeared slowly.
"To be defeated by this move of mine, you can be considered defeated with honor."
Lin Chen slightly raised his gaze, his body began to shrink, and the flames on him disappeared, returning to his original appearance.
If he had challenged Sima Kong immediately after defeating Zeng Xi, he would indeed have lost this battle.
However, after consecutively defeating opponents in the top ten, he accumulated a wave of Martial Arts Mountain points, and invested all these points into the Martial Derivation Mirror.
"What, are you admitting defeat?"
Seeing Lin Chen reverting to his original form, Sima Kong sneered contemptuously.
"Just remembered my identity."
Lin Chen smiled slightly, which left Sima Kong stunned; remembered his identity, what does that mean?
"After all, I am a disciple of the Canglan Sect. If I haven’t demonstrated the Cultivation Technique of the Canglan Sect on Martial Arts Mountain, even if I win, it wouldn’t be easy to explain to the sect."
Lin Chen’s eyes focused, at this moment in his heart, the Heart of Canglan was beating wildly, and around him, ice-blue Canglan energy surged fiercely.
"What is this guy about to do?"
Although Sima Kong was confident, facing Lin Chen at this moment, a sense of unease surged in his heart suddenly.
"Impossible, even if he uses the Cultivation Technique of the Canglan Sect, he can’t be my opponent."