438: Chapter 438 Do you really think I'm no match for you?

Immediately after, a sweet taste welled up in his throat—

"Pfft!"

A mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out, splattering onto the platform, a shocking sight.

Qin Yan knelt on one knee, using his spear to prop himself up, panting heavily.

He glanced down at his spear-wielding hands; the tiger's mouth area of his palms had already split open, blood slowly sliding down the spear shaft.

"In the end... there's still some gap."

He murmured to himself, his tone devoid of discouragement, containing only calm analysis.

77,000 units of Qi and Blood versus 56,000 units of Qi and Blood.

A gap of 21,000 units wasn't so easy to bridge.

Moreover, if he hadn't also practiced body refinement, with a robust physique, the sheer impact force of that single punch would have been enough to seriously injure him, even directly blast him out of the Secret Realm Tower.

However—

The yellow figure did not give him a chance to catch his breath!

It stamped its foot once more, its massive figure shifting like a mountain, carrying an even more violent momentum as it threw another punch, aiming straight for Qin Yan's head!

This punch was faster and fiercer than the last!

Earthen yellow true qi coalesced on its fist, forming a miniature mountain phantom, suppressing everything!

Qin Yan raised his head, traces of blood still at the corner of his mouth, but his eyes blazed with intense fighting spirit!

"Heh..."

He gave a light laugh, the smile carrying a hint of coldness.

"Do you really think I'm not your match?"

Before the words faded—

The aura around his body suddenly transformed!

Within him, the dormant Taibai Sharp Gold True Qi surged madly, converging entirely at the tip of his long spear!

At the spear's tip, a condensed, piercingly bright golden qi blade slowly extended outwards!

That qi blade was about three feet long, thin as a cicada's wing, its entire body a resplendent golden light, radiating an incredibly sharp, cutting-everything aura!

Just a single glance made one's eyes sting, as if slashed by a sharp blade!

This was the Gold Splitting Spear martial skill!

During this period, he had been diligently training his Spear Techniques day and night without pause.

Through his relentless effort, he had finally, just yesterday, advanced this metal-attribute martial skill from the "Great Accomplishment" realm to the "Perfection" realm!

Perfection-level Gold Splitting Spear!

The moment the golden qi blade condensed, the entire spear's aura underwent a qualitative change!

Originally just sharp, now it was "nothing it cannot pierce"!

Qin Yan's gaze turned fierce; gripping the spear with both hands, he used it like a saber, sweeping it out horizontally!

"Clang——!!!"

Spear and fist collided once more!

Golden and earthen yellow, two utterly different yet equally terrifying forces, clashed violently!

Centered on the point of impact, the surrounding air was instantly expelled, forming a briefly existing, absolute vacuum zone!

No sound could propagate; only the qi blade spear energy and the earthen yellow fist radiance wildly intertwined, tore, and devoured each other!

"Thud thud thud——!"

This time, the one retreating was the yellow figure!

Its mountain-like, steady body involuntarily staggered backward several steps!

Each step produced a dull sonic boom in the void!

The stable, mountain-like aura around it also violently fluctuated under this blow, becoming unstable!

Qin Yan pressed his advantage without mercy!

He stepped forward, the golden qi blade on his long spear suddenly erupting with even more dazzling golden light!

That light was brilliantly dazzling, like the scorching sun at its zenith, making it impossible to look directly at!

Immediately, he swept out with his spear!

A tri-colored qi blade spear energy of gold, black, and blood-red shot out from the spear!

That spear energy was about ten feet long, its entire body pitch-black like ink, yet also exuding a golden sharpness and a blood-red eeriness.

Destructions End Spear Qi, Taibai Sharp Gold True Qi, Blood Gang—the three perfectly fused, transforming into this terrifyingly formidable attack!

The qi blade spear energy tore through the air, slashing swiftly towards the yellow figure!

The yellow figure's expression remained unchanged—it had none to begin with—but the Qi and Blood around its body suddenly boiled!

Its fists moved rapidly up, down, left, and right, weaving a blur of afterimages before it!

Streaks of earthen yellow true qi surged from its fists, intertwining, layering, and fusing, finally coalescing into a thick earthen yellow barrier in front of it!

That barrier was over a foot thick, its entire body exuding a steady, mountain-like aura, as if it truly were an immovable mountain!

"Boom——!!!"

The qi blade spear energy viciously struck the earthen yellow barrier!

The two engaged in a fierce stalemate!

On that earthen yellow barrier, fine, dense cracks began to appear, spreading outwards at a visible speed!

"Crack!"

A crisp shattering sound rang out.

On the earthen yellow barrier, the first fragment crumbled away.

Then came the second, the third, countless pieces—

"Boom!"

The earthen yellow barrier exploded with a bang, turning into a sky full of scattered earthen yellow fragmentary light, drifting away!

The remnant qi blade spear energy, though greatly dimmed, still solidly struck the yellow figure's body!

"Boom!"

The yellow figure's body shook violently, earthen yellow light erupting wildly around it as it desperately resisted this blow!

"Hummm——!"

The light on the yellow figure flickered intensely, brightening and dimming, but ultimately—

It blocked this spear strike!

However, it was not without cost. The yellow figure's aura fluctuated violently, the light around it dimmed significantly, clearly indicating substantial depletion!

But its form remained standing firm!

However—

At the very moment its old force was spent and new force had yet to arise—

A black figure had already appeared before it like a ghost!

It was Qin Yan!

Gripping his spear with both hands, the Perfection-level golden qi blade on the long spear once again erupted with dazzling golden radiance!

A horizontal sweep!

Executed in one fluid motion!

Fast as lightning!

The golden qi blade flashed past the yellow figure's neck!

No blood, no scream.

Only a thin, golden cut mark appeared on the yellow figure's neck.

The yellow figure's movements came to an abrupt halt.

The two points of blazing earthen yellow light in its eye sockets, like candles in the wind, rapidly dimmed and extinguished.

"Boom——!!!"

The next instant, its entire body exploded with a bang!

Transforming into a sky full of earthen yellow energy light rain, dissipating into the space.

Qin Yan stood spear in hand, panting heavily.

Traces of blood still lingered at the corner of his mouth.

His arms trembled slightly.

But his eyes shone with a bright light.

"So this is... a mid fifth-rank who has cultivated a formidable technique?"

He murmured softly, his tone carrying a hint of Feeling: "Truly formidable."

In that previous battle, apart from those trump cards he couldn't easily use, he had almost mobilized all the power he could—

Blood Gang, spear energy, Perfection-level Gold Splitting Spear martial skill.

Even so, he only "barely managed" to secure victory.

And this was because the opponents within the Secret Realm Tower did not possess Blood Gang, nor could they use martial skills!

Their power was merely the purest, most primitive burst of physical body and true qi!

If it were a genuine mid fifth-rank martial artist of the same realm, same foundation, same technique,

capable of skillfully using Blood Gang, capable of executing various martial skills...

Qin Yan asked himself, today's battle, he might have won very arduously.