236: Chapter 236 One palm strike! Shocking the entire audience!

Everyone was stunned.

On the Zixia Peak side, several Elders stood frozen in place as if struck by lightning, and it took a while before one asked with a trembling voice: "Th-this... what palm technique is this? So strong! Am I dreaming? Lin Tian actually sent Cao Yun flying with one palm?"

No one answered him, because everyone else was asking themselves the same question.

That was Cao Yun, the Cao Yun with a Major Achievement Vajra Body and peerless defense, whose defense not even Senior Brother Wang Yidao's sword technique could break.

Lin Tian had actually sent him flying with a single palm; what kind of palm force must that be?

Peak Master Su Hanyan stood at the very front, her beautiful eyes filled with astonishment.

She blinked, staring at the palm Lin Tian had yet to retract, her lips slightly parted, and it took her a long time to utter a few words: "It seems to be... the Great Strength Vajra Palm?"

"What? The Great Strength Vajra Palm? Impossible!"

The surrounding Elders turned their heads in unison, their faces filled with disbelief.

A white-haired Elder shook his head vigorously, his beard trembling: "The Great Strength Vajra Palm is the unique skill of Chixia Peak, and only Chixia Peak in the entire Qixia Sect possesses the complete Legacy. How could Lin Tian know it? Where did he learn it from?"

Another Elder also said urgently: "That's right, there is no Secret Manual for the Great Strength Vajra Palm on Zixia Peak, nor are there any Elders proficient in this palm technique. Even if he wanted to learn it, he has nowhere to learn it!"

Peak Master Su Hanyan did not answer, only staring at Lin Tian on the arena, her eyes growing brighter and brighter.

On the Chixia Peak side, the pot had similarly exploded.

The Elders sprang up from their seats one after another, exclamations rising one after another: "The Great Strength Vajra Palm? It really seems to be the Great Strength Vajra Palm! How is that possible? Did I see wrong?"

"That golden light, that palm print, it is clearly the Great Strength Vajra Palm! But this palm technique has always only been available for the Disciples of our Chixia Peak to Cultivate; where did he, a brat from Zixia Peak, steal it from?"

The Peak Master of Chixia Peak had an ashen face and slammed a palm onto his armrest, creating a deep palm print in the refined iron armrest.

On the arena, Cao Yun climbed up from the ground.

Cracks from the palm force remained on his Vajra Body, and the golden light on his chest was much dimmer than before.

His face turned pale, not because of injury—the Vajra Body had taken most of the palm force for him, so he wasn't too heavily injured—but because of shock.

He stared fixedly at Lin Tian, his eyes filled with disbelief, and his voice squeezed out from between his teeth, carrying a hint of a roar: "You actually know the Great Strength Vajra Palm?"

Once these words were spoken, the discussions in the arena came to an abrupt halt.

Everyone pricked up their ears, waiting for Lin Tian's answer.

Although they already had their guesses, they still couldn't believe it and needed Lin Tian to confirm it personally.

Lin Tian retracted his palm, stood with his hands behind his back, the smile on his face still composed.

"That's right, it is indeed the Great Strength Vajra Palm."

His voice was unhurried, as if he were talking about the most ordinary thing: "Although this is the unique skill of Chixia Peak, it also belongs to the Qixia Sect."

"According to Sect rules, any Disciple from any peak can Cultivate the martial arts of other peaks; it's just that no one teaches them."

"I had some free time, so I fumbled around with it myself for a while, and then I learned it."

He paused, the corners of his mouth slightly curling up: "How about it, is my palm technique alright?"

The entire arena fell into dead silence.

Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

Lin Tian was right; the Sect indeed did not forbid Disciples from Cultivating martial arts of other peaks.

But the problem was, fumbling around by himself?

That was the Great Strength Vajra Palm, the town-protecting unique skill of Chixia Peak, not some common goods like Entry-Level long fist.

For such a high-level martial art, to be able to master it just by flipping through a Secret Manual on one's own without an Elder teaching you hand-in-hand?

What kind of joke is that?

What kind of Comprehension Ability and what kind of talent must this be?

Ordinary Disciples might not even be able to reach the Entry-Level with an Elder's guidance, yet he not only reached the Entry-Level but could also send Cao Yun flying with one palm—that was Cao Yun who had Cultivated the Great Strength Vajra Palm to the Major Achievement Realm.

After hearing Lin Tian's words, the shock on Cao Yun's face was gradually replaced by anger.

He gave a cold snort, his gaze like a knife: "I really underestimated you."

"But so what?"

"I was careless just now and didn't use my full power to activate my Vajra Body."

"Next, it's my turn to counterattack."

He took a deep breath, and the golden light around his body surged again, even more brilliant than before.

His Vajra Body was pushed to the limit; his whole person was like cast gold, radiating a heavy, mountain-like oppressive Aura.

He roared and struck out with a palm, which was exactly the Great Strength Vajra Palm.

His Great Strength Vajra Palm had already reached the Major Achievement Realm; with one palm strike, the golden palm print moved like a mountain pushing horizontally, carrying a world-destroying Aura as it crushed toward Lin Tian.

Lin Tian did not change his expression and likewise struck out with a palm.

Great Strength Vajra Palm against Great Strength Vajra Palm.

Two golden palm prints collided in mid-air with a boom, erupting with a deafening roar.

Air waves rolled out, the Formation Flags around the arena were blown until they rattled, and the entire arena was trembling slightly.

After one palm, both of them retreated half a step; they were actually evenly matched.

On the Chixia Peak side, an Elder saw this and sneered: "It's useless; although this brat stole the Great Strength Vajra Palm, so what?"

"Cao Yun has already reached the Major Achievement Realm; among the younger generation of the entire Qixia Sect, no one is more proficient in this palm technique than him."

"Who taught this brat?"

"No one taught him!"

"To what extent can he learn it by himself?"

"It's good enough if he can reach the Entry-Level; he still wants to compare with Cao Yun's Major Achievement?"

"Simply ridiculous!"

Another Elder also chimed in: "Just watch, within three palms, he will undoubtedly be defeated."

On the arena, two golden figures collided again.

Roars were incessant; palm after palm, golden palm prints kept exploding on the arena, and the violent palm force raged everywhere.

In the blink of an eye, three palms had passed.

Lin Tian had not been defeated; instead, he fought more bravely as the battle went on, his palm force surging like waves, one higher than the next.

Five palms passed, ten palms passed, and Lin Tian was still standing steadily on the arena, trading blows back and forth with Cao Yun.

Those Elders from Chixia Peak who had been spouting nonsense just moments ago now all shut their mouths.

Their faces burned, as if they had been slapped in the face in public.

Damn it, they had been severely slapped in the face.

This brat could actually trade blows with Cao Yun for so many palms without falling behind; his Great Strength Vajra Palm was definitely not at the Entry-Level—at the very least it was at the Major Achievement level, no, perhaps even higher.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

The Peak Master of Chixia Peak said coldly, his face so gloomy it could drip water: "Without anyone teaching him, it is impossible for him to have Cultivated the Great Strength Vajra Palm to the Major Achievement. Just watch, he is definitely not Cao Yun's opponent."

On the arena, Cao Yun's expression was also becoming increasingly grave.

He had originally thought the opponent had only stolen some superficial knowledge, but after these dozens of palm exchanges, the opponent's palm force was not only not weaker than his, but even vaguely had a trend of suppressing him.

That feeling was as if the opponent's palm technique was one level higher than his.

This is impossible.

He gritted his teeth, a fierce look flashing in his eyes.

"Brat, let me show you the true unique skill of the Great Strength Vajra Palm."

"Great Strength Vajra Palm—One Palm Shakes the Universe!"

Cao Yun roared and swung his right palm up violently.

This time, the golden light on his palm was no longer radiating evenly but was gathering toward his palm like a tide, condensing into a golden ball of light the size of a fist.

Although that ball of light was small, the Aura it emitted was more terrifying than any previous palm strike, as if it could shatter the universe and crush everything.