57: Chapter 57 What I hate most is apologizing afterward.

The rolling thunder shook the heavens and earth, as if a god of thunder was striking a bronze bell in the sky.

This vast sound reverberated in all directions, reaching even deep underground.

Beneath the crater of Chiyan Mountain, inside a cave that no detector could discover, a withered old man with gray hair suddenly opened his eyes.

"What a loud sound."

Having Cultivated to the limit of the True Aperture Realm, he was particularly sensitive to thunder and immediately realized that this was no ordinary thunder.

"I'll go out and take a look."

The old man's eyes flickered slightly. He stopped his secluded cultivation and followed the volcanic crater all the way up. As soon as he stood on the ground, he saw black flames burning across half the sky, along with the thunder rumbling above the flames.

"What is this?"

A look of wild joy appeared on his Face.

As someone who focused on fire techniques, how could he not understand that a forbidden fire had emerged between heaven and earth, one that even the heavens could not tolerate.

He had hit the jackpot!

If he could absorb the power of this fire, he would be able to break through the barrier of the True Aperture and attain the Spirit Sea Realm.

By then, his nearly withered lifespan would be replenished, allowing him to live for another three hundred years or more.

"Heaven helps me, Heaven helps me!"

The old man ran toward the source of the flames and soon saw Lin Yuan standing nearby.

Was this fire refined by this young man...

As this thought flashed through his mind, the old man shouted:

"Junior, quickly put down this Opportunity and hand it over for me to look after, otherwise, you may fear for your life!"

In other words, the water here is too deep; you, a young person, cannot handle it!

But after he said this, the young man didn't move at all, as if he didn't even see him.

"Then don't blame me for being ruthless."

A fierce look flashed in the old man's eyes as he raised his hand and struck with a palm that tore through the air.

With his cultivation at the limit of the True Aperture Realm, this palm strike could easily kill a brat who was only at the fifth stage of the True Aperture!

Just as the palm wave was about to hit, Lin Yuan moved.

He let out a loud shout, surging all his True Qi.

A black Dragon appeared behind him, nine zhang long, with its scales, whiskers, and claws clearly visible.

It roared at the sky, soared upward against the void, and opened its mouth to the extreme, as if it wanted to devour the entire sky!

Whoosh!

A wild wind howled, and the black flames scattered everywhere quickly gathered, condensing into a fist-sized flame that the black Dragon swallowed in one gulp.

At this moment, the dark clouds churned violently.

The heavens seemed to be enraged, as if saying, "I only struck three times, and you're already doing this? You're making me lose Face."

Thus, the remaining six bolts of thunder power condensed into one, transforming into a giant pillar as thick as a water bucket, which crashed down.

"Well come, let me weigh you!"

Lin Yuan did not dodge or evade. The black divine Dragon struck the pillar of thunder head-on. The two terrifying energies collided in mid-air, emitting a dazzling light.

The silver thunder and the black true Dragon slowly mixed together during the confrontation, turning into a silver-black Dragon that roared in the Nine Heavens.

Lin Yuan waved his large sleeve, and the silver-black Dragon slowly shrank and merged into his body.

One has to say, Imperial Dragon Qi is truly a divine skill.

It can attack and defend, support and heal, fight at range and in close quarters, it looks cool, and it can stack power with continuous victories—it's simply perfect.

Prince Chen, your martial art is so useful!

The withered old man saw this scene, and his Face turned green.

His own powerful attack hadn't even broken through the protective Qi wave of the Imperial Dragon Qi and was completely ignored. Looking at the young man's performance, he was clearly a peerless hegemon.

He had kicked an iron plate; he had to escape quickly.

He turned and ran, but after running for a while, a large hand suddenly rested on his shoulder.

"Old man, why are you leaving just after arriving!"

Lin Yuan looked at him with a kind Face.

The old man forced a smile that was uglier than crying.

"I'm sorry, I was blinded by greed. I apologize to you."

Lin Yuan sneered, "The thing I hate most is apologizing after the fact!"

"Kill!"

"I dodge!"

A layer of blood-red light suddenly bloomed around the old man, and he instantly dashed a hundred meters away, then rode the blood-red light and flew rapidly toward the horizon.

"Even if I have to burn my essence blood, I must survive. How can I fall here!"

In a few breaths, the old man's figure appeared thousands of meters away.

"Old man, the Opportunity is here; I'm sending it to you, open your mouth and catch it."

Lin Yuan did not pursue him but instead extended the thumb and index finger of his left hand, aiming at the direction the old man was fleeing.

A wisp of black flame appeared in his right hand, quickly forming into an arrow, which he placed on the arrow rest formed by his left fingers.

"Sun-Shooting Flame!"

Swoosh!

The arrow of flame shot out at high speed, instantly traversing thousands of meters and striking the old man right in the back.

His True Qi shield was instantly burned through, and the black flame burrowed into his body like a venomous insect, burning from the inside out.

"Ah—"

With a shrill scream, a torch appeared on the horizon, slowly turning into dust.

This was the power of the Six Prisons Yin Nether Fire.

Without needing to add any Martial Skill, just using the most basic flame transformation ability was enough to kill a Peak expert of the True Aperture Realm. If combined with a Martial Skill, who knows how strong it would be.

No wonder it would invite the strangulation of the heavens.

Lin Yuan tested the abilities of the Six Prisons Yin Nether Fire on Chiyan Mountain a bit more before returning to Dahuang City.

Unexpectedly, near the city gate, Prince Chen and Wu Yu, the brother and sister, blocked his path.

After a few days of recuperation, Prince Chen's condition seemed to have recovered somewhat.

"I have come to bid you farewell."

He said.

"This trial has given me many insights. I am preparing to go back and Cultivate hard for a few more years, and I won't come out of the mountains until I break through to the Spirit Sea Realm."

"That is very good. Go back and Cultivate hard; I look forward to your future."

"When I reach the Spirit Sea Realm, I will come to the Yue Kingdom to challenge you again."

Let's forget about that.

Everyone who has been defeated by me has never had a chance to catch up.

But wouldn't it be too hurtful to say that?

Lin Yuan thought for a long time and managed to squeeze out, "Good luck."

"There is one more thing."

Prince Chen said, "I heard that you have climbed to the fourth place on the Heroes Ranking, which is very abnormal. According to the consistent style of the Yue Kingdom's Martial Forest, the feat of defeating me is not enough to support such a large jump in your ranking."

"You mean?"

"Someone did this on purpose."

Who did it? I really want to thank them in person.

"I think at this time, the experts on the Heroes Ranking are already on their way."

Prince Chen snorted coldly.

"Of course, they are nothing; it is just a struggle of the Martial Dao with you, after all, you are a True Disciple of the Liuyun Sect. However, another group of people will not be so easy to deal with."

"Another group of people?"

"The Demonic Path! Demonic Path forces represented by the Wuji Demon Sect are re-infiltrating the countries of the Southern Wilderness. They love to hunt down elite Disciples of the Righteous Path. And as the hottest Genius recently, you will definitely be targeted by them."

"Then let them come."

Forbidden Cultivation Technique, multiple times the bonus, and a transformation at a critical moment!

Lin Yuan's setup will definitely give the enemies a surprise!