Lin Jichen didn't even have time to see the move clearly before something suddenly slammed into him.
It felt like being hit by a hundred-ton truck speeding down the highway.
His whole body was sent flying, crashing heavily into the wall of the grand hall behind him, embedding him into it.
"-! Internal injury!"
"Internal Injury: Lose 1% health per second, lasts for 5 seconds."
Lin Jichen emerged from the rubble, looking disheveled and covered in blood.
He was even coughing up blood continuously, looking utterly miserable.
But this was within Lin Jichen's expectations. How could a Golden Elixir stage cultivator not have some trump card?
The power of the ultimate technique was indeed extraordinary.
When the internal injury time ended, Lin Jichen's health was less than a thousand.
If it weren't for his high health, any other Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator would have been dead by now.
Just as the bad news kept piling up, a piece of good news popped up.
"Eye of Insight triggered successfully! Learned Mysterious Grade Ultimate Technique: Shattered Sky Demon Seal Palm!"
[Mysterious Grade Ultimate Technique: Shattered Sky Demon Seal Palm]: Absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, merges it into the dantian, condenses it into a point, and strikes forward with a palm technique, causing base damage and triggering an internal injury effect for five seconds, with a 70% chance to trigger silence and healing ban effects.
Cooldown: 3 days, Mana Cost: 80% of own mana.
Requirement: Usable only after reaching Crystal Realm.
Lin Jichen didn't expect to steal the Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect's ultimate technique.
The Eye of Insight either doesn't trigger at all, or when it does, it gives him a big gift.
Moreover, it had no cultivation requirement for him; he had already learned it.
It's just that he couldn't use it due to his realm not meeting the requirement.
What a pity, otherwise, he would have made that old bastard taste his own ultimate technique.
With less than a thousand health left, Lin Jichen knew that if Li Chang'an touched him again, he would die.
This battle seemed destined to be lost.
His innate attributes seemed to be about to be reduced by 10%.
Full bone structure, full luck, full spiritual grace, full charm, full comprehension—all would become a thing of the past?
Lin Jichen stood silently, holding the Dark Night Sword, unmoving.
At this moment, he closed his eyes.
Li Chang'an sneered, "Do you also have some trump card ultimate technique to use against me?"
Lin Jichen suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze burning with battle intent, making it impossible to look directly at him, as if the entire world was reflected in his eyes.
Lin Jichen slowly said, "My master once said that a true strongman continuously comprehends and progresses through life-and-death trials. A life-and-death tribulation is also a time to break through the Dao Heart barrier. I agree with this."
Li Chang'an's smile froze on his face, mocking, "Are you saying you want to use this life-and-death tribulation as a stepping stone for your breakthrough? Make me your stepping stone?"
"You understand perfectly, absolutely correct," Lin Jichen replied.
Li Chang'an burst into laughter, but the next second, his smile vanished, and he charged forward in a flash, catching Lin Jichen off guard!
"Dreaming of making me your stepping stone? Die!"
As Li Chang'an spoke, he was already in front of Lin Jichen, slamming his palm down fiercely!
It turned out Li Chang'an had never let his guard down, always planning how to deliver the final blow to Lin Jichen.
But Lin Jichen had anticipated this and dodged just like before.
"As expected of a sect leader, ruthless and decisive, you indeed qualify as my enemy."
Lin Jichen didn't forget to comment, praising Li Chang'an.
But Li Chang'an didn't want to hear praise from an ant; instead, he attacked even more viciously and quickly!
His moves were like a storm, attacking relentlessly!
In this life-threatening situation, Lin Jichen emptied his mind of all distractions, with only the desire to keep fighting in his eyes and heart.
Fully immersed, Lin Jichen seemed like a different person, not only dodging all of Li Chang'an's attacks but also counterattacking with his sword.
His swordsmanship was more fierce and cunning than ever.
Gradually, Lin Jichen became engrossed in this life-and-death struggle, his swordsmanship becoming more proficient, as if he had merged with the Dark Night Sword and the surrounding world.
"Swordsmanship aptitude +5%!"
"Swordsmanship aptitude +5%!"
"Swordsmanship aptitude +5%!"
Lin Jichen seemed not to hear the prompts, continuing to dodge Li Chang'an's attacks and counterattack with his sword!
After a long time, Li Chang'an grew more and more alarmed.
He couldn't touch this kid at all.
If he could almost touch him before, now there was no hope at all.
It felt like he knew he couldn't touch him; every move he made was seen through.
This feeling made Li Chang'an very uneasy.
Although Lin Jichen's counterattacks only dealt tens of damage, even hitting weak points was only so-so.
But if this continued, Li Chang'an wouldn't touch Lin Jichen at all, while Lin Jichen would wear down over a thousand of his health.
Li Chang'an wanted to use another ultimate technique to kill this kid instantly.
But he had no second ultimate technique, and even if he did, his mana was exhausted, so he couldn't use it.
Li Chang'an began to retreat, wanting to take a pill to restore some mana and then use martial arts and spirit skills to kill this kid.
But as he retreated, a Buddhist swastika appeared in the sky, covering him!
Then, a sword formation trapped him!
Li Chang'an hurriedly broke out of the sword formation, only to find a sword spirit above his head.
"Wind Thunder Sword! Armor Break! Slow!"
The martial arts technique, with its cooldown reset, was used again by Lin Jichen.
This time, Li Chang'an couldn't dodge and took a full hit of sword qi.
Moreover, Lin Jichen got close again, putting him on the defensive once more.
Li Chang'an wanted to retreat again.
"Frost Moon Slash! Slow!"
Li Chang'an finally waited for his skill cooldown to reset, used the skill, but was still easily dodged by Lin Jichen.
Then the sword strikes continued.
Simple sword moves, in Lin Jichen's hands, appeared exceptionally fierce.
Fast, accurate, ruthless!
It was like a reflex honed through countless sword draws, precise to the extreme, fast to the extreme, and ruthless to the extreme.
Lin Jichen seemed to have become a swordsman with decades of experience, wielding the sword with impeccable power.
Thus, Li Chang'an fell into a vicious cycle.
He counterattacked but couldn't touch him.
He used skills but was dodged.
He tried to escape, but Lin Jichen would use short cooldown martial arts techniques and movement techniques to forcefully approach him.
Li Chang'an was trapped in this cycle, unable to break free.
Lin Jichen was like a woodpecker, and Li Chang'an was like a big tree.
In the tree's eyes, the woodpecker was insignificant, even if it was pecking at it, it was harmless.
But over time, the woodpecker kept pecking, and a hole began to form in the trunk.
This hole grew larger and larger, eventually piercing through the tree, taking its life!