Outsiders couldn't see clearly and only thought the two were evenly matched. However, the people of the martial arts world were naturally shocked when they saw Li Ling displaying his great power.
The Shaolin side was also relieved. In their opinion, Li Ling was still young and his skills were not as profound as their abbot's. If the stalemate continued, Li Ling would inevitably be the first to run out of power and be defeated.
However, Abbot Xuanzhi in the arena knew that Li Ling's skill was not only no less than his, but even surpassed it, and that his 'Thousand Hands Tathagata Palm', which he used to exhaust his true energy, could not even touch Li Ling.
Li Ling's finger sword constantly threatened his vital points, and he could only protect himself with his dense palm strikes. If this continued, his true energy would probably be depleted before he could.
At this moment, although Abbot Xuanzhi's offensive and defensive tactics were not yet chaotic, he was clearly helpless against Li Ling and was gradually falling into a disadvantageous position.
The two had exchanged over eighty moves, and Li Ling had finally figured out Abbot Xuanzhi's style. He felt that while his palm techniques were exquisite and unparalleled, they still couldn't escape the confines of the Thousand-Hand Tathagata Palm.
If it weren't for the fact that his Yi Jin Jing true energy was inexhaustible, and that Li Ling was unwilling to fight Zhang Junbao head-on before the duel and excessively deplete his own true energy, Abbot Xuanzhi would probably have already been defeated by him.
Let's finish this quickly!
Li Ling was unwilling to delay any longer. He let out a long roar that made everyone present feel a sharp pain in their eardrums, forcing them to use their internal energy to resist.
At this moment, Li Ling unleashed his full power with his Qi Sword Finger, even incorporating the profound variations of the Twelve Forms of the Dragon. The finger swords he unleashed became even more ruthless and unpredictable as they moved with Li Ling's hand, making them impossible to defend against.
Abbot Xuanzhi immediately felt a surge of pressure and had to push the Yi Jin Jing to its limit, his palms flashing.
"This is bad!"
Those who were quick-witted and had keen eyesight had already realized that Abbot Xuanzhi was in a bad situation and had to defend himself with all his might under Li Ling's offensive.
After another twenty or so moves, Abbot Xuanzhi's palm strike suddenly broke out, the palm print narrowly missing Li Ling's face before striking the ground and causing the bluestone slabs to fly and shatter.
"Hiss~"
Li Ling's finger sword struck Abbot Xuanzhi's right chest, drawing out a trail of blood.
If Abbot Xuanzhi hadn't unleashed his accumulated palm strikes in time, forcing Li Ling to immediately dodge and weakening the attack, Li Ling would likely have severely injured Abbot Xuanzhi. (The remaining text appears to be unrelated and likely refers to a different topic.)
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Chapter 186 Zhang Junbao Appears
"Amitabha, Young Master Yi's martial arts are unparalleled, this old monk has been defeated!" Abbot Xuanzhi steadied himself and looked at Li Ling with a wry smile.
The onlookers were astonished to find that the fierce battle between the two sides had ended so quickly. They were all shocked, for this was the abbot of Shaolin Temple, and yet he had been defeated so easily.
Zhang Qiqiao, standing in the crowd, looked at Li Ling in the arena with a very solemn expression. He knew from Li Ling's defeat of him last time that the young master of Mingjian Manor possessed exceptional martial arts skills, and today's encounter with the Shaolin monks made him even more unfathomable.
"In that case, please make way, Master, so we can examine the Scripture Pavilion!" Li Ling said.
"Amitabha!"
At this moment, an old monk stepped forward and said, "Young Master Yi, you should know when to stop. The Sutra Repository is an important place in this temple. The scriptures and Buddhist treasures inside are priceless. Even the monks of the temple are not allowed to enter at will. Please, Young Master Yi, go somewhere else!"
"What if I insist on going to investigate?" Li Ling said firmly.
"Then please forgive us for disregarding the rules of the martial world!"
After saying this, the old monk waved his hand, and the experts from the Bodhidharma Hall rushed forward and surrounded Li Ling in the center.
At this point, those martial arts figures fell silent, none daring to utter a sound, for fear of getting burned.
Seeing this, Ling Xueyan couldn't help but step forward and said worriedly, "Jifeng, you..."
Li Ling patted Ling Xueyan's hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, Xueyan. I haven't used the ultimate techniques of my Famous Sword Manor when I fought against Shaolin before. Now I will use the ultimate techniques of Famous Sword Manor to experience the martial arts of all the masters!"
After speaking, Li Ling told Xueyan to step aside, then joined his fingers together to form a sword, unleashing a powerful sword intent that erupted from his body.
"Phew~"
Immediately, everyone felt an invisible force field enveloping the surroundings, and then those swordsmen felt their swords tremble uncontrollably.
"Today, I, Yi, will borrow your swords for a moment!"
Li Ling spoke, and suddenly the longswords of these martial arts practitioners flew out of their sheaths and came to Li Ling's side, spinning and dancing above his head, which was quite a spectacular sight.
This is a unique sword energy activation method of the Famous Sword Manor, which utilizes one's own sword intent to manipulate sword-type weapons.
"this?!"
Everyone who witnessed this miraculous scene was speechless with astonishment.
Li Ling stood tall and said in an icy tone, "Gentlemen, swords have no eyes, please forgive me!"
'Whoosh!' 'Whoosh!' 'Whoosh!'...
Li Ling swept his hands downwards, and all the longswords turned into a rain of swords, falling towards the monks surrounding him.
With the explosive force of the energy and the shouts and screams of the surrounding monks, more than half of the thirty-odd top-tier experts surrounding Li Ling were injured in the blink of an eye and had no strength to fight anymore. Only three monks remained standing, but they were also shocked and dared not fight anymore.
"Young Master Yi's martial arts are indeed the best in the world!"
"These Shaolin monks are no match for the Famous Sword Manor!"
"The martial arts of Mingjian Manor are indeed formidable!"
After a while, the surrounding martial arts crowd cheered. However, Li Ling was not satisfied because he had not fully mastered the move he had just made. Otherwise, the three monks would not have been able to stand up in the end.
"It seems that only when I have comprehended the second level of all seven Yin-Yang and Five Elements concepts and combined them with the sword intent of Yin-Yang and Five Elements can I do whatever I want. I am still a little short of mastering the concepts, so it is still a bit of a stretch to use such a move."
Li Ling thought to himself silently, then circulated his inner energy cultivation technique. As the world's original liquid was refined, the true energy he had just consumed was quickly restored.
"Young Master Yi's skill is truly astonishing!"