High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

"Sharp-tongued!" Zhou Xiong snorted coldly, refusing to waste any more words. He knew that arguing with this kid was pointless; only by overwhelming him with absolute strength could he save face for the Zhou family and seize any potential opportunity!

With a swift movement, the speed granted by his two martial meridians exploded to its limit. His right hand formed a claw with five fingers, accompanied by a piercing shriek that seemed to tear everything apart, and went straight for Su Jie!

"Such a strong sense of oppression... Is this the strength of two martial veins?" He was shocked. The opponent's basic combat strength exceeded 4000 points. Only by experiencing it firsthand could he know the suffocating feeling brought about by such a gap.

In addition, the opponent has at least a mid-grade Xuan-level martial skill, and his combat power even exceeds 6000 points! This is beyond the range that his current basic combat power can withstand.

With his current base combat strength at only 2508 points, even with the exquisite "Dragon Steps," the sheer difference in strength and speed makes it difficult for him to completely evade this enraged, locked-on attack. A direct confrontation would only lead to certain death!

Zhou Xiong's claws tore through the air, accompanied by a deathly shriek, and were already upon him! The fierce claw wind stung Su Jie's skin, leaving him with no way to dodge!

"This is the only one we can use!"

A fierce glint flashed in Su Jie's eyes, and his right hand, which had been hidden all along, suddenly pulled out of his pocket. He joined his index and middle fingers together, and the vast sea of ​​blood and qi in his body was compressed and gathered towards his fingertips at an unprecedented speed!

800 points of Qi and Blood! This is the amount of Qi and Blood his body can currently withstand relatively stably and mobilize instantly! With a thought, he forcefully injected 800 points of Qi and Blood into his Blood Qi Technique: Void-Piercing Finger!

"Buzz!"

A chilling wave emanated from his fingertips, causing the space around them to distort slightly and the light to dim. An extremely concentrated and dangerous aura of destruction permeated the air! This finger strike, imbued with 800 points of Qi and Blood, possessed a terrifying level of pure destructive power equivalent to 8,000 points of combat strength!

"Break it!"

Su Jie shouted, and instead of retreating, he advanced, his fingertips, which had gathered terrifying power, struck Zhou Xiong's claws with unparalleled precision, even though he was behind!

"Fool! You're asking for death!" Zhou Xiong sneered even more when he saw that Su Jie dared to block with his finger force. He increased the force of his claws and wanted to tear this arrogant brat to shreds along with his fingers!

However, the moment their claws touched—

"Pfft!"

A faint but teeth-grinding noise rang out!

The scene Zhou Xiong had imagined—his opponent's finger bones shattering and his arm breaking—did not occur. Instead, he felt his seemingly invincible claw strength being easily pierced through like paper the moment it touched that finger!

The power contained in that finger was condensed and domineering to the extreme. It instantly tore apart his claw force, penetrated his protective qi and blood, shattered his finger bones, and its momentum did not diminish. It passed through his palm with a spray of blood!

"Ugh—!"

The excruciating pain caused Zhou Xiong to let out a heart-wrenching scream. His forward momentum suddenly froze as he stared in disbelief at his right palm, which was covered in blood and had a transparent hole in it!

The remnants of that sharp, domineering finger force were still raging through the meridians of his arm, bringing continuous tearing pain! His entire right arm instantly went limp, rendering it temporarily useless!

His signature mid-grade Xuan-level martial skill, Eagle Claw, which he had honed the power of two martial meridians, was utterly useless against a single finger from his opponent?!

The entire room fell silent!

Everyone was stunned, their minds blank.

Su Jie slowly withdrew his fingers, his face slightly pale. Consuming 800 points of Qi and Blood at once was a considerable burden for him, and he felt a burning pain in the meridians of his arm. However, his gaze towards Zhou Xiong was as cold as a knife.

"It seems," he flicked his fingers, a hint of sarcasm in his voice, "that the quality of your Zhou family's secret techniques isn't very good."

"It can't even catch one of my fingers."

Zhou Xiong clutched his pierced right hand, blood seeping from between his fingers. The intense pain and humiliation made him tremble all over. He stared intently at Su Jie, his eyes filled with resentment, horror, and a hint of fear that he himself was unwilling to admit.

What rank is this martial skill?! It must be at least Earth-level, otherwise how could it unleash such a terrifying attack with a base combat power of less than two thousand points, instantly breaking through his martial skill with a combat power of over six thousand and severely injuring him?!

This kid not only possesses the secret to rapidly accumulating qi and blood, but he also has such a high-grade attack martial skill! This opportunity is heaven-defying!

After a brief moment of deathly silence, the crowd below the stage finally erupted into a thunderous roar!

"They won?! Su Jie won!"

"One finger! Just one finger! And he crippled Vice Master Zhou's arm!"

"My God! What kind of monster is he?!"

"A Rank Earth-level martial skill! What he just used was definitely a Rank Earth-level martial skill! How many years has it been since a Rank Earth-level martial skill appeared in Linjiang City?!"

The gasps, whispers, and gasps nearly lifted the roof off. Everyone's gaze towards Su Jie had completely changed. This was a world where strength reigned supreme, and Su Jie had earned their awe with his absolute power!

However, at this moment, an aura far more terrifying than Zhou Xiong's suddenly erupted from the depths of the Zhou Family Martial Arts School, like a dormant volcano suddenly awakening!

This aura instantly swept across the entire arena area, and everyone felt as if an invisible hand was choking them, making it difficult to even breathe!

"Young man, you are very good."

An aged voice slowly rang out, not loud, but clearly reaching everyone's ears.

Immediately afterwards, an old man dressed in a gray robe with white hair and beard appeared silently on the arena like a ghost.

He looked extremely old, but his complexion was ruddy, his eyes shone brightly, and the energy emanating from his body was like a vast ocean, unfathomable!

The true pillar of the Zhou family, the headmaster—Zhou Tianfang! A martial artist who has condensed three martial veins!

"Master!"

"Master!"

Zhou Xiong, Zhou Kun, and the others felt as if they had seen a savior, and they shouted excitedly, their faces rekindling with hope.

The audience below the stage was utterly horrified!

"It's Elder Zhou!"

"Three martial meridians! He actually came out in person!"

"It's over. No matter how monstrous Su Jie is, he can't possibly fight against a powerhouse with three martial veins!"

"Even a low-level martial skill can't bridge such a huge gap in cultivation level!"

Zhou Tianfang ignored everyone else. His sharp, hawk-like eyes fell directly on Su Jie, as if he wanted to see right through him.

"So young, yet so ruthless, crippling the arm of my martial arts school's deputy master." Zhou Tianfang's voice was calm, but carried a chilling aura. "Furthermore, you seem to possess martial arts skills at the Earth Rank or higher... Junior, you have many secrets."

He slowly raised his withered palm, and in his palm, qi and blood began to condense, emitting a terrifying fluctuation several times stronger than Zhou Xiong's!