One person: Starting with the Snow Drinking Blade

Every step Nie Lingfeng took toward Lu Jin felt like stepping on a burning blade. He felt not only the coldness of the bluestone slabs beneath his feet, but also a heavy premonition of facing destruction.

At this moment, Lu Jin had long since shed the refined demeanor of the "flawless" Old Master Lu, transforming into a demon crawling out of purgatory. His eyes were bloodshot, almost bursting from their sockets, and his bristling hair danced wildly under the impact of the violent Qi flow. The Qi surrounding his body was no longer pure and profound, but filled with chaos, violence, and destruction, like an out-of-control thunderstorm tearing the air apart with a hissing sound. On the surface of his skin, the bizarre patterns produced by pushing the Reverse Life Triple Force to its limit, like black thorns that had come to life, spread and wriggled wildly across his body. Each wriggle was accompanied by another surge in his aura, the oppressive force almost suffocating.

What's most chilling is his eyes—they are utterly empty and chaotic. All the wisdom, compassion, and principles that belonged to "Lu Jin" have vanished, leaving only the most primal and purest destructive and murderous instincts, like a ferocious beast that has been imprisoned for ten thousand years finally breaking free of its cage.

"Die...all must die...all those in the way...disappear..." Lu Jin growled incoherently, his voice hoarse and broken, utterly unlike a human's. He suddenly raised his right hand, fingers spread wide, and grabbed fiercely in Nie Lingfeng's direction!

"The Heavenly Register - Five Thunder Orthodox Method - Urgent!"

"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!!"

Not one, but five bolts of violent lightning, as thick as buckets and nearly black in color, seemed to be forcibly pulled from the depths of the netherworld. Twisting and roaring, they tore through the inky night sky, forming a pentagram array as they crashed down towards Nie Lingfeng's location! Before the lightning even arrived, that terrifying aura of extreme yang and strength, yet strangely mixed with destructive yin energy, had already descended. The air was ionized, releasing a pungent ozone smell, and every hair on Nie Lingfeng's body stood on end!

Nie Lingfeng's pupils constricted sharply, and alarm bells rang in his mind! This was no ordinary lightning technique, but a deadly move that Lu Jin had forcibly activated with the Tongtian Talisman in a frenzied state, its power amplified and its attributes disordered! To take it head-on? Even with the powerful physique and fire resistance brought by the Qilin bloodline, taking it head-on would definitely not end well!

Wind God Leg Technique 3: Catching the Wind and Shadows - Extreme Activation!

At the critical moment, Nie Lingfeng's figure almost vanished into the wind, leaving only a faint, nearly transparent, azure afterimage. His true form, in an almost contorted posture, narrowly escaped the five intersecting bolts of black lightning! The violent electric snakes grazed his clothes, instantly carbonizing them, leaving charred gashes on his skin, causing a stinging and numbing sensation!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Five bolts of black lightning struck solidly where Nie Lingfeng had just stood and the area around him. The bluestone pavement was as if it had been hit by a giant's hammer, instantly blasting open five large craters, several feet deep, with charred and melted edges, and emitting blue smoke! Fragments of rock and lava-like material scattered everywhere, the power of which was terrifying!

"Hiss..." Nie Lingfeng revealed himself several feet away, glancing at the charred hem of his clothes, his heart filled with dread. This power far exceeded his expectations!

However, Lu Jin, who had fallen into complete madness, attacked at a pace that gave no one a chance to breathe!

"The Heavenly Talisman - Xun Wind and Li Fire Talisman - Dragon Tornado!"

He simultaneously made sweeping motions in the air with both hands. His left hand traced the Xun Wind rune, and a violent azure current of energy surged forth from nowhere; his right hand imbued the true meaning of Li Fire, and crimson flames roared and soared! The wind fueled the fire, and the fire borrowed the wind's power; the two instantly intertwined and merged, transforming into a crimson-azure blazing tornado with a diameter exceeding three zhang, reaching from the sky to the earth! The tornado roared and spun, emitting a shrill shriek like the wailing of ghosts and gods. Wherever it passed, the ground was scorched and turned to a glassy state, vegetation instantly vaporized, and even hard rocks were swept up, pulverized, and burned! The terrifyingly high temperature distorted and churned the air within a radius of dozens of zhang, and the heat wave made it difficult to breathe!

"The Fourth Form of the Cloud-Dispelling Palm: Overwhelming Force!"

Nie Lingfeng dared not be negligent. He lowered his waist and stood at attention, pushing forward with both palms! This time, he held nothing back, and the powerful true qi of the Xuanwu True Scripture within his body surged out! The palm wind was no longer a gentle cloud, but a condensed, tangible white raging wave, crashing fiercely into the destructive fiery tornado with a thunderous roar!

"BOOM—!!!"

Two violent forces collided solidly in mid-air! The deafening roar was deafening! The white surge of energy and the crimson-blue flame storm tore, annihilated, and exploded wildly! The shockwave exploded in a ring, shattering and lifting the stone slabs even further away! The flames were forcibly dispersed by the palm wind, but the remaining high temperature and storm still forced Nie Lingfeng to slide back three steps, his chest heaving with blood and qi, and a faint metallic taste rising in his throat.

"This old man... after he went mad, his use of the Tongtian Talisman became completely reckless, and its power even increased..." Nie Lingfeng swallowed the mouthful of blood, his eyes growing increasingly solemn.

Lu Jin's attacks were like an out-of-control flood, one wave after another, and they were completely unpredictable, driven entirely by his insane killing intent!

"Heavenly Talisman - Mystic Ice Talisman - Rain!"

"Heavenly Talisman, Earthly Fiend Talisman, Sudden!"

"The Heavenly Talisman, the Metal Talisman, and the Rain of Swords!"

He waved his hands wildly, completely abandoning the medium of talismans, relying solely on his own violent Qi and the profound mystery of the Heavenly Talisman to sketch and instantly unleash attacks of various attributes from thin air! Countless sharp ice spikes rained down from the sky like a storm, each radiating a bone-chilling cold; the ground trembled violently, and thick, sharp spikes covered with earth and stone protrusions burst forth from the earth without warning; moreover, dozens of golden light swords, condensed to the point of being tangible, whistled through the air and shot towards him from all sorts of tricky angles!

The attacks of ice, earth, and metal, three different attributes, combined with the remaining fire and wind from before, almost covered all the space around Nie Lingfeng, forming a three-dimensional and deadly net of killing intent!

Nie Lingfeng was pushed to his limit! He unleashed the full power of his Wind God Leg technique, transforming into an elusive, unpredictable azure phantom amidst the dense attacks, dodging and weaving through life and death in the blink of an eye. When there was truly no way to avoid it, his left fist unleashed the chilling energy of the Heavenly Frost Fist, instantly conjuring a thick, curved ice wall in front of him to block the ice spikes; his right palm struck out with the Cloud-Dispelling Palm force, shattering the ground spikes that suddenly attacked from beneath his feet; simultaneously, his body twisted at an incredible angle, narrowly avoiding most of the golden light swords…

"Sizzle! Puff! Clang!"

The ice wall shattered under the impact of the dense ice spikes, and although the ground spikes were broken by the palm wind, fragments of stone still flew out. In the end, two or three golden lights could not be completely avoided! Nie Lingfeng's left shoulder was grazed by a golden light, leaving a deep, bone-revealing gash, and blood instantly stained his clothes red; his right cheek was swept by the aftershock of a golden light, leaving a burning bloodstain; his calf was also hit by the flying ground spike fragments, which caused a stinging pain.

The scent of blood permeated the scorching air.

Nie Lingfeng licked the blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. His eyes showed no fear, but instead burned brighter and brighter, like a flame that had been ignited, and even flickered with a hint of... almost fanatical excitement!

On his chest, the fire unicorn tattoo was no longer just slightly warm, but like a red-hot branding iron, radiating waves of burning pain and throbbing! A scorching, violent power originating from the depths of his bloodline, seemingly capable of burning and tearing everything apart, surged and roared wildly through his veins like an awakened ancient beast! His heart pounded like a war drum, his blood flow accelerated, his body temperature rose, and even his breathing became heavy and scalding. An indescribable destructive urge and thirst for battle grew wildly in his heart like weeds!

Nie Lingfeng gritted his teeth, drawing blood from his gums, and forced himself to silently recite the Ice Heart Mantra: "If the heart is pure as ice, one will not be alarmed even if the sky collapses... One remains calm amidst all changes, and one's spirit is serene and tranquil..."

The cool and refreshing aura of the Ice Heart Technique barely suppressed the boiling blood and restless killing intent.

"Die die die die die die—!!!"

Lu Jin unleashed a series of meaningless roars, seemingly filled with extreme anger and dissatisfaction that Nie Lingfeng was still able to stand. He abandoned his mid-to-long-range talisman bombardment, and like a runaway battering ram, a shockwave erupted beneath his feet as he charged straight forward at terrifying speed! His right fist, pushed to its limit by the Reverse Life Triple Force, displayed a dark, neither gold nor jade-like luster, his muscles bulging, and veins coiling like dragons and snakes. With a single punch, the air in front of him was compressed to the extreme, emitting a sharp, piercing sonic boom: "Whoosh—Bang!"

Simple and brutal, yet it embodied all of Lu Jin's current frenzied will and terrifying power gained from burning his life force! This punch was enough to blast the steel-forged city gate into dust!

Nie Lingfeng's pupils shrank to pinpoints! There was no way to avoid it! He had to stop Elder Lu, but he couldn't hurt him. He was truly exhausted.

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes. Instead of retreating, he met the destructive punch head-on, his right foot slamming backward, cracking the ground! His waist and hips twisted, channeling all his power into his right fist! On the tip of his fist, chilling white energy gathered and compressed wildly, condensing into fine ice crystals!

Heavenly Frost Fist Fifth Form: Frost and Snow in Full Force – A Full-Force Counterattack!

"boom--!!!!!!!"

The moment their fists collided, time seemed to freeze for a split second.

Immediately following, an indescribable, terrifying roar and shockwave erupted! At the point where their fists clashed, blinding white light and icy blue cold air clashed, annihilated, and exploded! A visible ring of air surged outwards like a solid wall, crushing the platform ground around the two of them, like a cookie being trampled by giants, shattering, collapsing, and rolling over inch by inch!

"Snap... Pfft!"

Nie Lingfeng clearly heard the groans of his right arm bones straining under the weight, and then an overwhelming force, like a landslide or tsunami, surged into his body along his arm! He felt a sweet taste in his throat, spat out a mouthful of blood, and was thrown backward as if he had been hit head-on by a speeding train!

He tried his best to adjust his body in the air and dissipate some of the force, but he still tumbled around like a kite with a broken string for four or five full times before landing heavily. He then stumbled back more than a dozen steps in a very disheveled manner, each step leaving a deep pit in the already cracked ground. His right arm hung limply, and he was in excruciating pain. His hand was completely split open, and blood dripped from his fingertips.

Lu Jin was also suffering. He stood still, but a thick layer of crystal-clear ice, about an inch thick, firmly enveloped his right fist. The biting cold seeped into his arm's meridians, making his entire right arm stiff and sluggish, and even causing fine frost to condense on his skin. He roared, unleashing a burst of violent energy that shattered the ice on his fist, but the chilling energy that had invaded his body still caused him to catch his breath.

Nie Lingfeng spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva mixed with fragments of internal organs, shook his right arm which was in excruciating pain and numbness, and the last trace of hesitation in his eyes completely disappeared, replaced by a fierce light that was a mixture of pain, ruthlessness and boiling fighting spirit.

"Good...very good!" His voice was hoarse, yet carried a heart-pounding excitement. "Since dodging and maneuvering are useless...then let's go for the hard way! Let's see if your life-burning, triple-force resilience can withstand the test of time, or my sculpted bones and muscles, and..."

He paused, feeling the burning heat and roaring sensation in his chest that seemed about to burst out of his body.

"...and with this restless blood, I'm even more resilient!"

He took the initiative and launched the charge!