As the fight progressed, Ling Tian began to feel something was wrong. When his arms collided with the opponent's hands, he sensed a sinister energy seeping through his skin and into his body, attempting to corrode his meridians!
Ling Tian then remembered that this might be the opponent's ultimate skill, the Five Poisons Heart-Shattering Palm!
This palm technique was extremely peculiar. The practitioner's hands were constantly tempered with shattered poisonous iron sand. Over decades, this pair of hands was honed to be as hard as steel, and the poisons gradually permeated the practitioner's body, forming a pair of poisonous palms.
When engaging in combat, the practitioner could use internal energy to transfer the poison from their palms onto their opponent, thereby increasing the lethality of their attacks!
It was similar to the injury Xie Chong suffered back then. If not for Ling Tian's treatment, the tissue in the area on Xie Chong's back struck by the Five Poisons Heart-Shattering Palm would have gradually necrotized, the entire patch of flesh and skin would have rotted away, leading to death!
What made this palm technique even more peculiar was that even if it didn't strike a vital spot, even if it hit the opponent's limbs, it would gradually accumulate within the opponent's body, invading their meridians!
For those with lower cultivation levels, once invaded by such poison within their meridians, they would immediately lose their combat ability.
If not treated promptly, minor cases would result in amputation, while severe cases might not survive for long.
Those with higher cultivation and a foundation in internal energy, when facing the invasion of this sinister internal energy, would be forced to divert their attention and mobilize a large amount of internal energy to resist the invasion.
This, in turn, led to an extremely massive consumption of internal energy.
And in such life-or-death struggles, such a distraction was absolutely a fatal move!
The Ghost Hand Yue Nanshan opposite him was greatly surprised, and at the same time, somewhat excited. This young man opposite him, looking no older than twenty, possessed such formidable skills. It was clear he had encountered a great opportunity!
Perhaps, Ling Tian possessed the cultivation technique he desired!
In the minute or so they had been fighting, Ghost Hand Yue Nanshan had fought with all his might but had gained no advantage on the field.
However, Yue Nanshan was not worried at all. He was waiting, waiting for the sinister internal energy that had invaded Ling Tian's body to erupt. That would be the time of Ling Tian's demise.
But what he didn't know was that as the battle progressed, the speed of Ling Tian's blood circulation accelerated, and the true essence within his body was constantly increasing in temperature.
Looking at Ling Tian at this moment, one would notice his skin faintly turning red.
At this time, white mist also began to emerge from Ling Tian's head, caused by the sweat being evaporated by the steam.
A large amount of fire-attribute true energy flowed along the meridians to Ling Tian's arms.
This true energy was mobilized by Ling Tian from the ball of fire on his left shoulder!
The fire on his left shoulder was life fire, also known as the fire of life. This life fire merged with Ling Tian's true essence, especially upon entering Ling Tian's arms, where it quickly encountered the opponent's hidden energy.
As a result, this sinister hidden energy was almost instantly incinerated by this true essence, which contained a large amount of fiery power.
After another minute of fighting, Ghost Hand Yue Nanshan began to falter.
He had cultivated poisonous techniques for many years, and his body had been more or less ravaged and affected by those poisons. Moreover, he was more than ten years older than Ling Tian, and his physical functions were inferior to those of this vigorous young man.
The high-speed output and fierce confrontation over the past two minutes made Yue Nanshan feel that his stamina was rapidly depleting!
More critically, he had expected Ling Tian to be affected by the sinister hidden energy by now, but instead, Ling Tian seemed to become more energetic and spirited with each passing moment!
Yue Nanshan realized something was amiss. During the fight, he suddenly retracted his hands, fumbled in his pockets, and then thrust his hands forward again.
"Bang!"
Two handfuls of black powder were directly flung towards Ling Tian as he raised his hands.
Ling Tian saw his action and knew it was bad. He stomped his feet, forcefully halting his forward momentum.
Then, Ling Tian exerted force at his waist, pushing his hips back. His body actually shifted backward by more than two meters in place.
At this moment, a scorching surge of energy erupted from Ling Tian's body. This energy directly repelled the powder filling the air, not a single speck adhering to him!
Taking advantage of the scattered poisonous powder, the two created distance, and Ghost Hand Yue Nanshan turned and fled!
These practitioners of unorthodox ways lacked the courage for a fight to the death. For them, running away when outmatched was a perfectly normal thing.
As long as the green hills remained, there would be no shortage of firewood. Fleeing was not shameful!
The guards of the Wang family nearby, seeing the man trying to escape, all raised their weapons, intending to surround him.
Just then, Ling Tian suddenly roared.
"Everyone, get out of the way and let him go!"
These Wang family guards were hesitant. Although the opponent was fleeing in disarray, his strength was not something these Wang family members could handle. While they knew some martial arts, they were merely ordinary people, incomparable to a prodigy like Ling Tian.
Moreover, who knew what deadly moves Yue Nanshan possessed as he fled.
However, due to their duty, they had to advance. Hearing Ling Tian's shout now, they felt as if they had received a great pardon and stopped in their tracks.
Seizing this opportunity, Yue Nanshan directly broke through the damaged gate and rushed out!
In the blink of an eye, Ling Tian also pursued him!
Just before stepping out, Ling Tian turned his head again and shouted.
"Gather all the injured together, and I will treat them all when I return!
Remember, all the injured!"
Before his voice even faded, Ling Tian's figure had already disappeared outside the door.
After exiting, Ghost Hand Yue Nanshan did not dare to run along the main road. Instead, he plunged directly into the forest.
Wang Family Manor was situated within a forest with extremely dense vegetation. Yue Nanshan's movement technique was like that of an eagle, darting through the trees. His speed was so fast that to ordinary people, it only appeared as a fleeting shadow before disappearing entirely.
However, what he didn't know was that a hundred meters away, Ling Tian was using his Qi observation technique to lock onto his vital energy. Despite the cover of the forest, his figure was still perfectly clear in Ling Tian's eyes.
With a flash of thought, a Bluetooth earphone appeared in Ling Tian's ear. He quickly took out his phone and dialed, soon connecting to Xie Liheng, without slowing his pace!
"Ling Tian, what is it?"
"I've found the heretic who injured Xie Chong!"
"What, Ling Tian, where is he? I'll send people to support you immediately. Don't act rashly!"
"That... he was beaten and ran off. I just want to know, do you want him dead or alive?"