Martial Arts to Supremacy

The Crimson Fire Scorpion's tail, accompanied by scorching wind and venomous mist, reached Li An in an instant. The pungent venom entered his nostrils, causing the surrounding disciples to frown and retreat, all thinking that Li An would be pierced by the scorpion's tail and fall to the ground seriously injured.

There is no way to avoid it, and there is nowhere to retreat!

A cold glint flashed in Li An's eyes, and his suppressed anger finally erupted. He hadn't wanted to fight within the sect, nor did he want to cause trouble for his savior, Su Qingyue, but Ye Xiao was pressing him relentlessly, leaving him with no way out!

"Following the laws of Heaven and Earth!"

A deep yet soul-stirring shout erupted from Ang Lee's mouth.

In an instant, Li An's dormant aura suddenly erupted, and a powerful blood energy far exceeding that of the initial awakening realm surged into the sky. His originally thin body grew wildly at a speed visible to the naked eye. Due to the stimulation of spiritual energy, his clothes were not torn by the growing body. In just a moment, he grew from the size of an ordinary boy to more than three meters tall!

His skin glowed with a faint golden light, and the spiritual energy around him was no longer thin and scattered, but surged wildly like a rushing river, surrounding him and forming an incomparably powerful aura.

There were no dazzling illusory images of Dharma, but the immense power originating from the physical body itself made the air in the entire training ground freeze!

Li An discovered that after so many days of healing, he had not only recovered from his injuries, but had also reached the late stage of the Gathering Phase Realm.

Quiet.

A deathly silence.

The once noisy martial arts arena fell silent instantly. All the outer disciples watching stared wide-eyed at Li An, whose body had suddenly grown larger, their mouths agape, their faces filled with disbelief.

"What...what kind of technique is that?!"

"He didn't summon a Dharma body! His body just grew larger on its own!"

"In the Divine Martial Continent, cultivation is based on awakening one's Dharma Form. Without a Dharma Form, one cannot cultivate by drawing Qi. Why can he use such strange supernatural powers without having a Dharma Form?"

"I've never seen this kind of physical transformation in any sect's records before. What on earth is going on?!"

Exclamations rose and fell, the disciples whispered among themselves, their eyes filled with astonishment and shock. In this Divine Martial Continent, the path of cultivation begins with the awakening of a Dharma Body. Every cultivator in the world, regardless of their aptitude, must awaken a Yellow Rank, Profound Rank, Earth Rank, or even Heaven Rank Dharma Body in order to absorb spiritual energy, cultivate, and comprehend the Dao. There are no exceptions.

But Ang Lee broke this ironclad rule!

There was nothing behind him, no illusory image of any Dharma form, yet he was able to unleash such a heaven-defying and extraordinary divine power with his own physical body, which completely overturned the understanding of all the disciples present.

Even Ye Xiao, who made the first move, was so startled by this sudden scene that he froze, and the Crimson Fire Poison Scorpion Dharma Image he was controlling was suspended in mid-air, with a trace of panic and astonishment flashing in his eyes.

He racked his brains but couldn't understand how this wild boy, whom he regarded as a piece of trash, could unleash such a terrifying aura and use such unheard-of methods.

"Playing tricks! I don't believe you can be that powerful without a spiritual form!"

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Ye Xiao became enraged. Seeing the strange looks from the surrounding disciples, he felt utterly humiliated. He gritted his teeth and roared, once again activating the Crimson Fire Poison Scorpion Dharma Form. The scorpion's tail, carrying even more poison and a strong wind, slammed fiercely into Li An's body.

In his view, Ang Lee was just bluffing with his strange skills and was ultimately a wild boy without any Dharma form, and was no match for him at all!

Facing the scorpion's tail hurtling towards him, the over three-meter-tall Li An stood still, his eyes calm and unwavering.

He was able to fight to the death to kill a second-stage perfected Crimson Flame Tiger. His physical strength and combat instincts far surpassed those of ordinary awakening realm cultivators. Ye Xiao was only at the perfected awakening realm. Even if he activated a mid-grade Yellow Rank Dharma Avatar, it was full of flaws in his eyes.

Li An lightly stepped on the ground, his seemingly massive figure incredibly agile, easily dodging the scorpion's sudden attack. Then, he clenched his enormous fist, without using any fancy techniques, simply channeling all the surging spiritual energy within him into his fist, and with a simple, direct strike, aimed straight at Ye Xiao!

This punch, though simple and unadorned, contained a tremendous power capable of tearing apart the flesh of a demon beast.

"Bang!"

With a dull thud, Ye Xiao didn't even have time to react. He felt an irresistible force hitting him head-on, as if his chest had been smashed by a thousand-pound boulder. His spiritual energy instantly dissipated, and the Crimson Fire Scorpion Dharma Image behind him also shattered, turning into specks of spiritual light and disappearing.

"puff!"

Ye Xiao coughed up blood, his body flying backward more than ten meters like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground. He struggled a few times but couldn't get up. His face was full of pain and disbelief, and his eyes finally showed deep fear as he looked at Li An.

He was completely defeated in just a few moves!

Li An withdrew his fist, and the surge of energy around him slowly subsided. His more than three-meter-tall body gradually returned to its original form, though his face was slightly pale, clearly indicating that using the Heaven and Earth Transformation Technique had consumed a significant amount of his spiritual energy.

He looked down at Ye Xiao, who was lying on the ground, his eyes indifferent, but he did not step forward to make a move.

He knew perfectly well that this was the Xuan Tian Sect's martial arts arena. If he were to use excessive force against Ye Xiao in front of everyone, it would inevitably cause trouble and bring further criticism to the Holy Maiden Su Qingyue, who had taken him in. Being new to the place, it was best to exercise restraint.

The surrounding outer disciples looked at Li An, who was standing calmly, and then at Ye Xiao, who was lying on the ground coughing up blood. The entire place fell into dead silence again, and then an even more violent commotion broke out.

"Defeated in one move? Ye Xiao is at the peak of the Initial Awakening Realm!"

"He has no Dharma Form, yet he can easily defeat an opponent with a mid-grade Yellow Rank Dharma Form. Just what kind of monster is this boy?"

"The person the Holy Maiden brought back is indeed no ordinary person; we misjudged her before!"

All eyes fell on Li An, the previous contempt and mockery gone, replaced by deep awe and curiosity.

Without a doubt, Ang Lee became the most conspicuous presence on the training ground.

Ignoring the surrounding discussions and gazes, Ang Lee turned around and prepared to leave the training ground, unwilling to linger any longer, and lifted his foot to leave.

But at that moment, a sudden voice rang out.

"Hmph, you think you can just walk away after injuring my Xuantian Sect disciples? That's outrageous!"

The person who spoke was wearing a black Taoist robe, which made him stand out from the outer disciples who were wearing blue Taoist robes.

"Hey! It's Senior Brother Zhang Yintu from the inner sect."

"I didn't even notice when Senior Brother Zhang arrived."

"Greetings, Senior Brother Zhang..."

The outer disciples all bowed and paid their respects in the direction of Zhang Yintu.

Seeing this, Li An understood immediately. Connecting it to what had just happened, it was likely that Senior Brother Zhang had instructed Ye Xiao to cause him trouble. He just didn't know why Ye Xiao had come looking for trouble for no reason.

"I heard that you haven't awakened your Dharma Form, yet you've cultivated a strange technique that causes your body to mutate, and you even injured a disciple of my Xuantian Sect. Is that true?"

Zhang Yintu simply nodded slightly to the disciples around him before continuing to question Li An.

Li An found this scene laughable. Ye Xiao was the one who came to cause trouble for him, yet now he was accusing him of harming the disciples of the Xuantian Sect.

"If you don't answer, I'll take that as a yes. Now I believe you're not some extraordinary genius at all, but a ruthless and evil demon. Since I've encountered you, I'll kill you today."

Without waiting for Ang Lee's reaction, he immediately took action: "Dharma Body of Heaven and Earth!"

A giant green python, over twenty meters long, appeared behind Zhang Yintu, hissing and flicking its tongue, its vertical pupils staring intently at Li An.

"It's a giant, dark green python, a low-grade Xuan-level Dharma Form."

"Could this kid really be a demon?"

"But it doesn't look like it!"

The surrounding outer disciples were discussing it amongst themselves, with differing opinions.

Li An looked at Zhang Yintu, his anger rising. Zhang had repeatedly come to provoke him, and now he was trying to kill him. It was as if he had already committed suicide.

"presumptuous!"

Just as Li An was about to activate the Law of Heaven and Earth again, a clear, cold shout came from the sky.