Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao

, there was absolute no need for any kind of martial arts techniques.

　　

Ling Han held no fear as he too responded with a fist flying towards Cheng Xiao Yuan.

　　

With everyone fixing their eyes on them, the two fists crashed into one another, and a powerful ripple suddenly erupted, radiating out in all directions.
“Peng peng peng peng”, a few of those who stood the closest suddenly collapsed.

　　

Meanwhile, Ling Han and Cheng Xiao Yuan were still maintaining their previous stances, their two fists pushing against each other.

　　

'What!'

　　

Seeing such a scene, everyone was greatly shocked, their faces filled with utter disbelief.
Some who had been eating immediately spat out what they had been eating, accidentally covering the faces of those who had been so unfortunate as to sit opposite.
For a short moment, the scene was one of complete chaos.

　　

Ling Han actually countered Cheng Xiao Yuan with a fist, and it even seemed like their power was evenly matched?

　　

How could this be possible!

Cheng Xiao Yuan's arrogant expression had completely disappeared as he said, deeply frowning, “Element Gathering Tier?”

Ling Han smiled faintly, and said, “You're not the only one who can break through.”

　　

In truth, almost everyone had already guessed it, but when they heard Ling Han's confirmation, a new wave of shocked exclamations still emerged.

　　

Previously, when Cheng Xiao Yuan broke through to the Element Gathering Tier at twenty years old, he was already praised as an exceptional genius, yet now, Ling Han was only sixteen years old!

　　

Sixteen years old and in the Element Gathering Tier? Gods, this was crazy!

　　

Everyone turned gazes full of incomprehension towards Ling Han.
This guy was a publicly acclaimed trash just more than a month ago–how did he, in such a short time, reverse his fortunes?

　　

“Brother Ling, you truly have a wonderful son!” Cheng Wen Kun said in an awe-inspiring tone, his voice failing to conceal his killing intent.

　　

A sixteen-year-old boy who had already achieved the Element Gathering Tier was much too terrifying.
He was even more talented than Ling Dong Xing had been years ago–in the past, he had always compared himself with Ling Dong Xing, but now matter how much effort he expended, the gulf between himself and Ling Dong Xing only became wider and wider…
until the moment when Ling Dong Xing returned to Gray Cloud Town, his strength stagnated in the ninth layer of Element Gathering Tier.
This was what finally gave him a chance to catch up to him.

　　

But he had never imagined that Ling Han's talent was even more prominent!

He definitely could not allow this brat to live.
Otherwise, perhaps in a few years' time, this brat could even possibly break through to Gushing Spring Tier, and at that moment, the Cheng Clan could only bow beneath the might of the Ling Clan.

　　

Ling Dong Xing smiled faintly.
In the past, his son had caused him much heartache, yet now, Ling Dong Xing only felt immeasurably proud of him.
He said, “Just so-so, still can't compare to your Clan's Xiao Yuan, who had already broken through a year ago.”

Damn it, how could a twenty-year-old who broke through compare with a sixteen-year-old who broke through?

　　

Within the courtyard, Cheng Xiao Yuan took a deep breath, yet his heart was filled with overwhelming shock.
He had heard Cheng Xiang mention before that Ling Han was only in the seventh layer of Body Refining Tier just over a month ago, and yet he had astonishingly broken through to Element Gathering Tier now…
this progression rate was really much too horrifying!

　　

Could it be that this brat had some kind of treasure that allowed him to speed up his cultivation rate?

　　

When he thought about this, his eyes instantly lit up.
It must be–this brat's reputation as a piece of trash was well-known all over town, but he had, all of a sudden, turned so powerful.
It must have been that he had obtained some kind of colossal opportunity.

'Well, it belongs to me now.'

　　

Thinking of this, Cheng Xiao Yuan opened up his fists, revealing his palms.
He intended to use a martial arts technique.

　　

Earth Shaking Palm, Yellow Grade high level martial arts technique.

　　

This was a technique he had obtained when he had been on a training trip at a historical site.
It not only allowed him to have an additional powerful secret art, but when he handed it over to the Stone Wolf Sect, he had also been rewarded with a “Origin Gathering Pill”, which helped him to break through to Element Gathering Tier in one go!

　　

Otherwise, there was no way he would have been able to break through to Element Gathering Tier when he was twenty years old.

　　

He was filled with confidence.
A Yellow Grade high level martial arts technique was considered top-rate even in Stone Wolf Sect.
The martial arts techniques that had been passed down through the Ling and Cheng Clans were only Yellow Grade medium level martial arts techniques at best.
He fully believed that once he used Earth Shaking Palm, he would still be able to easily control the situation.