Tang Wulin took a deep breath, and said, "How about we make a bet, Senior?"
An intrigued look appeared on the elderly man"s face. "A bet?"
"You have no right!" the middle-aged man yelled in an enraged voice.
However, Tang Wulin simply ignored him, and continued, "If I can take three of your attacks, then you won"t take Yuanen away. Otherwise, I won"t intervene any further; what do you think?"
The elderly man"s brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, and the middle-aged man scoffed, "You think you have what it takes to challenge my father?"
Tang Wulin turned to him, and said, "Alright, you can take his place then; if you can take three of my attacks, then I"ll let you take Yuanen away."
The middle-aged man was furious to hear this, and he was just about to respond when a burst of pressure converged all around him, forcing him to swallow his words.
"I can tell you"re a very confident young man, but I won"t take on your bet. Yuanen must come with me; that"s non-negotiable," the elderly man replied.
Tang Wulin"s expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and he realized that this was a rather troublesome situation.
Just as he was about to say something further, a voice suddenly rang out in the distance. "Accept the bet. Otherwise, you won"t be able to take her with you."
A streak of light flashed in the distance, and it seemed to be a sword that was giving off a type of peculiar emotional fluctuations, affecting everyone"s emotions to a certain extent with its mere presence.
A figure that wore a graceful and refined smile then appeared beside Tang Wulin amid a flash of light, and it was none other than Amorous Douluo Zang Xin.
Tang Wulin wasn"t surprised at all by Zang Xin"s arrival as he was the one who had asked Zang Xin to come here.
Xie Xie"s frantic cry for help was a clear indication that he and Yuanen Yehui were facing extremely powerful opponents. Tang Wulin wasn"t going to take a risk with the lives of his friends on the line, so he had contacted the Amorous Douluo right away. The Amorous Douluo had accompanied them to Bright City for the joust for a spouse event, and a serious look appeared on the elderly man"s face for the first time at the sight of him.
Both of them were Limit Douluos, so even if there were a disparity between their powers, it would be very difficult for him to take Yuanen away. On top of that, a full-blown battle between Limit Douluos would definitely receive attention from the officials of the city, thereby escalating the matter, and no one wanted to see that happen.
Thus, after considering the situation for a brief moment, the elderly man nodded in response.
Zang Xin patted Tang Wulin on the shoulder, and offered him some words of encouragement before backing away.
The elderly man"s entourage also slowly backed away along with Tang Wulin"s friends and Lan Fuozi.
Xie Xie pumped his fist toward Tang Wulin in encouragement, and he was even more nervous than Yuanen Yehui.
A slightly forlorn look flashed through the elderly man"s eyes as he gently shook his head before stepping forward. "Are you ready?"
As a powerful being of his caliber, he naturally wasn"t going to stoop to unleas.h.i.+ng surprise attacks.
Tang Wulin took a deep breath to prime his soul core, dragon core, and spiritual power in order to ensure he was in his best condition.
"I"m ready; please go ahead!"
The elderly man didn"t waste any more time and raised his right hand before pointing a finger toward Tang Wulin.
Only when truly facing this finger strike could Tang Wulin experience everything that Lan Fuozi had just felt.
The sluggish finger really was like an immovable pillar, and everything around it seemed to have paled into insignificance. At the highest level, everything returned to a state of simplicity, and this finger strike epitomized this concept.
It was a very simple movement, but it was completely unavoidable, and it felt as if resistance were destined to be futile.
Of course, Tang Wulin wasn"t going to try and evade it anyway; that wasn"t his style of battle.
He took a deep breath and slowly took a step forward as he lowered his own center of gravity. He clenched his right hand into a fist, and also threw a simple straight punch.
As he did so, a low dragon"s roar rang out, and everyone present felt their own blood churn within their bodies.
It was as if there really were a giant dragon residing within Tang Wulin"s body, and it had been awakened as he unleashed his straight punch.
The dragon"s roar was filled with boundless authority, and Tang Wulin"s eyes had already turned golden in color.
A series of golden scales appeared over his right fist, and each scale glistened like the surface of a mirror. In the face of enormous pressure exerted upon him by the immovable pillar, he had entered a peculiar state.
In his mind, it was as if all of his skills and abilities had instantly fused as one.
Path of Regal Domination, All or Nothing, Fury of the Ma.s.ses, and all of his Golden Dragon King abilities; everything was infused into this one punch.
His essence, energy, and spirit were condensed, and he was focusing on the feeling of refining his own body during the final moments of his elemental tribulations.
"Boom!"
The fist and finger clashed, and the entire s.p.a.ce seemed to have congealed for an instant.
Everyone was focused intently on the clash, not just to see the outcome, but also to learn from a clash of this lofty caliber.
In the instant that the clash took place, it was as if time and s.p.a.ce had completely fallen still. However, in the next instant, a thunderous boom rang out, and it was only limited to a very small area, but a black hole with a diameter of over three meters had suddenly appeared. Enormous suction force erupted forth in all directions, and all of the plants in a diameter of 100 meters were uprooted before instantly being devoured by the black hole.
Thankfully, all of the people present were powerful Soul Masters, and they were able to stabilize themselves with their own soul power.
In the aftermath of the clash, Tang Wulin was sent flying like a flas.h.i.+ng golden cannonball for several hundred meters.
However, even the short-tempered middle-aged man couldn"t muster up a disdainful expression anymore.
Lan Fuozi had only been forced back several steps by the same attack, yet Tang Wulin had been completely sent flying, so on the surface, it seemed that Tang Wulin had fared far worse than Lan Fuozi had.
However, all of the people present were powerful enough see that the elderly man"s finger strike had only pushed Lan Fuozi back a few steps as he had been able to control and rein in his power, whereas Tang Wulin had been sent flying as the elderly man was forced to unleash his power and was therefore, unable to hold back.
This meant that he had been forced to oppose Tang Wulin"s punch with his full power.
A complex look appeared in Lan Fuozi"s eyes upon seeing this, and the elderly man was also very astonished.
He finally understood why Tang Wulin was so confident; that punch of his had already incorporated the concept of returning to simplicity. Could it be that he had grasped this concept after only seeing his immovable pillar once?
The majority of Hyper Douluos hadn"t even grasped this concept, and this ability was virtually limited only to Limit Douluos.
A hint of elation appeared in Zang Xin"s eyes. With him present on the scene, the elderly man naturally wouldn"t try to kill Tang Wulin, and the pressure of battling a Limit Douluo would benefit Tang Wulin immensely in his development. In particular, this was a Limit Douluo who had no ties with him, so the pressure was even greater.