Top-Tier Superpower Student

The man in black exploded with all his might in a punch, sending Lin Tian retreating forcefully, while Huo Shaotian behind him sensed trouble and hurriedly rushed over, shouting, "Brother Tian, I'll help you."

"Hold on!" Lin Tian's eyes were grave, his eyebrows knitted tightly together, as he authoritatively stopped Huo Shaotian.

"Shaotian, don't interfere in the fight here. Go help Jian Cangsheng and the others."

Huo Shaotian was somewhat puzzled, obediently staring at Lin Tian, wanting to know why.

Lin Tian did not look at Huo Shaotian; he stared at the man in black and said, "Battling against higher ranks, no one has ever won. Since that's the case, I want to be the first one!"

"I want to challenge you to a duel, do you dare to fight?"

He was overflowing with dominance, pointing his finger at the man in black, and issuing a challenge.

A one-on-one duel!

Yes, a one-on-one duel!

Lin Tian wanted to challenge a higher rank with his half-step Condensed Mirror strength!

Upon hearing this, Huo Shaotian subconsciously dug his ears, suspecting he had heard wrong. Lin Tian wanted to challenge a higher rank alone—was he insane!

Just as the man in black said, no one within this world who has challenged a higher rank has won.

Lin Tian wanted to be the first person to achieve this!

Huo Shaotian knew Lin Tian was very strong, but he still couldn't believe that Lin Tian would dare to challenge a higher rank alone, and it was Lin Tian who initiated it.

Together, Huo Shaotian and Lin Tian could have confidently killed the man in black, but why did Lin Tian want a solo duel?

Was he insane!

He subconsciously tugged at Lin Tian's sleeve and whispered, "Brother Tian, if we team up, we can definitely kill him. Why do you want a solo duel? This isn't...!"

Huo Shaotian did not say the words "seeking death," but in his heart, his expectation for Lin Tian's victory was zero.

Lin Tian authoritatively said, "Strive to be the first, pioneer an ancient path!"

Then, he again forcefully shouted at the man in black, "A solo duel, do you dare to fight?"

"Hahahaha...!" The man in black laughed loudly, staring at Lin Tian as if he were looking at a joke!

"A duel, he wants to duel with me, a mere half-step Condensed Mirror ant wants to duel with me, hahaha...!"

Upon hearing the word 'duel,' everyone was startled—after all, it was their first time hearing of a half-step Condensed Mirror challenging a Condensed Mirror.

The evildoers and Jian Cangsheng stopped their ongoing fights very tacitly, all staring blankly at Lin Tian.

Jian Cangsheng and Huo Shaotian felt the same, not optimistic about Lin Tian's chances, as they had never seen nor even heard of anyone who won by challenging higher ranks.

Though he wanted to advise Lin Tian, seeing Lin Tian's determined eyes, Jian Cangsheng remained silent. However, he moved closer to Lin Tian, gripping his treasured sword tightly, ready to rescue Lin Tian if he couldn't hold on.

The evildoers, like the man in black, all laughed loudly, mocking mercilessly!

"Hahaha...!"

"You've overplayed your hand! Challenging a higher rank and even issuing the challenge, are you crazy!"

"Strive to be the first, pioneer an ancient path, wanting fame so badly you've gone mad! To be the first one, you need to have the skills."

"Kid, just accept your fate meekly, save us the trouble of knocking you down. You didn't become the first one; instead, you've become a laughingstock!"

"Striving to be the first, to pioneer an ancient path, challenging a higher rank, hahaha, just thinking about it makes me want to laugh!"

"Kill him, kill him, kill him...!"

..., ....

Faced with everyone's relentless mockery, Lin Tian was utterly unconcerned, while Huo Shaotian, Jian Cangsheng, and the disciples all had faces ashen with defeat. They wanted to object, but they found themselves unable to, because their thoughts were the same as those of the evildoers; they simply did not believe in Lin Tian.

The man in black was even more smug, as if at that moment, he had already defeated Lin Tian.

Regarding everyone's mockery, Lin Tian was utterly unconcerned because he had his own plans.

After the effects of the Dragon Transformation Liquid, Red Flame Stone, and so many life-and-death trials, he had reached the peak of half-step Condensed Mirror, and was vaguely at the threshold of reaching the Condensed Mirror stage.

He believed that his entry into the Condensed Mirror Cultivation was imminent; everything was ready, lacking only an opportunity.

As long as he found the opportunity, he could immediately step into the threshold of Condensed Mirror.

Thus, Lin Tian wanted to undergo a trial—a trial between life and death. He hoped that through a fierce battle, perhaps he could find a sliver of opportunity to step into the strength of Condensed Mirror.

But he would not gamble his life on it; if he truly couldn't overcome the man in black of the Condensed Mirror, he would use the Godslayer Sword, his trump card, his lifesaver!

He was not afraid; he hoped for a battle, craving a fight to the death!

The evildoers' relentless mocking of Lin Tian spurred the fighting spirit of the man in black. Initially, he had some fear of Lin Tian, but now his desire to fight was soaring.

Challenging a stronger adversary was a merciless mockery of the strong.

The man in black stood out and said, "I accept the challenge. Your challenge is an insult to me. Today, I will use my most fierce means to completely annihilate you!"

After speaking, his inner strength surged, his aura rolled, and his Ability Source burst out, causing a harsh Gang Wind to blow from his body!

Atop his head, a giant hand formed from an Ability Source soared into the sky, its darkness unparalleled and as solid as steel despite being made of Ability Source. Each finger was as thick as a thigh, and the entire palm was nearly half the size of a house.

It obscured the sun, like a dark cloud!

This was the black-clothed man's superpower, which he had named Heaven-obscuring Hand.

"Die!"

The black-clothed man let out a long cry, and with an invincible force, the Heaven-obscuring Hand stirred up a mighty Gang Wind and ferociously struck at Lin Tian.

Its speed was extremely fast, and its power immense, as if the Milky Way had descended from the heavens.

This was the black-clothed man's strongest strike, and there was no need for brute force, Lin Tian activated his Neural Response Speed Ability and, combined with Flight Technique, he dodged to the side like an arrow released from a bow.

In the span of a few breaths, Lin Tian flew out over fifty meters. The black-clothed man's Heaven-obscuring Hand ferociously struck the spot Lin Tian had vacated, creating a thunderous noise, earth-shattering, and a huge handprint a half a meter deep quickly appeared on the ground, a testament to its terrifying force.

"Dodging, are you scared? Where is that courage you bragged about, daring to fight me?"

The black-clothed man mocked, looking towards Lin Tian fifty meters away, full of disdain.

The evildoers were no different, they usually stayed in Death Valley and seldom encountered anything interesting, and now, they took Lin Tian as a laughingstock, making fun at his expense.

"You initiated the challenge and fled upon making your move, how shameless!"

"Still aspiring to be the first, pioneering through the ages, yet you don't dare to face the first strike head-on, you are the worst number one!"

"Coward, weakling, haha...!"

…,...

Amid the laughter of the crowd, Lin Tian flew back, his body surging with superpower, one hand Burn the Heavens, one hand Heaven's Punishment!

The Fire Dragon was born, an unfeeling blaze consuming everything.

Heaven's Punishment ran wild, burying lives past, present, and future with the thunder of Thor!

This was Lin Tian's most forcible move, the black-clothed man had already felt its terrifying power, yet he still pretended to be nonchalant, and he once again triggered the Heaven-obscuring Hand, attacking Lin Tian.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Three loud explosions, earth-shattering, Heaven-obscuring Hand, Thunder Whip, and Fire Dragon collided together, all shattered, their force terrifying, the whole earth, the entire space, seemed to tremble!

Lin Tian and the black-clothed man both took three steps back, this move ended in a draw.

"Good, well done, Tian bro, well done!"

Huo Shaotian shouted, his fists clenched, punching the air in the void to cheer Lin Tian on.

Jian Cangsheng was shocked beyond measure, had he not seen it with his own eyes, he never would have believed that it was possible, that someone with just half-step into mirror phase could challenge a mirror-level practitioner head-to-head without being at a disadvantage.

His eyes fastened on Lin Tian, filled with admiration, no matter what happened in the fight afterward, just that single move alone made Lin Tian a figure who could proudly stand above all heroes.

The evildoers who had just relentlessly mocked Lin Tian were all silenced, looking at each other incredulously, seemingly unable to believe what had just happened.

Managing to draw even with a mirror-level practitioner in a single move with half-step mirror phase Cultivation, it sounds like a tall tale.

"Cough, just one move, I suppose he didn't use his full strength in that move. Boss, don't hold back in the second move, just kill him directly!"

An evildoer helped smooth things over.

"Yes, boss, just kill him in the next move."

"Kill him, kill him...!"

The remaining evildoers all echoed the sentiment, the black-clothed man's face reddened with embarrassment, reluctant to squeeze out a smile, and helplessly nodded.

He had already used his full strength, but still couldn't take down Lin Tian, not to mention the second move, he couldn't take him down even in the twentieth move.

The black-clothed man started to panic, steeling himself, he once again triggered the Heaven-obscuring Hand and attacked Lin Tian.

"Fight!"

Lin Tian shouted, using Burn the Heavens and Heaven's Punishment, his two most powerful superpowers, he ferociously attacked the black-clothed man.

Boom boom boom…!

For a moment, light filled the area, the aura surged to the heavens, superpowers flowed, and immense forces overwhelmed the landscape.

Heaven-obscuring Hand, Burn the Heavens, Heaven's Punishment, three incredibly strong superpowers ferociously collided, a series of loud bangs followed, and trees, flowers, insects, and fish within a hundred meters all turned to dust in their fierce battle, Lin Tian fought more and more bravely, pushing forward with an unbeatable momentum!

The black-clothed man was secretly alarmed, growing more and more afraid, he truly couldn't imagine that Lin Tian, at half a step into mirror phase, could unleash such formidable power.

"Tian bro, great job, kill him!"

Huo Shaotian shouted from the side, his eyes brimming with excitement, growing more agitated by the minute, he had never witnessed such an exciting duel in his life.

The remaining disciples were greatly invigorated, applauding Lin Tian unconsciously, seeing him as a War God, endlessly powerful and invincible in combat.

In contrast, the group of evildoers looked like frostbitten eggplants, the more they watched, the more exhausted they felt, what happened to the second move to annihilate Lin Tian? Now, nearly a hundred moves had passed, and Lin Tian was still alive and well, even seeming to have the upper hand!