Such a fierce clash made him increasingly uncomfortable, with the Qi-Blood hidden beneath the skin gradually scattered and disrupted under Lin Yuan's powerful fist force, unable to flow through the designated meridians.
This led to the originally faintly glowing skin becoming notably dull.
In such a scenario, if other techniques are not used, he feared he would fall before his Qi-Blood deteriorated.
"Considering our kinship in the same village, I didn't intend to kill you. But you don't appreciate kindness, so don't blame me for being ruthless." Wang Dong seized the opportunity, distancing himself while taking heavy breaths, his words fierce.
Wang Dong extended a hand, iron-like. His veins and Qi-Blood surged, resembling coiled dragons lying on his hand's back, with fierce gusts swirling around his palm, creating an awe-inspiring aura.
"Is this the Stone Breaking Hand? Wang Dong unleashes the Stone Breaking Hand, Lin Yuan will either die or be injured."
"Lin Yuan is in danger; Wang Dong just started learning the Stone Breaking Hand, similar to us learning the Eight-step Breaking Fist, unable to control it freely. Lin Yuan's days are numbered."
"With just the power of a pill, he forced Wang Dong to use the Stone Breaking Hand. If this Vitality Pill were given to Wang Dong, our Bull Horn Village would undoubtedly produce a prominent figure. Lin Yuan is truly hateful."
"With the Stone Breaking Hand out, Lin Yuan will surely die!"
It's rare to see someone use the Stone Breaking Hand; it's seen only a few times a year. Now, as Wang Dong unleashed it, the crowd was very excited.
However, knowing Lin Yuan surprisingly reached such combat strength with just this pill, it's such a waste. If the Vitality Pill were given to Wang Dong, how great it would have been. The crowd's resentment towards Lin Yuan grew stronger.
When Wang Dong unleashed the Stone Breaking Hand, Lin Yuan was shocked, feeling the overwhelming aura coming from that iron hand without any hesitation.
"Eight-step Breaking Fist, First Rotation!"
"Back Stick Bell!" In the blink of an eye, fist and palm collided.
Qi Force stirred the dust on the training ground, spreading everywhere.
"Boom!"
A violent sound exploded near their ears. The crowd felt their eardrums violently vibrate, hearing a roaring sound, making their vision dizzy as if their thoughts had paused
The little kid who had been slacking off in his horse stance practice was so shaken by the roar that he fell on his butt, covering his ears with his hands, eyes tightly shut, feeling very uncomfortable.
As the dust settled, the crowd, with pale faces, saw a person standing on the training ground, his tall figure growing more upright in the sunlight, while another lay not far away, unconscious, with his chest seemingly smashed by an iron hammer, sinking abruptly.
"It's Lin Yuan!"
"Wang Dong lost, Lin Yuan actually defeated Wang Dong."
"Impossible, Lin Yuan couldn't have such strength! How could Wang Dong lose?"
"Wang Dong lost, Wang Dong lost, Wang Dong really lost." Someone muttered blankly.
The youths who previously mocked Lin Yuan in their hearts were stunned, unable to think. Clearly, Wang Dong was their idol, a tower of admiration, standing like a majestic mountain in their hearts.
Yet at this moment, this mountain collapsed, leaving them confused and helpless.
But Wang Dong's chest, full of blood mixed with dust, lying on the ground forced them to accept that Wang Dong indeed lost, the mountain truly collapsed.
The crowd, terrified in their hearts, seemed like ducks being throttled, unable to breathe.
"Brother Yuan won."
"Brother Yuan is truly incredible."
"Brother Yuan defeated Wang Dong, unbelievable."
The youths supporting Lin Yuan were astonished, extremely surprised by the result. But this also thrilled them, as someone they admired achieved such accomplishments, elated as if they themselves had won.
"Brother Yuan, invincible! Hahaha." Under the platform, Li Yuanshan raised his hand, laughing heartily at the result.
Lin Yuan slowly walked towards the lying Wang Dong, ignoring his terrified eyes, reached straight for his chest.
Then he retrieved a brocade pouch, opened it, and as expected, the rich aroma of the pill, the precious one given by the village chief, filled the air.
"Yuan Shan, do you recognize this item?" Lin Yuan showed the pill to Li Yuanshan and said loudly.
"Everyone, that day Wang Dong's father, Wang Mingyong, swapped the precious pill the village chief gave me!" Lin Yuan held up the pill, "This is the evidence!"
The crowd below hadn't recovered from Wang Dong's defeat, and upon seeing the pill, their spirits were once again shocked.
The crowd had a dull expression, only understanding the reason after a while.
"I didn't expect Wang Mingyong and his son to engage in such despicable deeds, really stealing Lin Yuan's pill, attempting his demise." The crowd sighed in their hearts.
Lin Yuan put away the brocade pouch and loudly said again: "Wang Mingyong has been crippled by me, and now there's only Wang Dong."
"What I, Lin Yuan, seek is fairness." Lin Yuan then looked at Wang Dong on the side, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.
"Then I should grant you fairness!"
Lin Yuan immediately charged forward, intending to step on Wang Dong's abdomen.
Since Wang Dong and his father stole his pill, condemning him to live most of his life as a cripple barely surviving, he would now make them live as cripples for the rest of their lives, granting them justice!
"Lin Yuan, show mercy." Seeing this, the village elder hurriedly spoke: "We're all from the same village, and for the sake of the village's growth, the bigger picture is important."
He wanted to plead with Lin Yuan to spare Wang Dong, believing that once recovered, Wang Dong could become a significant pillar of the village. Although Wang Dong wasn't as capable as Lin Yuan, he still had great potential and might be selected successfully.
If two people from the village could enter the academy, it would be a great honor.
"Hmm!" Hearing this, Lin Yuan slowly lowered his raised right leg.
"Since the village elder spoke, I will." Lin Yuan's expression was calm, a forgiving look flashed across his face.
It seemed as if he truly let go of the hatred, as if the recent battle had smoothed over the scars in his heart.
He indeed should be more forgiving; it would be good for himself and others.
"Then I will."
"Can't let him go!"
Lin Yuan's Qi-Blood suddenly surged into his right leg, stomping down accurately on Wang Dong's Dantian.
Earlier, he indeed had thoughts of forgiveness. However, he forgave himself that this was the deserved ending for Wang Dong and his father.
Forgiving himself for not taking Wang Dong's life, allowing him to barely survive in this world.
"Boom."
A dull thud caused the crowd's shoulders to shudder. The stomp seemed to fall on them, leaving them unable to regain composure for a long time.
Wang Dong was crippled, without the pill, his bright future turned into a mirage.
"Ah!" Wang Dong, curled up like a shrimp, let out a miserable cry, then flipped his eyes and fainted.
"Wang Mingyong and Wang Dong, father and son, their sins are unforgivable, now punished as they should be." Lin Yuan was too lazy to mind their previous remarks, "Everyone, disperse."
"Sigh!" Seeing this, village elder Yang sighed: "Take Wang Dong down for treatment."
The group of youths finally regained their senses and began taking Wang Dong down for treatment.
"Lin Yuan, you recovered, yet have such strength, truly surprising." Watching Lin Yuan walk over, he couldn't help but sigh.
So be it, if Lin Yuan and Wang Dong didn't decide the matter, perhaps the village youths would never be united as before.
In this Canglan Realm, for the village's future, it still has to be entrusted to these young people. If there's no unity within the village, it could only end up being divided by other villages, eventually leading to the village's ruin and destruction.
"Luckily, I narrowly won." Calming down, Lin Yuan endured the pain from his right arm, the blood seeping from his arm's skin, extremely red.
He managed to win only due to his exceptionally robust Qi-Blood power.
The bone structure compared to Wang Dong, however, was far inferior.
If it weren't for the extraordinary derivation effect of the Nine Chapters, where the First Rotation's power could almost unleash several times the punch force, breaking Wang Dong's Stone Breaking Hand to secure victory, he would otherwise have been doomed to lose.
Even so, he paid a considerable price, with his body covered in wounds, especially his right arm clashing with Wang Dong's, likely full of cracks.
After such a battle, being severely battered wasn't an overstatement.
Now he still needs to cultivate techniques for bones and meridians, which is precisely why he came to the training ground.
"Village elder!" Just when Lin Yuan wanted to inquire, a particularly joyful voice came from outside the training ground.
"Quick, quickly call everyone to the training ground, Advisor Shi has arrived."
Lin Yuan and village elder Yang simultaneously looked up, gazing outside the training ground, where they saw the village chief and a few villagers accompanying someone walking over.