In a formal martial arts competition, attacking the groin is not permitted.

The reason is simple; it is the most vulnerable part of the human body.

Techniques like the ’Yin Leg,’ ’Monkey Steals Peach,’ and ’Black Tiger Takes Heart’ all target the groin, and their names are not pleasant, often labeled as disgraceful moves, and looked down upon.

However!

This is not a martial arts competition, nor a fair duel!

No rules, no shame. This is a life-and-death struggle. For victory, Lin Tian is willing to resort to any measures!

"Ah~"

The Great Elder instinctively pressed his legs together, his face twisted in agony, letting out a heart-wrenching scream.

Even for a Golden Core master, no matter how much you train, the little fellow is always vulnerable! Just like a person’s eyes, it can’t be toughened through cultivation.

This punch from Lin Tian was fiercer and more shameless than all of the Great Elder’s punches combined!

Now the Great Elder’s treasure must be ruined!

With one strike landing, Lin Tian withdrew swiftly.

If he didn’t leave, he’d definitely be killed by the old man on the spot!

Facing a raging Golden Core master, Lin Tian had no confidence at all.

Lin Tian quickly ran towards Mei Ruyan, taking advantage of the fact that the Great Elder hadn’t yet recovered, running was the wisest move!

"Shameless brat! Stop!"

Probably due to the injury to his groin, the Great Elder’s voice was a bit hoarse.

"Not running would be foolish!"

Lin Tian muttered internally, but he couldn’t resist looking back at the Great Elder.

He saw the Great Elder not chasing him, just standing with a gloomy expression, then stomped his foot on the ground.

Bang!

As his foot hit the ground, the earth trembled slightly, and Lin Tian felt it very clearly, even the snow on the ground began to crack evenly.

In Lin Tian’s memory, no cultivation technique could achieve such power. A single stomp causing the ground to shake was incredibly formidable!

If hundreds more Golden Core masters came and stomped a few more times in Sakula Country, wouldn’t that cause an earthquake there?

Now that would be a significant national concern!

The wind stopped, the clouds halted.

Only the winter night wind was whistling, and an old man was performing his martial arts in the snow.

Even such a knowledgeable Lin Tian couldn’t immediately identify what this old man’s martial art was. But it seemed very formidable, a small whirlwind arose between his stillness and movement.

That was indeed a whirlwind, even more... terrifying than the whirlwind the Hidden Dragon Sword had created.

Yes, terrifying.

This was the first word that popped into Lin Tian’s mind because it was the most accurate description.

The snowflakes that drifted down were all caught in the whirlwind, even the snow on the ground slowly began to dance.

Lin Tian asked himself and admitted he couldn’t achieve this! It required an enormous amount of Spiritual Qi, and releasing the Qi to create a whirlwind could easily disperse it. Certainly not as effortlessly as the Great Elder!

Lin Tian stood still, his breathing gradually slowing down. He didn’t choose to flee, even if the Great Elder’s movements were slow, Lin Tian knew he wouldn’t be able to escape. His instinct told him he had already been locked in by the old man!

He was adjusting his injuries; he had taken two punches from the old man earlier, suffering severe damage to his chest, and now felt out of breath and weak.

If he didn’t adjust quickly enough during this brief moment, it would be truly troublesome!

Suddenly, Lin Tian saw another scene.

The snowflakes stirred up by the Great Elder’s whirlwind were now merging together!

These snowflakes were not forming snowballs but overlapping in twos and threes, increasing in thickness, like overlapping flying knives.

The difficulty involved made Lin Tian secretly click his tongue. Just how terrifying is this old man’s strength!

For the first time, Lin Tian felt a sense of powerlessness. He thought the person before him was someone he simply couldn’t contend with.

Facing a Golden Core master head-on seemed far too overconfident!

Whoosh~ whoosh~ whoosh~

This was the sound of the wind, the sound generated by the whirlwind around the Great Elder, and just hearing this sound made Lin Tian’s heart turn cold, for the Great Elder’s martial technique had become effective!

Lin Tian had naively thought earlier that once this old man started moving, the whirlwind would disperse.

But only now did Lin Tian realize that even when the old man started running, the whirlwind didn’t dissipate; instead, its momentum grew bigger, as if it were turning from a whirlwind into a hurricane!

Oh my God!

In Lin Tian’s eyes, his opponent’s actions would appear slowed down — this is an additional function of his insight ability.

At this moment, in Lin Tian’s vision, the Great Elder’s movements were swift, and as the snowflakes within the whirlwind rotated, they left white traces in the air that Lin Tian’s naked eye wouldn’t be able to see otherwise.

Without a doubt, those white traces had sharpness comparable to a blade!

"This is my proudest martial art, with a rather ordinary name, called the ’Wind-Pushing Palm.’ It uses oneself as the eye of the wind to create a whirlwind with a five-meter diameter, with fallen leaves and picked flowers capable of hurting people. Unfortunately, in this winter, most leaves have fallen off, so all I can use are these snowflakes that melt at a touch. I hope to give you a swift end!"

The Great Elder looked at Lin Tian and said calmly, his face showing no expression, as if his groin hadn’t been punched at all.

Lin Tian regarded him as a formidable enemy and asked, "You’re not controlled by a heart demon?"

"I am!" the Great Elder’s calm demeanor couldn’t help but turn into gritted teeth, "I was indeed clouded by a heart demon, and tried to suppress it with the Heart Method. Unfortunately, you failed in your sneak attack. Later, you kicked the old man and punched him, the pain snapped the old man out of the heart demon’s hold."

"..." Lin Tian was speechless, so I actually helped you out?

"Rest assured, once you’re dead, I will return that punch, and smash your life root! I will also strip off your clothes!"

If gazes could kill, Lin Tian would have already been whip-corpse by the Great Elder’s eyes several hundred times!

Lin Tian felt very frustrated, so I actually helped him?

"Now, with me as the eye of the wind, all the winds around are my eyes, I can see your every move. You can dodge, but Mei Ruyan behind you won’t be so lucky."

Lin Tian’s expression grew even grimmer.

Nobody likes being threatened, especially not Lin Tian.

But this was a threat Lin Tian had to take seriously. Mei Ruyan was lying in the snow, and he was her only guarantee. If he dodged, the old man would definitely not spare her.

The Great Elder slowly gathered strength in both palms and then unleashed a palm strike at Lin Tian through the air!