Zhou Chenghang lowered his head, looking at the broken finger, his heart trembling with pain.

All these physical and mental traumas were brought upon him by Lin Tian.

Hence, he wished to kick Lin Tian when he is down, that would be truly satisfying.

Suddenly, Wang Sijing charged at Lin Tian again.

After all, Lin Tian was a Golden Core expert. Although his meridians were damaged just recently, Wang Sijing couldn’t be certain what unexpected incidents might occur.

Therefore, now is the best time to strike!

Take advantage while he’s sick, claim his life!

Bang!

Wang Sijing’s plain palm struck fiercely onto Lin Tian’s chest.

A muffled sound, akin to a drumbeat, echoed.

Wang Sijing’s thin lips curled slightly.

Success!

Wang Sijing was a cautious person. She wouldn’t hold back just because the opponent’s energy was dwindling and had already pushed the Wang Family’s explosive power to the extreme.

This palm strike, even if it doesn’t kill Lin Tian, would at least leave him bedridden for ten days or half a month.

As her palm struck Lin Tian’s chest, Wang Sijing’s hand was jolted slightly numb from the recoil, yet she quickly neutralized it with a slight circulation of inner strength.

Suddenly, Lin Tian opened his tightly closed eyes.

His eyes were exceptionally bright, akin to a luminous pearl in the night, dazzling without needing a beam of light.

"This guy..." Wang Sijing was astonished in her heart, how did this guy’s aura suddenly surge? Wasn’t his meridians damaged?

Indeed, the current Lin Tian was completely different from before.

Faced with such an intimidating Golden Core expert, Wang Sijing’s first thought was to flee!

Wang Sijing didn’t turn around, as there wasn’t even time for that now; all she could do was retreat continually.

Human eyes are positioned at the front, accustomed to forward movement. Retreating backward is extremely difficult, especially at a terrifying speed.

Simply put, do you run faster forwards or backwards?

No need to ask, definitely the former.

But Wang Sijing was different, her backward retreat was equally fast, so fast it was dizzying, though extremely consuming of inner strength.

Lin Tian still sat in place, not pursuing, but just watched Wang Sijing with a smile.

"Can you really run away?" Lin Tian imitated Wang Sijing, with an upturned corner of his mouth, displaying a smile.

However, Wang Sijing’s smile was of triumph, Lin Tian’s smile seemed much more mischievous...

Seeing Lin Tian not pursuing her, Wang Sijing retreated to a safe distance before stopping.

Her mind was now filled with questions, too many unresolved mysteries.

Weren’t his Ren and Du Meridians and the Sea of Qi damaged? And in addition to that palm just now, how can he still be smiling?

Moreover, he appears completely unharmed, which... defies logic!

"Why aren’t you smiling?" Lin Tian asked, smiling.

Wang Sijing wasn’t naturally a person who smiled often, but earlier she was in a good mood, now... her mood was terrible.

How could there be such an annoying person in this world?

"Curious why your full-force attack still leaves me unaffected?" Lin Tian asked, corners of his mouth lifted.

Wang Sijing didn’t reply, her eyes sharp as an eagle’s, fixed on Lin Tian.

She watched, whether this guy was bluffing, playing an empty city strategy.

If he were, Wang Sijing would deliver a fatal blow to Lin Tian with the speed of lightning.

Lin Tian chuckled, saying, "I’m a Golden Core expert, not an embroidered pillow. Though you used dark energy to harm my meridians, the force was insufficient to affect me. Moreover, the biggest difference between a Golden Core expert and a high-level Martial Artist is the disparity in inner strength and recovery ability."

"You just damaged my meridians, yet it only takes a few breaths to recover. You, are still too weak."

Wang Sijing’s face flushed red with anger.

Everyone has something they detest most; she hates being called weak. It was simply insulting!

"What? Not admitting?" Lin Tian chuckled. "You used dark energy on me, and I neutralized it quickly. Now, as I employ dark energy on you, why haven’t you noticed yet?"

"What?!"

Wang Sijing’s eyes widened with terror. Honestly, she hadn’t noticed where Lin Tian’s dark energy was hidden.

"Still haven’t found it? Who exactly is the embroidered pillow here?" Lin Tian mocked without mercy.

"You!"

"Don’t point your finger at me, or you might end up like your fiancé." Lin Tian raised an eyebrow, his tone filled with a murderous edge.

Wang Sijing instinctively glanced at Zhou Chenghang, only now noticing that the foolish man had actually lost a finger.

"Such a waste!" Wang Sijing cursed quietly.

She didn’t hide it, so Zhou Chenghang heard the curse clearly.

Being a man, cursed by a woman like this made Zhou Chenghang hold a grudge.

But what can he do? The Zhou Family’s civilization wasn’t as strong as the Ancient Martial the Wang Family, and although he holds three doctorates, would this tigress care?

As long as he couldn’t defeat her, she would see him as a waste.

Wang Sijing lowered her finger, not out of cowardice, but to circulate the Inner Power Heart Method, carefully sensing where the dark energy lay.

Upon closer inspection, Wang Sijing suddenly widened her eyes in terror, filled with incredulity.

"How can it be..."

"Ha, how is it? My dark energy, isn’t it far more interesting than yours?" Lin Tian sat cross-legged, supporting his cheek with one hand, exceedingly pleased with himself.

"..."

Wang Sijing didn’t answer, for her heart was in complete disarray.

There was indeed dark energy in her body, and she had no idea when it began, but now it had spread throughout her limbs and bones.

Even her inner strength contained his dark energy.

It was like concealed needles within cotton, riddled with holes, penetrating effortlessly. When unnoticed, Wang Sijing didn’t feel anything.

Once aware, she didn’t know what to do.

Dark energy, like an eerie thunder, hidden in very secret places, when needed, it explodes, resulting in devastation!

This dark energy was deeply entrenched in every corner of her body and extraordinarily tenacious, like a maggot clinging to the bone, impossible to expel.

To completely expel this dark energy, she would have to exhaust all inner strength, and finally drain her blood.

The former is impossible, as Wang Sijing is a woman who craves power, inner strength is her most essential possession.

The latter is impossible too; if she drained all her blood, she’d become a dried corpse, doomed.