“Mu Haoran is Lin Xiao, Lin Xiao is Mu Haoran, he is actually Lin Xiao!”
“My god, wasn’t he chased by two martial saints into the forbidden zone? He actually managed to come out alive?”
“No wonder he killed Jin Shaoning, destroyed Ji Guan, and eliminated Ximen Jing. It turns out he is Lin Xiao!”
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At that moment, the people from Yangzhou finally understood. Killing Jin Shaoning, wiping out Ji Guan, and eliminating Ximen Jing were all part of Lin Xiao’s revenge, not impulsive acts.
Now, the faces of the Yangzhou crowd were filled with shock.
The man who had stirred up storms in Yangzhou, killed geniuses and elders of the Ji family, destroyed a branch of the Ji family, and was even linked to the whereabouts of two martial saints, had not died. Instead, he had appeared on Spirit Pool Island and was participating in the Spiritual Controller Grand Competition.
This was truly too shocking.
At the same time, people from other provinces outside Yangzhou were also full of astonishment.
They were stunned by Mu Haoran’s strength and the unusual nature of his attack. Fei Mo had been corroded straight into a skeleton. This method of attack was too terrifying. Most people were seeing it for the first time.
What shocked them even more was why almost everyone from Yangzhou had stood up? And why were they saying Mu Haoran was Lin Xiao? What exactly was going on?
Could it be that Mu Haoran had another even more astonishing identity?
Even Ximen Haoyue could not help but be surprised. At their level, the Yellow Springs power was indeed special, but it should not cause such a reaction.
Yet Ji Zhen, the martial saints from Holy Heaven Sect, and others had all stood up. This seemingly ordinary number one genius on the surface of the nine provinces had actually made them lose their composure to this extent?
“Look at them, just look at their expressions. They really haven’t seen much of the world!” At that moment, Bi Zhuang from the Azure Dragon Gate spoke with full disdain.
“Exactly, isn’t it just Junior Brother Lin? What’s there to be surprised about?”
“Right, right. Junior Brother Lin Xiao often stays at our Azure Dragon Gate. What’s so strange about it?”
“Hahaha…”
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The disciples of the Azure Dragon Gate burst into mocking laughter. Seeing the crowd’s expressions as if they had seen a ghost, they were filled with excitement. Long Tutian at the main seat ahead remained completely calm.
“So they already knew!” Seeing their reactions, Ji Zhen’s face darkened further. Only now did he realise that when Long Tutian had acted back then, it was not just to cause trouble for their Ji family. It was to protect Lin Xiao!
Moreover, all the elders and disciples of the Azure Dragon Gate knew about it. They had simply kept silent by mutual understanding.
The disciples of the Ji family and Holy Heaven Sect all looked extremely grim. They felt as if they had been severely humiliated.
“This guy apparently has quite a big background in Yangzhou!” Wang Qi could not help but sigh.
Wang Xi, the great elder of the Wang family, also looked at Lin Xiao with renewed respect. He had only heard Long Tutian praise him, saying Lin Xiao would be of great use and could be a key to breaking the deadlock. He had also personally witnessed the upgrading of Lin Xiao’s blood dragon phenomenon.
Now, seeing the expressions of Ji Zhen and the others, it made him reassess Lin Xiao once more.
This child was truly extraordinary. To make someone like Ji Zhen grit his teeth in rage, to make martial saints act this way, was something no ordinary person could achieve.
The people from Yanzhou also looked at Lin Xiao with higher regard. Now they finally understood that this Mu Haoran seemed to come from the Azure Dragon Gate in Yangzhou. He had a grudge with the Ji family, which was why he had hidden his identity during the nine provinces genius competition and entered their Yanzhou.
The elders and disciples of Spirit Pool Island also began to view Lin Xiao with fresh eyes. This seeded contestant truly had some background. He had not been randomly chosen by An Miao.
However, compared to other top spiritual controllers, they still felt Lin Xiao was far inferior.
“This guy is this terrifying?” On Platform No. 10, Yan Huashu felt a chill in his heart.
Originally, he had hidden his strength, and it was not weak. He had planned to join forces to knock Fei Mo out first, then defeat Mu Haoran with a slight advantage afterwards.
But after seeing Fei Mo directly turned into a skeleton, he abandoned that idea. Seeing the reactions from the Yangzhou crowd, Yan Huashu became certain that this guy was a ruthless character, not someone he could contend with.
At that moment, Lin Xiao controlled the skeleton palm back in front of himself. In truth, he had not wanted to expose his identity. But to achieve a higher ranking in the grand competition, he would have to use all his trump cards eventually. His identity would be exposed sooner or later.
Moreover, with Fei Mo’s strength, without using his War God main spirit, spiritual abilities, or any other trump cards, he could not kill him. Even joining forces would not work, since the opponent could always concede.
Therefore, he could only use the skeleton palm. If he used spiritual energy, the entire venue would be shocked. The other trump cards involving spiritual energy would lose their element of surprise against other spiritual controllers.
The skeleton palm was perfectly suited to deal with Fei Mo.
Although the skeleton palm involved external force, it was ultimately a weapon, not an energy weapon. Bringing it out did not violate the rules.
“Do you still want to fight me?” At that moment, Lin Xiao asked Yan Huashu.
Yan Huashu was only a seventh-grade initial-level spiritual controller. If he was smart, he should not choose to clash head-on with him anymore.
“I, I might as well go challenge Zhao Chengmin instead.” Yan Huashu said helplessly and directly stepped off the platform.
“Now, we proceed to final spot selection. Tang Dun, Yu Ge, each of you has one chance to challenge Mu Haoran. Which of you is willing to challenge?” At that moment, the referee’s voice sounded from above Platform No. 10.
Lin Xiao’s gaze turned towards the white-robed old man and the black-robed old man. He stood in place and waited.
Looking at the skeleton still lying on the ground on the platform, Yu Ge, the white-robed old man, could not help but twitch at the corner of his mouth. He had seen Fei Mo fight in the previous round and remembered him. His strength had been quite impressive. Although being turned into a skeleton involved some dispersion of power.
But the fact that someone could directly turn Fei Mo into a skeleton was definitely not just a fluke.
Therefore, Yu Ge did not plan to go up first.
If Tang Dun did not go up, he would also forfeit. If Tang Dun went up and defeated the opponent, then he would go up and fight Tang Dun.
Tang Dun, the black-robed old man, could not help but glance at Yu Ge with resentment. He inwardly cursed this old fellow for being so cunning, always staying silent and waiting for him to go first.
Moreover, it seemed that if he did not speak up, the other might not either.
Tang Dun felt extremely conflicted. In this match, Mu Haoran had finished in just a few moves. His injuries had not recovered much. Clearly, he did not have much powerful combat strength left.
But if he did not go up, he would feel unwilling. What if Fei Mo really had not been that strong and it was just because his power was dispersed? Then he would have missed this opportunity.
Tang Dun hesitated, unable to decide.
“You have ten breaths to consider!” At that moment, the referee also noticed the two men’s hesitation and intentions. He immediately spoke up.
At this point, neither wanted the other to go first and wait for the opportunity behind.
But if both kept silent, they would simply run out the time.
Ten breaths was already quite generous to the two of them.
