“Hmph, I’m choosing you. Get on the stage and fight!” Linghu Junhua roared in anger. With that said, he immediately flew onto the battle platform.
Lin Xiao moved as well. He flew onto the platform and stood facing Linghu Junhua.
At this moment, the gazes of the other four people also fixed on the two of them.
It was not just the four. Many in the surrounding audience turned their eyes towards the pair.
“On battle platform number one, two contestants from Lingchi Island are fighting each other.”
“Who told him to be the number one genius of the nine provinces? Even a seed contestant from the same Lingchi Island cannot stand him.”
“That Linghu Junhua has combat power across two levels. His strength is very great, and he even has Explosive Pills. Now Mu Haoran has finally met his match.”
…
The crowd showed looks of anticipation. One was the famously renowned Mu Haoran. The other was a genius from Lingchi Island with Explosive Pills. This battle was sure to be spectacular. It might even be Mu Haoran’s first defeat.
“Hmph, wanting to fight Senior Brother Linghu? He is still far from ready!”
“Exactly. He is just a wandering cultivator who gained attention through vital energy. How could he possibly beat Senior Brother Linghu?”
“Mu Haoran’s winning streak should end here. It will also let the people from the third lineage see that choosing Mu Haoran as the seed contestant was simply a waste. That spot should have belonged to Linghu Junhua.”
…
A group of disciples and elders from Lingchi Island spoke up one after another.
Nangong Jun, who had been eliminated and was now sitting with the Lingchi Island disciples, had a face full of coldness. He had long harboured hostility towards Mu Haoran.
Originally, he had hoped to encounter Mu Haoran and step on him.
Yet now, he suddenly realised his own strength was inferior to Mu Haoran’s. He had been eliminated while Mu Haoran still stood on the stage. How could he not look forward to Linghu Junhua defeating Mu Haoran?
The best outcome would be a thorough humiliation. That way, Mu Haoran would never be able to raise his head in front of An Miao or in front of Lingchi Island again.
Of course, some of the older elders from Lingchi Island did not wish for the two to clash.
After all, both represented spots from Lingchi Island. Some elders still held goodwill towards An Miao.
However, they could not interfere in the affairs of the young.
The people from the third lineage all sat in silence.
Because none of them believed Mu Haoran had the strength to defeat Linghu Junhua.
They were also dissatisfied with An Miao’s choice of Mu Haoran. But since the choice had been made, Mu Haoran now represented the level of their third lineage.
Linghu Junhua represented the second lineage, and he was not even a seed contestant. If he lost, their third lineage would indeed lose face.
An Miao sat calmly in her seat, completely ignoring the reactions around her.
“Elder An Miao, what do you think? Does this Mu Haoran have the strength to fight Linghu Junhua?” At that moment, an elder sitting not far away leaned over and spoke to An Miao.
“Just watch and see, won’t you?” An Miao retorted irritably.
That elder was left speechless. He did not speak again. In his heart, he snorted coldly. “Hmph, just wait. Let’s see how you save face later!”
Hiss!
On the battle platform, a bamboo flute-shaped spiritual form shot out from between Linghu Junhua’s brows. A powerful aura surged straight towards Lin Xiao.
Opposite him, Lin Xiao also summoned his strongest spiritual form apart from his main spirit. An ordinary human-shaped spiritual form condensed and clashed against Linghu Junhua’s bamboo flute spiritual form.
Boom!
A loud explosion rang out. The two spiritual forms shattered apart, turning into overwhelming waves of energy that surged fiercely towards Linghu Junhua.
“Hm?” Linghu Junhua was greatly shocked. His face filled with disbelief. The opponent’s spiritual power was actually this strong?
A sixth-grade advanced spiritual controller could still unleash such power?
Fortunately, he had kept some energy in reserve. He quickly prepared his next move.
Hiss!
At that moment, powerful spiritual pressure erupted. The surging waves in front were dispersed. A wall-like bamboo fence spiritual form condensed in front of Linghu Junhua. It smashed into the oncoming spiritual waves and reflected them back.
The vast bamboo fence spiritual form pushed the rolling spiritual waves and bombarded towards Lin Xiao.
“Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Roar!”
Lin Xiao silently recited in his heart. He immediately executed the first form of the Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Technique.
First, Linghu Junhua’s main spirit attack was indeed not weak. Without using a powerful trump card, he could not defeat Linghu Junhua.
Moreover, the opponent had Explosive Pills. He could not give the other side a chance to use an Explosive Pill to blast him.
Second, he did need to reveal some powerful trump cards. This was to prevent Murong Dian from choosing him right away.
Therefore, he chose to use a martial technique combined with spiritual energy. The first form of the Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Technique, Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Roar.
The Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Roar could summon a thunder dragon to roar from afar or roar up close.
In other words, the moment it emerged from the brow, it transformed into a sound wave attack.
This way, others might not even realise it was a spiritual energy attack.
Vast pure thunder energy surged in Lin Xiao’s mind. A massive thunder dragon containing immense thunder energy shot from his mind towards his brow.
The instant it reached his brow, before the dragon form could appear, the thunder dragon’s huge mouth opened wide. An earth-shaking roar erupted from Lin Xiao’s brow.
“Aooo~~~!” …
The piercing dragon cry resounded through heaven and earth. The endless thunder energy of the thunder dragon, from its giant mouth to the hundreds-of-zhang-long dragon tail, instantly turned entirely into rolling sound waves. Like thousands of massive waves, the extremely terrifying sound waves rushed forward towards Linghu Junhua at incredible speed.
“What!”
In that instant, Linghu Junhua’s expression changed drastically. The opponent could actually unleash such terrifying sound wave attacks?
How was this possible?
“Rumble!”
Linghu Junhua’s main spirit was shattered by the overwhelming sound waves. It turned into surging energy that spread to both sides and backwards.
The terrifying sound waves penetrated through and instantly reached Linghu Junhua’s body.
“Pfft!”
A large mouthful of blood sprayed from Linghu Junhua’s mouth. His entire body flew backwards.
At the same time, blood flowed from all seven orifices of Linghu Junhua’s face. The most blood came from his ears, as if his eardrums had shattered.
Linghu Junhua’s body was directly blasted off the battle platform by the sound waves.
The defensive barrier around the battle platform was struck by thousands of layers of sound waves. It emitted intense rumbling sounds, as if facing huge ocean waves. The sound waves affected a wide area.
“What???”
In that moment, the elders and disciples of Lingchi Island all widened their eyes. Their eyeballs seemed about to fall out.
Linghu Junhua had actually been defeated by Mu Haoran?
Mu Haoran could actually unleash such terrifying sound wave attacks?
How did he do it?
The group was stunned and could not react for a while. Even the elders and disciples from the third lineage of Lingchi Island had thought this would be Mu Haoran’s first defeat. Yet Mu Haoran had once again overturned their expectations.
Even An Miao, who had guessed that Lin Xiao might have already cultivated the Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Technique, could not help but show surprise on her face. When she left Sacred Origin Academy, she had not seen Lin Xiao use the Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Technique.
The Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Technique was indeed extraordinary.
Nangong Jun stood frozen in shock. A deep sense of frustration filled his heart.
