“Fourth-layer Martial Venerable realm?” Sensing the aura emanating from Lin Xiao, Jin Bihui paused, a look of disdain crossing his face.
He didn’t even take sixth-layer Martial Venerables seriously, yet the Zi family sent out a fourth-layer Martial Venerable?
“Fourth-layer Martial Venerable realm? The Zi family only sent a youth at the fourth-layer Martial Venerable realm?”
“The Zi family is too obvious about filling numbers. They should at least send a sixth-layer Martial Venerable youth. This fourth-layer one probably can’t even withstand a single move.”
“This youth is brave enough to take on such a task.”
“It’s the Zi family elders’ orders, how could he refuse? But this guy is unlucky, reaching fourth-layer Martial Venerable only to be used as cannon fodder. I wonder which Zi family elder he offended.”
After Jin Bihui called out Lin Xiao’s realm, the countless spectators below erupted into discussions, almost all believing Lin Xiao was sent by the Zi family to make up numbers, unable to withstand even one of Jin Bihui’s moves.
“That’s right, fourth-layer Martial Venerable realm. To deal with you, this realm is enough,” Lin Xiao responded calmly.
“Heh,” Jin Bihui sneered disdainfully, “With those words, I’ll make you lie in bed for half a month.”
“He’s the one who defeated Jin Xiaoyue, be careful,” Jin Wuhuan’s voice transmitted as a warning.
“Just defeated Jin Xiaoyue, that’s all. Don’t worry, I’ll make him lose spectacularly,” Jin Bihui replied dismissively through transmission.
A fourth-layer Martial Venerable, whether or not he defeated Jin Xiaoyue, was still just a fourth-layer Martial Venerable in his eyes.
“I’d also like to lie in bed for half a month, but let’s see if you have the strength,” Lin Xiao said calmly.
“Hmph, one move, and you’re defeated!”
With that, Jin Bihui moved, his body flashing. In an instant, he appeared before Lin Xiao, his unmatched fist glowing with brilliant golden light, a fierce and peerless punch smashing towards Lin Xiao, the air crackling with explosive sounds.
Facing the powerful incoming punch, Lin Xiao showed no fear, neither dodging nor retreating. His right fist clenched, explosive power coursing through his muscles, the void seeming to erupt. Four layers of chaotic vital energy surged around his Dantian, a perfectly timed punch crashing fiercely against Jin Bihui’s.
Boom!
A thunderous explosion rang out, terrifying force erupting. Jin Bihui’s body was pushed back several zhang, while Lin Xiao stood unmoved, still in place in the air.
“How is that possible?”
Seeing this, the crowd, expecting Lin Xiao to be blasted away, was stunned, the scene falling so quiet a pin could be heard dropping.
The mighty, renowned Jin Bihui was pushed back by a fourth-layer Martial Venerable nobody?
Zi Jinchen and the Zi family members were also shocked. They knew Lin Xiao’s physical strength was great, but they hadn’t expected it to be this strong, able to push back a sixth-layer Martial Venerable like Jin Bihui while remaining unscathed.
Even Jin Bihui himself, his eyes filled with disbelief. Among his peers, he had never met an opponent, yet a fourth-layer Martial Venerable nobody pushed him back?
“Looks like you’re all bark and no bite,” Lin Xiao mocked, seeing Jin Bihui’s stunned expression.
“Hmph, just relying on physical strength. Let’s see how long you can last!”
Jin Bihui, with his rich combat experience, quickly recovered. Vital energy surged, his fist glowing with brilliant golden light, and he unleashed a punch, a dazzling fist beam carrying overwhelming force rushing towards Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao wouldn’t sit idly. The vast vital energy in his Dantian surged forth, his fist swinging fiercely. The second form of Reversal Chaos was unleashed, countless blades of chaotic vital energy forming before his fist, converging into a terrifying chaotic fist beam, clashing with Jin Bihui’s.
“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”
A series of loud collisions echoed, the two fist beams shattering against each other, turning into powerful waves surging in all directions, terrifying fluctuations rippling between them.
The two forces were evenly matched.
The terrifying waves pushed both back over ten zhang.
“How is that possible?” Jin Bihui’s brows furrowed again. If the opponent’s physical cultivation allowed him to push Jin Bihui back, fine, but in a non-contact attack, he could match his power?
Immediately, Jin Bihui drew a golden broadsword, gripping it with both hands, pouring vast vital energy into it, a terrifying aura emanating from the blade.
“Jin Bihui is about to use his Tyrant Gold Blade, his renowned martial skill. That youth surely can’t withstand it.”
“It seems that youth has angered Jin Bihui, and he’s using his trump card right away.”
“That youth has some skill, taking two of Jin Bihui’s hits and even pushing him back. Jin Bihui doesn’t want to waste energy, so he’s using his trump card, especially since he has more arenas to defend.”
“Being able to withstand two of Jin Bihui’s attacks doesn’t mean he can truly match him. Once Jin Bihui uses his trump card, that youth is doomed to lose.”
Discussions spread through the crowd, imagining how terrifying Jin Bihui’s Tyrant Gold Blade would be.
As Jin Bihui activated his Tyrant Gold Blade, a broken sword appeared in Lin Xiao’s hands. Gripping it with both hands, his vital energy surged, pouring into the broken sword along the martial skill’s pathways.
“Tyrant Gold Blade – Burial Sea!”
Opposite Lin Xiao, Jin Bihui let out a booming shout, slashing down fiercely. Brilliant golden light formed a massive blade beam over ten zhang long, radiant with domineering aura, carrying the force to sink all things, slashing straight at Lin Xiao.
“Great Azure Dragon Slash!”
Lin Xiao softly uttered, a dragon’s roar sounding. Before the broken sword, dazzling azure light burst forth, forming a sword beam like an azure dragon, gathering tremendous power and surging waves, clashing with the golden blade beam.
“Boom!”
A thunderous explosion erupted, a dazzling burst of light illuminating all directions, vast waves surging outward like a sea, rolling in every direction.
Lin Xiao and Jin Bihui, too close to the impact, were both pushed back dozens of zhang by the explosive waves.
This strike, too, was evenly matched.
“What, he withstood a strike from Jin Bihui’s Tyrant Gold Blade?”
“What technique did that youth use? I thought I heard a dragon’s roar.”
“That youth is so strong, matching Jin Bihui with just fourth-layer Martial Venerable strength. It seems winning won’t be easy for Jin Bihui.”
“That was only the first form of Tyrant Gold Blade. There are two more; that youth surely can’t withstand them!”
Heated discussions rose and fell, the scene buzzing with excitement.
Jin Wuhuan and the Jin family members frowned, Jin Xiaoyue’s face particularly grim. Having been defeated by Lin Xiao in one move, she wished Jin Bihui would crush him in one strike.
Yet, Jin Bihui used his Tyrant Gold Blade, and Lin Xiao still held his own.
“Not weak at all!” Zi Jinchen and the others were shocked, then overjoyed. It seemed Lin Xiao truly had the strength to match Jin Bihui. Jin Bihui, stunned for a moment, grew furious, preparing his second strike with mounting anger.
