“Golden Flame Bloodline, kill!”
Opposite Zi An, Jin Guanglie was filled with a domineering and fierce aura, completely contrary to Zi An’s power. With a single slash of his blade, the void seemed to tremble, the terrifying blade gleam like a rainbow across the sky, slicing through the air, causing the void to erupt with bursts of scorching sounds.
“Purple Lamp Bloodline, cease killing!” Zi An swung his staff, the broken lamp embedded in it emitting a dazzling purple light. The purple light contained a special power, and as it surged through the void, it seemed to freeze and still the space.
“Chi! Chi!” When the two forces collided, there was no thunderous explosion, but rather a burst of searing sounds. The fierce blade gleam seemed to be frozen in place. In just a moment, the light dissipated, vanishing into the air, while the ethereal purple light pierced through the blade gleam at an incredible speed, rushing toward Jin Guanglie’s body.
“Pfft!”
The purple light’s impact seemed minor, but Jin Guanglie was gravely injured, spitting out a large mouthful of blood as his body was sent flying backward.
Seeing this, the crowd was shocked. In a battle between two youths with special bloodline talents, had Jin Guanglie, at the Second Stage Martial Venerable realm, actually lost?
The Jin family’s expressions turned grim. Today, their Jin family had suffered defeat after defeat. They hadn’t expected Jin Guanglie, with his extraordinary bloodline, to lose, and to a Zi family youth one stage lower in cultivation.
Zi Jinchen and the other Zi family members were overjoyed. While they might not dominate in the high-tier Martial Venerable realm, in the low-tier Martial Venerable realm, the Zi family also had outstanding combatants.
Zi An, with his remarkable talent and formidable combat strength, was worth nurturing.
“Jin Wuhuan, the first round, you lost!” At this moment, Zi Jinchen looked at Jin Wuhuan from a distance and said, “The second is Ling Hu. I suppose there’s no need for you to send anyone out, right? The third has a Dantian phenomenon. Do we still need to demonstrate it?”
“No need, you won this round!” Jin Wuhuan replied solemnly. If their Jin family’s special physique could contend with Ling Hu, they would have sent them out in the previous round.
With the special bloodline defeated, this round was lost as well.
As for the Dantian phenomenon, in the vast Zi family, it was impossible not to find a single youth under twenty with one.
As long as they fielded someone to meet the conditions of the Zi family’s challenge, there was no need to fight.
Moreover, the next round was the Jin family’s three Dantian phenomenon challengers. The Zi family would likely field their own youths with Dantian phenomena.
“The next round, consecutive battles, three with Dantian phenomena, below Seventh Stage Martial Venerable!”
With that, Jin Wuhuan waved his hand, and three Jin family members shot into the air, standing in the void a short distance from the city wall.
This time, it wasn’t three youths; two were middle-aged. This round had no age restrictions, only cultivation limits.
The two middle-aged men exuded Seventh Stage Martial Venerable cultivation.
The other was a familiar face to all, Jin Bihui.
All three radiated powerful auras, though Jin Bihui’s was noticeably stronger.
Although the two middle-aged men were older, their cultivation wasn’t much higher than Jin Bihui’s. Jin Bihui not only had the strength to fight peers of the same stage but could also challenge older opponents of the same or higher stages.
Presumably, the two middle-aged men’s Dantian phenomena weren’t too impressive, or they wouldn’t still be at Seventh Stage Martial Venerable after thirty years.
They were likely the strongest combatants the Jin family could select within the Seventh Stage Martial Venerable realm. Otherwise, with the Jin family’s strength, they could have chosen youths with higher-grade Dantian phenomena.
However, if their cultivation hadn’t advanced, a high-grade Dantian phenomenon was useless. In a confrontation, what mattered was ultimate combat strength.
“The Jin family is well-prepared. Those two probably aren’t much weaker than Jin Bihui!” Zi Jinchen sighed, looking at the three who stepped forward. Without Lin Xiao, the Zi family might struggle to even reach Jin Bihui in this round.
After all, the Jin family had calculated their challenge based on the Zi family’s talents and cultivation.
“Zi Jinchen, for this round, what kind of Dantian phenomenon experts can your Zi family bring out?” Jin Wuhuan’s voice carried from afar.
His gaze flicked to Lin Xiao and Ling Hu. Surely, they couldn’t participate again, could they?
“Heh, I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint Elder Jin. For this round, I’ll still take the stage!” Lin Xiao’s hearty laughter rang out, causing Jin Wuhuan, Jin Bihui, and the Jin family members to tense up.
Lin Xiao, he had a Dantian phenomenon too?
Lin Xiao flew into the high air, facing Jin Bihui and the other two, and declared boldly, “I, too, have a Dantian phenomenon. In this round, I, Lin Xiao, am enough to sweep all three!”
At Lin Xiao’s words, the crowd fell silent. A youth, in front of the Jin family, boasted of sweeping three opponents, utterly domineering and outrageously bold.
The Jin family was a Martial Emperor force. Even the Zi family had never seen someone stand up and claim they could sweep three opponents.
However, if Lin Xiao could defeat Jin Bihui, he might indeed have the potential to sweep all three.
The Jin family’s faces darkened, especially Jin Bihui’s. He had never felt so humiliated. Every round he defended, Lin Xiao could take the stage.
Lin Xiao was like his nemesis!
Originally, today was his chance to shine, defending from the first to the fourth round. Who could have predicted he’d lose from the first to the fourth?
And it was Lin Xiao’s idea to have the Zi family defend the rounds, leaving the Jin family unable to succeed in a single challenge.
Now, Lin Xiao was boldly claiming, in his presence, to sweep all three of them, which infuriated him to no end.
“What Dantian phenomenon do you have?” Jin Wuhuan’s face was already grim, a bad feeling stirring every time he heard Lin Xiao speak.
“Just let one of them come up, and you’ll find out, won’t you? In front of so many people, I couldn’t possibly fake it, could I?” Lin Xiao smiled and said, “Or, for this round, is your Jin family ready to concede?”
Jin Wuhuan’s expression darkened, and he said to one of the middle-aged men, “Jin Zhong, you go first. Do your best to wear him down!”
“Understood!” Jin Zhong nodded, soaring forward, drawing a broadsword and preparing to strike.
“They’re trying to wear you down one by one, Lin Xiao. End it quickly!” Zi Jinchen’s low shout rang out.
“Heh, wear me down? I’m afraid they can’t manage that!” Lin Xiao chuckled nonchalantly, looking at the approaching Jin Zhong and saying lightly, “Let me show you how my Dantian phenomenon works!” With that, Lin Xiao raised his sword to the sky with both hands. In his Dantian, a vast, ocean-like surge of vital energy roared to its peak, and a brilliant earth-coloured light bloomed from his Dantian.
