It wasn’t that Ling Xiao doubted Ling Yixue.
If she hadn’t awakened anything special, this fight was a guaranteed loss, just a matter of time.
He’d love for her to win, but that wasn’t up to him.
After a hundred moves, Ling Yixue lost, the gap in realm was too wide, and she hadn’t tapped into any Soul Clan traits, so the defeat was predictable.
Still, lasting a hundred moves against someone far above her realm was something to be proud of.
That must be the fearsome part of the Soul Clan.
Already this strong, what would happen if she fully awakened her traits someday?
It was kind of exciting to think about.
After beating Ling Yixue, Shi Yulian didn’t rest, turning to Ling Chen, “Ling Chen, dare to take my challenge?”
Ling Chen chuckled and shook his head, “You’re no match for me, but since you’re asking, I can’t back down. Winning now, though, might leave some unconvinced. How about we fight in half an hour?”
He wanted a grand victory, one that’d overshadow Ling Xiao’s shine.
Fighting now, if he lost, it’d be humiliating, anyone could see Shi Yulian was drained from her bout with Ling Yixue.
If he won, they’d call it unfair, he wasn’t dumb.
“Fine!”
Shi Yulian said no more, popped a pill, and sat cross-legged on the third arena to recover.
Ling Chen didn’t sit, he wanted to warm up before facing her, believing he could handle anyone not too strong with ease.
Ling Xiao believed it too.
In terms of strength, Ling Chen was probably close to Li Xinghui, Ling Xiao’s issue with him was his character.
He’d never wronged the guy, yet Ling Chen came back and tried to put him in his place, why wouldn’t he dislike him?
“Come on, I, Ling Chen, stand here, Stone, Wang, Li families, no man dares to fight me?”
Ling Chen’s aura surged, he wanted to show off, his astral energy unrestrained.
Mid-sixth-layer Martial Vein, the highest known realm among Tianfeng City’s under-twenty crowd.
“I’ll take you on!”
The first to step up was Shi Yue, who’d fought Ling Xiao before.
Shi Yue’s *Shockwave Fist* was fierce, if he got time to unleash it fully, its power would be terrifying.
“Shi Yue, be careful, he’s tough!”
“Don’t worry, sis, I know I’m no match, but when a man’s called out, I can’t just hide.”
Shi Yue hopped onto the second arena, facing Ling Chen.
“Brave, but let’s see how many moves you last!”
Ling Chen frowned at Shi Yue, he’d seen his fight with Ling Xiao, honestly, he wouldn’t dare tank Shi Yue’s attacks.
Good thing his realm and astral energy were superior, he had ways to deal with him.
Not as effortlessly as Ling Xiao, who’d beaten Shi Yue without a move, which irked him.
“We’ll see after we fight.”
Shi Yue’s attacks were straightforward, he only knew *Shockwave Fist*, so he went right for it.
Ling Chen frowned, stepping back, not retreating but advancing through retreat.
He mimicked a punching stance, then charged, clashing with Shi Yue.
“Shockwave Fist! How? Ling Chen knows our Stone family’s *Shockwave Fist*?”
The Tianfeng City Lord shot up, roaring in shock.
“Calm down, City Lord, Ling Chen seems to have learned a secret art that mimics opponents’ techniques,” a respected Stone family elder said, holding him back with a headshake.
“Secret art?”
“Yeah, a bit like the mortal martial fragment mystery Yulian uses.”
The elder explained.
The City Lord’s eyes weren’t weak, he’d just been too riled up over a family secret leaking to notice.
Looking now, he saw it was true.
This fragment mystery was scary in Ling Chen’s hands, flowing like water.
His realm already outclassed Shi Yue, now wielding the same skill with greater power.
The outcome was obvious.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
Continuous clashes erupted between them, after ten moves, Shi Yue spat blood and dropped to his knees.
Ling Chen stood like a god, untouchable.
“Isn’t Ling Chen invincible?”
“Yeah, he mimics your skills, with a higher realm, his version’s stronger, that’s unbeatable.”
“No wonder he’s so sure he’ll beat Li Xinghui, it’s possible.”
“Not just possible, very likely, it’s practically cheating!”
Ling Chen’s move left everyone gaping, this fragment mystery might not be top-tier, but with a realm advantage, it was near invincible.
Wang Zui and Shi Feiyu had considered challenging him, but now scrapped the idea.
They’d already lost enough, no point in humiliating themselves further.
Truth was, fighting a known loss was just dumb.
“Who else dares face me!”
Ling Chen scanned the crowd, utterly arrogant.
“I don’t buy it!”
Finally, the ninth-ranked Li family disciple stood up.
Second only to Li Xinghui in the Li family, he knew the gap to the Four Young Masters, never aiming too high.
But Ling Chen’s attitude rubbed him wrong.
“You’re decent, a bit stronger than Shi Yue, but beating you still won’t take ten moves!”
Ling Chen stood, hands behind his back, dismissing his opponent.
“Let’s see.”
They clashed.
Sure enough, Ling Chen mimicked his foe’s signature move, beating him in ten moves, looking effortless.
“Hmph, Li family youths, aside from Li Xinghui, are nothing.”
Ling Chen kicked the Li disciple off the arena, sneering like he was untouchable.
“I’ll handle this.”
Shi Yulian rose slowly, she knew Ling Chen was too strong, aside from her and Li Xinghui, no one here could pressure him.
Ling Xiao?
Maybe, but based on what he’d shown, not enough.
Not that she looked down on him, he’d just held back too much, so she judged him short of Ling Chen.
“You recovered?”
Ling Chen asked with a smile.
“Yes.”
Shi Yulian replied, drifting to the second arena like a willow fluff.
In her red dress, barefoot, she was captivating, enchanting.
“Tianfeng’s top beauty versus the Ling family’s young ace, this’ll be good.”
Most now ranked Ling Chen ahead.
Ling Chen, Ling Yixue, Ling Xiao, Ling Yihang—new order for the Ling family’s four.
