True Martial World - Chapter 94: What do you want to do to me?

At that moment, Lin Xintong felt that mysterious feeling again; she felt her body start to burn up. Yi Yun's punch had already hit her belly!

"Oh!?"

In quick response, Lin Xintong's body rapidly retreated backward. Her retreating speed was even faster than Yi Yun's punch.

Although Yi Yun had managed to make contact with her body due to her moment of distraction, he could not keep up with her speed the moment she came to.

Yi Yun's punch had clearly hit Lin Xintong's body, but due to her quick retreat, she had not received the full brunt of the force. Yi Yun felt like he had punched a ball of cotton.

Yi Yun's raised his brow. He had been beaten all night and he had finally managed to hit Lin Xintong once, but Lin Xintong had retreated so quickly, it was as if he had never hit her.

Yi Yun could not accept it. He did not want to let Lin Xintong retreat fully, so he charged forward forming his fists into a claw as he scratched forward.

This was the stance of "Tiger Claws Smite Rocks". When Yi Yun issued the move, a tiger's phantom image that manifested from Heaven Earth Yuan Qi had formed behind him.

"Roar!"

The tiger roared as it pounced towards Lin Xintong. At that moment, Lin Xintong could even feel the wind brought forth from the tiger. This feeling was as if a real tiger was pouncing at her.

"Huh!?"

Seeing the tiger phantom image, Lin Xintong was surprised. This act of surprise had retarded her footsteps slightly. With that, Yi Yun managed to grab the ribbon by her waist.

"Peng!"

The tiger phantom image exploded in front of Lin Xintong. At the same time, with a ripping sound, as she tried to attack and defend, Lin Xintong's ribbon by her waist had been ripped open!

"You!"

Lin Xintong's reactions were extremely quick. With a quick rotation, she was covered with Yuan Qi as she flew up to a pine tree.

As for that ribbon, it was left in Yi Yun's hands.

"Oh…" Yi Yun froze.

Lin Xintong looked angrily at Yi Yun. Yi Yun looked at the ribbon in his hand and the Lin Xintong standing on the pine tree. The situation quickly turned awkward.

Actually, it was no big deal having a ribbon torn off, but since the ribbon was located at Lin Xintong's waist, it made Yi Yun feel awkward.

"I did not do it on purpose, besides…" Yi Yun innocently pointed to his right chest, which had been ripped apart by the wind generated by Lin Xintong's palm.

Yi Yun's meaning was clear. You tore my clothes and even revealed my skin, while I just pulled a strap of yours…

Of course, compared to Lin Xintong's clothes, Yi Yun's clothes were ugly.

Lin Xintong did not know to cry or laugh, but she did not pursue the matter further. In her eyes, Yi Yun was just a child.

A twelve-year-old child naturally could not have any bad intentions.

Although the reason why Yi Yun could tear off her strap had to do with her being distracted, it was still impressive. It was because Yi Yun had managed to avoid her palm strike.

Lin Xintong was surprised that Yi Yun could progress so quickly from just a day's fight.

She never gave Yi Yun pointers on his movements, and Yi Yun grasped them all by himself.

Yi Yun having managed to avoid her palm may sound simple, but it was hard to do in practice. It had a special name for it, known as, "Minute Subtlety", by using the smallest of moves to avoid an enemy's attack, one could reduce greatly the flaws in one's movement. It could also allow one to stick closely to the enemy, and counterattack when the enemy's move was almost done.

To be able to do this at twelve years old, Yi Yun would be considered quite a genius. Of course, in terms of a genius, it only referred to his perceptivity and his body's coordination.

Besides…

The thing that made Lin Xintong most concerned about was the strange reaction within her meridian channels at that moment…

In this world, few people were born with Yin Meridians. Compounded with the fact that people with Yin Meridians were considered to have a terminal condition, these people could not live long. Commoners with the condition would usually die around the age of twenty; even in a martial family, few families would spend the resources needed to nurture a person with this terminal condition.

So there were very few records of Yin Meridians. There were just a few records that said something along the lines of "Yin Meridians are terminated meridians, without cure, without chance of practicing martial arts". Lin Xintong was searching for a way to open up her Yin Meridians.

Now, although Yi Yun's body had resulted in a mysterious phenomenon for Lin Xintong, she did not know what it meant.

"Yi Yun," Lin Xintong said softly.

"Yes, Sister Goddess, what orders do you have?" Yi Yun appeared very obedient and his speech was sweet to the ears.

Lin Xintong descended from the pine tree, "The move, ‘Tiger Claws Smite Rocks’ that you used, formed a tiger phantom image from Heaven Earth Yuan Qi behind you, did you notice that?"

A tiger phantom image formed from Heaven Earth Yuan Qi?

Yi Yun shook his head. When he used ‘Tiger Claws Smite Rocks’, he only had one thought, and that was to not lose totally, and as for the strike having an impressive aura, he was unaware of it.

Yi Yun remembered that in the wuxia dramas he had seen, when skills such as the ‘Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms’ were used, there would be a golden dragon flying in the sky. The phantom image formed from the Heaven Earth Yuan Qi he punched out was probably similar to that.

Lin Xintong said, "A warrior's every move and gesture can affect the Heaven Earth Yuan Qi. At a certain level, when a warrior attacks, the Heaven Earth Yuan Qi will automatically form a phantom image. This is usually an ability people have only after reaching the Purple Blood realm. But you are just in the Qi Gatherer realm. Logically speaking, you should not have such an ability."

"But, since you have 'Tempered Body, Dragon Pulse', your meridian channels are wider than an ordinary warrior's. It might be wider that those of a warrior at the middle stages of the Purple Blood realm, so that's why you can punch out a phantom image formed from Heaven Earth Yuan Qi!"

"By infusing Heaven Earth Yuan Qi into your moves, it can strengthen and increase the speed of your moves! Besides that, the movement you used to avoid my palm strike, that is the introductory stage to a movement technique known as 'Minute Subtlety'. By using the smallest actions to avoid an enemy's attack, this is known as ‘Minute Subtlety’! This ‘Minute Subtlety’ technique, after the introductory stage is known as the small success stage, which can borrow the opponent's 'force' to aid in avoiding. Even if I said more, it will be hard for you to comprehend. Everything will depend on your own enlightenment."

"By being able to do those two things in the Qi Gatherer realm is quite impressive. You need to slowly chip away at it to understand its wonder." Upon hearing Lin Xintong's compliment, Yi Yun scratched his head. Heaven Earth Yuan Qi phantom image, Minute Subtlety movement…

Yi Yun did not know anything about this, but after having evaluated by Lin Xintong, he had learned a lot from her. At least in the short run, he had a goal which was to ponder over the two techniques.

As for the Minute Subtlety's small success stage, things that sounded too mysterious to him such as using "forces" to avoid were ignored.

"Yi Yun," said Lin Xintong again.

"Yes Sister Goddess, what's the matter?" Yi Yun had noticed that Lin Xintong had something on her mind but was hesitant on saying it.

"Hmm…" Lin Xintong bit her lips as she looked at Yi Yun's palm.

The both times she had felt that strange phenomenon was when she touched Yi Yun's body.

The contact with Yi Yun's body during their battle had been fleeting, but, what if they remained in contact for a longer period of time? Would something special happen?

Aware of this possibility, Lin Xintong could not help but want to verify it.

But, to proactively touch someone's body of the opposite sex was awkward. Also if she made the request, people might find it strange.

"He's just a child, it should be okay…" Lin Xintong said to herself as she beckoned Yi Yun over.

Unsure of the reason, Yi Yun obediently went before Lin Xintong.

He did not know what Lin Xintong wanted, but the words that Lin Xintong said next left him dumbfounded.

"Can I touch your hand?"

Lin Xintong could not think of any euphemistic expression and decided to just be direct.

"Eh?"

Yi Yun did not have time to react because her request was extremely strange.

"What do you want to do to me?"

With those words, Lin Xintong choked.

"I…"

A twelve-year-old child is usually muddle-headed. When an elder sister says those words, a child would just stretch his hand out without knowing what it was about.

But Yi Yun's rebuttal had rooted Lin Xintong to the ground.

"I… just want to verify something…"

Lin Xintong had trouble saying those words because it was embarrassing.

True Martial World - Chapter 93: This feeling again?

Seeing Yi Yun quickly adjusting his mental state and his eyes turning focused, Lin Xintong gave a satisfied nod. And then, she attacked again! Her speed was as fast as lightning!

This time, Yi Yun saw it. He saw the stone by Lin Xintong's feet break as she stretched out her palm that was as white as snow to his stomach. He could even tell that this stance was the 'Fierce Tiger Shatters Jade' of the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist'.

But even then, he could not avoid it. Yi Yun had no way of avoiding it, nor even the time to block the attack. He could only subconsciously arch his body to dampen the attack by tightening his muscles to resist the blow!

By tightening his abdominal muscles, his resistance to the attack was much stronger. Despite that, Yi Yun still flew backward and crashed into some rocks. A surge of blood erupted from his throat as he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Fast, too fast!" Yi Yun wiped the blood from his lips. A serious Lin Xintong was completely different from the casual Lin Xintong from days ago. And she was still suppressing herself at the fourth stage of Mortal Blood.

How could the gap be that great between her fourth stage against his fifth stage Mortal Blood?

Lin Xintong seemed to hear Yi Yun's thoughts and explained, "To classify the five stages of Mortal Blood, it is just based on the phenomena of the body, and not a real stage. For example, the Thunderous stage just means a person's bones can emit thunder-like sounds, but…two different warriors who can both create thunderous sounds from their bones, are their strengths the same?"

Lin Xintong response had cleared Yi Yun's doubts. Yes, everyone who is at the fifth stage of Mortal Blood was different. Even by suppressing her strength to the fourth stage of Mortal Blood, his fourth stage was a completely different concept.

"I understand, take your shot." Yi Yun knew his strength was inferior to Lin Xintong’s but regardless, an expert had to know how to receive hits before they could deliver hits.

If he did not get beaten up, how was he going to gain combat experience?

But even if he was being abused, Yi Yun did not want to suffer a crushing defeat; he needed to at least regain some of his pride!

"Peng!"

Yi Yun had already been sent flying by Lin Xintong numerous times. This time he was sent flying into the woods, breaking several tree branches.

Lin Xintong and Yi Yun both had their own motives. Lin Xintong was looking for the reason that had activated her meridians, while Yi Yun wanted to become stronger.

"I can't dodge it, I still can't dodge it. Her speed is too fast for me and I can barely keep up with her movement. All I see is a blurry afterimage, and just as my body wants to react, I would already be hit!”

Lin Xintong's strikes were well placed, although it caused Yi Yun's body to ache, the force she sent in only affected his muscles and bones.

Such an attack would not only not cause harm to Yi Yun, it would also temper Yi Yun's body, making his body even purer.

This was what Lin Xintong wanted for she did not want to owe him a favor. She was sparring with Yi Yun for her own Yin Meridians.

In order to understand the situation she had experienced, she had to beat up Yi Yun; but this made her feel bad. Hence, she decided to help Yi Yun grow stronger and by honing Yi Yun's combat experience, as a form of compensation.

"Phew–Phew–"

Yi Yun half-squatted on the ground as he held out both arms on a rock, breathing in deeply. From his stance, he looked like the Toad skill practiced by Ouyang Feng in The Legend of the Condor Heroes.

Yi Yun was in that stance because he couldn't help it.

The benefit of half-squatting was the ability to exert strength quickly. Without bending his leg, he was able to charge forward. Also by making his body shorter, he reduced the surface area that could be hit. He then had fewer spots to parry when Lin Xintong attacked.

"I can barely see her moves but I can't avoid them. My body's speed is slow and I am unable to keep up with her. How should I overcome this?"

To overcome his slow body movements seemed like an impossible task.

Suddenly, Yi Yun had a sudden flash of brilliance!

Right! Previously when I avoided her moves, I had moved my entire body, so I was naturally slower!

When Lin Xintong sent a palm strike, Yi Yun was thinking of jumping to the side to totally avoid it, but he could not do it.

There was a process for a person's body to accelerate from rest to motion.

If he took a step backward, he did not need to move his entire body to avoid it. As long as he changed his body's position, with the smallest of moves, he could avoid the palm?

As such Yi Yun's center of gravity would not change; the only change would be his stance, which would make his avoidance naturally faster!

Upon understanding this, Yi Yun felt exceptionally clear in his mind and as if his body was filled with energy.

Seeing Lin Xintong's ankle making a gentle move, Yi Yun knew Lin Xintong was about to strike!

Lin Xintong would always make a small movement before striking. In fact, she could have totally avoided doing so, but she did it to alert Yi Yun.

Yi Yun felt his mind having an unprecedented clarity. His vision was locked on to Lin Xintong's every move, even the night breeze gave him signals about Lin Xintong.

Yi Yun was well aware of Lin Xintong's heartbeat rate and respiratory rate.

"Come!" Yi Yun shouted in his heart and at that moment, Lin Xintong made her move!

Her speed was as fast as usual and in a blink of an eye, she was in front of Yi Yun after traversing a distance of a hundred feet.

But at that moment, Yi Yun felt that time had suddenly slowed down.

This feeling was the same feeling he had months ago when Zhao Tiezhu barged into his house and grabbed him. Yi Yun had the ability to see through Zhao Tiezhu's movements and he had the opportunity to kill him in an instant.

Now, Yi Yun had the same kind of illusion.

Lin Xintong's motions turned slow. In the past, he could only see the blur afterimages of Lin Xintong's movements, but now he could see every move of Lin Xintong in detail. He could also tell that Lin Xintong's arm was not straight but bent. Her palm was scrunched up as if she was catching insects as it came to his right chest.

"Dodge!" Yi Yun gritted his teeth and by sending strength to his legs, he bent his hips sharply, twisting his spine in an awkward position. It was as if his body was about to lose its balance!

Yi Yun's right chest, which was where Lin Xintong was aiming, quickly moved backward, while Yi Yun's left arm moved forward with his hands forming a fist.

By tilting his body to the point of having almost lost his balance, Yi Yun managed to avoid Lin Xintong's strike!

"Cha!"

The recoil from the punch tore off the shirt on Yi Yun's chest! His chest burned with pain!

It was still so painful even after avoiding Lin Xintong's attack!?

This little girl sure didn't pull her punches!

Yi Yun vented in his heart. He clearly understood the words Lin Xintong had said before they began their battle, "In the previous battle, I was not serious."

It was impolite not to reciprocate; Yi Yun had been taking hits all night, and he had finally managed to avoid Lin Xintong's attack, how could he afford to give up the chance of a counterattack?

Just before his body lost its balance, he had sent out a left punch, attacking Lin Xintong's belly!

At that moment, Yi Yun's body was very close to Lin Xintong body, so close that he could smell the fragrance from Lin Xintong. This blow's angle was extremely tricky as it stuck close to Lin Xintong's body!

"Peng!"

Yi Yun's body emitted a sound. This was his tendons tightening up. Yi Yun had managed to master Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist to the point where every fist of his instinctively included the strength of his tendons!

Hit, he was almost about to hit her!

Yi Yun's heart was crying out loud but at that moment, as compared to Yi Yun who was highly concentrated, Lin Xintong had entered a temporary inattentive state.

At the moment her palm brushed past Yi Yun's chest, Lin Xintong felt a tiny surge of coolness. This coolness had entered her meridian channels as if a drop of water had dripped into a dried up well. Although it disappeared instantaneously, this feeling was enough to make Lin Xintong lose her concentration.

It's this feeling again!?

True Martial World - Chapter 92: Another Sparring Match

"Uh…" Yi Yun was stumped.

Are we really sparring?

It can't be, previously it was due to Old Man Su who had instructed Lin Xintong to fight him while fanning the flames by the side. Yi Yun could tell that Lin Xintong did not want to fight him back then.

Her cultivation level and his cultivation level could not be compared. It would be like an adult bullying a kid.

But maybe it was because Lin Xintong did not have any airs. She did not mind lowering her stature to give him some pointers. Because of this, that battle was fought.

But today, what was there to fight?

Yi Yun asked puzzledly, "Lady Lin, please don't joke with me. What's there to fight between the two of us?"

Lin Xintong shook her head and said, "I don't like to joke around. As for why I want to battle you, it has to do with a secret of mine."

"Secret?" Yi Yun's curiosity was aroused. What sort of secret could such an extraordinary girl have?

It had to be said that as a modern netizen, Yi Yun was quite into gossip. But since she didn't say, he did not probe further.

"But…my stomach is a bit hungry, I don't have strength left for the day." Yi Yun rubbed his stomach with a wry smile.

Lin Xintong fluttered down from the pine tree and stood in front of Yi Yun. With a flick of her finger, a light flashed past.

Yi Yun caught it without thinking and upon looking at it, it was a red crystal the size of a peanut. It was like crystallized blood and exuded a thick aura of energy.

"This…This can't be a…desolate bone relic!?" Yi Yun was excited. The legendary desolate bone relics were refined by Desolate Heaven Masters, and worth a fortune. Only the rich and proud could enjoy it.

"No, " Lin Xintong shook her head. "With your present strength, if you were to consume a desolate bone relic, you might explode. That's a fierce beast relic that was refined by me. Usually, when the children of large families say they eat desolate bone relics for their cultivation, a large number of them are really eating fierce beast relics such as the one in your hand!"

"Fierce beast relic…" Yi Yun was stunned but quickly recovered as he understood. Right, there were many times the number of fierce beasts than desolate beasts. In the entire Cloud Wilderness, there were only fierce beasts out of the human's wonderlands.

These fierce beasts had the power to absorb Heaven Earth Yuan Qi, and through that, they could grow stronger.

Killing these fierce beasts could easily allow them to be refined into a relic. Hence, it was no surprise that many of these fierce beast relics were consumed by the large family clans.

However, Lin Xintong had said that the beast relic was refined by her. It suddenly occurred to Yi Yun that the girl in front of him was a Desolate Heaven Master, or at least a quasi-Desolate Heaven Master.

There was a saying that comparing leads to exasperation. Not only was she of a noble background and extremely strong, she was also a Desolate Heaven Master. Obtaining such achievements in her teens was surely exasperating on a comparison.

"Your strength has risen to the Qi Gatherer realm, so I will increase my cultivation level by one, which means I'll suppress myself to the fourth stage of Mortal Blood to battle you. I will still use the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist', but you have to be careful. In the previous battle, I was not serious and because of something, I was distracted during the battle, but this time, I will not be distracted." Lin Xintong said it faintly. The reason for her distraction during the last battle was naturally due to the changes she felt in her meridian channels.

Also, Lin Xintong's meridian channels had some development when she was using 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' against Yi Yun; so this time, she was still going to use 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist'.

"Thank you for the lady's reminder. I will be careful," Yi Yun was playing with the beast relic in his hand and found that it emitted a tantalizing aroma as if it was an extremely delicious cuisine.

Under the moonlike, the relic was red but translucent like a red crystal.

It was indeed a work of art. It was enviable that Lin Xintong could refine such a beautiful fierce beast relic.

But no matter how beautiful it was, it had to be eaten because Yi Yun was hungry.

He ate it as if he was eating a popcorn, he just threw the beast relic into his mouth.

This was the first time he was eating an exquisite food. He realized that the relic was not as hard as he thought it would be, it was chewy and could be crushed with his teeth.

As Yi Yun chewed on the beast relic, it was like exquisite wine gushing out from the relic, filling his entire mouth.

"Delicious! It's truly delicious! So this is the taste of a fierce beast relic. If I eat this often, I'm afraid I'll get addicted! But fierce beast relics can't replace a proper meal. It's a totally different sensation from eating a salt-baked chicken.”

Eating delicacies was an enjoyment, drinking wine was another form of enjoyment, and so was smoking. Although the three were hard to compare, one could not replace the other.

With the relic in his stomach, the warm energy from it spread throughout Yi Yun's body.

Yi Yun's originally empty stomach suddenly filled up as Yi Yun felt the warm energy go wild within his body, making him keen to vent it out.

He wanted to really fight a match, immersing himself in combat!

Yi Yun looked at Lin Xintong with excitement.

Having had his fill, he wanted something to aid in his digestion. With such a high-level trainer, how could he not be excited?

Although he was at the peak of the Qi Gatherer realm, his strength was naturally great, but that was a flaw. He lacked the battle experience which paled in comparison to Lian Chengyu.

Lian Chengyu would spar daily with Yao Yuan. With Yao Yuan, a past Purple Blood warrior, he lived a life that dealt with bloodshed. The battle experiences that he had taught Lian Chengyu would be extraordinary.

As for Yi Yun, he did not know any fighting skills or techniques. All he had was just a Tempered Body, and having only gone through two rounds of true battle, his battle prowess was minimal.

Now he could spar with an expert like Lin Xintong, curing him of his weakness.

Yi Yun was so excited that he waved towards Lin Xintong to make her move, just short of saying 'come at me'.

But Yi Yun quickly understood that one shouldn't get carried away, otherwise one would regret it.

Just after he beckoned Lin Xintong to attack, she disappeared from his sight.

In a blink of an eye, Lin Xintong seemed to have teleported in front of Yi Yun. All he saw was a blur before he felt a blow to his chest as if a sledgehammer had hit him.

"Peng!" Lin Xintong's palm had hit Yi Yun's chest. Yi Yun felt as if his bones had deformed and his organs were in turmoil. It was very painful. That girl may look weak, but she was a human Tyrannosaurus!

"Boom!"

Yi Yun crashed into a large tree, breaking it. He saw stars as he struggled to get up. Thankfully, all he ate was a fierce beast relic, if he had eaten something like a salt-baked chicken, he would have vomited everything out.

At that moment, Lin Xintong was not looking at Yi Yun but her hands.

That mysterious feeling still did not appear from that blow…

Was it really just an illusion?

Lin Xintong was a bit disappointed as she looked back at Yi Yun. She said lightly, "You were too careless. Real warriors constrict their pupils when facing an enemy so that they can monitor each and every move of their enemies. Just before I attacked you, your eyes may have been looking at me, but they were not watching my actions but they were watching my face."

When Lin Xintong said those words, Yi Yun blushed red. This girl's eyes were really venomous.

You shouldn't have said it out loud even if you noticed that!

Yi Yun coughed and re-adjusted his mental state and began to seriously look at Lin Xintong's every move.

It was true that Yi Yun had been too careless. Looking at Lin Xintong's face was just a subconscious act. He wasn't a battle-hardened warrior, so he could not emulate what Lin Xintong said about constricted pupils and the observation of every movement.

Lin Xintong may be pretty, but Yi Yun had just met her by chance. He had a favorable impression of her but did not have any other thoughts.

True Martial World - Chapter 91: Meeting Lin Xintong once more

Deep in the night of the Tao tribal clan's suburb, a clear sound of fist punches, cracking in the air could be heard! The Tao tribal clan's wonderland was covered with a thick, wide layer of Qi. Hence, in a fifty kilometer radius of the Tao tribal clan’s wonderland, no fierce or desolate beast would choose to enter. So it was considered a safe place, though that was under normal circumstances.

Having absorbed a large amount of energy in the day, he felt his body burning. He could not sleep, hence he was out in the mountain outskirts cultivating!

"Peng!"

"Peng!"

"Peng!"

Each move and stance were part of "Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist". A tree the size of a woman's waist was broken with one punch from Yi Yun!

The more Yi Yun punched, the more excited he became because he felt an inexhaustible amount of energy within his body.

After performing the whole set of 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' a dozen times, he was still not tired and still full of energy.

In the past, Yi Yun would feel exhausted after performing Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist about five times in the Lian tribal clan's back mountain. But today, he could perform it continuously.

As Yi Yun was practicing the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist', he could feel the Purple Crystal in his body pulsating with each heartbeat.

Each pulse allowed the Purple Crystal to absorb the environment's Heaven Earth Yuan Qi.

Yi Yun realized that the Heaven Earth Yuan Qi in the Tao tribal clan was much denser than that of the Lian tribal clan's back mountain.

This was naturally because the Tao tribal clan's wonderland was of higher quality than the Lian Clan’s Herb Mountain.

With a thicker Heaven Earth Yuan Qi, Yi Yun could feel his energy replenishing faster, giving him great comfort.

"So a wonderland has such a magical effect…" Yi Yun finally realized that cultivating in a high-grade wonderland had a multiplier effect.

And this was only the Tao tribal clan, which was just a medium-sized tribe in the vast wilderness. If viewed from the perspective of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom heartlands, its scale was that of a rural village and nothing noteworthy.

It was unimaginable how it would be like cultivating if it were a big city of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, the training grounds of the Jin Long Wei base, or even the royal imperial city!

In an environment with dense Heaven Earth Yuan Qi, with each cultivation, Yi Yun had entered a ‘No Law, No Shape, No Void, No Me’ state. It was a magical state as if he was trying to catch something.

It seemed like a thought but also an insight. It had to be important, but whenever Yi Yun was just about to catch it, it would slip away.

What was it?

Yi Yun chased after that thought but failed time and time again. It was to the point of exhaustion, and suddenly, he woke up from his trance-like state.

Looking up, the moon was already directly above him, and it was likely three in the morning.

The mountain breeze blew across Yi Yun's sweat laden body. He was exhausted.

Touching his stomach, he realized the energy he had consumed from the beast horn had been expended, and…he was hungry again.

"I sure can eat!" Yi Yun grimaced. As a fifth stage Mortal Blood warrior, the body required energy supplied to it through food, and it was the point when he could eat the most. Besides, his appetite had grown even bigger after practicing the Elephant Swallowing Technique.

He did not have an interspatial ring, so he did not bring much meat when he left the Lian tribal clan. He could only eat the standard meals provided by the Tao tribal clan.

Even if the Tao tribal clan was rich and the food was provided by the Jin Long Wei, the standard meal was insufficient for Yi Yun.

If there was a grilled cow in front of him, Yi Yun felt he could swallow it all.

"If I had plenty of desolate beast meat for my meals, my strength will definitely grow faster…" As Yi Yun thought about it, he looked at his surroundings that had turned into a mess.

Many of the trees had been split apart by Yi Yun and several black ironstone boulders had been shattered by him. He did not realize that he had caused so much damage under his trance-like state.

"I wonder if I were to fight with Lin Xintong with her third level of Mortal Blood suppressed state, what would be the result? If she were to only use the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist', I should be able to easily better her, but if she were to use her specialized skill 'Fairy Maiden Heart Sutra', the result would be unknown."

Thinking back to two months ago when he sparred with Lin Xintong. He felt that Lin Xintong had bested him by too much; now with his strength improved, he wouldn't be that much weaker than the Lin Xintong of old. As he was thinking about that, he felt something and turned around.

Just a glance petrified Yi Yun.

He gaped for not far from him was…it can't be!

Now, about a hundred feet away from Yi Yun, stood a girl in white up on a pine tree! As the night wind blew, her clothes fluttered in the wind.

It was a beautiful picture formed of the moon, a pine tree, girl and mountains.

Yi Yun was stunned for a while.

Lin Xintong!

Why was she here?

Right, Old Man Su had said they would come to the Tao tribal clan, but Yi Yun had believed that Lin Xintong and Old Man Su were only here to train in the Cloud Wilderness, so they were unlikely to stay in the Tao tribal clan for long.

"You said, you wanted…to spar with me?" said Lin Xintong with a smile.

Yi Yun was speechless. What was going on, the words he said to himself nearly didn't sound out, and Yi Yun felt he himself didn't even hear it.

What sort of senses did she have to hear it?

Suddenly appearing in front of him at night while wearing white sure made her resemble a ghost.

Yi Yun was just grumbling in his mind. However, as a man, having such a beautiful ghost appear in front of him was a blessing.

"You have broken through to the peak of the Qi Gatherer realm," said Lin Xintong calmly, as if stating a fact.

"Uh…" Yi Yun was stunned for a while for he felt he could not hide anything from Lin Xintong. It was even possible that Lin Xintong had seen him breaking through during the kingdom's selection preliminaries.

That airship!

Yi Yun suddenly recalled that there was an airship in the sky during the kingdom's selection preliminaries. Yi Yun had initially thought it was someone like a judge and he did not pay it any attention.

It might be that Lin Xintong was on it.

"Lady Lin, you saw me participating in the preliminaries?" asked Yi Yun in an unsettled manner. He was extremely conscious of the existence of the Purple Crystal.

But upon further thought, even if Lin Xintong saw the process of him breaking through, she might not be able to tell. It was unlikely she could notice the presence of the Purple Crystal, or even the traces of the Purple Crystal's absorbing of energy. They were just light dots which she couldn't see.

It was clear that the other party was oblivious when he met Old Man Su two months ago.

"Yes, I saw you break through at the preliminaries. You seem different from the rest…" Lin Xintong watched Yi Yun carefully, making Yi Yun uneasy.

On further thought, Yi Yun felt that his breakthrough could once again be explained away as the treasure he had previously eaten being not fully digested.

Actually, Lin Xintong had already noticed that Yi Yun had a secret, but the warriors of this world had too many secrets. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Many prodigies had their own fortuitous events.

This world had a long history, and many experts had been born out of it. These experts had left behind many opportunities. Some of them were big, some of them small, so obtaining a few was not unusual at all.

Lin Xintong had previously explored mystic ruins and found some good luck, but some of them were so small that she could not be bothered to collect them.

"Shall we fight?" Lin Xintong suddenly asked Yi Yun once again.

True Martial World - Chapter 90: Jin Long Wei Elite

"Congratulations on passing the preliminaries!" Zhang Tan took the horn and began sealing it. His voice was clear and loud; he had no need to inject energy in his voice for everyone to hear him.

Only a dozen or more people passed.

Over a thousand people had been cut down to few dozen people. This disqualification rate was astoundingly high.

The members of the Lian tribal clan's warrior preparation camp had all been disqualified. They were not the only ones; even some of the weaker participants in the Tao tribal clan had also been disqualified.

Being disqualified was nothing, as the members of the Lian tribal clan's warrior preparation camp were mentally prepared that they would never pass the kingdom's selection, but Yi Yun had received first place. Was this selection fair?

They believed that Yi Yun was of similar background to them, and he had a poor sufferable life. Why did he stand out?

People were like this; to people who were hallowed, they could accept that they were resplendent without being jealous. They might even sing their praises, hoping to cling on to them, gaining glory by being a follower.

But they could not accept that people similar to themselves or even someone even worse off to suddenly make an uprising and surpass them.

Zhang Tan carried on, "In accordance with the rules of the kingdom's selection, I will need to ask if you are willing to become a member of the Jin Long Wei? If you agree, you can carry on in the semi-finals of the kingdom's selection, if not, you can now leave!"

Zhang Tan's words were just a formality, but as rules were rules, he had to ask.

No one left including Yi Yun as they all wanted to become a member of the Jin Long Wei.

Yi Yun had read novels in his previous life where protagonists would pass up the big factions' pull and all the incentives that came with it and go at it alone.

With the support of great fortune, such an approach allowed a person to deserve being cocky. But Yi Yun knew that he was far from that. His strength was just a tiny bubble of no consequence in this world. A single prick would burst it.

Besides, be it cultivation resources or cultivation techniques, he could not obtain any by himself. His meals were even a problem.

He needed to join a large faction and using the faction's resources and heritage, he could slowly rise up and eventually become a mighty power.

After he managed to reach a certain point of accumulated resources and experience, he would then have the minimum requirements to be cocky, and freely pursue his desires.

"You! What's your name? How old are you?" Zhang Tan's fierce and commanding gaze landed on Yi Yun.

"General, I am Yi Yun with the age of twelve." Yi Yun replied without being servile or bumptious.

"Good! I shall now announce that you came in first for this preliminary round!"

"In this kingdom's selection, if you could be selected, and obtain the first spot among the Mortal Blood participants, I will declare you a warrior of the Jin Long Wei's elite troops immediately!" Zhang Tan's words spread across the venue, making the people envious and jealous!

Jin Long Wei's elite!

Even the warriors of the Jin Long Wei had different hierarchies which resulted in different treatment.

For example, Zhang Yuxian who had previously gone to the Lian tribal clan was an elite warrior of the Jin Long Wei.

Elite warriors enjoyed extremely great advantages in terms of cultivation resources, cultivation training grounds, cultivation techniques, much more than the regular warriors.

Most warriors that get selected by the Kingdom's selection would usually be designated as normal warriors. Some of the best Purple Blood warriors such as the Tao tribal clan's first and second young masters could become one of the elite.

But now a child who did not even need to shave had been valued greatly by Zhang Tan. Zhang Tan was even prepared to make him an elite warrior. How could they take it in their stride?

How strong is this kid? His cultivation level can't be higher than ours!

As for the preliminaries, although the kid had obtained first place, he had suddenly risen to prominence at the end to overtake Tao Yunxiao. There might have been something wrong such as him finding a loophole.

Even if there was no problem, even if Yi Yun had a strong Spirit or had an upheaval there and then, so what?

Could you use Spirit to kill?

The various aspects that influenced Spirit included strength as one of its smaller components. And in the vast wilderness, where people lead insecure lives and the beasts roamed freely, what people valued the most was one's strength.

Fancy stuff like Spirit was just some concept the people of the kingdom's heartlands created. To the warriors of the vast wilderness, what was Spirit? Could it be eaten?

Many people remained unconvinced, especially Lian Chengyu and Tao Yunxiao.

Lian Chengyu wanted to stand up and oppose it, but Zhang Tan was too overbearing. A person who had exceeded the Purple Blood realm was far stronger than anything Lian Chengyu could conceive of. In front of Zhang Tan, Lian Chengyu could not muster up the courage.

How could a mouse oppose a lion?

But, although Lian Chengyu lacked the courage, this did not mean Tao Yunxiao was lacking in courage. In this world, not many people knew their place; after all, Tao Yunxiao was only fourteen. He had not crossed over into a new reality. A fourteen-year-old youth tended to be arrogant so he settled matters in a straightforward manner—doing whatever he wanted to do.

Just as Tao Yunxiao was about to open his mouth, a stern voice rang in his ears, "Yunxiao, shut up!"

Tao Yunxiao could easily tell that it was his father's voice.

"Father, I can't accept it, what the heck is with this kingdom's selection, why aren't they examining strength? Wouldn't it be immediately clear once a test of strength is made? But they had to test such useless things, I can't accept it!"

After being exceeded by Yi Yun in the test of Spirit, Tao Yunxiao began to subconsciously belittle the use of Spirit in his words.

"If you are not convinced, then exceed him during the semi-finals!" Tao Yunxiao's father simply replied.

"Exceed that kid?" Tao Yunxiao snorted. He would exceed him for sure without a doubt, and would even crush him! "Alright, I'll exceed the kid. The first place for the kingdom's selection's Mortal Blood competition is mine!"

Tao Yunxiao clenched his fists as he stared at Yi Yun with a strong sense of animosity.

At that moment, Tao Yunxiao's father hesitated for a moment and sent his voice to Tao Yunxiao.

Upon hearing it, Tao Yunxiao's eyes lit up. His voice was trembling with excitement.

"Father is what you say true!? Can I really use it? The tribe is no longer concealing it?"

"Yes, it's mostly confirmed. A moment of forbearance does not mean that you are weak. Yunxiao, all my hopes rest on you. For this selection, you must live up to my expectations. Not only must you become an elite warrior of the Jin Long Wei, the kingdom's selection will be the starting point of our Tao tribal clan’s move into the central plains…"

"I understand!" Tao Yunxiao clenched his fists with excitement.

He had never expected that the Tao tribal clan's elders had such ambitions. Great! I shall be the person to write a new chapter in the Tao tribal clan's history books!

As for beating Yi Yun in the semi-finals…Yes, with that thing, would it even be a question that I can defeat Yi Yun?

As long as the tribe did not conceal it, I will let everyone know what does it mean to be a frog in a well!

Tao Yunxiao looked at Yi Yun who was in the crowd. His eyes were full of contempt and ridicule. You might have been in the limelight for the preliminaries, but I will completely crush you in the semi-finals.

As for his father's words, Tao Yunxiao was full of anticipation.

True Martial World - Chapter 89: First in the Preliminary

Even for Tao Yunxiao, it was not that easy to cross the ten-step demarcation line. It was incomprehensible! Was the ten-step demarcation line that Yi Yun crossed different from the line that the others had crossed?

Neither Tao Yunxiao nor Lian Chengyu could believe it.

But they could not walk to the area and examine the spot that Yi Yun had crossed because they were finding it difficult just to stand on their spot.

Could it be possible that Yi Yun accomplished this feat because he had unparalleled Spirit?

This was unacceptable. Even many disqualified participants from far, especially the members of the Lian tribal clan warrior preparation camp were agape and shocked as if they had just swallowed an egg whole.

The invincible Young Master Lian Chengyu in their hearts had been overtaken by Yi Yun!

Just a few minutes ago, Yi Yun was being pressured by the Fierce Divine Tiger's aura causing him to profusely sweat and look pathetic, how did he suddenly seem to receive Divine help, which allowed him to walk forward with ease?

How could this kid have greater Spirit than them?

They could not accept Yi Yun's strength. He had only learned martial arts for a few days and could not have that much strength. How could a twelve-year-old kid that grew up in a ditch be braver than others despite having not seen the world? How did he have the strong will to forge ahead despite adversity?

"Is there something wrong with the test? Could Yi Yun have found a loophole?" Lian Chengyu could only think come up with that as the reason, and that was the only reason he found acceptable. But seeing Zhang Tan nodding, he knew that his objections would be overruled and Zhang Tan would only end up looking down on him.

What the heck?

Lian Chengyu could not accept it. Having stepped into the ten-step radius, his results were at the top, but Yi Yun, the person who he hated the most, had pushed him down, and he didn't know what had gone wrong.

At that moment, Tao Yunxiao began to react and he quickly marched towards the horn.

The Fierce Divine Tiger's aura was oppressing; it made Tao Yunxiao know that to be one step away from the horn and touching it was impossible.

All he wished was that he would not lose to Yi Yun.

But Yi Yun's steps were surer, and his steps were something that Tao Yunxiao could not compare with.

In fact, if Yi Yun had not been absorbing the Fierce Divine Tiger's energy by controlling the Purple Crystal as he walked, his speed would have been much faster.

After using the energy of the Fierce Divine Tiger's horn to break through to the peak of the Qi Gatherer realm, Yi Yun enjoyed the pressure given by the horn's aura.

It was as if his flesh and organs were being pounded by the pressure, and the feeling was fantastic.

Seeing Yi Yun catch up, Tao Yunxiao became anxious. He ignored everything and headed towards the horn, hoping to suppress Yi Yun.

Tao Yunxiao began to feel his breathing become shallower and he sweated more profusely because he had overdrafted his body. He was close to his limit.

Yet at that moment, he could hear the footsteps behind him grow closer!

Tao Yunxiao turned flustered.

“I cannot be overtaken by him, I cannot be overtaken by him!” Tao Yunxiao began crying in his heart as each step he took felt like he was carrying a huge mountain.

But no matter how hard Tao Yunxiao tried, he was ultimately unable to change fate, he helplessly watched as Yi Yun walked to his side with his short legs.

In contrast to Yi Yun, Tao Yunxiao seemed to be moving in slow motion. It was comical.

As the both of them were very close to the horn and they were only a few steps away from it, Tao Yunxiao was very close to Yi Yun. They both looked at each other.

After exchanging glances, Yi Yun made a bashful smile, said hello, and then just walked pass Tao Yunxiao.

Tao Yunxiao nearly coughed out blood!

He had been overtaken by someone whose strength was inferior to him, by an inferior, a poor villager from a small tribal clan!

Tao Yunxiao felt his pride of fourteen years being severely trampled. He could not accept it!

Just as Tao Yunxiao lost his concentration, the Fierce Divine Tiger phantom in the sky issued its second roar. It could be said that bad just turned to worse.

"Roar!" A killing intent spread out like a pool of blood from hell; Tao Yunxiao was not prepared and was swept away by this rush of killing intent!

His ass hit the ground after tumbling a few times.

As for Lian Chengyu, he was sent flying a dozen of steps and he had already been pushed out of the twenty-step boundary.

As for Yi Yun, he felt the energy in his body accumulate to its extreme during the roar.

"Ka Ka Ka!"

The cracking eggshell sounds erupted again. Yi Yun's body was cleansed by the energy, and each inch of his body was tempered, tranquilizing him.

"Puah!"

Yi Yun took a few steps back and spat out a mouthful of black blood!

This black blood was the impurities within Yi Yun's body. With every marrow cleansing, he flushed out his body's impurities, and Yi Yun's body was becoming purer and purer.

By purifying his body, he laid a good foundation. The day he broke into the Purple Blood realm, he would be able to reach the peak of the early stages of the Purple Blood realm straightaway. His body could hold much more energy than other Purple Blood warriors!

"I didn't expect this Kingdom's preliminaries to turn into a fortuitous event for me. Using it, I have broken through to the peak of the Qi Gatherer realm and am just a step away from Purple Blood! I also feel my body filled with energy. I really cannot wait to expend this energy by cultivating!"

Yi Yun was full from absorbing the energy, and there was no more significance in proceeding further.

Besides, he had already overtaken Tao Yunxiao and he had taken first place in the preliminaries!

"Master, Yi Yun took first place." Lin Xintong only knew Yi Yun amongst all the participants. Besides, her Yin Meridians had some relations with Yi Yun, so Lin Xintong naturally wished for Yi Yun to win.

"A grass-root level kingdom's selection, and only a preliminary at that. So what if he's first? There's nothing impressive about that." Old Man Su curled his lips like he didn't care, but Old Man Su was pretty surprised to see Yi Yun break through under the great pressure.

If it was just a one off, then it would have been nothing. But if Yi Yun were to break through repeatedly under pressure or while in times of difficulty, then he would be a force to be reckoned with.

"Too bad, it's really too bad. If his constitution was perfect, no, even if it was just slightly below perfect, then he would be a real great martial arts seedling!" Old Man Su shook his head sighing. He still remembered his first meeting with Yi Yun, who had said very extraordinary words. Yi Yun's Spirit was unlikely bad from what he had previously said.

However, there was always one form of regret or another in this world.

Lin Xintong had a perfect constitution and an extremely high perceptivity. In every respect she was impeccable, but due to her Yin Meridians, it had cut off her road to martial arts and she was destined not to go far.

Yi Yun had Dragon Pulse, Spirit, excellent perceptivity, and great ambitions; however, his constitution was lacking, and it could be his fatal weakness!

True Martial World - Chapter 88: Arrogant for once

Lian Chengyu and Yi Yun glared sparks at each other. The both of them had reached the point of irreconciliation. After all, Yi Yun's first enemy in this alternate world was Lian Chengyu.

"Lian Chengyu, I want to fight you now!"Yi Yun thought to himself as he had been holding it in for a very long time. He had finally gained the absolute power needed, for even if Lian Chengyu and Yao Yuan had attacked him, Yi Yun had nothing to fear.

Under such circumstances, the one thing Yi Yun wished to do was to brutally beat up Lian Chengyu. If possible, he wanted to cripple Lian Chengyu for life!

Little bastard, what the hell are you doing?

Lian Chengyu did not know what had happened to Yi Yun; all he felt was that the kid was slightly different. However, he could not tell what was different.

"Hmph, what are you looking at me for? Why? don't tell me you want to fight me? You don't even qualify!" Lian Chengyu forced his voice into a line, sending it into Yi Yun's ear from dozens of feet away.

Yi Yun did not know that tiny trick. To speak to Lian Chengyu, he had to shout which would make him seem silly.

"I need to learn that trick." Based on the wuxia novels he had read in the past, Yi Yun knew that it wasn't hard for an expert who had opened up his conception and governor vessels to learn such a trick.

But, being unable to speak didn't mean Yi Yun had no means of response.

He held out his hand and gestured to Lian Chengyu by lifting his pinky. Even in this alternate world, lifting the pinky represented contempt and provocation. Lian Chengyu's face turned stiff as he cursed, "You're courting death!"

Yi Yun only sneered and began to ignore Lian Chengyu.

Arrogance?

That's right, this was arrogance!

Yi Yun was not a low-key person. In the past, he stayed under the radar because he lacked the strength and could only endure. Now, he had the strength, and no one in the Lian tribal clan could threaten his strength anymore. At that moment, was there any need to endure anything?

"Little slave, how dare you disrespect your master?"

Not far of, Tao Yunxiao had noticed Yi Yun's situation. He recalled that Lian Chengyu had mentioned that Yi Yun belonged to the Lian tribal clan. To Tao Yunxiao, such a tribesman was equivalent to a slave.

But a slave dared to raise his pinky at Lian Chengyu. Such arrogance deserved death.

Tao Yunxiao belonged to the ruling elite and was of similar stature as Lian Chengyu. So he could not stand the revolt from a slave to his master because he was a master himself.

"Kid, you sure are arrogant." Tao Yunxiao also knew how to force his voice into a line, and had purposely included an aggressive attack within his voice like a needle that pricked Yi Yun's eardrums.

Yi Yun took a glance at Tao Yunxiao. For a person that was arrogant to the extreme, only the world would allow him to be arrogant, and if someone appeared more arrogant than him, that would be a challenge to his authority. He would then be displeased, aiming to destroy the other party.

Although Yi Yun did not have hate for Tao Yunxiao like the hate he had for Lian Chengyu, Yi Yun felt that the kid deserved a good spanking.

Yi Yun did not know how to transmit his voice, so he could only extend his small hand and gestured his pinky at Tao Yunxiao.

He was at the peak of the Qi Gatherer realm, and Tao Yunxiao had not broken into the Purple Blood realm, or he wouldn't have needed to participate in the preliminaries. Since everyone's cultivation was the same, why was there a need to be afraid of him?

"Fuck!" On Tao Yunxiao's forehead appeared veins that formed a cross. He never expected that the little slave would be so arrogant to the point of provoking him!

You are courting death!

"It's indeed true that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, do you know who am I? Very good! I will make sure you will regret your action for life!" growled Tao Yunxiao.

Yi Yun laughed because that phrase was best directed back at Tao Yunxiao.

A fourteen-year-old child, who had never experienced setbacks, did not know his limits.

A vast majority of people in the world subconsciously think that they are different, even a retard might think the same way too.

Tao Yunxiao regarded himself as extraordinary, and a new generation's master who would eventually step out of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom.

Yi Yun ignored Tao Yunxiao, and he started taking big strides towards the beast horn!

He had not finished absorbing the energy!

The energy that the Purple Crystal absorbed had all been expended for the breakthrough to the peak of the Qi Gatherer realm, so Yi Yun felt his body lacking in energy.

In his empty condition, only a fool would not absorb the high-quality energy source in front of his eyes.

Yi Yun not only wanted to absorb it, he wanted to drink his fill!

As for the extremely uncomfortable prowess of the Fierce Divine Tiger he had previously suffered from, it was now extremely comfortable for Yi Yun. Also with the existing pressure, it made him absorb the energy even more efficiently as it forced the energy absorbed by the Purple Crystal to enter his flesh and blood sooner.

Under such a situation, Yi Yun naturally wanted to go closer to the beast horn.

Seeing Yi Yun open up his footsteps, Tao Yunxiao made a contemptuous smile, "You little slave, what stubbornness. Let's see how far you can go. Aren't you going to wipe the sweat from your body?"

Tao Yunxiao's words were full of sarcasm, but Yi Yun ignored him.

As he began walking forward, although each step was easy, Yi Yun's speed was not fast as he wanted to absorb the horn's energy. Besides, he wanted to use the pressure to strengthen his body.

Lian Chengyu had managed to get up after a few moments.

It was hard to believe that this rascal did not incur a serious injury and still had the strength to move forward when the Fierce Divine Tiger sent its pressure surge.

Objectively speaking, if one put aside the narrow-mindedness and the jealousy of Lian Chengyu, it was true that he had the persistence and perseverance in martial arts.

Yi Yun, Lian Chengyu, and Tao Yunxiao began walking towards the beast horn. There were not many people left, only about twelve but they were all still on the ground.

Many people had already qualified, but they had been pushed back by the aura previously and were injured. As such, they had to retreat to a safe distance.

Spirit included 25% strength, 25% boldness, 25% determination, and 25% fortitude. This was a holistic test on a person. If any aspect was lacking, they could still do well in the preliminary so long as the person had another aspect that stood out.

"This kid…to actually point his pinky at others, is really arrogant and childish, but…I like it!" Old Man Su laughed as he stroked his beard.

"Master, how did Yi Yun suddenly make a breakthrough?" Lin Xintong was incredulous.

"He broke through under the pressure. Sometimes, warriors would break through their bottlenecks under immense pressure. For example in the face of danger, with their life on the line, some warriors will break through, getting out of the jaws of danger. This is a wonderful ability. Usually, such people will have a lot of Spirit, and can easily survive in desperate times, allowing them to go far in the future."

Lin Xintong could not believe that Old Man Su would say such earnest words because Yi Yun's constitution was lacking.

But from the looks of it, besides Yi Yun having a bad constitution, he fulfilled every requirement of a martial arts prodigy in all other aspects, be it perceptivity or Spirit.

Could such a person eventually break the shackles of his poor constitution and achieve greatness?

Lin Xintong did not know, just like she did not know her if there was that tiniest hope that she could join up her terminated meridians in the future.

As Lin Xintong was thinking, Yi Yun had already moved forward by eight steps.

Yi Yun's legs were short, so even after eight steps, he was still far from the ten-step radius boundary from the horn.

At that point in time, Lian Chengyu had finally reached that boundary.

At the ten-step boundary, the pressure would increase again. Lian Chengyu looked at Yi Yun loftily.

With a deep breath, he raised his foot to take a step inwards.

Boom!

Lian Chengyu felt a thick murderous spirit shrouding him, and in a second it was as if he was in the middle of a sea of blood during a slaughter.

Lian Chengyu's body suddenly convulsed and with a loud roar, his bones began to snap and crackle. Blue veins protruded from his neck as he tried to contain that endless amount of sanguine and murderous pressure.

Peng!

Lian Chengyu half kneeled on the ground supporting himself with both arms. His eyes were red and he took in deep breaths. His cheeks were puffed up like a toad, and it was clear that this was his limit. But he managed to step within ten steps of the beast horn!

"I've succeeded!" Lian Chengyu clenched his fists; even though his nostrils were bleeding, and his body was soaked in sweat. He was in a sorry plight but he had succeeded.

He was infinitely excited because he was near the top for the preliminaries!

Besides the nine Purple Blood warriors who did not participate in the preliminaries, Tao Yunxiao, and a handful of Tao tribal clan's elites, there was no one that matched Lian Chengyu.

Based on the rankings of the preliminaries, if he could maintain it, he had no problems passing the kingdom's selection!

"Great!" Lian Chengyu wanted to laugh loudly, but he had already expended all his energy, so he could no longer laugh.

Suddenly, Lian Chengyu realized that Yi Yun had already come to his side.

As Lian Chengyu was challenging the pressure that came from being within ten steps, Yi Yun had leisurely walked to the ten-step boundary with his short legs.

Lian Chengyu's mouth showed a trace of contempt. He had undergone the baptism of that brutal murderous surge and knew deeply of its terror. Even after experiencing endless numbers of actual combat, he had nearly been scared out of his wits by that immense murderous intent. Yi Yun was a kid. All he did usually was go up the mountains to pick herbs and dig for food in the mud. How would he able to withstand this extremely realistic murderous surge?

Many people in this world might have the talent, but even with talent, they had to train themselves to slowly release their potential.

What sort of training could Yi Yun have?

Lian Chengyu waited to see Yi Yun suffer a setback. He had just completed an extremely painful task, so seeing someone do felt inexplicably great.

But, many a time, things do not go as expected…

Lian Chengyu saw Yi Yun shoot out his short leg and crossed the ten-step demarcation line. He did not even pause in his steps.

Just crossing over like that.

Crossing over like that.

Over like that.

Over…

Lian Chengyu was stupendous as his eyes stared like a bug-eyed goldfish in a fishbowl.

This was not only limited to Lian Chengyu because not far away, Tao Yunxiao had also noticed this turn of events and was stunned silly.

How could this be possible!?