Although everyone was quite shocked by Lin Xun's strength, the huge outer sect competition was a major event of the Lin family. It was impossible for it to suddenly stop because of Lin Xun. Therefore, Elder Lin Li coughed lightly."Looks like my Lin family disciples have been cultivating quite hard this year. However, there's no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Victory still has to be distinguished.”
This attracted the attention of many disciples. They turned their heads to look at the stone platform again. Even so, there were still many people whose eyes flickered with different emotions. It seemed that there would be a dark horse this year.
To be honest, the disciples who were going on stage for the next competition were a little nervous. After all, they were in the lead. Their skills were simply not presentable. In the past, they were a little proud of themselves, but now, they were simply a disgrace.
Even if some of the disciples did not perform badly, their realms were also at that level, and they even had one or two unique skills. At the beginning, they could still attract attention, but at this moment, they were completely useless. At this moment, all the disciples were not in high spirits.
At this moment, Lin Xun's name rang out once more, attracting everyone's attention. Even Qin Ming, who was ranked first last year, slowly opened his eyes to investigate.
Standing on the stone platform once again, Lin Xun quietly looked at the other party. However, this disciple wasn't famous, and even his cultivation level had only just reached the tempered body fifth stage. To Lin Xun, he wasn't a match at all.
Even before Lin Xun made a move, the other party had already admitted defeat. However, thinking about it, it made sense. This person hadn't even made it into the top ten in previous years. He wasn't Lin Xun's match at all, so he might as well admit defeat directly to avoid losing face.
This made the disciples who wanted to gather information on Lin Xun feel disappointed. After all, the unknown always attracted people. Although Qin Ming and the others were the top three in previous years, they didn't feel strange after seeing more. Only fresh people could arouse their interest.
Lin Xun perfectly matched this point. Not to mention seeing him in action, many people here had not even seen Lin Xun once or twice in ten years. He seemed especially mysterious. Since they could not watch, they immediately discussed below the high platform,
"I didn't expect a dark horse to appear this year. This Lin Xun can really endure. I've never heard of him in so many years. Who do you think should be in the top three of this year's competition?”
"I think it's still the three people from last year. Although Lin Xun is a dark horse, he doesn't have enough foundation.”A person shook his head and commented.
However, another person obviously did not agree with his words. He immediately retorted,"I don't think so. Since Lin Xun has stepped forward this year, he must be confident. Moreover, the other party has yet to display his true strength.”
"Haha, although Lin Xun didn't reveal his true strength, do you know how terrifying Qin Ming and the others are? Last year, he had already reached the tempered body sixth stage. Today, he would definitely break through to the tempered body seventh stage. The difference between them could be considered as heaven and earth. Lin Xun was only at the tempered body fifth stage. Even if his battle strength was heaven-defying, it was not worth mentioning.”
These words were reasonable. When he thought of the difference in strength, this person did not know how to refute, so he could not help but stop himself.
Of course, no matter how the disciples discussed, it would not affect the final outcome of the competition. This still required the disciples to see the truth. While they were discussing closely, many people on the stone platform had already changed.
As for Lin Xun, he suddenly realized that the originally complicated disciples had been eliminated in the past few rounds. Some had forfeited, and some had been defeated. Unknowingly, only the last ten disciples had not lost. These ten people were the top ten of the outer sect this year. Lin Xun did not even have to contribute much, but he was already in the top ten of the outer sect.
Although Lin Xun didn't know the records of the previous years, he already knew through the discussion below the stage that the top ten of the outer sect this year had changed at least four positions compared to last year. One could imagine how fierce the competition was.
However, this situation was exactly what the higher-ups wanted to see. After all, this meant that the family had fresh blood and would not decline. It even changed the serious face of the past, and there was a stiff kindness on his face.
"Very good. You are all the younger generation of the Lin family. Only competition between yourselves can make the family more prosperous. This year's top ten will each have five bottles of Body Tempering Pills. Consider it a small reward.”
As he said this, his gaze swept across the crowd. His gaze lingered on Lin Xun for the longest time. The emotions contained in it were quite complicated, especially the deep gratification.
Lin Xun could not understand what Elder Lin Li meant. He only knew that Elder Lin Li seemed to think highly of him. He did not think about it anymore. Instead, he was quite satisfied with the generous reward. After all, five bottles of Body Tempering Pills were really a windfall. If he took one pill every two days, he could use it for a month.
" The first battle for the top three, Lin Xun," Elder Lin Li announced calmly, which instantly attracted everyone's attention. After all, the battles for the top ten were usually very interesting, and the first battle was the most mysterious Lin Xun. Of course, it would satisfy everyone.
Lin Xun slowly walked up the high platform under everyone's gaze. At this moment, Elder Lin Li looked at the name list in his hand and said in a low voice,""Lin Yu."
"It's actually Lin Yu. Looks like this is another battle for the black horse. Speaking of which, the outer sect competition in the past few years is very interesting.”
"Yes, I know Lin Yu. His parents died and he became an orphan, but he was adopted by the Lin family and was given the surname Lin. He is usually rather quiet, but his personality is quite tough. He is only fifteen years old and he is already at the tempered body sixth stage.”
Hearing these words, Lin Xun also looked at his opponent with some curiosity. Although the other party was skinny and weak, there was a ruthless look on his face. At this moment, he was looking at Lin Xun fiercely. If an ordinary person were to encounter such an aura, they would be weakened even if they did not make a move.
But who was Lin Xun? He was someone who had just returned from the slaughter in the Cross Mountains. Not to mention this viciousness without any killing intent, even the appearance of an executioner filled with killing intent would not be able to shake his resolve.
"Lin Xun." After all, they were from the same family. It was polite to exchange names before the final battle.
"Lin Yu." Although the person in front of him was usually silent, he knew etiquette and immediately cupped his hands.
After exchanging their names, both parties basically knew each other. However, before the people below the stage could react in time, they immediately took a step forward and rushed towards Lin Xun with lightning speed.
In the process of running, his five fingers were tightly clenched into fists. He wanted to attack Lin Xun's head without any fancy moves. However, in the end, he might have thought that this was not a life and death battle, so he retracted the strength in his hand.
Faced with Lin Yu's actions, this caused Lin Xun's good impression of him to grow. If it was some despicable person, they might use all means to obtain victory. He did not expect that the other party was also a person with a cold appearance but a kind heart. However, this was not the time to be distracted. After all, they were still on the stone platform.
Lin Xun tapped his toes lightly, and his body seemed to be weightless. He easily dodged the opponent's attack. At the same time, he couldn't help but nod his head. He could do it so easily because he had cultivated a footwork secret manual. Lin Yu's footsteps were stable, and it was obvious that his foundation was quite solid. Today's rise was indeed not due to luck.
However, the more this was the case, the more Lin Xun knew in his heart that he could not go easy on such an opponent. This was a disrespect to him. Immediately, his expression could not help but become a little serious. He did not use any excess strength and only relied on his perfected basic sword technique to fight with the other party.
But even if Lin Xun didn't use his true ability, even the basic sword technique was already quite extraordinary. Especially after the tempering of the "Sword Grinding Formula", there was another kind of profoundness that was not something that ordinary people could resist.
For a moment, Lin Yu was actually at a loss. At this moment, his face was already slightly red. He immediately knew that he was not Lin Xun's match at all, but he was not willing to give up just like that. He immediately punched out.
"Eh, Shattering Stone Fist." Lin Xun raised his eyebrows. This was the Yellow Rank Lower Class martial technique on the first floor of the Arts Hall, the Shattering Stone Fist. Although Lin Xun had not learned it, he had casually flipped through it after entering that day.
" Pa pa " A crisp sound was heard from the surroundings. It actually came from Lin Yu's body.
"Not bad, not bad." Elder Lin Li, who was watching the battle from the side, also looked satisfied. Only by practicing the Stone Shattering Fist Technique to the Minor Accomplishment realm could he make a sound when he punched. However, how should Lin Xun deal with such a situation? This made Elder Lin Li rather curious.
Immediately, everyone below the stage turned their gazes to Lin Xun. Could it be that the victor between the two dark horses was going to be decided in an instant?
However, in an instant, everyone's eyes revealed a trace of shock. They saw Lin Xun's sword technique change and actually block Lin Yu's fist wind at a strange angle. Then, it directly broke through the layers of defense and arrived at his chest. If Lin Yu continued to attack, he would definitely be pierced through by the sword.
"What exactly happened? I feel like the winner was decided in the blink of an eye?”
"Yeah, my eyes can't react at all.”
The crowd below the stage was filled with questions. What happened in a flash was too late for them to react. They only felt a white light flash and Lin Xun's sword had already arrived at the other party's chest. Only a few of the experts noticed a trace of it because Lin Xun's sword was too fast for them to notice.
"What is it? It's actually the [Rampage Sword Technique]?" The disciples might not know, but as an elder of the family, how could Lin Li not know? Even Elder Lin Li, who had always been calm, could not help but be shocked at this moment.
One had to know that ever since this sword technique was brought back to the Lin family, no one had successfully cultivated it for decades. Recently, they were even considering whether they should remove this sword technique from the cultivation technique hall.
Now, they actually saw a disciple use it. How could they not be shocked?
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