Chapter 82

After about half an hour, Lin Tian felt the true essence in his body become incredibly full, completely restored.

"This time, the essence pill really worked well."

Lin Tian murmured.

At this moment, the middle-aged man in charge of the inner chamber selection let out a dry cough.

"Those who passed: Lin Tian, Hua Yongchang, Rong Xiu..." The middle-aged man read out twenty-five names in succession: "Everyone, gather on the high platform."

Lin Tian was surprised; among the twenty-five people, there was actually no name of Su Shu.

"You didn't pass the Inner Martial Cave test? That shouldn't be the case!"

Lin Tian asked Su Shu.

"Of course I passed, I was the fourth to last to be teleported out!"

Su Shu huffed.

"Then why..."

Lin Tian became even more curious.

Su Shu said, "In the third round of the melee, I forfeited."

"Forfeited?" Lin Tian said strangely, "You didn't want to join the fray?"

"Hey! What kind of talk is that!" Su Shu gnashed her teeth and then huffed, "After all, I have a master as my teacher. Surviving for nearly two hours in the Inner Martial Cave also brought glory to that old man, so I didn't want to compete for the inner chamber's resources with others. Besides, I don't like the various struggles within the martial chamber."

Lin Tian was speechless, "You're saying you could definitely win and enter the inner chamber."

"What did you say!"

Su Shu was angry.

"I'm saying you're very noble, always thinking of others."

Lin Tian changed his words.

"That's more like it!" Su Shu huffed, "Alright, go quickly."

Lin Tian nodded and walked toward the high platform.

Soon, together with others, Lin Tian ascended to the high platform.

The high platform was very spacious, square-shaped, with an area of about several hundred square meters, enough to accommodate two hundred people in a mixed battle. For just twenty-five people, there was naturally no problem. At this moment, dozens of people stood on the high platform, somewhat wary of each other. The next step was the melee, and everyone else would be their enemies!

Standing on the high platform, Lin Tian could even hear the heavy breathing of others.

"They must all be nervous."

Lin Tian thought to himself.

At this moment, everyone was ready, waiting for the middle-aged man's command to start the final round of the melee.

Below the high platform, hundreds of disciples stared at the twenty-five people on the platform.

"Twenty-five people, in the end, only four will stand on the platform. I wonder which four will win."

"That Lin Tian, there's no problem with him!"

"Right, and Hua Yongchang and Rong Xiu, these two are also not bad and should have a chance to win. It's said that both have reached the ninth level of Body Tempering this month."

"As for Su Shu, she had a chance to enter the inner chamber but actually forfeited, which is quite strange."

"What's strange! Miss Su is Elder Mu Qing's last disciple. Even without entering the inner chamber, she won't lack martial resources. At this time, Miss Su forfeited and didn't compete with the other twenty-five for the inner chamber's spots, which should be respected by us!"

"Uh, that's true."

"Speaking of which, it's a pity for Zhan Feng. If he hadn't been killed by the beast in Green Wind Ridge, he should have also reached the ninth level of Body Tempering. After all, he was at the peak of the eighth level of Body Tempering and was the third in the outer chamber."

"Right, it's indeed a pity. Green Wind Ridge has been getting more and more unstable recently, and we need to be careful too."

"Right!"

Many people commented.

On the high platform, Lin Tian listened to these voices and couldn't help but laugh. Zhan Feng was killed by him, but in the end, he was indeed considered to be killed by a beast. Of course, this was also because Zhan Feng was just an ordinary disciple. The death of an ordinary disciple in Green Wind Ridge wouldn't be taken seriously by the martial chamber; if he died, he died. As Su Shu put it, being killed by a beast in Green Wind Ridge only showed that one was weak. If the martial chamber had to manage such things, it would be like the parents of these disciples.

A dry cough sounded from the corner of the high platform.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, their gazes landing on the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man looked at the twenty-five people on the high platform: "Those who lose their fighting ability and fall to the ground, or are thrown off the platform, are considered to have failed!" He paused slightly and then shouted, "Begin!"

After saying this, the middle-aged man leaped down from the high platform.

In an instant, the eyes of everyone below the high platform lit up, staring intently at the twenty-five people.

"Clang!"

The sound of a sword whistled, extremely piercing.

Among the twenty-five people, someone wielded a sword and attacked Lin Tian!

This scene made many people below the platform look strange.

"Who is this person? Is he crazy?!"

"Zhao Lin, the sixth in the outer chamber, at the peak of the eighth level of Body Tempering. Why is he attacking that Lin Tian, the monster? Is he trying to challenge a strong person? But doing this at this time is not very wise, right?"

"This..."

Many people were puzzled.

Lin Tian's strength was evident to all, at the ninth level of Body Tempering and the second in the outer chamber, he was definitely more than a match for Zhao Lin. Yet, at this moment, Zhao Lin attacked Lin Tian without hesitation, which left many people confused. However, in the next moment, something even more shocking happened. With the sound of weapons clashing, more people joined in, all attacking Lin Tian, as if they had planned it beforehand.

"What... What's going on!"

"The seventh in the outer chamber, Yang Zheng, the eighth, Zhou Qi, and others, why are they all..."

"What's happening?"

Hundreds of people stared with wide eyes.

Not only were these people puzzled, but even Mu Qing and Shi Dong frowned, and Su Shu was furious.

At this moment, on the high platform, everyone attacked Lin Tian, showing no mercy.

"How can these people be like this? It's too much!"

A new disciple was angry.

Among the twenty-five people, Lin Tian was the only new disciple, achieving this level in just three months in the martial chamber. This was not only a glory for Lin Tian himself but also added much glory to the other hundred new disciples. Seeing Lin Tian being attacked by a group of senior disciples, many new disciples were angry.

A cold snort sounded from the side, "This is how a melee works, where is it too much!"

"Someone is too showy, thinking too highly of himself and not knowing how to restrain himself, probably inviting the wrath of heaven and man."

"Being a person, it's better to be low-key."

"Right."

A few senior disciples gathered together, speaking in a sarcastic tone.

Lin Tian had only been in the martial chamber for three months, clearly just a new disciple, yet he overshadowed the glory of all senior disciples except Zhou Hao, naturally making many senior disciples unhappy.

"You..."

A new disciple was angry, but ultimately could only be angry and not speak, as they were not Lin Tian and lacked the strength to challenge the senior disciples.

Not far away, Zhou Hao and Lu Sheng stood together, both looking forward.

"This is indeed somewhat unexpected."

Zhou Hao had a smile on his face.

Lu Sheng said coldly, "This little brat is just a new disciple, yet he's too showy. It's probably that all the senior disciples are unhappy. Lu Sheng also has the qualifications to participate in the inner chamber selection, but knowing that his strength is not enough to enter the inner chamber, he did not participate.

In a more distant place, behind a rock, a few inner chamber disciples gathered together, all frowning.

"Quite shameless."

"That Lin Tian is strong, but being attacked by twenty people, he might be in danger."

"The chance of standing on the platform in the end is less than two in ten."

"Pity."

The inner chamber disciples all shook their heads.

...

On the high platform, there were twenty-five people in total, and at this moment, everyone attacked Lin Tian. Most of these twenty-five were at the eighth level of Body Tempering, including Rong Xiu and Hua Yongchang, who were at the ninth level of Body Tempering. Rong Xiu held a long spear, swinging it with a mighty momentum, while Hua Yongchang held a halberd, with even more imposing momentum.

Lin Tian frowned, dodging the attacks of dozens of people.

With dozens of people attacking him, he felt something was strange.

"Attack!"

A loud shout sounded.

Rong Xiu's expression was cold, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, leaping up and swinging his long spear down forcefully.

Lin Tian's expression changed slightly, his long sword meeting the attack.

"Clang!"

A loud sound echoed, spreading in all directions.

Rong Xiu's long spear weighed a hundred pounds, pressing down on Lin Tian's long sword. The powerful force made Lin Tian frown, and if he hadn't used skill to deflect most of the force, his long sword would have been broken.

However, even so, Lin Tian took a few steps back.

"Clang!"

At this moment, a piercing sound of a blade rang out.

From a blind spot, a blade of light slashed over. Initially, it was just one blade, but it suddenly multiplied into many more, densely packed like raindrops falling toward Lin Tian.

Below the platform, many disciples were surprised by this scene.

"This is the Thousand Spirit Blade Technique." An older disciple was surprised, saying, "The Thousand Spirit Blade Technique is similar to the Spirit Tranquil Sword Technique, with extremely tricky blade trajectories, making it hard to predict the path of the blade. Who is using this technique? To achieve this level of Thousand Spirit Blade Aura, one must be at the ninth level of Body Tempering!"

"Buzz!"

On the high platform, the dense blade of light pressed down, and the people surrounding Lin Tian actually stepped back.

Lin Tian's eyes flickered, his right hand sweeping away the large swath of blade light that approached.

Then, he held his long sword horizontally, calmly blocking it in front of his chest.

"Clang!"

With a crisp sound, his long sword blocked a long, sharp blade.

On the opposite side, a young man held a long blade with both hands, the blade colliding with Lin Tian's long sword, the distance between them less than three feet.

Sigh!

This scene made more people change their expressions.

After the dense and tricky blade shadows, followed by a cold, solid long blade, such an attack was virtually flawless. Many people admitted that if they were in Lin Tian's position, they would definitely be killed, but at this moment, Lin Tian easily blocked it, as if he had known from the beginning where the long blade would come from.

Looking at the person holding the blade, many older disciples showed surprise again.

"The tenth in the outer chamber, Mo Kong? Wasn't he at the eighth level of Body Tempering, how did he suddenly reach the ninth level of Body Tempering!"

Someone was surprised.

On the high platform, the young man in blue, with a look of surprise on his face, had just used his most proud move. After Rong Xiu's attack, he used his perfected Thousand Spirit Slash, thinking it would crush Lin Tian on the spot, but unexpectedly, this powerful move was easily blocked by Lin Tian.

The young man stared at Lin Tian, and Lin Tian also sized up the young man.

"Mo Kong, from the Mo family?"

Lin Tian said indifferently.

Mo Kong snorted, "So what if I am! Did you not expect this scene?" Staring at Lin Tian, Mo Kong said in a voice only he and Lin Tian could hear, "Facing dozens of people alone, even if