Chapter 83

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

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

Lin Tian murmured.

At this moment, the middle-aged man who was in charge of the inner chamber selection gave a dry cough.

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

Lin Tian was surprised; among the twenty-five people, there was 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, and I managed to last nearly two hours in the Inner Martial Cave, which also brought glory to that old man. So I didn't want to compete for the inner chamber's resources with others, and besides, I don't like the various struggles within the martial chamber."

Lin Tian was speechless, "It sounds like you're sure you could win and enter the inner chamber."

"What did you say!"

Su Shu was angry.

"I mean, 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 climbed up 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, it 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 the 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, he's definitely fine!"

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

"As for that 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 if she doesn't enter 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 bit of a pity for Zhan Feng. If he hadn't been killed by the demonic beasts on Green Wind Ridge, he should have also reached the ninth level of the Body Tempering stage. After all, he was at the peak of the eighth level 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, we need to be more careful."

"Right!"

Many people commented.

On the high platform, Lin Tian listened to these voices and couldn't help but laugh inwardly. Zhan Feng was killed by him, but in the end, it was indeed believed that he was killed by demonic beasts. Of course, this was also because Zhan Feng was just an ordinary disciple. The death of an ordinary disciple on 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 demonic beasts on Green Wind Ridge only showed that one was weak. If the martial chamber had to manage such things, it would be 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 puzzled.

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

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

"This..."

Many people were confused.

Lin Tian's strength was evident to all, at the ninth level of the Body Tempering stage, 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 puzzled many people. 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 in the outer chamber, Zhou Qi, and others, why are they all..."

"What's happening?"

Hundreds of people stared with wide eyes.

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

At this moment, everyone on the high platform 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, reaching this level in just three months in the martial chamber. This was not only a glory for Lin Tian himself but also added much honor 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 is, 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 people."

"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 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 up. They were not Lin Tian, and facing senior disciples, they lacked the strength to challenge them.

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 seems all the senior disciples are unhappy with him." Lu Sheng also had the qualifications to participate in the inner chamber selection, but knowing his strength was not enough to enter the inner chamber, he did not participate.

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

"Quite shameless."

"That Lin Tian is strong, but being attacked by more than 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 few inner chamber disciples all shook their heads.

...

There were twenty-five people on the high platform, and at this moment, everyone attacked Lin Tian. Most of these twenty-five were eighth-level Body Tempering stage strong, including the ninth-level Body Tempering stage Rong Xiu and Hua Yongchang. Rong Xiu held a long spear, swinging it with a mighty momentum, while Hua Yongchang held a halberd, his momentum even stronger than Rong Xiu's.

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

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

"Attack!"

A loud shout sounded.

Rong Xiu's expression was cold, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. He leaped up, and his long spear swung down fiercely.

Lin Tian's expression changed slightly, and he raised his long sword to meet it.

"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. If he hadn't used a clever technique to deflect most of the force, his long sword would have been broken.

Even so, Lin Tian took a few steps back.

"Clang!"

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

From a blind spot, a blade light slashed over. Initially, it was just one blade light, 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 old disciple was surprised, "The Thousand Spirit Blade Technique is similar to the Spirit Tranquil Sword Technique, with extremely tricky blade trajectories, making it hard to predict the blade light's path. Who could have used such a technique? To achieve this level of Thousand Spirit Blade Aura, one must have reached the ninth level of the Body Tempering stage!"

"Buzz!"

On the high platform, the dense blade light pressed down, and the people surrounding Lin Tian all retreated.

Lin Tian's eyes flickered, and he raised his right hand, sweeping away the large area of blade light that approached him.

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

"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.

Hiss!

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 believed that if they were in Lin Tian's position, they would have been killed by a single blade, but at this moment, Lin Tian blocked it effortlessly, as if he had known from the beginning where the long blade would strike.

Looking at the person holding the blade, many old disciples were surprised again.

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

Someone was surprised.

On the high platform, the young man in blue, holding the long blade, had a look of surprise on his face. That move was his most得意的攻击，借助荣修的攻击后施展他修炼到大成的千灵斩，原以为可以当场击溃林天，没想到林天竟然轻松挡了下来。

年轻男子盯着林天，林天也在打量着年轻男子。

“莫空，莫家的人？”

林天淡漠道。

莫空冷哼一声：“是又如何！这样的场面，你没想到吧？”盯着林天，莫空用只有自己和林天能听到的声音冷笑道：“一个人抵挡数十人，就算你达到了炼体九重天，怕是也不可能胜的过吧！”

“是你唆使的他们？”林天扫了四周一眼：“按理说，他们不应该会答应。”

“有钱能使鬼推磨，而我莫家，不缺钱！在你还在内武窟的时间里，我已经和他们一一打过招呼，许下足够的金钱，让他们帮忙合力压制你。二十五人一起压制你一个人，这并不算是什么大问题，如此轻松就能得到大笔灵币，且还能借此刷掉一个强大的竞争者，怎么看都是件好事，何乐而不为？”

林天神色平静，淡淡道：“如此大费周章，只是为了刷掉我？阻我入内府？”

“当然不会这么简单。”莫空哼道：“不久前在黑暗森林让你逃了，家主可是很生气呢，得知你会参与内府选拔后，家主特意赐下一枚宝丹，使我达到炼体九重，就是为了现在！对于他们，我只说是阻你入内府，可实际会如何呢？”盯着林天，莫空阴笑道：“虽说武府禁止同门残杀，可比斗间，意外总是会有的，若是意外间杀死你，武府纵然愤怒，也最多只是将我逐出武府吧。”

林天有些古怪：“你把这些全部告诉我，就不怕我现在直接禀告长老？”

“我调查过你。”莫空冷笑：“你表面看似挺温和，易于相处，然则内心却无比骄傲，这样的你，就算知道这是怎么一回事，也绝不会禀告给武府长老！”

刀剑相交，两人僵持在一起。

林天脸上带着淡淡笑意：“调查的还挺清楚，确实如你所言，我不会禀告给武府。”

“我会把除你以外的所有人，一一踹下这方主擂台……”说到这里，林天脸上的笑意突兀转冷，一股凌厉剑意赫然荡开：“至于你，我手中的剑，或许会在最后生出意外。”

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There were twenty-five people on the high platform, and at this moment, everyone attacked Lin Tian. Most of these twenty-five were eighth-level Body Tempering stage strong, including the ninth-level Body Tempering stage Rong Xiu and Hua Yongchang. Rong Xiu held a long spear, swinging it with a mighty momentum, while Hua Yongchang held a halberd, his momentum even stronger than Rong Xiu's.

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

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

"Attack!"

A loud shout sounded.

Rong Xiu's expression was cold, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. He