Chapter 91

As Lin Tian stepped on Zhou Hao, Zhou Hao let out a miserable scream, then roared in anger, his face contorting with rage. He crossed his hands and unleashed a more intense series of Illusory Cloud Palm strikes under his furious roar.

Lin Tian retreated, holding his sword horizontally in front of his chest, blocking all the palm strikes.

"Truly worthy of being at the Divine Pulse stage, indeed very strong."

He said indifferently.

However, at this moment, these words sounded extremely grating to Zhou Hao's ears.

"Kill you!"

Zhou Hao growled, his eyes bloodshot with rage as he charged at Lin Tian.

The Illusory Cloud Palm was pushed to its limit, with terrifying palm strikes intertwining and falling upon Lin Tian like a tidal wave.

Zhou Hao was furious and unwilling, a proud Divine Pulse expert, yet he was forced to such a desperate situation by Lin Tian, who was only at the Body Tempering stage.

"Boom!"

With Zhou Hao's fury, the Illusory Cloud Palm became even more terrifying, the palm strikes so dense that not even a breath of air could pass through.

Lin Tian's face remained expressionless as he stepped in the Two Instruments Step, dodging calmly. The Azure Lightning Sword Technique was unleashed from time to time. After a few breaths, he shattered one of Zhou Hao's palm strikes, grabbed Zhou Hao's right wrist with his left hand, and twisted it forcefully.

With a crack, Zhou Hao's hand bone broke.

"Damn!"

Zhou Hao roared, swinging his left palm to strike Lin Tian.

Lin Tian clenched his fist and met it indifferently.

The collision of fist and palm produced a muffled groan, and Zhou Hao was forced back several steps.

Clang!

At this moment, a sword cry echoed from the main arena, a sword aura sweeping through and piercing Zhou Hao's left shoulder.

Zhou Hao let out a miserable scream and was sent flying.

While Zhou Hao was still in the air, Lin Tian arrived again, delivering a punch to Zhou Hao's abdomen.

With a thud, Zhou Hao fell from the air, crashing onto the arena floor, blood gushing from his mouth, looking utterly wretched.

Once again knocked to the ground, Zhou Hao's eyes turned bloodshot, his true essence nearly raging as he struggled to stand up. Unfortunately, both his arms were broken, and with only his legs, he couldn't muster the strength.

Moreover, at this moment, Lin Tian landed beside him again, stepping on him.

This step landed on Zhou Hao's chest, and the sound of bones breaking was heard.

"Ahh!"

Zhou Hao couldn't help but let out a miserable scream.

"Quiet down!"

Lin Tian said coldly, moving his right leg from Zhou Hao's chest and swinging his left fist at the same time.

With a boom, the entire main arena shook. Zhou Hao spat out a large mouthful of blood, the arena floor beneath his back shattered, and cracks spread out like a spider web.

This scene made many spectators' eyes widen.

"Such... such terrifying power!"

"This..."

"Is he really only at the Body Tempering stage? How can a Body Tempering cultivator have such terrifying strength!"

Many people were trembling.

In the distance, even the inner disciples behind the rock formations were moved.

At the same time, many people also realized another issue.

"Zhou Hao... has lost."

Someone muttered.

Though the voice was small, it made everyone around tremble.

Zhou Hao, a Divine Pulse expert and the top student of the outer academy, had been defeated by a new student at the Body Tempering stage!

"Heaven!"

Many people were stunned.

On the main arena, Lin Tian's right foot was on Zhou Hao's chest, his sword tip hovering over Zhou Hao's throat, sharp and intimidating.

Zhou Hao's eyes flickered, a trace of fear quickly passing through them. "What are you going to do!"

"What am I going to do?" Lin Tian found it somewhat amusing. "It's a life-or-death battle, and you've lost. What do you think I'm going to do?"

With that, Lin Tian's sword tip moved down, landing on Zhou Hao's throat, the sharp blade instantly piercing the skin, and fresh blood gushed out.

In an instant, Zhou Hao felt a chill run through his body.

"Lin Tian, you dare!" A roar sounded, and Lü Sheng ran out, scolding Lin Tian. "Zhou Hao is the son of the commander of Fengjian City. Put away your sword!"

Lin Tian turned his head, his gaze cold.

Lü Sheng felt a chill but still said, "If you kill Zhou Hao, you will..."

"Get lost!"

Lin Tian flipped his hand, slashing out a sword.

A powerful sword strike, with a domineering sword aura, struck Lü Sheng from a distance, sending him flying with a thud.

Lü Sheng landed in a corner, coughing up blood, staring at Lin Tian in fear.

On the main arena, Lin Tian's eyes were merciless. "You reported to the Mo family that I was in the Dark Forest, and I haven't settled that with you yet. Now you dare to jump out. You're quite a loyal dog."

"You..."

Lü Sheng's mouth overflowed with blood, his face turning ashen.

Around them, many people were moved.

"Is the shameless person Lin Tian mentioned earlier him?"

"Is he the one who reported to the Mo family that Lin Tian was in the Dark Forest, leading to their pursuit?"

"Shameless!"

Many martial academy students stared at Lü Sheng with disdain.

"You're spouting nonsense! Nonsense!"

Lü Sheng shouted.

However, seeing his ashen face and trembling body, who would believe his lies?

"Shameless!"

Su Shu glared angrily.

While many people despised Lü Sheng, they also thought about his initial words.

"Lü Sheng is right; Zhou Hao has a significant background and is not easy to kill."

"The commander of Fengjian City, second only to the city lord, is quite formidable."

"Alas."

Many people sighed.

The commander of Fengjian City, Zhou He, was a retired battlefield expert, formerly a commander of the imperial army, rumored to be at the peak of the fourth level of the Divine Pulse stage. As the commander of Fengjian City, Zhou He had many strong generals under his command, and these forces were directly under the empire. In terms of power, even the Mo family couldn't compare.

"This guy, why does he always provoke people with significant backgrounds?"

Su Shu muttered.

Beside her, Mu Qing and Shi Dong looked at Lin Tian, wanting to say something but ultimately remained silent. A life-or-death battle, fair and just, what could they say?

At this moment, everyone watching the main arena held their breath.

Lin Tian looked down at Zhou Hao and couldn't help but smile. "Having a good family background is indeed nice."

Though he was smiling, it was filled with heavy sarcasm.

Hearing his words, Zhou Hao's face turned even uglier.

Looking at Lin Tian, Zhou Hao calmed himself and said solemnly, "Brother Lin, I admit defeat this time. I was wrong before. Can you spare my life? If you let me go, I will petition my father to assist you in your vendetta against the Mo family. In Fengjian City, the Mo family is powerful, but they are far from matching my father."

Lin Tian narrowed his eyes. "Are you trying to remind me that if I kill you, I will face a more terrifying force than the Mo family?"

"No, Brother Lin, you misunderstand. I didn't mean it that way."

Zhou Hao shook his head quickly.

Zhou Hao was a smart person, knowing his current situation, and could only submit.

Staring at Zhou Hao, Lin Tian couldn't help but laugh.

"If our positions were reversed, would you spare me?"

Lin Tian smiled.

Zhou Hao's eyes subconsciously flashed with a hint of darkness, then he shook his head. "Brother Lin, we are fellow disciples. Though I have some grievances with you, I wouldn't really kill you if it came to that."

Looking at Lin Tian, Zhou Hao appeared sincere.

"Enough, Zhou Hao, stop pretending." Lin Tian sneered. "You set up a trap to kill me at Qingfeng Ridge, and now you say you wouldn't really kill me. Isn't that contradictory? I've already said, in front of me, put away your act. Threatening me with your father's identity is better, at least it won't make me feel nauseous."

Hearing this, Zhou Hao's face turned even uglier.

"Brother Lin, let it go. I'm not threatening you, but if you kill me, you will face many troubles. Why do it? If you spare me, I, Zhou Hao, swear to put aside our past grievances. We can become the best of friends. I can ask my father to support you, and dealing with the Mo family will be no problem. I can even help you revive your family."

Zhou Hao said solemnly.

"Put aside past grievances? You should be the one to say that." Lin Tian sneered. "As for your offer to help me revive my family, it's completely unnecessary, and your father poses no threat to me."

Zhou Hao frowned. "Brother Lin, integrity is important, but sometimes a win-win situation is better. If you kill me, my father will definitely not let you off. With the forces under his command, eliminating the Mo family is easy, and dealing with you would be even simpler."

Lin Tian snorted, and the right leg on Zhou Hao's chest pressed down harder.

Zhou Hao let out a muffled groan, blood gushing from his mouth again.

"Just a commander of Fengjian City, do you really take your father so seriously, thinking everyone will fear him?" Lin Tian sneered. "Before you die, I'll show you something interesting." He turned his back to everyone, handed the long sword to his left hand, and moved his right hand slightly, revealing a gold medal from the stone ring.

"As the son of a commander, this thing shouldn't be unfamiliar to you, right?"

Lin Tian sneered.

Zhou Hao's eyes swept over it, and his face instantly turned pale.

"This is!?" Zhou Hao naturally knew what this gold medal was and what it represented. In an instant, he recalled the legend that had recently spread in Fengjian City about a mysterious and brilliant sixteen-year-old array master who saved the granddaughter of the imperial general. Zhou Hao couldn't help but tremble, and a trace of fear appeared in his eyes: "You are that..."

"Pu!"

Lin Tian raised his long sword, and Zhou Hao's throat was instantly cut, cutting off his next words.

"Too talkative."

Saying this coldly, Lin Tian put the gold medal away.

Zhou Hao's eyes widened, blood gushing from his mouth, filled with regret, shock, fear, and unwillingness. However, the light in his eyes quickly faded, and he died on the high platform.

Lin Tian grunted, moved his foot from Zhou Hao's chest, and stood aside.

Looking at Zhou Hao on the high platform, everyone's faces changed.

"Dead... dead?"

"This, this, this madman, actually... actually really killed Zhou Hao!"

"Does he really not fear the commander's authority?"

Many people were trembling.

The son of a commander was far more significant than Mo Sen.

"This guy!"

Su Shu glared, knowing that Lin Tian wouldn't fear anything, but still couldn't help being shocked by this scene.

Mu Qing and Shi Dong exchanged glances and couldn't help but both laugh bitterly. "Young and fearless, I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing."

Mu Qing and Shi Dong were helpless, and the surroundings were silent.

Looking at the handsome young man standing alone with his sword on the main arena, people gradually thought of another issue.

"Only one person won in the inner academy selection."

Someone muttered.

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