Chapter 19: Lin Hai, Senior Brother

It had been more than half a month since the biennial Inner Sect entrance examination. In this half month, after receiving the reward of ten Body Tempering Pills, Shen Chen had smoothly advanced from the peak of the Second Level of the Blood Fusion Realm to the Third Level. Moreover, Shen Chen had already trained the first move of the "Nine Cuts of the Netherworld," the "Netherworld Ghost Cut," to a considerable degree. Although he had not yet reached perfection, it was becoming increasingly complete.

Furthermore, during this half month, the Inner Sect elders held a lecture, which greatly benefited Shen Chen, Wang Yue, and others.

Wang Yue had already broken through to the Fourth Level of the Blood Fusion Realm, and the "Mountain Breaking Axe" he was practicing had already shown some power. Therefore, Shen Chen and Wang Yue discussed and decided to look for some tasks on the bulletin board to enhance their practical combat experience and to earn more Body Tempering Pills to accelerate their strength improvement.

In front of the bulletin board, many Inner Sect disciples were already standing, carefully examining the reward information posted there.

Shen Chen and Wang Yue hurriedly walked up and began to carefully check.

"Hunt a Second Rank Spirit Beast, the Silver-Horned Spirit Rhino. Use the silver horn of the Silver-Horned Spirit Rhino to exchange for ten Body Tempering Pills!"

"Hunt a Third Rank Spirit Beast, the Thunder Feather Divine Eagle. Obtain the Thunder Feather Divine Eagle's close-fitting feathers to exchange for twenty Body Tempering Pills!"

"Challenge any disciple ranked in the top one hundred of the Inner Sect. The winner can receive ten Body Tempering Pills!"

"Challenge any disciple ranked in the top fifty of the Inner Sect. The winner can receive fifty Body Tempering Pills!"

"Disciples ranked in the top twenty of the Inner Sect can receive one hundred Body Tempering Pills for each rank improvement!"

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Each piece of information was clearly written on the public board for the Inner Sect disciples to check.

"Hunting a Second Rank Spirit Beast can exchange for ten Body Tempering Pills! Great! Brother Chen, let's go quickly!" Wang Yue shouted excitedly.

As soon as Wang Yue finished speaking, the surrounding Inner Sect disciples who were checking the bulletin board immediately looked at Wang Yue, most of them with deep ridicule and disdain in their eyes.

A Second Rank Spirit Beast was equivalent to a Fourth or Fifth Level Blood Fusion Realm martial artist. Moreover, spirit beasts were naturally tough and had physical strength far exceeding that of humans. Therefore, to hunt a Second Rank Spirit Beast, at least two to three Fifth or Sixth Level Blood Fusion Realm martial artists were needed.

And Wang Yue, who had just joined the Inner Sect, was only at the Fourth Level of the Blood Fusion Realm, yet he dared to boast about hunting a Second Rank Spirit Beast!

Wasn't this just a joke?

"Truly, each generation is worse than the last! Just joined the Inner Sect and already so arrogant! Tsk tsk..."

"Exactly! Not to mention the two of them, even if all nine new Inner Sect disciples this year were combined, they wouldn't be enough to fill the gap of a Second Rank Spirit Beast!"

"Truly ignorant of the vastness of the world!"

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The Inner Sect disciples who had joined long ago immediately began to mock and ridicule.

"Hmph! What are you laughing at! Not to mention a Second Rank Spirit Beast, even a Third Rank Spirit Beast we can hunt! Me and Brother Chen..." Wang Yue,不服气地抬头瞪着那些嘲讽的内门弟子.

"Cough, cough..." Seeing Wang Yue's agitated face, Shen Chen hurriedly coughed a few times to interrupt him, afraid that he would mention the killing of the Purple-Eyed Golden-Crowned Python during the examination.

Killing the Purple-Eyed Golden-Crowned Python was no small matter. If the Flowing Cloud Sect elders found out that two mere Second Level Blood Fusion Realm martial artists could kill a Third Rank Purple-Eyed Golden-Crowned Python, they would definitely suspect Shen Chen and Wang Yue. If they were investigated, it might expose Shen Chen's identity and the mysterious mirror in his mind, which would be dangerous for Shen Chen!

"Hmph!" Wang Yue finally closed his mouth, but still glared at the mocking Inner Sect disciples with defiance.

"Wang Yue, let's not take risks for now. Let's find the top one hundred senior brothers to spar with first!" Shen Chen said with a smile.

"Alright!" Wang Yue nodded.

"Truly arrogant! Kid, you want to spar with someone in the top one hundred? I'm ranked ninety-eighth in the Inner Sect. If you have the guts, come and spar with me!" A burly man with a full beard stepped out from the crowd, standing with a fierce look, staring at Shen Chen and Wang Yue.

The man had large, copper-bell eyes, a garlic nose, and a full beard, exuding a natural aura of authority, which was quite intimidating!

"Leopard-Eyed Zhang Lin! This kid, although only at the Fourth Level of the Blood Fusion Realm, has trained the 'Heaven-Breaking Hammer' to a formidable level, not to be underestimated! These two newcomers are in for a rough time!"

"Exactly! Let these two newcomers know the rules of the Inner Sect!"

The surrounding Inner Sect disciples immediately whispered among themselves.

"Brother Chen! Killing a chicken with a bull's knife! Let me see how much he's worth!" Wang Yue stepped forward, pulling out two black axes from his waist, standing in front of Zhang Lin, and provocatively said.

Both of them were pure strength fighters, straightforward and cheerful, so they didn't waste words and directly engaged in a fierce battle with their weapons.

Leopard-Eyed Zhang Lin's weapon was a pair of large iron hammers made of black iron, each weighing nearly a hundred pounds. Zhang Lin wielded them with great force, and with his Fourth Level Blood Fusion Realm strength, each strike had the power of four to five thousand pounds, comparable to an ordinary Fifth Level Blood Fusion Realm martial artist.

Wang Yue's weapon, on the other hand, was a pair of giant axes, each as large as a cart wheel, forged from black iron shortly after he joined the Inner Sect. Combined with the "Mountain Breaking Axe" he was practicing, he could exert a force of about four thousand pounds, making the battle evenly matched and difficult to resolve.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Wang Yue swung his cart-wheel-sized axes, clashing with Zhang Lin's large iron hammers, producing loud sounds.

The two fought for about the time it took for an incense stick to burn, exchanging hundreds of strikes, but still could not determine a winner. Finally, they separated, panting heavily and glaring at each other.

"You're pretty good, kid! Didn't expect you to be so tough!" Leopard-Eyed Zhang Lin, drenched in sweat, leaned on his hammer, his whole body resting on it.

"You're not bad either! You managed to block my 'Cleaving the Mountain'! But don't get too cocky, give me a few more months, and I'll definitely beat you!" Wang Yue, leaning on his cart-wheel-sized axe, shouted defiantly.

The surrounding Inner Sect disciples who were waiting for a show looked at each other, holding back their sarcastic remarks.

Leopard-Eyed Zhang Lin was ranked ninety-eighth among nearly two hundred Inner Sect disciples, a mid-level strength in the entire Inner Sect. Yet, Wang Yue, who had just joined the Inner Sect, could fight him to a draw, a talent and strength that many had to acknowledge.

In the Flowing Cloud Sect, as well as in other sects and forces, strength was paramount. When you showed no strength, you would be looked down upon and trampled. But when you showed enough strength, you would receive respect and attention.

Throughout history, whether in his previous life or this one, Shen Chen deeply understood this principle.

"Didn't expect this kid to just join the Inner Sect and be able to fight Leopard-Eyed Zhang Lin to a draw! Not bad at all!"

"Indeed! Truly, heroes emerge from the young!"

The scene fell into a moment of silence, and the way people looked at Wang Yue and Shen Chen changed, no longer with ridicule and mockery, but with a serious expression.

"Pretty impressive! How about I spar with you two?" At this moment, a young disciple in a white robe, looking like a refined gentleman, stepped out and said to Shen Chen and Wang Yue with a faint smile.

"Uh... Senior Brother Lin Hai?"

"Heaven! Even Senior Brother Lin Hai has been drawn out!"

The surrounding Inner Sect disciples were stunned.

Hearing the exclamations around him, Shen Chen's expression changed, and he looked up at the white-robed man, his eyes filled with seriousness.

This Senior Brother Lin Hai had incited his subordinate, Liu Yong, to spar with other Outer Sect disciples to extort Body Tempering Pills.

Shen Chen had severely punished Liu Yong, even causing him to be expelled from the Inner Sect and returned to the Outer Sect.

It seemed that Senior Brother Lin Hai was now stepping in to teach Shen Chen a harsh lesson, to set an example!

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