Liao Jianhua's muscles twitched violently as he forced out a smile.
"It seems you're truly seeking death. This young master will fulfill your wish! Come up and accept your death!"
Boom~~!
Sword qi crisscrossed as Liao Jianhua drew his sword, its sharp edge pointing straight at Lin Chen!
Seeing that both had the intent to kill, the Chief Referee Elder announced loudly,
"Outer Sect disciple Lin Chen challenges Inner Sect disciple Liao Jianhua! Both sides have confirmed their intentions. This is a battle of life and death, each trusting to their own fate."
Even the referee was biased towards Liao Jianhua, changing the rules to each trusting their own fate in this battle of life and death!
With a stamp of his feet, Lin Chen leapt onto the arena. His entire body's blood was boiling and burning!
It was as if his body's instincts were roaring at Lin Chen, demanding that he must kill this person!
Anyone could be ignored, but Liao Jianhua alone was the root of the grudge and hatred of Lin Chen's original body, and was a person he must kill!
"Interesting. Let's see what else this Lin Chen has to offer. Perhaps he may be another genius of my Shenwu Sect."
The Shenwu Sect Leader watched Lin Chen with great interest from his seat on the high platform.
"Sect Leader jests. He is just an insect trying to topple a carriage."
The elder who had personally trained Liao Jianhua scoffed disdainfully.
On the arena, Lin Chen gripped his spear while Liao Jianhua stood with his sword.
"Let this wild dog see the true might of this young master!"
As swift as a gale, Liao Jianhua attacked the moment he drew his sword. His sword edge spun as dazzling sword qi danced, transforming into the phantom of a vicious flood dragon coiling over the entire arena!
"Die! Vicious Dragon Sword Technique!"
His sword tip stabbed forth as the vicious dragon roared. Liao Jianhua revealed a sword technique even more terrifying than when he had fought Zeng Yunhai!
A fierce wind blew as robes fluttered. Lin Chen's entire body's blood and qi surged. Suddenly drawing his spear, he transformed into a point of light gathering into a meteorite plummeting down, directly colliding with the vicious dragon sword qi!
Boom! Swish swish~~!
The violently unmatched power transmitted through the spear tip tangled and destroyed the vicious dragon sword qi, shattering the arena again and again!
"This wild dog actually took my Vicious Dragon Sword Technique head on?"
Liao Jianhua was incredulous. Waving his arm, the three-foot green blade spun as the vicious dragon's tail swept, changing his attack to strike Lin Chen's left side!
Lin Chen brandished his Silver Thread Spear, leaping into the air and spinning. The spear tip smashed down heavily! The azure dragon tattoo on his left arm flickered slightly as his power grew a bit more!
Bang!
The spear edge ground apart the vicious dragon. Both sides retreated three steps, but Liao Jianhua's steps were heavier!
Having picked up the attribute spheres around the spectator stands earlier, Lin Chen's fleshly body strength was already over 1032 tiger power! With just pure strength, he could easily smash apart someone at the fourth or fifth level of the Qi Condensation Realm!
Although entering the Qi Condensation Realm would temper the practitioner's body, it usually only increased strength by a hundred or two hundred tiger power. Over a thousand tiger power like Lin Chen was simply a human-shaped monster!
"Such terrifying pure strength. He's several times stronger than when he killed the Demonic Green Python!"
The spectating Cheng Yan who had not participated in the fights spoke up in surprise, curiosity filling her bright eyes.
"This wild dog does have some ability. Can't let him overturn the boat in the sewer."
The wind stirred as Liao Jianhua moved as flowing light, flashing past in an instant!
Dang!
The spear rotated like a dancing dragon, stabbing back at the empty space behind him. Liao Jianhua was shocked into quickly propping up his sword to block, directly taking on Lin Chen's beast-like power head on, his arm going numb from the vibration!
An attribute sphere fell out from inside his left arm. Lin Chen grabbed it with one hand and absorbed it into his body. A system screen appeared.
[Host has obtained 588 points of Law Merits.]
"This fellow is a treasure trove!"
Lin Chen licked his lips as killing intent burned. Using the Windwalking Shoes to their limit, his speed reached an extreme!
"He saw through my movement?"
Without even a breath's time, Liao Jianhua gripped his sword with both hands, instantly fighting fiercely with Lin Chen!
The two's exchange far exceeded Zeng Yunhai's earlier battle. The arena was covered in cracks and battle qi exploded continuously. All the disciples watched with dazzled eyes, witnessing Liao Jianhua's true strength for the first time!
"So he still held back some of his power. If he had gone all out in the earlier fights, I would have certainly lost within twenty exchanges."
Zeng Yunhai shook his head with a wry smile. But the surrounding Inner Sect disciples were even more shocked, because Lin Chen with his mere first level of the Qi Condensation Realm strength could match Liao Jianhua!
[Host has obtained 966 points of Vitality Bloodline, 334 points of Law Merits, 172 points of Metal Elemental Power, 65 points of Spirit.]
Lin Chen fought more valiantly the more they exchanged. All the attribute spheres that fell from Liao Jianhua were completely collected by him, his attacking momentum growing increasingly fierce!
It was as if he were a ferocious beast. Every time Liao Jianhua tried to break away from Lin Chen, he seemed to predict his actions ahead of time and block him, forcibly pressing him into close quarters combat.
And close combat was Lin Chen's greatest expertise with his physically strong body, making Liao Jianhua want to vomit blood!
Being suppressed at close range, Liao Jianhua was unable to execute many of his superior sword techniques. It felt as if his power could not be fully utilized!
The reason Lin Chen could predict Liao Jianhua's actions was because his Spirit was fully on par with his opponent, even slightly superior!
His Spirit was powerful enough to acutely sense every tiny detail of Liao Jianhua's movements, predicting his actions ahead of time!
Bang!
The white-hot intense battle was interrupted by an explosion as Lin Chen's Silver Thread Spear was sliced apart by Liao Jianhua's sword. His convoluted swordwork immediately followed up with a second strike slashing towards Lin Chen's shoulder!
Savage and murderous power surged within his left arm. At the moment Liao Jianhua's sword slashed his shoulder, Lin Chen suddenly smashed out a palm, heavily hammering Liao Jianhua's chest!
Puchi~~!
Liao Jianhua spit blood while Lin Chen's shoulder spurted blood. Both sides retreated over a dozen steps!
The Demonic Green Python's scales had protected Lin Chen, the sword only inflicting superficial damage. But it was different for Liao Jianhua. Several of his ribs were likely broken.
When Lin Chen's palm struck Liao Jianhua, a pale green chest flew out. Lin Chen caught it and directly opened it!
[Host has opened a Mysterious Iron Treasure Chest, obtaining the Green-grade advanced sword technique Manifest Thunder Sword.]
A Green-grade advanced combat technique! Even Lin Chen's eyes lit up at the grade of technique he had luckily obtained!
"System, I want to learn this sword technique!"
[Host is learning Manifest Thunder Sword, consuming 2585 points of Law Merits.]
This Green-grade advanced sword technique nearly emptied all of Lin Chen's accumulated Law Merits in one go. Brand new memories poured into Lin Chen's mind.
"Now you've lost your weapon. Let's see how this wild dog can block this young master's killing sword technique!"
Liao Jianhua revealed a twisted, cruel smile amidst spitting blood. Raising his sword skyward, rays of battle qi condensed into lightning coiled around the sword's edge!
Boom~~!
The lightning slammed down, shredding the entire arena. The power was so great even the elders were shocked!
"That's at least a Green-grade advanced sword technique. It seems this Liao Jianhua has encountered great fortune, for our Shenwu Sect to also have so many types of this grade combat skill. Not only does he possess it, he can also cultivate it to the Transformation Realm. He really is a genius blessed by the heavens!"
The Shenwu Sect Leader cried out in astonishment. The victor was not yet decided.
But what happened next made their jaws drop even more!
Lin Chen's lips curved into a mocking smile.
"Sword technique? I know it too. Sword, come!"
His palm gestured and an Outer Sect disciple's sword from outside the arena flew out of its sheath towards Lin Chen uncontrollably, gripped in his hand!
With a sword in hand, Lin Chen was like a peerless swordsman standing at the pinnacle, cold and aloof.
Dazzling lightning writhed on the three-foot green blade in his hand, electric radiance filling the sky. It was actually identical to Liao Jianhua's sword technique, cultivated to the same Transformation Realm level!
At this moment, the expressions of everyone present were truly rich and colorful!