Chapter 1003: Chapter 979: Rematch with Lin Xianyang (1/3)
Jin Haochen’s Divine Beast bloodline played a massive role.
During the battle, his body size rapidly expanded, transforming into a ten-zhang-tall black violent bear. Not only did his strength surge, but his defense physique also rose to a terrifying level, defeating Liu Shishi outright.
When she returned to her seat, Liu Shishi’s expression looked very unpleasant.
"Are you reconsidering? I think the two of you are quite a match!" Zhou Heng said.
"In what way are we a match?" Liu Shishi gritted her teeth and said. She was already upset for losing to Jin Haochen, and now hearing Zhou Heng’s words, she was naturally even more annoyed.
"Beauty and the Beast, a perfect match!" Zhou Heng fearlessly said, "One looks like a beauty but has a beastly nature, the other looks like a beast but has a gentle heart, perfectly complementing each other! Ouch—"
Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Heng was heavily stepped on, causing him to grimace in pain.
Liu Shishi snorted coldly, "I’d rather marry you than that stupid bear!"
Is this a compliment? But why did Zhou Heng feel he was being belittled? He waved his hands, "Forget it, you can go and harm someone else!"
"What, the Commandery Princess isn’t good enough for you?" Liu Shishi started gritting her teeth again.
Zhou Heng glanced at her with a sympathetic look, took a sip of wine, not saying a word.
"You hateful guy, I want to choke you!" Liu Shishi was infuriated by his look.
"Cousin, calm down! Calm down!" Liu Yun’er hurriedly pulled back her hot-tempered cousin, lest she flips the table in anger.
"You girl, even if you’re sold, you still help count the money, be smarter!" Liu Shishi sat down, looking at Liu Yun’er with a gaze of disappointment.
Liu Yun’er was bewildered. How did she suddenly become the target of Liu Shishi’s focus? The twist seemed too big for her to digest all at once!
But after at least ten seconds, she suddenly smiled and said, "No, no! Besides eating, I just like to sleep. No one would want to buy me; it would be a losing deal!"
Isn’t that a pretty high level of self-awareness?
Zhou Heng and Liu Shishi exchanged a glance and couldn’t help but laugh. To have such a clear self-recognition and positioning, this girl wasn’t entirely hopeless, though still leaving them speechless.
"What are you all laughing so happily about?" Jin Haochen came back a little later because, unlike Liu Shishi, who just walked away, he responded to everyone who congratulated him, looking every bit the gentleman, completely mismatched with his rugged appearance.
"What’s it to you?" Liu Shishi said unceremoniously.
Jin Haochen wasn’t angered, just smiled slightly, treating Liu Shishi like an unreasonable little girl, not worth taking to heart. Indeed, his composure was grand.
Zhou Heng, however, completely disagreed with his approach.
If it were him, his fiancée dared disobey, he would directly spank her!
After a spanking, either the engagement would be canceled, or the fiancée would be docile henceforth. How could this attitude continue?
The prouder the woman, the more one must conquer her with force!
The final four had emerged. After drawing lots, the new matchup was: Zhou Heng vs. Lin Xianyang, Jin Haochen vs. Ma Nu.
The two battles took place simultaneously.
"Zhou Heng, go for it, better to kill that ugly gorilla!" Liu Yun’er cheered on Zhou Heng.
"You really are someone who likes chaos in the world!" Zhou Heng shook his head. Even if he wanted to kill Lin Xianyang, he couldn’t, with so many Black Cave Kings in the hall—unless Hongyue was willing to suppress them.
He stepped onto the stage, and on the other side, Lin Xianyang stood facing him.
When enemies face each other, their eyes burn with hatred!
"Meeting and fighting all the time is boring, why don’t we add a wager?" Zhou Heng didn’t forget his promise to Liu Yun’er and began to bait Lin Xianyang, "How about it, dare or not?"
"Dare, why wouldn’t I?" Lin Xianyang unexpectedly answered readily, much to Zhou Heng’s surprise.
This guy is crazy?
Had he not seen the power of Zhou Heng’s sword? Knowing he’d lose but still agreeing to the bet!
Lin Xianyang was definitely no fool. If he dared to agree, he must have something to rely on!
But in the ring, Forbidden Artifacts cannot be used, even if he suddenly took one out to kill Zhou Heng, wasn’t he afraid Hongyue in her anger would take care of him and the Lin Family?
Further, Lin Xianyang’s understanding of Hongyue only stayed at the "Black Cave level," unaware that she was actually Chaos level, the strongest in the world... well, second strongest. Would pulling out a Forbidden Artifact even give him a chance to use it?
If not a Forbidden Artifact, then what?
Zhou Heng was very curious but said, "Then if you lose, you must voluntarily break the engagement!"
"If you lose, you must never have any association with the Seventh Princess again!" Lin Xianyang said with a cold expression. If not for considering Zhou Heng’s Black Cave level background, he would wish to tear Zhou Heng to pieces!
The Lin Family is indeed a top-tier noble family in Daqin Country. Apart from the Royal Family, they are second to none, but when faced with a colossal figure at the Black Cave level, they are only qualified to swallow their broken teeth and blood!
Lin Xianyang was very angry. His fiancée was about to be stolen, and he was brutally beaten by the "adulterer," but his father advised him to swallow this grievance for the time being.
It’s not the time yet!
Although the Lin Family does have great power, compared to a Black Cave level expert, they are far behind. Such level of experts can even occupy a planet and establish a Dynasty, which is far beyond the likes of a Great General or Grand Marshal!
However, Lin Wubing, during his campaigns, discovered an Ancient Cave Mansion and obtained a mysterious inheritance, with a breakthrough to the Black Cave Realm in sight! By then, the Lin Family would have the qualification to confront a Black Cave level expert head-on!
Moreover, even Lin Xianyang himself could quickly break through to the Black Cave level. By then, with two Black Cave Kings emerging from the Lin Family, they could not only suppress Zhou Heng’s faction but even vaguely challenge the Liu Imperial Family!
By then, he would make Zhou Heng truly pay the price!
And although he clearly saw that Zhou Heng had such strong battle power, he still dared to gamble with him because he held a treasure obtained from the Ancient Cave Mansion!
"It’s a deal!" After exchanging a glance, the two men said simultaneously.
The two young geniuses once again stood on opposing sides, beginning their second confrontation.
Hum hum hum, Lin Xianyang let all the stars and rivers within his body bloom, dazzling and brilliant!
Nine thousand six hundred and thirty-eight stars, nine hundred and fifty-two Milky Ways!
Those who were familiar with Lin Xianyang all changed their expressions because just a month ago, this guy only had nine hundred and forty-seven Milky Ways!
Within just a month, he had chaotically formed five new Milky Ways!
Moreover, the significance here is not as simple as having five more Milky Ways! Once the number of Milky Ways exceeds nine hundred, every additional ten Milky Ways means that should he step into the Black Cave Realm in the future, there could be an extra Black Cave formed!
Of course, this is not achievable merely by reaching the Milky Way Realm threshold. The Stellar Realm and Comet Realm must also meet the requirements!
In fact, the martial arts path is interconnected.
If the Stellar Realm can only form nine thousand three hundred stars, then it is impossible to form more than nine hundred and thirty Milky Ways in the Milky Way Realm. And if only nine hundred and twenty Milky Ways are formed in the Milky Way Realm, then it is impossible to have ninety-three Comets in the Comet Realm!
The foundation determines the height!
Lin Xianyang having nine thousand six hundred stars means his Milky Way Realm limit is nine hundred and sixty Milky Ways, and he is already very close to this height! Moreover, as one progresses in martial arts, it becomes increasingly difficult. Having nine thousand six hundred stars in the Stellar Realm and nine hundred and fifty Milky Ways in the Milky Way Realm is already very remarkable!
Even if the Comet Realm takes a step back, forming ninety-four Comets, it will determine his future limit in the Black Cave Realm to be four!
That would mean becoming a Black Cave Emperor!
Is that not enough?
This is worthy of being the most outstanding genius of Wuyang Academy in the past hundred thousand years, someone with the potential to become a Black Cave Emperor!
Everyone was constantly surprised because previously, Lin Xianyang did not unleash the stars and Milky Ways when facing others. But now they were suddenly displayed, evidently due to a deep hatred against Zhou Heng!
Zhou Heng gently smiled, not naive enough to play tricks like this!
Besides, having ten thousand stars is too frightening; what if it scares off the children?
"Heartbreak Strike!" Lin Xianyang initiated the attack. He obviously knew not to let Zhou Heng get close and naturally couldn’t initiate a close-range attack. His thumbs hooked together, a white light instantly formed, and with a bang, a white light cannon shot towards Zhou Heng.
Zhou Heng’s figure flickered, drifting lightly.
He did not waste this month but used his Contribution Value to exchange for a movement technique from the Academy, named "Green Fox Step," compensating for his deficiency in movement techniques.
Although it’s still not comparable to the top-tier movement techniques mastered by various noble families, at least it’s far stronger than the mere Seven Stars’ Carefree Step.
He was calmly and unhurriedly dodging, while pressing towards Lin Xianyang, aiming for a chance to engage in close combat!
If the Black Sword were used, once triggered, it could form a ten-zhang long sword beam, just like a real sword body, indestructible, hitting vital points with deadly precision! However, the ordinary long sword he held did not have such capabilities and required close-range combat to unleash that terrifying strike.
Lin Xianyang similarly executed a movement technique, constantly launching white light cannons towards Zhou Heng, while striving to widen the distance from Zhou Heng to not give him the chance to unleash a fatal blow.
He excelled in having deeper Spiritual Power and a stronger movement technique, while Zhou Heng used the Five Elements Rune to compensate for this deficiency. The Earth Series Runes evoked a resonance with the earth, doubling his speed, allowing him to barely compete with Lin Xianyang.
If they were fighting in the wild, Lin Xianyang could roam freely. But the problem was, this was a space-limited stage, designed for quickly determining a victor.
He was soon cornered and forced to face Zhou Heng head-on!
Shroom, Zhou Heng was already closing in!
Lin Xianyang, however, didn’t show a hint of losing color and instead revealed a cold smile. With trembling hands, a floral umbrella emerged, opening above his head!
Zhou Heng’s figure instantly froze, unable to move a fraction!
Lin Xianyang laughed heartily and moved to counter-attack Zhou Heng. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to vote for it on . Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on .)