Chapter 2691 Squashed under a Slap

Under the sky, Lin Xun walked out in the open with no emotion on his face. The scene quickly caught the attention of the audience outside and left many astonished.

“What exactly is he trying to do? Doesn't he know that his enemies will come in droves to kill him once he exposes himself?”

The competition had officially begun. All of the supreme Emperor Ancestors in Absolute Sunder Battlefield had sprung into action, but they operated differently from Lin Xun.

Some concealed their aura and found the perfect spot to ambush, quietly waiting for prey. Some were setting up arrays. Some used secret techniques to call their ‘companions’ to them.

The most prominent names, such as Donghuang Shaowen, Qi Qingshi, and Mu Zunwu, belonged to the last category. With their status, they could easily gather a group of supreme Emperor Ancestors to serve them, which was not against the rules. In fact, they had already formed small factions in private even before the selection began.

Lin Xun was the only one roaming freely without a care like a sword drawn from its scabbard, making him quite an unconventional sight.

“This man is indeed as bold as the rumors describe!” sneered Donghuang Qiong next to the golden qilin. Everyone knew exactly who he was talking about.

“Heaven wants him dead, so it first makes him mad,” commented Qi Tingzi expressionlessly.

“I’ve heard time and time again that the little bastard has extraordinary battle prowess and formidable skills, but it appears those rumors were exaggerated,” said Mu Cangjia leisurely, “By the way he’s acting, he won't even last a month. I'll give him three days.”

“Three? He might not even last a day,” said Zhongli Chong coolly, “Look at the battlefield. The brat has enemies in every direction around him, with the nearest being merely ten thousand miles away and the farthest no more than a hundred thousand miles. He’s also not even hiding his aura. It won't be long before conflicts arise!”

Pausing for a moment, he continued, “And once there's a conflict, it'll draw others over regardless of the outcome. When there's benefit to be reaped, how can the third party resist taking advantage of their fight?”

Everyone nodded in agreement. Zhongli Chong's analysis was precisely their view as well.

Zhongli Chong concluded, “In my opinion, Lin Xun's behavior can be summed up in one word: stupid!”

The word ‘stupid’ reverberated in the field with undisguised contempt and superiority.

Jun Huan said nothing. Actions would always speak louder than words, so any explanation was pointless. The best rebuttal to these snide remarks would be served when Lin Xun emerged victorious.

However, someone refused to leave her alone. Donghuang Qiong's voice boomed for everyone to hear, “Jun Huan, why aren't you defending your junior brother? You also didn't think he’d be so stupid?”

Raising a brow that was shaped like a willow leaf, Jun Huan said calmly, “Why don't we make a bet? If my junior brother is eliminated, I'll slap myself in front of everyone and say I'm a disgrace. If my junior brother passes, you'll slap yourself and admit your eyes are useless.”

The entire crowd was stunned.

What a savage!

Even the examiners like Fang Daoping and Xiao Wenyuan seemed surprised.

Donghuang Qiong himself was caught off guard for a moment before he snorted, “Childish. This selection is not something to joke about. Even if I win, it's nothing honorable.”

“If you don't dare to bet on it, then zip it.” Jun Huan was nonchalant, “This applies to anyone present. You dare to bet with me, I will oblige. You dare not, keep your damn mouth shut.”

Many faces clouded over, with those of Qi Tingzi, Zhongli Chong, and Mu Cangjia looking particularly gloomy. Jun Huan's declarations were undoubtedly the worst kind of provocation to them!

Donghuang Qing shook his head with a mocking laugh, “The disciples of Fangchun Mountain are really rampant.”

On the other hand, Fang Daoping looked calm, Xiao Wenyuan quietly smiled, and Li Zhen remained silent as usual.

Donghuang Qing felt a little embarrassed since no one responded to his comment, but he quickly recovered.

I'd like to see how you all will feel when Lin Xun is eliminated.

“They meet!” a scream rang out from the audience. All eyes were immediately drawn to Lin Xun's location in the Absolute Sunder Battlefield.

It was a vast plain covered in lush vegetation. The second Lin Xun got there, a tall, slender, black-haired man appeared on his way. The man was clad in black and carried a pair of bronze short halberds on his back.

“Gu Liuhai!” The spectators recognized him right away.

Gu Liuhai was a supreme Emperor Ancestor from the Gu Clan, one of the four clans under Donghuang. Fierce in nature and realizing his path through killing, he had a firm place in the top five among the ten strongest supreme Emperor Ancestors in the Seventh Heaven Domain!

He was definitely a highly respected, powerful expert with a long-standing reputation. The crowd grew restless, holding their breath in anticipation. Many couldn’t help but feel anxious for Lin Xun.

The round had just started an hour ago, but he had already encountered Gu Liuhai. What kind of epic showdown would unfold between them?

In the Absolute Sunder Battlefield, Lin Xun was looking at his first opponent in the distance as the other party’s details automatically surfaced in his mind.

Every participant had a golden jade slip that contained the information of all the competitors.

“Lin Xun!” Gu Liuhai's eyes gleamed sharply, and his fighting spirit soared. The Ancestor law power around him wove into thick black lightning that resembled countless entangled pythons.

Boom!

The void collapsed, the surrounding vegetation turned to ash, and the daylight dimmed. The spectators outside were astounded.

As expected of someone who's one of the great ten supreme Emperor Ancestors of the Seventh Heaven Domain, his might is extraordinary!

Lin Xun stood with his hands on his back, his eyes deep and calm as he said, “Causing such a ruckus right off the bat, are you trying to attract people here?”

Gu Liuhai's eyes were like swords as he drew the pair of short halberds from his back, “The round has just begun. It's unnecessary to waste my time fighting it out with you when so many people here can't wait to kill you.”

Lin Xun asked, “That’s why you're trying to attract others here? To borrow their hands to eliminate me?”

Gu Liuhai nodded, “Exactly.”

Lin Xun remained impassive, “Do you think you can last until someone gets here?”

Gu Liuhai couldn't help but chortle, “You're an arrogant one, Lin Xun. All I need to do is stall you for a little while. You think I can't manage that?”

Lin Xun said nonchalantly before vanishing, “You can't.”

Gu Liuhai's eyes narrowed slightly.

Clang!

There was a thunderous metallic noise as he crossed his short halberds and fiercely swung them.

In that instant, it was as though a pair of furious lightning dragons had descended from above and rampaged across the land. An unmatched destructive energy spread, causing the region to darken and the terrains to collapse.

Gu Liuhai started out with the killing technique one could only see from a supreme expert, something far beyond the imagination of an ordinary Emperor Ancestor.

His divine might received the nod of approval of many Immortals who felt that the new generation had surpassed the old.

Kaboom!

Amidst the chaos, Lin Xun was only a hundred feet away from Gu Liuhai. The terrifying short halberds wrapped in lightning were smashing at him.

Lin Xun merely waved his sleeve. A dao light as deep as an abyss surged forth and shattered the space-blotting lightning. Even the pair of bronze halberds were shaken to the point they buzzed loudly.

Gu Liuhai's pupils constricted.

He in fact had never underestimated Lin Xun. Having carefully studied the latter's battle records for years, he was well aware that the other party was no pushover. Otherwise, he wouldn't have adopted this strategy, aiming only to stall his opponent until others arrived to eliminate him together.

However, he had never thought that Lin Xun’s combat power could be so terrifying, even what the rumors described by a significant margin. Gu Liuhai immediately realized how dangerous his situation was and dared not hold back anymore.

Boom!

A black lightning diagram emerged from him, depicting nothing but apocalyptic scenes. Such was his natural talent, Apocalyptic Lightning Diagram! This was Gu Liuhai's trump card, the culmination of his lifetime of effort and the pinnacle of his cultivation.

“The fight has barely started, and Gu Liuhai is already unleashing his ultimate skill!” The spectators were shaken. They could see that he had sensed something was amiss and had to resort to his trump card. This also proved just how terrifying Lin Xun's offensive ability was!

“Go!” shouted Gu Liuhai who was enveloped in the power of the Apocalyptic Lightning Diagram. Destructive bolts as massive as dragons tumbled and roared, shooting toward Lin Xun.

His expression unruffled, Lin Xun suddenly reached out with his right hand and grasped at the air.

Boom!

A massive hand appeared, its five sturdy fingers like heavenly pillars around which powerful devouring fluctuations swirled. The palm's center resembled a bottomless abyss in which the sun, moon, stars, and all celestial phenomena were being annihilated.

The sky-obscuring hand clutched the lightning dragons, firmly confining them midair. And then, as Lin Xun's massive hand clenched up —

KABOOM!

In a deafening explosion, the black lightning bolts were reduced to a shower of fragments. This breathtaking scene triggered an outcry in the outside world, sending shivers down everyone's spines.

Too strong!

“Go!” shouted Gu Liuhai.

His Apocalyptic Lightning Diagram, which had been building up momentum, rose into the air with a rumble and became an unprecedented lightning storm that dispelled all the clouds in the sky!

The terrifying apocalyptic phenomenon took all color from the region, but Lin Xun didn't even glance at it; the colossal hand he had conjured suddenly slapped down.

BANG!

The lightning diagram Gu Liuhai had regarded as his most powerful ability quaked, cracked, and crumbled.

His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, his face pale. Did his strongest card just get shattered by a single slap? It felt like a heavy blow to his head, causing his mentality to falter.

Right at this moment, the colossal hand slapped down once more. Looking from afar, it was as if the whole sky was coming down!

Gu Liuhai felt as insignificant as an ant, overwhelmed by despair and helplessness.

This guy... How is this kind of strength possible?!

Boom!

Unbearable pain spread to every part of him. He could hear the sounds of his bones breaking and his blood spurting. His soul felt like it had been struck by an unparalleled hammer. A muffled cry of agony involuntarily escaped from his throat. He truly thought he was about to die!

In the eyes of the audience, he had been smashed into a mangled mess under Lin Xun’s palm strike. The ground around him had collapsed into a huge dent that was the shape of a hand. The brutal and domineering scene even stunned the Immortal experts.

A peerless character ranked among the top ten Emperor Ancestors of the Seventh Heaven Domain was dominated with just one palm strike?

Utterly horrifying!

The area around the training ground was so quiet one could hear a pin drop. Even figures like Donghuang Qiong and Qi Tingzi were frowning. Gu Liuhai was no ordinary expert, yet he had been defeated in such a crushing manner. The fighting prowess Lin Xun had demonstrated far exceeded their expectations.

In response to their reaction, Jun Huan merely smiled, unperturbed as the battle had transpired exactly how it was supposed to. The dust dispersed, revealing Gu Liuhai in a pitifully broken bloodied state. Yet, he himself was surprised to find that he wasn’t dead and eliminated.

Just then, Lin Xun’s indifferent voice rang out, “I told you, you can’t stall me. Unfortunately, you are too weak, and your identity isn't weighty enough, so I can’t give you one of my three spots.”

Gu Liuhai was stupefied.

What does that mean? Is he saying I'm not even qualified to be eliminated by him?

A sense of humiliation too deep for words stabbed into his heart like a knife. His vision darkened, his head spinning.