Chapter 2697 You Can Actually Do That?

After Dugu Youran left, Lin Xun looked down at Yun Muzhe, whose soul seemed to have wandered into a trance.

He decided not to torment the guy further and stuffed him into the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron. Then, he turned to the distant group of participants from the four clans under Donghuang.

“Who else wants to have a one-on-one with me next?” he asked.

The pupils of those supreme Emperor Ancestors all shrank. They exchanged glances with one another in mortification. With Yun Muzhe as a precedent, how could they dare to do so? Lin Xun was definitely being sarcastic!

One of them said coldly, “You can’t win if all of us work together.”

Yun Muzhe had been subdued, which shocked and intimidated them, but not enough to make them flee in panic. Firstly, their mental strength far surpassed that of ordinary cultivators. Secondly, they had the advantage of numbers and were unwilling to bow their heads and leave.

The outside world had likely already witnessed everything. If they ran now, not only would their own reputation be tarnished, but the prestige of their clans would also suffer.

The way they thought and their confidence in their group led them to keep acting tough. However, the mouths of the Donghuang’s Four Clans' bigwigs outside were twitching, so frustrated they could barely breathe.

This is the Origin Sect’s successor selection! What’s so shameful about choosing to retreat when necessary?

Why don’t you run? Why are you not running?!!

The feeling of rage and frustration was driving the seniors of Donghuang’s Four Clans crazy.

......

Inside the battlefield, a fight was inevitable.

The thirteen supreme Emperor Ancestors joined forces and displayed power that made many tremble with fear. It was a spectacle so earth-shattering that none of the audience had ever seen before.

Unfortunately, the fight ended briefly after. The moment it had begun, Lin Xun had summoned his five dao clones to fight alongside him and held nothing back, directly using his strongest abilities to break through the enemies’ encirclement.

Following that, the scattered opponents were like a group of chickens under a hawk’s attack, getting suppressed and stuffed into the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron in succession.

However, some of them had gotten an early inkling that something was wrong. They frantically escaped, wishing their parents had given them two more legs at birth. For their group, the greatest variable in this fight was Lin Xun’s five dao bodies.

Just facing one of him had already filled them with dread and pressure. Who could have imagined that the combat prowess of each of his five dao bodies was no weaker than his true form? In other words, the thirteen of them were facing six Lin Xuns! It was almost equivalent to a one-on-two situation, meaning there was virtually no hope for them to win.

In the Absolute Sunder Battlefield, it was forbidden to use law powers, treasures, and secret techniques that exceeded the Ancestor Stage. Under all those circumstances, the thirteen supreme Emperor Ancestors didn't even have a chance to turn the tide with their ultimate trump cards.

In short, the Donghuang’s Four Clans lost terribly and miserably. In the end, only four of them escaped, while the other ten, including Yun Muzhe, were dominated to the last one.

Waves of sighs and lamentations filled the area outside.

Why make it hard on yourselves and try to show off in front of Lin Xun?

The faces of the seniors of the Donghuang's Four Clans had taken on the color of coal. They were so upset that they looked close to vomiting blood. Nearly all of their participants had been wiped out!

Not being able to enter the Origin Sect Ancestral Court was a missed opportunity that could not be measured by the word ‘value’!

The outside world was in a hubbub over this. Even the Immortal Giants of the Eighth Heaven Domain had to admit by now that Lin Xun, whom they had viewed as a pesky remnant of Fangchun Mountain, was indeed formidable. At least in the Supreme Ancestor Stage, he was virtually invincible!

This fact made them all look much gloomier.

......

Inside Absolute Sunder Battlefield, Lin Xun had found a quiet place to rest. The first thing he did was checking on the prisoners in the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron.

Today was the tenth day since the beginning of the first round. Starting from Gu Liuhai, who was the first to be defeated, to the ten supreme Ancestors of the Donghuang’s Four Clans just now, there were a total of twenty-four prisoners.

This number was shocking, considering there were only more than a hundred supreme Emperor Ancestors participating in this selection.

Lin Xun alone had defeated about a fifth of that number! This was enough for him to pass the first round eight times! This was equivalent to him alone hoarding eight spots...

Not only were his enemy factions furious, but even the ones with no grudges against him were secretly resentful. There were only so many spots for the next round. One more taken meant one less available to their juniors!

Of course, factions with no prior grievances with Lin Xun still couldn't truly hate him over this. He had only dealt with his enemies while having shown mercy to the rest, merely taking their treasures from them...

However, at this moment, the man himself was actually finding it a bit of a waste. The twenty-four prisoners were all powerful members of hostile factions. Although they would eventually be eliminated anyway, he still felt that it would be too lenient.

So, how could he extract more value from these prisoners? Lin Xun fell into deep thought.

Hmm?

He suddenly sensed a group of powerful auras in the distance. Immediately, their identities and details popped up in his mind. He stood up, intending to leave because they had no enmity with him.

To his shock, those supreme Emperor Ancestors acted like frightened rabbits and fled upon the sight of him.

“It's him, Lin Xun!”

“He’s a ruthless one, taking down every enemy he runs into and even plundering the ones who have done him no wrong. He has never been defeated as well.”

“Hurry up and run!”

Amidst their own clamor, those participants ran faster and faster. Lin Xun was dumbfounded for a good moment, then chuckled. It seemed that word of what he had been doing had been spread around the battlefield.

In the time that followed, he continued swaggering around like he had previously done, making no attempt to conceal his aura.

What made him want to laugh and cry at the same time was that whenever he encountered a participant, they would bolt in fright the other way as soon as they saw him, not giving him a chance to do anything.

Even the powerful experts from his enemy factions behaved the same way, turning tail when there was still a great distance between them...

“Am I really that scary?” Lin Xun was speechless.

Outside, the spectators didn't know whether to laugh or cry either. Sometimes it filled the area with bursts of laughter.

Lin Xun's various feats in Absolute Sunder Battlefield had reached the ears of other participants, causing them to run from him like he was a plague! Such a scene was indeed absurd and comical.

Although they were all supreme Ancestors, no one dared to fight Lin Xun when coming across him, leaving Xiao Wenyuan, who presided over the first round, feeling both amused and exasperated.

On the contrary, many Immortal Imperial Clans heaved a sigh of relief as they deemed it to be the right thing to do. At least they no longer had to worry about their juniors being plundered or captured by Lin Xun.

Inside the battlefield, Lin Xun was bumping into a group of several participants. He immediately spotted a familiar figure among them.

“Hold up, Miss Xiaoyuan! It's me!” He waved his hand.

Among that group who was preparing to flee, there was Xiang Xiaoyuan. Seeing Lin Xun, she flashed a bright smile, “Brother Lin, we meet again.”

Lin Xun laughed. After so many years, Xiang Xiaoyuan was just as charming and elegant as before. She looked valiant and energetic, dressed in white and carrying two battle swords — one blue and one purple — on her back.

As he walked toward her, her companions instinctively drew back in alarm, acting as though a great demon god was approaching them.

Xiang Xiaoyuan lips couldn't help but curl up, “Everyone, as I've told you many times before, Lin Xun and I are friends. With his character, he wouldn't hurt those who have no grudge against him.”

Despite what she said, her companions still stood far away with unwavering vigilance.

Lin Xun ignored them and asked her, “Xiaoyuan, how many have you defeated?”

Xiaoyuan held up one finger with a wry smile, “One, and that was only thanks to my companions' help.”

The first round had been going on for more than ten days. During this, a number of participants had successfully advanced and left Absolute Sunder Battlefield.

The remaining supreme Emperor Ancestors were left in an increasingly fierce competition as the number of opponents went down.

The tricky part was that everyone was now traveling in groups. Even in a group scuffle, it was extremely difficult to quickly eliminate an opponent and get out safely.

Xiang Xiaoyuan had three companions. One of them was her cousin from the Liuxiang Clan named Liuxiang Hen. The other two were from other Immortal Imperial Clans that had close relationships with the Liuxiang Clan.

The four of them had been traveling together so far and had experienced many risky situations, especially in the past few days when the tension had been growing exponentially.

𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Defeating an opponent was no easy task. What put them under even more pressure was that they had to be on constant guard so as not to get eliminated.

“Unlike me, you've been quite famous lately, Brother Lin. Some of the opponents we ran into paled at the mention of your name, apparently you've plundered them like they are fat lambs,” Xiang Xiaoyuan teased.

After so many years not seeing him, Lin Xun's transformation was undeniably great. He looked the same, but his achievements on the path of cultivation had already left his peers far behind!

“They should be grateful to me. After all, they only lost some treasures instead of getting eliminated early.” When Lin Xun said this, he suddenly had an idea and waved his sleeve.

Two unconscious prisoners rolled onto the ground. He pointed at them, “Xiaoyuan, go ahead and ‘kill’ them. This is all I can do for you in the Absolute Sunder Battlefield.”

Xiang Xiaoyuan was struck dumb, not knowing what to do. Her companions were also in disbelief with their eyes and jaws agape.

You can actually do that?