Chapter 281 Polishing the Martial Dao

Wei Lingzhen’s sigh filled Du Dongtu with thought. “Indeed, there are different levels of geniuses. From the strength Lin Xun has displayed today, he can already be considered first-class in the empire. However…it’s regretful.”

There was a tinge of regret in his voice.

If Lin Xun was defeated in the provincial exam, he would naturally be unable to participate in the national exam.

Governor Liu Wudiao remarked in a deep voice, “That’s fate. The draw results depend on the will of heaven and no one can do anything about it.”

……

Boom!

In the arena, the battle grew increasingly intense. Lin Xun could not avoid the bronze umbrella in time and took a vicious hit to the back.

He staggered as a piercing pain burned his back. Several of his bones nearly fractured from the force.

With such a great opportunity presented to them, Le Zhiyou and the others hurriedly pressed the attack.

Rumble~

In an instant, a barrage of attacks engulfed Lin Xun like a wave.

However, Lin Xun displayed extraordinary ferocity at this critical juncture. He gritted his teeth, avoided the incoming attacks, and gathered power toward his hand.

Sea Splitting Destruction!

Fist-winds swept forth as space was ripped apart like a rag, knocking back two of the approaching Earth Dipper experts.

Before the technique was fully executed, Lin Xun changed the move with a howl and a giant blue python-dragon seemed to charge out of his fist.

Dragon Destruction!

One of the Earth Dipper experts could not defend in time and the python-dragon rammed into his body. He shrieked in pain, feeling like a mountain was slamming into him as he went flying through air.

Shlick!

At the same time, Le Zhiyou took advantage of the opening to hack at Lin Xun’s left shoulder. A sizable chunk of flesh was sliced off, nearly cripping his left arm.

“Scram!”

Lin Xun spun around and pulled his hands through the air. A phoenix emerged, its feathers red like a burning fire. It let loose an intimidating cry with a flap of its wings as if it had flown out from a fairy tale.

Although Le Zhiyou tried his best to defend, he was ultimately pushed several hundreds of feet back. His qi and blood churned and his organs were nearly displaced, causing his expression to darken and grow increasingly frosty.

Lin Xun’s tenacity and power had enraged Le Zhiyou and filled him with killing intent. He absolutely could not allow Lin Xun to reverse the situation again!

The crowd gasped in shock and amazement. The battle was growing increasingly intense and Lin Xun’s desperation tactics made the audience’s heart jump at every move.

However, none of them could understand why Lin Xun refused to use any weapons even at this juncture.

This was far too abnormal. Anyone could figure out with a little thinking that no matter how poor Lin Xun was, a young expert like him should still have a weapon he could use.

So why was he fighting bare-handed till now?

No one knew.

The battle continued to play out in the arena as blood constantly sprayed into the air. By this time, Lin Xun and the Earth Dipper experts had sustained various injuries.

This made the other Earth Dipper experts’ expressions grow increasingly grim. Everyone attacked without mercy, allowing anger to fuel their attacks.

In contrast, Lin Xun’s stoic expression remained unchanged from start to end, the contours of his face filled with nothing but indifference.

He was covered in blood and there was even bone visible on his shoulder. However, his momentum did not slow in the slightest. Instead, an endless blood lust seemed to surge from his body, making his aura extremely intimidating.

Only Wen Mingxiu knew that this was Lin Xun’s true appearance in combat. Only those tempered by hundreds of battles and whose hands were soaked in blood could walk out from Blood Kill Camp!

And Lin Xun was one of the elites amongst them!

……

Kill!

Lin Xun’s qi and blood felt as if it was burning and boiling. Storm Grinder roared in this body, circulating all of his power like a great boundless surging sea.

In contrast, his mind remained calm and focused, not allowing itself to waver in the slightest.

The Nine Heavenshaking Destruction Art was continuously executed by his hands: Mountain Smashing Destruction, Sea Splitting Destruction, Emptiness Destruction, Soul Shattering Destruction, Dragon Destruction, Phoenix Destruction, Prison Suppressing Destruction, Sky Devouring Destruction, All-Spirits Destruction…

Every move pulsed with almighty power, displaying destructive force that shocked the world!

This was Lin Xun’s first real fight after advancing to the perfect Human Dipper stage and learning the Nine Heavenshaking Destruction Art.

Lin Xun refused to use any weapons because he sought to polish the Nine Heavenshaking Destruction Art through this battle!

True secret arts could not be mastered with only training and theory. Their true might could only be brought out after being tempered by blood and fire.

A long time ago, a powerful sword sovereign in the empire once said that if a sword has never drank blood, it will ultimately be a piece of useless metal!

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Oh?

As time passed, Liu Wudiao suddenly made a soft surprised sound and said, “Lin Xun’s aura seems to be gradually growing stronger.”

“It’s not only his aura, the battle art he’s using has also become much stronger than it was at the start.”

Wei Lingzhen had also noticed some changes that made his eyes brighten.

To their side, Du Dongtu suddenly slapped his thighs and said, “I understand! He refuses to use a weapon because he wants to use this battle to polish his martial power!”

The bigwigs' eyes narrowed as their hearts shook, realization finally dawning upon them as well. Lin Xun’s earlier display put together with the power he was showing now undoubtedly proved that Du Dongtu’s conclusion was correct!

“This kid…I don’t know what I should say about him…”

Wei Lingzhen let out a bitter chuckle.

The others also displayed conflicted expressions. They had previously felt regret for Lin Xun and believed that he would lose. Who could have expected that the cheeky brat would use the battle as an opportunity to polish his martial arts? This was far too ballsy!

“Eh? There seems to be something wrong with the situation. Why have Le Zhiyou and the others still not defeated Lin Xun?”

“Yeah, something is wrong. Have you guys not realized that Lin Xun’s battle power is changing in the fight and has grown stronger than earlier?”

“You seem to be right. My god, could he be staging a comeback?”

“Damn, is he really such a monster?”

It was not long before many of the sharper individuals in the crowd also sensed the faint changes that were happening in the arena.

𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

“That can’t be. Can it?”

Xue Shaolin gasped. How could he not tell that by now that Lin Xun was not being fully suppressed and was instead slowly turning things around!

His opponents were four Earth Dipper experts and a Heaven Dipper expert! It was horrifying to think that even their combined might could not subdue Lin Xun.

Yu Wenjing, Yun Zitong, and the others were also stunned.

In the arena, Lin Xun grew increasingly ferocious. Azure light rose from his body like steam as wind and thunder seemed to rumble loudly in his body.

Every attack made the surrounding air wail. The qi flow descended into chaos, creating terrifying and overwhelming power.

This placed Le Zhiyou and the other four under a tremendous amount of pressure and made their expressions turn extremely ugly. They were bewildered and unable to believe that not only had they failed to subdue Lin Xun, but he was also even slowly beginning to reverse the situation.

What do we do?

At this rate, they would sooner or later be suppressed by Lin Xun instead. If that happened, they would be the ones to be defeated!

“Kill!”

“We can’t let him flail about any longer!”

“Quick! Use your finishers. Otherwise, all of us will be eliminated!”

Amidst several stern shouts, they turned desperate and crazed. They brought out all their trump cards and secret arts to defeat Lin Xun.

At the same time, an almost unnoticeable sneer rose from the corners of Lin Xun’s lips. In the next instant, he suddenly charged at Le Zhiyou.

Unlike before, Lin Xun’s aura was akin to an unfurling storm accompanied by torrential wind and rain. He gave off a terrifying, oppressive presence that seemed to reach into one’s soul.

Swing and push.

It was the same simple Mountain Smashing Destruction. When it was executed, however, the surrounding space began to shriek and crumble inch by inch as if collapsing into itself.

Le Zhiyou’s expression abruptly changed as he felt a fatal danger. There was zero hesitation as he threw himself to the side to avoid the attack.

Despite this, he was still struck by the wind force generated by the fist. With a loud thud, he violently coughed blood and his body was sent flying as if it had been hit by a charging bull, before crashing into the ground several hundred feet away.

His body jerked in agony on the ground, clearly gravely injured. His face was deathly pale and his eyes were filled with disbelief as if unable to comprehend how a genius Heaven Dipper expert like himself had been sent flying by a Human Dipper expert.

This scene instantly ignited the atmosphere, causing a great commotion to erupt. Numerous people were unable to stay seated and rose to their feet in utter shock and indescribable excitement.

Lin Xun had made a comeback!

Moreover, he had sent the famous Heaven Dipper expert Le Zhiyou flying with a single punch!

This performance was far too astonishing!

“He…can no longer be suppressed…”

On the tall white jade stage, the same thought flashed in bigwigs’ heads: He…can no longer be suppressed…

“How…how is this possible?”

In the arena, the four Earth Dipper experts gasped, feeling somewhat dazed. Le Zhiyou had been sent flying?

Could Lin Xun have been concealing his strength earlier?

There was fear in their eyes when they looked at him again. What kind of person is this? Why is he so strong despite having Human Dipper stage cultivation?

He…he’s a monster!

Lin Xun appeared oblivious to all of this. After striking Le Zhiyou, he immediately charged at the four Earth Dipper experts.

Rumble~

Azure dipper qi surged around him, making him appear like a dazzling sun. His aura dashed straight into the clouds and shook the earth, making it feel as if a tornado was rampaging toward his opponents.

In the distance, Le Zhiyou roared, “Careful! Quickly avoid it!”

However, it was already too late. Lin Xun had arrived.

With four loud thuds, the four Earth Dipper experts were sent flying off the stage like rocks. They crashed to the ground, blood pouring from their mouths and noses, and were no longer able to stand up.

Hss!

The crowd gasped, stupefied by the sudden turn of events.