"Get ready, Master Steward!"

Li Lin gave a final reminder, then gathered his strength, slightly bent his left leg, and pulled his right leg back.

Zhao Xin narrowed his eyes and kept an eye on Li Lin's movements.

Originally, when both sides were unfamiliar with each other's combat capabilities, the initial attacks should have been considered as mutual tests.

But what was far beyond Zhao Xin's expectations was that Li Lin, who had been in his sight all along, suddenly turned into a shadow and rushed towards him at lightning speed.

How could it be possible...

The shock in his heart had not yet subsided, but his fighting instinct was already frantically reminding him to dodge.

Relying on muscle memory, Zhao Xin subconsciously turned his body to the side, but the pain from his shoulder showed that he had not actually avoided the attack at all.

"Well……"

Zhao Xin groaned and was knocked back a few steps by Li Lin's punch, which had restrained most of its strength. His face was full of astonishment.

"How are you?"

Looking at Zhao Xin's appearance, Li Lin thought that he had restrained his strength but still used too much force in his attack.

"No... I'm just surprised why you're so fast."

As his voice gradually fell, he opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopped, holding back the rest of the words.

Is this speed really something humans can achieve?

If Li Lin knew what Zhao Xin was thinking, he would definitely laugh out loud and explain: It’s true!

Master Yi, the Wuju Swordsman of Ionia, has something to say!

"I have used special methods to strengthen my body. In fact, this is also the first time I have fought with others purely relying on my physical body." Li Lin explained.

"I can see you're not using your full strength." Zhao Xin exhaled heavily. "In that case, there's no need for me to hold back."

"This is exactly what I expected!" Testing the limits of his body was what Li Lin had always hoped for. "Shall we continue?"

"Pay attention!"

Zhao Xin got into position again and rushed forward in one leap, his speed not much slower than Li Lin's just now!

While Li Lin was surprised, he also calmly responded to Zhao Xin's fierce attack.

Zhao Xin knew that his strength was no match for Li Lin, who claimed to have undergone "body enhancement", so he avoided his counterattacks everywhere, but each time he seemed to be at his limit.

The fist tip that almost brushed past his face created a gust of wind that blinded his eyes, and the force of his knee and elbow strikes was so great that he could even faintly hear the sound of the wind breaking.

The two men fought without mercy, because there was no need to show mercy. They knew that the other side was fully capable of taking their attacks.

In addition, if Li Lin's fighting skills were not rusty and completely inferior to Zhao Xin, he might have been defeated by Li Lin within ten rounds.

The competition between the two of them quickly attracted the attention of all the guards present, and even the ones who arrived later.

Some people were excited to see Zhao Zongguan use his full strength, but the vast majority were shocked that someone could actually compete with Zhao Xin.

Even Zhao Xin's own heartbeat was pounding.

How many years have passed...

It has been so many years and I have never met an opponent worthy of a fight!

The last time he faced a life-or-death crisis was when he faced a ferocious and violent Shadow Bear in the Reckoning Arena.

As his fellow liquidators fell one after another, the seriously injured Zhao Xin burst out with amazing fighting power despite everyone's pessimism.

Relying on his family's unique skill, Crescent Sweep, he unexpectedly cut off the Shadow Bear's head with the tip of his spear.

That battle was also the battle that made him famous.

Xin Zhao is not a competitive person. All his previous battles in the Reckoning Arena were just for survival, and later for loyalty to King Jarvan III.

But facing an opponent like Li Lin, he couldn't help but feel his long-dormant warrior spirit rekindled.

"Oh!"

Zhao Xin suddenly retracted his front leg, gathered his strength, and struck out with his right fist with the force of collapsing a mountain.

But Li Lin gave up on defense as if he didn't care about his life. He just used his right arm to bypass his fist and block his arm. Then he used a skillful iron backing move to knock Zhao Xin away.

Zhao Xin stumbled back a few steps, quickly catching his breath and adjusting his posture, then shouted, "Exhilarating!"

Following closely behind, his eyes were sharp, his muscles were as hard as rocks, and he rushed forward again like an arrow.

Li Lin narrowed his eyes and could see that this was the final attack launched by Zhao Xin.

Instead of retreating, he strode forward and attacked with the same straight punch.

The soldiers watching the battle from the surrounding area, who had been holding their breath, were all wondering who would win this competition.

Are they evenly matched?

still……

However, at the moment when the hard fists were about to touch each other, both of them restrained their strength at the same time and stopped their pace abruptly.

Discussions should be brief.

Li Lin and Zhao Xin read the meaning in each other's eyes and couldn't help but burst into laughter at the same time, and stepped forward to shake hands and hug each other.

After the two separated, Zhao Xin couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "You are very strong, stronger than anyone I have ever met!"

His words immediately stunned all the Demacian soldiers watching the battle.

To actually be recognized by Chief Steward Zhao, this strength...

Before Li Lin could respond, Zhao Xin immediately took two steps back to distance himself from him, lowered his head, clasped his hands together, bowed slightly, and saluted with the etiquette of an Ionian warrior.

"You won this battle... Xin, I admit defeat!"