Before Lin Yun and Zhang Haoran could watch the match for long...
Then it was interrupted.
A group of people arrived and stood in front of Lin Yun.
"You must be Lin Yi, right? You crippled my junior brother Li Xintang's arm. My Seven Injuries Sect cannot ignore this matter. Considering there was a reason for it, and that you also have some connection with my Seven Injuries Sect, after this Rookie Tournament, you will fight me. If you can withstand ten of my moves, this matter will be over..." The leading young man, who was in his early thirties and had a dignified appearance, looked at Lin Yun with an arrogant tone and said.
"Who are you?" Lin Yun asked calmly, looking at the young man.
“Sun Moshang, the new generation's chief disciple of the Seven Wounds Sect,” the young man said calmly.
“Sun Moshang, the chief disciple of the Seven Wounds Sect?” Zhang Haoran’s expression changed drastically.
"Does your Seven Wounds Sect have no shame? It was Li Xintang who challenged Brother Lin Yi. In a life-or-death arena, one is responsible for one's own life and death. Brother Lin Yi already showed mercy. Not only do you Seven Wounds Sect not appreciate it, but you're still making a fuss? At your age, how dare you challenge Brother Lin Yi?" Zhang Haoran then said angrily.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Haoran whispered in Lin Yun's ear, "Brother Lin, you absolutely mustn't agree to him. I've heard of Sun Moshang; he's a top expert among the younger generation of the Seven Wounds Sect, and it's said that he's already reached the early stage of Dark Force..."
“It’s fine if you don’t agree, but I can’t guarantee what our Seven Wounds Sect will do next,” Sun Moshang said, glancing at Lin Yun.
"It is said that Uncle-Master Yan Dashan is your half-master? The debts of a son are the debts of his father, and the debts of a disciple are the debts of his master. I must say, I also need to demand an explanation from Uncle-Master Yan Dashan." After a pause, Sun Moshang continued.
Are you sure you want to challenge me?
Lin Yun narrowed his eyes slightly.
This person actually dared to threaten him with his master. In his entire life, what he hated most was others threatening him with the people around him.
Although the person spoke cryptically and addressed his master as "Shishu" (junior uncle), the meaning was clear in every way.
This caused his dislike for this person to rise sharply.
“That’s right. One person does the deed, one person takes the blame. Let’s see if you have the courage to take on this battle.” Sun Moshang nodded.
"One person does the deed, one person takes the blame? Heh, I don't expect someone else to challenge me after I injure you, do I? But whatever!" Lin Yun sneered.
"Then let's have a showdown after the tournament," Lin Yun said, turning and leaving.
At this moment, he had decided to no longer hold back. Did they really think that Lin Yun was easy to bully?
He wanted everyone to know that the people around him were his Achilles' heel, and that no one dared to threaten him with them.
Must die.
He didn't accept the challenge now because he was afraid that making a move now would attract too much attention.
After all, the opponent was a martial artist at the early stage of Dark Force. If he defeated or even killed the opponent, it would probably cause a sensation throughout the audience very quickly.
In case someone doubts his identity, he will have difficulty obtaining that item with high spiritual power.
"Brother Lin, you really accepted his challenge? Although it's only ten moves, he's at the early stage of Dark Force..." Zhang Haoran said anxiously in a low voice beside Lin Yun.
"It's alright, he's only at the early stage of Inner Strength, he's nothing to me," Lin Yun said calmly.
"This person is too reckless. He really thinks that ten moves from someone at the early stage of Dark Force are easy to withstand. Although it's only the early stage of Dark Force, it's still Dark Force. The difference between Dark Force and Explicit Force is not small..."
"Too impulsive, no sense..."
"The martial arts of the Seven Wounds Sect are extremely lethal. Sun Moshang is no ordinary early-stage Dark Force cultivator..."
Some people watched this scene from afar, including some martial arts prodigies, and they all shook their heads.
"He actually dared to accept the challenge; this time, he's doomed..."
"Senior Brother, you must kill him! How dare he cripple Senior Brother Xintang's arm, causing our Seven Wounds Sect to lose its chance to appear in this Rising Star Competition..."
Around Sun Moshang, some disciples exclaimed excitedly.
“He has some connection with our Seven Wounds Sect, and I have already promised Grandmaster Zhu Haoran that I wouldn’t kill him. However, he crippled Xintang’s arm, causing our Seven Wounds Sect to lose the opportunity to appear in this Rising Star Competition, which is unforgivable. So I will cripple both of his arms…”
Sun Moshang shook his head, speaking with an arrogant tone.
His words showed no regard for Lin Yun, as if crippling Lin Yun's arms was an easy thing for him.
...
In the distance, Zhu Haoran watched this scene with a slight frown.
He had tried his best to negotiate with some people within the sect, but they refused to let Lin Yi go.
Some people within the sect believe that if the other side crippled one of their Seven Wounds Sect's outstanding disciples' arms and the Seven Wounds Sect didn't react at all, what face would the Seven Wounds Sect have left?
This is a martial arts tournament, with martial arts sects and families from all over the country gathered here. This is a huge loss of face.
As for Lin Yun's friendship with Zhang Wentian's son, they believed that Zhang Wentian would not necessarily antagonize the Seven Wounds Sect for the sake of a friend his son had just made.
It wasn't until Zhu Haoran saw Lin Yun handle all four rounds of the competition with ease that he realized how easily he had done so.
He estimated that even if Lin Yun had not reached the peak of Ming Jin, he must have possessed the strength of the peak of Ming Jin.
Therefore, dealing with Sun Moshang's ten moves should not be a problem.
He then complied with some of the actions taken by those inside the door.
However, he made one request: the challenge could only begin after the Rising Stars Challenge had ended.
After thinking it over, the higher-ups of the Seven Wounds Sect agreed.
Zhu Haoran was an elder of their Seven Wounds Sect, and at the peak of the Dark Force realm, so they didn't want to push him too far.
Anyway, as long as people see the Seven Injury Sect's reaction and it helps them regain face, that's enough.
Whether the challenge is during the Rising Stars Challenge or after, it doesn't make much difference.
Moreover, the Rising Stars Competition coincides with the Martial Arts Tournament. If the opponent does not accept the challenge, they have no way to attack them; otherwise, they would be breaking the rules.
So, he decided to give Zhu Haoran some face.
If Lin Yi were smart, he would have his backers come out to support him before the competition ended.
If so, given the considerable power behind Lin Yi, the Seven Wounds Sect probably wouldn't dare to do anything to him.
Zhu Haoran thought to himself.
...
The fourth round of the revival competition ended quickly.
The fifth round of battle began soon.
At this point, only forty contestants remained.
There were more than a dozen martial artists with internal strength.
This time, it's very likely that you'll encounter a martial artist with internal strength.
This was the first time Lin Yun had used mental power to cheat.
Lin Yun's mental strength has reached level three, and he already possesses many abilities. He can even slightly move objects of small weight and volume, and "seeing" those lottery numbers is a piece of cake.
However, Lin Yun has not done so in order to prevent the presence of experts or devices capable of sensing spiritual power during this competition.
He was also very lucky and never encountered a martial artist with internal strength.
He had thought that if he encountered them, it wouldn't matter if he lost a match, as he could participate in the revival round.
However, nowadays, if some internal energy martial artists are unlucky and many are eliminated, even if he participates in the revival competition, it is not safe. He is more likely to encounter internal energy martial artists in the revival competition.
Therefore, he decisively cheated.
Naturally, his opponent this time was only a powerful expert at the peak of the Ming Jin realm.
"Bang—bang—bang—"
Soon, the battle began.
This time, Lin Yun did not defeat his opponent quickly; it took him more than twenty moves to defeat him.
"He's really lucky. There were more than a dozen internal energy martial artists in total, and Lin Yi didn't encounter any of them..."
Below the arena, a disciple of the Seven Wounds Sect sneered.
"Great! Lin Yi has won the fifth round and advanced to the top 20..."
Zhang Haoran said excitedly.
"Heh, good luck? I don't think so! Today, he didn't encounter any internal force martial artists, but tomorrow, the probability of him encountering a strong internal force martial artist is even greater. If he does encounter one, he might be crippled without even the senior brother having to lift a finger!"
One of the Seven Wounds Sect members sneered and said.
"If he's smart enough to admit defeat early tomorrow, he could make it into the top 20, which wouldn't be bad..."
"That's what a passerby said."
Most people, however, turned their attention to the other arenas.
On some arenas, martial artists with internal strength fought each other, creating a truly spectacular and eye-opening battle.
In fact, this level of competition is what many martial artists enjoy watching the most.
Because when martial artists with extremely high strength fight, it's like some martial arts grandmasters; their skills are so advanced that some lower-level martial artists may not be able to understand them.
This level of combat is understandable to lower-level martial artists, and also very interesting to higher-level martial artists, making it the most popular.
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