There was silence in the closed battle arena.

There was a faint eerie atmosphere.

In front of the bronze gate, Lin Hao sat cross-legged like an old monk in meditation.

Time passes by every second.

While waiting for his opponent, Lin Hao's mental power surged through his body without any slackening.

At this time, in the Wuling City Square outside.

Ying Yuanzi and others stared at the light screen projection where Lin Hao was, looking quite nervous.

Because, long before Lin Hao arrived, a young man in black had arrived here in advance.

He also used some strange martial arts and hid in the reflection of one of the stone pillars, as if preparing to attack Lin Hao.

That feeling is like a poisonous snake lurking in the grass, waiting for the moment when its prey relaxes and then delivering a fatal blow!

But at this moment, Lin Hao seemed to have not noticed it and remained sitting there motionless.

"Master, what should we do?"

Zhao Linger stared at the light screen projection in the sky, her eyes full of worry.

"What else can we do? We can only see if Lin Hao has noticed it."

Ying Yuanzi had a calm expression on his face, his eyes fixed on the movements projected on the screen.

As he watched, he sensitively discovered that the reflection of one of the stone pillars was slowly wriggling and continuously extending outwards.

Moreover, its extension trajectory was extremely secretive. It slowly crawled along the corner of the wall, approaching Lin Hao little by little.

"Master, what kind of skills did the contestant from Wuhong Academy perform? It was so strange."

Zhao Linger frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask.

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be "Devil's Shadow Covering the Sky"."

Ying Yuanzi pondered for a moment, then said, "This technique originated from a top assassin more than a hundred years ago."

"It is a superior dark martial art, and its martial arts are divided into three types."

At this point, Ying Yuanzi's expression became more serious, and he continued:

"At this moment, the young man used the first martial art of 'Demon Shadow Gathering Heaven', Shadow Walking."

Dark assassination martial arts?

Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Zhao Linger's eyes, and several courtyards next to her also looked shocked.

"It is said that once Shadow Walking is performed, the body can blend into the reflection of any object, and it is difficult to detect even with mental power."

Ying Yuanzi stared at the shadow in the corner of the wall, which was still slowly moving, with a calm look in his eyes. He said, "It seems that Lin Hao has met a tough opponent this time."

After listening to what the Mansion Master said, Zhao Linger and the others all felt heavy-hearted for a moment.

In this ranking battle, Lin Hao is undoubtedly the one they feel has the most hope of achieving top 20 ranking.

However, judging from the current situation, it seems that the situation is more dangerous than good.

He was eliminated in the second round and probably doesn’t even qualify for the top 100!

"Aren't you going to do it yet?"

Lin Hao's heart was as calm as water, and a faint voice sounded in his heart.

Although we don’t know what kind of person our opponent will be in this round.

But in fact, as early as before when he entered the battlefield, he had seen the clues from the reflections of those stone pillars.

Then he pretended to sit down and wait, releasing his mental power for detection.

"I can't even sense it with my mental power. It seems that this guy is very likely practicing the same technique as me."

Lin Hao closed his eyes slightly, unable to help but guess secretly.

He was not surprised by this.

"Shadow of the Devil" was originally the spoils he looted from the killer when he was assassinated in his territory.

This kind of skills are not some unique martial arts passed down from one lineage, so it is not surprising that other martial artists can practice them.

"The last time I encountered the Nine Talisman Sword Technique, the opponent only condensed seven sword talismans."

Lin Hao muttered to himself, "I wonder what level the opponent I met this time has reached in terms of attainment of "Devil Shadow Covering the Sky"?"

Although he was aware of it, he did not dare to relax at all throughout the process.

Otherwise, the injuries from that kind of attack would be minor.

After all, this time, he had no assistance from the system pet and had to rely entirely on his own abilities.

This kind of waiting lasted for about five minutes.

Ying Yuanzi and others in the outside world were also slowly suffering in this tense waiting.

Even at this moment, Ying Yuanzi had no intention of watching the battle between Qin Yu and the other three.

All his attention was focused on the light screen projection where Lin Hao was.

Because, if you are simply eliminated, at least you can save your life.

But if he was assassinated, it would undoubtedly be the loss of a martial arts genius for Tianyan Academy!

"You've been waiting for so long, you're quite patient."

Lin Hao's heart sank slightly, and he had a little more appreciation for the mysterious opponent.

If such a person graduates from academy in the future, his martial arts development will definitely make him suitable to become an assassin.

As Lin Hao's mind changed, the mental power that permeated his body, after being maintained for a long time, quietly shrank a little.

"call out"

At the moment when his mental strength weakened, the reflection of the stone pillar suddenly accelerated its movement speed.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the shadow followed the corner of the wall and quietly circled to the gate of the passage behind Lin Hao.

Immediately afterwards, the shadow squirmed strangely and turned into a black figure, which stabbed towards Lin Hao at an extremely terrifying speed!

Its means of attack were so fierce that it was impossible to sense any movement at all!

With this attack speed and distance, even if a ninth-level warrior was attacked, it would be difficult for him to escape unscathed.

"laugh--!"

However, when the dagger in the black shadow's hand was still half an inch away from the back of Lin Hao's head, it was like stabbing into a transparent energy barrier.

If one uses spiritual sense to detect, one can find that around Lin Hao, layers of protective barriers of mental power ripples have been condensed at some point.

Puff puff puff!!!

Under the stab of the dagger, the mental barrier was immediately broken through layer by layer.

It was not until the last two layers that it suddenly solidified and successfully resisted the sneak attack.

"Bang!"

The attack failed, and the black shadow did not attack again or hesitate at all, but retreated backwards decisively.

Immediately, the black shadow flew to a nearby stone pillar.

He looked down at Lin Hao below him, and asked in a slightly surprised and cold tone: "How did you find me?"

Lin Hao stood up and looked up at the black shadow on the stone pillar.

The first thing that catches your eye is a delicate young face.

He has a slender and strong figure, and is dressed in ink-black clothes. His pupils are as bright as stars, revealing a hint of coldness.

"I admit that you do have a talent as an assassin."

Lin Hao said indifferently: "If it was before, maybe I really couldn't find it, but unfortunately..."

Hearing this, the young man in black couldn't help but ask, "What a pity?"

Lin Hao remained silent and did not explain much.

In response to this, the young man in black was straightforward and did not continue to ask for the answer.

He looked at Lin Hao calmly, and secretly re-examined the latter's abilities.