Wuling City, Square.

"Was that a Jiao or a dragon?!"

Everyone stared up at the sky, their eyes filled with shock.

These people obviously just happened to notice the projection on the light screen of the battle stage where Lin Hao and Lu Chengtian were.

Judging from their surprised expressions, they had undoubtedly witnessed the scene where the Dragon-Devouring Sword revealed the shadow of a demon dragon and devoured the sword spirit's clone.

"It should be a Jiao, how could it be a dragon?"

"That's right. How could a powerful beast like the dragon clan obey a human warrior who can't even reach the holy realm?"

"But that kid is quite capable to be able to subdue a dragon spirit."

After a brief moment of doubt, the crowd was obviously more willing to believe that what they had just seen was just a "dragon spirit".

Otherwise, terrifying creatures like the demon dragon would be too shocking to the world.

Besides, this kind of thing is indeed a fantasy.

Little did he know that when Lin Hao obtained the Excalibur from the dwarven blacksmith, he successfully pulled out the broken sword but was nearly possessed by the dragon spirit.

Fortunately, the existence of the system saved the day, and forced it to recognize its master, directly refining it into a weapon spirit.

"You bastard, where on earth did you take my sword spirit clone?!"

Seeing the sword spirit disappear, veins popped up on Lu Chengtian's shocked and angry face, and he stared at Lin Hao angrily.

Lin Hao remained indifferent and looked at the Dragon-Devouring Sword in his hand.

Upon taking a look, he was surprised to find that the shape of the Dragon-Devouring Sword had changed significantly.

A layer of fine scales actually appeared on the sword.

As the black gas permeated, the energy fluctuations contained in it were obviously more condensed and powerful than before!

This situation is like evolution, which is quite amazing.

Seeing this, Lin Hao's eyes flashed.

Obviously, he did not expect that the Dragon Devouring Sword would undergo such a mysterious change as the evil dragon devoured the sword spirit.

"Scumbag, answer me now!!"

Lu Chengtian glared at Lin Hao with angry eyes, with an uncontrollable rage flashing in his eyes.

Lin Hao's face turned cold, and he looked at Lu Chengtian who was gradually losing his mind with a cold gaze, and said lightly: "No comment."

Hearing this, the anger in Lu Chengtian's chest finally burst out like a flood, and it was out of control.

"I'm going to chop you into pieces!!"

He looked like a madman, holding a black sword in his hand, and rushed over roaring.

The previous calm consciousness disappeared at this moment.

However, his martial arts offensive was still extremely fierce.

call out--!

As the long sword was swung, a powerful sword energy surged out and turned into sword shadows all over the sky, directly covering Lin Hao.

At first glance, the countless sword beams seemed to cover the sky and the earth, and the attack was extremely swift.

Lin Hao's heart sank, and a powerful mental force spread out.

Just like the previous battle with Chen Zhen, the two men's martial arts attacks have a certain similarity.

In this sky full of sword shadows, the only way to break through it is to use a point to penetrate the surface!

“Found it!”

Just as countless sharp sword shadows were about to hit Lin Hao's body, his eyes suddenly turned fierce.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh…!!!

As the Nine-Rune Sword Technique was activated, nine rune sword beams suddenly flashed on the surface of the Dragon-Devouring Sword.

boom--!

Lin Hao ignored the numerous sword shadows. The Dragon-Devouring Sword, which was surrounded by the Nine-Talisman Sword Light, suddenly stabbed out and instantly tore through the numerous sword shadows.

Finally, he struck hard at one of the sword shadows.

The nine sword talismans also exploded in an instant!

BANG BANG BANG!!!

In an instant, a series of explosions sounded, and the sword shadows surrounding Lin Hao suddenly dissipated.

Immediately afterwards, an extremely powerful gust of spiritual energy, like a mountain, directly hit Lu Chengtian.

With a scream, Lu Chengtian flew backwards and landed heavily on the ground, his body covered in blood.

"Senior Lin Hao wins!"

The students of Tianyan Academy outside looked at the reversal of the battle situation projected on the light screen and exclaimed in surprise.

Zhao Linger's pretty face was also full of joy.

The bald old man next to him had a grim expression on his face, but he showed no sign of giving up.

"The battle is not over yet, don't be too happy!"

Immediately, the bald old man snorted coldly.

Ying Yuanzi remained silent, shook his head with a solemn expression, and said, "He is right, keep reading."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Linger and others were slightly surprised.

Their eyes hurriedly turned to the projection on the light screen again.

But Lu Chengtian, who had just fallen to the ground with serious injuries, had slowly stood up.

Tsk tsk!!

At the same time, traces of scarlet blood continuously gushed out from the pores all over his body, filled with a strong fishy smell, just like blood.

Seeing this, Lin Hao frowned slightly and did not rush forward to attack.

"You bastard, you have forced me to this point. Even if you die, I will have no regrets..."

Lu Chengtian was filled with blood and energy. He stared at Lin Hao with cold eyes and said hoarsely with a ferocious look on his face: "The fight between us should end here!"

As the voice fell, the blood-colored mist surging from his body became thicker and thicker.

Immediately, some changes occurred in his body.

Wrapped in blood, the previous injuries healed quickly, and strange blood lines appeared on the surface of the skin.

From the fingertips, blood spikes extended out, emitting a sinister and cold light!

During this change, Lu Chengtian's aura actually began to rise!

His actual strength is at the peak of level eight.

If one goes further up, he will surely transcend level eight and reach half a step to level nine, or even the level of a level nine powerhouse!

"The things I'm worried about are unavoidable..."

Ying Yuanzi's face was solemn. He looked at Lu Chengtian, who was covered in blood, and sighed.

"Master, what kind of skill is that?"

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

The students of Tianyan Academy also looked at Ying Yuanzi in surprise.

"Blood Demonic Power."

Ying Yuanzi looked calm and said solemnly, "That is an evil martial art that burns one's own life essence and blood to increase strength in a short period of time."

"However, this kind of technique has serious side effects. The lifeblood represents the lifespan of a warrior. If it is used once, Lu Chengtian's lifespan will probably be greatly reduced."

"If his life force is completely exhausted, his life span will also be completely destroyed."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Linger and others were stunned.

This kind of martial arts is like killing one thousand enemies but losing eight hundred of your own!

"How strong is Lu Chengtian's amplified power now?"

Zhao Linger asked hurriedly: "Half a step to level nine?"

"uncertain."

Ying Yuanzi shook his head and said solemnly: "It should be the level of a ninth-level warrior."

"Level Nine..."

Hearing this, Zhao Linger and others' faces suddenly changed.

As we all know, the realm is divided into early, middle, late and peak stages.

Although there are gaps between the four levels, the difference in strength is not that big.

If we can make up for it in terms of tactics, weapons, and martial arts resources, it is not impossible to fight against an enemy at a higher level.

Lin Hao’s cultivation is at the early stage of level eight. After several rounds of fighting, his trump cards can be said to be endless.

Originally, they could still hold on to their luck, thinking that even if they challenged Lu Chengtian, who was at the peak of level eight, they would be able to fight him and even defeat him.

However, at this moment, Lu Chengtian used the Blood Evil Magic Skill and increased his strength to level nine.

There is a whole realm of difference between the two.

With such a huge gap in strength, it is almost impossible to win!

"This time, Senior Lin Hao is going to lose."

"Damn it, I'm only one round away from being promoted to the top 20..."

Zhao Linger and the students of Tianyan Academy sighed inwardly.

The joy of the previous reversal of the battle situation disappeared in an instant.

Deep in Ying Yuanzi's heart, he sighed helplessly.

“Very self-aware.”

Seeing the frustrated expressions of the students at Tianyan Academy, the bald old man laughed solemnly, feeling confident.

He was obviously very familiar with Lu Chengtian's martial arts.

The Blood Demonic Art is a forbidden technique in the martial arts world, and there are only a few jade slips containing the technique left.

After being acquired by the Lu family more than a hundred years ago, it has not been passed down to the outside world. Instead, it has been designated as a family-inherited martial art that can be used to save lives in critical moments.

According to the plan, Lu Chengtian originally intended to use it when he was about to break into the top ten list, but he didn't expect to use it so soon.

Being able to force Lu Chengtian to this point was completely beyond the bald old man's expectation.

It seems that Lin Hao is indeed as capable as the rumors say.

"But, what does it matter if he is a rare genius in a century? In the end, he is just a stepping stone for me to become his apprentice."

The bald old man narrowed his eyes slightly, staring coldly at Lin Hao projected on the screen, and smiled grimly in his heart.