‘What horrifying oppression!’
Lin Han was utterly shocked.
In the face of a horrible defeat, Lin Han’s reaction was quick.
By activating his Dragon Emperor Combat Body, he gained a three-times increase in combat power!
“Quick Draw Sword!”
Sky Splitting Form… Sky Breaking Form…
The third form, Sky Crossing Form!
Lin Han gathered all his focus and activated his Spirit Master Heavenly Eye to quickly analyze the weak points of Su He’s palm attack.
“Clash!”
All of a sudden, Lin Han attacked with his sword.
A ray of sword-light pierced the air, which was aimed at Su He.
The whole pavilion was dead silent at that crucial moment.
Crash!
A strong gust of wind blew past. The two figures on the practice stage had already made their moves, yet no-one was able to get a good look at what happened at that instant.
The crowd only saw two figures standing on opposite sides from when they started with their backs facing each other.
‘Who won!?’
They were eager to find out.
“You win, Lin Han” Su He suddenly mentioned. He withdrew his right hand into his right sleeve without being noticed, so as to hide the trace of blood on his palm.
“No, you have.”
Lin Han turned around with a slightly pale face. He was hit in the chest by Su He’s palm, causing Qi-blood to boil in his body. He was on the brink of collapsing.
‘What?’
‘Why did they both say that the other person won?’
The young disciples below the stage began discussing.
“He actually made Su He admit defeat?”
Lin Gutian’s face took on a ghastly expression.
He was unable to stand up against Su He’s palm earlier.
He was extremely frustrated at the huge difference.
No matter what the result was, Lin Han blocked Su He’s palm, and Su He definitely became afraid of him, or he would not have admitted defeat.
Su He’s eyes glowed when Lin Han did the same, and he laughed. “Alright, we’ll call it a draw. Next time, I’ll defeat you!”
“I’ll be waiting!”
Lin Han burst out laughing too.
Regardless of the result, he withstood Su He’s attack.
Therefore, the young disciples in the pavilion were in an uproar.
The myth surrounding Su He was finally broken by Lin Han. Every single spectator present was left in a daze.
On top of that, the other Great Heavenly Prides were in awe as well.
‘Lin Han, a rising star from Lin Clan Sect Residence, had actually surpassed us?’
From then on, Lin Han shared the title of Broken Sky City’s Greatest Heavenly Pride with Su He.
“Lin Han, you really didn’t disappoint me!” Lin Ruyan cheered, and it was clear through her eyes that she was on the moon.
On the other hand, Lin Yu, Lin Cai, and the others were dumbfounded.
They knew that Lin Han was a dark horse, but they did not expect him to claim the position of the city’s Greatest Heavenly Pride and leave them behind.
“I had a vague feeling that you decided not to use another powerful, mysterious trick up your sleeve,” Without warning, Su He mentioned.
Lin Han froze for a split second.
‘Su He is indeed not a simple man.’
Upon hearing that, the crowd was stupefied.
‘What?’
‘Lin Han has a more powerful trick that he didn’t use.’
If he had, could he have defeated Su He?’
Right then, even Lin Gutian, who was looking at Lin Han hatefully, became fearful of him.
“When you challenge me again next time, I hope that I can have a taste of your other trick.”
Su He looked at Lin Han meaningfully, then walked out of the pavilion.
…
Su He left.
As for Lin Han, he became the Greatest Heavenly Pride among the new younger generation of disciples in Broken Sky City, without dispute.
Luo Tianyang, Shen Wuxia, and Luo Qingcheng congratulated him.
A brief moment later, Lin Han returned to the seating area for Lin Clan Sect Residence, then reached his hand out to the dark-faced Lin Gutian. He smiled. “Brother Gutian, our wager?”
“Hmph!”
Lin Gutian scoffed, then threw the top-grade spirit stone to Lin Han reluctantly before he left the pavilion.
This time, Lin Han was completely victorious.
Whether it was the limelight they both vied for or the bet they had agreed on, Lin Gutian suffered a terrible loss.
Lin Han stored the spirit stone into his Spirit Ring space discreetly, then left with Lin Ruyan, Lin Yu, and the others.
Through the Martial Arts Exchange, not only did he gain a top-grade spirit stone, but he also “secretly learned” hundreds of powerful martial arts, especially the near-unfathomable usage of conception by Su He. He named the method “building Ascendance”.
Lin Han noticed the nature-defying feature of his Golden Spirit Fire, which allowed him to steal another person’s tricks. For instance, “Killing Eye” and “building Ascendance”.
Perhaps it was a way of compensating the shortcomings of the Art of the Ancient Dragon Emperor.
…
Outside the pavilion, the people left one after another.
Lin Han and his clan members were ready to return to Lin Clan Sect Residence as well.