Chapter 84: The Mindset of the Strong
"Are you kidding me? Lin Xuan, can we still be friends?!" Xu Sanshi shouted at the top of his lungs. If he, Bei Bei, and Jiang Nannan hadn't been strong enough to gather together early on and support each other, they probably would have been washed off the stage by the water or snatched away by Elder Xuan during that barrage of attacks just now.
"Senior Xu, you're being ungrateful," Lin Xuan said with a smile. "Why don't you take a look at how many people are left on the field?"
Xu Sanshi froze for a moment and looked around, realizing that besides the three of them and Lin Xuan's group...
Only Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were left.
In other words, as soon as one more person was eliminated, this assessment would officially end.
Without another word, Xu Sanshi cupped his fists and bowed, his tone sincere. "Big brother, you did the right thing! This little brother is impressed!"
"Tsk—shameless..." Bei Bei covered his face with one hand, wishing he could hold up a sign telling everyone that he didn't know this guy.
Jiang Nannan rolled her eyes in even more speechlessness, not even bothering to look at him.
While Lin Xuan and Xu Sanshi's side was all smiles and jokes, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao's faces were darker than the bottom of a pot.
Only eight people remained on the field; only one more needed to be eliminated.
But who would be eliminated?
Needless to say, the answer to this question was already obvious.
Either Wang Dong or Xiao Xiao had to be eliminated today. The only solution was for the two of them to go berserk and forcibly defeat someone else.
But that was practically no different from dreaming.
Xu Sanshi's group of three were all at the Spirit Ancestor realm. Lin Xuan's side had two Spirit Ancestors and one Soul Elder. Forget going berserk; even if they burned themselves into relics, it would be useless.
As expected, after some joking around, Lin Xuan, Xu Sanshi, and the others all turned their gazes toward Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao.
"You two juniors, what do you say? How about you play rock-paper-scissors, and whoever loses voluntarily gets eliminated?" Xu Sanshi suggested cheerfully.
Hearing this, Wang Dong's brow furrowed, and he instantly clenched his fists. "Why should it be one of us two? Why can't it be one of you?"
"Oho, you've got Martial Soul!" Xu Sanshi gave Wang Dong a thumbs up. "Then come on, let's see which one of us you two can eliminate."
At this moment, Bei Bei suddenly stepped forward and walked toward Lin Xuan. With a smile on his face and a gentle tone, but with a clear fighting intent in his eyes, he said, "Junior Lin Xuan, thinking about it, you've been at the academy for a while and have fought many people, yet you've never had a battle with me, the senior you met earliest."
"Why don't we take this opportunity today to have a spar?"
"Oh?" Lin Xuan was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected Bei Bei to pull something like this today, but he didn't want to refuse.
Thinking about it, it had indeed been a while since he had personally fought a match.
"Since Senior Bei Bei has taken the initiative to challenge me, I see no reason to refuse."
Lin Xuan also stepped forward, and the two of them stood in the center of the Soul Dueling Arena.
"Hey, junior over there, how about this: after Bei Bei and Lin Xuan finish their fight, I'll fight the two of you alone. How's that?" Xu Sanshi suggested to Wang Dong.
Wang Dong grew even more annoyed at this, but since his crushing defeat to Lin Xuan, his temperament had become much more stable. Although he was still proud and conceited, firmly believing that Twin Martial Souls were the best, he at least knew how to calm down and think more.
Thus, what was supposed to be a chaotic free-for-all completely turned into a private duel between Bei Bei and Lin Xuan.
Bei Bei took a stance as his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul possessed him. His arms transformed into dragon claws covered in blue scales, countless lightning snakes flickered across his body, and four Soul Rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple—slowly pulsed up and down beneath his feet.
He stared intently at Lin Xuan and said seriously, "Junior Lin Xuan, I will go all out. I hope you will do the same."
"That will depend on your performance."
The words slipped out of Lin Xuan's mouth, but he followed it with an embarrassed smile. "Sorry, I'm used to trash-talking."
A flash of astonishment passed through Bei Bei's eyes, followed by a wry smile as he shook his head. "No wonder everyone who competes against you makes mistakes out of anger. Even I feel the urge to give you a beating after hearing that."
After the laugh, Bei Bei completely withdrew all expression from his face, his eyes becoming more serious than ever before.
In the next instant, his eyes suddenly brightened. Amidst a loud dragon roar, a brilliant golden light instantly enveloped his body, like a giant light cocoon.
Then, the golden light slowly receded, but the blue-purple scales on Bei Bei's arms had completely transformed into a brilliant gold.
The bolts of lightning flickering like snakes were also filled with an aura of light.
At this moment, Bei Bei's Martial Soul had briefly evolved into the Holy Dragon.
Or more accurately, it should be called the Blue Lightning Holy Tyrant Dragon.
Bei Bei carried the bloodline inheritance of the Holy Dragon, but his Martial Soul itself only possessed part of the Holy Dragon's mutated power.
Until the Holy Dragon bloodline was stabilized by Elder Mu, he would not be able to truly evolve his Martial Soul into the Holy Dragon.
Nevertheless, the current Bei Bei was in his strongest state.
"Be careful, Lin Xuan. Bei Bei is using his ultimate; his strength shouldn't be underestimated. But don't worry, this guy is fast—he can't last long. He's a pure three-second real man," Xu Sanshi's voice suddenly rang out.
"Shut up! You idiot!"
Veins throbbed on Bei Bei's forehead. He felt like he would eventually suffer a great loss because of this terrible friend.
"So, as long as I endure for this period of time, I win."
Lin Xuan smiled meaningfully, but then his tone suddenly shifted, his eyes burning with battle intent. "But that is the mindset of a loser."
In the next moment, as his terrifying four Soul Rings—purple, purple, black, black—pulsed, a thin streak of golden lightning suddenly flashed across his body.
"What?" Bei Bei couldn't help but freeze, wondering if his eyes had played tricks on him. It wasn't just him; everyone present felt the same way.
"Interesting, truly interesting—" Xuan Zi instantly sat up straight, his originally cloudy eyes suddenly becoming clear as he stared intently at Lin Xuan in the arena.
"I didn't expect this kid to still be hiding something..."
After that flash of golden light, it was as if a switch had been flipped, and blazing golden thunder violently exploded from within Lin Xuan's body!
The power of that lightning was not the least bit inferior to Bei Bei's! In terms of pure aura, it was even superior!
Lin Xuan also took a stance, golden lightning swirling in his eyes. "Come! Within this brief peak of yours, I will use the same lightning to completely crush you!"
"Then come!"
Before the words even finished, the two figures crossed like flashes of light, and golden lightning collided violently in the center of the Soul Dueling Arena!
There was no testing, no maneuvering; from the very beginning, it was a full-force head-on clash.
Lightning splashed as fists and claws collided. Every impact exploded with a shockwave, making the ears of the spectators below the stage ache.
But after just a few rounds, Bei Bei became more and more alarmed as the fight went on.
It wasn't that he was surprised by Lin Xuan's strength, but rather by the overwhelming aura of slaughter pressing against him!
Every one of Lin Xuan's strikes was terrifyingly sharp.
His fists aimed straight for the throat, his palm strikes slashed diagonally at the side of the neck, and his knee strikes targeted the heart—the movements were extremely concise, without the slightest redundancy, yet every move went for a vital point.
It was as if this weren't a spar, but a life-and-death struggle where one person had to die.
Bei Bei knew, of course, that Lin Xuan wouldn't actually kill him, but facing such an onslaught, knowing it didn't stop him from being nervous.
With every block and every dodge, his body trembled instinctively, the chill of death following him like a shadow.
"Hehe, usually they're all so arrogant, and now they're stunned." Xuan Zi began to laugh mischievously; there was no way he couldn't see Bei Bei's current predicament.
Although Bei Bei wasn't some flower grown in a greenhouse and had experienced life-and-death struggles, compared to someone like Lin Xuan who had lived three lives—two of which were spent in one slaughter after another—his psychological fortitude and combat techniques were as naive as a child's.
"I can't let this drag on—" Bei Bei's mind raced, the golden light in his eyes flaring. "Third Soul skills: Thunder's Fury!"
Boom! The lightning around him surged again, and his Soul Power fluctuations instantly increased by fifty percent!
The golden light condensed into substance, Bei Bei's aura rose again, and his dragon claws let out a sharp whistle as they tore through the air.
This time, the pure suppression of power took effect. Lin Xuan was knocked back three steps, the stone slabs beneath his feet shattering inch by inch.
"As expected of the Holy Dragon form..."
Lin Xuan shook his slightly numb arm, then took a deep breath. The surging golden lightning around him suddenly compressed to the extreme.
It finally turned into a layer of golden light as thin as a cicada's wing, clinging tightly to the surface of his skin.
In the next moment, he suddenly moved.
Zzt! Amidst the ear-piercing sound of electric current, Lin Xuan's figure instantly vanished from the spot!
Under the stimulation of the lightning, his entire body's muscles exploded in a coordinated, overloaded state, unleashing a terrifying speed comparable to an agility-attack system Spirit Emperor!
Bei Bei only felt a blur before his eyes as Lin Xuan was already in front of him.
The fist covered in golden lightning expanded rapidly in his vision, so fast that he didn't even have time to fully raise his dragon claws.
Boom!
A punch landed squarely on his chest. Bei Bei let out a muffled groan and slid back more than ten meters before barely managing to steady himself.
"Using lightning to stimulate the physical body, enhancing pure physical capabilities..."
Bei Bei wiped away the trail of blood from the corner of his mouth and actually smiled. "You're really something, Lin Xuan."
"This is only the beginning, Senior."
Lin Xuan cracked his neck, golden lightning flowing over his body like water. "After all—I've only just officially finished warming up."
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