Geniuses from the high clans never lacked cultivation resources, but it wasn’t easy for them to prove themselves and build a reputation that matched their status for themselves.
After all, there were as many cultivators in the world as the clouds in the sky. The world would never have a shortage of genius and talent, so it wasn’t easy for a cultivator to create a name for themselves.
However, if they seized an opportunity, they could rise to fame in one battle!
For example, Lin Xun’s name had shaken the world, and he had become the most famous figure of the younger generation after he defeated Hua Wuyou and Chi Cangfeng and forced the Marquis of Rising Sky to kneel.
Zuo Yang and Qin Xing had both already made a name for themselves, but for different reasons, they had missed out on the empress’ birthday banquet and lost the opportunity to become famous.
As a result, everyone in the Forbidden City thought that Zuo Yang and Qin Xing were inferior to Bai Lingxi, Song Yi, Yuchi Ze, and other genius figures.
That was the power of fame.
Even if Zuo Yang and Qin Xing were confident that they were not inferior to any other young geniuses, they had no opportunity to prove that.
Now, their opportunity had come.
As long as they defeated Lin Xun, they could rise to fame!This was because Lin Xun had participated in the empress’ birthday banquet and had defeated Hua Wuyou, Chi Cangfeng and the Marquis of Rising Sky. If they defeated Lin Xun, they would prove that they were stronger than those famous geniuses!
Therefore, Zuo Yang and Qin Xing wouldn’t miss such a good opportunity.
Undoubtedly, they saw Lin Xun as prey and a stepping stone to fame.
“Qin Xing, are you trying to snatch my prey? Are you not afraid of starting a conflict between our families?” Zuo Yang said threateningly.
“Nonsense! Zuo Yang, can you represent your entire Zuo Clan? I’ll tell you now that I will be the one who defeats Lin Xun today and not you!” Qin Xing laughed without restraint.
People from the Zuo Clan and the Qin Clan all donned different expressions. They had never expected a quarrel to first break out between the genius of their families.
The clansmen of the North Light Lin Clan at the Mind Cleansing Peak entrance stared, speechless at the ridiculous situation. Those two guys are idiots if they see Lin Xun as prey. They are too arrogant!
Lin Xun wasn’t the least bit angry, but instead, he suggested with a bright smile, “Why don’t you two battle it out first to see who has the qualification to challenge me? What do you say?”
“How dare you!”
“Shut up!” Zuo Yang and Qin Xing snapped at Lin Xun.
“Zuo Yang, why don’t you step back and I will defeat Lin Xun, and then I will give you a chance to challenge me?” Qin Xing said after taking a deep breath.
“If you take a step back now, I can also give you a chance to challenge me.” Zuo Yang’s gaze was threatening and unyielding.
As the situation grew tenser, Lin Xun’s smile grew brighter. “It seems like you two should battle it out first. I promise to not interfere and give you two a chance to perform freely first.”
“You want to die!” Zuo Yang bellowed.
“Who are you to intervene? Just wait there quietly and I will deal with you later!” Qin Xing’s voice was ice-cold.
In their view, Lin Xun was their only prey and had no choice but to sit and wait for them.
The smile faded from Lin Xun’s lip as he clasped his hands behind his back and he said ruminatively, “How about this? Since both of you are in a hurry to die, why don’t you fight me together? If together, I guess you two are almost qualified to be an opponent for me.”
Everyone was dumbstruck.
Zuo Yang and Qin Xing were already thought to be extremely arrogant, but Lin Xun was worse. He had challenged two people at the same time!
“That boy has to be killed!”
The clansmen of the Zuo Clan and the Qin Clan all fumed as they glared at Lin Xun.
“I’m going to kill you!”
Zuo Yang couldn’t stand him any longer. He launched the first attack!
Chi!
Zuo Yang left blurry images behind him as his figure sped forward and vanished like an illusionary shadow. Then, he appeared in front of Lin Xun.
Boom!
As he raised his right hand, it blazed brightly and transformed into a giant blood-colored grinding stone. It rumbled and boomed like the roar of a real dragon. It was the Blood Dragon Stamp, one of the Zuo Clan’s famous secret arts.
The air exploded from the impact and even the area quaked violently!
Although everyone already knew that Zuo Yang wasn’t an average person, they were still astonished by his tremendous powers and overwhelming murderous intent.
The Blood Dragon Stamp seemed to be an ordinary attack, but it could pulverize cultivators to smithereens!
Zuo Yang smiled coldly. The Blood Dragon Stamp was very mysterious and had suppressed many geniuses in the past.
Of course, Zuo Yang also knew that Lin Xun was very strong. Otherwise, Lin Xun wouldn’t be able to defeat the Marquis of Rising Sky. Even so, he was very confident that he could utterly crush Lin Xun!
However, Lin Xun grinned and causally threw out a punch.
“Ridiculous! Are you mocking me? How dare you look down on me? Do you want to die?” Zuo Yang fumed.
His blood-red grinding stone hand blazed brighter and produced bursts of dragon roar like he wanted to shake the universe.
Zuo Yang wanted to end the battle with a single blow to demonstrate his power but also to not give Qin Xing the chance to intervene.
Therefore, he frantically mobilized all his powers.
As a cautious person, he knew that he shouldn’t underestimate Lin Xun, even if he was confident that he could utterly defeat him.
Boom!
In a split second, a violent explosion quaked the area and shot beams of light everywhere.
A figure blasted into the air, blood gushing from their nose and mouth.
Qin Xing was furious to see Zuo Yang rush out and attack first so he also charged forward to obstruct Zuo Yang from defeating Lin Xun. However, when he saw the terrifying explosion, he stood rooted to the spot and his lips twitched imperceptibly. He felt pain for Zuo Yang.
This was because Zuo Yang had been sent flying into the air from one punch like a swatted fly. The frightening power was unparalleled.
“Ahh…”
While screaming, Zuo Yang smashed into a distant boulder and hurled rock fragments into the air. His entire body throbbed with excruciating pain while he sank into a dazed state.
What’s going on? It feels like a bull has rammed into me. My bones almost shattered from the blow, my chest feels tight, and I want to cough up blood.
How is that possible?
The Blood Dragon Stamp was broken like that?
Everyone else was frozen with shock. The clansmen of the Zuo Clan were about to cheer for their young master, but an unexpected scene had happened just as the fight started!
Zuo Yang was the pride of the Zuo Clan, but he had been blasted into a rock from one punch even though he had activated the Blood Dragon Stamp.
Everyone else was bewildered.
Qin Xing, who was charging forward, retreated. He realized that something was odd and decided to watch from the side, hoping to use Zuo Yang to test out Lin Xun’s true strength first.
Perhaps, he would lose the chance to defeat Lin Xun by doing so, but it was no doubt the wisest decision.
“I already told you that you’re not qualified.”
Lin Xun smiled brightly, but in the eyes of the clansmen of the Zuo Clan, the smile was irritating and obnoxious.
“You should come out too. Stop hiding or I will look down on you too.” Lin Xun shot a sidelong glance at Qin Xing.
Qin Xing’s face darkened. This kid is too arrogant. He had held himself back because he felt that Lin Xun had to have some sort of tricks up his sleeve since he had been acting so arrogantly.
“Ah…” Zuo Yang roared furiously. His body raged with qi like it was burning. He sprang up from the rock, and his imposing bearing soared even higher.
After all, he wasn’t an average person. He realized that he had been too careless.
Boom!
His body was like a furnace—his bones were rattling and booming, and his blood and qi were blazing like divine rainbows. He displayed the power belonging to the Perfect Spirit Sea Stage to its full majesty.
“Lin Xun, you will be defeated today! You are destined to be a stepping stone on my path to fame!”
Zuo Yang’s long hair danced in the air, and his qi surged around him like smoke signals, generating a terrifying power capable of incinerating everything it touched.
The Great Sky Incineration Art!
The Zuo Clan members all buzzed with excitement. The art was an inheritance of the Zuo Clan and only core members of the clan were allowed to learn it.
“Stop talking nonsense! Can you do nothing but talk?!” Lin Xun shouted.
“Die!”
Zuo Yang was so infuriated that his eyes blazed with murderous rage. He had mobilized his trump card yet he suffered such humiliation in front of so many people. How could he stand it?
Rumble—
Shafts of blood-colored light fired across the sky like furnaces emerging one after another and then hovered around Zuo Yang. Flames spiraled into the air like it was about to incinerate the sky and distort the void.
The scene stunned many people because it contained imago power, which showed how terrifying the Great Sky Incineration Art was. It was indeed worthy of being called a secret inheritance art of the Zuo Clan.
A cold light swirled in Lin Xun’s eyes. He sensed the terrifying imago power and that it belonged to the fire attribute.
“Die!”
Zuo Yang soared into the sky and sent one furnace crashing down after another. Waves of flames rolled across the area as though a collapsed volcano was about to incinerate the area into nothingness.
“That guy has become so powerful, no wonder he dared to fight with me before.” Qin Yang’s eyes glinted.
Lin Xun smiled subtly and threw another fist out.
Boom!
A dazzling glow of azure light illuminated the mountains and valleys like an enraged dragon emerging from the depths of an abyss.
He had combined six heavenshaking destructions into that punch!
When he was in the Ancient Spirit World, he had amazed even Heaven Ascension cultivators with the power of his fist!
For a moment, beams of light collided, wind engulfed the area, and blinding light poured out and swallowed up the furnaces.
Shock erupted in the audience. The scene was too earthshaking.
Soon, a miserable scream filled the air and Zuo Yang was blasted up. He had sustained heavy injuries and was bleeding all over his body. His skin was torn, and his body was convulsing with unbearable pain.
He had used the mysterious Great Sky Incineration Art, his strongest cultivation art, under the impression that he could suppress Lin Xun. It had never crossed his mind that his power would be shattered in seconds, and he would be close to death!