Chapter 515: Who Dares to Claim Invincibility, Who Dares to Speak of Undefeated!
"It’s over!"
Upon hearing Lin Mu’s response, Master Zhang sighed, "Jin Bumie is going to make his move!"
"Ah!" Ling Yun cried out, her face pale.
"Alas, Master Lin has been far too brazen." Qing Ni shook her head. "This is the price for not knowing how to hide one’s true strength."
"Master, please save Master Lin," Ling Yun pleaded, tugging at Qing Ni’s sleeve. "I don’t want to see Master Lin die."
Qing Ni shook her head with a bitter smile. "Silly child, with my meager strength, how could I possibly be a match for that old fisherman? And even if I had the power, I wouldn’t dare intervene."
"Why not?" Ling Yun asked, her voice cracking. "Is that old fisherman really so terrifying?"
"Not just terrifying, but *extremely* terrifying," Qing Ni replied, shaking her head. "Besides, don’t forget who Master Lin struck—Yao Kuohai."
"Then what should we do?" Ling Yun was on the verge of tears. "How can these people be like this?"
She truly couldn’t comprehend it. Wen Lie and Dongfeng Po Tian had provoked Master Lin first. When Yao Kuohai failed to save them, he redirected his anger onto Master Lin. Where is the justice in that?!
"Hmph, I think Lin Wudi richly deserves to die!" someone on the city wall tower sneered, reveling in the unfolding disaster. "He thought he was invincible, looking down on everyone, but he never realized there’s always a higher mountain."
"Exactly! Lin Wudi is too arrogant. He deserves to die today!"
"I bet Lin Wudi is regretting this bitterly now!"
"The clash between the new and old tenth-ranked Grandmasters is going to be quite a show!"
「On the surface of the lake.」
"Young man, you have gone too far!" the old fisherman spoke indifferently. A fierce light glinted in his ancient eyes as he gently flicked his wrist.
HUM!
A dull sound resonated, sending a tremor across the entire surface of Dongting Lake. A ripple spread outward in all directions, centered on the fishing line in the old fisherman’s hand. In the blink of an eye, it reached Lin Mu’s feet.
BOOM!
The next moment, thousands of waves surged into the sky, forming a cage that completely surrounded Lin Mu.
"Kill!" Jin Bumie, the old fisherman, uttered a single, faint word. The water walls transformed into razor-sharp threads, slicing down toward Lin Mu.
The crowd witnessing this scene gasped in horror. The old fisherman’s ability to control water was simply astounding!
"You dare display your paltry tricks before an expert?" Lin Mu scoffed, pointing a finger dismissively. "Disperse!"
Brilliant divine light erupted from his fingertip, instantly exploding into thousands of streams of Sword Qi that shredded all the threads of water to nothing.
"Old man, now it’s your turn to face one of my moves!" Lin Mu laughed, his foot tapping gently on the lake’s surface. Endless mana poured into the water below.
"Hmm?" The old fisherman’s expression shifted slightly. He slapped the surface of the water, launching himself three zhang into the air.
BANG!
The next second, the small boat beneath him exploded, disintegrating into splinters.
HISS!
Everyone who saw this drew a sharp breath.
Lin Wudi... actually destroyed the old fisherman’s boat? So arrogant! So powerful!
The old fisherman’s face darkened as he stared intently at Lin Mu. "Lin Wudi! The world says you, the tenth on the Heavenly List, are unrivaled. I’d like to see how you measure up to me!"
With a great shout, the old fisherman gripped his rod with one hand and jerked it upward. "Winds Rise, Waters Flow!"
With that single motion, it seemed as if he lifted the entirety of Dongting Lake, suspending it in mid-air. The crowds on both banks stared, utterly aghast.
"Terrifying!"
"My god, that’s incredible!"
"What a ’Winds Rise, Waters Flow’! That’s the old fisherman’s signature technique! It’s grown even stronger after all these decades!"
As winds rose and waters flowed, the very sky and clouds seemed to shift in response.
"Master Lin is in danger!" Master Zhang sighed. "With this move unleashed, who could possibly stand against him?"
"Lin Wudi is doomed!"
On the lake’s surface, Lin Mu’s eyes narrowed, a glint of light flashing within them.
"The old fisherman, Jin Bumie? You do have some skill," Lin Mu laughed heartily. "Now watch me shatter your ultimate technique!"
Lin Mu raised his hands, curling his fingers into claws, and ripped them violently to either side.
WHOOSH!
As if tearing a canvas, Lin Mu violently ripped the massive curtain of water in two, sending it crashing back into the lake.
"This..." The onlookers’ faces were masks of disbelief.
"Unbelievable! Lin Wudi actually blocked it!"
"He didn’t just block it, he completely shattered it!"
However, the expressions on Master Zhang and the others grew even more solemn, for they knew the old fisherman’s deadliest moves were yet to come.
They were right. The next moment, a silver glint flickered across Dongting Lake. They were countless strands of silver fishing line, with flashes of gold mixed within.
"The main event is here!" Everyone leaned forward, their faces flushed with excitement.
The clash between the new and former tenth-ranked Grandmasters on the Heavenly List had already elevated this duel to legendary status. Regardless of the outcome, this was destined to be a monumental battle for the ages.
"Lin Wudi, do you really think that was all I had? You underestimate me!" The old fisherman’s eyes flared with murderous intent. "After I kill you, I will find your family, your clan—none of them will escape. I will string them up with my fishing lines, one by one, as a gift for you!"
The old fisherman’s face was a mask of icy killing intent; this Lin Wudi was too arrogant and presumptuous, having provoked him repeatedly. If that’s the case, then he can just die!
With a thunderous shout, the old fisherman gripped the fishing rod with both hands and shook it fiercely.
HUM!
A deep thrumming sound echoed, accompanied by a sharp crackling as if the very air was being torn asunder. Those fishing lines, as keen as the world’s sharpest Divine Weapons, seemed poised to slice heaven and earth apart.
Could Lin Wudi possibly withstand it? His body surely wasn’t harder than space itself!
"Kill me?" Lin Mu snorted. "You are not worthy!"
In that moment, a true killing intent rose in Lin Mu toward the old fisherman. Threatening him with the lives of his family? He was simply courting death!
"If you wish to die, then I shall grant your wish today!" Lin Mu declared, standing proudly on the lake as his eyes blazed with divine light.
"What is Lin Wudi doing?" Master Zhang’s jaw dropped, his face a mask of shock, for he saw Lin Mu extend his palm and gently clench his fist toward the sky.
"Sword, come!"
The next moment, the wind surged and thunder roared!
CRY!
High in the ninth heaven, a dragon’s cry echoed as a bolt of lightning suddenly descended and landed in Lin Mu’s hand, solidifying into an ancient longsword. In that instant, his Sword Qi suppressed all of Dongting Lake!
"Slash!"
Wielding the Yulong Sword, Lin Mu swung it gently.
An immense wave of Sword Qi whistled as it shot forward.
SHIING!
In mid-air, the countless fishing lines were sliced to pieces, dissolving into dust. The Sword Qi did not slow, continuing its path straight toward the old fisherman.
"Not good!" The old fisherman’s expression changed drastically. He threw his fishing rod horizontally across his chest, attempting to block the strike. "Lin Wudi, I will not be defeated! You can’t kill me!" he roared, his True Qi erupting to form a protective barrier around his body.
CRACK!
But his fishing rod was no match for the Yulong Sword Qi. It offered not even a hint of resistance before being effortlessly shattered.
The Sword Qi sliced through.
The world fell silent.
Across the vastness of Dongting Lake, a ravine tens of thousands of meters long had been carved out, reaching all the way to its bed. That single sword strike had actually cleaved the entire lake in two.
Lin Mu stood with his sword above the water. His domineering figure was deeply seared into the very soul of every onlooker, an unforgettable image that would last forever.
Who dares claim to be invincible?
Who dares to speak of being undefeated?
Only he, Lin Wudi