Chapter 89: The Freshman Ranking Tournament
The thought of the 10,000-year soul bone and the 1,000-year Pure Moon Flower he had given away made Yan Shaoze's liver tremble with pain.
For others, empty promises and grand visions might work, but for Lin Yun, they were completely useless. Yan Shaoze knew this all too well.
The moment he even considered trying to get something for nothing, Lin Yun immediately threatened to drop out of the academy with Xiao Xiao, forcing Yan Shaoze to cough up some valuable treasures to appease him.
If he wanted Lin Yun's help in suppressing Ma Xiaotao's evil fire in the future, he couldn't treat him like Xu Sanshi, that naive fool, who could be summoned and dismissed at will. Without offering something substantial, it would be nearly impossible to get Lin Yun to cooperate.
Yan Shaoze was already pondering how many times his private savings could withstand Lin Yun's demands.
(Lin Yun: Old man, cough up the goods, got it?)
However, looking at it this way, getting Lin Yun to help didn't seem too difficult.
"Remember, if you ever lose control of your evil fire again, stop cultivating immediately and inform me. Don't let something like this happen again," Yan Shaoze instructed.
"Yes, teacher," Ma Xiaotao replied sheepishly.
Seeing her teacher's pained expression earlier, Ma Xiaotao knew that the outer court student must have extorted quite a bit from Yan Shaoze due to her losing control of her evil fire.
Under these circumstances, how could Ma Xiaotao dare to talk back to Yan Shaoze?
It's just a pity. That outer court student seemed to have an extraordinary background. Otherwise, if she could just snatch—no, trade for—that Ice Jade Scorpion in his possession, she probably wouldn't have to worry about her evil fire anymore.
What a shame~
...
Lin Yun had no idea that he had almost been targeted by Ma Xiaotao, the crazy woman. But even if he had known, he probably wouldn't have cared. If Ma Xiaotao came looking for trouble again, he wouldn't pull out Qing'er like he did yesterday.
Some people might appear calm on the surface, but behind the scenes, they've already figured out a smooth combo to instantly annihilate their opponent.
Today was the first day of the freshman ranking tournament, and it was also the day for the round of 64 to advance to the top 32. The draw was quite interesting because Lin Yun's team once again encountered an old acquaintance.
Stepping onto the arena, Lin Yun looked at Huang Chutian's bitter face and the nearly identical twin sisters behind him, and suddenly smiled.
"What a coincidence, it's you guys again?" Lin Yun grinned mischievously.
I, Soul Yun, have come to claim your souls!
"Yeah, I don't know what kind of bad luck we've had to run into you again, you jinx…" Huang Chutian immediately put on a pained expression.
One of the twins, whether it was Lan Susu or Lan Luoluo, poked Huang Chutian's arm, signaling him to look at Lin Yun. Only then did Huang Chutian realize he had accidentally spoken his mind.
Seeing the dangerous smile on Lin Yun's face, a bead of sweat uncontrollably rolled down Huang Chutian's forehead: "Bro, can you pretend you didn't hear what I just said?"
"What do you think?" Lin Yun's smile remained unchanged.
"Don't hit the face!" Huang Chutian was on the verge of tears, and these three words were his last stubborn defiance!
"The match begins!" The referee teacher quickly retreated.
On the arena.
"Huang Chutian, right? Have you eaten?" Lin Yun asked with a nuclear-level kind smile.
"Huh?" Huang Chutian was confused.
What does that mean?
"If you haven't eaten, take this punch!"
Lin Yun stomped on the arena, causing cracks to spread across the sturdy floor. Using the recoil, he transformed into a golden lightning bolt and charged at Huang Chutian.
A dumbfounded Huang Chutian could only watch as Lin Yun's fist, the size of a sandbag, grew larger and larger in his vision.
And then…
Boom!!
Slap!
Clang! Clang!!
"Ah…!"
Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo hid in a corner of the arena, covering their eyes with their small hands but peeking through their fingers as Huang Chutian was beaten to a pulp by Lin Yun. The scene was extremely brutal and bloody, but the two girls showed no intention of helping.
What a joke…
Let Huang Chutian, the thick-skinned team captain, take the beating. They were delicate and beautiful young ladies—how could they possibly get hit?
"I… ah! Sur… render!!" Huang Chutian managed to stammer out the words before passing out in a spectacular fashion.
Looking at Huang Chutian's once-decent face, now beaten to the point where even his mother wouldn't recognize him, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo shivered. They turned to Lin Yun, who was now staring at them, and forced a nervous smile.
"Hi…?"
"Oh? Aren't you two going to step down?" Lin Yun walked step by step toward the trembling sisters, cracking his knuckles menacingly, the pressure dialed up to the max.
"We're going! We're going now!"
"Don't hit us, we surrender! Wuwuwu…"
The sisters transformed into whimpering creatures, quickly using their hair to bundle up the now-unrecognizable Huang Chutian and fled the arena without looking back.
The referee gave Lin Yun a strange look. In all his years as a teacher, he had never seen such an abstract student.
Asking if the opponent had eaten before beating them up?
But Huang Chutian must have had his fill today. The sheer impact of those punches made the referee teacher feel an urge to cheer.
Truly awe-inspiring!
On the first day, Lin Yun's team defeated Huang Chutian's team once again, successfully advancing to the top 32.
On the second day, Lin Yun crushed the random trio he was matched against, securing another victory and advancing to the top 16.
On the third day, Lin Yun's team encountered another familiar face from Class 8. Out of goodwill for a friendly classmate duel, Lin Yun didn't directly intervene. Instead, he let Xiao Xiao face off against the three opponents one by one.
In the end, Xiao Xiao only defeated two of them. By the time she faced the third, she was too exhausted to continue, and the last opponent promptly surrendered.
Lin Yun's team advanced to the top 8.
Among the top 8 teams, the four Spirit Ancestor teams were all present, with none eliminated early.
Interestingly, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's team had also made it to the top 8. Under these circumstances, Lin Yun hadn't expected them to advance this far. But considering Wang Dong's identity, this outcome made a lot more sense.
After all, she was the daughter of the Buddha Tang. It would have been absurd if she hadn't made it to the top 8.
However, it seemed they didn't have a spirit fusion skill, so whether they could make it to the top 4 was uncertain.
In the top 4 match, Lin Yun drew a team that had appeared in the original story. One member was named Zhou Sicheng, and the other was Cao Jinxuan. The former's spirit was a book that could summon spirit beast souls, while the latter's spirit was the Time Flies Clock, which could slightly manipulate time.
Facing Zhou Sicheng, who could summon spirit beasts to fight, Lin Yun once again showcased his special skill.
He reached into his robe and slowly pulled out a jade-green scorpion that looked like a work of art…
(End of Chapter)
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