"Demoness, are you trying to fight me?"
Hearing this, the big man raised his giant hammer and pointed it at the woman beside him.
The woman, called Demoness, showed no intention of backing down.
"Fight? Do you have the ability? We've fought hundreds of times, have you ever won once?"
"You're so old, and you still run to your parents when you lose. If your brother hadn't protected you, you would have died many times in this inner sect."
Hearing the Demoness's retort, the big man's face alternated between green and pale. He then raised his giant hammer, snorted coldly, turned, and strode away from the area.
"Coward."
Seeing the big man leave, the Demoness said without mercy.
...
Inside the arena, Zhou Qingyun was filled with rage.
After fighting for a long time, Ye Lin didn't put him in his eyes at all.
No matter what he did, his attacks couldn't get close to Ye Lin, and Ye Lin? It was as if he was toying with him.
"Damn it, you really deserve to die, go to hell!"
Zhou Qingyun roared, his entire body radiating an extremely sharp Spear Intent. It was clear that Zhou Qingyun had been completely enraged.
"One spear to settle the world, die."
Zhou Qingyun thrust a spear towards Ye Lin, and Ye Lin's Aura had been completely locked onto by Zhou Qingyun.
This time, no matter how he dodged, this Spear Intent would follow him. It seemed he couldn't dodge anymore.
"Good spear technique, but it's a bit lacking."
Ye Lin slowly raised his right hand, his entire body surging with Destruction Sword Intent.
His lips moved slightly.
"Sword One, Sword Cleaves the Firmament."
As Ye Lin's fingertip lightly traced downwards, an unimaginable sword light instantly slashed towards Zhou Qingyun.
Boom.
With a loud bang, Zhou Qingyun gripped the spear shaft with both hands, the spear tip scraping against the ground, and his entire body rapidly retreated backward.
A few seconds later, Zhou Qingyun was holding the spear, kneeling on the ground, gasping for air.
Under Ye Lin's single sword strike, he felt as if he had seen his grandmother, who had died many years ago; it was truly terrifying.
"Do you concede? If not, with the next sword, you might die."
Ye Lin walked towards Zhou Qingyun, speaking as he went.
Before going on stage, he had already understood that once one entered this duel arena, it was a life-and-death battle, which meant he could kill people.
Even if he killed Zhou Qingyun now, nothing would happen to him.
"Concede? I, Zhou Qingyun, have never known what conceding means in my life. You tell me to concede?"
Hearing Ye Lin's extremely mocking words, Zhou Qingyun supported himself to stand up, brandishing his long spear.
That last strike hadn't caused him much injury; the reason was that Ye Lin had held back.
This guy in front of him wasn't bad at heart, he was just being used.
"Go to hell!"
Zhou Qingyun's entire body exuded a majestic Aura, and the long spear in his hand thrust towards Ye Lin's face.
"Stubborn, a small punishment."
After Ye Lin finished speaking, he pointed two fingers like a sword and slashed.
Without any suspense, Zhou Qingyun's entire body crashed heavily against the barrier, then slid down from the barrier and fell heavily to the ground.
"Now, have you conceded?"
Ye Lin stepped on Zhou Qingyun's shoulder, pushing Zhou Qingyun, who was about to get up, back down to the ground.
"If you want to kill me, then kill me. Why humiliate me like this?"
Zhou Qingyun struggled violently, trying to get up, but the foot on his shoulder was like a great mountain pressing down on him, suppressing him fiercely.
"The jade pendant is mine."
Ye Lin slowly squatted down, still stepping on Zhou Qingyun's shoulder, and pulled off the jade pendant from Zhou Qingyun's neck, then put it back into his space ring.
"Don't you think someone is using you? Many people are targeting me, but why you?"
"We have no grudges, and besides, the person behind you never showed up throughout the entire process."
"Which means, if I kill you now, no one will avenge you. Tell me who is behind you, and I'll spare your life."
Ye Lin whispered to Zhou Qingyun. The duel arena was separated by a barrier, so whatever Ye Lin said, people outside couldn't hear.
"Using me?"
Hearing this, Zhou Qingyun was stunned.
Recalling it, he thought, 'Yes, I didn't know Ye Lin before, and I don't seem to have any enmity with Ye Lin.'
Then why did he challenge Ye Lin to a life-and-death battle?
After thinking for a long time, Zhou Qingyun gritted his teeth and spoke a name.
"Ren Feiyang, that bastard, you dare to use me."
"Ren Feiyang? Who is that? Under the Ninth Sequence?"
Hearing the unfamiliar name from Zhou Qingyun's mouth, Ye Lin pressed on.
He wanted to find an enemy now. Whoever targeted him, he would deal with them.
He didn't want to not even know who his enemy was.
"Ren Feiyang, the strategist under Wang Teng of the Ninth Sequence. It was him who told me to deal with you."
Zhou Qingyun honestly finished speaking, and Ye Lin's eyes flickered, his mind pondering.
Ren Feiyang of the Ninth Sequence, huh? Interesting.
"Alright, go back. Oh, and a reminder, don't go looking for trouble with Ren Feiyang. If he dared to use you, it means he's not afraid of you. Be careful not to stumble badly."
After Ye Lin finished speaking, he raised his right foot, and the next moment, the barrier disappeared.
"Thank you for the information. I will make my own plans."
Zhou Qingyun cupped his fists and bowed to Ye Lin, his face full of seriousness.
Hearing Zhou Qingyun's words, Ye Lin shrugged.
Zhou Qingyun's words were nothing short of a joke. His own plans? With that muscle-bound brain of his, what plans could he have?
To be able to become a strategist for a Ninth Sequence member, he must be resourceful. To contend with such a person, with just a Zhou Qingyun? Tsk tsk tsk.
However, Zhou Qingyun had little to do with him anyway. His goal had already been achieved, and that was all he had to say.
Then Ye Lin quietly left.
And the spectators were also astonished by Ye Lin's Heaven-Defying combat power.
He easily defeated the full-strength Zhou Qingyun without even drawing his sword. How strong was Ye Lin's true strength?
Anyway, this time, Ye Lin's reputation thoroughly spread throughout the inner sect. All Disciples who wanted to find trouble with Ye Lin restrained themselves.
It wasn't the right time yet.
And this had both pros and cons. The pro was less trouble, and the con was that his figure had successfully entered the eyes of the Ten Sequences.
Previously, Ye Lin only had a bit of a reputation, and the Ten Sequences didn't pay much attention.
This time, their gazes were all on Ye Lin.
This guy was a fierce general. If they could gain him, they would have a greater chance of competing for the Sect Master position in the future.
The Nameless Mountain Sect, as the pillar of the Eastern Continent Human Clan, gathered the Luck of the entire Eastern Continent Human Race.
And as the Sect Master of the Nameless Mountain, he was the Peak of gathered Luck.
Once one became the Nameless Mountain Sect Master, Human Race Luck would intertwine, and at that time, one's cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds.
Breakthroughs would be as simple as eating and drinking cold water, and one's Comprehension Ability would be infinitely enhanced with the blessing of Luck.
This was why the Ten Sequences were all so keen on the Sect Master position.
The Nameless Mountain Sect Master was replaced every hundred years, and the Sect Master's cultivation had to be at least at the Soul Transformation Realm.
The Ten Sequences were all at the Nascent Soul Peak Stage, and they had been stagnant at the Nascent Soul Peak for many years, ready to step into the Soul Transformation Realm at any time.
And the time for this Sect Master replacement was also approaching.
They were waiting, waiting for the time. Once the time arrived, it would be the struggle for the Sect Master position.
This was a world where fists reigned. Even the position of Nameless Mountain Sect Master could not be predetermined; one had to fight for it with one's own fists.
If you won, it was yours.
To be able to become one of the Ten Sequences, their Heart-Nature was certainly up to par, so there was no doubt about that.
