Chapter 102 The challenge of scrambling to be the first
Chapter 102 Race to the challenge
Yan Xing is considered a celebrity in Jiuyang Taoist Temple.
It's not because he is talented and powerful.
But as a direct descendant of the Yan family, one of the five most famous families, he ranked last in the major exams unprecedentedly. After entering the Taoist Academy, he did not even get a yellow-level disciple spot.
Because of this, I don’t know how many people are laughing at Yan Xing in private.
However, ridicule is ridicule, and everyone present was not surprised when they saw Yan Xing come on stage. Instead, they took it for granted.
If he hadn't been unlucky enough to bump into Lin Shen, with Yan Xing's strength, he would have been a yellow-level disciple long ago.
It was expected that he would play at this time.
Yan Xing's challenger is an old student from the Qi Dynasty Realm.
When he heard Yan Xing name him, the old student's face turned blue.
The result was no surprise. As soon as the battle began, the old student was directly slapped away by Yan Xing's palm, and fell to the ground unable to get up for a long time.
"Sure enough, Yan Xing has also been promoted to the Long Breath Realm!"
"After all, he is a direct descendant of the Yan family, and with his eldest brother Yan Jingren, he has many resources. It is not surprising that he will be promoted to the Long Breath Realm."
"Yes, I heard that Zhao Xueying and Xue Feng have also been promoted to the Long Breath Realm."
There was endless discussion.
Yan Xing had no expression on his face, glanced in Lin Shen's direction, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and immediately walked off the platform.
After Yan Xing, no one challenged him again.
After waiting for a minute or two, seeing that no one came on stage, the deacon loudly announced that the yellow-level disciples' challenge was over, and then the Xuan-level disciples' challenge began.
As soon as he finished speaking, at least more than half of the eyes in the square fell on Lin Shen.
Gloating, ridicule, pity, curiosity, anticipation. All kinds of looks.
In an instant, Lin Shen became the most eye-catching presence on the field!
Almost everyone knew that among the Xuan-level disciples, the first one to be challenged would definitely be Lin Shen.
And this is also true. After more than ten seconds of strange silence, the first disciple jumped out.
"Disciple Luo Luochun challenges Xuan-level disciple Lin Shen!"
Luo Luochun's action was like pressing a switch, and the next moment, many disciples came out one after another.
"Disciple Zhan Binglong challenges Xuan-level disciple Lin Shen!"
"Disciple Wang Bing, challenge Xuan level disciple Lin Shen!"
"Disciple Shen Cheng challenges Xuan-level disciple Lin Shen!"
"disciple."
In the blink of an eye, there were more than twenty disciples standing on the high platform.
Even though they had expected it, this scene still made many people's eyes widen.
Looking at all the previous level challenges, there has never been a situation where more than 20 Huang level disciples rushed to challenge the same Xuan level disciple.
The scene that happened in front of them surprised many people.
On the high platform, more than twenty challengers were all staring at Lin Shen with bright eyes.
It's not that they all disliked Lin Shen and challenged him out of jealousy, but more out of the intention of picking on the weak.
It only took three months for Lin Shen to enter the Taoist temple. His cultivation reached the top of the sky and he was only two or three levels long. He was placed at the end of a crane among the Xuan-level disciples!
Still the weakest one ever!
Such a challenge is rare in ten years. If you don't challenge now, when will you wait?
"Guaiguai, Duan Hao, Cheng Xipeng, Luo Luo Chun, and Zhan Binglong all have cultivation levels lower than the third level of Long Breath. This lineup is too luxurious!"
"After participating in so many level challenges, this is the first time I have seen this situation!"
"Lin Shen is in trouble now!"
"Hey, look over there!"
There was a sudden commotion in the crowd, but another person jumped onto the high platform.
Astonishingly, it was Yan Xing who had just been promoted to a yellow-level disciple!
His gaze was like a sharp sword directed at Lin Shen in the crowd, his face full of unabashed provocation.
Noticing Yan Xing's gaze, Lin Shen smiled slightly and remained unmoved.
"Why did Yan Xing come to join in the fun?" Yang Zhongyi frowned.
Su Nian glanced at Yan Xing, frowned and said, "I guess he wants to take revenge during the college entrance examination!"
A corner of the square.
All the leaders looked at this scene with meaningful expressions.
Ke Ya's eyes fell on Lin Shen, and his mood was slightly complicated.
To be honest, he still had a very good impression of Lin Shen.
He comes from an ordinary background, but he has hard work and perseverance, and his qualifications are astonishing. With time, he will definitely achieve extraordinary things.
But he happened to be involved in the whirlpool of the sect's struggle, and was involuntarily pushed to this stage.
Once he loses his place as a Xuan-level disciple, even if he has a bright future, a temporary trough is unavoidable. I just hope that even if Lin Shen falls into a trough, he can get out of it as soon as possible.
On the high platform, after Yan Xing came up, the number of challengers suddenly increased to twenty-five.
Looking at the crowd on the stage, the deacon in charge was obviously a little stunned. He had never seen such a situation before.
After a while, the deacon came back to his senses and asked hesitantly:
"Which of you will go on first?"
The challengers looked at me and I looked at you, but they were all silent.
Obviously, no one wants to pass up this rare opportunity.
Seeing this, the deacon was about to speak when a voice suddenly rang out.
"I'll go first!"
Everyone looked around and found that the person speaking was Yan Xing.
He looked around, glanced coldly at the challengers on the stage, and said calmly:
"Which one of you has an opinion?"
The expressions of all the challengers suddenly froze, and anger flashed in many of their eyes, but they were unable to say anything in opposition.
They can laugh at Yan Xing in private, but they dare not offend this direct descendant of the Yan family and the biological brother of Yan Jingren in person.
Not everyone has Lin Shen's amazing talent and can be protected by the Chief of the Division.
Once you offend Yan Xing, your life in the Taoist Temple will not be easy in the future.
Seeing the expressions of everyone who dared to be angry but dared not speak, Yan Xing's eyes flashed with contempt, and he immediately turned to look at Duan Hao and Cheng Xipeng.
Among the challengers on the stage, only Duan Hao and Cheng Xipeng were the only ones who could make him a little wary.
Although these two people come from one of the top ten noble families, one is backed by the Xue family and the other is backed by the Chong family. If they really want to argue, they may not be afraid of Yan Xing and give in.
But unexpectedly, facing Yan Xing's aggressive gaze, Duan Hao smiled slightly and raised his hand in a gesture of invitation.
"Junior brother Yan, come first."
Cheng Xipeng on the side looked at Duan Hao in surprise, hesitated for a moment, hesitated to speak, and finally said nothing.
The two people who were at the top of the list of challenges regressed. Naturally, the others had nothing to say and did not want to offend Yan Xing, so they all remained silent.
Seeing this, Yan Xing smiled proudly, turned around suddenly, and stared at Lin Shen in the audience.
"Lin Shen, do you dare to come up and fight with me?"
As soon as these words came out, many eyes focused on Lin Shen.
Compared to Duan Hao, Cheng Xipeng, or other yellow-level disciples at the third level of Changxi, Yan Xing, who had just been promoted, had a cultivation level closer to Lin Shen.
Therefore, the competition between these two people is undoubtedly more interesting!
For a time, many disciples showed expressions of anticipation and excitement.
Under the gaze of everyone, Lin Shen smiled faintly.
"Why don't you dare!"
The moment he finished speaking, his figure flashed, and in the blink of an eye he crossed a distance of more than twenty meters and appeared on the high platform.
This sudden hand caused the crowd around to let out low exclamations of surprise.
Many of the challengers were shocked and secretly awe-inspiring.
With such ghostly speed, if it were used suddenly during a battle, it would probably catch them off guard.
Yan Xing was also surprised, but quickly returned to normal, sneering secretly in his heart.
As long as you are prepared, what can you do if you go faster?
What's more, after practicing in seclusion during this period, he has not only been promoted to the Long Breath Realm, but his cultivation has already reached the second level of Long Breath.
It is precisely because of this that Yan Xing has the confidence to take the stage to challenge Lin Shen.
He made up his mind to defeat Lin Shen today. Yixue's humiliation in the exam let everyone know that he was stronger and better than Lin Shen!
"The first challenger has been decided, the rest will go quickly." The deacon said solemnly.
The other challengers looked at each other and reluctantly walked off the platform.
Many people sighed, looking as if the fat in their mouths had been snatched away.
After walking off the high platform, Cheng Xipeng finally couldn't hold back the confusion in his heart. He poked Duan Hao's arm with his elbow and asked in a low voice:
"Duan Hao, what are you planning? Why did you give Yan Xing the opportunity to challenge Lin Shen? Others are afraid of him, but I don't believe you are afraid too!"
Although Cheng Xipeng is at the fourth level of Long Breath cultivation, cultivation at this level is common among Xuan level disciples.
When challenging other Xuan-level disciples, he was not completely sure that he would succeed.
So he also didn't want to give up this opportunity.
If he didn't know Duan Hao well and knew that he was not someone who would give in to Yan Xing without any reason, Cheng Xipeng would not have backed down at all.
Duan Hao glanced at Cheng Xipeng with a half-smiling expression.
"Why are you so anxious? How could Lin Shen be defeated so easily?"
".What do you mean?"
"You know about the recruitment mission of Zhiwu Hall some time ago, right?"
"certainly."
Cheng Xipeng nodded without thinking.
That incident caused quite a big fuss and spread throughout the Taoist temple. How could he not know about it?
"But what does this have to do with what you just said?"
Duan Hao smiled mysteriously and whispered:
"I accidentally heard from a clan brother from the Zhiwu Hall that Lin Shen also participated in that mission. Not only did he and the three people in his team kill hundreds of the fiercest beasts, but they also killed two seventh-level warriors.
The evil cultivator's men successfully escaped!"
As soon as these words came out, Cheng Xipeng was startled. He opened his mouth wide and was stunned for a few seconds before hesitatingly said:
"Could it be three people from the same team?"
Duan Hao understood what he meant, shook his head and said: "I have also inquired about those three people. One of them is Zhao Xueying from our Taoist Academy. He has at most the second level of Long Breath cultivation. The other two are from Qingshuang Taoist Academy. I don't know their specific strength.
It’s clear, but according to what my clan brother said, it can’t exceed the third level of Long Breath at most!”
Cheng Xipeng fell silent immediately.
If this is true, it undoubtedly means that their previous estimate of Lin Shen's strength was wildly wrong.
Lin Shen's strength and cultivation are probably far beyond everyone's imagination, and he is definitely more than the second or third level of Long Breath.
If that were the case, it might be a wrong choice for them to challenge Lin Shen.
"What are you going to do?" Cheng Xipeng looked at Duan Hao.
Duan Hao pursed his lips and gestured to Yan Xing on the high platform.
"That's why I asked Yan Xing to go ahead and test Lin Shen's strength. If Lin Shen is really much stronger than we expected, then we should give up the challenge immediately and switch to other targets to avoid wasting our merits!"
After finishing speaking, Duan Hao found that Cheng Xipeng was staring at him intently, with a strange look in his eyes, as if he was meeting him for the first time.
".What's wrong?"
"Why didn't I realize before that you are so despicable and cunning?"
Duan Hao almost choked, rolled his eyes angrily, took a breath and said, "I am making a decision before I act. I am being cautious, okay?"
Cheng Xipeng laughed and patted his shoulder.
"Okay, okay, just do as you say, let's take a look first!"
The two laughed and joked for a few more times, and then turned their attention back to the high platform.
As the challengers left one after another, Lin Shen and Yan Xing were the only ones left on the high platform.
A sinister atmosphere gradually filled the air.
Yan Xing stared at Lin Shen, his eyes as cold as a sword.
"You were lucky enough to shine during the big exams and coaching sessions, but today you won't have that good luck again!"
Lin Shen smiled and said, "It's not a good habit to attribute everything to luck."
". I hope that when you are defeated by me later, you can still be as sharp-tongued as you are now!"
Yan Xing's cheek twitched fiercely, he said no more, turned his wrist, and a long red sword engraved with mysterious runes fell into his palm.
I didn't see him making any moves, and the sword immediately ignited, igniting a raging wave of hot flames!
Even though we were more than twenty meters away, we could still feel the heat waves coming towards us.
"Six Yang Talisman Sword!"
There was an exclamation of exclamation all around the high platform, and there were also many envious glances among them.
A proud smile appeared at the corner of Yan Xing's mouth.
Level challenges do not prohibit the use of magic weapons.
As long as it is not a special magic weapon that obviously violates fairness, or items such as talismans, everything else can be used.
After all, weapons are also part of the practitioner's own strength.
Yan Xing had seen the astonishing defensive power of the Forbidden Golden Armor before, and believed that it was impossible to break Lin Shen's Forbidden Golden Armor with ordinary means.
So he tried his best and begged his elder brother, and finally got a Six-Yang Talisman Sword.
With the power of the mid-grade magic weapon, Yan Xing is confident that it will not be a problem to crack Lin Shen's Forbidden Golden Armor!
"The Three-Yang Talisman Sword can't break your Henglian martial arts. I don't believe that the Six-Yang Talisman Sword can't break it!"
With a secret sneer, Yan Xing suddenly rushed forward, thrust out his sword, and charged towards Lin Shen brazenly.
The surrounding crowd watching the battle suddenly became energetic and quickly stared with bated breath, preparing to witness the next battle between dragons and tigers.
But the next second, they all froze on the spot, dumbfounded.
There was only a crisp sound as Yan Xing stabbed Lin Shen in the chest and abdomen with a menacing sword!
But the expected scene of blood splattering did not happen!
On the contrary, the tip of the sword stopped at Lin Shen's chest and abdomen, motionless. No matter how hard Yan Xing tried and how the flames surged, he could not move forward even an inch!
silence!
Deathly silence!
There was silence all around.
Yan Xing was even more stunned on the spot, looking blankly at the point where the tip of the sword came into contact with Lin Shen's chest and abdomen, with an expression of disbelief on his face.