The violent air waves carried the fierce sword energy and swept away in all directions. The crowd around them immediately retreated with a crash to avoid being accidentally injured.
Seeing the powerful waves surging in the middle of the square and the sword energy radiating out, Yang Zhongyi couldn't help but be speechless.
"As expected of a disciple of the Upper Academy, he is really strong!"
Su Nian nodded in agreement, his eyes fixed on the battle on the field.
The other disciples also looked intently focused.
It is not common for disciples of the Upper House to fight each other.
Even if it is a disciple-level challenge, not every time someone will challenge the disciples of the Upper House.
What's more, the battle in front of us is different from ordinary battles, it is a real life and death fight!
If they can get some insights from it, it will be a big gain for them.
In the crowd, Lin Shen's eyes flashed.
He can be said to be the calmest one among the disciples of the lower court present.
After all, he had expected this to happen.
It was just that the sect would postpone the attack for three months before suddenly launching an attack, which was somewhat beyond his expectation.
However, Lin Shen already had some vague guesses about this.
After taking over the Baihu Mountain Cave Mansion, the Yan family issued a recruitment task through Jiuyang Taoist Academy, which lasted for more than half a year.
During this period, a large number of disciples poured into Baihu Mountain.
If we want to annihilate the Yan family, how to avoid implicating these disciples is a problem.
If we rashly recall the disciples from White Tiger Mountain, we might be able to alert the enemy.
That’s why the sect’s senior leaders specifically chose this day to challenge the disciple level.
After all, on this day, all the disciples will return to Jiuyang Taoist Academy, which will inevitably make the Yan family suspicious.
However, Lin Shen vaguely felt that there might be more than just this reason.
After all, three months is a long time, and things will change if things are too late. The senior leaders of the sect will not fail to understand this truth.
With the character and actions of those high-ranking sect leaders, would they be willing to risk the Yan family's discovery and postpone the attack for the sake of the safety of a group of Taoist disciples?
The answer is obviously up for debate!
Lin Shen was more inclined to think that the sect's senior officials had other considerations.
Thinking more sinisterly, the reason why they delayed the attack was probably because they were planning to wait for the Yan family to open the underground spiritual cave before starting to harvest the fruit.
In this way, you can not only eliminate the traitors, but also get a fully opened spiritual cave, killing two birds with one stone!
"If this is really the case, then the Yan family was completely manipulated by applause, and even the bones were gnawed after they were eaten dry!"
Lin Shen clicked his tongue in his heart.
But this is just speculation after all.
Besides, even if it were true, it had nothing to do with him.
He would only be happy about what happened to the Yan family, but would not have any sympathy or mercy.
Just as Lin Shen's thoughts were racing, the battle on the field gradually became more intense.
Both sides of the battle were at the Mingqiao realm, and both were good at wielding swords. During the confrontation, the clanging of swords was heard endlessly, and the sword energy invaded from all directions. The cold air filled the air, and was occasionally mixed with magic techniques such as thunder in the palms. The sound was overwhelming.
In just a short moment, the area within 500 meters of the place where the two met was reduced to ruins, with broken stone slabs and a mess everywhere.
The disciples who were watching the battle retreated again and again, almost to the edge of the square before they could stop.
Many disciples were secretly stunned, horrified by the strength of Yan Jingren and Jiang Hao.
Several upper court disciples still stood where they were, unaffected by the aftermath of the battle.
Compared to the disciples in the lower courtyard, they had a clearer view of the situation on the field, and they all looked solemn.
"Looking at this situation, Yan Jingren has probably broken through to the fifth level of Mingqiao. Jiang Hao is no match for him!" Xie Jingsheng frowned.
Mu Chuanhua couldn't help but look surprised: "Is the spiritual acupoint so powerful? Yan Jingren was only at the third level of the Mingqiao half a year ago, and he actually broke through two realms in such a short period of time!"
After hearing this, the other upper court disciples' expressions changed in unison, and a fiery look flashed in their eyes.
If they could also enter the spiritual cave to practice, wouldn't they be able to make rapid progress in cultivation like Yan Jingren?
boom!
A thunderous roar suddenly came from the field!
The two blazing white thunder lights were annihilated when they collided. As the sky surged, Jiang Hao retreated seven or eight meters in a row. Only then did he release his strength and stop his body, looking at Yan Jingren in shock.
He never expected that Yan Jingren's cultivation level would improve so quickly after not seeing him for a few months, and he would reach the fifth level of Mingqiao just like him!
Without the suppression of his cultivation, he was no longer sure of defeating Yan Jingren with just his martial arts.
"hateful!"
Jiang Hao looked gloomy.
He really wanted to retreat, but he just boasted that Haikou wanted Yan Jingren to learn how powerful he was. If he just retreated like this, what prestige would he have in the Taoist temple in the future?
Thinking of this, Jiang Hao felt cruel in his heart.
"That's all. If I can get three golden marrow pills, it will be enough to make up for my losses!"
The battle situation was urgent and after making up his mind, Jiang Hao no longer hesitated and decisively took out a pill, raised his head and swallowed it.
Xie Jingsheng and others had good eyesight, and they immediately saw clearly the pill that Jiang Hao had swallowed, and they all showed surprise.
"Fierce Blood Pill!"
As we all know, there is no distinction between the yin and yang attributes of the five elements of true energy.
Only when martial arts or techniques are used will different attributes be displayed.
However, relying on some special elixirs, the true energy can be given certain attributes for a short period of time.
Fierce Blood Pill is one such special pill.
Within half an hour after taking the Fierce Blood Pill, the person's true energy will be temporarily transformed into Yang attribute energy, and the power of any Yang attribute martial arts or techniques will be greatly enhanced!
In a life-and-death fight, if used at the right time, the Blood Pill can be a trump card that can turn the tide of the battle!
For this reason, Fierce Blood Pill is very popular among many practitioners.
However, the Fierce Blood Pill is not easy to make. In terms of rarity, it is no less valuable than the Golden Marrow Pill, and is even vaguely better.
Even for disciples of the Upper Academy, it is not easy to get one.
You don't need to think about it to know that this fierce blood pill must be one of Jiang Hao's life-saving trump cards.
Using it at this time shows that Jiang Hao has begun to fight tooth and nail and is determined to kill Yan Jingren!
After taking the Fierce Blood Pill, Jiang Hao's skin suddenly turned visibly hot and red, and his body was emitting wisps of white smoke, making his whole body suddenly look more ferocious!
"Come again!"
Feeling the vigorous yang energy in his body, Jiang Hao's confidence greatly increased. He shouted fiercely and charged at Yan Jingren again. His first move was his signature martial arts.
In an instant, five red light clusters like the shining sun suddenly appeared, carrying countless sharp swords and rushing towards Yan Jingren overwhelmingly!
"The five suns come out together!"
There was a low cry from the surrounding crowd watching the battle.
Many disciples had expressions of amazement on their faces.
Although they don't know about the Fierce Blood Pill, they know the Nine Swords of Shenyang very well.
After looking through the entire Taoist academy, only Jiang Hao could display the Nine Swords of Shenyang to the point where all five suns came out at the same time!
Xie Jingsheng and others were also secretly surprised.
After he was defeated at the hands of the tiger demon in the Longyuan Mountains, Jiang Hao went into seclusion and practiced hard, and advanced to the next level with the Nine Swords of Shenyang.
But it can only be cultivated to the point where all four Yangs emerge together.
Now, with one thrust of the sword, the five Yangs rise simultaneously, which is obviously the result of the Fierce Blood Pill!
As soon as the five-round blazing sun came out, the entire square instantly became hot, as if you were in a volcano, and the heat was overwhelming!
Even others were like this, let alone Yan Jingren who faced this blow directly.
However, there was no trace of panic on his face. Instead, he sneered and calmly took out a small green tablet from his sleeve and said, "Go!"
The small green stele paused in the air, and in the blink of an eye, it expanded into a giant object about three feet in size, and hit the scorching sun head-on with a thunderous sonic boom!
The sword energy that was enough to crush gold and iron hit the giant monument, making a continuous ringing sound like gold and iron clashing, but it was unable to cause even the slightest damage to the giant monument!
Before Jiang Hao could react, the giant monument had already defeated the five-wheel radiant sun group and was crashing towards him!
Seeing this scene, Jiang Hao's expression suddenly changed, and he turned around to escape from the attack range of the giant monument.
But with this movement, he was immediately shocked to find that there seemed to be a strange force covering his whole body. No matter how hard he tried, he was still struggling, swaying, as if he was stuck in a quagmire.
There was a sudden darkness above the head, and the huge monument fell down steeply. Jiang Hao yelled and raised his sword with both hands.
After a loud noise, the giant monument was actually held up by him, but it seemed that he couldn't bear the huge force, and his body was slowly being pressed down.
Seeing that Jiang Hao was about to be completely overwhelmed, there was a sudden soft cry, and everyone around them saw a flash of light and shadow in front of their eyes. The giant monument quickly shrank and flew back to Yan Jingren's hands as if it had been hit hard.
Yan Jingren glanced at Shen Zening and said coldly: "Senior Brother Shen, do you want to go out and fight me personally?"
Shen Zening shook his head slightly and glanced at Jiang Hao.
Jiang Hao's face turned red after escaping the disaster, and he lowered his head in shame and returned to the crowd.
Seeing this, everyone still doesn't understand.
Jiang Hao lost this battle!
There was some silence on the field for a while.
No one expected that Jiang Hao, who ranked higher than Yan Jingren among the disciples of the Upper Academy, would actually be defeated by Yan Jingren.
Moreover, some discerning disciples have already seen that the small cyan tablet that Yan Jingren sacrificed just now is obviously some kind of mysterious weapon!
Unless they also hold mysterious weapons, who among the disciples of the Upper Academy is Yan Jingren’s opponent?
Do you want Shen Zening to take action?
With Shen Zening's strength and cultivation, he can indeed easily defeat Yan Jingren.
But as a result, the Taoist temple's face became somewhat difficult to deal with.
The disciples from the upper and lower houses gathered together, but no one could take down the traitor, and the chief disciple had to take action. Isn't it embarrassing to spread the news?
Xie Jingsheng and other upper court disciples also hesitated for a while.
Yan Jingren's strength just now was obvious to all.
The cultivation level of the fifth level of Mingqiao alone is already very frightening.
In the entire upper courtyard, apart from Shen Zening, only Xie Jingsheng from the sixth floor of Mingqiao can beat Yan Jingren.
But Xie Jingsheng was not from a noble family. Although he had a master and teacher, his resources were not as good as those from top noble families.
Not to mention mysterious weapons, there are only one or two high-grade magical weapons.
Without a special weapon, there is really little chance of defeating Yan Jingren.
Yan Jingren didn't say anything, he just looked at the people in front of him with mocking eyes.
Just as the atmosphere was becoming uncomfortable, a calm voice suddenly sounded.
"Since no one wants to do it, why don't I do it?"
The sudden sound surprised everyone, and they all followed the sound.
Seeing this, I was extremely shocked.
Lin Shen!
How could it be him?
All the disciples present knew that Lin Shen was originally going to challenge Yan Jingren today, but with the decree to clean up the family, everyone had long forgotten about this matter.
After Yan Jingren defeated Jiang Hao, no one even thought about it.
After all, even Jiang Hao, who had been in the Upper House for nearly two years, was no match for Yan Jingren. How could Lin Shen be able to deal with Yan Jingren?
Under such circumstances, how could they not be shocked when they saw Lin Shen Yue coming out of the crowd and voicing his intention to challenge Yan Jingren.
Xie Jingsheng was also surprised and said hurriedly: "Junior Brother Lin, don't be impulsive!"
Among everyone present, he was the only one who knew that the information about the Yan family's intention to monopolize the spiritual cave came from Lin Shen. Whether it was for the purpose of protecting the hero or out of appreciation for this junior brother, he could not just watch Lin Shen.
Injuried.
However, when Lin Shen heard this, she just nodded to him with a calm expression, and continued to walk towards Yan Jingren.
Xie Jingsheng was very anxious when he saw this and wanted to stop it, but he couldn't find a suitable reason for a while.
At the same time, other upper court disciples who had come to their senses also shook their heads.
They weren't even sure they could beat Yan Jingren, what could Lin Shen do if he went up?
Shen Zening raised his eyebrows, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.
He had heard about Lin Shen's deeds and had already heard about this junior brother's amazing qualifications.
But qualifications are qualifications, and strength is another matter.
It is said that Lin Shen was promoted to the Mingqiao Realm in just half a year. No matter how you think about it, it is impossible for Lin Shen to be Yan Jingren's opponent?
But in full view of everyone, Shen Zening couldn't force Lin Shen to retreat, as that would be too demoralizing.
In this moment of hesitation, Lin Shen had already entered the arena.
Yan Jingren was also a little surprised, but quickly recovered and stared at Lin Shen with cold eyes.
"I didn't expect you would dare to play at a time like this!"
"I said three months ago that I would fight with you. Now I just want to fulfill my words."
Lin Shen smiled nonchalantly.
"And isn't this exactly what you want?"
Yan Jingren was silent and narrowed his eyes slightly.
As Lin Shen said, based on Lin Shen's previous feud with the Yan family, if he could find an opportunity to kill Lin Shen, he would certainly not refuse, rather he would be very happy to do so.
But what puzzled him was that Lin Shen clearly watched the entire fight between him and Jiang Hao, and was well aware of his strength, but still took the initiative to challenge him. Could it be that Lin Shen thought he could beat him?
Thinking of this, Yan Jingren couldn't help but have a flash of surprise in his eyes.
But immediately, he concentrated his thoughts, threw away distracting thoughts, and his eyes became focused.
It’s useless to think too much, just take action!
Lin Shen's talent was obvious to all, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe him as a peerless genius. If he could kill Lin Shen, he would at least cause some losses to the Jiuyang Sect and avenge the annihilation of his clan.
The only problem is how to kill Lin Shen before Shen Zening stops him!
Lin Shen didn't know what Yan Jingren was thinking, but it wasn't difficult to guess. However, he didn't care. When he flipped his wrist, a Nine-Yang Talisman Sword appeared in his palm.
The presence of the Chunyang Talisman Sword was too eye-catching, and he did not dare to use it in full view of the public.
But just the Nine Yang Talisman Sword is enough!
As Lin Shen took out his weapon, the square quickly became quiet.
A solemn and sluggish atmosphere gradually spread in the air.
Everyone held their breath and stared intently at the field, waiting for this unexpected yet reasonable ‘challenge’!
Clang!
The sharp and short sword cry suddenly tore through the silence!
The moment the sound rang out, two blurry figures collided heavily like streams of light.
The next moment, there was only a sound of "dang", and as sparks flashed, the two long swords were intertwined like lightning, flying and dancing in great changes.
The sharp sword energy spread instantly.
Yan Jingren's face was stern, and he stabbed out with his sword continuously. The invincible energy was spit out from the edge of the sword and attacked Lin Shen like a sudden storm. The air suddenly boiled violently like boiling water.
Facing such a fierce offensive, Lin Shen remained calm and calm. The talisman sword in his hand flew into a ball of rapidly jumping light, dancing like an airtight ball, crushing and annihilating the incoming sword energy one by one.
The two of them coincidentally did not use martial arts or techniques, and only relied on their pure Qi cultivation and swordsmanship to fight.
Even so, the sword force filling the sky still made all the disciples tremble with fear.
"What a strong sword spirit!"
"Master Yan. Forget it Yan Jingren, I didn't expect Lin Shen's swordsmanship to be so powerful!"
"It seems that Lin Shen and Yan Jingren are equal!"
"It's unbelievable. What level has Lin Shen's cultivation reached?"
The exclamations kept coming and going.
Many disciples looked shocked.
I originally thought that if Lin Shen faced Yan Jingren, even if he was not defeated like a stone, he would probably be at a disadvantage.
But right now, it seems like the two of them are on par?
Compared to the disciples in the lower courtyard who were confused and confused, the disciples in the upper courtyard such as Xie Jingsheng were dumbfounded and their faces were filled with astonishment.
After regaining consciousness, Xie Jingsheng and others took a deep breath together.
The sixth level of Mingqiao cultivation!
Lin Shen has actually reached the sixth level of Mingqiao, even a level higher than Yan Jingren!
Even when they saw Jiang Hao defeated by Yan Jingren, they were not so surprised.
"How is it possible that this guy is practicing? This is too evil!" A disciple from the upper courtyard murmured with shock on his face.
This sentence undoubtedly expressed the thoughts of all the disciples of the Upper House present, and many people nodded subconsciously.
Xie Jingsheng was a little dazed and froze on the spot.
He never expected that Lin Shen's cultivation level was no less than his!
You must know that more than half a year ago, Lin Shen was only in the Long Breath Realm!
Xie Jingsheng felt as if he was in a dream for a while, and his mind was in a trance.
Jiang Hao on the side was even more stunned and speechless.
That's all for Yan Jingren. With the help of spiritual acupoints, it is reasonable for his cultivation to improve by leaps and bounds.
But what happened to Lin Shen?
This speed of cultivation improvement is simply unbelievable!
This makes it impossible for people to live!
"This Junior Brother Lin is hiding his secrets!" A look of surprise appeared on Shen Zening's face.
In the eyes of everyone who were either shocked or surprised, the two people fighting on the field suddenly separated and retreated sharply backwards.
Yan Jingren frowned, unable to hide the look of horror in his eyes.
He was also shocked by Lin Shen's cultivation and strength displayed at this moment.
He advanced to the Mingqiao realm earlier than Lin Shen, and with the help of the spiritual acupoint, he reached the fifth level of Mingqiao.
But Lin Shen's cultivation time is shorter than his, and he doesn't have the spiritual points to speed up his cultivation efficiency, but his cultivation level is still one level higher than him!
This qualification is simply incredible!
After waking up from the shock, Yan Jingren's heart suddenly became filled with murderous intent.
The better Lin Shen performs, the greater the losses Jiuyang Sect will suffer after killing him!