The Prodigies War

Words spoken without intent can still wound those who take them to heart. Huanglong Zhenjun, however, paid no heed to the thoughts of others. He strode forward and struck the Great Dao Ring Monument engraved with the words ‘victory or defeat’ from afar.

Then, he raised his head, fixed his gaze on Lin Xun, and said calmly, “I hope you won’t disappoint me!”

Buzz!

Radiant light intertwined as surging laws descended, and the battlefield of victory or defeat reappeared once more. Lin Xun and Huanglong Zhenjun appeared on the battlefield, standing far apart, facing one another across the void.

The crowd instantly erupted into uproar.

“Lin Xun has already fought seventeen battles, and he still dares to face Huanglong Zhenjun? Has he lost his mind?”

Many were utterly incredulous. No sane person would ever make such a choice. Why insist on fighting personally when he could have let someone else take his place?

“Lin Xun is no fool. Have you ever seen a fool who could slay Demon Lord Huyong while only at the Creation Realm? What’s more, he has already defeated seventeen old monsters in succession!”

“Since he dares to do this, he must have something to rely on!”

Some cultivators’ eyes burned with excitement, anticipation blazing within them.

“Huanglong Zhenjun is no ordinary Greater Boundless Realm giant. His foundation is unfathomably deep. There are few in the Fate Lotus World who can compare to him. Lin Xun’s chances of victory are slim.”

“So what if he loses? This is only a battle of victory or defeat, and not a life or death duel.”

Discussions rippled endlessly among the spectators in the distance, all of them captivated by the impending clash. Huanglong Zhenjun’s might had long been renowned throughout these epochs. How could his appearance not command attention?

Of note, Lin Xun was no ordinary figure either!

Jiang Mingshui, Ying Tiansheng, and the others watched closely, anticipation heavy in their eyes. This battle was pivotal. It would decide the direction of everything that followed!

“Young Friend Lin Xun... does he truly have confidence in victory?”

Xun Daoyan and Divine Lord Linglong both felt a sense of unease.

“As far as I know, he never does anything he isn’t not certain of,” Xing Jiangxia said softly

On the battlefield, seeing that Lin Xun had indeed arrived as promised, Huanglong Zhenjun finally relaxed. A faint smile curved his lips. “Young man,” he said, “remember what I told you. In this battle, I will make you admit defeat wholeheartedly!”

Lin Xun laughed lightly. “Then remember this: attempting suicide to seek defeat is a shameful thing.”

Their gazes locked. The atmosphere on the battlefield instantly grew taut, like a bowstring drawn to its limit. As the suppressive law power faded away, Huanglong Zhenjun swiftly formed seals with his hands and uttered a thunderous command, “Rise!”

Clang!

The ancient sword etched with pine patterns leapt from his back and shot into the heavens, clear and limpid like a pool of autumn water. Its vast sword intent roared outward, stirring the laws of the nine heavens into rippling waves.

“Slash!”

The sword cleaved downward. In that instant, all the spectators felt a sharp sting in their eyes, their breathing growing heavy and suffocating. The pine-patterned ancient sword seemed to transform into the sharpest and brightest beam of light in existence. It was so powerful it defied imagination, so terrifying it chilled the heart.

A true expert could tell the quality of a strike at a single glance. The moment Huanglong Zhenjun unleashed his sword, he revealed the might of a terrifying giant. His strength far surpassed that of any of the old monsters who had previously fought Lin Xun, leaving the spectators awestruck and trembling.

So strong! Terrifyingly strong!

Even Ying Tiansheng, Jiang Mingshui, and the others felt their hearts shake. What magnificent swordsmanship!

Despite that, Lin Xun’s expression remained calm and unruffled. Only in his deep, abyss-like eyes was the incoming sword reflected, and in that instant, his fighting spirit erupted. The previous seventeen battles had been like layers of accumulation for him, each victory tempering and refining his fighting intent.

They had also forged within him an unshakable belief of invincibility. Now, Huanglong Zhenjun’s sword had completely ignited the power that had been building within Lin Xun’s heart!

“Rise!”

From within the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron, the dao sword roared forth, cleaving through the void.

Clang!

The two swords collided, as though two supreme sword daos were crashing together in the heavens. Terrifying sword intent surged and clashed, giving rise to a raging dao torrent that swept across heaven and earth.

Many people gasped sharply. That single exchange had shaken them to their core.

“With ten thousand thunderbolts as its guide, the sword devours the heavens!”

With a flick of his sleeve, Huanglong Zhenjun unleashed terrifying lightning from his pine-patterned ancient sword, blasting Lin Xun’s dao sword violently backward. Then Huanglong Zhenjun stepped into the void, his bearing as radiant as an eternal sun, his presence surging forth and piercing through the entire battlefield.

The aura was overwhelmingly oppressive. Even Ying Tiansheng and Jiang Mingshui felt their hearts tighten, strange light flashing in their eyes. This old monster is even stronger than rumored!

If not for Lin Xun, no one could have forced him to reveal his full strength!

“All streams return to the sea, my path returns to the sword!”

With a thunderous roar, Huanglong Zhenjun slashed down once more. The ancient sword swept forth like a boundless ocean engulfing the heavens.

Clang!

Lin Xun raised his dao sword to block. He had just managed to withstand that vast and boundless strike when Huanglong Zhenjun was already attacking again.

“My path is boundless, my sword is flawless!”

Buzz!

The pine-patterned ancient sword traced a perfect circle through the void, forming a flawless and peerless arc, within which surged indescribable law power.

Rumble—

As the sword descended, Lin Xun’s figure was violently shaken. He staggered back several steps, blood and qi roiling chaotically within his body. The spectators erupted into an uproar. Everyone knew Huanglong Zhenjun was powerful, but only after witnessing him in battle did they realize just how terrifying his strength truly was!

On the Five Elements Heavenly Pass, Xun Daoyan and Divine Lord Linglong both turned pale. Only Xing Jianxia and the others still appeared outwardly composed, yet in truth their hearts were already stretched taut with tension.

After all, this was the first time in over a dozen battles that Lin Xun had been forced back in a head-on clash.

“Wind and rain surge from all directions, boundless might from the ten realms!”

On the battlefield of victory or defeat, Huanglong Zhenjun stood like an unrivaled sovereign, his sword sweeping through the void as he roared across the heavens. That overwhelming bearing and majestic presence stunned the entire audience.

Shua!

A terrifying surge of sword qi swept forth, like a howling storm rising from all directions, roaring as it ravaged the battlefield of victory and defeat. Everyone could see that Lin Xun had nowhere to run or hide.

However, he had no intention of dodging at all. His dark eyes flashed like lightning as he charged straight forward, dao sword in hand, meeting the attack head-on. His fighting spirit was unleashed like never before, erupting in full.

Rumble!

A fierce battle erupted between the two, and the entire battlefield was drowned in violently surging sword qi. Terrifying scenes unfolded one after another, sending chills through countless old monsters. Frankly speaking, if they were in Lin Xun’s place, most of them doubted they could have withstood Huanglong Zhenjun’s tyrannical and overwhelming assault.

Looking at Lin Xun now, although he could still withstand those attacks crashing upon him like raging rivers, he was repeatedly forced back, his figure swaying unsteadily. Without a doubt, Huanglong Zhenjun had seized the absolute upper hand!

This instantly made Ying Tiansheng, Jiang Mingshui, and the others light up with joy, and the gloom that had weighed on their hearts earlier finally swept away.

“Boy, how does it feel?”

On the battlefield, Huanglong Zhenjun burst into loud laughter, his demeanor bold and unrestrained, as though he was a god surveying the world.

“Nothing special,” Lin Xun replied casually.

“Haha! You won’t shed tears until they see the coffin!” Huanglong Zhenjun laughed again, and his offensive only grew more ferocious. His ancient sword swept freely through the void, scattering peerless sword qi in all directions.

“If heaven and earth are flawed, my sword will mend them! Yin and Yang divide the clear from the turbid, black from white! The great dao is vast and boundless, I govern my own rise and fall!”

...One terrifying sword art after another was unleashed, each giving rise to astonishing and unbelievable phenomena.

Some of the old monsters were so dazzled that their minds were completely captivated. Even Ying Tiansheng and Jiang Mingshui had to admit that Huanglong Zhenjun’s combat power surpassed their own!

Under such relentless suppression, Lin Xun’s situation seemed increasingly dire, as though he were completely overpowered and on the verge of collapse.

Some people couldn’t help but sigh, “Why did you have to be so stubborn earlier?”

Zhu Tianjun chuckled and transmitted his voice, “Everyone, once Lin Xun is defeated, we’ll take turns dealing with those old fogies like Xing Jianxia. We must end this quickly. Once we win five consecutive matches, the Five Elements Heavenly Pass will fall into our hands!”

At that very moment, on the battlefield, Lin Xun suddenly burst into loud laughter. “Old man, so this is your full strength? I’m afraid it’s still not enough to make me admit defeat wholeheartedly.”

Huanglong Zhenjun raised his brows, about to retort, when suddenly something completely unexpected happened. Lin Xun’s figure blurred, and five dao bodies emerged out of thin air!

Boom!

A dazzling surge of divine light erupted across the battlefield, forcing Huanglong Zhenjun to stagger backward under the shockwave. Each of those five dao bodies possessed strength no weaker than Lin Xun’s true self. Acting together, they instantly reversed the perilous situation.

“This...”

The spectators in the distance were completely stunned.

“It’s his five dao bodies! I knew it!” an old monster cried out.

During the previous Fate Lotus World, there had been countless rumors about Lin Xun’s five dao bodies. However, after he attained the Immeasurable Realm, most people had almost forgotten about them.

Only at this moment did it strike everyone all at once. According to the rumors, each of Lin Xun’s five dao bodies possessed power no weaker than his true self. Didn’t this mean that there were now six Lin Xuns fighting side by side on the battlefield?

This realization made countless people inhale sharply.

“As expected...” Ying Tiansheng clenched his teeth, his expression darkening.

Before this, he had never seen Lin Xun summon those dao bodies and had assumed they had yet to be fully tempered after his breakthrough. Now it was clear that Lin Xun had been deliberately hiding them as trump cards, choosing to reveal them only at this critical moment.

Zhu Tianjun felt as though he had just been slapped hard across the face. The burning sting made his expression turn ugly. Just moments ago, he had confidently spoken about what to do after Lin Xun was defeated.

In the very next instant, Lin Xun used his five dao bodies to turn the tide completely! How was this any different from being publicly slapped in the face?

“So he finally brought them out...”

Xing Jianxia and Fu Nanli both let out long breaths of relief. The reason they had remained so calm earlier was precisely because they knew very well that Lin Xun still hadn’t brought out his five dao bodies!

“Damn it!”

On the battlefield, Huanglong Zhenjun’s face darkened. This sudden reversal had caught him completely off guard. However, before he could think any further, Lin Xun and his dao bodies charged forward together.

Rumble!

In the blink of an eye, Huanglong Zhenjun was besieged from all directions, his figure instantly engulfed by a storm of attacks. In that instant, the situation on the battlefield was completely reversed!

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