The battle broke out. As Xiao Chen finished speaking, Yuan Lin chose to make the first move. A beam of light flashed from the storage ring in his hand, and a longsword appeared in his hand.
Yuan Lin was also a sword cultivator. As he stabbed out with his sword, the tip of the sword flashed and sword intent that had reached the Small Perfection level gushed out.
He was indeed worthy of being ranked first among the candidates. His sword will had already reached the level of Small Perfection, just like Xiao Chen.
However, this alone was not enough to threaten Xiao Chen. Facing Yuan Lin's first attack, Xiao Chen pointed his finger and used the Pure Jun Sword Finger. A golden sword ray flashed and collided with Yuan Lin's long sword. Immediately, the sword qi wreaked havoc and an invisible wave spread out in all directions.
The surrounding space seemed to be sliced apart by this violent Sword Qi.
It was just the first collision, but the surrounding disciples could not help but exclaim, "What a strong sword intent."
Both Xiao Chen and Yuan Lin's sword wills were very strong. If it weren't for the fact that the talisman array on the ring had been activated, this simple strike would have destroyed the entire martial arts practice field in an instant.
After a head-on collision, the two of them were evenly matched. Yuan Lin did not fall into a disadvantageous position either. Seeing this scene, many disciples became excited. They naturally wanted to see a fierce battle. However, only Chen Yu, Hu Fei, Jiang Yue and the other Chosens revealed faint smiles at this moment.
With their eyesight, how could they not see that Xiao Chen was deliberately saving face for Yuan Lin? Otherwise, Xiao Chen could have defeated Yuan Lin in one move.
Perhaps Yuan Lin's open challenge did not anger Xiao Chen, so Xiao Chen also chose to save face for Yuan Lin. Otherwise, if the news of the first candidate being defeated in one move spread, it would indeed be unpleasant.
"I didn't expect Junior Brother Xiao to be so gentle. Why are you always so fierce to me?" Chen Yu said with a smile as he watched the two people fighting fiercely in the arena.
Upon hearing his words, Hu Fei and Jiang Yue, who were standing at the side, were speechless. However, both of them were smart enough not to say anything.
On the stage, the battle appeared to be intense. However, only a few people knew that this intensity was actually intentional by Xiao Chen.
Of course, as the person involved, Yuan Lin also felt this at this moment. All this time, Xiao Chen had not even drawn his Ink Dragon Sword, and had fought with him bare-handed until now.
At the same time, Yuan Lin also keenly sensed that Xiao Chen seemed to be deliberately holding back his strength since the beginning of the battle. Xiao Chen controlled his strength according to his own strength in every attack.
To be able to cooperate with others to control his own strength, there could only be one explanation, and that was Xiao Chen's strength far surpassed Yuan Lin's. Otherwise, Xiao Chen would never be able to do this.
Yuan Lin felt that he was being looked down upon, and felt a little indignant. After swinging his sword, Yuan Lin stopped his attack and looked at Xiao Chen with an extremely serious expression.
"Junior Brother Xiao Chen, you are insulting me like this. Show me your true strength. Otherwise, this battle will be meaningless."
Xiao Chen's deliberate concession did not make Yuan Lin feel happy at all. In fact, he even felt insulted.
As the first candidate, although he was not as good as a Chosen, Yuan Lin also had his own pride. Yuan Lin did not want his opponent to deliberately give in to him in a fair battle. Otherwise, he would not have taken the initiative to challenge Xiao Chen.
Hearing Yuan Lin's words, Xiao Chen could guess what he was thinking. He smiled helplessly in his heart. It seemed that he had made a fool of himself by trying to be clever.
He originally thought that it was a good thing to leave some face for Yuan Lin, but who knew that this would hurt his self-esteem even more. Realizing this, Xiao Chen nodded and said, "Senior Brother Yuan, please forgive me. It was my fault just now. I will use my full strength for the next move. Senior Brother, please be careful."
"Come on." Yuan Lin replied in a deep voice.
Since he already knew that his previous concession had hurt Yuan Lin's self-esteem, Xiao Chen naturally would not hold back anymore. As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying aura soared into the sky. Sensing this aura, Yuan Lin, Du Yi, the other candidates, and the surrounding personal disciples all changed their expressions greatly. Many people whispered in disbelief.
"How is this possible? The beginning of the Dao Sovereign realm …"
Xiao Chen displayed his cultivation level without holding back. For a moment, all of the disciples were dumbfounded. At the same time, Xiao Chen also slowly pointed his finger and performed the third Tai 'e Sword Finger of the Ninth Heaven.
He did not use the more lethal Ganjiang Sword Finger and Shadow Bearing Sword Finger. After all, this was not a life-and-death battle, and Xiao Chen had no intention of seriously injuring Yuan Lin, so the Tai 'e Sword Finger was enough.
Without holding anything back, a thick sword beam flashed forward. In the face of this sword beam's attack, Yuan Lin immediately sensed a terrifying power surging towards him. Even before coming into contact with it, Yuan Lin already had a feeling that he was no match for this attack.
Yuan Lin had felt this feeling before, but that was when he was facing the Chosen. Now, facing Xiao Chen, he felt this feeling again.
Gritting his teeth, Yuan Lin knew that he was no match for Xiao Chen, but he still chose not to back down. He wanted to find out what kind of ability Xiao Chen had to make the Sages think so highly of him.
With a furious roar, Yuan Lin also used his strongest martial skill. The two attacks collided, but it was not long before Yuan Lin's martial skill was torn apart by the Tai 'e Sword Finger. Then, Yuan Lin's entire body was swallowed by the Tai' e Sword Finger.
In the end, even though Yuan Lin had calmed down and used his full strength, he was still unable to stop Xiao Chen's Tai 'e Sword Finger.
Seeing that the Tai 'e Sword Finger had swallowed Yuan Lin, Xiao Chen also chose to withdraw his attack. Yuan Lin's figure appeared before everyone's eyes once more.
His breathing was a little rushed, and his face was a little pale. It was obvious that he had been injured by the Tai 'e Sword Finger. Fortunately, his injuries were not too serious. Of course, this was also the reason why Xiao Chen withdrew his attack in time.
Yuan Lin looked at Xiao Chen with a complicated gaze. Although he had already guessed that Xiao Chen was very strong, he did not expect Xiao Chen to be so strong. Yuan Lin could not even withstand a single move from him.
Without a doubt, if Xiao Chen had used his full strength from the start, he would have been defeated long ago.
Taking a deep breath, Yuan Lin took the initiative to clasp his hands toward Xiao Chen and said, "Junior brother, I am sincerely impressed by your strength, and I accept my loss wholeheartedly. From today onwards, the title of the First Candidate Holy Disciple will belong to none other than junior brother Xiao Chen. I believe that no one will disagree with this."
Yuan Lin did not become angry because of his loss. In Yuan Lin's eyes, a loss was a loss. There was nothing else to say. However, this kind of loss did not defeat Yuan Lin. On the contrary, it ignited his fighting spirit even more.
Xiao Chen's rapid improvement gave Yuan Lin a target to chase after.
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