After some planning, the invigilators finally decided on the first few matches.
"First match: Lin Yun versus Murong Xue."
When they heard the invigilator announce the names, Lin Yun and Murong Xue were both stunned. They clearly hadn't expected to be the first to fight.
Lin Yun had originally thought that he had already displayed sufficient strength in the semi-finals. He hadn't expected that he would still be the first to fight.
Clearly, the invigilators hadn't fully acknowledged Lin Yun's strength, or perhaps they wanted to test Lin Yun's strength. That was why they had arranged for Lin Yun to be the first to fight.
Murong Xue was the first to step onto the arena. She smiled at Lin Yun and said, "Lin Yun, although I'm not your match, I've always wanted to spar with you."
Lin Yun also stepped onto the arena and stood in front of Murong Xue. "Since that's the case, make your move."
"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Murong Xue nodded. She circulated the Essence in her body and formed a small, emerald green tree behind her.
Dozens of vines grew from the tree's roots. They were like poisonous snakes, sticking close to the ground and extending towards Lin Yun.
Lin Yun stood motionless in his original spot, allowing the vines to wrap around his legs. Then, they quickly climbed up his body and wrapped around his torso and hands.
After being wrapped around by the vines, Lin Yun immediately felt the Essence in his body being absorbed by the vines.
"It seems that you've indeed improved a lot." Lin Yun nodded in satisfaction as he felt his Essence drain away.
Since their last meeting in the ancient tomb, not only had Murong Xue learned how to use her Martial Spirit to attack, but she had also learned how to absorb Essence.
Based on the abilities of her Martial Spirit, she could defeat any opponent below the Martial Master realm.
However, this was child's play to Lin Yun.
Just as Lin Yun was about to be wrapped up like a dumpling, Lin Yun exerted strength in his arms. Using pure strength, he forcefully tore apart the vines that had wrapped around his arms.
Immediately after, the vines under Lin Yun's feet were also snapped by a terrifying force.
Lin Yun grabbed the vines on his body and tore them apart.
Crack!
In the blink of an eye, all the vines wrapped around Lin Yun's body were torn apart by Lin Yun's bare hands in this simple and crude way.
The broken vines grew back in the blink of an eye and continued to crawl towards Lin Yun's body.
However, before the vines could wrap around Lin Yun, Lin Yun's figure flickered and disappeared. He transformed into a blurry shadow, passing through the gaps between the countless vines and arriving in front of Murong Xue in the blink of an eye.
When Murong Xue saw this, she hurriedly activated her martial soul's abilities. The small tree behind her spread out like a peacock's tail, and a large number of wooden branches shot out in all directions. They wrapped around Murong Xue and formed a temporary wooden shield.
Lin Yun threw out a punch and casually punched the shield.
Because he was afraid of hurting Murong Xue, Lin Yun only used ten percent of his strength.
But even so, this punch still shattered the wooden shield.
Murong Xue flew out from the shattered pieces of wood and directly collided with the invisible barrier at the edge of the arena.
Lin Yun's figure flashed and caught up to Murong Xue. Before she could collide with the barrier, he grabbed her delicate body and landed on the ground with her.
When the crowd saw this, they all sighed, as if they had discovered something incredible.
"What's going on? Lin Yun is about to win, but he's actually showing mercy at the most crucial moment. Isn't he afraid of being killed? "
"Murong Xue is his opponent! No matter how beautiful she is, there's no need for him to take care of her like that, right? I'm sure their relationship isn't simple! "
When she heard the crowd's discussion, Yun Ruoxi felt extremely upset. It was as if someone had snatched away the thing she loved the most.
From the moment Murong Xue had taken the initiative to greet Lin Yun, she'd felt that the relationship between Lin Yun and Murong Xue wasn't simple. It seemed that her guess had been correct.
"Thank you." Murong Xue lay in Lin Yun's arms. She looked gratefully at Lin Yun. She clearly hadn't expected Lin Yun to save her in a situation like this.
Lin Yun put Murong Xue down, then said calmly, "Actually, the abilities of your martial soul can still be developed."
When she heard Lin Yun's words, Murong Xue's eyes widened. "Rea … really?"
When Murong Xue had grasped the ability to absorb vital energy, Murong Tuohai had personally said that her martial soul had already reached its limits.
But now, she'd heard someone say that her martial soul's abilities could still be developed.
If anyone else had said this, Murong Xue would've ignored them. But since it was Lin Yun, she had no choice but to believe him.
After all, Lin Yun was the man who'd changed her life.
"Try to control the wood cells on a microscopic level. Change the density of the wood cells, then make them burrow out of the ground. " Lin Yun patiently explained to Murong Xue, like a virtuous teacher instructing his own disciple.
"On a microscopic level? I understand. "Murong Xue felt as if she'd been hit in the head.
She immediately activated her martial soul's abilities and followed Lin Yun's instructions, changing the structure of the vines on a microscopic level.
Lin Yun wasn't in a hurry. He simply stood to the side and calmly watched as Murong Xue activated her martial soul's abilities. Not only did he not stop her, but he even gave her pointers and guided her through her difficulties.
Everyone was dumbfounded by this scene.
How was this still a duel? This had completely become a form of guidance!
Under Lin Yun's guidance, Murong Xue quickly completed the development of her martial soul's abilities. She extended a large number of dense vines deep into the ground beneath the martial stage.
The ground trembled slightly, and the floorboards began to crack. Sharp wooden spikes grew out of the ground one after another, covering the entire martial stage in the blink of an eye. They formed a forest of sharp spikes.
Lin Yun was in this forest, stuck in the middle of several sharp spikes. One of the spikes even pierced through the space between his legs, sending him flying into the air.
Seeing this scene, everyone below the stage was dumbfounded. Clearly, they hadn't expected Murong Xue to unleash such a terrifying technique!
After increasing the density of the wood cells, these spikes were as hard as metal. The distance between each spike was also pitifully small.
Not only was this technique impossible to dodge, but it also had an extremely wide area of effect. As long as the enemies were tightly packed together, this technique could instantly kill hundreds or even thousands of people!
If anyone other than Lin Yun had been in this forest of sharp spikes, they would've been turned into a hornet's nest in the blink of an eye!
Even Murong Xue herself hadn't expected her martial soul to be so powerful.
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