Linlong immediately countered with his sword.
Bang!
The Sword Qi hit the ground, and Linlong was forced to retreat more than ten steps before stopping. On the other hand, Fan Shenglin only took two to three steps back.
Fan Shenglin was naturally elated after confirming that his cultivation level was higher than his opponent's. "You're dead, kid!"
As he said that, he attacked with his sword again.
However, his expression darkened when he realized that Linlong's sword technique was both real and fake. It was difficult to grasp it, and because of that, he could not gain any advantage at all.
He could not help but exclaim, "Is that a sword technique?"
"You're quite observant." Linlong nodded.
"So what if it's a sword technique? You haven't completely grasped it, so you can't defeat me at all!" Fan Shenglin said coldly.
However, his expression quickly darkened after he said that. This was because he realized that after Linlong's sword technique changed again, he immediately became flustered.
He hurriedly shouted at his subordinate who was still standing by the side. "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and come over to help!"
You can't blame me for this, the subordinate thought gloomily.
After Fan Shenglin said that, he initially wanted to wait for Fan Shenglin to gain the upper hand before attacking secretly. He did not expect Fan Shenglin to be at a disadvantage in the process. Moreover, he could not find a chance to launch a sneak attack at all, so he could only watch.
Now that he heard Fan Shenglin's shout, he could only pick up the Rune Sword in his hand and stab it at Linlong's back.
Fan Shenglin heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that his subordinate had moved. This way, he would not be so passive anymore.
However, he did not expect his opponent's sword technique to become even more unpredictable at this moment. Moreover, the Sword Qi that was sent out was like a cold moon.
Oh no, this is an ice-attribute technique! Fan Shenglin's expression changed drastically.
He knew that ice-attribute techniques were powerful and were powerful weapons to kill enemies of a higher level. Given that his current strength was similar to his opponent's, he was not a match for this ice-attribute technique at all.
However, what else could he do now? He could only hope that his subordinate could force his opponent to retreat.
However, he realized that he was wrong. This was because his opponent had no intention of dodging at all, and the cold moon-like Sword Qi was still coming toward him.
"Ah …"
In the next moment, amidst his miserable shriek, the sword aura that resembled a cold moon struck his right chest.
What made him heave a sigh of relief was that his runic armor had come into play at that critical moment. It had blocked most of the sword qi's energy and had only injured him a little.
However, his expression quickly changed. He discovered that half of his body was already numb. Evidently, it was caused by the ice attribute Secret Art.
Fortunately, at this critical moment, his subordinate's sword had finally forced the other party to retreat.
Although he wasn't able to injure the other party, it was still able to buy him some time. He hurriedly revolved the cultivation technique in his body, wanting to dissolve the cold Qi in his body in the shortest time possible, so that his body could return to normal.
After circulating his cultivation technique, he subconsciously looked at the two people fighting in front of him. With a single glance, his face couldn't help but twitch because his subordinate couldn't even withstand a single move from his opponent.
After a single move, he was sent flying by the other party's attack and fell to the ground. It was unknown whether he was dead or alive.
His subordinate's realm was similar to Linlong's. With Linlong using the Cold Moon Ice Technique and Wu Lin's sword technique, how could he be Linlong's match?
If he had known earlier, he would have dealt with this fellow with two people at the same time. That way, he would have been in an invincible position. Fan Shenglin was filled with regret.
As this thought flashed through his mind, Linlong had already arrived in front of him.
Looking at Linlong, his mouth moved, and he said, "I … lost …" Looking at Linlong, Lin Lin's mouth moved.
If his subordinate was still here, he still had a chance to escape. Now, however, there was no such hope at all.
However, he was unwilling to give up. In the next moment, he suddenly exploded and slashed his sword at Linlong.
Linlong casually swung his sword. Even though Wu Lin's sword technique and Cold Moon Ice Technique were not used, he still directly smashed Fan Shenglin to the ground.
This was naturally because Fan Shenglin had yet to recover from the Cold Moon Ice Technique's attack.
Struggling to get up, Fan Shenglin asked, "Lin Li, who exactly are you … Not only do you have such talent … but you also have such a powerful sword technique and cultivation technique?"
He was unwilling to give up.
In his opinion, even if Linlong was the Supreme Elder's disciple, it was impossible for him to have such a powerful sword technique and cultivation technique at the same time.
"I don't need to tell you that," Linlong said calmly.
In the next moment, the rune sword in his hand had already slashed across Fan Shenglin's throat.
He knew the Fan Family very well, so there was no need for him to ask Fan Shenglin anything.
Next, Linlong took Fan Shenglin's and the others' Space Stones and searched them clean. Only then did he leave.
There were naturally many people from the Fan Family in the Fan Family's mansion. However, they were weak and could not pose any threat to Linlong. Hence, he did not go over.
Soon, Linlong returned to the south gate of the Xing Wu Academy.
"Junior … Junior Brother Lin, you're back?" Seeing Linlong's return, the disciples of the Xing Wu Academy who were guarding the gate all became nervous.
The reason why they were nervous was because they already knew that Linlong could kill many people from the Fan Family despite being surrounded by Fan Shenglin and so many people.
Now that Linlong could actually return, it meant that Fan Shenglin could not do anything to him. In fact, Fan Shenglin might have already been killed by him.
How could they not feel nervous when such a powerful person was standing in front of them?
"Junior Brother Lin, the Supreme Elder is asking for you to go to the main hall," one of the disciples hurriedly said.
"Is that so?" Linlong nodded and immediately walked towards the main hall.
Along the way, all the disciples of the Xing Wu Academy who saw him spoke to him respectfully, even those who had reached the third rank.
As for those who were originally Fan Shaoyun's subordinates, their bodies trembled uncontrollably when they saw him.
Seeing that Linlong did not mention anything about the past, they all heaved a sigh of relief.
After arriving at the main hall, Linlong found that there was only the Supreme Elder in the hall.
"Take a seat," the Supreme Elder said as he pointed to the chair beside him.
Linlong did not stand on ceremony, and directly walked over and sat down.
After sitting down, the Supreme Elder asked, "Lin Li, I heard that you went to challenge the Fan Family alone?"
"The enmity between me and the Fan Family forced me to do so. Under the situation where the people from the City Lord's Mansion and the other families were basically helping General Jiang, this was undoubtedly the best opportunity." Linlong nodded.
"What was the result?"
"Fan Shenglin has already been killed by me," Linlong said.
"What?" Hearing Linlong's words, the Supreme Elder's eyes widened in shock.
He previously thought that Linlong would at most kill a few people from the Fan Family. Who would have thought that Linlong would actually kill Fan Shenglin as well?
"Brat, I'm afraid that you are still hiding your strength?" The Supreme Elder looked at Linlong.
He knew that with the strength that Linlong had displayed in front of him, it was impossible for him to play around with the people from the Fan Family and kill Fan Shenglin.
"That's right, I have hidden some of my strength. In fact, I still have a powerful sword skill and an attribute cultivation technique." Linlong nodded.
There was also a powerful sword skill and an elemental cultivation technique! Hearing Linlong's words, the Supreme Elder's face involuntarily twitched. One must know that in his long life, he had only seen other people use attribute cultivation techniques. He had never seen one himself.
"Then, what rank are those sword skills and cultivation techniques?" The Supreme Elder couldn't help but ask. Although it was a bit wrong to ask this, he still asked.
"Mn, they should be considered Black rank," said Linlong.
"They're both Black rank …" The Supreme Elder's face twitched again. Others were already happy to obtain Yellow rank cultivation techniques, but Linlong actually obtained Black rank cultivation techniques.
"Exactly how did you obtain them, or did someone give them to you?" The Supreme Elder couldn't help but ask again.
"Isn't there a Secret Realm in the outskirts of the Xingwu Mountain Range? This disciple obtained them there." Linlong replied.
"No way, the treasures in that Secret Realm were obtained by you?" The Supreme Elder's face twitched again.
He already knew that there was a Secret Realm there, but he couldn't find it no matter how hard he searched. In the end, he could only helplessly give up.
Recently, he suddenly heard that the Secret Realm had opened, and that someone had already entered it. He went to investigate again, and this time, he was very lucky. Not only did he find it, but he also entered it.
However, he was depressed because the things inside had already been taken away by someone else.
He didn't expect that the person who took them away was actually a disciple of the Xingwu Academy, and was currently standing in front of him.
"That's not right. That happened not too long ago. How could you have learned it?" The Supreme Elder revealed a doubtful expression as he thought of something.
Since Linlong was able to deal with Fan Shenglin and the others by himself, he knew that Linlong must have definitely mastered that martial skill and cultivation technique.
"This disciple might have some talent in cultivation that others don't, so …" Linlong spread his hands and said.
"Is that true?" Although he believed in Linlong, the Supreme Elder still couldn't help but ask such a question.
This was because even he didn't know how long it would take to master a martial skill. It could be as short as a few months, or as long as a few years. Sometimes, he couldn't even master it no matter how hard he tried.
"Yes." Linlong nodded.
"Then … you're really talented!" The Supreme Elder's face twitched again.
He believed that Linlong wouldn't lie to him. Since Linlong knew that the Supreme Elder wouldn't make things difficult for him, he didn't mind telling him about it.
After being surprised for a while, the Supreme Elder revealed a smile on his face.
This was because Linlong was a disciple of the Xingwu Academy. The more powerful Linlong was, the better it would be for the Xingwu Academy. In fact, the Xingwu Academy might even become famous in the entire Yongzhou Mainland because of Linlong.
"Linlong, don't worry. No matter what happens between you and the Fan Family, the Xingwu Academy will be on your side," the Supreme Elder said.
Originally, he was on Linlong's side because of Zhao Yaxuan and Guo Xiaoxiao. Now that he knew that Linlong was talented, he had no reason to support him.
Even if he had a conflict with the castellan, he wouldn't care. Of course, he knew that the castellan wouldn't go against the Xingwu Academy.
"Thank you, Supreme Elder." Linlong nodded before saying, "However, what I'm going to do next might put you in a difficult position, Supreme Elder."
"What is it?" The Supreme Elder couldn't help but be shocked.
"It's about Xie Cheng."
"About Xie Cheng?" Hearing Linlong's words, the Supreme Elder couldn't help but frown. Only now did he recall that Xie Cheng had died in Linlong's hands.
Thinking of this, the Supreme Elder asked, "Are you going to confess to the people from the Fourth Marquis's Residence and say that you killed Xie Cheng?"
"That's right." Linlong nodded before continuing, "If I don't do this, they will take Xiaoxiao away. I don't want that to happen, so I can only confess."
"That's true." Hearing Linlong's words, the Supreme Elder said helplessly.
Because if Linlong didn't confess, the people from the Fourth Marquis's Residence would definitely take Guo Xiaoxiao away.
"Then, do as you see fit," the Supreme Elder said helplessly.
He didn't want to lose a genius like Linlong, but if he didn't confess, Guo Xiaoxiao would be taken away again.
"When are you going to confess?" The Supreme Elder asked.
"Let's do it today, when they return," Linlong said.
After discussing for a while more, Linlong bade farewell.
After leaving the main hall, Linlong returned to his residence.
After waiting for a few more hours, the group that went to the Xingwu Mountain Range to search for Xie Cheng finally returned.
When they returned, Linlong didn't confess immediately. Instead, he went to see Guo Xiaoxiao first.
"Why are you here?" Guo Xiaoxiao asked in surprise when she saw Linlong.
"Xiaoxiao, I will tell the people from the Fourth Marquis's Residence that I killed Xie Cheng," Linlong said without beating around the bush.
"Why are you doing this?" Guo Xiaoxiao asked doubtfully.
"Because if I don't do this, you will be taken away. I killed him, and I don't want you to be wrongly accused," Linlong said.
"No, you can't go," Guo Xiaoxiao hurriedly said.
"Xiaoxiao, I only came to tell you about this. I didn't ask for your opinion. Also, don't plead for leniency on your behalf. Don't get involved in this matter because I have confidence in dealing with it. If you get involved, it will be troublesome." With that, Linlong turned around and left Guo Xiaoxiao's room.
"Linlong, wait." Guo Xiaoxiao wanted to pull Linlong back, but how could she do so?
For a moment, she was a little flustered.
Hurry up and look for master. With that thought in mind, she quickly ran towards Yao Xue's residence.
As for Linlong, he naturally wouldn't be so foolish as to walk right into the trap of the people from the Fourth Marquis's Residence.
He arrived in front of the main hall and took out a waist token in front of the two elders and many disciples of the Xing Wu Academy. This waist token belonged to Xie Cheng, and it represented Xie Cheng's identity as the son of the Fourth Marquis.
"Elders, this token is for you to bring to General Jiang," Linlong said to the two elders as he handed the token over.
"What waist token is this?" The two elders were stunned when they received the waist token.
When the two of them asked this question, Linlong had already started to walk towards the southern gate of the Xing Wu Academy.
"This is Xie Cheng's waist token."
"Why do you have his waist token?" The two elders felt that something was amiss.
"Because Xie Cheng was killed by me!"
After replying, Linlong sped up and rushed toward the south gate.
"What?" After hearing Linlong's words, the two elders and the other disciples were all dumbfounded.
"Elder Shen, chase after him. I will report this matter to General Jiang!" One of the elders quickly said to the other elder after regaining his senses.
"Alright!" The other elder had no choice. He immediately nodded and chased after Linlong.
Apart from him, a few other disciples also rushed towards Linlong.
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