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Seeking Defeat
Now that the award ceremony had ended, the Merit Hall was packed with people and was bustling with noise and excitement.
"Great Buddha, Eternal Fairy, you guys have earned big this time. The Sky Cloud Forest's Void Enchantment Barrier has been sealed. Everyone will be rewarded with double the Merit Hall reward. If I had known this would happen, I would have joined the Purple Alliance too!"
"I didn't expect Mad God Lin Ling to be the Dark Angel. If I were a member of the Purple Alliance, perhaps I would have recognized him!"
"The ghost mask he is wearing is very mysterious and it can block any investigation. Ordinary people naturally wouldn't know who he is!"
Voices rang out one after another. However, there were disdainful voices among the crowd.
"No matter how powerful he is, Lin Ling is only on the Earth Roll. There are many people above him who are stronger than him!"
"Hehe, I know you are an expert on the Earth Roll and you are jealous that Lin Ling has become the Son of Desolation. However, don't forget that Lin Ling is only Wu Sheng's fifth degree realm!"
"That's right. Since you are so powerful, why don't you try fighting with him!"
Everyone had their own opinions. However, there was no doubt that although Lin Ling was not the strongest, his potential had moved many people!
"Lin Ling!"
At this moment, Eternal Fairy exclaimed. At the entrance of the Merit Hall, a slender figure stepped in. He had an ancient sword on his back and he looked calm! .
"Wow, Eternal Fairy, you know Lin Ling?"
Those who knew Eternal Fairy were surprised and their eyes were filled with envy.
"Hehe!"
Eternal Fairy smiled at her former sister. She took light steps and arrived in front of Lin Ling. At the same time, Buddha did the same.
"It's you guys!"
Lin Ling looked at them and smiled. His gaze also looked to the other side. There, the Crystal Seven Talents had also walked over. Moreover, Lin Ling sensed that their strength had greatly increased!
Although Lin Ling did not have a close relationship with these people, he had interacted with them in the Devil Prison Mountain Range and Sky Cloud Forest. Therefore, Lin Ling treated them as friends!
"Yes!"
Fairy Eternity's beautiful eyes were filled with adoration as she smiled and nodded. As for the Crystal Seven Talents, he smiled and said, "Looks like after not seeing you for half a year, Senior-apprentice Brother Lin Ling's strength has risen to another level!"
"It's not that simple!"
Lin Ling shook his head and replied. However, in this half a year, although his realm hadn't increased, his strength had increased by 10%, and he was more familiar with his own strength!
"This is Lin Ling?"
As for the experts on the Merit Hall's Earth Roll, they narrowed their eyes. Although Lin Ling was a Son of Famine, his cultivation was the weakest amongst them. Moreover, he wasn't the strongest on the Earth Roll!
Moreover, Lin Ling's potential was indeed not bad, but that was only a matter of the future. Therefore, when they saw Lin Ling being admired by everyone, they were more or less unwilling in their hearts because they did not receive such treatment!
"Fairy Eternity, is this Lin Ling?"
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded. Among the crowd, a man with long hair and a long sword at his waist walked out. He was dressed in green clothes and had a beard on his face. He was dressed differently from the others.
Moreover, one could see that this person had experienced many vicissitudes of life. If it weren't for the great calamity of the Mortal World, he might not have appeared here and would still be traveling the world.
"Senior-apprentice Brother Jian Shisan!"
Fairy Eternity was surprised. That man was the former number one genius of the Eternal Palace. It was said that he had comprehended the sword at the age of three and had his own Sword Dao at the age of ten. He had created many miracles in the Eternal Palace. Even now, Fairy Eternity still remembered that her master had said that Jian Shisan was a genius. Until now, no one in the Eternal Palace had been able to break the record of 400 million swords in one breath.
"Senior-apprentice Sister, I want to fight Lin Ling. I wonder if you can introduce me to him!"
The man looked at Fairy Eternity indifferently and said. This surprised Fairy Eternity again. Senior-apprentice Brother wanted to fight Lin Ling?
"It's Jian Shisan, the former number one on the Earth Board. Today, he is ranked one hundred and ninety-fourth on the Earth Board!" The crowd was also surprised. They didn't understand why Jian Shisan wanted to fight Lin Ling. Because Lin Ling's strength had been recognized and could fight against Wu Sheng's seventh stage realm. Although Jian Shisan's strength wasn't weak, he was obviously not one of the best among Wu Sheng's seventh stage realm. He only had a fifty-fifty chance of defeating Lin Ling!
In this way, there was no meaning in him challenging Lin Ling. On the contrary, if he lost, he would be cursed for overestimating his own strength.
Lin Ling stared at the man and asked curiously, "Why do you want to fight me? You must know that the reason why I became the Son of Huang is because I am a rank three martial cultivator. So even if you defeat me, no one will respect you because my realm is lower than yours and you are my senior. If you lose, your reputation will be ruined! "
Hearing that, the man frowned but didn't say anything.
Lin Ling saw through his strength at one glance. Wu Sheng's seventh stage realm, a first grade god ranked talent. Lin Ling apparently didn't care about this kind of strength so he wasn't interested in a battle. But what made him curious was that Jian Shisan's realm was very solid and was only a step away from Wu Sheng's eighth stage realm!
"Seeking defeat!"
Jian Shisan finally spat out a sentence which made Lin Ling come to a sudden realisation. So he had come for this reason.
"If you want to lose, it's very simple. There are countless people on the Earth Board who are stronger than you. Why are you looking for me?" Lin Ling asked.
"Because I want to verify my sword and not because I want to lose. Only when the sword path heart demon is removed will I be able to advance to the next level. And I have been stuck in this heart demon for a thousand years!" Jian Shisan's cold eyes finally revealed a touch of bitterness.
His seeking defeat was not to defeat himself, but to defeat his own sword path!
"No wonder Senior Brother Jian Shisan was so talented in the past but disappeared in the following days. So he was stuck in his own heart demon!" Eternal Fairy nodded in realization.
Heart demons were something that martial artists had to face. Some heart demons were guilt, some were too murderous, some were unable to let go of family ties. There were all kinds of heart demons, but not everyone's heart demons could be removed. The same heart demons, some people could be relieved very quickly, but some people dug into a dead end and walked further and further, causing the heart demons to grow bigger and bigger, and finally getting stuck in a bottleneck!
Obviously, Jian Shisan's heart demon was not small.
"Alright, I'll fight with you!"
Lin Ling saw the anticipation in Jian Shisan's eyes and finally nodded, making Jian Shisan's weathered face reveal a smile: "Mad God Lin Ling, the Son of Desolation in the human world, your talent is exceptional and your foundation is solid. It is my honor to be able to fight with you, but to defeat me, Jian Shisan, is not an easy task!"
After all, he was a swordsman. Although he had a request for Lin Ling, he also had the pride of a swordsman!
He sought defeat because his sword path sought defeat, so he could not go easy on Jian Shisan!
He stretched out his right hand and a grain of sand on the ground floated over and landed on his palm. When he blew, the air seemed to freeze, and with the help of the sand, it turned into a shining sword!
"The path of martial arts is vast and boundless. I only have a greater advantage than others at the moment, but it does not mean that I will always be a genius, and it does not mean that others cannot surpass me. Whether they are geniuses or mediocre, laziness and arrogance are the eternal enemies of martial artists!" "Sigh.
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