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Chapter 157 There's no other way...

Hearing Samo's words, Xiao He, who hadn't spoken until now, nodded slightly, but still added a sentence.

"There are only two possibilities for Lin San's ability to get to this point: either he was very lucky and none of his opponents were as good as him, or... he must be hiding a deeper level of strength that he hasn't yet revealed."

Ding! Ding! Ding! ...

In the blink of an eye, the sounds of hundreds of weapons clashing resounded on the martial arts stage, and bricks and stones flew everywhere the two passed by.

"Lu Yunshi! Let's see how long you can stay calm."

Lin San waved his hands, unleashing a burst of spiritual energy. His body moved left and right, instantly transforming into five indistinguishable shadows that rushed forward, slashing at Lu Yunshi once again.

Upon seeing this, Lu Yunshi quickly retreated, raising both hands to a position holding a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other.

Pull! Release!

In one fluid motion, with unparalleled skill, ten arrows were launched in the blink of an eye, each pair aimed at a shadow. However, as the ten arrows passed by, they pierced through the shadows one by one. Lu Yunshi frowned slightly, but immediately stopped in his tracks. His spiritual energy surged beneath his feet, and he vanished in a flash with incredible agility.

A moment later, Lin San suddenly appeared, slashing at the spot where Lu Yun had been standing with his twin swords. Naturally, he missed. He quickly looked up, charged forward, and unleashed another domineering slash.

Boom!

A loud crash resounded as their swords clashed, and their opposing spiritual energies trembled between them.

Suddenly, Lu Yunshi's strength loosened, and he was actually blasted away by Lin San. However, Lin San did not pursue him. This was not the first time he had witnessed Lu Yunshi's battle, and he was not careless at all. He searched the area with his eyes and sure enough, he saw several talismans at his feet.

Thunder! Fire! Water!

The three talismans shattered instantly, transforming into three forces that erupted on the spot. Lin San let out a low shout and continuously swung his twin swords, using the sword energy to defend against them.

On the other side, Lu Yunshi stopped his retreating body, his mind and sword instantly becoming one, and a bone-chilling coldness accompanied by sharp sword energy descended upon the martial arts stage.

"call!"

The sudden gathering of such a massive amount of cold energy was something even Lu Yunshi was experiencing for the first time. His body trembled slightly, but he still rushed forward while Lin San was still trapped, carrying the frost and wind with him as he slashed down.

In an instant, the wind and frost gathered and swirled around Lu Yunshi. It was vaguely visible that it resembled a long sword. In the swordsman's mind, the white frost and the sword light merged and burst into a shocking white light.

Amidst the white light, frost and snow continued to fall, and murderous intent arose everywhere. The sword was hidden within, and the danger was boundless.

It is indeed... the frost of heaven shines with a hundred rays!

Frost flew up from the martial arts platform, and the coldness spread continuously, even among some students who were close to the platform.

However, soon everyone noticed that Lin San's figure reappeared in Feishuang. His clothes were torn and his body was covered in blood, but he showed no signs of weakness.

"Tsk! Didn't you just take care of it directly?" Lu Yunshi said disdainfully upon seeing Lin San's state.

"Yeah, almost there, but... now it's my turn." Lin San pulled off his defensive talisman, then with a flick of his twin blades, his aura surged forth, becoming more than twice as strong as before.

On the other hand, Lu Yunshi's aura had dropped considerably.

Lin San rushed out in an instant, thrusting his sword and striking the blade. The immense force immediately sent Lu Yunshi flying a hundred meters away.

In just over ten seconds, the balance of power between the two had shifted dramatically, something no one had expected.

"How could the boss suddenly be..." Li Hongying's brows were full of worry upon seeing the situation.

“It seems he was unlucky. Lin San didn’t get to this point because of luck, but because there’s something strange about it. After all, no matter what, Big Brother’s aura wouldn’t have dropped so quickly, almost like it was cut in half, while Lin San has become stronger instead. There must be some connection between them.” Xiao He said, pursing his lips.

As soon as he finished speaking, his friend Lin Qingxuan came over, greeted Li Hongying and the others, and then spoke.

"Judging from the current situation, it must be a special cultivation method. If I'm not mistaken, it's a kind of cultivation method that uses battle to sustain itself. As long as you can drag out the battle for a certain period of time or wait for an opportunity, you can seize the opponent's momentum to strengthen yourself. On one hand, you weaken the enemy, and on the other hand, you strengthen yourself. One up and one down, one positive and one negative, you will naturally become stronger. However, the cultivation conditions of this kind of cultivation method are very harsh. Lin San is quite capable."

Lin Qingxuan nodded slightly, then suddenly laughed and changed the subject.

"However, your boss is so powerful that even I am no match for him, so this should be a small problem for him."

Now that things have come to this, Lin Qingxuan naturally learned from Xiao He that Lu Yunshi was the one who had defeated him before. Seeing Lu Yunshi appear in the later stages of the third round of assessment, he felt no resentment at all. On the contrary, he couldn't wait to see how strong Lu Yunshi could be.

"I think the boss's aggressive fighting style at the beginning must have been because he realized something from the previous intelligence, so he wanted to finish the battle quickly. But now it seems that the boss didn't have time to defeat the opponent before he became weaker and the opponent became stronger," Xiao He sighed.

On the other side, Lu Yunxi, who was watching Lu Yunshi fight from somewhere, had a cold look in her eyes. She had already gripped her sword tightly in her hand, and her gaze kept glancing at Lin San's neck.

"Let's see how you run now!?"

With exquisite footwork, Lin San's speed was no slower than Lu Yunshi's, and even faster. He thrust out his twin blades along the sonic boom, as cunning and ruthless as a venomous snake.

Lu Yunshi held his sword at his waist, quickly turned around, deflected Lin San's double blades, and then threw out a talisman, which turned into smoke to obscure Lin San's vision.

But soon, Lin San shattered the smoke in front of him and found that his feet were now surrounded by spheres.

"Iron Beads! They've appeared! Lu Yunshi's ultimate technique!"

Someone in the audience exclaimed in surprise, quickly recognizing that this was the key skill that Lu Yunshi used to defeat Lu Renjia and Samo.

"A mere trick!" As if he had expected it, Lin San laughed and took out several lightning-avoiding talismans. When lightning struck, its power was almost entirely blocked by the talismans.

Seeing this, Lin San couldn't help but continue laughing, and then shouted at Lu Yunshi, "Lu Yunshi, you didn't expect this, did you? I've been studying you for a long time. Your tricks are useless against me."

"Huh? What? You actually...?" Lu Yunshi feigned surprise, then pondered for a long time. "Then there's nothing we can do, we can only..."

Before Lu Yunshi could finish speaking, Lin San had already sensed something was wrong. Why was there such a foul stench? Was it poisonous smoke?

That's alright, I've already swallowed several kinds of antidotes, but... why am I still feeling a bit dizzy, and... nauseous? It's a hundred times more disgusting than poop.

Lin San shook his head and realized that the smell was coming from several round balls under his feet.

"This...this is...this taste, could this be...a medicinal pill?"

Lin San suddenly looked up, and his thoughts finally connected into a single line.

"Brother Lin, don't forget, I am a prospective alchemist." Lu Yunshi smiled and lowered his head.