Cosmic Trading System

"Brother Lin Yi..."

Not far away, Zhang Haoran watched the scene, clenching his fist tightly.

Just before, Lin Yi had asked him not to follow... Unexpectedly, it turned out Lin Yi was doing such a thing. He guessed why Lin Yi didn't want him to come along.

At that moment, he wanted to go over there, but remembering Lin Yi's stern words when they parted, he didn't dare to approach recklessly.

"What did you ask me?" Zhong Nan squinted slightly.

He didn't expect that among so many people who didn't dare to interfere, he dared to step forward and spoke impolitely to him.

Lin Yi…

Listening to the murmurs of the people around him, and recalling his impression of yesterday, he could vaguely remember who this Lin Yi was.

If his memory served him right, he had casually asked the people around him yesterday about the background of this Lin Yi.

The result told by those people was, he was someone without much background; he simply had a friend who seemed to be a son of an ordinary Grandmaster, who also happened to be an ordinary judge at this martial arts tournament.

That ordinary judge was just lucky. The family had produced a grandmaster of martial arts in this generation, but the family condition was quite ordinary.

As the saying goes, "like attracts like."

If he could become friends with such a person, he should not have a significant background.

At least, not as significant as him.

His gaze swept around, and seeing no one else by Lin Yi's side, he sneered to himself, moreover, confirming his assumption.

This Lin Yi, even the friend, the son of the Grandmaster, doesn't dare to stand with him... Clearly, his background was even less impressive than he'd imagined.

"Since you want to interfere, I'll give you a chance. Right now, I'll give you two options. The first one is a martial challenge; you and I go to the fight-to-the-death stage. The second one is that with one sentence, I can ruin your reputation. Would you believe that?" Having guessed the opponent's background, Zhong Nan didn't hold back anymore, and said with a faint smile.

At that moment, he was greatly overconfident. His master was an elder in the martial arts tournament, a guardian of order, in theory. But some people…once they start being arrogant and impulsive, they stop thinking about consequences.

The current situation was just that, he wanted to assert his authority, so he had to act like this.

"One sentence to ruin my reputation, are you relying on your Zhong Family, your Baji Sect, or because you are a disciple of Wei Donglai…" Lin Yun said with a faint smile too.

His eyes flashed with a cold light as he spoke. Ever since the incidents with the Mie Family and the Lu Family, and getting targeted by the official administration, he had a strong aversion to anyone trying to suppress him with their power.

"What is your meaning?" Zhong Nan asked sharply.

The other party knew he was from the Zhong Family, knew he was a disciple of Wei Donglai, knew he was a core disciple of the Baji Sect, yet dared to speak to him like this?

Could it be that the opponent had a significant background?

Or... did the opponent know that his power was limited?

The last thought made Zhong Nan feel a deep chill and anger. He used the Zhong Family and Baji Sect as a guise, naturally, he did not allow others to question him in this aspect.

It made him feel as if the other party was exposing his fraud.

"It means nothing. I just wanted to see who gave you such great courage to act so rashly. If it's the Zhong Family, I'll annihilate the Zhong Family. If it's the Baji Sect, I'll annihilate the Baji Sect. Would you believe that?" Lin Yun said indifferently.

"Huff—"

"Eliminate the Baji Sect? Damn!"

"Has he lost his mind?"

"He's gone mad, who would dare to say such a thing, does he not want to live anymore?"

"This martial arts tournament has many experts from the Baji Sect. Not to mention others, even Grandmaster Wei Donglai himself is a super warrior in the late stage of Huajin. Does he want to die…"

Many people around who heard these words were all astounded.

Most of those present were martial artists, and even if not, they also belonged to the martial arts circle. They might not know much about the Zhong Family, but they had a clear understanding of what the Baji Sect represented.

The Baji Sect was a leading sect in Huaxia's martial arts world, filled with powerful experts. Even the most advanced sects and martial families would not dare to claim that they could eliminate the Baji Sect.

This guy must be insane.

To chase after a woman, he dared to make such arrogant remarks. It was utterly senseless.

This was the feeling shared by everyone present.

In fact, the reason why Lin Yun could say this...

Because he had sensed the presence of an item that possessed higher spirituality.

Now that this item… had appeared, he could finally relax…

So, his actions were no longer so restrained.

That object, he was determined to get it, no matter what method he used.

Although he wanted to obtain it through proper channels, it wasn't necessary, he didn't need to keep suppressing himself.

"Heh... you think... that what I said just now was a lie?" Hearing Lin Yun's words, Zhong Nan was also startled for a moment, but soon, he reacted and let out a cold chuckle, saying.

Indeed, he thought that the other party believed his previous words were false, and thus, produced a similar retort.

This meaning coincided with the other party's doubts about his limited abilities.

Destroy the Zhong family? Eradicate the Baji Sect? Was that even possible?

Especially the Baji Sect... Even if the government wanted to get rid of them, they had to think carefully, as the Baji Sect held significant influence within the government. Even if this person had powerful connections, he surely wouldn't dare speak like this?

So, only this possibility remained.

"However, since you've said such words, then, this matter, must not end amicably. Zhong family, Baji Sect, must not be humiliated. As a member of the Zhong family and a disciple of the Baji Sect, it is my duty to defend the dignity of the Zhong family and the Baji Sect. So, now, you only have one way out, which is to accompany me onto the Life-Death Stage. If not...

you will bear the consequences..." Zhong Nan continued with a sneer.

Then, Zhong Nan turned to look at Lin Mengmeng and calmly said, "Ms. Lin, please consider my earlier advice carefully."

After that, Zhong Nan turned around and walked towards the direction of the Life-Death Stage.

"Wow, these two are going to the Life-Death Stage..."

"Their conversation just now was so domineering..."

"Both of them ranked among the top twenty. The official competition hasn't started yet, they are going for a warm-up match first..."

"In my opinion, this Lin Yi is really looking for trouble. There are so many other things he could say, but he had to talk about the Baji Sect and the guy's family. At first, he didn't have to fight Zhong Nan on the Life-Death Stage, but now, he has no choice. If he doesn't, Zhong family and the Baji Sect might not let him off..."

"Yeah, that Lin Yi. I saw his final match yesterday, he only seems to have the strength of the Mingjin peak. That Zhong Nan is in the Initial Stage of Dark Strength. If he fights Zhong Nan on the Life-Death Stage, the result will not be easy to predict..."

Some people around exclaimed excitedly.

"Master Lin Yi..."

Watching this scene, Lin Mengmeng looked at Lin Yun, expressing her worries.

No matter what the other party's intentions were for stepping up on her behalf, it had escalated to this point and she couldn't help but concern herself.

"Don't worry. On the contrary... I should apologize..."

Lin Yun looked at Lin Mengmeng with a slight smile.

Before he stepped forward, he had the supercomputer check some information. The Golden Sword Sect, Lin Mengmeng's clan seemed to have some issues probably related to him.

Moreover, Lin Mengmeng was his friend after all.

If Lin Mengmeng had problems, he couldn't just ignore them.

However, because of his unique identity, there were some things he couldn't explicitly say.

After saying this, he turned and walked towards the Life-Death Stage.

Since the other party was adamant about going to the Life-Death Stage, he would accompany him once.

"This Lin Yi is interesting. From Fairy Lin's expression, it seems that she is moved..."

"Moved may be a bit far-fetched, but indeed impressed. This is the first time we've seen such a reaction from Fairy Lin these two days. This was indeed a successful move. this Lin Yi must be quite experienced with women, huh?"

"Heh, but the price he's paying isn't small. That Zhong Nan isn't easy to deal with..."

"And, daring to joke about the Zhong family and the Baji Sect, his guts are certainly not small. I saw that some disciples of the Baji Sect have gone to find their elders..."

In the distance, some martial arts prodigies who were watching this laughed.

"If I had known that this could move Fairy Lin's heart, I would've done the same. The Zhong family, Baji Sect, heh..."

Another martial arts prodigy shook his head.

It was just a joke after all. He wasn't afraid of the Zhong family and the Baji Sect.

"Let's go and see. See how this Lin Yi will end this..."

"Right, such a good show, we must go and watch..."

Then, these martial arts prodigies laughed and started to make their way towards the Life-Death Stage.