Chapter 739: Provocation
"Oh?"
Upon seeing this contestant, a spark flickered in the depths of Lin Yun's eyes.
The record of this genius contestant had already surpassed a thousand victories, far outnumbering his own. The opponent could challenge him actively. Of course, it required his consent for the duel to begin. But he was unable to challenge the other proactively.
A genius like this, with such a record, was among the top contenders in the tournament. They wouldn't be simple opponents. Yet, if he managed to defeat them, his own rank would leap forward swiftly.
"Firestone Family, Feiying Firestone, I heard you are quite formidable? Let's see if you are as strong as the legends say!" The genius contestant said calmly.
"Boom—"
As the sound of his words fell, a terrifying Domain Power swiftly covered Lin Yun.
"Is that so?"
Lin Yun said calmly.
"Boom!"
While he was still speaking, a potent Domain Power too was released to meet the opponent's.
"Firestone Family? One of the mighty super families in the universe!"
Xiao Chong's face changed slightly.
"Before the appearance of the Immortal Origin Holy Land, the Firestone Family used to be one of the three top Super Forces! It is said that the strongest ancestor of the Firestone Family has reached the peak of the fourth level of the Super Realm. There are more than one or two people in other Super Realms who have reached the fourth level.
Later, when the Immortal Origin Holy Land appeared, it is said that the Firestone Family soon had a strong breakthrough fluctuation. Their strongest Ancestor is suspected to have broken through to the Realm of the Saints..."
Lianshan nodded and narrated through a secret voice transmission.
"The Firestone Family also has a saint? It is said that the First Saint of the Immortal Origin Holy Land has already left this world. If so, doesn't that mean the strength of the Firestone Family is not below the Immortal Origin Holy Land?"
Qing Luo and Meng Black, who had just finished their three rounds and were resting, heard the secret conversation between Xiao Chong and Lianshan and expressed their surprise.
"It's hard to say..." Xiao Chong shook his head.
The Immortal Origin Holy Land had produced many saints and even a figure like the First Saint. Even if other forces gave birth to saints and suspected that the Immortal Origin Holy Land no longer had saints and were no longer in awe, it was estimated that they would not dare to provoke rashly.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
In the starry sky, many people saw Lin Yun and Feiying Firestone start fighting, prompting waves of surprise. Simultaneously, Lin Yun and Feiying Firestone's attacks continued to collide, causing the platform they were on to quake somewhat.
Lin Yun appeared calm, merely brandishing his sword again and again.
Feiying Firestone on the other side displayed a multiplicity of tactics. His strong attacks and defenses amazed the crowd below.
"That attack, could it be Firestone Family's famous offensive technique..."
"That defense..."
The voices below were buzzing on.
"That Lin Yun is rather impressive too. Just repeating that same move again and again, each sword strike seemingly identical, yet he has managed to block Feiying Firestone's attack!"
Some people murmured.
"This Feiying Firestone should have the strength of an ordinary Super Warrior, only half a step into the Super Realm, yet already possesses such power. He is indeed an extremely talented person. Fortunately, I have gained the Bloodthirsty Sword and my strength has made progress again; otherwise, I might not necessarily be his match..."
As Lin Yun continued to hurl one sword strike after another, he reflected to himself in secret.
"Lin Yun, is this all the strength you got? If your strength is just this much, I'm afraid you're not my match! Better unleash all your power. I know you have a Bloodthirsty Sword that can amplify one's power. Why don't you take out that Bloodthirsty Sword, I am curious about its power!" Right then, Feiying Firestone looked at Lin Yun and said coldly with a sudden laugh.
At present, Lin Yun had achieved immense fame in the universe, once hailed as the ultimate twelfth-level peak cultivator, casting a shadow on the once renowned and brilliant geniuses.
He was one of those overshadowed.
He was dissatisfied with this state of affairs.
In his view, as long as he defeated Lin Yun, he would rise to fame by stepping on Lin Yun. Lin Yun's fame would then be his.
As for... the Immortal Origin Holy Land that Lin Yun relied upon...
The strongest ancestor of their Firestone Family had not shown himself for many years, and many people could not be sure whether that ancestor of the Firestone Family had indeed broken through to the Realm of Saints. But he knew that the ancestor of their Firestone Family had truly broken through to the Realm of Saints.
The Immortal Origin Holy Land? Rumor had it that the Saints there had already left this world!
Even if they left behind some means, how effective could they be?
The Saints represented the highest level of power in this universe!
Having a Saint in their Firestone Family equated to possessing one of the supreme powers in the universe!
They were not necessarily wary of the Immortal Origin Holy Land that had no Saints!
The Firestone Family was keen to test whether the Immortal Origin Holy Land had Saints or not... He vaguely recalled hearing about this intention from his family. This Lin Yun was a perfect test!
"You want to see the Bloodthirsty Sword?"
Lin Yun's eyes narrowed.
"Well then, as you wish!"
Lin Yun said slowly.
"Buzz—"
The next moment, with a single thought from Lin Yun, a longsword emitting terrifying killing intent and blood-red light appeared in his hand, continuously humming.
"Swoosh!"
With a movement of the hand holding the sword, a powerful blood-colored light slashed towards Feiying Firestone, with the same simple move.
"This—"
The blood light moved at an extreme speed and reached Feiying Firestone in an instant. Feiying Firestone's face changed dramatically, and he exclaimed.
Although he had not yet come into contact with the blood light, he sensed that its power was quite terrifying, far beyond the attacks Lin Yun had used earlier.
Originally, he had provoked Lin Yun because he himself had not gone all out; he too was concealing some part of his power.
But at this moment, he felt that the power he had hidden was far inferior to the strength of this blood light attack.
"The amplification of a person's power by this Bloodthirsty Sword is so enormous?" Feiying Firestone exclaimed in disbelief.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
As he spoke, he also hurriedly employed various powerful tactics and unleashed the power he had held back.
"So, he was indeed hiding his power..."
Lin Yun whispered.
He had thought so. Just now, they had only fought to a draw. How could this Feiying Firestone dare to provoke him and ask him to unleash a more powerful force unless he was hiding something?
But this guy must have underestimated the ability of the Bloodthirsty Sword.
The Bloodthirsty Sword... it had been continuously upgrading, and its power at that moment exceeded when Nanweng was in possession of it.
Without the Bloodthirsty Sword, he would only have ordinary super warrior strength.
But once the Bloodthirsty Sword was used, his strength could be compared to that of the second stage warriors of the Super Realm.
Between the first and second stages of the Super Realm, the difference in strength was immense.
Even if we talk about the realm levels, they were not at all in the same league.
"Rumble!"
Each blood light slashed by Lin Yun landed on the attacks and defenses conjured by Feiying Firestone shattering them one after another. Feiying Firestone kept retreating, and his energy kept diminishing.