Hearing Xiao Yan’s agreement to Instructor Ruo Lin’s terms, everyone couldn’t help but cast some “admiring” glances at the former. Although Xiao Yan was exceptionally talented, the gap between him and Instructor Ruo Lin was like an unbridgeable chasm. The difference between a fighter and a Great Fighter wasn’t something that could be narrowed by mere talent alone.
Xiao Yu was also stunned by Xiao Yan’s response. After a moment, she sighed in exasperation. It seemed this guy wouldn’t stop until he hit a wall.
“The space here is cramped. Let’s go outside,” Ruo Lin smiled faintly at Xiao Yan and led the way out of the tent, her voluptuous and graceful figure swaying with a mature allure.
Xiao Yan touched his nose and nodded, following her out. The people inside the tent hesitated for a moment before rushing out in a frenzy.
By now, the sun had set, casting a layer of pale red light over the square, turning it into a thin red carpet. The blue stone floor, which had been baked all day, gradually began to cool down. Standing in the center of the square, one could occasionally see the sparse crowd outside.
A cool breeze swept through the square, making those who had just exited the tent, including Xiao Yu, feel refreshed.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Xiao Yan walked to the center, facing the smiling Instructor Ruo Lin. He laughed dryly, “Please go easy on me, Instructor.”
Hearing this, a gentle smile appeared on Ruo Lin’s lips. She slowly raised her delicate hand, and a green Nalan Ring on her finger shimmered. A blue whip, emitting an unusual glow, suddenly appeared.
The entire whip was azure blue, and it radiated a strong energy fluctuation. The handle was intricately carved into a giant snake’s mouth, within which a blue magic core, the size of a baby’s fist, was deeply embedded. The whip was etched with some strange Dou Qi patterns, from which a faint glow emanated.
From the design of the whip alone, it was clear that what Ruo Lin held was a carefully crafted magic core weapon. The gentle energy contained within the weapon indicated that its attribute was the same as Ruo Lin’s. Using such a weapon in battle would likely boost her strength by about ten to twenty percent.
Facing Xiao Yan’s dry laughter, Instructor Ruo Lin responded with action, showing him that getting a year-long vacation from her was not going to be easy!
Looking at the beautiful woman standing a short distance away, whip in hand, Xiao Yan’s mouth twitched, and he shook his head with a bitter smile.
“Here, use any weapon you like.” Ruo Lin waved her hand, and a steel sword emerged from her Nalan Ring. She flicked her finger against the hilt, and the sword shot toward Xiao Yan like a black shadow.
Seeing the sword flying toward him, Xiao Yan didn’t move. He let the sword, carrying a powerful force, approach. When the sword was only half a meter away from Xiao Yan, it suddenly stopped in mid-air and fell, lodging itself in a crack between the blue stone slabs.
Shrugging, Xiao Yan pulled out the sword and waved it around clumsily. He had never learned sword techniques, so using a sword felt very awkward.
Xiao Yan’s composure made Ruo Lin’s brows raise slightly, and a hint of admiration flashed in her beautiful eyes. To have such composure at a young age, combined with his natural talent, made Ruo Lin feel that the little guy in front of her might go far, very far…
“Shall we begin?” Ruo Lin casually whipped the ground a few meters in front of Xiao Yan, leaving a shallow pool of water on the stone slab. Lifting her pretty face, she asked with a smile.
“Yes.” Xiao Yan nodded slowly, his expression becoming serious. This was his first time facing a Great Fighter, and although he had Old Medicine’s secret assistance, the pressure of facing such a powerful opponent was still immense.
As they were about to start, Xiao Yu’s delicate hands clenched nervously, and her face was filled with worry.
“Hmph, such arrogance. Relying on a bit of talent to challenge Instructor Ruo Lin, who is a Five-Star Great Fighter, is truly presumptuous,” Luo Bu, whose jealousy was rekindled by Xiao Yan’s displayed talent, couldn’t help but ridicule him again.
“What did you say?” Xiao Yu, who was already tense and worried, turned around with a frown, anger in her eyes, and snapped at him.
“Just speaking the truth.” Luo Bu’s words, which were supposed to infuriate Xiao Yu, only seemed to increase his own bitterness.
“What right do you have to speak about him? He dares to fight a Great Fighter, but do you? All you do is fake smiles all day, but when real trouble comes, you run the fastest. I, Xiao Yu, despise men like you who are insincere. You can dream all you want; I’ll never like you!”
Xiao Yu’s cold words left the surrounding people in shock. They had never seen her speak to someone like that before.
Luo Bu’s face turned pale and then flushed, and after a moment, he turned away, staring at the boy in the arena, his eyes filled with hidden resentment.
The cold ridicule from the audience didn’t distract the two in the tense battle circle. Xiao Yan fixed his gaze on Instructor Ruo Lin, his body trembling slightly. He knew that the attacks of a Great Fighter, in terms of speed, strength, and combat experience, far surpassed anything he had faced before. Therefore, he focused intently on every subtle movement of his opponent, trying to discern the next attack.
Ruo Lin glanced at the fully alert Xiao Yan and smiled. With a wave of her hand, the whip lashed out like a snake, leaving a faint blue trail in the air as it swung down at Xiao Yan.
As the whip cut through the air, the cool air became slightly more humid. Seeing the whip span more than ten meters, Xiao Yan’s pupils contracted, and he exhaled slowly. Just as the whip reached his head, he suddenly shifted his body to the left.
The whip, carrying a powerful force, grazed past Xiao Yan’s clothes and struck the stone floor, leaving a splash of water.
Avoiding Ruo Lin’s attack, Xiao Yan’s face became grave. He stomped his foot hard on the ground, his body slightly arching before he shot toward Ruo Lin like an arrow released from a bow.
In a flash, he covered the short distance, but just as he was about to enter her attack range, a powerful force suddenly came from behind.
His face changing, Xiao Yan immediately ducked. A blue shadow flew out from behind him, barely missing his head.
Leaning forward, Xiao Yan slapped the ground hard, and a powerful invisible force slammed into the ground, propelling him into the air.
In mid-air, Xiao Yan’s body spun, and he threw the iron sword, leveraging the spinning momentum. The sword flew at Ruo Lin with a sharp whistling sound.
Watching the iron sword fly toward her, Ruo Lin’s hand flickered, and her blue whip coiled up in the air, forming a blue barrier.
*Clang!*
The iron sword struck the blue barrier, and a clear ringing sound echoed. The sword was then shattered by the rebounding force.
Seeing the broken sword, Ruo Lin’s red lips curled up, and just as she was about to continue her attack, her face changed.
The fragments of the iron sword, driven by an invisible force, flew back in the direction of Xiao Yan. The sharp whistling sound was even stronger than before.
As the fragments flew, a powerful push erupted from Xiao Yan’s palm, raising a cloud of dust.
*Whizz, whizz, whizz!*
The powerful force easily dissipated the energy on the fragments, and they suddenly changed direction, heading toward Ruo Lin with even greater speed and power.
“This little guy really has some skill,” Ruo Lin praised in surprise, seeing Xiao Yan, a fighter, use techniques that required at least a Great Fighter, such as drawing and expelling objects from a distance. She quickly formed a hand seal, and Dou Qi flowed through her body’s specific meridians.
“Unloading Water Mirror!”
With Ruo Lin’s light shout, a surge of blue Dou Qi erupted from her palm, forming an oval-shaped blue water mirror in front of her.
The Unloading Water Mirror was a defensive technique that only those who practiced water-attribute Dou Qi could master. It was not a high-level technique, just a mid-tier yellow-grade, but it was extremely practical. Many water-attribute Dou Qi practitioners on the continent could create a water mirror with a discharging effect using their powerful Dou Qi.
The water mirror was more than half a meter thick and reflected a blend of red and blue light under the setting sun.
*Pfft, pfft…*
The fragments pierced the water mirror but lost their force upon entering it, rapidly dissipating their energy.
*Clang…*
Without their force, the fragments fell out of the water mirror and landed on the stone floor with a series of clinks.
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