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The Myriad Beast Martial Arena, an ancient arena with a history almost as long as that of the Flying Cloud Kingdom, possesses unfathomable depths.

Countless peerless experts who shook history have emerged from here; countless talented youths who were once reckless have also perished here.

Lin Muqing's challenge to Xu Ming, with the location set at the Myriad Beast Martial Arena, was clearly premeditated.

“In the Myriad Beast Martial Arena, duels are without mercy! If I kill Xu Ming here, even the Desolate Martial Institute won't be able to find fault with me; they can only blame their disciple for being incompetent!”

Standing on a sub-arena within the Myriad Beast Martial Arena, watching the surrounding isolation formations rise, a sinister smile of success flitted across Lin Muqing's lips. This was because he had instructed the staff of the Martial Arena to activate the “Never-Ending Battle”; the martial contest would only end when one party died, or both parties agreed to stop fighting!

Even admitting defeat is useless!

“Last time during the Martial Pavilion's recruitment, this Xu Ming was definitely only at the Fourth Stage of Outer Training!” Lin Muqing looked at Xu Ming, “Even if he's capable of concealing his cultivation, he absolutely couldn't have evaded the formation's detection!”

Back then, Lin Yan and Lin Miao, both at the Fifth Stage of Outer Training, were able to sneak into the Fourth Stage Outer Training area purely because Wu Gaofeng turned a blind eye. But Xu Ming wouldn't receive such leniency from Wu Gaofeng.

“He was only at the Fourth Stage of Outer Training a few days ago, so now, at most, he's only at the Fifth Stage!”

“The elders of the Martial Pavilion say that he's so powerful because his realm is exceptionally high!”

“Realm?” Lin Muqing sneered. Coming from a wealthy family, he naturally knew the importance of realm. “If the cultivation levels aren't too different, realm can indeed turn the tide of battle. But my cultivation is already at the Initial Stage of Inner Training; dealing with someone who's at most at the Fifth Stage of Outer Training? Heh heh, I can casually cleave him in half with a single sword strike, and he won't be able to block it!”

As the saying goes, overwhelming power can overcome any technique!

Lin Muqing had many calculations, but was Xu Ming really a fool?

In fact, as soon as Xu Ming saw Lin Muqing at the entrance of the Desolate Martial Institute, he had already cast a probing skill and begun analyzing his chances of victory against Lin Muqing.

“Lin Muqing, cultivation at the Initial Stage of Inner Training, realm is average…” After analyzing and analyzing, Xu Ming concluded that his chances of winning should be quite high. “It's time to see just how powerful an Inner Training martial artist really is!”

Xu Ming gently stroked the long spear in his hand.

This spear was custom-made for him by a forging master in the Martial Institute at great expense. Although it was just an ordinary weapon, Xu Ming wielded it with unparalleled ease.

As for why Xu Ming chose the long spear as his main weapon, it was because Xu Ming discovered through research that after activating Perfect Combat, his combat power was the strongest when using a long spear!

“Xu Ming, I admit that your spear techniques are indeed very amazing; if my cultivation were on par with yours, I would concede that I'm really not your opponent! It's just a pity… your cultivation is too weak!” Lin Muqing wielded a sharp, green-edged sword. “With such weak cultivation, you dare to stand on this stage; I can only say that you've really been driven to a dead end by me, haven't you?”

Xu Ming pointed his long spear directly at him: “Have you ever considered that the one who can't leave this arena might be you?”

“Haha!” Lin Muqing seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. “You, with a cultivation at most at the Fifth Stage of Outer Training, dare to talk to me like that? It seems you really don't know how big the gap between Outer Training and Inner Training is! How about this, I'll give you one last chance to live—as long as you kneel in front of me, kowtow ten times, and shout three times ‘Grandpa, I was wrong,’ I'll spare your life today, how about it?”

In his heart, Lin Muqing sneered: That's right, I'll spare your life; however, I'll definitely sever your tendons and cripple your meridians, making it impossible for you to cultivate for the rest of your life! Furthermore, I'll take you back and imprison you, torturing you whenever I feel like it!

“Shout three times what?” Xu Ming asked.

“Grandpa, I was wrong!”

“What?” Xu Ming still looked like he hadn't heard.

“Grandpa, I was wrong!”

“What? Speak louder!”

“Grandpa, I was wro… I cuss, kid, you're courting death!!!” Lin Muqing finally realized that he had been played. “Cuss, you dare to play me!”

A green glow flickered on Lin Muqing's sword blade, this was Xuan Qi, something only Inner Training martial artists possessed. Beneath Lin Muqing's feet, a similar green glow pulsed; in the blink of an eye, he had accelerated to an extreme speed!

Inner Training martial artists not only possessed physical strength far surpassing Outer Training martial artists, but they also had something that Outer Training martial artists could not possess—Xuan Qi!

Even at the Initial Stage of Inner Training, the power brought by Xuan Qi was by no means weaker than physical strength! In other words, the power that an Initial Stage Inner Training martial artist could exert was at least two or three times that of a Sixth Stage Outer Training martial artist; this was why it was as difficult as ascending to heaven for a Sixth Stage Outer Training martial artist to defeat an Initial Stage Inner Training martial artist—a two- or three-fold difference in strength was already the difference between a fully grown adult and a child!

“Die!”

With a flash of green light, he was already in front of Xu Ming.

“So fast!” Sun Ji, outside the arena, felt terrified after seeing Lin Muqing's speed. “If it's just a contest of strength, I might be able to compete with him. But his speed is too much faster than mine; if I were to face him, I'm afraid I'd be instantly killed!”

No matter how great one's strength was, if their speed was lacking, they probably wouldn't even be able to touch the opponent's clothes.

“Boss, you must be careful!” Although Sun Ji had great confidence in Xu Ming's strength, at this moment, he couldn't help but worry about Xu Ming.

Inner Training martial artists were far stronger than Outer Training martial artists in every aspect!

Sun Ji, who was watching from the sidelines, was already shocked, so Xu Ming, who was facing the attack directly, could feel Lin Muqing's speed even more.

However…

Lin Muqing was fast, but Xu Ming wasn't slow either!

Although Xu Ming was much weaker than Lin Muqing and Sun Ji in terms of strength, Xu Ming's attributes in all aspects—strength, speed, agility, endurance, etc.—were very balanced!

Clang!

The tip of the long spear pierced with unparalleled precision at Lin Muqing's weakest point. Even though Lin Muqing's strength was completely dominant, this thrust almost caused him to drop his sword.

“This…” Lin Muqing was stunned. “Your strength and speed… when did you reach the Sixth Stage of Outer Training?”

“No, that's not right!”

“You're much stronger than an ordinary Sixth Stage Outer Training martial artist… I see! You must have taken forbidden drugs, you must have taken forbidden drugs!” Other than that, Lin Muqing couldn't imagine why Xu Ming had suddenly become so powerful. “And it must be a very potent forbidden drug, allowing you to exert strength surpassing the Sixth Stage of Outer Training with a cultivation level of the Fifth Stage of Outer Training!”

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“Forbidden drugs?” Xu Ming was too lazy to explain. Since he wanted to think that way, then let him think that way; anyway… Xu Ming's killing intent towards Lin Muqing had already risen.

“It's useless!” Lin Muqing shouted, “Even if you take forbidden drugs, the gap between Outer Training and Inner Training is insurmountable! I was careless just now, but next, you won't be so lucky!—Absolute Life Eighteen Swords!”

Xu Ming was about to use his long spear to block the sword blade, but he discovered that numerous sword energies formed wherever the sword edge passed, sealing off his movements from all directions.

This was the Lin family's secret technique that was not passed down to outsiders—Absolute Life Eighteen Swords! At least one had to be at the Inner Training realm and possess Xuan Qi within their body to cultivate it; only a congenital master could achieve mastery of this sword technique.

“Six sword energies!”

Although Lin Muqing could only unleash six sword energies at the same time, the six sword energies were positioned so刁钻that Xu Ming had no way to avoid them.

“Hey!”

Xu Ming was seen rising into the air, twisting his body at an incredible angle, forcefully passing his body up and down through the gaps between the six sword energies. At the same time, Xu Ming's long spear also launched an attack.

Bang!

Although Lin Muqing blocked this spear, he was still forced back several steps by this spear, which had gathered all of Xu Ming's strength.

However, what shocked Lin Muqing was not the power of this spear, but: “How is this possible? How could you avoid my Absolute Life Eighteen Swords!?”

Absolute Life Eighteen Swords was an absolute killing move. Once unleashed, Lin Muqing had never heard of anyone of the same level being able to avoid it; at the very least, they would have to withstand one or two sword energies head-on. But the reality was right in front of him, Xu Ming had indeed avoided them all.

“If it were really Absolute Life Eighteen Swords, of course I couldn't avoid it! But too bad, you only have Absolute Life Six Swords, twelve swords are missing!” This time, it was Xu Ming's turn to press the attack; he was certain that Lin Muqing had consumed a lot of energy unleashing this killing move that he thought was sure to win.

“No… impossible!”

But now was not the time for Lin Muqing to shout impossible, because he had to fully focus on dealing with Xu Ming's relentless attacks that followed closely behind.

“After taking the forbidden drug, you are indeed very strong, almost threatening me!” Even now, Lin Muqing still believed that Xu Ming had taken forbidden drugs; this was not his fault, after all, Xu Ming's rate of improvement was too terrifying, no one dared to believe it. “But… do you think you're the only one with forbidden drugs?”

Lin Muqing waved his hand, and a fiery red pill appeared in his hand.

“Although you took the forbidden drug first, I admire you for forcing me to take a forbidden drug as well! But it's a pity, today, you will surely die!”

With the pill in his stomach, Lin Muqing's aura suddenly soared madly.