102: Chapter 102 Cultivate Well, Junior Sister

"Boom..."

Streams of water arrows shot toward Lin Ming.

Holding his long sword, Lin Ming slashed and destroyed every incoming water arrow; the severed water arrows fell onto the high platform and dispersed across it.

Meanwhile, Lin Ming walked toward Wu Jinsong step by step.

However, his footsteps suddenly came to a halt; the puddle of water beneath his feet seemed to form an inexplicable resistance, pinning Lin Ming's movements.

Now is the time.

Wu Jinsong did not hesitate for a moment, immediately performing a hand seal.

The puddles on the ground quickly converged, forming a cage made entirely of water that locked Lin Ming inside.

Lin Ming's entire body was submerged in this Water Prison, cut off from the outside world.

"Explode!"

Wu Jinsong shouted softly.

The Water Prison instantly exploded, and the resulting water droplets splashed outward, only to be blocked by the Barrier surrounding the high platform.

A figure suddenly rushed out from the center of the explosion, arriving in front of Wu Jinsong in a single stride.

Wu Jinsong, in a state of high concentration, noticed this and hurriedly performed another hand seal.

The splashing water droplets formed a Water Curtain in front of him, providing some protection.

However, this Water Curtain could not block Lin Ming's sword.

It was shattered by Lin Ming's strike, and the sword reached Wu Jinsong's face, stopping right at his chin.

"I lose."

Sensing the Sword Intent contained within Lin Ming's strike, Wu Jinsong had no choice but to admit defeat.

He hadn't expected his techniques to fail to even scratch Lin Ming, who appeared completely unharmed before him.

Wu Jinsong knew he had still underestimated this guy.

"Good match."

Sheathing his sword.

Lin Ming turned around and walked down from the high platform.

"Second-Layer Sword Intent."

On the stage, Fang Jinchen watched the exchange and remarked.

What Lin Ming had displayed was the Second-Layer Sword Intent, and he had ended the match with just that.

This caused Fang Jinchen's expression to turn much more determined.

"The Junior Sister won in one move, and you, the Senior Brother, also won in one."

Yu Yaoqin said as she watched Lin Ming return.

With one strike, Lin Ming had ended the battle, exactly like Su Lianxue's performance.

"Because the opponent's strength wasn't very high."

Su Lianxue added from the side.

"He was alright."

Lin Ming replied.

Wu Jinsong's strength was at the level of the Spirit Platform Fourth Heaven, and he also had his own attainments in water-attribute techniques.

Unfortunately, the guy had bad luck running into Lin Ming, so Lin Ming could only send him off.

"Yu Yaoqin of Hidden Sword Peak."

"I'm up."

Hearing her name, Yu Yaoqin immediately stepped onto the stage.

Her opponent was at the Spirit Platform Realm Fifth Layer. Facing him, Yu Yaoqin directly revealed her First-Layer Sword Intent and defeated him after several rounds of exchange, securing her first victory.

As time passed, the first round of matches concluded.

In the second round, Lin Ming's opponent was a Spirit Platform Realm Seventh Layer Disciple from Hidden Sword Peak.

"Li Chuan, Hidden Sword Peak."

Li Chuan said to Lin Ming, his face full of Battle Intent.

As a Disciple of Hidden Sword Peak, he had also wanted to encounter Lin Ming and have a confrontation on the level of the Dao of the Sword.

He hadn't expected his wish to be fulfilled in the second round.

To that end, Li Chuan would display his strongest power.

With a single sword strike...

Li Chuan took the initiative to attack, the sword in his hand drifting toward Lin Ming like willow catkins.

Seeing this, Lin Ming also drew his sword, meeting those so-called catkins with a brute-force offensive.

Li Chuan's sword seemed light and airy, but every strike felt unpredictable and elusive.

"Yuanxu Mountain certainly has quite a few good seeds for the Dao of the Sword."

Not far away, a cold, white-haired woman watched the battles on the stage and those of other Hidden Sword Peak Disciples from Yuanxu Mountain, speaking indifferently.

"In the Dao of the Sword, our Canghai Sword Pavilion is definitely stronger than Yuanxu Mountain."

Behind the cold woman, a girl spoke in a defiant tone.

Regarding the path of the sword, their Canghai Sword Pavilion focused solely on the Dao of the Sword, unlike Yuanxu Mountain where the Dao of the Sword was just one of their Six Lineages; she believed Yuanxu Mountain was inferior to Canghai Sword Pavilion in that regard.

The cold woman didn't say anything in response. Her gaze drifted toward the Hidden Sword Peak lineage, specifically where the Peak Master and Elders were seated, before returning to the high platform where Lin Ming was.

Flying Catkin Sword Technique

Lin Ming recognized the sword technique Li Chuan was using.

Lin Ming had also practiced this technique before, though he hadn't studied it in detail, only gaining a general understanding.

Similarly, Lin Ming identified Li Chuan's weakness.

Finding the right opportunity...

One strike.

With one strike, Lin Ming broke through Li Chuan's Flying Catkin Sword Technique and struck directly at him.

With his sword technique broken, Li Chuan quickly tried to recover, shifting from the offensive to the defensive.

But once he became the defender...

Li Chuan found he had no power to resist at all; under Lin Ming's assault, he was forced back repeatedly.

Again, Lin Ming's Second-Layer Sword Intent stopped right before him.

He had no choice but to surrender.

"Li Chuan's sword technique was seen through."

An Elder of Hidden Sword Peak said in a heavy voice as he watched this scene and Li Chuan's defeat.

The main reason for Li Chuan's defeat was that Lin Ming had seen through his sword technique and found its weakness, ending the match directly.

"We still underestimated that person's Disciple."

An Elder remarked.

It could only be said that as expected of Old Ancestor Master Yun Hua's Disciples, both of the students she raised were quite extraordinary.

Li Chuan was crushed in every aspect; he was simply no match for Lin Ming.

In the subsequent matches, Lin Ming advanced to the second day without losing a single round.

Moreover, in the matches held so far, Lin Ming could end the battles with his Second-Layer Sword Intent, and he hadn't even needed to use its full potential.

"Stinky Senior Brother."

Yu Yaoqin said with a look of displeasure.

Yu Yaoqin had lost.

In the final round of the day, Yu Yaoqin was defeated by a Disciple from Flying Cloud Peak; the First-Layer Sword Intent she had just comprehended posed no threat to them.

"It's not like I'm the one who beat you."

Lin Ming looked at Yu Yaoqin with some helplessness; he wasn't the one who defeated her, so why was she complaining to him?

"I don't care, you're just a Stinky Senior Brother."

Yu Yaoqin still looked dissatisfied.

Although she knew her strength wouldn't take her to the very end, she had at least comprehended the First-Layer Sword Intent, so making it through the first day shouldn't have been a big problem.

But she hadn't expected to be matched against a Lingtai Eighth Layer opponent in the last match of the first day, which directly knocked her out and left her feeling quite depressed.

She could only vent her frustration on Lin Ming.

And Lin Ming could only passively endure it all.

"Cultivate well, and just win it back next time."

Lin Ming comforted her.

"I will."

Yu Yaoqin nodded.

The three of them then left the Sect Square.

They walked toward Zichen Peak together; Yu Yaoqin wanted to turn her frustration into an appetite.