105: Chapter 105 I Must Keep My Hair

"I want to save my hair."

Luo Lingfeng said with a serious expression.

For the sake of his hair, he had no choice but to reveal his true strength.

His Revered Master had given him a death order: he had to rank at least in the top twenty of the Spirit Platform Realm in this Sect Competition. If he failed, his head would be shaved bald, and a spell would be used to prevent his hair from growing back, leaving him bald forever.

Unless, one day, his strength could surpass that of his Revered Master.

Shaving his head bald and being unable to grow hair...

To Luo Lingfeng, either of those was no different from taking his life.

To save his hair, Luo Lingfeng had no other choice.

"Your Revered Master really grasped your weakness."

Lin Ming felt a bit between laughter and tears.

He had thought Luo Lingfeng was after the rewards; after all, as the first Sect Competition after the reforms, the rewards the Sect had established for each Realm were indeed quite generous.

As it turned out, this kid Luo Lingfeng was fighting just to save his hair.

"I have no choice."

Luo Lingfeng said helplessly.

What could he do? He was very helpless too.

"Ke Qingyun of Azure Severance Peak versus Lin Ming of Zichen Peak."

"Senior Brother, your luck is quite bad."

After hearing the name, Yu Yaoqin immediately looked at Lin Ming and said.

Ke Qingyun of Azure Severance Peak was also one of the big favorites to win the championship this time. Her strength had reached the Ninth Level of the Spirit Platform Realm, and she specialized in Wood Spells.

"I would have encountered them sooner or later."

Lin Ming shook his head.

As long as he kept winning, he would eventually run into these so-called favorites.

Lin Ming wasn't surprised by this.

If he met them, so be it.

Lin Ming walked past Yu Yaoqin and the others, heading toward the high platform.

Ke Qingyun, a woman with a pleasant face, leaped lightly and landed on the high platform.

"With Senior Sister Ke, Lin Ming is in trouble now."

"Even with Triple Sword Intent, he might not be a match for Senior Sister Ke."

"That's hard to say. Don't forget that Sword Cultivators have always been freaks; their combat power far exceeds those of the same level."

"Senior Sister Ke just wiped out a group of bandit cultivators last month. The leader of those bandit cultivators was a practitioner at the First Heavenly Layer of the Spirit Treasury Realm."

This Ke Qingyun was also a practitioner capable of challenging those above her level, and she was the only one from Azure Severance Peak who could do so.

It was said that she could step into the Spirit Treasury Realm at any time, but she deliberately suppressed her cultivation to stay in the Spirit Platform Realm just to participate in this competition.

For a moment, everyone was not particularly optimistic about Lin Ming.

Most people believed this battle would end with Ke Qingyun's victory.

"Junior Brother Lin, you've certainly given us a big surprise."

Ke Qingyun said in a slightly gentle tone.

"It's not worth mentioning."

Lin Ming responded with a smile.

He and Ke Qingyun were naturally acquainted, but only just; they didn't have much interaction beyond that.

"Junior Brother, please show some mercy."

Ke Qingyun said with a smile.

"I should be the one saying that to you, Senior Sister."

Lin Ming looked up slightly and said.

As soon as he finished speaking, several seeds were thrown from Ke Qingyun's hand.

In mid-air, these seeds grew rapidly, turning into vines and forming Vine-armored Soldiers that appeared before Lin Ming.

Under Ke Qingyun's control, these Vine-armored Soldiers surrounded and attacked Lin Ming.

In response, Lin Ming immediately drew his sword.

Like cutting through melons and vegetables, he sliced them apart one by one. These Vine-armored Soldiers at most had the strength of the First or Second Heavenly Layer of the Spirit Platform Realm, and they truly posed no threat to Lin Ming.

Origin Qi Vine Transformation

Ke Qingyun's Origin Qi transformed into vine chains, sealing off the area toward Lin Ming.

Lin Ming's response was simple: he slashed them down one by one, breaking them all with his Triple Sword Intent.

"Triple Sword Intent."

Looking at the Triple Sword Intent Lin Ming displayed, Ke Qingyun also showed a trace of solemnity.

She turned her palm upward, and an emerald green seed appeared within it.

She threw the seed onto the ground, and with an influx of Origin Qi, the seed quickly took root and sprouted.

A massive tree rose from the ground at that moment.

Ke Qingyun placed one hand on the tree, and leaves immediately fell from its branches, transforming into sharp blades that swarmed toward him.

"You can even play it like this?"

Seeing this, Lin Ming immediately slashed out several arcs of Sword Qi to collide with them.

The Sword Qi and the leaves constantly clashed.

However, there were too many leaves, and they submerged Lin Ming's Sword Qi in an instant.

In a flash—

Lin Ming's figure vanished from his original spot.

Body like a roaming Dragon, moving through the gaps.

Lin Ming moved rapidly among the leaves, ensuring not a single leaf touched him as he dodged them all.

"Then how about this?"

Seeing this, Ke Qingyun spoke slowly.

Roots burst out from the ground, directly grabbing Lin Ming's legs and locking him in place.

At the same time, the sky full of leaves submerged Lin Ming within them.

*Bang...*

Everything was reduced to powder.

One strike.

Just one strike.

The Triple Sword Intent erupted, and with a single strike, the leaves and roots were turned to dust.

"Senior Sister, there's no need for further testing, is there?"

Lin Ming looked at Ke Qingyun and said.

At that moment, the tree beside Ke Qingyun withered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Since Junior Brother says so, then I shall fulfill your wish."

Ke Qingyun still spoke in a gentle tone.

A flower petal appeared in her hand, condensed from Origin Qi.

The petal flew toward Lin Ming.

Lin Ming was also thinking about how to end this battle quickly; after all, he hadn't reached the top ten yet, so he certainly couldn't lose.

He slashed down.

The sword strike immediately collided with the flower petal.

"Even with Triple Sword Intent, he still can't take down Senior Sister Ke."

Yu Yaoqin watched the exchange between the two on stage and said with a slight look of worry.

Although she claimed she wanted Lin Ming to be taught a lesson, she actually hoped he would win.

But so far in this battle, it was clear that neither could do anything to the other. Lin Ming's Triple Sword Intent could not break Ke Qingyun's Moves for the time being.

The scene seemed to have reached a stalemate.

"Triple Sword Intent really can't take her down."

Lin Ming said in a low voice.

Ke Qingyun's methods were a bit troublesome, preventing Lin Ming's Triple Sword Intent from gaining much advantage in the exchange.

He sheathed his sword.

Since Triple Sword Intent couldn't take down Ke Qingyun for the moment, Lin Ming decided to change his approach.

As for Fourth-level Sword Intent and the like, he wouldn't reveal them for now.

And Lin Ming had already prepared his next Move.

Void Tribulation Finger.

Yes, it was the technique created by his cheap Revered Master.

In the next second, a faint sense of annihilation was suddenly revealed.

This scene made some of the people present feel a bit uneasy.

"No way, Void Tribulation Finger? Can this thing actually be learned?"

"Nonsense, this is a skill developed by Master Yun Hua herself."

"I thought Master Yun Hua was the only one who knew it."