215: Chapter 215 You're dreaming!

Boom...

A collision of Five Elements Techniques.

On the Martial Arts Arena, Lin Ming and Su Jitong both utilized Five Elements Techniques, clashing for several consecutive rounds.

It was difficult to tell who had the upper hand.

"I think this Lin Ming is just all talk and no substance."

"Indeed, he's probably just hype created by Yuanxu Mountain."

"Exactly."

The surrounding cultivators watching the battle were clearly not particularly satisfied with Lin Ming's performance.

One must remember that Lin Ming's past record included defeating experts of the Lingtai Ninth Heaven.

According to their expectations, he should have crushed Su Jitong within a few moves.

But to their surprise, Lin Ming was actually locked in a stalemate with Su Jitong.

This was too far from their expectations, even making them feel that Lin Ming's strength was not as formidable as the rumors suggested, and that Yuanxu Mountain had simply overhyped him.

"My Essence Stones! Damn guy, he might actually lose."

One person complained.

He had bet on Lin Ming to win this match; although the odds for Lin Ming were low, he could at least make a small profit.

But now, it looked like his money might be going down the drain.

He wasn't the only one thinking this; many people had bet on Lin Ming in this match. If Lin Ming lost, their Essence Stones would be gone.

This caused many people to start hurling insults at Lin Ming.

If you don't have the strength, don't come out and show off.

"What is Senior Brother doing?"

Yu Yaoqin naturally heard the opinions and insults from the people around them, which made her feel quite uncomfortable.

Why did Senior Brother have to use Five Elements Techniques to duel the opponent? With his strength, he could clearly finish him off quickly, yet he insisted on dragging it out until now.

Su Lianxue, on the other hand, watched the two evenly matched people on the field with an expressionless face.

No matter what, Lin Ming would not lose this match.

As for the process, Su Lianxue didn't particularly care.

Boom...

Several water arrows dissolved in front of Lin Ming.

Su Jitong stood not far from Lin Ming, looking slightly disheveled. As Lin Ming's opponent, he naturally knew how difficult Lin Ming was to deal with.

Basically all of his moves had been neutralized by Lin Ming, failing to cause much damage.

But similarly, Lin Ming's moves hadn't caused much damage to him either, only the consumption of Origin Qi was somewhat high.

At the same time, Su Jitong saw hope—the hope of defeating Lin Ming.

He had originally thought he had no hope of winning against Lin Ming, and had even prepared to surrender early.

After all, Nie Wen had directly killed Xie Chen yesterday; there was no guarantee Lin Ming wouldn't also try to kill him.

Now it seemed he had a chance to win.

Mist began to rise.

Su Jitong formed another hand seal.

The water stains on the ground turned into a mist, and a cloud of fog appeared in front of him. This white mist quickly submerged the Martial Arts Arena.

Su Jitong's figure also vanished into the white mist.

Lin Ming's figure was also gradually covered by the white mist.

At this moment, the corners of Lin Ming's mouth curled up slightly.

It's about time.

He had heard all the evaluations and insults from the people around him.

It wasn't in vain that he only used Five Elements Techniques to trade moves with Su Jitong, suppressing him while putting on a performance.

It seemed his acting skills hadn't regressed; many people believed he was all talk and lacked substance.

This was part of his plan to harvest the leeks. If he didn't make his strength look a bit weaker, how could he fleece others?

Right?

This exchange had gone on long enough.

He should put an end to this match.

Suddenly, two figures flew out of the white mist simultaneously.

Su Jitong fell off the Martial Arts Arena and crashed onto the ground.

Lin Ming, however, was at the edge of the Martial Arts Arena, barely stabilizing his body while also securing the victory for this match.

"Lin Ming wins."

"Damn it."

Su Jitong stood up from the ground, looking at Lin Ming on the stage with a face full of resentment.

Just a little bit more, just a little bit more and he could have defeated Lin Ming.

If he could have defeated Lin Ming, it would have been a massive boost for him.

Unfortunately, he was just that tiny bit short.

"Senior Brother, he did it on purpose."

At the area where the Yongzhen Sect Disciples were located, a Disciple looked at Lin Ming and said to Fu Xici beside him.

Lin Ming was definitely doing it on purpose. He had witnessed the entirety of Lin Ming's battle at the Yongzhen Sect, but the combat power Lin Ming displayed now was completely different from back then.

There was only one explanation: Lin Ming was hiding his true strength and deliberately projecting an image of weakness.

"I know."

Fu Xici nodded slightly.

He had heard descriptions of Lin Ming's strength from those few guys and could guess that Lin Ming was acting on purpose.

Regardless, once he had the chance to face Lin Ming, he would definitely go all out.

"Senior Brother, this Lin Ming also looks like he's all talk, doesn't he?"

Where the Shangji Sect Disciples were, a Disciple glanced at Lin Ming with slight disdain.

Some Prodigy Disciple of Yuanxu Mountain? Now it seemed he was just a hollow reputation.

He's definitely no match for Senior Brother Nie Wen.

"Boring tricks."

Nie Wen glanced at Lin Ming and said coldly.

"Has Song Shu come out yet?"

Nie Wen asked.

"No, since entering Yanyun Mountain, Song Shu has been staying in the inn."

The Disciple replied.

"I'm afraid we won't see him until it's his turn to compete."

...

"Senior Brother, is this fun for you?"

Yu Yaoqin looked at Lin Ming and asked.

"What do you mean by fun or not fun?"

Lin Ming smiled.

"The fight just now clearly could have ended much sooner."

Yu Yaoqin said.

"What are you saying? The opponent was also very strong; it cost your Senior Brother quite a bit of effort."

"Heh..."

Yu Yaoqin didn't believe a single word of Lin Ming's statement.

"Senior Brother, you better not lose. I bet five hundred Medium Grade Essence Stones on you. If you lose, you have to pay me back those five hundred Medium Grade Essence Stones."

Yu Yaoqin said.

"Five hundred Medium Grade Essence Stones? Junior Sister, when did you become so rich?"

Lin Ming remarked.

To bet five hundred Medium Grade Essence Stones on him—his Junior Sister was truly generous and clearly wasn't afraid of him losing.

"Not as rich as Junior Sister Su; Junior Sister Su bet ten thousand Medium Grade Essence Stones."

Yu Yaoqin glanced at Su Lianxue and said.

Ten thousand Medium Grade Essence Stones.

Lin Ming didn't even have to think to know that this ten thousand was likely the same ten thousand she had fleeced from him back then.

"Junior Sister, you're even more generous."

Lin Ming teased.

"Senior Brother, if you lose, please trouble yourself to compensate me for these ten thousand Medium Grade Essence Stones."

Su Lianxue looked at Lin Ming and said.

If Lin Ming really played around and lost, her ten thousand Medium Grade Essence Stones would be truly gone.

Therefore, she also had to "remind" her Senior Brother.

"You guys are dreaming."