288: Chapter 288 The Battle of Life and Death Begins

What a good seedling, what a good seedling! In the crowd, Sword Fuying looked regretful and heartbroken: "It's such a Prodigy, yet he's not a Disciple of my Su Family. What a pity!"

Qing'er, do you see? Only a man like him is worthy of you! That good-for-nothing Ye Feng, even if he were to serve me tea and water, he'd still be an eyesore!"

Saintess Qian Leshan, the Saintess of Taixu Hall, looked at Ye Yun and transmitted her voice with a playful expression: "Although this Saintess is an enemy of Lin Ruiyang, I have to admit he's a Prodigy!"

"To be honest, if it weren't for the Hall Master's strict order for me to kill Lin Ruiyang, I'm afraid this Saintess would have thrown herself into his arms immediately. After all, which woman wouldn't like a husband like him!"

"The ridiculous thing is, he could have become your Ye Family's son-in-Law, and in the future, when he reached the Peak of the Dao, the Ye Family would have also become the number one family in all the heavens! What a pity, because of a good-for-nothing Ye Chen, you offended him to death!"

"Are you blind or heartless...? Hahaha..."

Hearing this, Ye Yun's face turned ashen, but he couldn't flare up on the spot.

In his opinion, these so-called junior Prodigies were just born in a good era. In terms of foundation, how could they compare to these Prodigies sealed from ancient times?

Moreover, praising another man in front of him was a great insult to him.

Now, with Lin Ruiyang's actions, some Prodigies who were originally eager to act, instead lost their drive.

For a time, even those murderous gazes lessened considerably.

Lin Ruiyang was not surprised by this. Most of the people present were actually strong on the outside but weak on the inside. Those who shouted the loudest were likely the quickest to concede.

Suddenly, an angry roar rang out: "Ye Yun of the Ye Family, I challenge you!"

Saying that, Ye Yun stepped onto the Void Realm and signed his name in the blank space under the contract.

With someone taking the lead, others immediately followed, cupping their hands and saying: "Saintess Qian Leshan, the Saintess of Taixu Hall, also wants to participate in the life-and-death battle!"

"Ouyang Tianzhao of Nine Nether Palace is willing to leave his name on the challenge letter!"

"Shen Muyun of Xuan Yin Sect also doesn't want to miss this opportunity!"

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Looking at the names on the challenge letter, the onlookers present were all in an uproar.

"What's going on? So many Sects from the Tiannan Continent have also joined in..."

"As far as I know, Lin Ruiyang has never left the Xuanhuang World, so how could he have offended people from the Tiannan Continent...?"

"Being too much of a Prodigy will hinder others' paths in the future..."

"Good thing this Young Master is ordinary and has no enemies..."

"Shut up! This is the first time I've seen someone take pride in just muddling along..."

For a time, it seemed as if having too strong a talent had become a sin, with everyone clamoring to attack.

This scene made all the Disciples and Elders of Taichu Holy Land panic, their eyes wide with shock.

With so many Prodigies signing a life-and-death battle with Lin Ruiyang, who knows if Taichu Holy Land can bear the consequences.

No matter the outcome, it will push the Holy Land into a difficult situation. Perhaps, this is what some people want to see.

If Lin Ruiyang loses, the Holy Land will lose a Disciple with unlimited potential, losing its greatest hope.

If he wins and kills all these people, then Taichu Holy Land will also face targeting from the forces of those who died.

It's even possible that they will form an alliance to crusade against the Holy Land.

Lin Ruiyang looked at the chaotic names on the challenge letter, a total of fifty-four names, including his own.

What surprised him was that Yang Yulong hadn't signed. He didn't believe that this guy would miss such an opportunity; he must be brewing some big move.

Lin Ruiyang's eyes flashed, and he turned to look back at the Taichu Holy Land crowd, cupping his hands and saying: "All Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, I have decided that from now on, I alone will represent the Holy Land in battle, and everyone else will withdraw..."

"Leaving aside everything else, I don't want to see Senior Sister Zhao's situation happen a second time..."

Everyone was speechless upon hearing this.

Thinking back to Zhao Ling'er's previous encounter, everyone couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. If this had happened to them, they couldn't imagine what the outcome would be.

Chen Jingyun's face was gloomy, clearly very unconvinced, but he opened and closed his mouth, unable to speak.

The Disciples of Huangji Peak didn't want to die, and he couldn't force them onto the battle stage.

As a result, besides Lin Ruiyang, the other Disciples of Taichu Holy Land would also be eliminated due to withdrawing from the competition.

Seeing that the signing had ended, Xiao Yuanqing scanned the entire venue and said loudly: "Alright, this venerable one announces that the life-and-death battle has begun!"

"All Disciples who have signed the challenge letter, gather on the battle stage, prepare to enter the trial Small World!"

"The signed contract will be recorded by the Law of the Small World. You can only be teleported out as the victor if you kill all your opponents!"

"Of course, there's also a time limit. If both sides cannot eliminate their opponents within ten hours, the Small World will automatically detonate, killing everyone within it!"

"Now, let's go in!"

Before everyone could react, Xiao Yuanqing waved his large hand, and a Small World appeared in the Void Realm.

Everyone present was astonished, and the Disciples of Taichu Holy Land showed even more despair.

"This is too unfair! Isn't Young Master Lin going to face fifty powerhouses alone?"

In the crowd, Su Wanqing clenched her fists, her face pale, her heart filled with anger, and she said furiously.

Sword Fuying, who was beside her, shook his head upon hearing this and said slowly: "This is a Small World created by a True Immortal Rank powerhouse. It's a space spanning millions of miles, with mountains and water! It's not easy to encircle and attack with a numerical advantage!"

"However, due to the time limit, they are forced to fight! Moreover, when conquering the heavens in the future, no one will fight you one-on-one! This can also be considered a rare training opportunity for Young Master Lin!"

Under the gaze of everyone present, Lin Ruiyang's figure flashed, and he was the first to enter the Small World.

Saintess Qian Leshan and the others, seeing this, immediately showed joy, and one after another, they soared into the air, closely following Lin Ruiyang's footsteps.

As he entered the entrance of the light circle, Lin Ruiyang only felt his vision blur. When he reappeared, he was already in a continuous mountain range.

And Saintess Qian Leshan and the others were also in this area, separated by tens of thousands of miles.

They seemed to have also noticed Lin Ruiyang's gaze, and one by one, they transformed into streaks of light, rushing towards him.

Those hostile gazes fell upon Lin Ruiyang, and even with his incredibly firm Dao Heart, he felt chills.

"Do these people think I'm going to clash head-on with them? Come on, let's see whose life is tougher!"

Lin Ruiyang chuckled inwardly, then with a "whoosh," he disappeared from his original spot.

At this moment, Lin Ruiyang had become the focus of everyone present, all staring intently at the situation inside the Small World.

"This is the junior who killed my Ye Family's Prodigy. He doesn't seem to have anything special about him..."

In the Ye Family's area, a woman with white hair, yet a graceful figure and a girlish face, said with a surprised expression.

She didn't pay attention to Ye Yun and the other Prodigies of the Ye Family, but instead carefully observed Lin Ruiyang.