89: Chapter 89: Let Me Quit?

After a brief silence, the massive martial arts arena suddenly erupted into an uproar.

"Su Lin won! He actually defeated nine people!"

"Great Wall of Sword Qi?! That's too incredible! An Outer City candidate actually mastered such a terrifying sword technique!"

In the spectator stands, Qin Chuan jumped up and cheered excitedly as he watched Su Lin standing on the broken stage.

"Su Lin, you are my god!"

On the other side, Vice Principal Shen Lingyue took a large gulp of cola, trying to calm her racing heart.

"Great Wall of Sword Qi... only a grandmaster of sword techniques could summon something so astounding."

"This Su Lin is simply beyond my imagination. Not only in martial arts, but he even has such terrifying attainments in the Way of the Sword. I still underestimated him too much."

"If he could come to my Tianhai University, that would truly be..."

Examiner Xiao He rubbed his chin, seemingly understanding something.

"So he was hiding such a trump card. No wonder he always looked so relaxed..."

Examiner Xu Yun's eyes were full of interest, her expectations for Su Lin growing even higher.

"This trip was really worth it. I wonder who is stronger between Su Lin and the Jiang Family's genius youth, Jiang Hao."

Hearing Examiner Xu Yun say this, Vice Principal Shen Lingyue and Examiner Xiao He immediately turned to look over.

"Although Su Lin is definitely one of the top three candidates in this competition, I still think Jiang Hao might have the upper hand. After all, he didn't even show his trump cards during the practical exam..."

"I think Su Lin is no worse than Jiang Hao. If the two of them fight, it's hard to say who would win."

"Hahaha, the finals will definitely be between those two. Why don't we start betting now? Who are you guys putting your money on?"

In Jianghuo City, the spectators were celebrating like crazy, and Su Lin's name echoed throughout the streets.

"This is our Jianghuo City's martial arts genius! So what if it's nine against one? He still insta-killed those small fries!"

"From now on, I'm a die-hard fan of Su Lin."

In the Principal's office at Jianghuo High School, Principal Li Youran had not yet recovered from the shock.

"Great Wall of Sword Qi... he actually managed to comprehend this heaven-defying sword technique from that manual?!"

"I originally just gave it to him to browse through. He actually learned it?!"

"Does that mean he's also learned those other sword strikes?! My god, he feels even more monstrous than my ancestors!"

In the Su family home, the family of three felt deeply moved, as if they were dreaming, as they heard his name being cheered on the streets.

"Wow, Brother has become a celebrity! He hasn't even won the championship yet, and he's already a big star?"

"Hahaha, this kid is so strong, yet he kept it from us all this time, making us worry for nothing."

"He must not get too arrogant. There are still many days of competition left. It won't do if he gets a big head."

Seeing Su Lin easily insta-kill the nine opponents by himself, everyone unanimously agreed that Su Lin had no rivals left in this arena tournament, and their moods relaxed considerably.

...

Back at the arena, Su Lin put away his longsword, sheathed it on his back, and calmly walked off the stage.

As he entered the somewhat dim competition corridor, a cold male voice came from the side.

"Su Lin, right? That sword technique just now was quite good."

"It's a good thing you had that technique. Otherwise, with your blood vitality of nearly eight thousand, it wouldn't have been easy to defeat nine warriors at the seventh or eighth level of the Meridian Opening Realm. Li Long and the others were just unlucky."

Su Lin turned his head and saw a tall youth with his arms crossed, leaning against the wall.

It seemed he had been waiting for him.

"Who are you?"

Su Lin said casually as he sipped his milk tea.

The youth seemed annoyed by Su Lin's casual tone. He let out a breath, adjusted his posture, and turned to speak.

"My name is Jiang Hao. You should have heard of me."

"Never heard of you."

"..."

Jiang Hao was silent for two seconds, then continued as if he didn't care.

"Forget it if you don't know. I just want to tell you that I don't want to meet you in the finals."

"I'll give you eighty million right now. Withdraw from the arena tournament immediately. How about it?"

"Not just eighty million. After the Gaokao is over, we will satisfy whatever you want."

"I am the young master of the Jiang Family and its future head. There is nothing the Jiang Family cannot do in Tianhai City, or even Tiannan Province."

"As long as you agree, I can help you realize all your wishes in the future."

Su Lin raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected this Jiang Hao to actually want him to withdraw from the tournament.

That would be equivalent to giving up on the Gaokao in advance.

"In your dreams!"

Su Lin refused flatly and walked away without looking back.

Jiang Hao also didn't expect Su Lin to refuse so decisively. He felt that the conditions he offered were already extremely generous.

Even if Su Lin finished the Gaokao and got into a key martial arts university, what he would receive might not be as much as what the Jiang Family could give him.

"You're actually refusing this? Countless people are scrambling and fighting tooth and nail for such conditions!"

"You're just an ordinary person from the Outer City. What value can a single Gaokao have?"

"Do you know the consequences of refusing the Jiang Family?"

Only the echo of Jiang Hao's own voice remained in the corridor; Su Lin had long since departed.

"Fine, fine, just you wait."

Jiang Hao said viciously.

...

The next day, the arena tournament continued. The number of people present was no less than yesterday; in fact, there were even more.

The reason was the same as yesterday: Su Lin had a match today, and it was another free-for-all.

"Hahaha, there's another Su Lin match to watch today. I wonder how he'll insta-kill his opponents this time."

"Although Su Lin insta-kills his opponents every time and the matches are short, they are undoubtedly the most visually impressive. I love watching them!"

"I heard it's another free-for-all today? It's really strange. I see other candidates are still doing one-on-one solos, yet it seems only Su Lin is doing free-for-alls, and one after another at that."

Some people had already noticed that Su Lin's schedule was completely different from other candidates. While others were still in solo matches, only Su Lin had started free-for-alls, and he was already on his second one.

"Who cares? Free-for-alls are the most exciting, it's like a boss raid!"

"Hahaha, Su Lin really is like a big boss. What do you think the candidates who run into Su Lin are feeling?"

"If it were me, I'd probably have a breakdown. Su Lin beats his opponents up so badly in every match."

Amidst the audience's discussion, the referee arrived and began announcing today's match.

"Second Free-for-all Match."

"Introducing the contestants. First, Su Lin, Jianghuo High School, Outer City candidate."

"Xu Yuan, Fuyun High School, Tianhai City candidate."

"Yang Shunli, Tianhai High School, Tianhai City candidate."

...

One by one, the contestants walked onto the stage as their names were announced.

But except for Su Lin, everyone's expressions were extremely grim.

"What? I'm fighting Su Lin?"

Everyone was cursing in their hearts. How was this arena tournament being arranged?

Why were they chosen to fight Su Lin? Were there no other people left?

Especially Yang Shunli in the crowd; his face was currently as sour as a bitter melon.

"What bad luck! Exactly what I feared! Why did I run into him again!!"