143: Lin Han is loading the cargo!

Lu Xiaohu drew Lin Han.

Lin Han's lips curled into a disdainful smile: "Kid, you're no match for me, just surrender."

However, Lu Xiaohu was a stubborn person who feared nothing: "I'm someone who aspires to be a great hero, how could I surrender? Come on!"

Lu Xiaohu exchanged for a new broadsword from the village chief.

Swish!

Lu Xiaohu attacked first, his new sword cutting through the air with a sharp whistle.

But Lin Han dodged as lightly as a falling leaf, and three consecutive slashes only hit afterimages.

"Why are you dodging!" Lu Xiaohu roared, panting, his coarse cloth clothes soaked with sweat.

Lin Han stopped, a playful look on his face: "Just messing with you. Since you don't like it, I'll grant your wish."

Suddenly, an eerie green mist rose around Lin Han.

Three ferocious wolf-shaped phantoms emerged from behind him, their greenish-grey fur distinct, their blood-red eyes fixed on Lu Xiaohu.

"Azure Sky Wolf Shadow Art!" Lin Han roared, and the three azure wolves pounced simultaneously.

One wolf shadow opened its bloody maw and bit the incoming broadsword, emitting a clang of metal against metal;

The other two wolf shadows bit Lu Xiaohu's arms, one on the left and one on the right.

"I'm not scared!" The boy's stubborn roar had barely fallen before it turned into a heart-wrenching scream—the illusory wolf fangs had actually torn through his flesh, and blood instantly stained his sleeves.

Lu Chen suddenly stood up, a look of shock flashing in his eyes.

In the previous civilization, for a phantom to cause substantial damage, one would need at least Soul Transformation Stage cultivation, yet this Lin Han was only in the Meridian Opening Realm!

It was unimaginable how powerful the Qi Refining Layer truly was!!

"Lu Xiaohu fails!"

Xiao Yunfeng announced the result, but Lin Han paid no attention, his eyes gleaming with cruel pleasure.

The three azure wolves continued to tear at the boy, who had already lost the ability to resist. The people of Lu Family Village protested: "He's cheating!"

Xiao Yunfeng sternly shouted: "Lin Han, stop, or your martial arts qualification will be revoked!"

Lin Han retracted the wolf shadows.

But Lu Xiaohu's arms were almost crippled!!

He cried loudly, not because of the pain, but because both his hands were numb, and he was afraid: "Village Chief, I'm crippled. Can I not be a great hero anymore?"

Village Chief comforted him: "No, I'll find a way to buy you Body Restoration Paste to heal your arms."

Lin Han laughed loudly: "Oh my, still crying? Haha, still just a kid!!"

The third round quickly began.

Lu Chen versus Lin Han.

"Why is it someone from Lu Family Village again?" Lin Han said in a strange, Yin and Yang tone, "Don't say I'm cruel again. I'm giving you a chance to surrender now. Don't blame me if my shadow hounds bite you later."

Lu Chen sneered, lightly tapping the ground with the tip of his spear: "Stop your bullsh*t!"

The audience was dumbfounded; how, how could he curse like that!!

Lu Chen: "At first, I was really fooled by you, thinking how could someone with such low cultivation summon wolf souls." His gaze was like a torch, fixed on the three slightly bulging small cloth bags at Lin Han's waist.

"Then I figured it out!" Lu Chen raised his voice, "Because those aren't f*cking wolf souls at all! I heard your Lin Family Village is famous for raising Wind-Chasing Hounds. These shadow hounds must be a mutated species among them, and through special methods, they can be stored in the cloth bags you're wearing. To put it plainly, you're cheating, one person bringing three Wind-Chasing Hounds!"

Lin Han's face turned pale. This was the highest secret passed down through generations in Lin Family Village, and even within the village, only a handful of people knew it.

"You... you... you..." He stammered, unable to form a complete sentence, veins bulging on his forehead, clearly infuriated.

Seeing this, Lu Chen added fuel to the fire: "I'm giving you a chance to surrender now. Don't blame me if your painstakingly raised shadow hounds get killed by me later."

"You're asking for death!!" Lin Han completely erupted, roaring and charging forward.

His movements were wilder than before, completely losing all sense of order.

This was exactly the effect Lu Chen wanted—to make the opponent's mentality explode and their movements deform through trash talk. This was an experience he had summarized from playing King of Glory (King's Game).

The three greenish-grey shadow hounds materialized at Lin Han's special whistle. They bared their fangs, their eyes glowing red, and pounced on Lu Chen from three angles.

Lu Chen was well-prepared, executing a standard horse stance sweep, his long spear drawing a perfect arc like a swimming Dragon.

"Awooo! Awooo! Awooo!" Three mournful howls.

The three illusory shadow hounds, at the moment they were pierced by the long spear, actually revealed their physical forms, and blood gushed from their wounds.

"Ahhh! Ahhh!" Lin Han was frantic. These shadow hounds were meticulously nurtured by him since childhood, consuming countless rare medicinal herbs and efforts.

Lu Chen didn't give Lin Han a chance to breathe, his long spear thrusting out like a venomous snake's tongue.

Lin Han hastily drew two daggers from his waist to block, the sparks of metal collision particularly dazzling in the sunlight.

"Clang, clang" went the crisp sounds, and Lu Chen easily knocked away Lin Han's weapons.

"I surrender! I give up!" Lin Han shouted in terror, his voice filled with unprecedented panic.

However, Lu Chen's long spear did not pause for a moment, precisely severing the meridians in his left and right hands.

"What are you scared of? I'm just messing with you." Lu Chen's tone was full of sarcasm, a direct mimicry of how Lin Han had treated Lu Xiaohu earlier.

"Bang!" With a loud crash, Xiao Yunfeng's figure suddenly appeared between the two.

He struck out with a palm, and Lu Chen, man and spear, was sent flying back more than ten meters.

Lu Chen steadied himself, his eyes filled with shock—was this the strength of a true powerhouse?

"What's wrong with your generation?" Xiao Yunfeng roared furiously, "Are my words just farts to you? If anyone dares to continue attacking after their opponent surrenders again, don't blame me for being impolite!!"

The entire arena was silent. Lu Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said faintly: "An eye for an eye!"

Lin Han could no longer feel his hands. He was scared. He had been a favored child since he was young, and now, he had become a cripple.

Waaah!!

Lin Han burst into tears.

Lu Chen deliberately said loudly: "Oh my, still crying? Haha, still just a kid!"

Lin Han cried even louder.

Lin Changyuan, the village chief of Lin Family Village, was also on the verge of tears. He dragged Lin Han away: "Stop crying! You're a disgrace!!"

...Soon, the final round.

Lu Chen versus Zhang Xuan.

The surrounding audience held their breath, anticipating this championship battle.

Lin Changyuan stood in the front row of the stands, his narrowed eyes gleaming with a cold light.

He knew that Lu Chen could absolutely not be Zhang Xuan's opponent. He seemed to already see Lu Chen's tragic state, engulfed by the Blazing Heaven Fire, and a cruel smile involuntarily curved his lips.

Lu Chen naturally knew that everyone was waiting to see him make a fool of himself.

Actually, he could just surrender.

After all, Lu Chen wasn't stupid. He was already in the top three, and there was no reward for the champion. What's the point of fighting for some empty fame?

But!

Lu Chen, the dignified Heavenly Dao, in the most inconspicuous village in the cultivation world, being intimidated by a ten-year-old brat and surrendering!

That would definitely affect his state of mind.

Cultivation! State of mind is the most important!!

Moreover, Lu Chen also wanted to try.

Just how strong are Spells after all!!

Lu Chen stepped forward half a step, very humbly: "Lu Family Village, Lu Chen, please guide me!"

Zhang Xuan's expression was calm. He didn't need to remember his opponent's name, because they weren't worthy of being his opponent.

Zhang Xuan said faintly: "Are you sure you're not surrendering?!"

Lu Chen: "Come on!!"