309: Chapter 309 Blood Axe King, Scarlet Cloud King

"You're not bad either, your lightning element has plenty of explosive power." Lin Yun replied with a polite compliment.

Qianye waved his hands repeatedly, stating frankly that he was still far behind compared to Lin Yun.

The two of them exchanged compliments.

Qianye praised Lin Yun's strong Space Element, and Lin Yun praised Qianye's exquisite palm techniques.

Qianye praised Lin Yun's powerful sword formation, and Lin Yun praised Qianye's rich combat experience.

Seeing Lu Shan looking eager to try, Su Yingxue laughed and teased her, signaling for her to step onto the arena for a spar as well.

Lu Shan waved her hands repeatedly to decline, but after being pressed several times and unable to refuse, she finally felt an itch she couldn't scratch. Unable to withstand the crowd's teasing, she shyly cupped her hands in a salute.

"Then I ask for Brother Lin's guidance."

Lu Shan's cultivation was Late Stage Rank Six.

For the sake of fairness, she synchronized her own Sixth Rank Source Armor and natal weapon.

Lin Yun remained in his simple cloth clothes, without relying on any external items.

Lu Shan's weapon was a long spear, a Sixth Rank Origin weapon.

Her armor was cyan, a Sixth Rank Source Armor.

Her Domain was the Wood Element; cyan light spread out with her at the center, intertwining vitality and binding power.

The intensity of this battle far exceeded the previous two.

Lu Shan had armor.

Sixth Rank Source Armor could weaken ninety-nine percent of a Sixth Rank Martial Artist's attacks.

Lin Yun's attacks struck her, only to be weakened by ninety-nine percent by the armor. The remaining one-tenth of one percent could not break her defense at all.

She could withstand Lin Yun's attacks head-on, rush in front of Lin Yun, and thrust her spear.

Lin Yun had to dodge, evade, and retreat. He could not take hits head-on; he had no Source Armor.

If he were wearing a Seventh Rank Source Armor and stood still letting Lu Shan attack, Lu Shan wouldn't be able to break his defense. But he was not wearing one.

He had to rely on his Movement Technique to dodge, his sword formation to block, and his Space Domain to suppress.

Fighting to the end, Lin Yun finally released "Blood Qi Boiling". A ten-fold increase in combat power.

The power of his Space Domain surged instantly, and Lu Shan's Wood Element Domain was compressed until it almost ceased to exist.

Thirty-six small swords shuttled through the sword formation, and sword shadows attacked from all directions, slamming onto Lu Shan one after another.

Even so, Lu Shan persisted for ten minutes before being defeated. This was the bonus provided by the Source Armor and weapon.

If Lu Shan did not have this equipment, given the gap in their strength, even if a hundred of her came, she would be instantly killed by Lin Yun.

But precisely because she had the Source Armor protecting her and the long spear in hand, the two were able to fight so intensely for so long.

Lu Shan opened her eyes, her face full of amazement and admiration. She had completely become Lin Yun's little fan.

"Brother Lin, you are amazing!" Her voice was filled with admiration.

Lin Yun said: "You aren't bad either, your spear technique is very strong."

Lu Shan smiled embarrassedly: "It's a pity I still couldn't beat you."

Everyone exchanged more compliments, filled with laughter. The scene was lively, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Lu Shan insisted on treating them to a meal to apologize for her brother's rudeness. She said that her brother just had that kind of temper and wasn't a bad person, just sometimes a bit slow-witted. She hoped Lin Yun and the sisters wouldn't take it to heart.

No one refused. The group left the Illusion Arena and came to the most prosperous commercial street in Lingyuan City, finding the best restaurant.

The private room was large, capable of seating dozens of people. The dishes were exquisite and delicious. There were specialty dishes from various Star Domains and delicacies from various magical Human Race cultures.

Everyone ate happily and drank to their heart's content. The guests were all delighted.

After returning to the hotel, Su Yingxue imitated Lu Shan from earlier and called out coquettishly: "Brother Lin~"

The tender voice reached his ears, instantly stirring up the warmth in the room. Lin Yun felt his heart flutter as he heard it: "Do it again."

Su Yingxue called out coquettishly again: "Brother Lin~" Qiao Feifei followed suit: "Brother Lin~" Bai Ling immediately followed: "Brother Lin~" Bai Lulu, Qiao Shiyu, Hua Liuli, Qu Yanran... One after another, the coquettish voices rose and fell.

Hua Caili covered her forehead, and then... happily joined in. The atmosphere heated up. Then came all sorts of kissing, hugging, and lifting. The lights in the master bedroom stayed on until dawn once again.

...

On the other side, in a luxurious palace. The light inside the hall was soft, and the furnishings were noble and grand. Deep in the palace, there was a study.

King Blood Axe sat in the main seat. His figure was burly, and sitting there, he looked like an iron tower. His broad shoulders supported a dark red robe, and the contours of his muscles were vaguely visible under the fabric.

His face was rugged, his thick eyebrows were like knives, his eye sockets were deep, and his pupils were dark red, like congealed blood. His short hair stood up, like steel needles.

His aura was as deep as an abyss; even though the pressure of a Ninth Rank Martial Artist was restrained by ninety-nine percent, it still made the surrounding air heavy.

Opposite him was a woman of peerless beauty. King Feiyun.

King Feiyun had an ethereal temperament, sitting there like a wisp of cloud, a gust of wind, a patch of mist. You could see her, but felt she could drift away at any moment.

Her long black hair was not tied up and draped over her shoulders; the strands were fine and soft, moving without wind. Her face was exquisite, her features delicate, and between her brows and eyes carried an otherworldly air of not being of this world.

In front of the two, a light screen was suspended. On the light screen was Lin Yun's information.

As early as when Lin Yun first used the Illusion Stone to duel with Luke, his information had been captured by the Illusion Arena's AI.

Perfection Rank Six, Space Domain. The AI automatically analyzed and evaluated it, and then... the alarm sounded. A Genius seen once in ten thousand years.

The AI reported the information, layer by layer, eventually delivering it to King Blood Axe and King Feiyun.

After reading the information, the dark red in King Blood Axe's eyes deepened. He looked at Lin Yun's age on the light screen: 48 years old.

His voice was low, like stones rolling over an iron plate: "48-year-old Perfection Rank Six, Space Domain."

King Feiyun also looked at that number, a glimmer of light flashing in her clear eyes. 48 years old, for an ordinary person, is the length of half a life. For a Martial Artist, it is just the beginning.

When she was 48, she was still struggling at Rank Five. But Lin Yun was already Perfection Rank Six, and he had a Space Element Golden Core and a Space Element Domain.

"He was able to defeat Lu Shan who was using Source Armor without even using Source Armor or a weapon." King Feiyun said indifferently, her voice ethereal.

"Even an ordinary Early Stage Rank Seven would find it very difficult to do."

King Blood Axe nodded. Between Rank Seven and Rank Six lies a chasm.

Sixth Rank Martial Artists have Domains, and Seventh Rank Martial Artists have World Projections. The suppression of a Domain by a World Projection is overwhelming. An ordinary Perfection Rank Six cannot even move under the World Projection of an Early Stage Rank Seven.

But Lin Yun, without a World Projection, used only his Space Domain and sword formation to defeat Lu Shan, who was wearing Sixth Rank Source Armor.

This meant that his Space Domain had already become strong enough to contend with a World Projection.

The two looked at each other and saw the same emotion in each other's eyes... That was surprise.