86: Lin Yi's strength

"What! Chu Xiong, he... he's actually being outmatched!"

"How is this possible! This... how could this be!"

Seeing the scene on the arena stage, all the Disciples and teachers—whether they were the top ten super prodigies of the Tianshan Pavilion or Martial Dao First Rank experts near the Innate realm—all widened their eyes in an instant, crying out in shock as their pupils shook!

Heavens!

The undisputed number one among the previous batch of Disciples, the peerless Genius from a super Family of the Wanxiang Tower's Innate Golden Core level, Chu Xiong—whose strength was world-shaking and enough to suppress ordinary Martial Dao Third Rank experts—had actually lost!

He lost to a new Disciple who had joined the Tianshan Pavilion only three months ago, and who was just a minor Early Stage Fifth Rank Martial Artist three months prior!

How surreal was this scene? How inconceivable! How unbelievable!

"Well done, Lin Yi! Haha! It seems I was right to give him the 'Star River Myriad Forms Saber' martial art back then!"

On the viewing platform, seeing this scene, the Pavilion Master of Tianshan Pavilion—dressed in purple with a refined face, looking like a village scholar—his eyes instantly lit up:

"In just three short months, he cultivated the 'Star River Myriad Forms Saber' from scratch to Major Achievement. Even with his already solid Foundation, achieving this in such a short time is extremely rare."

"It seems he not only has extremely high Comprehension Ability but also a perfect affinity with this martial art."

"Haha! Good! Very good!"

The Pavilion Master of Tianshan laughed heartily, his eyes filled with endless joy.

The 'Star River Myriad Forms Saber' is an Innate-level martial art!

Its essence completely transcends mundane martial arts like First Rank ones!

Not only is its power immense—for instance, reaching Major Achievement alone allows it to faintly surpass the Great Perfection of a First Rank martial art—but its cultivation difficulty is also extremely high.

For ordinary Innate-level geniuses—like the peerless Prodigy Xu Ze who graduated recently and had at least a fifty percent chance of breaking through to the Innate realm—

Even if they had a Foundation as solid as Lin Yi's before switching to Innate martial arts, being able to Cultivate it to Major Achievement within half a year would already be quite good.

As for someone like Chu Xiong, even if you gave him a year, he wouldn't stand a chance!

But now, Lin Yi has mastered it in only three months, which is half the time it takes for an Innate-level Genius.

Such talent! Such Comprehension Ability! Even to a well-traveled old monster like the Pavilion Master of Tianshan, it was extremely remarkable.

"Lin Yi's talent is indeed acceptable. Not bad, he hasn't disappointed me!"

As soon as the Pavilion Master of Tianshan spoke, the White-Robed, White-Haired Man beside him also nodded and smiled.

Although there was a smile and joy on his face, he wasn't as excited as the Pavilion Master of Tianshan.

As the Sect Master of Tianshan Sect, a Innate Golden Core Great Grandmaster, and a peerless expert ranked eighth on the Heaven Ranking, his vision was far higher than the Pavilion Master of Tianshan's, and he knew many more secrets.

From his perspective, while Lin Yi's current performance was that of a super Genius, there was still a significant gap before he could be called "peerless."

"Keep watching! This little fellow Chu Xiong hasn't lost yet."

The white-robed man said with a faint smile.

On the arena, Chu Xiong, who had been forced back by Lin Yi's saber strike—with even his golden fists showing a faint trail of fresh red blood—stared at the wound on his fist, momentarily stunned.

But then, he laughed.

"Haha! Haha!"

"Hahaha!!!"

On the stage, Chu Xiong laughed wildly, his expression ferocious, his laughter unrestrained and crazed:

"I didn't expect it! I really didn't expect that a mere new Disciple would have such strength, actually managing to force me back with one strike."

"Lin Yi! Good! You are very good!"

"I originally planned to hide some of my strength to deal with the top thirty geniuses of the Tianshan Pavilion, but I didn't expect an ant like you to push me to this point."

"Fine! Since you're looking for death, I'll let you witness my true strength! Die!"

Chu Xiong roared, his blood-red eyes fixed on Lin Yi like a demon Shura from Hell—wicked, powerful, and seemingly unstoppable!

Then, he threw another punch.

"Boom!"

Endless air was instantly blasted apart.

In the void, the roars of dragons rang out again as a massive golden fist, accompanied by several Flood Dragons, struck across, tearing through layers of air. Its momentum was so immense that some Disciples watching below couldn't help but feel a sense of suffocation.

"This is... Second Level of Limit Breaking!"

"What! Second Level of Limit Breaking! Chu Xiong has comprehended the Second Level of Limit Breaking?"

"Heavens! Chu Xiong is too incredible! He's only been in the Tianshan Pavilion for a year—which means he's sixteen—and he's already comprehended the Second Level of Limit Breaking. This is true Innate potential!"

"Even compared to Senior Brother Xu Ze who graduated recently, he's probably not much worse!"

"Strong! Too strong!"

...One by one, the Disciples cried out in shock, and even the First Rank teachers' expressions changed.

The Second Level of Limit Breaking is a profound Force Exertion Realm sufficient to break through to the Martial Dao Second Rank.

Many Martial Dao Third Rank experts fail to comprehend it in their entire lives, yet Chu Xiong has done so at only sixteen.

With such talent, if someone like Xu Ze has at least a fifty percent chance of breaking through to the Innate realm, then Chu Xiong has at least thirty or forty percent. It's terrifying.

"Haha! Do you feel the fear? Do you feel my power?"

"Ant, this is the consequence of provoking me!"

Hearing the waves of exclamations from the surroundings, the cruel smile on Chu Xiong's face grew even wider, as if he could already see the image of Lin Yi being heavily injured by his invincible punch.

However, on the stage, facing a punch twice as terrifying as before, Lin Yi said nothing. His expression remained calm as he simply raised the snow-white long saber in his hand.

Then, once again, he slashed out!

*Slash!*

A brilliant saber light flared up.

In an instant, everyone saw phantasms of colorful stars flickering in the air, which then quickly connected to form a brilliant and beautiful river of saber light, just like before.

But unlike before, this river of saber light was several levels greater in both length and width!

Its momentum and power were truly peerless and overwhelming!

Finally, with the terrifying speed of a descending thunderbolt, it slammed fiercely once again into Chu Xiong's golden fist.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

*Roar! Roar! Roar!*

...A series of explosions, far more violent than before, rang out one after another on the stage.

Countless airwaves were instantly whipped up by their fierce attacks, forming airwave tornadoes that dissipated in all directions.

At the center of the battlefield, Lin Yi's expression remained unchanged, his figure as steady as Mount Tai, as profound as an abyss and as majestic as a mountain.

While opposite him... "No!"

A roar filled with despair erupted from Chu Xiong's mouth.

At this moment, he felt an invincible force, like an overwhelming mountain-collapsing wave, instantly strike from the opposite side.

That power was matchless! Unstoppable!

Under this force, he had no power to resist at all.

In an instant, just like before—no, even worse than before—he was directly blasted off the hundred-meter-long stage by the saber strike, crashing heavily onto the ground. His fists were bleeding, and his internal organs were shaken relentlessly.

On the stage, looking at Chu Xiong who was like a dead dog below, Lin Yi slowly sheathed his saber. He then looked down with a calm expression and spoke:

"Second Level of Limit Breaking... you're not the only one who has broken through."