87: You?

Silence!

Absolute silence!

Seeing Lin Yi speaking calmly on the arena stage, everyone's eyes widened. Their minds went blank, and they were completely speechless.

Second Level of Limit Breaking! This was the Second Level of Limit Breaking!

In the Jiuzhou World, an ordinary Martial Dao Second Rank practitioner would only be at this Realm!

But what about Lin Yi?

He was only fifteen years old and had already reached this level. How terrifying was that? What kind of Prodigy was he?

“A peerless Genius! A peerless Genius!”

On the square, a White-Haired Elder let out a long cry toward the sky:

“I never thought that I, Wen Shan, would one day see such a peerless Genius. It is my great fortune! My great fortune!”

“Haha! Good! Excellent!”

Beside the elder, another White-Haired Elder was also laughing loudly:

“I didn't expect that eight years after Jiang Hanhan emerged from our Heavenly Mountain Sect, another Lin Yi would appear today.”

“In just a few short years, two peerless prodigies of the Nine Provinces have appeared in succession. Heaven truly blesses my Heavenly Mountain Sect! Heaven blesses my Heavenly Mountain Sect!”

“This... this, how can this be! How can this be!”

Among the Disciples, the young man in yellow who had once acted as the middleman between Chen Jiangping and Chu Xiong also had his eyes wide open. His gaze toward Lin Yi on the stage was filled with disbelief:

“How can this Lin Yi be so strong! It's only been three short months since he entered the Tianshan Pavilion, yet even Chu Xiong was defeated by his hand.”

“With such a peerless Prodigy, why was I so obsessed back then that I listened to Chen Jiangping's sweet talk and offended him? When he finds out about this in the future, I, I...”

At this thought, infinite regret and fear instantly filled the yellow-clad youth's mind, making his body tremble with fright.

“Haha! Sect Master, how is Lin Yi's talent? Is he worthy of the title ‘peerless Genius’ in your eyes?”

On the viewing platform, the purple-robed middle-aged man, the Pavilion Master of Tianshan, laughed heartily upon seeing this scene and couldn't help but ask the White-Robed, White-Haired Man.

“He is worthy!”

“He is naturally worthy!”

Hearing the Pavilion Master of Tianshan's words and looking at Lin Yi standing with his blade sheathed on the stage, the White-Robed, White-Haired Man smiled with immense satisfaction:

“To comprehend the Second Level of Limit Breaking at fifteen... in fact, looking at Lin Yi's records, it's highly likely he only took a little over four months to Breakthrough from the first stage to the second.”

“Such talent is even higher than mine was back then. If you add his powerful willpower talent, achieving the Innate Golden Core Realm is practically a certainty!”

“With such talent, if he isn't peerless, then who is!”

Speaking of this, the White-Robed, White-Haired Man's eyes flashed with brilliance, and his heart was filled with anticipation.

In the process of breaking through from the Innate True Essence Realm to the Innate Golden Core Realm, although Divine Soul strength is the most important factor, the requirements for Physical Body Aptitude and Comprehension Ability are not that high.

However, with sufficient Divine Soul strength, if one's Comprehension Ability is strong enough to realize a more powerful Force Exertion Realm early on, then the speed of breaking through to the Innate Realm will be faster.

Furthermore, after breaking through to the Innate Realm, their combat power among those of the same rank will be stronger, making it easier to obtain treasures. Relying on these treasures, the speed at which their cultivation, strength, and Divine Soul power increase will also be faster.

Thus, being one step ahead leads to being ahead at every step!

In this way, they naturally have more time to charge toward the Innate Golden Core, and the probability of a Breakthrough to the Innate Golden Core Realm naturally skyrockets!

“Haha! Good!”

Hearing this, the Pavilion Master of Tianshan also smiled with satisfaction:

“Since the Sect Master has declared this little fellow Lin Yi a peerless Genius, then from now on, I'll see who in the Nine Provinces dares to say otherwise!”

“By the way! Martial Nephew Zhang, don't Lin Yi and Chu Xiong still have a competition of willpower?”

“Quick! Don't wait for the other geniuses' matches. Arrange the willpower competition for these two immediately!”

“I really want to see how much progress the willpower of our Tianshan Pavilion's peerless Genius has made after three months.”

“Yes, Pavilion Master!”

As soon as the purple-robed man finished speaking, the young man in black beside him nodded immediately, curiosity and anticipation flashing in his eyes. He then stepped to the center of the viewing platform, replacing the elder presiding over the Tianshan Grand Competition, and announced in a booming voice:

“In this Tianshan Grand Competition, the match between Chu Xiong and Lin Yi has concluded. The winner is Lin Yi!”

“Next, the Tianshan Grand Competition will be temporarily suspended to allow Disciples Lin Yi and Chu Xiong to conduct their willpower competition. Once their match is over, the rest of you will continue.”

“Yes!”

As the young man in black spoke, the other Disciples and teachers in the arena responded loudly. Instead of annoyance or anger, their faces showed intense excitement.

Two peerless prodigies competing in willpower—this was a scene that the entire Tianshan Pavilion might only see once in a decade.

Moreover, they were very curious about how much progress Lin Yi's willpower had made, given that he was initially famous for his strong willpower and had now shown such massive improvements in his Comprehension Ability and Physical Body Aptitude.

The Disciples and teachers were incredibly curious.

Below the stage, Chu Xiong, who had just been dazed by Lin Yi's blade and knocked out of the arena, suddenly had a gleam of light return to his eyes, as if he had caught a lifeline:

“Right! Willpower! There's still the willpower competition!”

“Three months ago, Lin Yi had only just broken into the 500-meter mark of the willpower stone pillar and even fainted because of it.”

“But I had already reached the 403-meter mark, just a step away from the 400-meter mark. I'm much stronger than that Lin Yi!”

“Hmph! What does losing this battle matter! As long as I win the upcoming willpower competition, I'll still be the winner!”

Chu Xiong's expression turned fierce; his heart was even bordering on madness.

Because deep down, he had already recognized the fact that he was far inferior to Lin Yi.

However, the pride of coming from a great Innate Golden Core Family, combined with the shame of being a year older than Lin Yi, made it impossible for him to accept that he was inferior.

To alleviate this feeling of shame, he had to beat Lin Yi once, even if it was only a temporary victory and he would inevitably be surpassed in the future!

“Lin Yi, do you dare to battle me at the willpower stone pillar!”

From the cold ground, Chu Xiong suddenly performed a kip-up to stand. He stared fixedly at Lin Yi with bloodshot eyes filled with madness, resentment, and fury.

But toward Chu Xiong's provocation...

On the stage, Lin Yi's expression remained calm. He merely looked down with lowered eyelids and spoke two words indifferently:

“Just you?”

As soon as he spoke, Lin Yi leaped down, instantly becoming a streak of black light as he jumped off the stage and quickly headed toward the willpower stone pillar.