84: Chapter 84 Men Don't Lie to Men!

Su Mo exclaimed, almost thinking that this City Lord was also a product of Transmigration.

"Then, that Fairy behind you..."

"This is my adopted daughter!"

Xiao Duanjiang stared straight at the Cultivator who asked the question:

"You keep asking questions; could it be that you dislike my daughter and think she isn't good enough for you?!"

The Cultivator felt his skin crawl under that gaze and waved his hands repeatedly:

"No, no, no! This Junior has no such intention!"

Seeing this, the surrounding Cultivators all wore submissive smiles.

"Very well, the duel continues!"

Hao Tianchui looked at Lin Xiao on the arena, his smile widening:

"Fellow Daoist Lin, I truly wronged you. A Golden Core Stage being defeated by a Foundation Establishment Stage in one Move; such a good thing certainly won't fall to me. I can only let Fellow Daoist Lin suffer a bit, hee hee hee..."

Lin Xiao, on the arena, stared at Fairy Yurou, his mind going blank.

"How could this be... Fairy... Yurou... wife..."

"Why didn't my brother tell me..."

Seeing that Lin Xiao remained motionless, Xiao Duanjiang gave a light cough:

"The duel continues!"

The two on the arena finally came to their senses.

Lin Xiao and Lu Guan exchanged a glance. Within a single breath, their eyes became determined; at this moment, they seemed to be of one mind.

"This round... I must lose!!"

The two charged at each other simultaneously.

"Earth Flame Palm!"

"Mystic Ice Force!"

Facing these Moves, neither dodged nor evaded, allowing the attacks to land squarely on them, hoping the other would deal enough damage to make them fall.

In the eyes of Xiao Duanjiang, who was at the Soul Transformation Stage, they would be exposed instantly if they faked the fight. They had no choice but to use this "injury-for-injury" tactic to maximize their wounds.

"Bang!"

"Pfft!"

The two collided and flew backward simultaneously, spitting out mouthfuls of blood.

After landing, Lin Xiao crawled up slowly, only to find Lu Guan lying on the ground, refusing to get up, appearing to have fainted.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao shouted in his heart:

"Lu Guan! Damn you! You held back, didn't you!"

Ignoring his injuries, he limped over to Lu Guan's side:

"Greater Healing Technique!"

Lin Xiao exhausted all the Qi in his body to cast the healing technique, his palm glowing with a crystalline green light as he slapped it hard onto Lu Guan's buttock.

"Get up, damn you!!"

"Smack!"

Lu Guan's face, buried in the ground, twisted, his teeth clenched in pain.

Yet even so, he didn't make a sound.

A few breaths later, Lu Guan appeared outside the arena.

The injuries of both men were healed by a wave of Qi from Xiao Duanjiang.

"Yurou, look at how fiercely these young talents are fighting for you."

Xiao Duanjiang smiled lovingly at Xiao Yurou.

Hearing this, Xiao Yurou rolled her eyes.

She knew perfectly well what these people were thinking; this was the eleventh time, and she was already used to it.

As soon as Lu Guan left the arena, a crowd of Cultivators swarmed forward.

The situation had completely changed; the longer one waited, the more dangerous it became. Those who went up first still had a chance to lose the duel.

Third round.

Lin Xiao looked at the opposing Cultivator and said solemnly:

"Fellow Daoist, to show respect, let us give it our all!"

"Good!"

"Earth Flame Palm!"

"Seven-Injury Body-Destroying Fist!"

The opposing Cultivator struck himself seven times in various parts of his body with lightning speed, spraying a large amount of blood on the spot.

Lin Xiao paused:

"Fellow Daoist, what are you doing?!"

"Fellow Daoist Lin... *cough*... you don't know, but this family fist technique hurts the user before it hurts the enemy."

"It's fine... *cough cough*... let us continue!"

The Cultivator, while spitting blood, raised his fist and charged at Lin Xiao, his Aura significantly more powerful than before.

As expected, the moment they collided, the Cultivator's figure flew far away like a kite with a broken string.

Lin Xiao looked at his own palm in disbelief:

"Damn it, I only used thirty percent of my power!"

The fallen Cultivator was sent off the arena in the blink of an eye, his injuries healed.

Seeing this, the Cultivators below the arena lit up, looking as if they had learned something new.

Fourth round of the duel.

"Earth Flame Palm!"

"Heart-Gouging Sword Technique!"

Fifth round of the duel.

"Earth Flame Palm!"

"Bone-Scraping Palm Technique!"

...

Cultivators came and went on the arena; in the blink of an eye, over two hundred rounds had passed.

"Fellow Daoist Lin's palm technique is truly godlike; no Cultivator of the same level can withstand even one blow!"

A Cultivator who had already lost once praised him happily from below the stage.

Lin Xiao on the stage already had vacant eyes; he was sick of using 'Earth Flame Palm'.

Because he was too well-protected by his family, he couldn't learn such Cultivation Techniques that involved self-mutilation or overdrawing one's body to boost strength. Even the 'Earth Flame Palm' was only learned because it helped with Artifact Refining.

Finally, the last round was about to arrive.

Su Mo slowly flew over, asking via Divine Sense:

"Sister Hua, do you have any self-mutilation techniques? Hurry, give me some."

"None, just the 'Heavenly Demon Disintegration Method'. Do you want it?"

"That will do. But if I use it, can that Soul Transformation Cultivator save me?"

"Likely not..."

"..."

In the span of a single breath, Su Mo landed on the arena, his cultivation instantly suppressed to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment.

Lin Xiao looked up, and a glimmer of light returned to his eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Su?!"

He immediately sent a message via Divine Sense:

"Fellow Daoist Su, save me! I'm still just a child; I don't want to get married so early! Wuwuwu~"

Su Mo's mouth twitched:

"Who was it that said just now not to compete with him?"

Lin Xiao immediately made a mournful face:

"How was I supposed to know Fairy Yurou was a two-meter-tall muscular woman! She looks like a Golden Core Stage Body Cultivator; her arms are thicker than my waist. One punch could knock the soul out of me!"

"If I had known, I wouldn't have come..."

Su Mo said indifferently:

"That won't do. I don't have the fortune to enjoy such a good thing; I'm just here for a free meal."

After speaking, Su Mo cupped his fists, pondering how to lose convincingly, failing to notice the strange look in Xiao Yurou's eyes the moment she saw him from the high platform.

"Wait! If you are willing to win against me, I will give you a Top Grade Spiritual Artifact!"

"Spiritual Artifact? I have so many Spiritual Artifacts in my storage ring that I have nowhere to put them. Who are you trying to fool with that thing?"

Su Mo rolled his eyes and raised his hand, intending to burn a few drops of essence blood first.

"A Magic Treasure!"

Lin Xiao shouted anxiously via Divine Sense.

Su Mo's movements paused.

"What grade?"

"Low Grade. Just this jade pendant at my waist. It has the effect of calming the mind and accelerating cultivation, and it can withstand three attacks from a Late Nascent Soul Stage."

Su Mo hesitated for a moment:

"Fine. But we need a compromise: how about we both fall down heavily injured? After all, I don't want to enjoy this blessing alone."

"Will that work..."

Lin Xiao hesitated.

"It will definitely work! This is the eleventh edition already, and the previous ten didn't result in a selection, right? They were probably in the same state as us."

"Deal! Men don't lie to men; don't you dare hold back!"

Hearing this, Lin Xiao didn't say another word and cupped his fists in salute.

"Earth Flame Palm!"

"Jade-Shattering Charge!"

Su Mo roared, and the blood-colored mist of Blood Shadow Escape appeared around him. However, this time, the mist was quite dense, covering his entire face.

"Bang!"

The moment they collided, Su Mo realized that Lin Xiao wasn't using any force at all.

However...

Neither was Su Mo!

"Pfft!"

Su Mo flew backward at an even faster speed than he had arrived, simultaneously erupting into a sky full of blood mist.

Lin Xiao was not to be outdone; he spat out two mouthfuls of blood, fell straight to the ground with a 'thud', twitched twice, and even deliberately kicked off one of his shoes.