34: Brother and sister fighting

On the arena stage, the disguised Lin Tian and Lin Qingxuan both stepped forward.

When Lin Qingxuan saw the name "Lin Tian" on the match list, she was truly taken aback for a moment.

But she quickly dismissed the thought.

After all, there were many people in the world with the same name.

Her brother's cultivation had long been crippled and he had been expelled from the Sect; there was no way he could be here.

She treated it as a mere coincidence and paid it no further mind.

However, as the two of them stepped onto the massive Bluestone Arena and the distance between them closed...

A strange sensation involuntarily rose in Lin Qingxuan's heart.

The black-robed man before her not only shared her brother's name, but even his build and posture were extremely similar to the brother in her memories.

However, the Aura emanating from this person carried a lingering gloom and coldness.

It was vastly different from the brother in her impressions, who, though impulsive, was bright and sunny.

On the other end of the arena, Lin Tian looked at the familiar, beautiful face before him, his heart long devoid of any former sibling affection.

In his mind, the voices he had heard through the crack in the door on the Immortal Ship that day—voices enough to destroy all his reason—were still frantically echoing.

Under the influence of his Heart Demon, he obsessively believed that Lin Qingxuan had done everything just to maintain her status in the Primordial Holy Land.

For the sake of wealth and glory, she had unhesitatingly drawn a line between them, only to then submissively offer herself to that beast, Lu Yi!

This thought slowly eroded him, finally breaking through the last line of defense of his sanity.

He looked at Lin Qingxuan's elegant face and cursed viciously in his heart:

"Bitch!"

"The match—begin!"

The moment the referee's voice fell.

Even before both sides could exchange the customary bows, Lin Tian struck out violently!

An oppressed low growl escaped his mouth as he directly surged the violent Spiritual Qi within his body.

Like an arrow leaving a bow, he charged straight at Lin Qingxuan, who was still preparing to bow!

This sudden attack caused Lin Qingxuan to turn pale with shock.

She never expected her opponent to disregard the rules so completely, skipping even the most basic etiquette to launch a sneak attack.

In her haste, she instinctively drew her longsword and held it across her chest to block.

Clang!

Lin Tian's bare-fisted punch slammed heavily against the blade of Lin Qingxuan's sword, producing a loud metallic crash.

An unimaginable, massive force surged frantically through the blade!

Lin Qingxuan felt her palm go numb, and she slid back several steps uncontrollably before barely managing to steady herself.

She was horrified and completely unable to understand.

Her opponent was merely a Cultivator at the Early Stage of the Purple Mansion Realm, and it was a bare-fisted strike.

Yet with her Late Stage Purple Mansion Realm cultivation, she had almost failed to withstand it!

What she didn't know was that Lin Tian was striking out in a fit of rage, combined with the power of his Savage Desolate Sacred Body's Physical Body.

Coupled with the Spiritual Qi that had become exceptionally violent after merging with his resentment, the instantaneous power he unleashed far exceeded those of the same rank.

Failing to end it in one blow, Lin Tian did not pause for a second.

His subsequent attacks came at Lin Qingxuan continuously, like a violent storm.

For a time, the shadows of fists and the wind of palms whistled across the arena, while sword light and Spiritual Qi overflowed.

The two siblings became locked in a fierce struggle.

On the main viewing platform, Lu Yi watched the intense battle on the stage, a playful smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart; this Lin Tian really didn't care for their past sibling bond at all, every move aimed at her vital points.

It seemed the little "medicine" he had given him was even more effective than expected.

As the fight continued, the Spiritual Qi of both sides was being rapidly consumed.

Though Lin Tian's offensive was fierce, the drawbacks of his unstable Foundation gradually began to show.

As for Lin Qingxuan, she felt it becoming increasingly difficult.

Just then, Lu Yi's somewhat teasing voice drifted clearly down from the main platform:

"Qing Xuan, work harder! If you can win this match, there will be a reward!"

These words, which seemed like cheering, took on a different flavor in Lin Qingxuan's ears.

They instantly reminded her of those shameful days and nights on the Immortal Ship recently, when he was "collecting debts."

If it weren't for him, how could her Spiritual Qi be so hollow and her body so exhausted?

To the point where she was struggling so hard against someone whose Realm was far lower than her own?

At this thought, a flush of crimson involuntarily rose to her cheeks.

This flush, in the eyes of the already irrational Lin Tian across from her, took on another meaning entirely.

He cursed frantically in his heart:

"Shameless dogs! Even at a time like this, in the middle of a match, they don't forget to flirt in public!"

Jealousy and rage caused him to completely lose his last shred of restraint.

"Ah—!"

He let out a roar, his offensive becoming even more violent and frenzied than before.

He had even completely abandoned defense, every move being a suicidal style of fighting!

Lin Qingxuan was already struggling to cope, and now, facing Lin Tian's reckless and mad assault, she was forced back step by step, only able to wave her sword in a pathetic attempt to parry.

Finally, in a moment of inattention, a tiny flaw appeared in her sword technique.

Lin Tian seized this opportunity with precision!

He lunged forward, Spiritual Qi gathering on his right palm, carrying an Aura of certain death as it shot straight for Lin Qingxuan's face!

This palm strike came too fast and too fiercely!

Lin Qingxuan's pupils shrank; it was already too late to change her move and defend.

In despair, she involuntarily closed her eyes, waiting for the expected fatal blow.

However, the anticipated sharp pain did not arrive.

In its place was a warm and familiar embrace.

She felt herself being gently pulled into a pair of strong arms.

That familiar scent, which made her both ashamed and afraid, completely enveloped her.

She slowly opened her eyes, and the first thing that came into view was Lu Yi's handsome face.

"Are you alright?"

Lu Yi looked down at her and asked with a smile.

"I'm... I'm fine..."

Lin Qingxuan blushed and shook her head, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz.

Only then did Lu Yi slowly set her down, helping her stand firmly by his side.

This scene of a hero saving a beauty instantly elicited bursts of envious cries from the crowd of female Disciples in the surrounding stands.

On the arena, Lin Tian, whose strike had missed, looked at the "shameless couple" before him, the fire of rage in his heart becoming impossible to restrain.

He pointed at Lu Yi and roared at the referee below the stage:

"He interfered in the match without permission! This is unfair! He—"

But before he could finish, the referee directly interrupted him and rebuked him in an extremely stern tone:

"Shut up! That palm strike of yours just now was clearly intended to kill! Matches are for sparring, and you should stop when the point is made, yet you struck with such disregard for life! Dare to say another word, and your eligibility will be revoked immediately!"

This referee clearly understood very well what it meant to judge the situation.

He also understood very well what truly counted as "fairness."