93: Chapter 93 is matching you with an equally matched opponent.

Prince Yu took one look at his uncle's fate and swore an oath again: "Your Excellency Lin Yuan, the matter regarding my uncle truly has nothing to do with me. I didn't even know he had reached the borders of Jiangnan Prefecture."

"I know, of course."

Lin Yuan was nonchalant, yet his domineering intent was visible.

"If this were a trap set by you, you would already be a corpse by now; not even your royal Bloodline could save you."

His words were incredibly harsh, but after hearing them, Prince Yu actually breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you for your mercy, Your Excellency Lin Yuan. After I return, I will properly discipline my uncle..."

He paused, then continued: "In the future, if Your Excellency has any matters, feel free to come find me. Although Your Excellency's martial arts are peerless and invincible, some trivial tasks like searching for people or finding items are always inconvenient to handle yourself."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly: "I happen to have a matter that requires your assistance."

Prince Yu perked up: "Please, go ahead."

"I have heard that the Yue Kingdom's royal Family has built the largest library in the entire Southern Wilderness, containing some long-lost rare books... I wonder if I might be allowed to enter and take a look?"

"This—" Prince Yu hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "It is possible, but it will require some time to arrange. I wonder if Your Excellency Lin Yuan can wait for a while."

"No rush, take your time."

Lin Yuan took a sip of tea and said calmly: "There is one more thing..."

He made a request.

After hearing it, a trace of surprise flashed across Prince Yu's face.

But it was not a difficult task after all, so he nodded in agreement, and with great efficiency, had someone deliver the roster that same night.

With this matter concluded, He Yiming prepared to return to Dahuang City, and Lin Yuan parted ways with him at a fork in the road outside Jiangnan Prefecture.

Watching the figure carrying a large backpack gradually fade into the distance, Lin Yuan nodded slightly to himself.

Another travel frog had been raised; he hoped it would bring him a different kind of surprise when they met next time.

"Alright, it's time to get down to business."

Lin Yuan looked at the map and roster sent by Prince Yu, then soared into the air, vanishing into the churning sea of clouds.

...

"This is the final of the Ding Prefecture Youth Martial Artist Tournament, and I am your host, Liu Guo."

On the bluestone-paved arena, a renowned martial arts master at the 7th layer of the True Aperture was hosting the competition.

To his left, a young Martial Artist around twelve years old was warming up, his face beaming with a confident smile.

Below, thousands of spectators were puzzled.

"The finals? Didn't the Lu Family kid beat the Shadowless Whip? Why isn't he the champion yet?"

"You didn't know? This time, the Ding Prefecture Youth Martial Artist Tournament has an extra mysterious contestant who has never appeared in public but has been fast-tracked to the finals."

"Isn't this rigged? Would the various Families and the Ding Prefecture government agree to this?"

"Who knows? We'll know the strength of this mysterious contestant once they fight in a moment. If they aren't even as good as the Shadowless Whip, then it's purely rigged."

Ignoring the various discussions below, Liu Guo looked extremely serious. He pointed to the youth on the left and introduced him: "After ten days of competition, I am sure you are no strangers to this person. He is the Young Master of the Ding Prefecture's Lu Family, his Yanyang Qigong is unfathomable, and at only twelve years old, he is already a Qi Refining Peak Martial Artist. It is said he can hold his own for thirty moves against a True Aperture expert without being defeated, truly a Genius of Ding Prefecture. Young Master Lu, the finals are about to begin. Do you have anything to say?"

Young Master Lu twisted his neck, a disdainful smile on his face: "No matter who the opponent is, whether they are a Disciple from a School or a Prodigy from the Prefecture City, in Ding Prefecture, I am invincible! Bring it on!"

"Excellent, we can see that Young Master Lu is very confident. The tournament officials have also arranged an equally matched opponent for you."

Liu Guo's serious expression always felt a bit strange, but he still dutifully introduced Young Master Lu's opponent.

"Let us welcome the other contestant, a high Disciple of the Liuyun Sect, first on the Heroes Ranking, the Spirit Sea master who killed an Immortal Master of Creation with a single strike, the top expert of the Southern Wilderness's younger generation, known as the Southern Wilderness Martial God—Lin! Yuan!"

As his voice fell.

Boom! Several sonic booms erupted in the sky as a figure flew rapidly from afar. Within a few breaths, he arrived above the arena and slammed down heavily.

Crack! The arena instantly cracked like a spiderweb.

Amidst the dense dust, a figure was revealed.

He was nine feet tall, burly and imposing, with an aura like an abyss or a towering mountain radiating from his body; just looking at him felt like he was about to explode.

"Who is my opponent?"

Lin Yuan looked at the kid across the arena.

"It seems it's you. Make your move!"

Ma—make, make a move?

Young Master Lu tilted his head to look at the official organizers of the tournament.

Is this what you called an equally matched opponent?

Screw you all!

Bang!

"The winner is Lin Yuan!"

In an instant, the outcome was decided.

[Ding! Won the championship in the Ding Prefecture Youth Martial Artist Tournament, life stealer system activated! Drawing... Draw successful, congratulations on obtaining the entry "Weapon Master Lv.1"]

[Detected a skill of the same type, initiating Fusion... Fusion successful, congratulations on obtaining the entry "Weapon Master Lv.7"]

"Two more matches, and this Weapon Master skill should be just about at its Peak."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly; it was worth rushing through so many matches in one day.

Although it's easy to win championships in these small tournaments, you can't really farm any particularly powerful entries. It's good enough just to be able to level up the skills on hand to the maximum level.

Watching Young Master Lu, who was sobbing in the arms of a beautiful middle-aged woman, Lin Yuan's smile was exceptionally bright.

"Young man, when I was your age, I was nowhere near as strong as you, so there is no need to feel inferior. The future belongs to you!"

After leaving these words behind, he soared into the sky, rushing non-stop to the next competition venue.

The final of the Qing Prefecture Spear King Tournament opened half an hour later.

Lin Yuan air-dropped into the finals; although he didn't know spear techniques, no one said you couldn't be the Spear King without knowing spear techniques.

Thrusting out a spear weighing a hundred tons—let's see which Spear King dares to catch it!

A few seconds later.

"I announce that the champion of the Qing Prefecture Spear King Tournament is—Lin Yuan!"

[Ding—]

"The results for the Top Ten Beauties of Yanzhou City have been released. Last year's champion, 'Purple Haze Light,' has been relegated to runner-up. This year's champion is Lin Yuan—'s strength!"

"666, this is rigged, someone is rigging it!!"

"Do you dare to say this kind of strength isn't beautiful? What beautiful muscles!"

"What kind of bullshit is that?"

"Shh! Don't argue with him. He's a Body Refining Martial Artist from the Demonic Medicinal Sect; his brain has long been corroded by all sorts of toxic Medicinal Pills."

[Ding—]

"The legendary chef of the Haizhou Chef King Tournament has been decided. This year's special-grade chef is Lin Yuan! He is the only one among the three hundred participating chefs who solved the problem of dealing with Spirit Sea-level Yao Beasts. He deserves the title!"

[Ding—]

Yun Prefecture, Tian Prefecture, Bing Prefecture, Fei Prefecture...

Lin Yuan won dozens of championship titles in one go, and the life stealer system kept ringing like a timed alarm clock.

Finally! He achieved his set goal, not only gaining two new skills but also leveling all his skills to the maximum.

Now, his various stats had become—