Chapter 13: One Kick, One Kill! Stunned Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan!

If it was instigated by the three of them, Hu Liena and the others, this group would probably pester him every single day.

"Forget it, then I shall suppress you all."

Lin Yu said indifferently: "I have no interest in fighting you one by one; just have the strongest among you come fight me."

"The strongest among us has 19 levels of soul power. Are you sure you want to pick the strongest? Don't you want to change your mind?"

"............" Lin Yu was a bit speechless: "I thought the strongest among you would at least be a two-ring Spirit Master. What is there to change about 19 levels? Just have the strongest come out and fight me."

Lin Yu's words were full of confidence, but in their eyes, he was truly incomparably arrogant and conceited.

"How preposterous! This kid is too arrogant!"

"Does he think that just because he is trained by the Great Elder, he can just casually beat us Core Disciples who have been cultivating for three or four years!"

"Brother Qi! Let him see the strength of us Core Disciples!"

The crowd stepped back one after another, leaving behind a youth who was addressed as Brother Qi.

"Lin Yu, let's set the terms first. It's inevitable to get hurt during a sparring match, and it's hard to control one's strength. If I go too heavy later and accidentally hurt you, don't be angry with me!" the youth said with a smile.

But he looked like a smiling tiger, unable to hide his true intentions.

"Heh, looking for a high-sounding excuse for malicious injury? This group doesn't seem to be here for a simple spar; they are here to beat me up!" Lin Yu sneered in his heart and replied: "You're right, it's inevitable to get hurt in a spar. If I go a bit too heavy, you won't be angry either, right?"

"Ha-ha-ha, mm-hmm, right, of course I won't be angry. It's a spar, after all, this is all very normal." The youth couldn't help but laugh out loud, feeling very disdainful inside: "Ridiculous, you've only been cultivating for a year and you want to hurt me? If I get beaten by you, these four years of mine would have been wasted!"

"Then let's begin!"

As the youth spoke, he began a simple self-introduction.

This is a rule for Spirit Masters engaging in their first battle before a duel: both sides must perform a simple self-introduction.

"My name is Ye Xiuqi, 10 years old this year, martial soul Magic Vine, 19th-level one-ring Control System Spirit Master. Please enlighten me!"

Xie Yue shook his head and smiled: "Although Ye Xiuqi is a 19th-level Spirit Master, his strength when going all out is not inferior to a 21st-level Great Spirit Master. This kid dared to pick the strongest among them as soon as he arrived; he is truly asking for trouble."

Yan, on the other hand, became a bit excited: "I just love watching these conceited and arrogant kids get stimulated and crushed after being beaten up! Nana, Xie Yue, I'm starting to look forward to it more and more!"

Hu Liena gave a charming, evil smile: "Tell me, how many moves do you think he can last?"

"He definitely won't last ten moves. If things go poorly, he'll be knocked down by Ye Xiuqi in three! Hahaha!" Yan laughed mockingly.

Xie Yue and Hu Liena also wore smiles on their faces.

Yet it was at this moment that Lin Yu's voice made the three of them unable to laugh anymore, and their faces instantly turned dark.

"Lin Yu, martial soul, Element Angel, 18th-level Assault System Battle Spirit Master. Please enlighten me."

"What... eigh... eighteen levels!!"

"How can this be!"

As soon as these words were spoken, they stunned Hu Liena and the three others on the spot, as well as the surrounding Core Disciples.

Yan found it even harder to accept and roared: "In one year, this Lin Yu has increased his soul power by 8 levels!? Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!!"

Hu Liena and Yan were also incredulous, their faces looking ugly: "Even if he is 18th level, he has only been cultivating for a year and his combat experience is shallow; he won't be a match for Ye Xiuqi, who has four years of combat experience."

Hearing that Lin Yu was 18th-level in soul power, Ye Xiuqi was also stunned for a moment. No longer daring to underestimate his opponent, he immediately released his Ghost Vine martial soul.

And he directly activated his soul skill: "First Soul Skill, Ghost Vine Entanglement!!"

"Ghost Vine Entanglement? What's the difference between this and Blue Silver Entanglement?" Watching the black vines spreading rapidly before his eyes, the form of Tang San's first soul skill suddenly appeared in Lin Yu's mind.

He didn't dodge at all, just stood where he was and let these vines entangle his body.

"The binding force is decent, it should be much stronger than Blue Silver Entanglement, right?"

"Ha-ha! Lin Yu! I didn't have absolute confidence in defeating you before, but you actually didn't dodge. You're finished. My Ghost Vine Entanglement is hard for a one-ring Spirit Master to break free from, and it also carries a paralysis effect."

"You are bound to lose now!!"

Ye Xiuqi was overjoyed. As he spoke, he quickly lunged at Lin Yu with a punch.

"Ah? It also has a paralysis effect? This is exactly the same as Tang San's Blue Silver Entanglement... wait!? Paralysis? Why don't I feel anything at all?"

"Oh! Almost forgot, my light body can be immune to any side effects."

"Lin Yu, it's over. Watch me knock you down with one punch!"

Just as Ye Xiuqi's fist was less than a meter away from Lin Yu.

A terrifying, ultimate flame suddenly surged from Lin Yu's body, and those vines were instantly burned to ashes. The corners of his mouth curled up: "What kind of dream are you having?"

"You don't really think this could bind me, do you?"

Ye Xiuqi's eyes widened in horror: "What!!!"

"Impossible."

"Get lost."

Bang!

"Ugh-wah-ah-ah! Ah!"

Before he could even react, Lin Yu had already kicked Ye Xiuqi fiercely in the face.

A miserable scream rang out. The opponent was kicked flying over ten meters on the spot, his body skimming across the ground like a stone on water, smashing into the ground several times before finally lying there foaming at the mouth, his body twitching.

One-hit kill!

Knocked down with a single kick!

The battle had ended just as it had begun.

The scene suddenly fell into a dead silence, an absolute hush.

"Wha... what just happened??"

"He... he lost!?"

Everyone had the same expression on their faces: eyes wide, mouths agape, shocked as if their jaws were about to drop to the floor.

It wasn't until one of the Core Disciples blurted out, "Holy crap," that the silence was broken.

The entire crowd instantly erupted!

"Holy, holy crap!!!"

"Ye Xiuqi, Brother Qi! Brother Qi was instantly one-shot by a single kick from Lin Yu!!!"

"How is this possible?"

"How could this Lin Yu... how could he be this strong!!"

Lin Yu withdrew his power and looked down upon these Core Disciples with pride: "Hey, does anyone else want to challenge me?"

Seeing Ye Xiuqi kicked into such a miserable state, how could they dare to go up and ask for a beating again!

They felt only dread and fear toward Lin Yu.

"Since there's no one, then I won't keep you company any longer, farewell!" Lin Yu waved his hand and, under the shocked gazes of the crowd of Core Disciples, left in a dashing manner.

"This kid is actually this formidable, damn it, we underestimated him."

Watching Lin Yu's departing back, Hu Liena and the other two all had flushed red faces.

Recalling the self-righteous words they had just spoken, they instantly felt their faces stinging with pain.

It was also the first time they felt their pride as geniuses had been dealt a blow, and they developed a deep sense of wariness toward Lin Yu!

It was a wariness born from the fear that Lin Yu's talent would far surpass their own.

Geniuses like them were not unable to accept that someone else's talent was greater than their own, but it could only be slightly greater; if it were too much stronger, it would be something their hearts could not accept.

(End of chapter)