Chapter 734: Seeing Xu Minxuan Again

(My hand is healed. Five chapters today; if I'm short one, I'll eat it directly.)

The sound of Ye Lin wailing at the top of his lungs echoed through the heavens.

It was hard to imagine what kind of pain and breakdown one must have experienced to make a grown man cry like this.

If this level of pain were inflicted upon a member of the Uchiha clan, they would probably go straight from a single tomoe to a Mangekyo Sharingan.

The disciples, who had initially been somewhat shocked by the death of Ding Hanbin, now looked at Ye Lin with an added touch of sympathy.

When tears fell from that face, which looked like that of a banished immortal, it caused the hearts of many female disciples of the Profound Cloud Sect to ache.

"Junior Brother Ye, don't blame yourself too much. After all, you didn't do it on purpose, and didn't you almost lose your life as well?"

"There are too many accidents in this world every day that are beyond human control. Life and death are fated, and wealth is determined by heaven; no one will blame you."

"Sigh, Senior Brother Ding Hanbin was really something. It was just a competition, why did he have to make it like a life-or-death struggle? He harmed others and himself."

"Stop crying, Junior Brother Ye, you've already done very well. By the way, speaking of doing..."

Some disciples of the Profound Cloud Sect couldn't help but start to comfort Ye Lin.

No one thought that Ye Lin had done it on purpose, especially since Ding Hanbin had been acting like a lunatic, shouting and killing from the very beginning.

It was like a muscular man covered in tattoos on the street holding a knife and threatening a young girl; when the two struggled, the girl snatched the knife and killed the man in self-defense, ending up covered in blood.

At a time like this, who would suspect that the girl did it on purpose?

The elder acting as the referee for Ye Lin's arena had a face as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Under his very nose, a personal disciple had died, leaving not even a corpse behind; he would undoubtedly have to take the blame for this.

But this elder did not forget his duty as a referee; the Nine Peaks Grand Competition had to continue.

Although Ye Lin had been heavily injured and flown off the arena, Ding Hanbin was dead beyond any doubt; according to the rules, Ye Lin was clearly the winner.

The problem was that a personal disciple had died, and the elder dared not make a rash decision, so he could only seek instructions from several Peak Masters.

He had expected to be scolded severely by the Peak Masters, but instead of scolding him, they seemed to have already reached a consensus and told him to announce Ye Lin as the winner directly.

Since the Peak Masters had spoken, the elder naturally wouldn't look for trouble for himself.

"I announce, in the first round of the second stage, Arena Number Twenty-One, the winner is the inner sect disciple of the Artifact Peak, Ye Lin."

After the elder finished the announcement, Ye Lin entered the next round while crying.

It was only then that the many disciples of the Profound Cloud Sect suddenly realized a terrifying fact.

That was... Ye Lin, with the cultivation of the early Yin-Yang Realm, had killed someone in the Cave Profound Realm during a life-or-death struggle...

"Why would a monster with such terrifying combat power run off to the Artifact Peak?"

"I don't know. I remember those artifact refiners have quite weak combat power. Last time, an Artifact Peak disciple's partner was stolen by someone else, and he didn't even dare to make a sound, only listening to the noise at the door."

"Do you think this Ye Lin... could that rumor be true? Could this guy really have some kind of forbidden spiritual root?"

"It's very likely! Let's watch a few more matches. Once is luck, but if he can continuously defeat Cave Profound Realm experts, that is definitely forbidden-level talent! Without reaching the forbidden level, it's impossible to span two major realms!"

The attention of the Profound Cloud Sect disciples was now entirely captured by Ye Lin.

After Ye Lin's injuries healed, the second round of battles began.

As soon as he stepped onto the stage, he attracted the attention of almost all the Profound Cloud Sect disciples.

Dried tear tracks still hung on his face, which looked like that of a banished immortal, and his deep, compassionate eyes were looking at his opponent across the arena.

This time, Ye Lin's opponent was a personal disciple from the Heart Peak, whose strength was inferior to Ding Hanbin's, being only in the early Cave Profound Realm.

"Senior Brother..."

As soon as Ye Lin spoke, his voice was extremely hoarse.

"Please concede. I don't want to fight anyone anymore. These hands of mine... cannot be stained with the blood of fellow disciples again!"

After just having devoured Ding Hanbin, his cultivation was about to break through to the middle Yin-Yang Realm.

Ye Lin didn't dare to mess around anymore; if he killed someone else in front of everyone and then broke through his realm, the Peak Masters might notice something.

The expression of the disciple opposite him was somewhat hesitant.

He had watched the great battle between Ye Lin and Ding Hanbin, but he hadn't seen clearly what happened inside the barrier at the end.

To concede without fighting was definitely not something a proud personal disciple could easily accept.

He took a deep breath and said in a low voice.

"Junior Brother Ye, I think we should fight first. If I am truly no match, I will concede!"

Ye Lin nodded upon hearing this.

"In that case, let's stop at a touch; do not use any divine abilities or techniques with too much lethality!"

"Alright!" The disciple also nodded.

Consequently, the moment the elder announced the start, Ye Lin opened with a triple forbidden spell.

"Forbidden Spell: Burning Samsara!"

"Forbidden Spell: Karmic Fire Burning the Heavens!"

"Forbidden Spell: World-Extinguishing Mad Thunder!"

The Heart Peak disciple's face changed wildly in terror.

"Didn't you say not to use divine abilities with too much lethality? Why are you starting with forbidden spells?"

"This is all I know." Ye Lin gave a shy smile.

"I'm not playing anymore, I'm leaving!"

The Heart Peak disciple turned and left, as if he had made up his mind.

Why would you risk your life in a mere Nine Peaks Grand Competition?

A chorus of boos came from below; seeing that the fight didn't happen, the many Profound Cloud Sect disciples who had been full of anticipation were somewhat disappointed.

With the opponent conceding, Ye Lin successfully won the second round.

After two rounds, only thirty-some disciples remained for the third round.

Everyone among these thirty-some people was an absolutely tough nut to crack.

Ye Lin estimated that as long as he won two more rounds, he would secure a spot to participate in the Eastern Profound Sect Grand Competition.

As for taking first place, Ye Lin really had no interest.

He couldn't kill anyone, so why waste the energy? Getting into the top ten was enough.

The third round began.

Ye Lin walked back onto the arena.

At this moment, he suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet tremble.

Fine dust, accompanied by small pebbles, was shaken into mid-air.

Ye Lin raised his eyes and saw a figure like a small mountain appearing directly across the arena!

"What a coincidence, Ye Lin."

The sweet voice was like a pleasant lullaby, and muscles as hard as steel shimmered in the sunlight.

"What a coincidence, Senior Sister Xu."

Ye Lin felt a toothache; he hadn't expected to run into Xu Minxuan in the third round.

Without needing to think, Ye Lin knew that his battle with Xu Minxuan would definitely be a fierce one.

Without using the Heart Demon Ten Thousand Soul Banner and the Human Emperor Flag, Ye Lin had no confidence in defeating Xu Minxuan, who stood before him like a steel beast.

If it really came to it, he could only choose to concede; anyway, there was still a chance to challenge again after losing.

But just at this moment, Xu Minxuan suddenly raised her hand.

"Elder, I concede."

Ye Lin couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Looking at Ye Lin's stunned expression, Xu Minxuan beamed.

"Ye Lin, don't misunderstand. I'm conceding because I want to thank you."

"Thank you for bringing Weizhi to my side. It was he who made me understand that even if a girl isn't beautiful, she is still worthy of being loved."