"Yes." The elder Duan immediately went to make arrangements. From the perspective of rank, it seems that Elder Bai Mei's status is somewhat higher than Elder Duan's.
"Brother Lin'er, challenging the 88th ranked Huang Chengli, are you confident?" Yue Buqun quietly asked in Li Lin's ear, concerned about starting the challenge with the 88th ranked on the Tiger List.
Although they had witnessed Li Lin's strength, the levels of cultivation among those on the Tiger List sometimes differ little, but the gap in strength can be significant. The level of cultivation is a general indicator, but the actual strength displayed is another matter.
The 88th ranked Huang Chengli, although also a fourth-level martial artist, is naturally much stronger than Zhou Baotian. The higher the ranking, the stronger the strength.
"There shouldn't be any problem." Li Lin replied with a faint smile. At the fourth-level martial artist's level, one move is enough to settle the issue. Climbing the Tiger List is just a formality for him; he has no interest in dealing with the mundane affairs of the Yunyang Sect.
"Lin'er, was Zhou Baotian injured by you?" After Elder Duan went to make arrangements, Elder Bai Mei raised an eyebrow and asked Li Lin.
"Yes, Zhou Baotian was too oppressive, so I couldn't help but teach him a lesson." Li Lin replied subtly, secretly guessing in his heart. According to the rules of the Yunyang Sect, as long as no lives were lost, the sect should not blame him. He knew how to measure his strength; those dozen people definitely would not die.
"It was you who took action alone." Elder Bai Mei and two stewards looked somewhat uneasy.
"Yes." Li Lin nodded in response.
"Good lad, don't hold back when you go on stage. Let me see your strength. I've already spoken to the sect about your matter yesterday. There should be news in the next two days. If your strength is sufficient, it's not impossible for you to become a direct disciple immediately," Elder Bai Mei told Li Lin.
"You've troubled Elder Bai." Li Lin bowed. Elder Bai seemed to be quite nice to him, probably because of his father.
"Take this third-grade Qi Gathering Pill. New disciples to the Yunyang Sect all receive a Qi Gathering Pill. I wanted to find Wushuang yesterday and tell her you've come back, but the direct disciples have been busy with cultivation recently, and even I can't enter. However, I ran into Cuiyu, so Wushuang probably knows you're back by now." After speaking, Elder Bai took out an early third-grade pill and handed it to Li Lin.
"Thank you, Elder Bai." Li Lin said softly.
"Elder Bai, Huang Chengli is here. We can start now." After a while, Elder Duan came back, accompanied by a young man in black clothes, about twenty years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, tall, exuding a sense of power.
"Greetings, Elder Bai." The young man saluted Elder Bai and then turned his gaze to Li Lin, Yue Buqun, and the others.
"A fourth-level martial artist at the pinnacle, probably a practitioner of the earth element." Li Lin glanced at the young man, sensing the earth element in his aura.
"Huang Chengli, Li Lin wants to challenge you. If you win, you get twenty points. If you lose, you only lose five points. Are you willing?" Elder Bai asked the young man.
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"I accept the challenge. Twenty points, I'll take them." The young man's gaze finally rested on Li Lin, his eyes flickering with a fighting spirit. Twenty points were not a small amount, and there was no reason for him not to accept the challenge from someone not on the Tiger List, especially since the rules allowed it.
"Then get ready to go on stage," Elder Bai said lightly.
In the center of the square, within moments, five to six hundred disciples had gathered. Everyone heard that a new disciple was challenging Huang Chengli, ranked 88th on the Tiger List.
"Huang Chengli is ranked 88th on the Tiger List. What's so special about this new disciple that he dares to challenge Huang Chengli directly? Looking for a beating?"
"You don't know yet? The new disciple is called Li Lin. This morning, he defeated Zhou Baotian, ranked 99th on the Tiger List, with one move, leaving him and a dozen disciples badly injured."
"Really? Is this kid that powerful?"
"Impossible. How could this kid be so strong? You must have seen it wrong."
"What seen wrong? I saw it with my own eyes."
"Li Lin is quite handsome. I wonder if he has a girlfriend."
Among the crowd of onlookers, many disciples were whispering, discussing the events of the morning. The female disciples in the front were seriously sizing up Li Lin.
In the crowd, a beautiful figure with exquisite curves and beautiful features, but with a large red spot on her face, was the maid Cuiyu.
Cuiyu watched the figure in the green robe in the center of the square, her eyes somewhat hazy, murmuring, "It's really him. He's not dead. It's been over a year, and he seems to have changed a lot."
On the spacious square, two figures stood tall. Their confrontation had already attracted over six hundred disciples to watch.
"Li Lin, Huang Chengli, you can start now," Elder Bai said softly, his gaze and those of the two stewards fixed on Li Lin.
The Grand Elder glanced at Li Lin, his eyebrows slightly raised, as if he felt Elder Bai was overvaluing this new disciple's strength.
"Li Lin, you just entered the Yunyang Sect and dare to challenge me. I admire your courage," Huang Chengli said, looking at Li Lin, his eyes filled with a hint of disdain.
"Challenging you, to be honest, you're not qualified enough for me to challenge. You're just a stepping stone. Make your move. If I do, you won't even have the chance to," Li Lin said with a faint smile. To him, a fourth-level martial artist, even at the pinnacle, was not a concern.
"What arrogance."
Hearing Li Lin's words, Elder Bai frowned, and some disciples whispered among themselves, commenting on the new disciple's audacity.
"Such arrogance, Huang Chengli, finish him in one move."
"Li Lin, we support you. Defeat Huang Chengli in one move, just like you did Zhou Baotian."
The onlooking Yunyang Sect disciples were divided into two camps, with the majority supporting Huang Chengli. Only those who had seen Li Lin's strength in the morning supported him, knowing how terrifying his strength was.
"His strength, I can't see through it. What secrets are hidden in him?" Cuiyu watched Li Lin from a distance, her brows slightly furrowed, then her gaze fell back on him, observing from afar.
"I'll let you know the difference between you and the Tiger List," Huang Chengli said, his eyes flashing with anger. He no longer showed Li Lin any courtesy, flipping his hands to reveal a dark green stick, about two meters long. As he infused it with his qi, a yellow glow wrapped around the stick.
Li Lin glanced at it, unimpressed.
With the stick in hand, Huang Chengli's qi surged out, creating dazzling arcs with the stick, breaking through the air resistance and causing sparks to fly. A stick shadow struck directly at Li Lin.
The shadow of the stick, carrying fierce qi, pressed down on Li Lin, making his green robe stick tightly to his skin. Huang Chengli's strength, indeed, was much stronger than Zhou Baotian's.
Feeling the oppressive qi coming at him, Li Lin raised an eyebrow and smiled faintly, sidestepping swiftly. The stick shadow struck where Li Lin had just stood, creating a crack in the stone floor.
"Your speed is too slow," Li Lin said casually, appearing beside Huang Chengli with a faint smile.
"Is that so!" Huang Chengli's face darkened, and he swept the stick across, leaving a pale yellow arc in the air. The stick moved through the air resistance, creating a sound explosion and sweeping towards Li Lin again, stronger and faster than before.
"Boom!"
A powerful explosion echoed across the square. The fierce force contained in the stick shattered the stone floor, spreading cracks around, demonstrating the terrifying power of the strike.
"Still too slow. Can you speed up a bit? Use your full strength!" Li Lin's voice came softly, as he had already moved dozens of meters away, watching Huang Chengli with a faint smile, his expression teasing.