"Ow..."
The Flame Wolf howled loudly, its voice piercing through space. Opening its gaping maw, it swallowed a Dan pill. Suddenly, as if pulled by some force, its massive body, dozens of meters long, instantly swelled again, transforming into a colossal size of four hundred meters and stood in front of Li Lin, making Li Lin appear as an ant in front of an elephant.
"Lin'er, be careful." On the stands, Yu Yu had been focusing his gaze on his precious disciple, uninterested in the other matches. Now, seeing the disciple of the Myriad Beasts Sect summoning his life-bound demonic beast, he began to worry for Li Lin, feeling somewhat uneasy.
"Flame Wolf, go." At this moment, after a young man in white lightly shouted, the massive Flame Wolf's aura surged once again, and its huge body pounced towards Li Lin.
This massive Flame Wolf charged forward, its proximity and fierce momentum piercing through space. Its body generated a whistling sound of breaking wind as it moved, carrying a violent force.
"Playing with demonic beasts, then? I'll play along." At this electrifying moment, Li Lin was not the slightest bit nervous; instead, he revealed a slightly sinister and mocking smile.
"Ow..." As the Flame Wolf's hot breath trembled, its massive body shook the space around it, and a fierce aura swept out. As it lunged at Li Lin, its front paw, carrying strands of scorching flames, tore through the spatial ripples and enveloped Li Lin.
"Shhh..." With a flash of a whirlwind under his feet and a tap on the ground with one foot, a whirlwind passed over the ground. In an instant, Li Lin leaped backward, his body propelled up, and wings of wind extended from his back, bringing him into mid-air.
"Bang!"
A loud explosive sound echoed as the Flame Wolf left a claw mark tens of meters in size on the ground where Li Lin had been, instantly creating several cracks in the hard rocky ground and scattering debris, scraping five long cracks on the surface.
"Blood Soul Mark."
In that lightning-fast moment, Li Lin activated the Blood Soul Mark in his mind.
Inside his mind, the Blood Soul Mark, upon activation, produced an energy phantom that quickly transformed into a surge of energy entering his meridians, bursting out from all over his body, and finally condensing on the palm print on Li Lin's right hand.
With the Wings of Wind combined with the technique of fleeting shadows, Li Lin's speed reached an absolutely terrifying level. As the Flame Wolf's claw cleaved through the air and it looked up angrily at Li Lin, Li Lin's figure had already appeared above its huge head.
"Ow..."
A sound resembling a mix of dragon, phoenix, lion, and tiger roars faintly transmitted from the palm of Li Lin's hand, where a mysterious seal appeared, resembling but not quite a dragon or a tiger, entirely blood-red, with a towering oppressive force spreading from it.
Feeling this immense pressure, the Flame Wolf immediately showed a horrified expression, and its massive body trembled, being suppressed involuntarily.
"What martial technique is this? It seems extraordinary." At this moment, sensing the aura of the Blood Soul Mark Li Lin used, many strong individuals in the stands, including Yun XiaoTian, showed puzzled expressions. Even a Spirit King powerhouse from the Earth Spirit Gate fixed his gaze on Li Lin, noticing any slight fluctuation of spirit energy, but at this moment, even the Spirit King could not discern the origin of the palm seal, only vaguely feeling the fluctuation of spirit energy without being able to ascertain it.
On Li Wushuang's shoulder, the Nine-Tailed Fox, Bai Ling, also raised her head, looking at the palm seal Li Lin used, feeling a vague suppression against her.
"This kid, really has hidden a lot." Yun XiaoTian raised his eyebrows, then revealed a slight smile.
All these episodes happened simultaneously.
"Go!" Li Lin softly shouted, flinging the Blood Soul Mark in his hand. The seal, like a tiger hunting, roared with the sound of dragon, phoenix, lion, and tiger roars, fiercely smashing into the Flame Wolf's forehead, transforming into a burst of blood-colored light and disappearing.
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Using the Blood Soul Mark, originally meant to control demonic beasts, also absolutely had the effect of killing and suppressing them, especially when dealing with demonic beasts, it had an absolute suppressive effect, attacking the soul of the demonic beast.
Using the Blood Soul Mark to control demonic beasts, Li Lin had to be careful not to damage the beast's soul, as controlling it afterward wouldn't be very useful.
However, using the Blood Soul Mark against demonic beasts, he had no such concerns and could exert full power.
In the blink of an eye, everything happened very quickly. When the Blood Soul Mark smashed into the Flame Wolf's forehead, it was an absolute soul attack. The massive Flame Wolf instantly became stupefied, then its huge body weakly fell to the ground.
"Ptui..."
The young man in white suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood at this moment, his face deathly pale. His life-bound demonic beast was severely injured, and he was affected as well.
Life-bound demonic beasts and their owners are almost connected, which is why the tournament allowed the disciples of the Myriad Beasts Sect to bring their life-bound demonic beasts to participate.
"Thud thud..." The young man in white staggered backward, then collapsed on the ground, vomiting blood again, his eyes dull and head dizzy. He didn't know the state of the Flame Wolf lying on the ground, which twitched a couple of times before it stopped moving.
"Still want to fight?" Li Lin landed, looking at the young man in white and asked, a faint smile hanging on his lips. Although Li Lin didn't mind making him suffer more, the Myriad Beasts Sect's master was present at the scene, and Li Lin didn't want to offend the Myriad Beasts Sect for no reason.
"You won." The young man in white said weakly, looking at Li Lin. Only then did he realize the difference between them.
"Boss won, it seems like it only took two moves." Little dragon proudly raised his little head, his little eyes blinking excitedly.
Above in the stands, Yun XiaoTian and Yu Yu both revealed smiles.
"Boom boom boom!"
The arena was still filled with explosive sounds, but there were significantly fewer than before. As Li Lin looked around, many had already defeated their opponents.
"HongLing." Li Lin's gaze swept through several areas before finally finding Yun HongLing's figure, who was currently fighting a robust young man.
This young man was at the level of a first-rank Martial General and not a disciple of the three sects and four schools. Under the attack of Yun HongLing's long whip, he was already in a sorry state, retreating after being hit and stumbling backward.
Li Lin smiled slightly, knowing Yun HongLing's strength. The long whip in her hand was mysterious and unfathomable. As the young man retreated, Yun HongLing pressed her advantage, her long whip creating dozens of whip shadows that cut through the void, whistling continuously.
The young man wielded a large saber, using it to block in front of him.
However, Yun HongLing's whip was too peculiar. Among the shadows of the whip, one suddenly burst forth, piercing directly towards the young man's left shoulder.
"Clang!" In a panic, the young man blocked with his saber, not expecting a massive burst of dark energy from the whip shadow. Under the immense force, his body was instantly pushed back, and the saber pierced into the ground, actually tearing a deep crack in the hard rocky surface.
"You lost."
At that instant, Yun HongLing, with a flash of whirlwind at her feet and employing the technique of fleeting shadows, appeared in front of the young man like a ghost. Her palm, glowing blue, struck out with a ferocious aura, sweeping across the void and crushing down on the young man.
"Bang!" The young man had no strength to resist and was directly knocked away, spitting out a trail of blood.
With Yun HongLing's victory, her beautiful eyes also searched through the crowd and soon found Li Lin's location. Her eyes slightly smiled, her lips pouting. On this grand square, she appeared particularly cute and charming.
"Bang!"
Explosive sounds continued to erupt, the ferocious noise already drowning out the noise of the crowd. As soon as the participants took the stage, they generally used their full strength in attacks, not opting for a slow drain, because the victor would have another match tomorrow. Spending too much energy today would be extremely disadvantageous for tomorrow, or even the day after.
Just moments later, when the last sound wave fell, there was no one left fighting in the arena.
"Hum..."
The sound of the ancient bell echoed again, followed by the voice of the Elder in Red from the Heavenly Sword Gate: "The first round of the competition is over. All defeated disciples leave the stage. The victorious disciples, come to me to receive a set of Xuan-level beginner martial techniques. Spirit practitioners can receive a set of Xuan-level beginner spirit techniques."
As soon as these words were spoken, the remaining twenty-eight people quickly and orderly approached the Elder in Red. A set of Xuan-level beginner martial techniques was extremely valuable for the direct disciples of the three sects and four schools present; it's not difficult for them to obtain high-level Yellow techniques, but Xuan-level beginner techniques were indeed rare.
"Li Lin, we are tied for now." Qu DaoJue approached Li Lin. Among the twenty-eight winners of the first round, Qu DaoJue was also among them, but it seemed he had not won easily.
"Continue tomorrow." Li Lin smiled lightly, his gaze sweeping over all the victorious disciples gathered. Zhao QingHai was also among them, but Han Feng was nowhere to be seen, presumably defeated. This was somewhat surprising to Li Lin.
Among the other three sects and four schools, Li Lin's gaze passed over the remaining twenty-eight people. Counting Yun Yang Sect, only Han Feng was unexpectedly defeated, leaving four behind.