Rise Against Desperation

The teenager immediately ran away, lest he start a fire.    

The discussions of the Fang family disciples beneath the Martial Arts Practice Hall naturally spread over to the Martial Stage.    

The corners of Lin Nantian's lips curled up. He enjoyed being seen by so many people. Especially when he heard that he could take first place, the smile on his face became even wider.    

Lin Caixuan puffed up her chest, a satisfied smile on her beautiful face. As her hair danced, she was brimming with confidence.    

Such elegance had already charmed many of the Lin Clan disciples. During this period of time, Lin Caixuan once again secretly glanced at Lin Hu, who was standing at the back of the crowd.    

Lin Hu was leaning against a stone pillar on the stage with her eyes closed. Her ears were focused on sleeping, which caused her to raise her eyebrows slightly.    

Lin Caixuan's actions were naturally noticed by Lin Nantian. He clenched his fists and glanced at Lin Hu.    

"Next, I will announce the process for the second round."    

Lin Hua, who had his eyes closed, opened his eyes and listened to the rules of the second round.    

After the old man gave some words of encouragement and praise to the Lin Clan disciples, he then turned to the main topic at hand.    

"There are a total of ninety-three Lin Clan disciples who have entered the second round. This round's match will definitely not be on the gavel mode."    

Looking down at the core disciples who were looking forward to it, the old martial artist stroked his beard and smiled.    

"Below us will be the Lucky Draw Battle, and during that time, there will definitely be a few people that will turn empty, while those that turn empty will directly advance."    

The old man's words caused the core disciples below the stage to begin their discussions, "In that case, does the empty competitors not need to undergo any sort of competition?"    

"That's right, it all depends on who's lucky."    

The old man waved his hand and the ninety-three wooden rectangular tokens floated in the air, "Let's not talk too much. The drawing of lots will now begin."    

Following the example of the rest of the Lin Clan disciples, Lin Hua used a martial qi to lock a wooden token in the air.    

The wooden token slowly floated into his hands. Looking at the numbers in his hands, Lin Hu smiled.    

"I've saved quite a bit of effort."    

The number of tokens went from one to ninety-three, one to forty-six, two to forty-seven, and so on, while the number in his hand was ninety-three.    

This meant that he could have one less battle.    

"Okay, give the badges in your hands to me. I will remember your battle numbers one by one."    

After Lin Hu handed in his token, the old man officially announced the start of the second round of martial arts practice.    

Unexpectedly, the first person to go on stage was the goddess in the hearts of the Lin Clan's disciples, Lin Caixuan.    

Lin Caixuan walked up the stage with confident steps and a straight posture. The fourteen year old Shuangshan already stood tall. Holding the Swift Wind Whip in her hand, she walked up the stage with a smile on her face.    

Her appearance on the stage undoubtedly attracted the attention of many of the Lin Clan disciples. Some of them even started to drool, causing many of the Lin Clan disciples to clamor.    

"Goddess! Goddess! The first one to go on stage is senior sister Lin Caixuan!"    

"My dream lover, Senior Sister Lin Caixuan!"    

"Senior Sister Caixuan, all the best!"    

The cheering and clamoring from all around could be heard.    

Without a doubt, Lin Caixuan was the perfect opponent for the Lin Clan.    

The peak of Stage Ten martial artist required strength to have strength. The father of the family had to have background, exquisite facial features, a good appearance, a curvy body, and a good figure.    

Faced with so many women with good points, there was no one who did not like her. Therefore, there was no doubt about the Lin Family's Goddess Selection. Of course, the most important factor was still Lin Caixuan's own appearance.    

Even Lin Hu was no exception. Lin Caixuan was extremely beautiful, but after what had happened all those years ago, he no longer set his gaze on Lin Caixuan.    

Lin Caixuan clearly enjoyed the cheers from all around. For some reason, she intentionally glanced at Lin Hu, who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed.    

When she realized that Lin Hu wasn't looking at her, the corner of her mouth curled up slightly, revealing a hint of arrogance, but also a trace of unwillingness.    

At this moment, Lin Caixuan's opponent had also stepped onto the stage. When a simple-looking youth saw that his opponent was Lin Caixuan, he didn't show too much of an expression on his face.    

"I am Lin Mo Ran, senior sister Cai Xuan, please!"    

Lin Caixuan was slightly surprised that the stage nine stage young martial artist, who had mastered the Wind Stepping Steps with a short blade, would actually reach the level of mastery.    

However, Lin Caixuan was not a genius that was praised by the disciples of the Lin Clan.    

Lin Caixuan gripped her hands horizontally as she faced the youth's dagger. With a turn of her body, she punched the youth in the stomach.    

The force of this punch caused the youth to spit out a mouthful of blood onto the stage.    

However, the youth clearly did not admit defeat. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, placed the blade between his eyebrows, and closed his eyes.    

"That is Flame Blade hand gesture!"    

The observant core disciple revealed a surprised expression as he looked at the simple youth on the stage with shock.    

His appearance was ordinary, and his clothes were ordinary. However, this move revealed that he was not ordinary at all.    

Many of the Lin Clan powerhouses standing on the stage nodded their heads in satisfaction. Although it was not as amazing as the sword Qi Lin Jianxin had brought, it was still quite extraordinary to be able to satisfy them.    

The outer court disciples didn't understand what the Flame Saber Technique meant.    

However, when they saw their senior sister, their goddess had immediately retreated back and paid full attention to every single movement on the stage.    

Lin Hua had just emerged from the thatched cottage, and there were still many martial arts he did not know, but his spiritual sense was sharp. Looking at Elder Fang nodding his head in satisfaction on the Martial Stage, he guessed that this was definitely not a simple martial art.    

As expected, just as Lin Caixuan was retreating, the stage nine fighter, a simple-minded teenager, made his move.    

"I used this move to save my life when training in Spirit Beast Mountain. Even though it's only at the initial stage, I'm worried."    

The simple-minded teenager was very kind. On the battling platform, there were very few people who would say something about caring for their opponents. This was Lin Yuan's first impression.    

At this moment, a simple and unadorned saber flashed with red light. Strands of fire were attached to the saber's body, making it look extremely mystical.    

As he swung towards Lin Caixuan, wisps of fire shot towards her as well.    

"The Lin Family is indeed arrogant and mediocre!" This is the assessment of the forest sprout.    

One could imagine the talent of this young man just by using the line of fire.    

With this swing, Lin Caixuan activated the Iron Cliff Skill. The brown gaseous substance in the shape of crystals appeared in front of Lin Caixuan, blocking the youth's attack.    

"Congratulations clan leader, my daughter's Iron Cliff Skill is about to reach the great circle of perfection."    

"As expected of your son, Clan Leader. He actually cultivated the Iron Cliff Skill to the point of manifesting it."    

Upon hearing the flattering voices in the surroundings, Lin Shan nodded his head in satisfaction.    

"Little girl is nothing. Compared to the person I told you to find, she's much weaker."    

The Patriarch's words caused all the Elders to be silent. They had already received the news of the heavenly tribulation that night, but they did find out that every one of the Lin Clan disciples had evidence of their own absence.    

It was clear that he wasn't surprised when he saw Lin Caixuan's Iron Cliff Method. He took a few steps back and held his saber horizontally in front of his chest once again.    

However, from the way he was panting, it was obvious that he had consumed a lot of his martial energy.    

"This guy can actually fire, he's really amazing!"    

"That's right!" "Incredible, the realm of martial artists is able to display the power of the five elements!"    

"I'll see how weak your cultivation is, and how you know the five elements of heaven and earth."    

The surrounding people were discussing endlessly. Clearly, the young man had been the focus of attention. From the initial moment when no one was interested in him to now, it was all because of the Flame Blade Technique.    

"Just give up. If you can't break through my defense, then even if your martial skill is very strong …"    

"The owner of this martial skill has the ability to burn mountains with a wave of his hand. My strength is too weak to make him release his own radiance."    

Looking at Lin Caixuan's defense, the simple-minded teenager slowly placed the saber horizontally across his chest, "But I can't lose too badly. This is an insult to the saber and a disrespect to him."    

The old man sitting in the second row of the Martial Stage stroked his beard and nodded his head in satisfaction.    

Lin Shan looked at the old man and sighed, "Second Elder, this disciple of yours does have a heart of steel."    

Lin Shan's words did not surprise the crowd. The Fiery Blaze Saber Technique was not something that just anyone could learn.    

"Patriarch was wrong. He is not my disciple. I only displayed a few blade techniques and let many core disciples learn from that time."    

The old man smiled and nodded again. He stroked his beard and said, "But after today, I will take him as my disciple."    

This time, the youth's blade was burning even more intensely, as if the entire blade was on fire. He looked at Lin Caixuan with determination.    

"After a single strike, you will be able to block me as I admit defeat."