Chapter Eighteen: Inheriting the Hatred

  The first three matches did not arouse too much interest among the audience, after all, the outcome of the competition was already expected by most people. The fourth match is approaching, and the fourth match is today's hot spot, because the two players in this match are the young leaders of the Ling and Chu families, Ling Tianfan and Chu Xiangyu. The two are called two of the five great young masters. Everyone has high expectations for this match.

  When it was time to go on stage, Ling Tianyu walked up to Ling Tianfan and said: "Big brother, your match is next, you'd better do your best! I'm looking forward to our battle!" Ling Tianfan smiled warmly and said: "Don't worry, Tianyu, I'll do my best. If I win, it's likely that we'll meet again in the final competition for a spot in the top four or two. Let's just see who comes out on top in the next match." Ling Tianyu nodded and said: "Got it, big brother! You have to win!" Ling Tianfan didn't respond, but instead waved his hand at Ling Tianyu and walked towards the stage.

  The scene of the competition was very quiet at this time. Ling Tianfan quietly stared at Chu Xiangyu. Chu Xiangyu had a relaxed face, still with a faint evil aura. Chu Xiangyu said to Ling Tianfan: "You're not bad, worthy of me savoring you, I like to crush people like you who are in the spotlight! I'll let you taste what it's like to be in pain."

  "Hmph! All talk and no action. Let's see who's the real winner when the time comes!"

  Although Ling Tianfan said so, his heart was filled with tension. Because Chu Xiangyu was a person who didn't play by the rules, and his cultivation was also half a step higher than his own, Ling Tianfan felt wave after wave of pressure.

  The referee announced the start of the match. The two men gazed at each other, their eyes locked in a fierce stare. The air was thick with tension as the crowd held its collective breath, the silence palpable. Time seemed to stand still as everyone watched in rapt attention. The atmosphere around them began to churn and swirl, like the air itself was coalescing into a tangible force. Wave after wave of true energy pulsed through the air, reverberating with an otherworldly power. The two men's auras clashed repeatedly, their intense energies crackling with electricity, and the spectators could feel the weight of their presence.

  The aura emitted by the two men as they clashed swept through the audience, and everyone deeply felt the strength of the two. The pressure emitted by the two made ordinary people feel a deep tremble, which only top-notch masters who had cultivated to the highest level could withstand.

  In just five minutes, the two men didn't move their hands, but as soon as they did, it was earth-shattering. The two of them charged at each other simultaneously. "Boom!" They exchanged a punch, and both stumbled backward several steps. The surrounding land seemed to be affected, trembling slightly, and the audience's hearts were also lifted up.

  The two men continued to engage in close combat, constantly moving around the arena, exchanging blows, and the loud crashes of their true energy collisions echoed into the ears of the audience. The two were evenly matched, constantly launching attacks, their bodies constantly shifting, so fast that the audience could only vaguely see the shadows of the two men.

  The already eliminated contestants saw the two intense battles and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. They thought to themselves, it's no wonder they were eliminated. The people who might enter the top eight are really too strong. The two on stage continued to bombard each other, Ling Tianfan was agile and dodged Chu Xiangyu's attacks while looking for counterattack opportunities. Chu Xiangyu's fighting style was different, every defense was a hard collision. It can be imagined how powerful Chu Xiangyu's physique is.

  The people below were staring intently at the two men's battle. At this time, both of them stopped attacking, Ling Tianfan took out his own treasured sword, while Chu Xiangyu's weapon was a giant axe. The two of them kept swinging their weapons to attack each other. Ling Tianfan's swordsmanship was extremely smooth, with a feeling of borrowing force to strike back. Chu Xiangyu's attacks were extremely overbearing, and every time he attacked, Ling Tianfan had to use his swordsmanship to deflect the power by more than half before he could counterattack.

  Don't look at Chu Xiangyu's attack being fierce, but he never easily reveals his flaws. Ling Tianfan has been waiting for an opportunity to defeat him, but Chu Xiangyu seems to not give Ling Tianfan this chance at all.

  Ling Tianfan's feet were firmly on the ground, and with a sudden burst of speed, he shot towards Chu Xiangyu. At this moment, Ling Tianfan's speed was extremely fast, and Chu Xiangyu could only see his shadow. "Ding" - with a clear sound, Chu Xiangyu was suddenly broken through by Ling Tianfan, and a sword wound appeared on his shoulder.

  Ling Tianfan's "Heartfelt Strike" achieved a great effect, exposing Chu Xiangyu's weakness. Ling Tianfan immediately took advantage of the victory and launched a fierce attack on Chu Xiangyu, unleashing a stormy offense. At this time, Chu Xiangyu was busy defending against Ling Tianfan's attacks, no longer having the overbearing aura from earlier.

  "Chu Xiangyu roared in anger: 'Ling Tianfan, I didn't think you still had some skills, it's you who is going to die!' After finishing speaking, he launched his own secret technique 'Jin Gang'. At this time, Chu Xiangyu's body emitted a faint golden color, and the skin tone seemed to have changed. At this moment, Chu Xiangyu was like a golden man."

  Ling Tianyu secretly accumulated his energy, using the "Tian Yan Break" technique from the Heavenly Flame Incantation. A powerful sword aura shot towards Chu Xiangyu. With a loud crash, dust and debris flew everywhere. Ling Tianfan looked at where Chu Xiangyu was standing and muttered to himself, "Is it over?" The dust slowly settled, revealing a massive figure standing in front of Ling Tianfan. To his surprise, Chu Xiangyu had not only withstood Ling Tianfan's full-force attack but also emerged unscathed.

  The secret technique "Diamond" is as its name suggests, after using it, the body becomes as hard as a diamond, but it greatly affects one's movement speed. However, Chu Xiangyu seems to not care about this. Ling Tianfan did not hesitate and continued to attack Chu Xiangyu. But at this time, Chu Xiangyu didn't have any intention of defending himself, sword after sword hacked down on his body, yet he just stood there, motionless. Sword after sword hacked down, but none were able to leave a mark on Chu Xiangyu's body.

  Ling Tianfan looked at Chu Xiangyu at this moment, furrowed his brow and thought about how to break through the opponent's attack. Chu Xiangyu burst out laughing: "Haha, you're here, why aren't you fighting? Where did your momentum from earlier go?" At this time, Ling Tianfan didn't make a sound because he knew that the opponent's true energy was much thicker than his own. If he continued to attack, his true energy would definitely be depleted before the opponent's.

  Ling Tianfan was constantly enhancing his aura at this moment, preparing to use his ultimate move to break through the opponent's defense. After ten breaths, Ling Tianfan's feet stomped the ground and he suddenly shot out towards Chu Xiangyu, using his ultimate move "Heartfelt Strike" once again. This time, however, the speed was even more swift and fierce than before, with a stronger attacking power. Just as Ling Tianfan's treasured sword was about to strike Chu Xiangyu, an astonishing scene unfolded.

  Chu Xiangyu suddenly stretched out his left hand and grabbed Ling Tianfan's treasured sword. Ling Tianfan's sword was extremely sharp and finally broke through Chu Xiangyu's defense, leaving a small gash on his hand. However, at this moment, Chu Xiangyu firmly grasped Ling Tianfan's treasured sword, making it impossible for him to pull it out. Suddenly, Chu Xiangyu made a fierce move, raising his axe with his right hand and chopping down. Ling Tianfan was unable to dodge in time, and the axe head left a huge gash on his chest.

  Blood splattered onto Chu Xiangyu's face, and Ling Tianyu immediately abandoned his own sword and kept a distance from Chu Xiangyu. Chu Xiangyu licked the blood on the corner of his mouth and laughed: "That's right, this feeling is great, too great! I'm going to play you to death, Ling Tianyu! Hahahaha..."

  The people of the Ling family saw that Ling Tianfan's condition was extremely bad at this moment, and Ling Tianyu and Ling Tianxue anxiously called out: "Big brother!" Ling Tianfan heard the anxious voices of his family members at this time, and Ling Tianyu waved his hand to indicate that everything was okay. However, the wound on his chest was too large, and fresh blood kept flowing out.

  Ling Tianyu anxiously said to Ling Feng, "Dad, let Big Brother come down, he won't be able to hold on like this!" Ling Feng seriously replied, "Don't worry for now, your big brother still has a hidden move, just wait and see!" After hearing his father's words, Ling Tianyu was still very worried about Ling Tianfan, anxiously watching the match.

  Ling Tianfan said to Chu Xiangyu: "Very good, I didn't think you would bring me to this point. Now that it's come to this, I can no longer hide my methods." As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Xiangyu felt the aura around Ling Tianfan growing stronger and stronger, making him feel a sense of danger, so he immediately launched an attack on Ling Tianfan.

  At this time, Ling Tianfan was casting the secret technique of the Ling family, "Accumulating Power". "Accumulating Power" is a technique that gathers one's own true energy, constantly compressing it to make it more destructive. The longer the compression time, the greater the power. The limit of compression is 3 minutes. During the compression process, one cannot withstand strong attacks, or it will be interrupted. Chu Xiangyu felt something was wrong and kept attacking Ling Tianfan, who was struggling to dodge each attack due to his previous injuries.

  Feeling the danger getting closer and closer, Chu Xiangyu let out a loud roar. Finally, the moment arrived, Ling Tianfan applied the compressed true energy to "Will Heart One Strike", Ling Tianfan shot it out, at this time Chu Xiangyu was extremely frantic, he felt that he couldn't dodge this attack, Chu Xiangyu directly exchanged injuries with Ling Tianfan, just as Ling Tianfan's sword chopped onto Chu Xiangyu's chest, Chu Xiangyu also swung his axe onto Ling Tianfan's body, both of them bleeding profusely, Ling Tianfan fainted due to excessive blood loss.

  Chu Xiangyu saw that he had lost so much blood and roared: "Ling Tianfan, you actually dare to make me suffer such a big injury." He directly swung his axe at Ling Tianfan's back again, adding insult to injury. The situation was extremely critical. At this time, the referee had not reacted yet.

  Ling Tianyu saw the situation and immediately jumped onto the stage, taking out Broken Flame to block Chu Xiangyu's second axe. He said gloomily, "My brother has already lost, why are you still doing this?" Chu Xiangyu laughed evilly, "Haha, who made him hurt me!" Ling Tianyu said viciously, "Tomorrow's match I will definitely not let you off!" After that, he carried Ling Tianfan down from the stage.

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