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Lin Jiang was covered in wounds, his spear in hand, parrying left and right, already showing signs of defeat.
Entangled with him were two massive, ring-patterned fierce wolves; judging by their aura, one was Nine-Rank Early Stage and the other Nine-Rank Middle Stage.
Ring-tailed wolves, in terms of strength, were not considered particularly strong among Nine-Rank demonic beasts.
However, they were extremely cunning, never appearing alone, and would cooperate with each other.
"If this drags on, it will be disadvantageous for me."
Lin Jiang frowned deeply.
Even if the trial ended here, he had to decide the outcome quickly.
He was seriously injured now, and if more ring-tailed wolves were attracted, he feared the worst.
Among the True Disciples, Murong Xiao possessed a Half-demons body, and Ying Bing was even more formidable; even a Genius would despair facing her.
Li Mo... I heard his popularity was excellent?
In short, only he was completely unknown.
Lin Jiang had broken through to Qi Blood Realm Six Meridians and had trained his spear techniques to Minor Achievement, which was enough to deal with most Nine-Rank Middle °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° Stage demonic beasts. He had originally intended to make a name for himself.
To stop here was truly unwilling.
"I'll risk it!"
Lin Jiang had a unique move, which he had intended to use on Nine-Rank Late Stage demonic beasts.
He surged his Qi and blood, suddenly thrusting his spear forward, its speed tearing through the air.
The ring-tailed wolf with the slightly stronger aura was pierced through by a single spear.
However...
"Awoo!"
The Nine-Rank Early Stage one showed no intention of avenging its companion; instead, it let out a roar.
"Not good, it's calling the wolf pack!"
Lin Jiang's expression changed instantly.
But he had just used his killing move, and his strength was temporarily depleted, so he couldn't stop it in time.
The next moment.
Something strange happened.
"Awoo... wuwuwu..."
The howl calling the wolf pack turned into a wail the next moment.
A figure emerged from the Stone Forest, dragging the ring-tailed wolf.
"You're a True Disciple, right? What's your name... Lin Jiang?"
A half-smiling voice carried a certain oppressive feeling.
"Hmm?"
"Wang Hu?"
Lin Jiang recognized the person.
It was a bit impolite to say.
During Wang Hu's Sect entry ceremony, he rolled down the Ascension Stone Steps like a tumbling gourd, rolling directly from the Inner Sect to the Outer Sect. freeweɓnøvel.com
This matter was known to everyone in the Sect; it was hard not to recognize him.
Now it seemed that the other party's true strength was not inferior to his own.
"Thank you, Brother Wang."
Lin Jiang exhaled.
"Heh heh, what you killed is yours, what I caught is mine, no objections, right?"
Wang Hu twisted the red-ringed wolf's neck with one hand.
"Naturally."
Lin Jiang breathed a sigh of relief.
It was already quite good that this Nine-Rank Middle Stage could be considered his spoils of war.
Gulp, gulp—
Just as Lin Jiang had fired his signal arrow, a sound of vigorous drinking suddenly came.
He turned his head, and his brows furrowed even deeper than before.
He saw Wang Hu biting open the red-ringed wolf's neck, gulping down the stinking wolf blood with evident enjoyment on his face.
Lin Jiang felt a chill in his heart.
"Two red-ringed wolves."
"One for Lin Jiang, one for Wang Hu."
The Inner Sect Executive closest to the location arrived, performed a quick inspection, and then left, carrying the two wolf corpses.
The Executive's figure receded into the distance.
"I'll take my leave."
Lin Jiang cupped his hands and also prepared to depart.
Wang Hu gave him an uncomfortable feeling, and after witnessing what had just happened, he truly did not wish to have much more contact with him.
He had only taken two steps.
"Who said you could leave?"
A rustling sound suddenly came from behind him.
Lin Jiang stopped, and when he turned back, his pupils abruptly contracted.
He saw Wang Hu's arms expanding at an eerie speed, rapidly growing mottled fur.
The gaze directed at him had almost lost all human emotion, leaving only the bloodlust and ferocity of a wild beast.
Just now.
Was Wang Hu deliberately luring away the Executive closest to this place?
"You!"
Whoosh—
Lin Jiang had no time to speak, as a foul wind already swept towards him.
...
At the same time.
Not far away.
"What's that commotion ahead?"
Li Mo, shirtless, moved through the Stone Forest.
Don't misunderstand, Xiao Li had no special preferences; he mainly cherished the clothes his mother had hand-stitched. Since they wouldn't survive a fight anyway, he simply stored them in his System space.
Hearing the intense sounds of battle ahead, he quickened his pace.
Then.
Upon arriving, he saw two figures fighting.
Lin Jiang was clearly at a disadvantage, being forced into a very sorry state, with blood flowing from all over his body.
If this continued, he might not be killed by the opponent, but would lose too much blood.
"What kind of demonic beast is Lin Jiang fighting?"
"No, this isn't a demonic beast..."
Li Mo realized something was wrong.
His Tianming Divine Eye swept over.
【Name: Lin Jiang】
【Age: 16】
【Bone Structure: Mantis Leg, Green Snake Spine, Magpie Shoulder】
【Realm: Qi Blood Realm Six Meridians.】
【Fate: Blue-Black】
【Evaluation: This person's talent is decent, but he is too eager for quick success and prone to breaking. If he realizes this in time, he might not be unable to advance further.】
【Recent Encounter: After an intense battle, before he could recuperate, he encountered Wang Hu, whose mind had been devoured by a beast seed. Although he would not die, he would be severely injured and become disheartened.】
"That's Wang Hu?"
Li Mo raised an eyebrow slightly.
Taking a beast seed, would it really turn someone into this monstrous state?
Also, Wang Hu was clearly trying to kill him, but the Tianming Divine Eye said Lin Jiang wouldn't die in the end...
Was it the Elders?
Li Mo's heart was enlightened.
It should be the Elders, who had been silently monitoring Wang Hu's movements.
It was just that for some reason, they hadn't directly intervened.
But they also couldn't watch a True Disciple die in vain, so they would eventually save Lin Jiang.
"The Elders will save him anyway."
"If I intervene, I'll get an extra blue investment."
....
"Wang Hu, we have no grudges!"
"Infighting among fellow Disciples is a great sin! Stop now, and I can pretend nothing happened."
Lin Jiang's aura grew weaker and weaker.
He knew he had no chance of winning and could only hope to make the other party hesitate by speaking.
"The red-ringed wolf also had no grudges with you."
"The weak are prey to the strong; if you are weaker than me, you will become my blood food. What sin is there in that?"
Wang Hu licked clean a streak of blood from his tiger claw, and the fierce glint in his eyes intensified.
Lin Jiang gritted his teeth, knowing there was no possibility of negotiation between them.
Today, either he died, or Wang Hu died!
The foul wind struck again.
He could only reluctantly muster all his strength, preparing to use his killing move again.
But, due to excessive blood loss and extreme physical exertion, this spear thrust was far less swift than the last time.
Halfway through the thrust.
With a sinister smile, Wang Hu on the opposite side actually flipped his hand and grabbed the shaft of the spear.
Then, his hand, which had already grown sharp claws, slammed down.
Let alone a human head, even a bluestone would be shattered into pieces by this palm strike.
Lin Jiang sighed in his heart.
Was his life going to end here?
Bang!
A loud bang.
"Hmm?"
Lin Jiang was surprised to find that his head was not smashed as expected.
Instead, Wang Hu on the opposite side staggered back several steps, each step leaving a deep pit in the ground.
A lean young man, whose upper body was as agile as a leopard, had appeared in front of him at some unknown point.
"Li Zhenchuan?"
Lin Jiang was stunned.
"Li Mo, you're still as meddlesome as ever!"
"Good, you've come at the perfect time; I was just worried I couldn't find you!"
Wang Hu completely lost his earlier pretense of calmness; after seeing Li Mo, he became even more like a mad beast.
Some people, just by appearing, would make him break down.
"Don't yell, stand still."
"Wait for the Inner Sect Executive to arrive and obey the Sect's judgment."
Li Mo frowned slightly.
Having saved Lin Jiang, his investment was complete.
He didn't know what the Elders intended to do, and he was too lazy to do anything extra.
"You're courting death!"
This attitude, in Wang Hu's eyes, became a sign that Li Mo didn't take him seriously.
Thus, he completely lost control.
Not only his arms, but his entire body's flesh began to swell, and thick fur grew, and a tiger tail also sprang out, sweeping back and forth like a steel whip.
He no longer looked human at all.
He was practically a standing, mottled fierce tiger!
His crimson eyes seemed to want to devour Li Mo alive, and he lunged forward fiercely!
"Brother Li, be careful!"
Lin Jiang felt a chill in his heart and shouted loudly.
He could feel that Wang Hu's aura at this moment was even more terrifying than before.
Perhaps even a Nine-Rank Peak demonic beast was no more than this!
He immediately took out his signal arrow and fired it.
Seeing Li Mo not dodge or evade, he anxiously spoke again:
"Brother Li, hurry and leave, otherwise neither of us will be able to leave..."
Bang—
A muffled thud.
The huge tiger claw collided with Li Mo's fist.
The contrast was immense.
But the result made Lin Jiang's eyes almost pop out.
The furry tiger arm instantly exploded into inches of blood mist, breaking as if it had no bones.
Li Mo showed no emotion.
Then he grabbed Wang Hu's head and slammed him to the ground with a flip of his hand.
Boom—
The ground shattered.
"Such a long wind-up, I thought you were going to do something big."
"Practicing evil techniques is one move, not practicing is also one move. Why did you turn yourself into a monster?"
Li Mo said nonchalantly.
Wang Hu's eyes rolled back, and he lost consciousness.
It was unclear whether he was knocked out from the fall, or if he was so enraged and grief-stricken by Li Mo's words that he fainted.
Soon, Wang Hu's beastial transformation disappeared, and he reverted to human form.
His aura instantly plummeted, like an old man's flickering candle in the wind.
Not far away.
Lin Jiang's mouth hung wide open, wide enough to swallow at least two eggs.
Wang Hu, who was equivalent to a Nine-Rank Peak demonic beast, was instantly defeated?
Was it really just one move?
To be honest, he even felt that Li Mo hadn't used his full strength.
Otherwise, Wang Hu wouldn't just be knocked out; he could have been killed effortlessly.
They had clearly entered Qingyuan Sect together.
Why was he so despairingly strong?
Moreover, he had entered as a skilled Disciple, having studied for a long time at a martial arts academy before joining Qingyuan Sect.
Whereas Li Mo, when he entered, hadn't even opened his meridians.
He was completely an ordinary person with no strength to tie a chicken; back then, he could easily beat a hundred Li Mos.
How much time had passed since then?
Just as Lin Jiang was doubting his life.
A wooden box was handed to him.
"Here, for external use."
At the same time, a clear, sunny voice came.
"Hundred Flowers Dew Cream, it has remarkable effects on external injuries."
"This..."
Lin Jiang came back to his senses and looked up to see that sunny smiling face.
He didn't hesitate and silently applied the medicine to his wounds.
At the same time.
【Investment successful, invested half a bottle of Hundred Flowers Dew Cream.】
【Received feedback: One Golden Bell Shield martial art, do you wish to claim it?】
"No, I won't claim it."
Replying to the System in his mind, Li Mo waved his hand at Lin Jiang.
"Alright, you wait here for the Executive."
"I'm in a hurry, so I'll be going first."
With that, he strode on towards Wangyue Cliff.
"Brother Li, take care!"
Lin Jiang watched his retreating figure, a surge of awe and admiration rising in his heart.
The wound medicine was extremely effective; after applying it, his bleeding immediately stopped.
Not only was his life saved, but he could even continue participating in the trial.
"Saving a life without expecting anything in return."
"Should true powerhouses all be so humble...?"
Lin Jiang pondered deeply, then stood up again.
