Free Web NovelChapter 438: Chapter 434: Nine Revolutions Spiral Skill
Mei Shengjie was an expert ranked seventh on the Holy Stele, a true genius disciple of the Saint Institute. For Lin Hao, whose cultivation was a full layer beneath his, to be giving him such a scrutinizing look... The anger Mei Shengjie had just suppressed began to flare up once more.
However, he couldn’t afford to get angry right now. The Cultivation Technique he practiced required him to calm his mind and focus his spirit.
To reach the Fifth Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm at his age, one’s Cultivation Technique had to be of the highest caliber, in addition to having an exceptional constitution and innate talent.
The Cultivation Technique Mei Shengjie practiced was the *Nine Revolutions Spiral Skill*. It had originally been an incomplete text, but by a stroke of luck, Mei Shengjie had managed to obtain the complete version and restore it.
The Nine Revolutions Spiral Skill: each revolution was like an ascent to the heavens.
Legend had it that mastering the ninth revolution allowed a Martial Artist to make a monumental breakthrough, ascending to the Spirit Transformation realm in a single leap.
To date, Mei Shengjie had cultivated it to precisely the Fifth Revolution.
With the Fifth Revolution of the *Nine Revolutions Spiral Skill*, his True Essence was at least twice as potent as that of an ordinary Martial Artist at the Fifth Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm!
After calming his mind and focusing his spirit, Mei Shengjie began to circulate the *Nine Revolutions Spiral Skill*, and a celestial phenomenon appeared!
While Martial Artists of ordinary cultivation couldn’t see it, all the experts present were astonished.
They could see the vital energy of the heavens and earth spiraling as it converged on Mei Shengjie’s body.
The next moment, a disciple standing a hundred meters from the Saint Institute’s battle arena suddenly began to spin, pulled by an unseen force toward the arena.
And that was just the beginning. In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen disciples were pulled into the air, flying toward the Saint Institute’s battle arena.
The spectating disciples were horrified. Countless figures shot backward in retreat.
Many among them knew Mei Shengjie’s Cultivation Technique was peculiar, but they were still shocked to see disciples hundreds of meters away being swept up.
"Senior Brother Mei’s cultivation has progressed again. He’s so much stronger than he was half a year ago."
"Senior Brother Mei was underestimating his opponent just now. With this Cultivation Technique in play, Lin Hao is definitely no match for him. Remember, half a year ago, Senior Brother Mei used this very technique to defeat several disciples at the Fifth Layer of Soul Gathering Realm while he was still at the Fourth Layer."
"Losing to this technique from Senior Brother Mei is something Lin Hao can be proud of."
"..."
Even though Mei Shengjie had just suffered a setback at Lin Hao’s hands, the vast majority of onlookers believed Lin Hao was no match for him.
Experts on the Holy Stele were not so easily defeated.
They became even more certain of this when they saw Lin Hao’s body sliding toward Mei Shengjie.
The disciples caught in the pull of Mei Shengjie’s Cultivation Technique were rescued by the Saint Institute elders. Lin Hao, however, received no such help.
No third party was permitted to interfere in a duel on the Saint Institute’s battle arena.
If disciples over a hundred meters away were being pulled in, one could only imagine the pressure Lin Hao faced at the center of the arena.
Seeing Lin Hao slide relentlessly toward Mei Shengjie, smiles appeared on the faces of many spectators. On the battle arena, Mei Shengjie wore the same expression.
To date, no one caught in the pull of the *Nine Revolutions Spiral Skill* had ever escaped, with the sole exception of Lin Feichen.
And even Lin Feichen had only managed it by reacting instantly and shattering the technique with brute force.
If even Lin Feichen didn’t dare to face the technique head-on, Lin Hao had absolutely no hope of escape!
Lin Hao was now less than ten meters from Mei Shengjie.
’Lin Hao, oh Lin Hao, I’ve only pushed this to the Fourth Revolution,’ Mei Shengjie thought to himself, seeing his opponent still struggling. Then, he abruptly elevated his Cultivation Technique once more.
The moment the Fifth Revolution of the *Nine Revolutions Spiral Skill* began, a gale erupted around them. A massive tornado formed above the battle arena, soaring toward the heavens.
Under the power of this profound skill, even the massive stone platform of the battle arena began to spin.
It spun faster and faster, until it became nothing more than a blurred silhouette.
As the battle arena began to rotate, several Saint Institute elders acted in unison, forming a massive defensive barrier around its perimeter.
BOOM! BOOM!
An unknown number of disciples slammed violently into the defensive barrier, only to be thrown back.
The repelled disciples all wore expressions of lingering terror. If not for that barrier, they would have been sucked into the tornado and torn to shreds.
In the crowd, Lu Dieyi’s beautiful face was etched with anxiety. If Nanny Lu hadn’t suddenly appeared and grabbed her arm, she would have already rushed onto the battle arena.
"Nanny, let me go! Brother Hao is in danger, I have to help him!" Lu Dieyi whispered urgently to Nanny Lu, her face pale with fright.
"Miss, outsiders are forbidden from interfering in a duel on the Saint Institute’s battle arena."
"I don’t care!"
"Miss, for Lin Hao to reach the Fourth Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm in such a short time, he cannot be a reckless person. He’ll have a way to deal with this." Nanny Lu shook her head and sighed, though she could only offer these words as comfort.
Of course, she didn’t even believe her own words.
Nanny Lu had entered the Proud Moon Divine Sect with Lu Dieyi. When Lu Dieyi was lost in a peerlessly dangerous land for three months, with her fate unknown, Nanny Lu had begged the Sect Leader for three days and nights to be allowed to enter that place. Needless to say, she not only emerged alive but also came across a great fortuitous encounter.
Right now, Nanny Lu’s cultivation was at the Soul Gathering Realm Peak!
With such a cultivation base, Nanny Lu’s judgment was naturally sharp. Mei Shengjie’s *Nine Revolutions Spiral Skill* was incredibly powerful. Forget someone a layer lower in cultivation; even an expert one or two layers higher would likely be shredded to death if they were caught in that tornado.
She knew Lin Hao’s physical body was formidable, perhaps even invincible among those at the same level. But this tornado was the ultimate manifestation of True Essence. Lin Hao’s chances were slim.
Although Nanny Lu was only trying to console her, Lu Dieyi believed her words instantly.
"Brother Hao recovered even after having his bloodline stolen from him. What’s one layer of cultivation difference?" Lu Dieyi clenched her fist, her beautiful eyes filled with confidence.
*Sigh!*
Nanny Lu couldn’t help but sigh internally.
Her miss was hailed as the number one genius of the Proud Moon Divine Sect, yet when it came to anything involving Lin Hao, she lost all composure.
’Lin Hao, oh Lin Hao, you really are a troublemaker.’
Staring at the still-spinning battle arena, Nanny Lu felt a storm of complex emotions.
BOOM!
Just then, a tremendous bang erupted from within the spinning battle arena, and it abruptly stopped rotating.
Everyone’s gaze fell upon the battle arena, and they were left utterly stunned.
There on the battle arena, Lin Hao stood tall and proud, completely unscathed. Mei Shengjie, however, was down on one knee, coughing up mouthfuls of blood.
"What?!" Many people couldn’t believe their eyes and cried out in shock.
Only Lu Dieyi’s face broke into a smile.
"Impossible! This is impossible!" On the battle arena, Mei Shengjie struggled to his feet, staring at Lin Hao in disbelief. He couldn’t accept this outcome.
A moment ago, he had unleashed the full power of his technique. Lin Hao was instantly pulled in. Just as Mei Shengjie thought he was finished, a barrier had materialized around Lin Hao’s body. He found he couldn’t break through it, no matter how much power he poured into his attack.
Then, Lin Hao had simply pointed a finger. Mei Shengjie’s entire body felt as if it had been struck by lightning, and his Cultivation Technique seized up, unable to circulate.
In the next instant, Lin Hao stomped his foot, bringing the entire battle arena to a dead stop.
He had lost. And he had lost so utterly.
