Free Web NovelChapter 683: Chapter 681: Lin Xuan Is a Quasi-Saint Body!
Upon hearing Lin Xuan’s words, the people around were dumbfounded once more.
"Lin Xuan is a Quasi-Saint Body?"
"Is that for real?"
"Seeing how confident he is, could it be true?"
Gu Xinghe burst into laughter. "What a joke! How could he possibly be a Quasi-Saint Body?"
Elder Lei said disdainfully, "This kid must be out of his mind, boasting at the brink of death! When the celestial phenomenon appeared, only one Golden Flower manifested. That means only one person can be a Quasi-Saint Body. Since my disciple Jin Ze is the Quasi-Saint Body, how could there be a second one? This kid is clearly spouting nonsense."
Everyone came to a sudden realization. So that’s how it was! In that case, Lin Xuan definitely wasn’t a Quasi-Saint Body.
"He’s so foolish, still spouting nonsense at a time like this."
"He’s probably bragged so much he’s started to believe it himself, hasn’t he?"
The crowd was left speechless.
On the mountaintop, Jin Ze laughed even harder. "You, a Quasi-Saint Body? That’s ridiculous. Kid, stop dreaming. You can’t possibly be a Quasi-Saint Body, and you certainly can’t block my attack! Be reduced to ashes!"
The great golden seal came crashing down, arriving above Lin Xuan’s head and enveloping him completely. The void around him trembled violently. Faced with this, Lin Xuan didn’t dodge at all. A fierce light bloomed in his eyes as Dragon Scales rapidly materialized on his body. At the same time, a heaven-shaking dragon’s roar echoed out.
"It’s too late to fight back," Jin Ze sneered. The golden seal finally descended, landing on Lin Xuan.
BOOM!
The sky roared with thunder, and the entire mountaintop trembled violently as a destructive force swept out in all directions.
He was hit.
Zisu and the others gasped. Struck by such a terrifying force, he was bound to be defeated.
Down below, the senior students also looked towards the foot of the mountain, assuming Lin Xuan would use his Life-Saving Talisman and be teleported out shortly.
"Hey, what’s happening? Why hasn’t the kid’s figure appeared yet?"
"Did he not use his Life-Saving Talisman?"
"It’s over. He’s really dead this time."
The surrounding crowd erupted in an uproar. How could this be? Ning Xue nearly fainted, and Lu Jiu’s face was a mask of utter despair.
Gu Xinghe sneered, "Hmph, he deserves it."
Elder Lei snorted, "He brought this on himself. No one else is to blame."
Alas, the other elders could only shake their heads and sigh. Even the Vice-Principal shook his head slightly.
What a pity, he thought. The first Dragon Warrior in a millennium has fallen just like that. Under normal circumstances, no new students should perish during the Newcomer Assembly because each of them has a Life-Saving Talisman. When faced with a life-threatening situation, they just have to activate it to save themselves. But I never expected that at the final moment of life and death, Lin Xuan wouldn’t use his Life-Saving Talisman. This was completely beyond my expectations.
Just as everyone assumed Lin Xuan was dead, a heaven-shaking dragon’s roar suddenly echoed from the mountain. Following that, the entire mountain began to shake violently.
What happened? The Vice-Principal’s head snapped up, his gaze fixed on the mountaintop. His eyes then widened in shock.
"How is this possible?" he exclaimed.
The others also looked up in astonishment. When they saw the situation on the mountaintop, they all froze, their minds going completely blank.
"How is this possible?" Elder Lei’s eyes almost popped out of his head.
Gu Xinghe shook his head frantically. "No, this can’t be happening! I must be dreaming!"
The rest of the crowd was simply stunned into silence.
On the mountaintop, golden light shimmered. Within that golden light, a ten-meter-tall figure appeared. This figure was covered in Dragon Scales, and its Dragon Tail whipped about behind it like a giant python.
What is that thing? A giant dragon? Where did a giant dragon come from?
"No, that’s not a giant dragon. It’s Lin Xuan!" The Vice-Principal’s eyes gleamed with an astonishing light as he stared intently at the figure on the mountaintop. That is Lin Xuan’s dragon body! This is the power of a Dragon Warrior!
The crowd erupted into an uproar upon hearing this.
"What? That’s a Dragon Warrior?"
"That’s practically a humanoid true dragon!"
"Could this be Lin Xuan’s true power?"
"This is unbelievable!"
They never expected that Lin Xuan, instead of being defeated, had actually blocked the peerless strike. It was truly heaven-defying! The legendary Dragon Warrior was every bit as terrifying as the stories claimed.
However, that wasn’t all.
An elder exclaimed, "Everyone, look! There’s a Golden Lotus above Lin Xuan’s head!"
"A Golden Lotus!"
The crowd looked again. Previously, they had been so shocked by Lin Xuan’s draconic form that they hadn’t noticed anything else. Now, alerted, they looked towards Lin Xuan’s head. What they saw stunned them once more. They discovered that a golden light had also appeared above his head, from which a Golden Lotus emerged, seemingly blooming in the void.
"This is the Sacred Body Imagery: a Golden Lotus planted in the void!" the Vice-Principal exclaimed. "Lin Xuan is the one who is the Quasi-Saint Body!"
The moment he said this, the entire arena went mad. The disciples were dumbfounded. The elders were dumbfounded. Gu Xinghe was in a daze, and Elder Lei’s face instantly turned green.
Damn it, what’s going on? Wasn’t Jin Ze supposed to be the Quasi-Saint Body? How could it be Lin Xuan? Was I wrong this whole time? How could this happen? Have I gone blind? Am I an old fool who can’t even recognize true talent?
At that moment, Elder Lei almost coughed up blood. This was the ultimate slap in the face.
Gu Xinghe was so utterly shocked he couldn’t speak. The scene was simply too overwhelming.
Ning Xue’s eyes widened, and she suddenly jumped up in excitement. "Hahahaha! So Lin Xuan is the real Quasi-Saint Body! That’s great! He’s sure to win! Lin Xuan is sure to win!"
Lu Jiu added excitedly, "Lin Xuan is truly invincible!"
The others, snapping back to reality, became incredibly excited and frenzied. Previously, when Lin Xuan claimed to be a Quasi-Saint Body, they thought he was just bragging. In their minds, Jin Ze was the one—after all, he’d been accepted as Elder Lei’s disciple, so there couldn’t be a mistake. But as it turned out, they were dead wrong! Everyone had misjudged! Everyone had been blind! The Quasi-Saint Body wasn’t Jin Ze at all; it was Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan hadn’t been bragging. Everything he said was the truth! The liar was Jin Ze. So that’s how it was! Everyone finally understood why Lin Xuan had been so confident, so calm. He was the real Quasi-Saint Body all along.
"Ah, I was wrong about Lin Xuan! He wasn’t bragging. I was just a blind frog in a well."
"Yeah, I misjudged him too."
"You can’t really blame us, though. Blame Jin Ze! How dare he lie about something like this? He’s despicable!"
"He’s too vile!"
"Too shameless!" the crowd chattered excitedly.
Even the other elders frowned. This Jin Ze is truly audacious, daring to lie about such a thing. How outrageous. And for Elder Lei to accept a fraud as his disciple... what a loss of face!
Elder Lei’s vision went dark, and he nearly fainted from rage.
A disgrace! An absolute disgrace! My lifetime of prestige, ruined just like that! It’s infuriating! I could just kill that Jin Ze right now!
Beside him, Gu Xinghe spoke up. "Master, we still have a chance to turn things around. As long as Jin Ze wins the title of Newcomer King, we can still save face."
Elder Lei nodded. That’s right. Since ancient times, the victor is the king. As long as he wins, all of this can be reconciled. But... can Jin Ze win? Thinking of this, he once again looked toward the battlefield on the summit. For now, they seem evenly matched. But Jin Ze’s odds are still greater because he possesses the Thunder Spirit. Jin Ze can burn his Thunder Spirit to obtain even greater power. Although the Thunder Spirit is incredibly precious, for the sake of victory, any price is worth paying. Hmph, so what if you’re a Dragon Warrior? So what if you’re the Quasi-Saint Body? Unless you possess the Dragon Soul, you’ll never be able to completely suppress a burning Thunder Spirit. Otherwise, your defeat is still certain. The Dragon Soul is the stuff of legends. Even a thousand years ago, before the path of the Dragon Warrior was severed, not every Dragon Warrior possessed a Dragon Soul—only an extremely small number did. Now that the path is gone, the Dragon Soul is even more mythical. Even if this Lin Xuan was lucky enough to become a Dragon Warrior, it’s impossible for him to have a Dragon Soul. In the end, he will still be defeated!
At this thought, Elder Lei became excited once again.
