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Chapter 622 A dead end

The main world, Xiluo, the holy city.

A room decorated in Western classical style, with oil paintings with strong religious colors hanging on the walls, and even the ceiling is painted with intricate patterns. If you look carefully, you can see the symbols of the world's largest religion, the Church of the Father.

It was now late, Ling Xin was lying on the bed, holding her cell phone, looking through the posts on the forum.

At this moment, the hottest information on forums in various countries is about the International Explorer Academy Exchange Conference.

This exchange meeting was hosted by Syria and attended by more than 70 countries and regions around the world. Each team was limited to ten people and was held in the holy capital of the Vatican.

It can be said that the annual international exchange meeting brings together the best young people from all over the world and is a highly anticipated competition event. Although the level of this competition cannot be considered top-notch due to age restrictions, the truly top practitioners are all land immortals who can move mountains and fill the sea with a wave of their hands. When they really fight, the momentum is huge, but the viewing experience is not as good as these students.

Students who can make it to the international exchange conference must at least have started with a focused mindset, and they must also be intermediate to advanced players. Coupled with the young people’s passionate and unyielding spirit, their competition can stimulate everyone’s adrenaline.

Moreover, the young people in this competition are all the rising stars with unlimited potential in the future. Maybe in a dozen years they will become big names in the cultivation world. It is a pleasure to pay attention to their growth process when they are young. Therefore, this event will attract attention from all parties every year and will be a hot topic in the forum.

Like the domestic exchange meeting of Aurora, the international exchange meeting is also divided into team competition and individual competition. At present, the team competition has ended. Aurora has successfully won the championship with excellent team quality and team cooperation. The runner-up and third place are the Xiluo team and the federal team respectively.

In fact, although there are more than seventy countries participating in this exchange meeting, in terms of the strength and number of practitioners, the remaining seventy countries combined may not be able to match one of Zhendan, Xiluo and the Federation. The top three each year are the shuffled rankings of these three giants.

After all, many countries do not have a true explorer academy, and it even takes several countries to unite to form a team of ten people.

For example, this year, more than 70 countries and regions participated, but there were only more than 30 teams in the end, and some even participated from Pei Yuan Realm...

On the other hand, the three giants, not only are the ten players who officially play the game the best, but there are also a large number of reserve players sitting on the bench behind them. Even if they take out the second or even third team, they can beat most of the other teams.

But no matter what, facing two strong opponents, Xiluo and the Federation, it is worth celebrating that the Aurora team won the championship. However, the students were not happy for a few days before they were poured a bucket of cold water in the next individual competition.

Unlike the individual and team competitions, there is no limit on the number of people in each delegation. Whether you are a formal contestant or a substitute, as long as you are confident enough in your ability, you can sign up to participate. As long as you can pass the preliminary assessment, you can enter the elimination rounds and compete for the championship!
There was nothing wrong with this rule. After screening, eight of the official members of the Aurora team passed the preliminary round and qualified for the knockout round. On the other hand, Xiluo and the Federation only had seven and six players respectively. Just looking at the data, Aurora had a big advantage.

However, after entering the knockout rounds, the Aurora players did not have a smooth schedule.

First, six people all drew teammates from Zhendan, and three of them were consumed due to the civil war. This is not surprising, because there are only 32 people entering the knockout stage, and the probability of meeting teammates is really not low.

But then, everyone’s nightmare finally began.

First, in the first round, Zhuge Lan and Chen Fei, who did not meet their own people, were unlucky enough to meet the seeded players. Zhuge Lan lost to the genius Ottos from Xiro. After returning from [Utopia], this kid has made great progress in strength and is only one step away from the peak. It was too easy for him to defeat Zhuge Lan.

As for Chen Fei, her opponent was Elena from the Hell Creek Family of the Federation.

This is also a famous talented student. Not long ago, he came to various universities in Aurora with his mentor Leonardo for academic exchanges. His excellent theoretical knowledge amazed many professors of Qi theory. However, it was during the exchange meeting of five domestic universities at that time, so he did not have the opportunity to meet the best students in Aurora.

However, this international exchange meeting made up for this regret. Before, everyone only saw this girl's excellent theoretical knowledge, but did not know how she performed in practice.

It is true that Qi training is a complex subject, and all Explorer Colleges emphasize that theoretical research is as important as practical training. But Qi is, after all, an extraordinary power, so in fact, even the best theoretical scholars have to admit that no matter how advanced the theoretical research is, its purpose is to improve combat power. Therefore, the mere title of scholar did not bring Elena as much fame as imagined.

But this time, through the international exchange meeting, she finally proved to the world that she is not only a scholar, but also a strong warrior. Now even in the forum of Aurora University, there are full of praises for this beautiful and intellectual girl. She has become the dream lover of many boys.

In short, after the first round of competition, only three of the eight shortlisted Aurora students advanced to the top 16.

But if it was just bad luck facing a strong opponent, it would not be enough to make everyone depressed. It was the following round of 16 matches that completely defeated the enthusiasm of the Aurora students.

First, Xu Dacheng, who was the first to play, met Ottos, who had eliminated Zhuge Zi before, and was defeated.

Then there is Ling Xin.

Her opponent was a not very eye-catching guy. He was not even a player from the Big Three. Instead, he came from the Exiled Land. Judging from his skin color and appearance, he should be an aboriginal. He had a slim figure and sharp eyes. In the previous team competition, he did not have a very eye-catching performance. Ling Xin did not even notice how he made it to the top 16.

But when she stepped onto the court and faced this guy, Ling Xin realized something was wrong.

She couldn't even touch this boy at all!

Seeing that the Demon-Breaking Golden Sword was shot out, it was less than ten centimeters away from the boy, but his figure suddenly disappeared, and almost at the same time he appeared behind Ling Xin to launch a sneak attack, catching Ling Xin off guard!
Teleport? Space spells would create disturbances, which could definitely be detected at close range, but the opponent was almost getting close to her, and Ling Xin didn't notice anything unusual. She only realized something was wrong after being hit. If the internal energy wasn't strong enough, the outcome would have been decided in one move.

The same was true in the subsequent battles. This kid was elusive on the battlefield, coming and going without a trace. No matter what moves Ling Xin used, he could easily break them. Although he didn't use any special abilities, his speed was terrifyingly fast!

In the end, Ling Xin was knocked out of the field by the boy and was defeated with hatred.

This also made her remember the name of her opponent: Taim

It was also because of Ling Xin's failure that Aurora, which originally occupied eight seats in the top thirty-two, was left with only Xue Lan in the top eight...

Before being eliminated in the quarterfinals, Ling Xin was feeling a little depressed. At this moment, she was looking for the video recording of the day's game in the forum to see the opponent's ability and the analysis of various masters. But she didn't expect that the live video uploaded on the forum had a low frame rate. That Taim kid looked like he had teleported in the video, and it was impossible to tell what was going on. As for the comments, there were few who were truly capable of serious analysis. Most of them were just some empty talkers, with the screen full of "Golden Witch is just so-so" and "If she can make it, I can do it too!" Ling Xin was furious.

Just when Ling Xin was feeling depressed, the phone suddenly rang. She looked and saw it was Ling Yao calling.

"Hello? Brother?" Ling Xin's tone was a little unfriendly. Ling Yao on the opposite side keenly caught this and said with a smile: "Why, are you in a bad mood after losing the game?"

"Can you please stop bringing up things that are not related to the topic?" Ling Xin said unhappily.

"Yo yo yo yo..." Ling Yao laughed, "Don't you always not care about these false reputations and have a good attitude? Why, is it that Luo's kid disappeared and made you anxious?"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Ling Xin retorted: "I... I just feel a little frustrated about losing. I still don't even know what my opponent's abilities are..."

"I thought it was a difficult problem, but it's clear at a glance." Ling Yao smiled and said, "Time!"

"Time?!" Ling Xin's eyes lit up, and she understood instantly: "Yes, it makes sense if you put it that way. His sometimes fast and sometimes slow moves, as well as his incredible speed, can all be explained if he can master time!"

"Yes, this guy should be a mysterious person." Ling Yao continued: "The ability to control the flow of time is the first time I have seen it. It is really powerful to use it. Don't say that you are caught off guard. Even if you are well prepared, it is not easy to win under the rules of the arena. This loss is not a loss."

"Indeed..." Ling Xin nodded: "If you can slow down or even stop time, you will basically be invincible. In a one-on-one arena, this kind of opponent is the most difficult to defeat! I didn't expect such a talent to appear in the Exile Land!"

"Soon he will no longer belong to the Land of Exile." Ling Yao said with a smile, "His abilities have been exposed to the world through the live broadcast. I am sure I am not the only one who can see the trick. I guess all the major forces have begun to want to win over this time kid. At least from what I have observed, Ling Ao has this intention."

"Him?" Ling Xin snorted coldly: "It's not easy for the weakest Yuhua to protect the Ling family's foundation. How can you still think of those extra things?"

"Don't be so rebellious all the time..." Ling Yao advised: "After all, he is still the head of the family and the pillar of the Ling family. It will not be good for you to go against him. At least for the time being..."

"Okay, I get it." Ling Xin sighed, "By the way, brother, you didn't call me just to tell me the secret of my opponent's ability, did you?"

"I would have forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it!" Ling Yao slapped his forehead: "Can you contact Ye?"

"Ye?" Ling Xin was stunned: "How could I have his contact information?"

"I thought, you were saved by him before, but the two of you stayed alone in the underground ruins for so many days, and there was no spark?"

"Stop spreading rumors!" Ling Xin said angrily, "No matter who I like, I can never be as fond of him! But why are you looking for him?"

Ling Yao sighed, "Didn't he and I fight against Hades before? In order to defeat Hades, I temporarily taught him the skills I learned from the monster ruins. It was just a temporary measure at a critical moment, and I didn't think much about it."

"But recently, after repeated deductions, I found that there is something wrong with that set of exercises!"

Ling Xin was stunned when she heard this: "What's the problem?"

"Remember I told you before that this set of exercises is not prepared for humans, but for a certain powerful race with much stronger physical fitness than humans?" Ling Yao explained: "This kind of exercises, if you only try to practice the first half, you can stimulate your potential and temporarily greatly enhance your bones and vitality. But if you practice it deeply, it will begin to deplete your vitality. When the vitality is exhausted, it will begin to corrode your body. If you can hold on and survive the collapse of your body, you can try to break through to the next level."

Ling Xin nodded: "I remember you mentioned that you also said that this technique is too dangerous and too destructive to the body. The human body cannot withstand it at all, so it is not suitable for humans to practice."

"That's right." Ling Yao nodded: "But last time, when I taught this move to Ye, he seemed to have a way to constantly borrow power from the outside world to replenish his vitality to consume this technique. I guess his idea is that this consumption will always have an end. If he can use vitality to replace the body to offset this consumption, he can finally try to break through without hurting his body."

"That makes sense." Ling Xin nodded: "It's worth a try!"

"I thought so at the time." Ling Yao said, "So after I separated from him, I studied this technique and re-read the information I got from the underground ruins. But in the end, I discovered a shocking fact."

"Ye's guess is half right. The consumption of vital energy does have an end. In other words, as long as there is enough vital energy to replenish it, it is feasible to use vital energy to replace the consumption of the physical body."

"That's perfect!" Ling Xin said in surprise, "Then brother, can't you try a similar method?"

"But the problem lies in the half that he is wrong about." Ling Yao sighed: "For this set of exercises, whether it is the consumption of vital energy or the collapse of the physical body, they are only the prerequisites for the breakthrough. When it really comes to the breakthrough, all the consumed energy will be used to strengthen the physical body. In essence, it can be understood as storing the consumed energy in an invisible warehouse and taking it out for use when the breakthrough comes."

"According to the normal process, the degree of physical collapse when practicing this kind of technique is generally fixed. To put it bluntly, as long as your root bone strength reaches a certain standard, no matter how much vitality you have consumed before, you will be able to withstand the collapse, and then break through and strengthen yourself."

"But if you keep using your vital energy to resist consumption, it's like constantly adding to the warehouse. When there's nothing more to add and it reaches the theoretical limit, if you try to break through, all this massive amount of energy will be taken out all at once and stuffed into your body for transformation and strengthening. You can imagine the consequences, right?"

Ling Xin heard this and her eyes widened: "Then I'm afraid he will just explode and die..."

"That's right." Ling Yao nodded: "According to the information I analyzed, someone from the ancient monster race also tried this method to gain ultimate power. They tried every means to resist the final backlash, but almost all of them died in the final breakthrough. The only one who survived used the secret method of rebirth, but the old body could not withstand the collapse, and the new body did not inherit the previously accumulated power. Everything was reset to zero, which was equivalent to playing in vain..."

"It can be said that this is a dead end from the root!"

(End of this chapter)