Reaching the pinnacle from Doupo

Chapter 528 The Minds of All Parties, Absolute Crushing Victory

"That voice... is it Lin Yuan? He's here to watch the game too?!"

Upon hearing that unforgettable, gentle voice, Gu Xun'er was momentarily stunned, a hint of embarrassment and panic flashing in her eyes—she was trying to shift the blame to Lei Dong and Hun Feng, but unexpectedly, the main culprits were watching coldly from the sidelines.

But in an instant, she quickly suppressed her embarrassment and panic, putting it out of her mind.

After all, according to the cooperation agreement they had previously reached, it was Lin Yuan's duty as her partner to help her deal with the troubles of Lei Dong and Hun Feng.

But this guy has been shirking this responsibility for years, and his actions just now were perfectly reasonable and justifiable.

Thinking of this, Xun'er's eyes narrowed slightly as she looked around, searching for Lin Yuanzhi's whereabouts.

At this moment, the space on the Heavenly Meteor Cross Peak rapidly distorted, and a spatial passage took shape under the gaze of countless eyes. Then, a tall and upright figure slowly stepped out from the spatial passage and appeared in everyone's sight.

When his face appeared in everyone's sight, the entire Tianyun Mountain Range immediately erupted in excitement.

"Lin Yuan, is it Medicine Lord Lin Yuan? Was that his voice just now?"

"The future commander of Danta, the number one prodigy of Zhongzhou, he actually came to watch the battle? Good thing he came, this is exciting... so exciting!"

"What is the relationship between Medicine Lord and Miss Gu? Judging from what they just said, the two are not strangers."

"Hmph, who cares about their relationship? This show is getting more and more exciting. Hehehe, it was worth the long journey I took all the way from the Northern Region to watch this show."

"Years have passed, can Medicine Lord still defeat Soul Wind?!"

Whether they were from ancient clans or ordinary powerful figures from the Central Plains, they all began to discuss it. In terms of fame alone, neither the four half-saints present, nor the imperial clan geniuses like Lei Dong, Hun Feng, and Gu Xun'er, could compare to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan's gaze swept lightly over everyone, finally landing on Gu Xun'er. He raised an eyebrow and a strange smile flashed in his eyes.

Then, he took a step forward and instantly appeared beside Gu Xun'er, standing shoulder to shoulder with her.

"Years have passed since we last met, Xun'er. I wonder... cough, how have things been these past years?"

Lin Yuan turned his head slightly, looked at the girl in the green dress beside him, a faint smile playing on his lips, and said gently.

Caught off guard, Xun'er felt slightly uncomfortable as Lin Yuan invaded her psychological safety distance and she felt a faint touch from her shoulder. Her delicate eyebrows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

However, considering what would happen next, she still raised her head and gave Lin Yuan a rather elegant and gentle smile.

"I'm fine! But you, after all these years, still look as charming as ever!"

Lin Yuan's eyesight was incredibly sharp, and his perception was incredibly powerful. Naturally, he was able to capture Gu Xun'er's emotional changes, and a sense of pleasure immediately arose in his heart.

This woman's emotion of 'disliking him but having to put on a smile for him'... is truly incredibly delicious!

When she finds out that Xiao Yan is here too, her expression will probably be even more interesting, right?

Thinking of the girl's angry yet helpless expression, Lin Yuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, almost unable to suppress a few "hehehe" laughs from the corners of his mouth.

As his strength grew, he became more composed and acted with more spontaneity. Compared to when his gaze was solely fixed on the peak, he now occasionally paused to appreciate the "scenery" along the way.

Although Lin Yuan noticed this subtle change, he currently has no intention of correcting it.

After all, it's only natural to not act impulsively when you're weak; but if you still don't act impulsively after you've become strong... then what was the point of Lin Yuan becoming stronger?

Moreover, in the process of comprehending the unity of heaven and man, he gradually understood the value of the mindset of "acting according to one's nature" in spiritual practice!

Excessively suppressing one's natural instincts is not conducive to the full expression of one's talents.

Seeing the faint warning in Xun'er's eyes, Lin Yuan simply smiled, deliberately bumped her lightly with his shoulder, and then raised his head to face the many things that were converging upon him.

However, to outsiders, this appears to be a kind of inexplicable closeness.

These gazes contained curiosity, apprehension, doubt, scrutiny, anger... a whole range of emotions.

Lin Yuan smiled faintly, nodded slightly to Elder Tongxuan, Huo Xuan, and the Ninth Elder of the Lei Clan, and gave them a friendly look, but the awe he once showed was gone.

Although these three were semi-saint level experts, they were no match for him.

Then, he shifted his gaze slightly and exchanged a secret glance with Hun Yun, who immediately understood.

"Hehehe, Danta brat, you've grown quite bold in just a few years, daring to appear before me so brazenly. It seems you intend to offer your soul? I'll accept this gift."

Hun Yun smiled sinisterly, and dark mist slowly rose from his body. A chilling killing intent appeared in his eyes, sending shivers down one's spine.

However, a flash of lightning appeared, and the Ninth Elder of the Thunder Clan stood in front of Lin Yuan.

"Heh, old ghost Hunyun, you're as shameless as ever!" He sneered, then said calmly, "But if you're going to bully the weak and attack my friend Mang Tianchi's precious student? I won't allow that..."

Despite saying that, the Ninth Elder secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

With Lin Yuan intervening, it's a good opportunity for Lei Dong to escape the predicament he was in. At the very least, it can guide Lin Yuan to probe Hun Feng's strength, making it easier for Lei Dong to respond later.

The marriage alliance between the Thunder Clan and the Ancient Clan cannot be aborted so easily because of the scheming of a mere Soul Clan brat or the petty squabbles among the younger generation.

"Lei Xuan, you old ghost, do you want to be my enemy?"

On the other side, Hun Yun made his eyes appear even colder, fully demonstrating his acting skills and cooperating with Lin Yuan's performance.

The Ninth Elder shrugged and said indifferently, "So be it, I'm not afraid of you." He then exchanged a glance with Elder Tongxuan, turned to look at Lin Yuan, and said meaningfully, "Young friend Lin, do what you want to do, don't worry about old ghost Hunyun."

Lin Yuan naturally understood the implied meaning in the Ninth Elder's words: "Does it mean 'I will hold off the Soul Cloud, and you deal with the Soul Wind'? Heh..."

Lin Yuan chuckled inwardly; he didn't seem to have any resistance to this.

He never minded being used; he was going to have to make a move eventually anyway. If he could also give his "friends" some benefits along the way, it would be a mutually beneficial and elegant affair.

According to Shi Yi and Gu Zhen, Hun Feng intends to fight him to avenge the shame of Lei Jie, and Lei Dong also intends to challenge him.

Why not take this opportunity to deal with Hunfeng and intimidate Leidong?

Otherwise, if these two guys came to Saint Pill City to provoke me while I was in seclusion to break through, it would be a troublesome matter. It's better to deal with them in advance. In addition, I can also fulfill my cooperation with Xun'er, so that it will be easier to ask her for the Sub-Fire later.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan took a step forward and walked slowly to the center of the stone platform, standing side by side with Lei Dong, looking at Hun Feng, whose eyes were full of murderous intent, with amusement.

"It's been three years, Soul Wind!" Lin Yuan's lips curled slightly as he said indifferently, "I've heard that you've been seeking revenge for your previous defeat. Now, I'm giving you that chance. Let's see if you have the strength to seize it!"

"In this battle, I will stake my own life; as for you, let me think... If you are defeated, you must not bother Xun'er again."

"Dare to accept the challenge? The terms I'm offering are quite favorable!"

After a brief pause, he pursed his lips into a sarcastic smile and said sarcastically, "Or are you saying that what you just said, 'beautiful women are only fit for the strong,' is just empty talk... weaklings!"

Being mocked in public like this, even Hunfeng's face darkened, and anger surged in his dark eyes.

"Hehehe, Lin Yuan, you're as arrogant as ever." He stared intently at Lin Yuan and laughed sinisterly, "Since you're so eager to die, then I'll grant your wish and grant you death! The power of a divine bloodline is beyond the comprehension of a frog in a well like you."

"Hehe, just accept the challenge!" Lin Yuan chuckled, then turned to Lei Dong beside him and said, "Brother Lei Dong, if you don't mind, please lend me this stage for now!"

Upon hearing this, Lei Dong gave Lin Yuan a deep look, said nothing, and then slipped away from the center of the "stage".

Those who occupy a position should enjoy its honors and bear its responsibilities.

Although Lei Dong is a warlike and proud person, he is also a very intelligent person with divine bloodline of the Lei Clan and has been confirmed as the young patriarch of the Lei Clan.

For the sake of ThunderClan's interests, he will make necessary concessions when necessary.

To achieve their goal of arranging a marriage between him and Xun'er, the clan went so far as to appoint him as the young clan leader early on, increasing their leverage, which shows how much importance they attached to this matter. If he could increase the chances of success, he would also have to restrain his own likes and dislikes to a certain extent.

While it would be pleasant and exhilarating to fight Hunfeng directly here, it is more important to accept the stepping stone offered by Lin Yuan and step out of the trap set by Hunfeng.

When Lei Dong returned to the Lei Clan, he was greeted with a look of satisfaction from Lei Xuan.

With Lei Dong's departure, all eyes in the Tianyun Mountain Range now focused on Lin Yuan and Hun Feng.

Looking at the two facing off, a hint of helplessness flashed in Hunyun's eyes.

These two young prodigies are, respectively, important disciples of Lord Hunxuzi and juniors from the lineage of Elder Hunyuantian.

The struggle between the two subtly involves a conflict between two major factions, something that a mere half-saint like him cannot interfere with.

Even a powerful force like the Soul Clan, with the Soul Emperor and the Void Devouring Flame at its helm, cannot avoid internal power struggles among its various factions.

"Come on, let me see what you've improved in these three years that makes you so arrogant."

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Hun Feng let out a cold and sharp shout, and a strange purple-black light suddenly flashed in his pure black eyes.

A mysterious rune slowly appeared in the center of his brow.

Facing Lin Yuan, whom he considered a formidable enemy, even Hun Feng dared not be careless in the slightest and immediately unleashed his true strength. Although he did not know his opponent's exact cultivation level, from what he could sense, it was faintly no less than his own First-Rank Dou Zun cultivation.

As the clan mark appeared, the aura of the Soul Wind surged almost instantly, and in the blink of an eye, it leaped to the seventh level of Dou Zun.

Without the slightest hesitation, he locked onto Lin Yuan with his own aura and formed hand seals with lightning speed.

In a flash, Hunfeng suddenly opened his mouth, and a ball of black flame, as deep as an abyss, spewed out from his mouth, then instantly expanded to a size of a hundred feet.

Anything that comes into contact with this black flame, whether it's a strange fire or energy, will be devoured into nothingness in an instant.

At the same time, the hand seals on Hunfeng's hands suddenly changed, and a surge of powerful black battle qi poured out from his body, pouring into the huge black flame without reservation.

The ball of black flame trembled slightly, then suddenly contracted.

Before long, a pitch-black palm print, several meters in size and terrifyingly deep, condensed in front of Hun Feng with lightning speed. From the palm print, shrill screams emanated continuously, and faintly, ferocious spirits appeared on it.

As everyone gazed at the pitch-black seal, which resembled a dark sun and emitted a faint, eerie light, a chill crept into their hearts.

"Great Devouring Palm!"

With a furious roar, Hun Feng unleashed a jet-black palm print that shot out like a thunderbolt, hurtling towards Lin Yuan.

This pitch-black palm print, though small in size, contained extremely strange flames and immense energy. Wherever it passed, the void collapsed, turning into nothingness.
Even a Dou Zun of the eighth or ninth level would have a good chance of being defeated if they did not fight this move with all their might.

On the other side, Lei Dong, a member of the Lei Clan, stared intently at the terrifying attack, his eyes flashing with a sharp light as he rapidly calculated his chances of defeating it.

As a lightning-type powerhouse, his advantage lies in his indestructible attacks.

In other words, if he cannot defeat his opponent head-on and is dragged into a war of attrition, the opponent will adapt to the rhythm of the attack, causing the situation to develop in a direction unfavorable to him.

However, the result of the election left Lei Dong somewhat dejected—even if he went all out, he probably wouldn't be able to defeat this move.

Therefore, if Lei Dong were to be fighting below right now, the outcome of this battle would likely be less than optimistic.

"Lin Yuan, what about you? Can you withstand this attack?"

Looking at Lin Yuan from afar, Lei Dong's eyes flashed with a hint of expectation and a hint of doubt—could someone who was not a descendant of a Dou Di really keep up with them?

However, what one could see was that Lin Yuan, who was facing Hun Feng's all-out attack, had a calm expression on his clear face, without even a trace of solemnity.

Shaking his head, Lin Yuan glanced at Hun Feng with utter contempt, his voice indifferent and high-pitched.

"Is this all you've got? Ha, how disappointing!"

Before he finished speaking, he took a step forward and appeared strangely in front of the dark palm print. He raised his right hand, with icy blue flames swirling around it, and effortlessly slapped the dark palm print.

The two collided, but there was not much noise, and the stalemate lasted only a brief moment.

"Click——"

Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, the pitch-black palm print, which had gathered almost all of the Soul Wind's energy, exploded with the force of Lin Yuan's casual strike...

Suppression! Absolute suppression!! Absolute suppression from a power level that is not even comparable!!!
(End of this chapter)