Republic of China era: A hundred-year-old still practicing martial arts? Is that right?

A soft, feminine voice, accompanied by the sound of leather boots hitting the ground, drifted into the martial arts hall.

"I've heard that the Jiangcheng Martial Arts Hall harbors a reclusive grandmaster?"

"I, the king, will see for myself today."

Prince Kagemi of Japan personally visited the Martial Arts Hall!

Jing Meixian strolled into the martial arts hall, her sinister gaze immediately landing on Lin Ji's chest.

His eyes snapped open, and he hissed in a low voice:

"The Heavenly Evolution Note!"

His sinister eyes revealed disbelief, along with a hint of hidden ecstasy.

He never imagined that the murderer of Jingren and the vicious bandit who forced his way into Xincheng were the same person.

Was everything caused by this old man?

He didn't care whether Jingxiu or his elder brother Jingren lived or died.

What he cared about was that the old man in front of him had actually mastered the Heavenly Evolution Notes, and had actually mastered the path to the Transcendent Realm.

He curled his lips slightly and spoke in a low, feminine voice:

"Take it down!"

Immediately, a large group of black-clad warriors surged into the martial arts hall behind him.

Upon closer inspection, there were a total of twelve people.

The twelve Japanese samurai moved in unison, their aura and even their footwork were identical. The half-drawn samurai swords in their hands gleamed coldly, directly threatening Lin Jiqi.

Lin Ji stepped out lightly, and as he moved forward, it was as if the world and the heavens and earth merged into one with him in that instant.

He didn't adopt the Tai Chi starting hand gesture, yet he exuded an aura of power.

"Your Highness has spent years collecting martial arts techniques from Guanghua, all for this very book, Tianyan Zhu?"

Jingmei stood with her hands behind her back in front of the martial arts hall, silent and reserved. Her sinister eyes were slightly narrowed, revealing no emotion, as she allowed the twelve dark-force martial artists to press down on Lin Ji.

"Form ranks!"

The twelve Japanese samurai roared and then scattered to form a ring around Lin Ji.

As their inner strength erupted, their samurai swords were drawn from their sheaths.

"bass!"

The samurai swords gleamed with a chilling light, their blades gleaming in a distant, interconnected expanse.

A chilling atmosphere enveloped almost the entire martial arts training ground.

In the training ground, instructors and students held their breath and concentrated, not daring to even make a move.

In the inner hall's corridor, the goatee-bearded steward frowned and muttered softly, "Old Lin was reckless! He's going to get into trouble with these people."

"Old Lin is doomed..." Among the spectators were students who used to be on good terms with Bai Xiaonian. As they watched the twelve swords hurtling towards Lin Ji with their chilling light, their palms clenched tightly, and beads of sweat kept falling to the ground.

"Twelve internal strength warriors, even the Thirteen Protectors would be in serious trouble! Let alone Old Lin alone." Li Jingzhi was filled with sorrow and desolation.

His eyes swept across the martial arts hall.

Of the hundreds of people, only two women stood up for Lin Ji.

A sinister smile unconsciously crept into Jingmei's sinister eyes.

He's only at the mid-stage of Dark Force; even with the Heavenly Evolution Note in hand, there's absolutely no chance he could escape unscathed from twelve Dark Force warriors.

He was waiting, waiting for the old man to be completely cornered, and then he would make his move to force out the complete method of the Heavenly Evolution Note.

In the training ground.

Lin Ji stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes lowered and slightly narrowed.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, his martial bones trembled, leaving behind numerous afterimages.

The Yin-Yang Jade Pendant spun wildly, drawing all the surrounding energy into Lin Ji's body.

As the Yin-Yang jade pendant rotated, an aura emanated from Lin Ji.

The Heavenly Evolution Injection within Lin Ji's body finally reopened.

Lin Ji suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze sharpening. He took a step forward to meet the twelve samurai swords that were closing in.

The twelve martial artists, each wielding a blade, slashed sideways, all twelve striking at the old man before them in unison.

However, the twelve men had only just begun to swing their weapons.

Everyone was suddenly stunned.

The old man in front of me has disappeared.

It is not something that has disappeared in the traditional sense.

The old man was still right in front of them, still within their sight, but the aura they were unleashing couldn't lock onto Lin Ji.

Even the spectators in the training ground gasped in surprise.

"I feel like Old Lin has disappeared..."

"Me too, but he's still standing there!"

Beneath the vermilion gate, Jingmei narrowed her eyes even more, her heart surging with emotion.

Of all those present, only he knew what was going on.

This is the true power of the Heavenly Evolution Notes.

It is also the key to breaking through to the next level.

Leverage the momentum, leverage the power of heaven and earth.

but.

He didn't understand.

This Heavenly Evolution Manual is a top-secret breathing technique that only those at the peak of Dark Force can barely access. How could it be mastered by someone at the mid-stage of Dark Force?

The twelve blades, gleaming with cold light and devoid of any fancy moves, wove a fine net and enveloped Lin Ji.

"Uncle Lin!"

"Grandpa Lin!"

Liu Qingzhu and Gu Yanqiu felt a tightness in their chests and exclaimed in surprise.

In the training ground, Lin Ji's hands swept through the air, leaving behind a series of afterimages.

From a distance, it looked as if twelve arms had grown from his shoulders and elbows, with the arms pointing in twelve directions at the twelve sword blades aimed at him.

"Clang! Clang..."

Twelve crisp metallic clangs rang out in succession from the training ground.

Twelve blades gleaming with a cold light were thrown out of the air in an instant.

"boom!"

The twelve warriors who had surrounded Lin Ji were all tumbled backward, falling to the ground like twelve tattered sacks.

"oops……"

"hiss……"

In the training ground, twelve warriors screamed in agony.

They lay or sprawled on the ground, unable to get up again.

Their shoulder blades were weak and powerless, and Lin Ji completely shattered their bones.

Lin Ji slowly tidied up, then stood with his hands behind his back again, as if he had never made a move.

He narrowed his eyes, but even the slightest movement in the martial arts hall could not escape his perception.

The instructors and students watching the fight on the training ground could not hide their shock.

Liu Qingzhu and Gu Yanqiu clasped hands tightly and then relaxed slightly.

Jingmei, standing beneath the vermilion gate of the Martial Hall in the distance, showed no shock in her eyes, but rather a surge of overwhelming joy.

"As expected of the Heavenly Evolution Note that I have been searching for for many years! Even a mid-stage Dark Force cultivator who is about to die can exert such power. If it were in my hands, wouldn't it be... Haha, in the near future, I, Jingmei, will become the number one person in the Transcendent Realm."

On one side of the martial arts hall, Zhou Xun and Wang Meng stared wide-eyed.

The same thought simultaneously arose in their minds.

Is this really the old gatekeeper who tells dirty jokes at the martial arts hall every day?

He defeated twelve martial artists with hidden strength in a single move.

Even if a Grandmaster of Transformation Realm were present, it wouldn't be much different.

Zhou Xun swallowed hard; he could only place all his hopes on His Highness the Sixth Prince of Japan.

Wang Meng, standing beside him, was trembling so badly that he could barely stand.

As Lin Ji's internal energy calmed down, the Yin-Yang Jade Pendant's rotation gradually slowed down, and he finally "reappeared" in front of everyone again.

He cannot activate the Heavenly Evolution Note at all times.

Instead, it borrowed the power of the Yin-Yang Jade Pendant to serve as a catalyst for the activation of the Heavenly Evolution.

This activates the power of the Heavenly Evolution Note.

Jingmei's eyes lit up with wild joy as she stepped into the training ground.

As he stepped into the training ground.

His kimono fluttered without wind, causing the surrounding air to rustle, and a tangible pressure suddenly hung over everyone's heads.

The training ground, which had been bustling with activity again, fell silent once more.

"Old man, hand over the Heavenly Evolution Record, and I'll spare your life!"