From the chaotic sea of ​​stars, it began to wreak havoc on all the heavens.

Rumble!
Lin Yun's arms and iron spear were frozen at the same time. After spitting out a mouthful of blood-red ice crystals, he was shot backward, and the artistic conception of Tianyun was completely destroyed.

"Peach Blossom Branches, this is the fourth move of the Arrogant Cold Blade Technique. The Arrogant Cold Blade Technique has a total of seven moves. Although it is only a supporting move for the Arrogant Cold Blade Art, a high-level Earth-rank martial art, in Qin Sheng's hands, it has unleashed power that surpasses ordinary top-level Earth-rank martial arts. Lin Yun is no match for it at all."

"Lin Yun was able to force out Qin Sheng's fourth sword move and 30% of his sword intent, so his defeat wasn't too bad. It's just that Qin Sheng is too strong. He has cultivated a high-level Earth-grade martial art and technique to perfection at the Embracing Yuan Realm level, which is terrifying. I don't know where the Ice Absolute Sect got such good luck to find a top genius like Qin Sheng. Among the younger generation, I estimate that only Sikong Sheng can fight him. I just don't know what level Qin Sheng's sword intent has reached. If he has 60% of the sword intent like the Fire Spirit Prince, I'm afraid Sikong Sheng will be in trouble."

Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, Lin Yun, who was in a backward shooting position, ultimately lost. He crashed heavily into the sealing light screen, unable to even unleash his killing move, Blood Flame Break.

It's not that he doesn't want to use his skills.

Rather, it's because they can't use it.

After being struck by Qin Sheng's blade, not only was his protective inner energy completely shattered, but even the inner energy and blood within his body seemed to be frozen. Not to mention the blood that was sprayed out.

In this state, he was completely unable to unleash the Blood Flame Break.

"His strength is decent, slightly better than Mo Yan, but unfortunately his moves are rigid and his combat skills are terrible."

Qin Sheng sheathed his sword.

"Damn it, if I unleash my ultimate move, you will definitely be no match for me." A look of unwillingness flashed across Lin Yun's face; his strength was not just that.

Besides the Heavenly Meteor Strike, there was an even more powerful Blood Flame Strike that had not yet been unleashed.

If this move were to be used, it would be enough to instantly kill any level six demon beast overlord.

"No matter how powerful your killing move is, it's all in vain if you can't unleash it. Besides, as a gunslinger, you haven't even grasped the essence of the gun. This means your path is destined to be short-lived. Perhaps when you reach the Star Realm, you'll gradually be left behind by Yan Chihuo, Li Daoxuan, and even my senior sister Bingling, and along with Mo Yan, who has already gone astray, you'll fade into obscurity."

Qin Sheng still felt a little sorry for Lin Yun.

In terms of talent, he was almost second only to Sikong Sheng among the top disciples of the seven sixth-rank sects.

His innate talent surpasses that of Yan Chihuo, Li Daoxuan, and Bingling, making him the youngest among the top disciples of the seven sixth-rank sects.

At the young age of twenty-one, he had already mastered the top-tier Earth-level cultivation technique, the Heavenly Meteor Technique, to the eleventh level.

Li Daoxuan, who was a year or two older than him, was only at the tenth level.

But this guy's problem was that he was too arrogant and conceited.

The key issue is that his temperament isn't very good either.

If growth goes smoothly, that's fine, but once you lose, it's easy to become discouraged and give up.

"You put it down." Lin Yun subconsciously wanted to refute, because he had never thought about this aspect.

But after listening to Qin Sheng's words...

He was suddenly filled with terror.

His back was soaked with sweat.

The sect leader of the Heavenly Meteor Sect on the competition stage was somewhat helpless upon hearing Qin Sheng's words.

In terms of talent, Lin Yun is undoubtedly exceptional.

But the essence of spear fighting is not something that can be easily grasped.

Not to mention the Southern Domain, even looking at the entire Southern Domain Group, no one has comprehended it for hundreds of years.

A stick for a month, a knife for a year, a spear for a lifetime, a precious sword always at hand.

Sometimes it's not just talk.

At this moment, for the first time in his life, Lin Yun lowered his proud head, took a deep breath, and asked, "Then what should I do?"

"If you can't grasp the essence of spear fighting, then try something else: sword, knife, fist, palm, or leg techniques. There's bound to be one that suits you, if you have the perseverance."

Speaking of which, it seems that sword-shaped grass has started to grow in the Luoyan River Gorge now. If he were Lin Yun, he would definitely choose to practice swordsmanship.

After all, as a sixth-rank sect disciple, Lin Yun could easily obtain a dozen or twenty sword-shaped grasses.

"Thank you." Lin Yun clasped his hands in thanks, then turned and stepped off the dueling platform.

This dramatic scene left the audience deep in thought.

Only Mo Yan looked furious, "Damn it, how dare this scoundrel humiliate me like this."

Standing to the side, Murong Qingcheng glanced at her senior brother, then at Qin Sheng, who had already stepped down from the stage, and shook her head inwardly.

This wasn't an insult from Qin Sheng, but rather guidance—guidance from a peerless swordsman whose martial arts realm far surpassed the Embracing Origin Realm, and even exceeded that of most Star Extreme Realm cultivators.

Judging from the current behavior of this senior disciple, there is no doubt that he has gone astray.

Putting everything else aside, his temperament alone is hard to describe.

The eighth round to go has ended.

The seventh-to-last round of matches was not held immediately, as some injured young players needed time to recover their strength and injuries.

Especially the few young giants.

This level of combat, except for a few individuals, is extremely exhausting for most people.

An hour passed quickly.

The seventh-to-last round of the competition has begun.

First up are Ye Chen and Mo Yan, who lost to Qin Sheng in the second stage of the elimination rounds.

The result was, naturally, a brutal defeat.

Although Mo Yan's all-seeing demonic eye saw through Ye Chen's weakness in his protective true energy, Ye Chen also saw through Mo Yan's weakness.

More importantly, the difference in their abilities was stark, and Mo Yan suffered a complete and utter defeat.

Ye Chen chased and beat him from beginning to end, and in the end he lost completely.

His exasperated appearance made him look like a clown.

Lin Yun seemed to have taken Qin Sheng's previous words to heart, or perhaps his defeat by Qin Sheng had made him much more cautious.

After facing Murong Qingcheng, he did not limit himself with the ten-move agreement as in the original work, but went all out from the very beginning.

Although they fought a fierce battle just like in the original story, Murong Qingcheng finally broke through her Heavenly Demon Protective Force with her ultimate move, Blood Flame Break, and managed to win with great difficulty.

Qin Sheng was secretly amazed. It seemed that Lin Yun, who had not been defeated by setbacks and whose condition had declined, really had the strength to compete for the top five of the Hidden Dragon Ranking.

Immediately afterwards, Bingling faced off against Yan Chihuo.

Although Bingling had cultivated the Ice Heart Technique to the eleventh level, she was still no match for Yan Chihuo.

They lost the game again.

However, it can be said that Yan Chihuo used all his tricks. At least, in Qin Sheng's opinion, apart from the seventh level of the Nine Revolutions Fire Spirit Technique, the Crimson Flame Battle Body, Yan Chihuo had no other trump cards. He even used his strongest killing moves, the Instant Kill Golden Flame Slash and the Fire Cloud Earth-Splitting Slash.

He broke through Bingling's ice-attribute protective aura and won the match.

And now, it was finally Qin Sheng's turn to take the stage again. His opponent was none other than Tuoba Ku.

"Haha, you're very strong. I'm probably no match for you, but admitting defeat isn't my style. I just wonder how much of your sword intent I can force out." Tuoba Ku admitted he was no match for Qin Sheng as soon as he stepped onto the stage. (End of Chapter)