High-level martial arts: I can choose Hextech equips.

Inside the stadium, a simple campsite built of stacked stones.

Lin Shuxuan looked Hai Lanlan over and asked in confusion:

"What cultivation method do you practice? What martial arts techniques do you possess?"

Ye Lingyue's combat power was too terrifying; they crushed their way to this advanced points.

Often, before Lin Shuxuan even noticed anyone, his opponent had already been defeated by Ye Lingyue. Her silvery-white light was incredibly swift, capable of defeating an opponent in a single exchange.

But precisely because of this, Hai Lanlan's abilities have never been revealed.

His team has no room for incompetent people; oh, the incompetent person is himself, so never mind.

"Black-boned chicken? What black-boned chicken? Is it for eating?"

Clever Hai Lanlan used a pun to change the subject, preventing Lin Shuxuan from discovering her true intentions.

He was exasperated and gestured with his hands to add:

"If someone attacks you, how would you fight back?"

"I will have Lingyue fight back for me!" Hai Lanlan said proudly, hands on her hips.

"You're so shameless to live off a woman like this... Lin Shuxuan silently scorned the youthful-looking girl."

Hai Lanlan lowered her head and clasped her hands together in front of her chest.

A serene blue light shone on Ye Lingyue, making the already imposing girl even more powerful.

Is this still martial arts...? Lin Shuxuan was dumbfounded.

"This is the power of the Path, called 'Water Pact Walker,' and the domain it unfolds can amplify the power of teammates."

Ye Lingyue spoke in a cool, clear voice, offering her explanation.

So this is the path to enlightenment, it sounds more like some kind of career change... Lin Shuxuan thought of the mermaid and the Moonlight Shell he had obtained yesterday.

Even mythical beasts have their own path to enlightenment? Considering how priceless a mythical beast that has embarked on its own path is, he had a vague idea of ​​how to become a Water Pact Walker.

"Let me try it too."

Hai Lanlan obediently placed her hand on Lin Shuxuan's arm. Following her soft, cool little hand, a surge of power flowed into her and then spread throughout her body.

He suddenly felt a lightness throughout his body, and the symptoms of being eroded by the ecological zone subsided considerably.

Even though he wasn't expending any more energy, the erosion symptoms were still unbearable; he had always felt that his lungs had a mind of their own and wanted to jump out.

This is all Yu Xin's fault... Lin Shuxuan speculated that Guan Yunyang's ships could isolate the ecological influence, which is why they were able to be lively and energetic yesterday.

Entering the map with no equipment today immediately revealed my true form.

"Won't it be tiring to unleash your abilities like this?" Lin Shuxuan asked considerately, feeling the surging power within his body.

"If you don't spread the area out, and keep it close to your arm like this, it won't get tiring."

Hai Lanlan answered in a very formal and methodical manner.

So this is the difference between wired and wireless... Lin Shuxuan took Hai Lanlan's little hand.

"That's good. Don't secretly turn it off yourself."

Hai Lanlan pouted, not very happy, but had no choice but to submit to Lin Shuxuan's tyranny.

I'll buy you something to eat later.

She obediently took Lin Shuxuan's other hand.

Inside the venue, this scene of spoiled bratry aroused dissatisfaction among many people.

"The world is going to the dogs!"

"To do something like that during a competition!"

"Which high school student is this?!"

Besides the stressed-out headmaster, many other powerful figures also suddenly focused their gazes.

"The Path of the Innate Dao!" Gong Yuan's usually calm tone changed slightly as he looked at Guan Yunyang.

"You actually had such a talented person hidden away."

Only those with sufficient life energy can bear the Dao path, but there are always exceptions. Some chosen ones can resonate with the Dao path even when their strength is low, but such individuals are one in ten thousand.

Hai Lanlan was one of them. Lin Shuxuan didn't know this, otherwise he would also be thinking about establishing a solid friendship with Hai Lanlan right now.

"It's a pity that he's too soft-hearted and could be easily manipulated by an ordinary person." Gong Yuan shook his head regretfully.

Guan Yunyang retorted irritably.

"That's enough. That girl doesn't care about power or future prospects. Whether she's even willing to be your stepson is another matter."

"You've even been chosen for the path of innate cultivation?"

Gong Yuan made no attempt to hide his opinion: "When I judge a person, I value talent first, and then character. That Wang Xing was not bad, but unfortunately he was ruthless enough and lacked courage."

Gong Shuang, standing to the side, smiled with her eyes crinkled.

"It's a deal, none of you want it, so you're not allowed to take it from me."

The crowd remained noncommittal.

......

The sun is setting.

Lin Shuxuan yawned; this match was just too boring.

Logically, these high-level points should be the target of all teams; after overcoming numerous difficulties to defeat powerful enemies, they can then accumulate points while guarding against lurking enemies.

This is the correct way to do it.

Three hundred Lin Shuxuans are still too strong... He recalled Yu Xin's estimate of Ye Lingyue's combat strength and couldn't help but feel proud.

"Let's retreat and resupply, then hold out here until the end of the match."

The points are divided into three tiers, providing 1, 2, and 4 points per minute. They currently have over 1500 points, enough to purchase a batch of supplies.

With the help of Ye Lingyue, they arrived at the evacuation point, and along the way, they kicked to death several teams that were oblivious to their own mortality and tried to block the evacuation point.

Inside the base, Lin Shuxuan reviewed the list of supplies for exchange.

Aside from some food supplies, the main purchases are equipment and traps, but the equipment is generally not very lethal.

There are no firearms that can inflict fatal wounds on martial artists.

That makes sense when you think about it. The damage caused by that kind of weapon is hard to control. If it happens by chance and hits the brain, even if a medical team is in the air, it won't be able to save you in time.

Lin Shuxuan did not forget his promise to Hai Lanlan and increased the quantity of nutritional paste to ninety-nine on the shopping panel.

The food-loving girl's eyes immediately filled with tears.

I'm so angry.

"What, you don't like the original flavor? We also have strawberry and barbecue flavors, we can buy a little of both."

Hai Lanlan lowered her head and said aggrievedly:

"I don't want to eat this."

You're not a true foodie... Lin Shuxuan reduced the amount of nutritional paste to 10 tubes. He wasn't picky about the taste of the food, and since it was about advancing in the next level, he wanted to save money wherever possible.

Lin Shuxuan noticed a furtive figure not far away.

"Sister Yu Xin, you..."

Yu Xin rushed up and covered his mouth.

"Keep your voice down! They don't know I'm here."

What are you doing here?

This is the athletes' lounge; the matches cannot be broadcast live. The spectators should be in the floating theater built at the base.

What do you think?

Yu Xin rolled her eyes at him.

"If your initial performance hadn't been so flamboyant, would so many people have noticed you? Would I have needed to hide here?"

Lin Shuxuan smiled, then said seriously:

"Sister Yu Xin, you have something to say to me, right?"

Yu Xin paused for a moment, then nodded. She picked up her phone, opened the forum, and saw several highlighted posts on the homepage.

[Breaking News! The Shinkai Martial Arts Tournament may be rife with the biggest scandal in its history.]

Is it advisable for academic students to participate in martial arts competitions?

What's wrong with this world? Does having power and influence mean you can do whatever you want?

[Yinshan High School solemnly declares that all of Lin Shuxuan's actions are his personal matters and have nothing to do with our school.]

I was even expelled from school... Lin Shuxuan was speechless.

"Do you remember when I told you that your trial was initiated to manipulate the stock price of Qi Group?"

"It now seems that someone is deliberately targeting you and doesn't want you to finish the race smoothly."

Lin Shuxuan nodded; he had noticed this during the court hearing.

The angle of the photo of him and Bai Shasha at Xinhai Pearl was extremely strange; there was no way he could not have noticed it. Could it be that a martial artist from a certain path is particularly good at concealing their form?

As for why the photos appeared in court, there was too little information available; he could only sense that someone was targeting him.

And this happened before he participated in the competition.

"So, Sister Yu Xin, what are you trying to say?"

Yu Xin's eyes trembled slightly, but she finally said:

"Give up on switching to martial arts. It's not good for you. You can still have a bright future in a liberal arts university. I'll talk to Guan Yunyang for you."

Lin Shuxuan did not answer, but instead asked Yu Xin for his phone.

"What are you going to do with this?" The beautiful, mature woman asked suspiciously as she handed it over.

Opening his private message backend, he had previously posted quite a few posts on the forum and was considered somewhat famous.

Therefore, his account and his alternate accounts were quickly exposed by enthusiastic netizens.

[Cheese Peach: I used to really like your posts, but I never expected you to be this kind of person. You're disgusting.]

[Eat some fruit: A person should know what shame is; I wouldn't even take this opportunity if it were given to me.]

[Rabbit Popping Candy: I ​​*****, you *******]

Damn it, wasn't this Rabbit Jumping Candy account banned before? How come it's popping up again? Lin Shuxuan blocked the other party.

In addition, there were many vulgar and offensive remarks, the gist of which was to mock him as a gigolo.

The best way to really stab someone in the back is through netizens... If Lin Shuxuan kept reading, he'd get a red flag (indicating his embarrassment), so he closed his private messages.

Edit a new post.

I, Lin Shuxuan, will be the strongest martial arts student in Xinhai City.

At this point, there were clearly many people following his account, and as soon as the post was published, a large number of comments and messages appeared.

[Night has run aground: the sand has blocked the wind.]

[Eat Fruit: I'm begging you, just say your account was hacked.]

[Cheese Peach: I seriously suspect that all your previous posts were plagiarized.]

[Monkey Popping Candy: I ​​*****, you *****]

Lin Shuxuan silently blocked Monkey Jumping Candy.

Since the person behind the scenes wants to put pressure on him through public opinion, let's go all out and see who has the last laugh.

He actually wanted to post "When the sun rises, forget yesterday," but the meme didn't fit the current situation, and he was worried that netizens wouldn't get it.

Yu Xin's mouth formed an "O" shape as she stared at him in disbelief.

He tried to grab the phone to delete the text message, but Lin Shuxuan had already locked the screen.

"Isn't it chaotic enough already?"

The beautiful older woman was very anxious. In fact, according to the original plan, Lin Shuxuan would only reveal his ordinary strength in the arena competition, so that even if people found out that he was a good-for-nothing, the city would not have time to react.

I just didn't expect to be noticed at the start of the team competition and have people make a big deal out of it.

It's hard to say what the consequences will be after a week of public opinion fermenting.

And Lin Shuxuan just happened to stir up trouble at this time.

"I know you're proud, but sometimes you need to be more restrained, after all, you..."

After all, you really don't have the ability... Yu Xin didn't say the rest of the sentence out loud. She felt sorry for the boy who was being cyberbullied and couldn't bear to continue belittling him.

"Sister Yu Xin, do you think we can escape it by hiding?"

"Will yielding make the other side back down?"

The person behind the scenes definitely had more than just getting him to withdraw from the martial arts competition; there was a much longer and more secretive plan behind it.

Otherwise, it's inexplicable why photos of him and Bai Shasha were taken before he participated in the martial arts competition.

Public opinion is a double-edged sword. As long as he wins the martial arts tournament, all the doubts and ridicule will turn into prestige.

With this reputation backing him, the other party will have to think twice before trying to harm him again.

As long as we can win the martial arts tournament.

"Do you have a trump card?" Yu Xin asked with a sliver of hope.

"No, I trust your and Brother Yunyang's arrangements," Lin Shuxuan said with a wink and a smile.

Yu Xin was so angry that she was speechless and turned her head away from him.

Lin Shuxuan continued to purchase supplies.

"Night Moon, what supplies or equipment do you need?"

Ye Lingyue shook her head.

"Nothing is needed."

Is this the confidence of a master...? Lin Shuxuan bought a few antibiotics. This medicine can resist ecological erosion. With them, he can fight in the ecological zone.

And chest and leg guards, some simple tactical equipment, although they do little to improve combat effectiveness, are better than nothing.

Lin Shuxuan's eyes flickered slightly, and he bought a few more desserts and cakes, handing them to Ye Lingyue.

According to his observation, the silver-haired girl seemed to have a particular fondness for desserts; although it was a very extravagant thing to do, the upcoming competition would last for a long time, and it was crucial to maintain Ye Lingyue's fighting strength.

A look of surprise flashed across her pale face as she thanked him and accepted the gift.

"Actually, I quite like nutritional cakes, the strawberry flavor is pretty good."

Girl... this is pica, it needs treatment.

He led the two beautiful girls back to the battlefield.

Lin Shuxuan thought for a moment, then stared at Ye Lingyue's face, which was covered by sunglasses so his eyes were obscured, and asked:

Why don't you mock me?

He was genuinely curious about this question; Hai Lanlan was an exception, as her intelligence wasn't sufficient to justify mocking others.

Logically, there should be a scene where the class beauty is mocking and insulting him.

"Because I can see that you truly believe you can win the martial arts tournament on your own," Ye Lingyue said after thinking for a moment, enunciating each word clearly.

This is mind reading, isn't it... I can't fantasize about Yu Xin in front of her anymore... The thought flashed through Lin Shuxuan's mind, and then he saw Ye Lingyue's strange expression.

......

Jiang Yu returned to his class.

His left hand fingers were throbbing with pain. Although the medical treatment was very timely, the injury would eventually affect his performance, so he ended his major competition journey early.

He couldn't neglect his martial arts training; he needed to go back and continue practicing.

"Brother Jiang!"

A joyful voice came from behind, and Duoduo came to his side.

"Does your finger still hurt?"

She comforted her:

"That Lin Shuxuan is truly despicable. I think he was clearly humiliating you, Brother Jiang. Humph, what does it matter if he wins like that?"

Jiang Yu didn't agree. He thought for a moment and said, "Lin Shuxuan must have his reasons for doing this."

Why are they all making excuses for that gigolo... Duoduo felt annoyed, but quickly composed herself.

"Here is a letter for you, Brother Jiang."

She took out a bright red envelope.

Jiang Yu accepted it with a puzzled look. He had only ever seen such an ancient and ritualistic method of communication in history textbooks.

As he carefully read the letter, a look of ecstatic joy spread across his face.

"It was an invitation from a high-ranking official in the Federation; he hopes I can follow him in my cultivation!"

Duoduo was equally happy, as if she herself was being appreciated by the important person.

Lin Shuxuan, you can't get everything just by advancing in rank. You'll never reach Brother Jiang's level in your entire life... She looked at Jiang Yu with brimming eyes, as if this could prove some of her thoughts.