Heroes Return

Ouyang Zihao felt a chill as if he were about to be cut in two, and he instantly vanished from the spot.

As Lin Jie swung his blade, a chilling blade light, like a cold moon in the sky, was unleashed. The four sword energies that had just reached Lin Jie's side were shattered by this powerful blade light.

However, Ouyang Zihao also appeared beside Lin Jie at this moment, pointing a finger at the top of Lin Jie's head.

This time, he should be able to succeed, Ouyang Zihao calculated. With such a large swing of the knife, there was simply no time to turn around.

But this time Ouyang Zihao was wrong. Just as he was about to make a move, a heavy punch landed on Ouyang Zihao's face. Lin Jie had already turned around before Ouyang Zihao even noticed.

A powerful punch landed on Ouyang Zihao's face, sending him flying.

This series of confrontations happened so fast that the audience didn't even see what was happening before Ouyang Zihao's body crashed into the protective shield.

Crack-like things appeared on half of his face.

"I was wondering why you weren't carrying a weapon," Lin Jie said to Ouyang Zihao, feeling the texture of his hand. "So you were wearing some kind of protective shield."

Ouyang Zihao stood up and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth: "If it weren't for my particle protective suit, I would probably have been seriously injured by that attack. I didn't expect you to be not only strong, but also very fast."

As he spoke, the crack-like marks on Ouyang Zihao's face disappeared: "But you can't defeat me like this."

Lin Jie ignored Ouyang Zihao's nonsense and walked towards him: "You're the one who controls those robots, right? You've hurt quite a few heroes in H City. Since you have protective devices, I can beat you up a few more times."

Lin Jie walked towards Ouyang Zihao alone, yet he gave everyone present the feeling of facing a massive army.

As Lin Jie approached, Ouyang Zihao noticed that he had put on a pair of gloves.

The next second, Lin Jie brought his Green Dragon Crescent Blade down on Ouyang Zihao's head.

The gloves on Ouyang Zihao's hands erupted with a powerful burst of energy. Instantly, a shadowless sword aura condensed on his fingers, but everyone present could now see it because the space around it was constantly distorting.

Facing Lin Jie's broadsword, Ouyang Zihao pointed a finger at Lin Jie.

As the sword energy clashed with the blade's light, Ouyang Zihao's confident sword energy was shattered by the blade's light—something Ouyang Zihao had never anticipated.

His sword light may not seem like much, but if actually used, it would be more than enough to cut the Ouyang Manor in two.

He never expected that he would be so easily shattered by Lin Jie's blade light here today.

What surprised Ouyang Zihao the most was that Lin Jie's blade light didn't have much destructive power at all.

If Ouyang Zihao's sword energy could split the entire manor in two, Lin Jie's blade light would only seem capable of breaking through walls. Yet, this blade light easily cleaved through Ouyang Zihao's sword energy.

"How is this possible?!" Ouyang Zihao was shocked. He dodged Lin Jie's downward slash and the next moment he pointed a finger at Lin Jie's blade from the side. Ouyang Zihao intended to destroy Lin Jie's weapon first.

However, the moment his finger, capable of piercing through alloy plates tens of meters long, touched the weapon in Lin Jie's hand, a resounding dragon's roar emanated from the blade.

The cyan blade lit up, and a sound of bones cracking rang out from Ouyang Zihao's fingers. Before Ouyang Zihao could even let out a painful scream, Lin Jie's broadsword swept across, and in an instant, Ouyang Zihao was swept away by Lin Jie. In a short time, his body crashed into the protective shield again.

This scene was unacceptable not only to Ouyang Zihao himself, but also to the people outside the venue.

Moreover, each of them seemed to hear that resounding dragon roar.

"What's wrong with you?" Ouyang Zihao gritted his teeth and straightened his deformed fingers, looking at Lin Jie who was walking towards him step by step. At this moment, Ouyang Zihao clearly saw a blue dragon behind Lin Jie, staring coldly at him.

The red mask worn by Lin Jie looked perfectly natural at this moment, as if the Martial Saint had been reincarnated.

"So that's why you don't use the Fire Spirit Sword? This blade is actually the real Azure Dragon Crescent Blade." Ouyang Zihao stood up and looked at Lin Jie, at which point the energy cracks on his body had disappeared.

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"I'm going to teach you a lesson today." Lin Jie walked step by step toward Ouyang Zihao, knife in hand. "This is what I promised those people from Black Gold."

"You're really confident," Ouyang Zihao laughed. "I originally planned to use it against the Fire Spirit Sword, but it seems it will come in handy this time."

"Oh?" Lin Jie stopped and looked at Ouyang Zihao with interest.

But then Ouyang Zihao produced a token with two ancient Chinese characters, "兵解" (Bing Jie), and some runes that Lin Jie couldn't understand. However, Lin Jie had seen similar runes in zombie movies before.

When the owner of the business below the stage saw the token in Ouyang Zihao's hand, his gaze clearly sharpened: "This is a Taoist token! Could it be that this kid has been there?"

The head of the Ouyang family, who was standing to the side, nodded and said, "Zihao has had many extraordinary encounters since he was a child, but I never expected that he would be connected to that place. This is truly a blessing for the Ouyang family."

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On the stage, Lin Jie looked curiously at the token in Ouyang Zihao's hand. From the moment he took out the token, the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in Lin Jie's hand began to vibrate continuously.

"Do you think you can defeat me with your divine weapons?" Ouyang Zihao chuckled as he looked at Lin Jie. "Since I dare to fight you, who has the Fire Spirit Sword, I am naturally prepared."

As he spoke, Xiao Zhan tossed the "Dissolution Order" into the air. The order emitted an eerie light and floated upwards little by little. As the order floated, the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in Lin Jie's hand became incredibly heavy.

Sensing this change, Lin Jie simply released his grip on the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, only to see the blade fly straight into the token in front of him.

"This token is interesting," Lin Jie said, looking at the token of disarmament.

"Without the help of divine weapons, do you think you can still defeat me?" Ouyang Zihao looked at Lin Jie and said, "I have already investigated your strength thoroughly."

As he spoke, Ouyang Zihao charged toward Lin Jie, each finger of his hands unleashing an incomparably powerful sword aura.

As Ouyang Zihao rushed forward, he grabbed and swung his sword at Lin Jie, who was not making any move. In Ouyang Zihao's opinion, Lin Jie was probably stunned by his 'Disintegration' token and had completely forgotten to defend or counterattack.

Just as Ouyang Zihao swept his gaze across Lin Jie, Lin Jie finally moved.

Lin Jie simply shifted slightly to the side to dodge Ouyang Zihao's grab. The defensive force field not far from where Lin Jie was dealing with the aftermath, which could withstand the full force of an S-rank attack, actually cracked with five holes under Ouyang Zihao's grab.

"You've gone from the Six Meridians Divine Sword to the Nine Yin White Bone Claw!" Lin Jie said, putting some distance between himself and Ouyang Zihao as he looked at the slowly healing protective shield.

“I advise you to admit defeat,” Ouyang Zihao said. “Without your divine weapon, you cannot defeat me.”

Ouyang Zihao looked at Lin Jie with arrogance, waiting for Lin Jie's answer.

"No way, I promised to give you a good beating, and I'm also taking Xue'er back, so I'm not going to admit defeat." Lin Jie said to Ouyang Zihao, "Today I'm going to beat you to a pulp."

"Then there's nothing we can do."

As Ouyang Zihao spoke, he began to swing his hands at high speed. In a short time, the sword energy in his hands was woven into a net-like attack. Ten sword energies attacked Lin Jie at an extremely fast swinging speed. In just a few seconds, each sword energy struck Lin Jie at least a hundred times.

Despite Ouyang Zihao's barrage of sword energy attacks, Lin Jie remained unharmed. He began to move quickly, easily dodging Ouyang Zihao's continuous attacks, and even managed to yawn once in a moment.

Ouyang Zihao continued to increase his attack speed, and the energy shield on the side he was attacking had already been shattered by his attacks. Fortunately, after he first cut through the shield, the people watching the battle on that side had all fled.

Ouyang Zihao launched a flurry of attacks at Lin Jie, wanting to see how long this man could last. But the moment that thought crossed his mind, a fist slammed into Ouyang Zihao's face.

Ouyang Zihao once again had a close encounter with the protective shield.

His handsome face was once again marred by broken skin, and two streams of blood flowed down Ouyang Zihao's face.

How is this possible! He's so strong without any weapons!

Ouyang Zihao looked at Lin Jie, who was walking towards him again, with a lack of confidence. He had already overestimated Lin Jie's strength time and again, but he still underestimated Lin Jie's strength.

Ouyang Zihao had no choice but to reveal his treasured trump card.

At this moment, Ouyang Zihao's sword energy began to gather in front of him, and soon it condensed into an ancient longsword that floated in front of him.

"He's become a sword immortal again this time." Lin Jie said, looking at the sword floating in front of Ouyang Zihao, but he didn't stop and continued to walk towards Ouyang Zihao step by step.

"You actually forced me to use this move." Ouyang Zihao looked at Lin Jie, his sword fingers pointing together.

The ancient longsword formed from sword energy transformed into a streak of light and shot towards Lin Jie. The terrifying power contained within it could be felt even by the audience who had retreated to a safe high ground.

Faced with this extremely fast sword strike, Lin Jie simply turned slightly to the side and dodged the incoming sword.

However, just as the sword formed from sword energy passed by Lin Jie, the entire sword disintegrated into countless sword energies that enveloped Lin Jie. The sword energy formed a chaotic spherical storm around Lin Jie, enveloping him within it.

Dust flew everywhere and sparks flew.

The sword energy that shot out from the periphery alone shattered the entire arena, and the energy shield was as fragile as tofu under these flowing sword energies.

Seeing Lin Jie surrounded by his sword energy, Ouyang Zihao's lips curled into a victorious smile. Although Lin Jie was dead, making the Fire Spirit Sword harder to find, he had still acquired a genuine Green Dragon Crescent Blade today.

Just as Ouyang Zihao was figuring out how to search for the Fire Spirit Sword...

Footsteps echoed amidst the chaotic sword energy.

Although the sounds inside the arena were quite chaotic due to the flow of sword energy, Ouyang Zihao still clearly caught the footsteps.

Then came a second set of footsteps, which felt like they were stepping on Ouyang Zihao's heart, making his heartbeat almost stop.

As the power of the sword energy gradually diminished, the footsteps became increasingly clear.

Each footstep made Ouyang Zihao's heart skip a beat.

When Ouyang Zihao's sword energy completely dissipated, Lin Jie appeared before him. His formal attire was now in ruins, but the red mask on his face remained intact. It's likely that this red mask will remain a source of psychological trauma for Ouyang Zihao for a long time to come.

The alloy ground beneath Lin Jie's feet had long since turned into iron sand under the attack of the sword energy, but Lin Jie continued to walk towards Ouyang Zihao as if nothing had happened.

This time, not only Ouyang Zihao was shocked, but the audience was also shocked by Lin Jie.

The bespectacled guy and Dong Xiaoye, who had already met up with Xiao Zhan and Dong Xueer, were initially worried about Lin Jie, but when they saw that Lin Jie was alright, they couldn't help but gape in surprise.

"That freak." Dong Xiaoye then recalled the scene of Lin Jie crushing them before the special training. It seemed that Lin Jie had deliberately gone easy on them back then.

There was another person in the crowd who was looking at Lin Jie with shining eyes. That person was Shangguan Shuai from the Shangguan family.

"You're actually alright?" Ouyang Zihao looked at Lin Jie in surprise. "Almost no one can survive this move. How come you're unharmed?"

"Who said I'm fine!" Lin Jie said to Ouyang Zihao with dissatisfaction, "Did you see my clothes? This is a high-end dress that Xiao Zhan lent me! And now it's being reimbursed like this."

At this moment, Lin Jie had already walked up to Ouyang Zihao. Facing the approaching Lin Jie, the sword energy in Ouyang Zihao's hand became exceptionally thick, and he swept it towards Lin Jie at the fastest speed.

But the next moment, he was punched in the face by Lin Jie again. He crashed into the protective shield.

The next moment, Lin Jie appeared in front of Ouyang Zihao: "I already promised someone that I would beat you up."

As he spoke, Lin Jie delivered an uppercut to Ouyang Zihao, sending him flying through the air while still attached to the protective shield.

Then Lin Jie jumped up and threw a high-speed punch that landed hard on Ouyang Zihao's body. The punches struck Ouyang Zihao's entire body like Gatling gun fire.

Each punch created numerous cracks on Ouyang Zihao's body.

Even his particle protective suit couldn't withstand Lin Jie's high-density attacks. In the end, Lin Jie punched Ouyang Zihao hard in the face, and the protective shield on Ouyang Zihao's back shattered under the blow.

Ouyang Zihao was also sent flying out of the dueling arena.

Upon seeing this scene, the entire audience fell into a brief silence. Only the guy with glasses and his friends cheered.

"Alright, looks like we can go back now." Lin Jie said, gesturing for the bespectacled guy and the others in the stands to come over.

The guy with glasses and his friends prepared to head in Lin Jie's direction.

At this moment, Lin Jie also jumped up and grabbed the weapon dismantling order.

"Interesting." Lin Jie looked at the token and said. After the token entered Lin Jie's hand, its light dimmed, causing his Green Dragon Crescent Blade to fall out of the weapon disintegration token.

"It's not over yet!!" Just then, Ouyang Zihao, whose face had been distorted by Lin Jie's blows, staggered to his feet: "I'm definitely going to kill you!"