Chapter 30: Chapter 30: Brain Caught in the Door
Editor: Larbre Studio
After announcing the start of the life-and-death battle, the Discipline Elder left the Life and Death Platform. At the same time, around the platform, there suddenly burst forth an array fluctuation that transformed into a dim yellow barrier, enveloping the entire stage.
However, in an instant, the yellow hue gradually faded and finally became completely colorless and transparent.
Although the disciples around the Life and Death Platform couldn’t see it, they knew that the platform was completely covered by the array.
In this way, no matter how intense the battle on the Life and Death Platform was, the soul power could not affect the surrounding spectators.
At the same time, the appearance of the array barrier also meant that the two fighting for life and death on the platform could not escape and could only end the battle in death.
Staring at Lei Qian, who had activated his soul power and stood motionless, exposing all his weaknesses to him, Lin Qian found the other party somewhat laughable.
A faint white soul power likewise flowed from Lin Qian’s body.
However, in everyone’s astonished gaze, the soul power from him extended and transformed into tiny square characters they couldn’t understand, connecting into rings of varying sizes that looped around Lin Qian’s legs.
“Haste!” Lin Qian suddenly spoke, and those ring-shaped strange characters swiftly contracted, merging into his legs.
Immediately after, Lin Qian raised his hands, and, with a slightly different soul power ring than before, wrapped them around his arms.
Another word escaped from Lin Qian’s mouth, and like before, the ring-shaped soul power suddenly merged into his arms.
“Perception!” Soul light burst forth from Lin Qian’s eyes, albeit slightly delayed.
As Lin Qian continuously uttered word after word, soul power reactions appeared one after another across his body.
At the end, the soul power reactions initially appearing on him surfaced again, and Lin Qian suddenly shouted.
“Blessing Multiplier!”
As the final word roared from his mouth, the earlier soul light reactions all receded entirely into his body.
The surrounding disciples watching the Life and Death Platform stared dumbfoundedly at Lin Qian, baffled.
“What’s this fool doing, talking to himself?”
“Who knows; maybe he’s realized he’s going to die and is rambling nonsense?”
“Impossible.” Hearing the disciples’ discussions, Wei Wushuang gently shook his head. He knew his student’s will was incredibly strong, so how could he go mad?
Moreover, he couldn’t shake the feeling that the words Lin Qian said, combined with the soul power reactions on his body, surely had a deeper meaning.
Similarly, on the platform, Lei Qian frowned, staring at Lin Qian: “What are you doing, trying to stall for time, coward!”
In Lei Qian’s eyes, Lin Qian probably played tricks to stall for time as much as possible. Then, according to his grandfather’s guess, to rely on his Soul Device to drag this out for another two hours and end it inconclusively.
“You’ve never played games, so of course, you don’t know what a buff skill is. Before a battle, it’s best to add all available auras.” Lin Qian stretched his body and grinned, “You could say this is my self-created soul skill.”
Self-created soul skill?
Everyone around the Life and Death Platform, including Lei Qian himself, burst into laughter again.
“Hahaha, Lin Qian, do you even know what self-created soul skill means?” Lei Qian pointed at the boy in front of him, mocking, “To be honest, what kind of Young Emperor are you? Your performance today is like that of a ridiculous fool, full of empty talk and unaware.”
As he said this, Lei Qian spread his hands with a smile, “Now that you’re ready with your aura boosts or whatever, come hit me. I already said I’d let you hit me three times…”
Lei Qian hadn’t even finished speaking when a sharp whistling sound rang out, and Lin Qian, who was originally in the distance, instantly appeared before him.
At the same time, Lin Qian, who had instantly closed in on Lei Qian, had soul power surging wildly from his body.
The imperial aura of an emperor commanding mountains and rivers emanated from the young man who had advanced aggressively, oppressing everything.
Lei Qian’s pupils shrank as he incredulously stared at Lin Qian, who was now just a foot away.
“Impossible, his speed…”
Just as Lei Qian was stunned by Lin Qian’s terrifying speed, a sharp pain surged in his abdomen.
At this moment, Lin Qian had mercilessly landed a punch squarely in his abdomen.
The right fist, wrapped in blazing white soul power, effortlessly shattered the lightning soul power surrounding Lei Qian and struck his abdomen fiercely.
After the first punch succeeded, Lin Qian immediately followed up with a left hook, fiercely punching Lei Qian’s chin and sending his previously hunched-over body flying off the ground.
Just as Lei Qian’s feet lifted an inch off the ground, Lin Qian followed with a flying kick.
The terrifying strength of Lin Qian’s physical body, combined with soul power, complemented each other. His right leg, like a long whip, lashed across Lei Qian’s body with a howling sound.
The force seemed to carry an immense power, making Lei Qian spit a mouthful of bile, and sent him flying, crashing into the barrier, causing faint yellow ripples.
After colliding with the barrier, Lei Qian was thrown back to the ground by the rebound force, face first.
The mocking laughter about Lin Qian’s self-created soul skill abruptly ceased, and the entire crowd fell silent.
Lin Qian’s smooth three-hit combo shattered Lei Qian’s protective soul power and sent him flying, all within the blink of an eye.
Most of the outer sect disciples hadn’t even seen clearly what had happened.
Among the outer sect disciples, Bai Ren, who was among the strongest, only saw a shadow rush forward, and Lei Qian was then sent flying.
The representatives sent by other powerful inner sect disciples also stared wide-eyed, intensely watching Lin Qian, shocked.
Especially the inner sect disciples who followed Lei Qian and kept heckling, their faces felt as if they were burning with shame.
At first, they claimed Lin Qian hadn’t a chance of breaking Lei Qian’s protective soul power.
Yet Lin Qian broke through Lei Qian’s defensive soul power with just one punch and knocked the latter to the ground embarrassingly.
“Qianer?” Lei Heng’s previously relaxed expression also tightened as he looked incredulously at the Life and Death Platform, clearly taken aback by the scene unfolding above.
“What’s this kid playing at? He actually succeeded in nine rounds of Nirvana!” Meanwhile, Qin Wushuang on the arbitration platform completely lost his Sect Master demeanor, exclaiming in surprise.
Qin Wushuang’s exclamation further stirred the disciples around the Life and Death Platform into a frenzy.
Lin Qian had actually completed nine rounds of Nirvana, something they couldn’t possibly have imagined.
Initially, after Lin Qian entered the sect, he spent a year advancing from the third level of the Gathering Yuan Realm to the Shape Origin Realm, completing two rounds of Nirvana.
Such cultivation speed and a robust physical body drove many disciples in the Wanxiang Sect wild with jealousy, especially the inner sect disciples.
Later, upon learning that Lin Qian couldn’t achieve Elemental Weapon Armament and had no hope of breaking through to the Nirvana Realm, their intense jealousy turned into schadenfreude, leading to wanton ridicule.
“Even if he can’t break through to the Nirvana Realm, Lin Qian’s cultivation speed is really damn terrifying.” The Discipline Elder appeared stoic, but inside he was already cursing.
At the same time, on the Life and Death Platform, Lin Qian looked at Lei Qian, who was getting up from the ground, and sneered, “When the outside world talks about me, Lin Qian, they all say I am physically formidable, with abundant soul power, able to fight Nirvana Realm armed with primordial weapons barehanded head-on.”
“You actually exposed every single flaw and let me hit you three times for free. Did you get your brain squeezed by a doorframe when you left home today?”