The sound of the Eastern sword snapping awakened everyone, and a burst of white smoke suddenly billowed from the ninja, already disappearing from where he stood. The smoke came quickly and dispersed just as fast, but the ninja with the broken sword had already returned to his own team.
Lin Tian discarded the broken blade and steadily advanced toward the five ninjas. They quickly spread out, encircling him in the positions of the five elements, and then each one had three three-pointed blade darts in hand.
They fired at Lin Tian simultaneously, a dozen sharp darts cutting through the air, whistling as they aimed at vital parts such as Lin Tian’s neck and heart.
But Lin Tian didn’t dodge or block; he let the poison-tipped darts strike him. A series of "pfft, pfft, pfft" sounds were heard, yet to everyone’s shock again, the darts couldn’t penetrate his skin and then fell to the stone paved ground, making a "ding, ding, dong" sound.
He tore off his tattered upper garment, revealing his sturdy and well-proportioned physique, causing the cheeks of the maidens present to blush slightly, almost unable to look directly at him.
"Throw whatever moves you have at me," Lin Tian beckoned the ninjas with a hand gesture, and now, no one thought his words to be arrogant, because he truly had the capital to be so.
Including the woman in white who initially appeared detached and aloof, her eyes were full of surprise as she said to Miss, "Manxue, what’s the background of your friend?"
The Miss thought about it and indeed didn’t know Lin Tian’s background. She only knew he was an orphan, and as for which sect he was a disciple of, she had no clue.
"Master, he’s actually Xuanxuan’s bodyguard," the Miss said quietly.
"Bodyguard?" The woman in white uttered in confusion.
"Yes, I only know he has cultivated a very strange Cross Training technique, impervious to swords and spears. But this Cross Training technique doesn’t seem to be like the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield or the Dragon Roar Iron Cloth, and as to who his master is or which sect he belongs to, he hasn’t said, and it wasn’t right for me to ask," explained the Miss succinctly.
"As per the Ancient Martial customs, it’s not a fault to not reveal it. However, you are right; the technique he has cultivated is certainly not one of those two Cross Training techniques. To activate those techniques, one must emit a tiger’s roar or a dragon’s chant to stir up the True Qi in their whole body to become impervious to swords and spears. Yet, he doesn’t have to activate anything; let’s just continue watching," said the woman in white, unable to figure it out with her own level of cultivation.
At this moment, Lin Tian was already closing in on a ninja in one direction, while those from other directions came to the aid, using the Sword Drawing Technique at the same time. A more brilliant cold light flashed, a white expanse, and the fierce sword light surged towards different vital parts of Lin Tian’s body.
To their despair, whether it was an individual Sword Drawing Technique or a combined one, the narrow and sharp Eastern swords caused not the slightest injury to Lin Tian when they hacked at him.
"Hmph..." Lin Tian let out a low hum, rapidly spun around, and kicked each ninja. They couldn’t keep up with Lin Tian’s speed and were viciously kicked away, one of them unluckily flying toward the Tower Forest.
"Amitabha Buddha..." The old Zen master truly moved now. He chanted as he leaped up and caught the flying ninja with an outstretched hand. Then he spun the ninja around a few times like a windmill before tossing him back into the field.
After landing, the ninja quickly distanced himself from Lin Tian, extremely cautious; however, he overexerted himself, and his insides throbbed painfully, turning his face a ghastly shade. He knew that just one kick had injured him, and that was because Lin Tian had not unleashed his full strength; otherwise, the outcome would have been more than just an injury.
"Master Lin, I have a request," said the old Zen master with joined palms, nodding, "Please refrain from throwing things toward the relic tower forest; even if it doesn’t hit the relic tower, damaging the flowers and trees within the Tower Forest is undesirable. Om mani padme hum, om mani padme hum."
"Oh, please forgive me, Zen Master. I will throw them outside next time," Lin Tian also brought his palms together in the style of the old Zen master, his face showing embarrassment as he replied.
Seeing him mimic so well, the Xiao sisters burst out laughing, and the woman in white looked curiously at her disciple. When had her disciple ever joked and laughed with a man before?
Miss felt somewhat uneasy under her master’s gaze, as she had been taught by her master since childhood that to pursue the highest realm of swordsmanship, she should not get involved in romantic relationships, and should devote herself wholly to achieving the pinnacle of Ancient Martial arts.
With this in mind, she suddenly felt at a loss, unsure if what her master had told her was mistaken. Her state of mind had not maintained its usual detachment recently, and she had made significant progress in the past few days. For a moment, she didn’t know what to do. Could it be that, as Lin Tian said, anything taken to the extreme is not good?
As she pondered, Lin Tian had already taken his place beside the golden sword. He looked around at everyone and said in a loud voice, "The Ninja has already come up, and sadly, they didn’t pass my challenge. Since none of the rest of you have made a statement, I’m going to declare this golden sword mine."
"Yours? Did you ask us?" The vampires certainly wouldn’t give up the golden sword right before their eyes.
They put away the bat-shaped short staves in their hands, but suddenly their fingers grew sharp claws, gleaming like metal under the moonlight, ready to attack Lin Tian.
"Do you five vampires think I don’t exist?" The Demon Exorcism Girl cried out sharply, grabbing a handful of talismans and throwing them at the vampires.
The talismans flew swiftly, as if they had eyes, and accurately stuck to the backs of the five vampires. As the talismans adhered, they emitted a burst of light, and the Demon Exorcism Girl shouted, "Freeze!"
Then the vampires, who were charging forward, suddenly froze, unable to move.
"Think you can freeze us again? You think it’s that easy?" The vampires screamed, black qi emanating from their bodies as they prepared to transform.
But Lin Tian didn’t give them the chance. He dashed forward, grabbing the neck of a vampire and slamming it hard onto the blue stone ground.
With a "boom," the hard blue stone shattered, creating a deep pit and sending debris flying in all directions, forcing those around to retreat.
He did likewise to all the vampires, blasting them into the ground. For a time, a succession of booms echoed, and the blue stone surface was left broken and in complete disarray.
The Demon Exorcism Girl had further actions planned, but she stopped, her beautiful large eyes watching Lin Tian’s violent acts, unsure of how to react.
"This sword is mine now, you all can go home, wash up, and go to sleep!" Lin Tian shook his head, dusting off the dirt, and spoke with ease.
"Lin Tian, I don’t care who you are or whether you are Manxue’s friend, this sword does not belong to you," the woman in white said coldly as she stepped forward.
Miss urgently signaled Lin Tian with her eyes from behind, asking him not to conflict with her master, but Lin Tian stubbornly refused to play along with her master’s game.
"Beauty, I don’t care who you are or whether you are Manxue’s master, who the sword belongs to is not for you to decide," Lin Tian retorted, echoing her words back to her.
What he hated most were these so-called "noble characters" who considered themselves above others, standing on the moral high ground, acting so lofty. In reality, they merely used their own might to make decisions for others forcefully.
The atmosphere tensed up once again!
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