Everyone rose and headed toward the Combat Training Area farther inside.
Beyond a corridor studded with translucent crystals stood a combat platform a thousand feet across.
A pale blue demigod-grade barrier had already risen, enclosing the stone platform securely. It could withstand an all-out strike from a peak demigod.
On the other side of the platform, Sha Luo and Ao Xuan were already fighting. Blazing purple flames collided repeatedly with dense azure light, making the barrier tremble slightly. Yet the spectators barely lingered on that demigod-level clash before turning their attention to Lin Sheng and Shen Tuo as they slowly stepped onto the platform.
Compared with the clash between Ao Xuan and Sha Luo, this spar between opponents of vastly different realms promised an even better "show." Everyone wanted to see whether the newcomer bearing the title of Council Speaker Xia's personal disciple truly had any ability, or merely an empty reputation.
Shen Tuo leaped onto the combat platform. Keen metal energy erupted around him, filling the air with a piercing, buzzing whistle.
He flexed his wrists, looked at Lin Sheng standing opposite him with his aura steady, and sneered. "Lin Sheng, I suggest you give it everything you have. Otherwise, losing too quickly would disgrace Council Speaker Xia's name."
Lin Sheng stood on the other side of the stone platform, his aura contained and his expression as calm as a deep pool. He spoke just two quiet words.
"Come on."
At that indifferent attitude, a cold gleam flashed through Shen Tuo's eyes. He wasted no more words and stamped his foot.
His figure became a golden afterimage, hurtling straight toward Lin Sheng.
Golden light surged from his fingertips, forming a hundred Keen Metal Blades, each several feet long. With shrill whistles that tore through the air, they struck at