Hearing that the young man was willing to step up, Liu Qiang's smile grew broader and more guileless:
"Little brother, no need to take it seriously. I was only joking.
"But if you really want to have some fun, just treat it as a way to relax. No need to go all out."
Lin Ziyi nodded. "Don't worry, I'll know when to stop."
As the two spoke, they saw a crowd gathered in a circle on an open patch of ground not far away, with cheers and shouts of encouragement erupting from time to time!
Lin Ziyi walked behind the crowd and, through the gaps between their heads, saw two burly men grappling in the middle.
One had a hoe as his martial soul, while the other had a sickle.
Although the sickle was sharper, the hoe was much longer. As a result, the man using the hoe martial soul appeared to be completely suppressing the sickle martial soul!
However, continuously swinging the heavier hoe also consumed stamina more easily.
At one point, the man with the sickle martial soul suddenly seized the moment when his opponent was tiring and launched a counterattack!
The sickle slid along the hoe's handle toward the other man's neck, stopping only when the man with the hoe martial soul did not dare move another inch!
Watching the sickle wielder's movements, Lin Ziyi secretly marveled:
"Although his Soul Power fluctuations are very weak, those moves just now clearly show that he's trained!
"I never expected such an expert to be hiding in this remote village!"
While Lin Ziyi was inwardly astonished, Liu Qiang had already walked forward with a smile and said to the owner of the sickle martial soul:
"Ma He, your skills are as impressive as ever!
"If nothing unexpected happens, this time's championship will probably be yours again.
"But a guest has come to our village today, and he's exceptionally strong! Do you want to spar with him?"
Hearing this, the man named Ma He immediately snorted disdainfully and turned his gaze toward Lin Ziyi outside the crowd.
However, his gaze soon passed over the young man's shoulder and landed on the two breathtaking beauties behind him!
A fiery gleam appeared in his eyes. Ma He immediately raised his sickle and pointed it at Lin Ziyi provocatively:
"You're the guest Liu Qiang mentioned? Are those two chicks both your women?
"With that scrawny body of yours, can you even handle two such beauties?
"How about this? Let's have a match. If you can defeat me, I'll give you a hundred jin of rice outright!
"But if you lose, let one of those two women spend the night with me. What do you say?"
Hearing this, Liu Qiang hurriedly slapped Ma He on the back:
"Ma He, what nonsense are you talking about? These three are all guests. How can you be so rude to them?"
Ma He shot Liu Qiang a cold glare:
"Stop fucking meddling. The guest himself hasn't refused, so what the hell are you yapping about?"
After saying that, he ignored Liu Qiang's ugly expression and looked at Lin Ziyi again:
"Kid, are you scared? If you are, just admit defeat and let one of your women sleep with me for a night!
"Of course, I'll also give you ten jin of rice for free. How about it?"
Seeing Ma He's confident expression, Lin Ziyi secretly sighed.
So this was what they meant by beauty bringing disaster.
Lin Ziyi turned back to look at Tushan Lingling and Bloody Mary, then suddenly grinned at Ma He.
"No problem. Since you have that idea, I'll accompany you to the end!"
After saying that, Lin Ziyi walked over to Ma He under the watchful eyes of everyone around them.
Ma He pointed at Lin Ziyi. "I'll give you time to summon your martial soul, so you can't say I took advantage of you."
Hearing this, Lin Ziyi turned his head and glanced at Tushan Lingling.
Tushan Lingling immediately understood and secretly cast an Illusion Technique around Lin Ziyi.
Only after sensing invisible Soul Power fluctuations rise around him did Lin Ziyi raise his right hand and release his martial soul.
A simple-looking hammer, black with silver shining through it, immediately appeared before everyone. It was precisely in the form of the Clear Sky Hammer!
At the same time, his blood-red Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring was transformed by Tushan Lingling's Illusion Technique into a pale white Ten Year Spirit Ring!
As the spirit ring appeared, the surrounding spectators involuntarily cried out in surprise!
In their village, Soul Masters had rarely ever appeared, and there was not even one at present!
Even Ma He, one of the village's strongest people, was only so because his Soul Power had reached the level of a Rank 9 Soul Master.
Now that he faced a genuine Soul Master who possessed a spirit ring, he likely no longer had any chance of winning!
Ma He stared at the white spirit ring around the young man and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Though he was somewhat surprised, he was not overly afraid.
After all, Lin Ziyi was only a one-ring Soul Master, and his spirit ring was the most worthless Ten Year Spirit Ring.
He also looked like a greenhorn with little combat experience.
With the combat ability and techniques Ma He had mastered, he might not necessarily lose!
Thinking this, Ma He suddenly proposed:
"You're a Soul Master, while I'm only a Soul Master. If we really fight, that would be very unfair to me.
"How about this? Neither of us uses Soul Power, and you can't use any soul skills either. We'll only use our martial souls to fight. How about it?"
Lin Ziyi did not refuse Ma He's proposal. He merely shrugged indifferently. "No problem."
In his view, even without using Soul Power, being an entire major realm above his opponent would still passively enhance all his attributes!
Moreover, whenever he was in the mood over the past two days, he had sparred with Tushan Lingling for a while.
Although Tushan Lingling had only defended, Lin Ziyi had still gained quite a bit of combat experience through training with her.
If he could lose even against someone who had not reached the level of a Soul Master, then he would truly be letting down all the effort he had put in lately.
Although his Soul Power Level could increase without him deliberately cultivating it, his actual combat ability still needed to be tempered by himself.
Now that he happened to have a fairly capable opponent, Lin Ziyi naturally did not want to miss this chance to improve himself!
Seeing that the young man had agreed to his demand again, Ma He grew even more confident. He immediately swung his sickle martial soul and chopped down vertically at Lin Ziyi!
Just as Lin Ziyi was about to raise the Myriad Heavens Auction Hammer, which was shaped like the Clear Sky Hammer, to block horizontally.
A sly look flashed through Ma He's eyes. While Lin Ziyi focused on his sickle, Ma He fiercely kicked his right foot toward Lin Ziyi's groin!
Such a vicious move made Tushan Lingling, standing nearby, clench her little fists.
However, Lin Ziyi's Spiritual Power had greatly increased after obtaining the Head Spirit Bone, and both his perception and reaction speed were far stronger than before!
The instant he caught Ma He lifting his knee from the corner of his eye, Lin Ziyi kicked out as well, landing a kick on Ma He's shin first and forcing him back!
At the same time, Ma He's descending sickle was firmly blocked by the Myriad Heavens Auction Hammer in Lin Ziyi's hand!
After failing to land a single move, Ma He was slightly shocked. This kid looked frail, yet he actually had some skill!
He immediately hooked Lin Ziyi's hammer handle with his sickle, intending to wrench the martial soul from Lin Ziyi's hand!
However, what Ma He did not expect was that, beneath the Illusion Technique he could not see through.
The countless suction cups on the Myriad Heavens Auction Hammer's handle actually began to writhe!
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