The Might of a Single Sword

Inside the Beast Horn Arena, almost every spectator held their breath, watching the center of the stage with rapt attention.

They dared not blink, terrified of missing even a single moment of the spectacular show.

On the giant platform, the atmosphere remained tense; no one dared to relax even for an instant.

"Move!"

After a moment of standoff, Lei Li could no longer restrain himself and launched the first attack.

His figure darted out like an arrow, his palms slightly curled like eagle claws, and a sharp, biting wind swept toward Lin Ge's head.

"Cheap tricks."

Lin Ge smiled in disdain and met the attack head-on. With a single swing of his sword, a flash of light cut toward Lei Li.

The lightning-fast sword light gave Lei Li a sense of fatal crisis. Daring not to take it head-on, he was forced to stop his momentum abruptly and retreat violently, only just dodging the strike.

Having been forced back, Lei Li's expression was far from pleasant. Gathering the Origin Power within his body, he took a sharp step forward. His palms curled into a peculiar arc, his ten fingers flickering like the head of a venomous snake. Augmented by his Origin Power, his palms actually emitted a faint whistling sound as they sliced through the air.

The Spirit Snake Palm, a second-grade martial art, favored sinister and ruthless moves. It was clear that Lei Li had delved deeply into this technique; as his palms swayed during the assault, his movements became impossible to predict.

Facing Lei Li's Spirit Snake Palm, Lin Ge swung his sword once more. A flash of light appeared, even swifter than before, reaching Lei Li's chest in mere seconds.

Lei Li tried to meet the sword light with his palms, but he underestimated its power. A surge of overwhelming force erupted from the blade, forcing Lei Li back several meters before he could steady himself.

"Impossible! I don't believe it!"

With his Spirit Snake Palm shattered by a single strike, Lei Li's face was filled with shock, and the hand that had blocked the blade could not stop trembling.

"An opening!"

Seeing Lin Ge reveal a flaw after forcing Lei Li back, the man from the Mad Blade Martial Hall seized the moment. He pushed off with his feet, erupting with a burst of speed that brought him instantly before Lin Ge!

"Mad Blade Dance!"

As the words fell, the man drew a long blade. The weapon spun rapidly in his hands, whipping up a violent gale around him!

The Mad Blade Technique, one of the exquisite arts of the Mad Blade Martial Hall, was Luo Cheng's signature move, with power rivaling that of a fourth-grade martial art!

"Sword Dance!"

Facing this inescapable strike, Lin Ge did not retreat. Instead, he spun his iron sword with the same technique. Sword Qi centered on the blade, merging with the surrounding airflow to form a miniature whirlwind!

"Clang!"

Blade and sword collided sharply, and ripples of Origin Power spread violently. The weapons in their hands clashed at an incredible speed until a final, massive force pushed them both apart, bringing the exchange to a halt.

"Hmm?"

In the spectator stands, Luo Cheng watched the scene, unable to hide the shock in his eyes.

The Mad Blade Technique was his own secret art, something ordinary people found impossible to master. Even Wu Yun had barely grasped the basics after over a decade of practice. Yet, this youth named Lin Ge had instantly captured the essence of the Mad Blade and executed it with a sword, its power even surpassing Wu Yun's blade dance!

"This child... what terrifying comprehension."

A moment later, Luo Cheng sat down, looking somewhat dejected, a bitter smile appearing in his eyes.

What is a genius?

Is being in the Earth Origin Realm at fifteen a genius?

No, a true genius possesses talent beyond the imagination of ordinary people. They can grasp the basics of any martial art at a single glance, and their cultivation progress in one day equals ten days for others.

Only such people can be called geniuses.

Before this, Luo Cheng did not believe such people existed, but now, he believed. Such people truly existed in this world!

"Attack together!"

Seeing that one person was no match for Lin Ge, Lei Li, Xie Yingying, and Wu Yun simultaneously unleashed their most powerful martial arts, intending to combine their strength to defeat him.

As the top elites from the most prestigious families in Green Sun Town, the martial arts they used were naturally not low-grade, but powerful fourth-grade techniques.

For a moment, the entire giant platform was filled with an incredibly oppressive atmosphere, as if on the eve of a violent storm.

"Now, this is interesting."

As the three attacked simultaneously, Lin Ge smiled slightly. Origin Power surged within him, and the iron sword in his hand once again emitted a peculiar radiance.

"Peerless Under Heaven!"

An overbearing sword intent radiated from the iron sword, filling the air. The pressure created by the three fourth-grade martial arts was instantly neutralized by this sword intent, which then proceeded to suppress the trio.

"Slash!"

With a soft shout, a flash of sword light carrying incomparable, terrifying power cut toward the three.

Facing this horrific strike, the trio knew they could not escape. Forced into a desperate fight, they held nothing back, releasing all their Origin Power as they charged forward.

Boom!

The collision of four extraordinary forces created ripples of Origin Power that destroyed everything in the vicinity, carving countless deep fissures into the earth itself.

Lei Li and the others had assumed that by combining their strength, they would surely defeat Lin Ge. Instead, they were horrified to find that even with their full power, they could not withstand his strike!

Indeed, after holding out for barely ten seconds, the three ran out of steam. They were sent flying dozens of meters away by the sword light, each coughing up a mouthful of blood before collapsing limply to the ground.

This massive turn of events left everyone in the spectator stands stunned. Lin Zhentian, Lei Bao, Xie Qian, and Luo Cheng all stood up, their expressions a mixture of shock and disbelief.

"Three against one, and they were actually defeated!"

Lei Bao's face flushed crimson in that instant, his hands unable to stop trembling.

Facing three experts of the Earth Origin Realm, the fact that Lin Ge could defeat them so easily made it clear just how formidable his strength truly was.

The stronger Lin Ge appeared, the more intense the killing intent grew within the hearts of Lei Bao and Xie Qian.

In contrast to those two, the members of the Lin Clan were filled with boundless joy alongside their shock; the greater the strength Lin Ge displayed, the more it benefited their clan, with no downsides whatsoever.

Everyone present understood that Lin Ge's future was all but set in stone; he would inevitably become an expert surpassing the Heaven Origin Realm, and perhaps even the legendary Nirvana Realm was not out of reach!

Thinking of this, everyone's gaze toward the Lin Clan turned fervent, while they simultaneously made secret resolutions to curry favor with the family.

"Now, only you remain, Lin Dong."

Having easily dealt with Lei Li and the others, Lin Ge did not show a smug expression; instead, he remained remarkably calm.

Knowing the future, he understood that Lei Li and his cohorts were merely minor characters; defeating them was not worth celebrating. From start to finish, he had only one goal: to defeat Lin Dong!