A second Chan Sect Disciple entered the list-this time, no one dared call it a coincidence

News of Xue Ehu entering the list spread faster than it had for Han Dulong.

When Han Dulong died,

everyone could still say that the Karmic Tribulation had taken a bizarre turn.

Several forces had repeatedly redirected a flying sword fragment until it happened to pierce his primordial spirit.

That death had been far too much of a fluke.

Xue Ehu was a completely different case.

He had issued a public challenge.

Secretly tried to kill his opponent.

Then been slain on the spot by Lin Yuan instead.

His true spirit had entered the list.

The entire sequence was clear.

After word reached the Elucidation Sect, the younger generation reacted most strongly.

In the past, whenever Lin Yuan came up,

most people first thought of him as someone who saved lives.

Later, he became known for his powerful formations, sharp eyes, and swift escape techniques.

After his fight with Chen Yue,

one more thing had been added—he was strong in a head-on fight.

Now that Xue Ehu was dead,

the last vague part of that impression had become crystal clear.

Lin Yuan was willing to kill.

And if someone truly came after his life,

he struck so quickly that they had no chance to go back for help, recover from their injuries, and arrange another match.

The day's debts

were settled that very day.

That approach was actually quite common in the Primordial World.

What truly made it memorable was how much Lin Yuan usually seemed like someone who specialized in saving people.

People tended to instinctively separate him from the words "decisive and ruthless."

This time,

they could no longer do that.

At a gathering place for young disciples in West Qi,

several people sat drinking tea together.

When the conversation turned to Xue Ehu,

one of them said