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Outside the Xiao Family Hall

On the ground paved with blue stone slabs, Lin Qingyun and Nalan Yanran stood facing each other.

The people who had originally been inside the Xiao Family Hall had also come out, naturally wanting to get a good look at this thrilling duel.

"Kid, just wait to lose!" Su Tao stood beside Ge Ye and said viciously.

Naturally, he hated Lin Qingyun to the bone.

"Three-Move Agreement. Stop when the point is made. Remember that!"

Xiao Zhan walked out. He glanced at Lin Qingyun, then said slowly.

"I understand, Uncle Xiao!" Nalan Yanran said coldly.

A light breeze brushed past her dress, and under the morning sun, she seemed like a fairy from the heavens.

"Then begin!"

Xiao Zhan said slowly. But after he finished speaking, his lips moved slightly, and a faint voice slipped out. "Qingyun, be careful!"

Hearing this transmitted voice, Lin Qingyun nodded slightly and revealed a confident smile.

"You make the first move. Your strength is lower, so I won't take advantage of you!"

Nalan Yanran said, her expression very cold, with no emotion visible at all.

"No, you make the first move. Don't tell me a genius disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect like you is afraid of me?"

Lin Qingyun said with a smile, standing there with his hands behind his back.

His face was still somewhat immature, yet there was a hint of seasoned composure to it.

"You..." Nalan Yanran's expression froze, then she said, "Fine. Since that's the case, I'll grant your wish!"

"This move is Thousand Cloud Phantom, a Mystic Rank Low Level Fighting Skill!"

Nalan Yanran's expression suddenly turned cold. Strands of Dou Qi rose from within her body, stirring her dress. The Dou Qi transformed into misty clouds, obscuring her figure, and in that very instant, her body suddenly began to move.

In an instant, ten more Nalan Yanrans appeared within the cloud mist, attacking from every direction.

"Brother Yun, be careful!"

Xiao Yan, who stood outside the arena, called out. His gaze locked tightly onto those ten Nalan Yanrans, trying to distinguish which one was real and which were false.

But even though he possessed Soul Power far beyond ordinary people, he still could not judge. In his eyes, even those ten Nalan Yanrans all seemed real.

The gap between the Dou Zhe and Dou Qi realms was a complete chasm, making Xiao Yan unable to help breaking into a cold sweat for Lin Qingyun.

"Don't worry, Brother Xiao Yan. Brother Qingyun should be very confident!" Xiao Xun'er held Xiao Yan's hand, but in her pupils, a faint golden flame was rising.

Inside the arena

"Heh!"

Lin Qingyun smiled faintly, the expression on his face still calm and carefree.

The instant Nalan Yanran moved, he closed his eyes slightly, then opened them again. His pupils were filled with a trace of gold.

This was the effect brought about by circulating the Dragonless Heart Method, and also one of the functions of the Dragonless Heart Method. It could analyze and see through all fighting skills and techniques, and make them his own. Even fast-moving objects would seem slowed down in his eyes.

With gold filling his pupils, everything before his eyes instantly changed. Beneath his gaze, nine of the ten Nalan Yanrans vanished instantly, leaving only the real one.

Five meters!

In one breath, the distance had shortened by half.

"The third one from the left?"

Facing the cold wind blowing head-on, and the shadow gradually enlarging in his pupils, Lin Qingyun revealed a faint smile.

Now that he knew the exact direction, all he had to do next was dodge.

One meter.

Cold shouts came from every direction. The ten Nalan Yanrans raised their palms at the same time and struck out with one palm.

Billowing Dou Qi swept out, lifting the dust on the ground.

Lin Qingyun only felt a powerful force pressing down on him, making his clothes cling tightly to his body. Even breathing became somewhat difficult.

"Here it comes!"

The instant the palm prints of the ten Nalan Yanrans fell, Lin Qingyun stepped to the right.

Boom!

With a loud crash, the blue stone slab where Lin Qingyun had originally stood directly cracked apart, revealing a half-inch-deep palm print.

At this sight, Lin Qingyun directly sucked in a breath of cold air.

"Whew! Good thing I have the Dragonless Heart Method!"

Sweeping a glance over that palm print on the blue stone slab, Lin Qingyun still felt a lingering fear. If that palm had landed on him, half his life would have been gone.

Lin Qingyun's expression gradually turned grave.

At the same time, the nine Nalan Yanrans also disappeared, leaving only the real one, somewhat shocked!

"That was the first move. Please continue!"

Lin Qingyun said.

"You were lucky this time!" Nalan Yanran said, retreating over a dozen steps and returning to where she had stood at the start.

"Begin!"

Xiao Zhan spoke again, and his gaze toward Lin Qingyun now held a little more surprise.

The instant Xiao Zhan's voice fell, Nalan Yanran charged straight forward.

Bang!

In that instant, the blue stone slab beneath where she had stood completely shattered.

Like a gust of wind, with a whoosh, she appeared before Lin Qingyun in the blink of an eye.

Lin Qingyun's pupils shrank. Even at a speed that appeared like slow motion in his eyes, he still only barely managed to avoid it.

"Mystic Rank Low Level Fighting Skill: Mist Concealment Palm!"

Suddenly, Nalan Yanran stopped her body and thrust out a palm. Cloud mist wrapped around her hand, mixed with a fierce wind that scraped Lin Qingyun's cheeks raw.

"Damn it! How is that possible?"

Nalan Yanran, who should have continued charging forward due to inertia, had suddenly stopped. To Lin Qingyun, this simply defied common sense.

"Raging Wind Palm!"

He mobilized the faint Dou Qi within his body, and a light green current of air wrapped around his palm.

Boom!

A ring-shaped wave of air suddenly erupted from where their palms met, stirring up dust all over the ground.

"Pfft!"

Lin Qingyun spat a mouthful of blood straight from his mouth and retreated several steps in a row.

His right hand also hung limply down. On his exposed arm, thin streaks of blood coiled around it.

"Damn!"

Lin Qingyun, half crouching, spat out a mouthful of bloody foam. He could feel the terrible state of his arm. Although it was not broken, it was not much better.

He was also glad that Nalan Yanran had condensed that move in a rush. Otherwise, this arm would definitely have broken.

"Damn it, why hasn't the system come yet?" Lin Qingyun cursed inwardly, even somewhat suspecting whether the check-in location was actually at this time.

But things had already reached this point, so he could only continue.

Lin Qingyun slowly stood up, wiped away the faint blood at the corner of his mouth, and grinned. "That was the second move. Looks like the name of Nalan Yanran, the genius, is a little fake."

"If you lose this final move, haha, you might as well withdraw from the Misty Cloud Sect directly!"

"Or you can use a sword too. In any case, you still won't be able to defeat me with this final move!"

Lin Qingyun staggered back to where he had originally stood. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, revealing a hint of mockery.

"You're courting death!"

Nalan Yanran's face was frosty. She spoke almost word by word, the cold air coming from her mouth seeming as if it could freeze the air.

"I don't believe you can kill me!"

Lin Qingyun said with a smile.

"As you wish!"

Nalan Yanran walked step by step back to her original position. At the same time, the Storage Ring on the finger of her right hand flickered faintly, and a sword leaped into her hand.

She cast aside the scabbard, revealing a three-foot green blade.

Clang!

With a crisp sword cry, a flash of sword light swept past, leaving a sword mark on the ground.

Xiao Zhan's expression darkened slightly. He opened his mouth, wanting to tell Lin Qingyun to give up. Being able to receive two moves had already exceeded his expectations. As for the final move, he absolutely held no hope at all.

"Uncle Xiao, announce the start!" Lin Qingyun turned his head to look at Xiao Zhan. His slightly parted mouth revealed a confident smile.

"This child!" Xiao Zhan sighed softly, then said, "Third move, begin!"

"You asked for this!" Nalan Yanran only said this coldly.

She closed her eyes slightly, yet terrifying Dou Qi condensed and refused to disperse.

The Dou Qi seemed like wind blades, leaving marks across the ground.

The Dou Qi gradually covered the sword in her hand as well, making its sharpness even greater.

Boom!

Strands of Dou Qi seemed like a storm, and at this moment, Nalan Yanran opened her eyes.

"Wind Tribulation Kill!"

With a soft murmur, Nalan Yanran seemed to disappear. In an instant, she was only a few steps away from Lin Qingyun.

But the sword qi had gone one step farther. Wind Blades cut through Lin Qingyun's clothes one after another, leaving bloody marks across his body.

Beneath his golden pupils, Lin Qingyun revealed a trace of shock. He could see through this sword technique, but this sword strike, he could not dodge at all.

"Damn! I overdid it! Damn system, why aren't you here yet?"

"What goddamn Golden Finger? It's practically useless." Lin Qingyun felt resentment in his heart.

"Come on, then. Who's afraid of who?" Lin Qingyun's expression gradually chilled, carrying a hint of resolve.

Right at this moment

Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the second check-in. Check-in location: Xiao Family Hall.

Ding, congratulations to the host for receiving the check-in rewards: Chaotic Fire, Taiyi Profound Pill Record!

Ding, the rewards have been issued as physical items. Among them, the Taiyi Profound Pill Record has been placed in the host's Storage Ring, and the Chaotic Fire has been placed within the host's body and can be called upon at any time.

Ding, next check-in location: Monster Beast Mountain Range.

Four consecutive sounds rang out continuously like a great bell.

"I knew it. The reward might be late, but it definitely won't be absent."

"Chaotic Fire. It sounds pretty badass!"

Lin Qingyun closed his eyes slightly. Very soon, he saw that within his Dantian, a Black Flame was burning fiercely. He could not feel the slightest heat from it, yet it carried an extremely dangerous sensation.

"Has he given up?" Looking at Lin Qingyun, who was completely motionless, Nalan Yanran muttered to herself. However, the sword she had thrust out naturally could not be withdrawn.

"Take it as a lesson you'll never forget for all eternity!"

Nalan Yanran said.

"Brother Yun, dodge!"

Xiao Yan, outside the arena, was somewhat anxious. He practically wished he could charge up and carry away Lin Qingyun, who stood there unmoving.

"Don't worry, Brother Xiao Yan. Brother Qingyun will be fine."

Xiao Xun'er said slowly. In her eyes, more and more golden flames appeared, carrying a faintly dangerous aura.

"It hit! It hit! Haha!" Su Tao was already laughing loudly.

"It's over!"

Ge Ye nodded slightly.

"Is that so?"

Yet right at this moment, a clear voice suddenly spread out.

Nalan Yanran's body froze. She still maintained the posture of that thrusting sword strike.

The tip of the sword was tightly gripped by one hand.

"I told you. You can't beat me."

Strands of Black Flame spread along his palm. The instant they touched the sword, it instantly turned into a pool of molten iron.

"That is?"

Immediately, countless people cried out in alarm, staring dumbfounded at that cluster of Black Flame.

"Three-Move Agreement. I won!"

"You lost!"

Lin Qingyun walked past Nalan Yanran, paused for a moment, then walked out of the arena.

The instant he had just stepped out of the arena, he staggered and collapsed.

"Brother Yun!"