Chapter 42 (1/2)

Clang!

Lin Duanjian was a great threat.

The moment he spoke, he immediately unsheathed his longsword and it morphed into a streak of black sword-light. It seemed to exude murderous intent that wanted to kill Lin Han right in that moment.

“Hmph, Lin Han, you’re finished!”

Lin Duanjian’s voice was cold, his gaze piercing.

At this moment, the expressions of the crowd watching the battle shifted drastically.

This Lin Duanjian was actually trying to land a sneak attack.

According to the laws of the clan, one first needed to say their name to their opponents before engaging in a battle.

However, Lin Duanjian’s murderous intent had overpowered him so to take Lin Han off guard, he had instantly unsheathed his sword.

A short distance away, Lin Ruyan, who was sitting atop a stone pillar, watched this unfold. As her expression shifted slightly, her beautiful eyes were gleaming with a hint of worry.

Unbeknownst to everyone, Lin Han the lowly subdivision disciple had now taken over a big part of Lin Ruyan’s heart.

At this moment, Lin Han was suddenly attacked by Lin Duanjian, which naturally made Lin Ruyan’s heart worry.

Lin Gutian also noticed this having been continuously observing Lin Ruyan.

He watched Lin Ruyan worry and for some reason, Lin Gutian felt his jealousy grow towards Lin Han, someone who he saw as nothing more than a cricket beneath his feet.

“Quick Draw Sword!”

Faced with the possibility of death, Lin Han unsheathed his sword and a streak of sword-light cut through the air and a thick chill followed behind it.

Quick!

Ruthless!

Accurate!

Lin Han had completely exhibited the essence of Quick Draw Sword.

The next moment.

“Clang!”

The sounds of metal against metal resounded.

Everyone looked towards them and instantly saw that the tip of Lin Han’s rusted longsword was actually resting against the tip of Lin Duanjian’s black longsword.

Extremely precise!

Both tips resisted each other!

This miraculous scene shocked everyone watching to their core.

What kind of eyesight, judgment, and sword mastery was needed for such an act?

“Curse you, Lin Han, making me worry for nothing again…” As she watched this, Lin Ruyan heaved a sigh of relief while she lightly berated under her breath, a tinge of red appearing on her face.

“Brother Lin Han is still as strong as expected!” Lin Yan, Lin Sha, and the other originally Outer Residence disciples that were now in the Inner Residence were overjoyed.

Lin Tian, on the other hand, did not feel any excitement at all despite having already entered the top twenty of the Inner Residence. He watched the expressionless green-robed figure with a bitter smile on his face.

That surprise attack Lin Duanjian had pulled off could have only been blocked by the top five disciples. Moreover, there was nobody present that could pull off the “precise” block Lin Han just did.

Once he thought of this, Lin Tian smiled bitterly again. “Lin Han, the gap between us has been widening every day since the Outer Residence Competition…”

“How is that possible?!” At this moment, the person that was most taken aback was Lin Badao, who was sitting upright on a high platform.

As part of the elders of the Sect Residence, he knew clearly the powerful capabilities of the top three Inner Residence disciples.

He originally thought Lin Duanjian could easily kill Lin Han, and yet…

“This boy has such a mysterious aura. It seems killing him will require proper planning…” Although Lin Badao’s vicious face was calm once more, he was actually plotting against Lin Han internally.

In the survival arena.

Lin Duanjian stared blankly at Lin Han, who was using the tip of his longsword to block his own.

The surprise attack he had planned deliberately was so simply stopped by Lin Han?

‘Impossible! I refuse to believe it!’

A few days ago, if he had wanted to, he would have killed Lin Han with a single cut from his sword.

However, a few days later, he was actually on equal ground with Lin Han?

The huge difference made Lin Duanjian’s expression extremely dark.

“You’re too unpredictable and ever-changing!”

Suddenly, Lin Duanjian attacked with his longsword once more.

His sword-light abruptly became erratic; black sparks of electricity seemed to be sizzling out of the longsword and they seemed sharp enough to cut through the air.

Lin Duanjian’s pitch-black longsword was not of low quality and according to Lin Han’s judgment, it was definitely at least a high-grade weapon.

However, his rusty longsword was tough as well!

The seemingly rusty body of his longsword was abnormally extremely strong and sharp.

“I’ll defeat you in one strike!”

Suddenly, Lin Han roared.

Against Lin Duanjian’s erratic swordsmanship, there was no point in being drawn in and entangled or being passively pulled into its current.