Age of Evolution#

Chapter 755: Chapter 758: Battle with Three Flowers! (Fourth update)

Lin Zhen’s attack was extremely tactical.

Xiao Se’s arrogant declaration that he would only use twenty swords before entering the Holy Land demonstrated his strong self-confidence.

Moreover, Lin Zhen had just crossed swords with Xiao Se, gaining some understanding of his power. The other party’s comments were reasonable; his first few swords were indeed hard to fend off, bearing the force of a thousand thunders.

If his opponent was weak, Xiao Se could kill with a single blow. If the opponent had some strength, he could easily fend off his weapon using his star power, and his sword, at its peak of power and speed, was truly hard to resist.

The first thing Lin Zhen had to do was to shatter Xiao Se’s self-confidence.

Knowing full well that Tianhe Star Explosion wouldn’t harm Xiao Se, Lin Zhen still used it, to make him eat his own words.

In a duel between experts, the mentality is also important. Xiao Se’s empty boasting would affect him mentally. At this moment Lin Zhen was going all out. As long as he could withstand the first three swords as the other party described, he would already have won half the battle!

Thus, Lin Zhen’s first strike was his strongest ace, the Death!

With the appearance of Death, space vibrated!

At this moment, Xiao Se’s eyes were red. He also put all his strength into his first sword. Even though Lin Zhen didn’t know what sword skill it was, its power was definitely not inferior to Death, even slightly surpassing it!

With the clashing of two swords, the dazzling sparks and golden light tore through the space, causing the arena to shake for a moment!

A great force surged forward. Thanks to Lin Zhen’s firm grip on his sword and his unyielding martial intent, he managed to withstand this blow!

Blood dripped from his tiger’s mouth, his internal energy roiled in his chest, and the floor of the arena cracked beneath his feet, but Lin Zhen stood like a rooted tree, steadfastly blocking it without taking a step backward!

From the start of the fight until now, this was the first time anyone had blocked Xiao Se’s first sword!

No one was killed, not even knocked back!

When the first strike failed, his confidence was not 100 percent certain as he prepared to launch the second blow.

When the second sword was swung again, Lin Zhen used Planet Fall!

He manipulated the sword with both hands, the sword light turned into a falling planet and met Xiao Se’s sword again!

It was as if an atomic bomb exploded between the two of them. Planet Fall was indeed inferior, against the absolute power, Lin Zhen was repelled!

But although he was driven back, Lin Zhen was not injured.

Seeing that his second sword finally repelled Lin Zhen, Xiao Se immediately followed up with his third sword. He put all his strength into this strike. Lin Zhen’s strength had greatly improved since noon. If the third sword could not kill him, he would be going back on his words, and that would lead to troubles.

Just like Lin Zhen had expected, Xiao Se’s three consecutive swords were learned from a Holy Land Warrior.

These three swords had power not inferior to that of Death, and were applied consecutively, each one more potent than the last.

Like Lin Zhen, a martial artist with many adventures, he could only learn the Taiyuan Sword Skill and the Star Fall Five Skill. And the martial skills of the Holy Land were a combination of powerful techniques, as soon as Xiao Se learned these three moves, his average strength immediately put him among the best.

To have blocked two swords, that was already a miracle!

The third sword was launched, bringing about a whip-like sword light. Behind the sword light were long shards of torn space and energy surges heading straight for Lin Zhen!

After Lin Zhen consecutively released Death and Planet Fall, the only one he could use now was Taiyuan.

At this moment, Lin Zhen gathered all his strength, and the Star Power burst out. At the same time, he initiated Armorization, and met it with a Taiyuan sword strike!

Compared to Planet Fall and Death, Taiyuan was slightly inferior, it did not fully block Xiao Se’s sword, and Lin Zhen was repelled again, while a large cut was made across his waist!

Blood splattered across the arena!

After Xiao Se launched the three swords, he was panting heavily. The triple consecutive strike drained him considerably. He did not know if Lin Zhen was dead yet.

Everyone’s gaze was focused on Lin Zhen in the arena.

“Is he dead?”

“It looks like it’s almost over, if he’s not dead, he’s seriously injured and definitely has no combat power left.”

“I think I caught a glimpse of a petal flash earlier. It should have taken off some of the sword’s power; he’s not dead yet.”

“Even if he’s not dead, what can he do? The three swords were hard to resist; Lin Zhen is just that.”

People in the Qin Kingdom nervously discussed, wanting to see Lin Zhen’s life or death.

“Snap!”

Lin Zhen patted the ground with one hand and propped up his body.

The blood at the corner of his mouth had dried up, Lin Zhen faced a somewhat panting Xiao Se and said, “So this is your ultimate technique. But from the looks of it, it seems to be just that. You’re still far from being able to take my life.”

“What!” Xiao Se’s eyes bulged out. His three continuous strikes had only caused Lin Zhen some injuries, but hadn’t managed to kill him or even take away his fighting power.

“Damn it, If I had learned a complete set of Holy Land ultimate techniques, you would have surely died today.”

“I’m sorry, but you don’t know any, and there’s no chance for you to learn them in the future. Xiao Se, there’s an old saying in my hometown, ‘Once and twice, then thrice until exhaustion.’ Twice you boasted prematurely, and twice your energy was drained. Now it’s my turn to perform!”

After he finished speaking, Lin Zhen’s injuries had fully healed. A flip of his body got him up from the ground, this time he did not use the Sky-cutting Divine Sword.

With a swing of both his hands, two Sword Gangs sprayed out from his palms, with a brief collision they emitted the clear ringing sound of metal clashing.

“Sword Intent! You’ve understood Sword Intent, forming the external release of Gang Qi?” Xiao Se was also a sword expert, but he hadn’t grasped the Sword Intent. Yet Lin Zhen had.

“Hahaha! You do know good stuff, now watch this!”

Lin Zhen rushed up with a hop, slashing with his Sword Gang in both hands!

Like a lone boat in a storm, Xiao Se suffered from the humming of the Sword Gang, as if he might be toppled at any moment!

The courage of his past three continuous attacks had lost its momentum. Facing Lin Zhen’s mercury spilling-like attacks, Xiao Se was left with only defending!

His stellar energy of up to 60 million did not give him any advantage at this moment. Just as Lin Zhen said, his energy seemed to have been drained by the continuous attacks. His fighting power can no longer be fully exercised.

What baffled him even more was, how could Lin Zhen’s Star Power be so strong?

Although overall, he is not as good as Xiao Se, the difference is not significant. Coupled with his momentum, he has pushed Xiao Se into continuous retreat.

The more he retreated, the further he was from victory!

Despite being in the Three Flowers Realm, Lin Zhen had made countless earnings and fought countless battles in the competition field over the years. He even had various sparring matches with Three Flowers Warriors. His rich experience left him fearless of a Three Flowers Warrior like Xiao Se.

This is something only Lin Zhen could achieve. Being a seventh-grade Alchemist, without a family or a team to take care of, he could spend all the money he earned on training. Even if he were a prince, he could never spend money as recklessly as Lin Zhen!

This is how a martial artist is trained; through money. Although Qian Tong is a Saint-Level Alchemist, he has too many guests to take care of all of them.

With all these factors at play, Xiao Se was already losing!

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On the back of the Blue Whale, Lin Zhen battled Xiao Se under the watchful eyes of his fifth martial brother from the Holy Land, Jin Nuo.

He didn’t even glance at Xiao Se, his eyes were fixed on Lin Zhen.

“A seventh-level World King has made it to the ninth round. He may be the only World King left.”

“I never expected this… Lin Zhen is… interesting!”

On the viewing platform, Zhu Ziheng turned to Qian Tong, “Master, this is dangerous!”

Qian Tong also nodded with a serious look, “The fight is over. Xiao Se’s strength is depleted and he has no chance of victory now. This Lin Zhen is truly extraordinary, always turning tables to his favor and completing the impossible.”

“Oh, so you intend to recruit him as a guest?”

“Your Majesty, you joke. This young man is our Da Qin’s enemy. I can’t let him pass. Besides, as a World King, even if he enters the Holy Land, he wouldn’t achieve much. What’s more, I doubt he could even enter the Holy Land.”

Upon saying this, Qian Tong closed his eyes. Zhu Ziheng, who knew him well, was aware that Qian Tong was truly angry but had no means to deal with Lin Zhen at the moment.

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Under the stage, Lin Zhen’s supporters were going insane!

People waved their arms wildly, shouting loudly. The cheering was so loud that it silenced the rest of the Da Qin people.

The Qin people were feeling resigned. If even Xiao Se could not defeat Lin Zhen, who could stop him?

Perhaps this kid would really enter the Holy Land.

Some spectators even wanted to leave early, not wanting to see Lin Zhen and his supporters being arrogant anymore.

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On the stage, Xiao Se finally crushed the amulet.

Although he felt that he could hold on for a while longer, it was already meaningless. Besides his three strongest sword moves, his other moves were not very impressive.

Moreover, he had investigated Lin Zhen and knew that the latter still had Divine Power Pills to consume and had not used his Black Hole Beast transformation yet.

If he could not defeat Xiao Se quickly, he might consume the Divine Power Pills, posing an even greater danger to Xiao Se.

Xiao Se, who knew when to advance and retreat, did not stubbornly hold on. But that didn’t mean he was willing to let go of Lin Zhen. Lin Zhen had blocked his way to the Holy Land, and Xiao Se was determined to have his revenge sooner or later.

“We’ll see, Lin Zhen!”

The Flower of Vitality on his head bloomed halfway, indicating that he had not yet reached the peak of Three Flowers Early Stage.

The Three Flowers not only represented the realm, but also had a strong defensive function. Lin Zhen’s sword light, like a tide, caused petals to fly, but he couldn’t completely cut it down for the time being. This gave Xiao Se the opportunity to crush the amulet easily.

Lin Zhen could barely suppress a Three Flowers Warrior, but he was not yet strong enough to easily kill one. To be able to do this was quite an accomplishment.

A World King has defeated a Three Flowers warrior on the arena. This might be the first recorded instance.

When Xiao Se, full of unwillingness, was enveloped by the light and left, the crowd of Lin Zhen’s supporters erupted with thunderous cheers!

“We won!”

Passing the ninth round and defeating Xiao Se means Lin Zhen has defeated his strongest opponent. Now, in the entire Holy Land, only 2048 warriors remain.

Half of these people will become Holy Land Warriors. As long as they win one more round.

The path to the Holy Land for Lin Zhen is about to open!