Cosmic Trading System

"I surrender! I surrender! I surrender..."

As the Bloodthirsty Sword traced a bloody mark across his neck, Aolai Mubai shuddered, all his thoughts flying out of his mind except for one—he wanted to live, and he screamed it out loud immediately.

With that shout, all his courage drained away as if through a floodgate, never to return.

"Buzz!"

Lin Yun's expression was cold and indifferent as he withdrew the Bloodthirsty Sword.

The Bloodthirsty Sword emitted a blood-red light that flickered with intensity, constantly giving off a trembling and aura of discontent, clearly resenting not having absorbed Aolai Mubai's essence blood.

"This...this sword..." Aolai Mubai's gaze fixed on the Bloodthirsty Sword in Lin Yun's hand, his face a mix of shock and the look of seeing a ghost. At this moment, he realized that the sword was far more spiritual and powerful than he had imagined.

"I surrender..." Aolai Mubai said with a bitter face, murmuring in a tone of defeat.

He knew very well that his will to pursue the path of cultivation had been utterly destroyed in that instant; he would have a hard time breaking through to a higher realm for the rest of his life.

He deeply regretted his actions—if he had known, he would have conceded earlier, sparing his will from such a disastrous break. No, if he had foreseen this, after his previous defeat, he would have left the competition venue and not participated any further.

Even if he hadn't taken part in this competition, given his family's abilities, it wasn't impossible for him to obtain a Heavenly Principle Fruit. Now though, with his will damaged, even if he were to obtain a Heavenly Principle Fruit, he had no confidence that he could break through to a higher realm.

Soon, the referee beside the stage announced the results, and Aolai Mubai quickly dashed down from the stage and left the competition venue without delay.

The results of his first attempt were invalidated, and for his second, he would only be able to enter the Heavenly Principle Tower for a short period. Although there would still be gains, he no longer had the face to stay here.

He had already made several journeys through the Heavenly Principle Tower, and he had reaped what could be reaped. The time he could spend in the tower now wouldn't amount to any more than before, making it pointless for him to remain.

On the stage, Lin Yun looked up.

"Feiying Firestone, come up!"

Lin Yun quickly picked another cultivator and spoke indifferently once more.

The previous fight had ended too swiftly. At the start, Feiying Firestone had not anticipated the dire defeat of the two ancestors of the Firestone Family, so he hadn't left. Later on, he didn't dare to leave.

He was afraid Lin Yun, having not slayed Ao Firestone, might vent his fury on him instead.

Hiding amongst the crowd, he hadn't expected Lin Yun to single him out.

"I..."

Looking at Lin Yun on the stage, Feiying Firestone's face turned pale as he spoke, with Aolai Mubai's lesson fresh in mind, he dared not speak harsh words. However, the idea of facing Lin Yun in combat also terrified him.

Unlike Aolai Mubai, who had schemed against Lin Yun on the stage as part of the competition where both parties were allowed to use tactics, his family's ancestors had broken the rules in dealing with Lin Yun.

Just now, it was his family that started by breaking the rules against Lin Yun, and it was Ao Firestone who had killed Lin Yun's two friends and then successfully fled the scene. Lin Yun must harbor extreme anger towards the members of the Firestone Family.

This great competition didn't prohibit killing on the stage.

If Lin Yun were to kill him on the stage, he would be powerless to resist.

Thinking this way, he couldn't help but feel deeply resentful towards the two ancestors of his family.

An Firestone died, so be it—Lin Yun's background was far from simple; didn't everyone know that?

Yet, his family's ancestors had to be brain-dead to deal with Lin Yun.

Even if they were dealing with him, they could have killed him; instead, they fled, leaving those of the Firestone Family behind to suffer the consequences.

Indeed, he wasn't the only member of the Firestone Family present; many others were there as well.

Now that he had been chosen, who knew if Lin Yun would continue to target other members of the Firestone Family later on.

However, before Feiying Firestone had much time to think, Lin Yun was already upon him, and with an outstretched hand, a powerful energy claw was again reaching towards him.

"Not good..." Feiying Firestone's heart pounded fiercely, panic griping him.

Aolai Mubai had been captured onto the stage by Lin Yun just like this, and Feiying Firestone did not want to be grabbed in the same manner. If he could avoid Lin Yun's grasp, maybe Lin Yun would give up due to the competition rules and not strike at him again.

Or at the very least, not kill him.

"Boom—"

With this thought, Feiying Firestone released a powerful aura and launched an attack against the energy claw Lin Yun had sent towards him.

"Aolai Mubai was caught off guard earlier, that's why Lin Yun managed to get him on the stage. Now that I'm prepared, Lin Yun shouldn't be able to grab me..." Feiying Firestone thought to himself.

At that moment, he even felt somewhat grateful to Aolai Mubai. Fortunately, Aolai Mubai had been the test subject earlier; otherwise, with Feiying Firestone's strength not exceeding Aolai Mubai's, it was very possible that he could have been caught by Lin Yun.

Now, all he could hope for was that Lin Yun wouldn't be able to pull him up to the stage and would instead give up on him.

However...

His hopes were dashed.

The energy from Lin Yun quickly overcame the force Feiying Firestone had muster, and soon a giant energy claw seized Feiying Firestone. With a flick of the wrist, Lin Yun hoisted Feiying Firestone onto the stage.

"Bang—"

Feiying Firestone's body slammed hard against the edge of the stage, an utterly disgraceful sight.

Lin Yun's series of actions were incredibly fast, truly living up to the three words: swift, precise, and ruthless.