Tyrant Sky Martial Soul
Chapter 132 Longmen Selection_1

Chapter 132: Chapter 132 Longmen Selection_1

Tianfeng City, Dragon Gate Harbor.

Billowing thick smoke drifted from a deep pit in the harbor, emanating from the Illusory Pills that Baiyun Province’s Border Guarding General, Lin Ze, had incinerated.

As the Border Guarding General of Baiyun Province, Lin Ze was probably the only person in the entire province who wasn’t very wary of Baiyun Governor Wan Ben.

This man was upright and unyielding, hating evil as if it was a personal enemy.

His attitude towards the Ninja Clan was completely different from that of Baiyun Governor Wan Ben.

Although the incineration of Illusory Pills at Dragon Gate Harbor had been ordered by the Northern Han Kingdom’s court, had it not been for Lin Ze’s opposition to many opinions, this matter would hardly have gone forward in Baiyun Province.

On the day the Illusory Pills were destroyed, young Martial Artists from Tianfeng City attended the scene to observe.

Lin Ze announced on the spot that, in light of the support from the young Martial Artists of Tianfeng City for the destruction of the Illusory Pills, he would select a few to accompany him to Baiyun Capital and enter Town General’s Mansion for intensive training.

This matter, naturally, had a greater impact among the Martial Artists than the incineration of Illusory Pills.

On that day, Lin Ze set up a fighting stage directly on the docks and ordered one of his young subordinates to accept challenges.

This Martial Artist was named Lin Chen.

He was a Martial Artist at the Martial Vein Sixth Layer Peak, merely sixteen years old, with boundless potential.

The requirement was simple: manage to last over a hundred moves against him, and qualify to accompany him to Baiyun Capital.

Lin Ze sat in the referee’s seat, dressed in military attire, his bearing proud and valiant, standing tall and mighty, with a beard about a foot long.

Even over fifty years old, he appeared extremely healthy, as if harboring a terrifying power within his body.

Merely sitting there, he exerted a great pressure on those around him.

Yet strangely, no matter how one observed, Lin Ze seemed just like an ordinary Martial Artist, no more ordinary than any other.

Everyone wondered, where exactly did that intense sense of oppression originate from?

Perhaps only those whose realm had reached above that of a Martial Master could truly understand how fearsome Lin Ze was.

The reason Lin Ze appeared like an ordinary Martial Artist was that he had cultivated to a terrifying level where his True Essence was concealed internally; even without using any Martial Arts focused on concealing aura, he could still contain his True Essence.

And the reason for his continued majesty and fearfulness,

was because as a General, he had slaughtered in battlefields before, and the number of Outer Clan warriors who had died by his hand was not a small one.

That kind of momentum could be understood as killing intent, something that could not simply be cultivated but had to be honed through slaughter.

It was rumored that at the age of thirty, Lin Ze had already advanced to a Nine Heavy Martial Artist, unlocking Nine Martial Meridians.

And in that very year, he was said to have slain numerous enemies of equal rank in the midst of a massive army and saved the life of the Sacred Dynasty Crown Prince.

During that battle, he reportedly decapitated over a dozen Martial Artists of the same rank, stunning the entire court and causing the enemy to scatter in defeated disarray.

What was more terrifying was that after Lin Ze took up the post of Border Guarding General, in one instance where he pursued a Ninja Assassin who had sneaked into Baiyun Capital to assassinate the previous Governor,

he managed to cleave the head of a Ninth-level Monster with a single slash and eventually beheaded the Ninja Clan assassin.

There are many legends about the man, to the point where there exists numerous folk stories and tales about him in the Northern Han Kingdom and even within the Human Sacred Dynasty. It was rare for someone not to have heard of Lin Ze.

This time, Lin Ze came to Dragon Gate to destroy the harmful Illusory Pills and single-handedly fought against three Nine Heavy Martial Artists of the Ninja Clan, executing all three.

Otherwise, so many Illusory Pills would not have been seized.

Precisely because of this, Lin Ze’s appearance truly drove the Martial Artists from Dragon Gate and Tianfeng City into a frenzy.

After all, the most powerful person in the entire Tianfeng City was no more than the Ling Family Patriarch Ling Xiaotian, who had only reached the Martial Vein Seventh Layer Peak.

In front of Lin Ze, Ling Xiaotian was like an infant not yet a month old, simply not worth mentioning.

Now Lin Ze had given everyone a chance, an opportunity to follow Lin Ze!

Who wouldn’t be moved by the prospect?

Unfortunately, the martial artists of Tianfeng City had greatly disappointed Lin Ze.

Since the selection began, not a single one could withstand three moves from Lin Chen.

Now, after more than a hundred challengers, Lin Ze was gradually losing patience and beginning to doubt whether his decision was the right one.

There was a reason for his actions, after all.

He had heard that the Heavenly Ninja Academy, led by the Ninja Clan, once came to Tianfeng City to scout for talent, and they found someone named Li Xinghui and another named Shi Yu Lian.

He had seen both of them, and indeed, they possessed exceptional potential, who could become useful talents with a bit of tempering.

It was because of this that he thought of holding such a selection.

But reality had left him somewhat disappointed.

"Could it be that in such a vast Tianfeng City, there truly isn’t a single young martial artist with decent talent? Or could it be that all the talents have been recruited by the Heavenly Ninja Academy?"

Lin Ze shook his head slightly, glanced at the sky, and noticed it was already getting dark. He decided to end the tedious selection once night fell.

However, just at that moment, someone suddenly appeared on the platform.

"Junior Ling Feifan pays respects to the Border Guarding General!"

"Ling Feifan?"

Lin Ze seemed to have vaguely heard of him, it seemed like the Ling Family, when faced with the siege from the Ninja Clan, Shi Clan, and Li Clan, had ultimately managed to survive tenaciously.

Within the Ninja Clan, there had to be some talents.

"My lord, this subordinate has heard of this person."

Lin Chen added in a low voice, "This subordinate once had the fortune to visit Tianfeng City and went to the Ling Family, where Ling Feifan was acclaimed as the most outstanding talent of the younger generation of the Ling Family, just like Li Xinghui, one of the four young masters of Tianfeng City!"

"Oh?"

"Moreover, that was a year ago, and the current Ling Feifan seems to surpass his past self without exception."

Lin Chen continued.

"In that case, let him have a try, but you, lad, are not allowed to hold back. If he can withstand a hundred moves from you, we will take him with us. If not, we shall immediately cease this futile selection."

Lin Ze had his reasons for saying this.

Since Ling Feifan, like Li Xinghui, was one of the four young masters of Tianfeng City, that meant he should be among the top of Tianfeng City’s younger generation. If even he didn’t make the cut, the rest would fare no better.

"This subordinate understands!"

Lin Chen certainly wouldn’t pull any punches. Being of similar age to Ling Feifan and now serving under General Lin Ze, if he were defeated by Ling Feifan, it would not only be a personal embarrassment, but Lin Ze would also be disgraced. That would be unseemly.

"This young man is not bad, looks to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, and has already advanced to the Martial Meridian Sixth Layer. That’s quite rare indeed, especially in a small place like Tianfeng City."

Lin Ze held expectations for Ling Feifan.

After all, Ling Feifan was significantly more formidable than the martial artists who had come up before him.

Ling Feifan, gazing at Lin Ze, felt a surge of excitement in his heart.

He had actually returned to Tianfeng City a while ago, but with the Ling Family being besieged, he didn’t dare to approach and even went to Dragon Gate Harbor, intending to leave Tianfeng City by boat.

He thought the Ling Family was doomed, and staying meant certain death.

But fate had other plans, and at Dragon Gate Harbor, he learned how to take the Illusory Pill, which rapidly boosted his strength, and he had now reached the Martial Meridian Sixth Layer Peak.

However, the terrifying side effects of the Illusory Pill forced him to submit to the Ninja Clan.

Choosing to step onto the platform this time was arranged by the Ninja Clan; he was to infiltrate the Town General’s Mansion as a wedge for the Ninja Clan.

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