ALL NOVEL Chapter 23 – I can’t keep it up
Lin Hao looked at his opponent flaunting his wealth and calculated in his heart. Now was not the time to reveal his Foundation Establishment stage strength, so he decided to play along with this brainless guy.
Roar!
"Golden Lion Seal!"
Jiang Mingfei roared, swinging his fist to unleash a golden fist aura that condensed into a battle lion!
Facing the fierce and powerful punch, Lin Hao remained calm and composed.
"This kid is asking for a beating!" someone in the audience couldn't help but say.
"Flame Blade!"
It wasn't until the golden lion was right in front of him that he uttered those three words.
A blade engulfed in flames swiftly slashed toward the golden lion!
Merge!
With one slash, the blade aura merged with the fist wind!
Boom!
Jiang Mingfei had already anticipated that his opponent wouldn't be easy to deal with, so he followed up with another move, his fist wind howling as it aimed directly at Lin Hao's head!
Lin Hao instinctively wanted to counter the punch but suddenly remembered he was playing the fool to catch the tiger. He quickly withdrew his fist and instead pulled out a Golden Shield Talisman.
"Heh, kid, can you really afford a first-grade top-grade talisman?"
Boom, boom, boom!
Jiang Mingfei unleashed three consecutive punches with spiritual energy battle lions, shattering the golden light shield, his face twisted with a sinister grin.
"One Golden Shield Talisman, and that's all you've got, right?"
But just like a slap in the face, Lin Hao pulled out two more Golden Shield Talismans, causing Jiang Mingfei's mouth to twitch involuntarily.
Boom, boom, boom!
He unleashed three more fist winds, full of confidence, "Let's see how many talismans you have!"
Talisman after talisman shattered.
Motherfucker, where did this kid get so many Golden Shield Talismans? Jiang Mingfei was about to go crazy, coldly saying, "Kid, I don't believe you have any more!"
Lin Hao rummaged through his storage bag for a moment and said very seriously, "Indeed, I don't have any more."
"He's lost, he's lost, Lin Hao is going to lose!"
Those who initially favored Jiang Mingfei were delighted. They believed Lin Hao had lasted this long only because he had top-grade defensive talismans. Now that the talismans were gone, what could he use to defend himself?
"No choice, their cultivation levels are almost the same, but in other aspects, the difference is too great!"
The audience was dumbfounded, unable to understand where Lin Hao, seemingly weak and alone, got so many top-grade talismans.
"Without talismans, let's see how you block me!"
Jiang Mingfei roared to the sky, like an invincible battle immortal, unleashing a fist wind lion like a small mountain, crushing toward his opponent with immense force.
This move poured in half of his spiritual energy and was his most powerful killing move, capable of shattering a Golden Shield Talisman with one punch!
What could the opponent use to block it?
He seemed to already see the scene of his opponent being blasted away!
But... the imagined scene didn't happen; the opponent caught his proud strike.
How... how is this possible? Jiang Mingfei was shocked, feeling like he was dreaming!
"Now is not the time to be surprised."
Lin Hao shouted, pretending to muster all his strength to slash out a sword aura, shattering the opponent's fist wind lion, then, like a shadow leopard, instantly flashed to his opponent's side.
"I've been playing along with you for long enough."
Playing along with me? Jiang Mingfei's eyes flashed with confusion, and before he could react, he felt a heavy blow to his abdomen, sending him flying like a broken sack.
The audience was left bewildered by Lin Hao's maneuver.
"What just happened? How did the situation suddenly reverse?"
"Lin Hao is actually so fierce, shattering Brother Jiang's fist wind lion with one sword."
"I... I feel like Lin Hao is going to win!"
"Impossible!" Those who had always supported Jiang Mingfei couldn't believe it, "Brother Jiang can't lose!"
"He was just careless for a moment, caught off guard by the opponent!"
"Surprise can only be used once; Lin Hao is definitely going to lose."
"You... you mean you've been pretending to be unable to beat me all along?" Jiang Mingfei exclaimed.
"No, I'm just a bit slow to warm up," Lin Hao said calmly.
After fighting with his opponent for so long, winning now shouldn't attract too much attention, and his opponent's spiritual energy was almost depleted, making it the perfect time to win.
Mainly, he... really couldn't keep pretending anymore.
Slow to warm up?
Jiang Mingfei's face turned vicious as he pulled out a stack of low-grade fireball talismans from his storage bag, hurling them at his opponent.
"Let's see you warm up slowly; I'm going to roast you!"
After scattering the talismans, Jiang Mingfei's spiritual energy was drained, and he quickly took out a handful of pills to restore his spiritual energy, swallowing them in one gulp!
Boom, dozens of low-grade talismans exploded simultaneously, their power not to be underestimated.
Unable to reveal his Foundation Establishment cultivation, Lin Hao had no choice but to temporarily evade, giving Jiang Mingfei time to recover.
Feeling some spiritual energy returning, Jiang Mingfei took out his battle weapon from his storage bag, a large black banner.
This banner, named the Spirit-Control Banner, was a top-grade magical artifact capable of controlling three first-grade high-grade demon beasts!
He had prepared this trump card specifically to seize the championship, intending to use it in the final battle. But now, Lin Hao had completely enraged him, and he wanted to show him the consequences of angering him!
"Lin Hao, you forced me to do this. Once this banner is out, you'll be crippled!"
His grandfather had spent a fortune to obtain this artifact from the Immortal Martial Pavilion and had even captured three powerful late-stage first-grade demon beasts to serve as banner spirits.
With this banner, he could even fight against Foundation Establishment cultivators for several rounds.
He thought using this banner against Lin Hao was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut!
"Top-grade magical artifact!"
The crowd gasped in amazement.
"Didn't expect Brother Jiang to have a trump card hidden; this must be for competing for the championship."
"To be defeated by this banner, Lin Hao can't complain!"
"Lin Hao should just surrender. If he's accidentally killed on the stage, with Brother Jiang's family's influence, they wouldn't face severe punishment."
"Lin Hao is doomed!" an elder concluded.
Roar!
Jiang Mingfei roared to the sky, pouring all his spiritual energy into the Spirit-Control Banner. The three-foot-long spirit banner expanded to ten meters, exuding a daunting power.
The black banner body was dark and cold, like the gates of the underworld.
Howl!
Three pitch-black wolves leaped out from the banner, their bodies the size of calves, brimming with violent power. Their fierce appearance, baring teeth and snarling, seemed like incarnations of evil.
"Lin Hao, you're finished. You'll be torn apart by the wolf spirits, your body becoming their nourishment!"
Jiang Mingfei, hair disheveled, eyes glowing with a ghostly light, declared, "The consequence of angering me is death!"