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Chapter 15: Byes and Surrender
As one person and one horse rose, Lian Yun smiled and asked, "Does the general have a name for this companion?"
"I would be grateful if Lord could bestow a name."
Zhang Haitao beside them immediately facepalmed. He remembered how Lian Yun had referred to the remarkably handsome Black Hound Spirit as "Black," so he figured Lian Yun would likely choose a name like "Big Horse" or something like "Dark Horse."
However, Lian Yun pondered for a moment and said, "How about the name Yan Lie?"
"Thank you, Lord, for the name."
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Yan Lie seemed to quite like this name.
Without further idle chatter, Yang Zai Xing and Yan Lie returned to the Yin-Yang Stage, and Lian Yun took his leave.
Upon returning to the Lin Family, Lian Yun went straight to Grandma's courtyard and sat opposite her to cultivate. The new cultivation method required him to practice continuously to enhance the purity and concentration of his Spiritual Energy.
A night passed without incident. As dawn approached and the Purple Qi descended, Grandma walked to the lotus pond and poured the Purple Qi from a bottle into the water. Soon after, Lin Jin, who had appeared listless, absorbed the Purple Qi and unexpectedly revealed a faint smile, which brought Grandma unintentional joy.
Lian Yun did not approach but watched from a distance. Even so, he felt a sense of happiness. Amidst this joy, as dawn broke, Lian Yun broke through to the First-Class Monarch realm.
Although he had just recently returned to this level, he had spent quite some time at the Second-Rank Monarch realm three years ago. Given all he had experienced since then, it was only natural for him to achieve a breakthrough now.
However, Lian Yun was not overly concerned about this breakthrough. In terms of combat strength, with Yan Lie by his side, Yang Zai Xing definitely possessed true Demon Emperor-level power; what he needed now was stability.
He continued his cultivation and only joined Grandma, Lin's Three Uncles, and Lin Nan in heading to Divine Sword Mountain in the morning. Originally, Lin Dong wanted to invite Lin Xiaoyao along, but he had to say goodbye to a few friends and thus did not join them.
Upon arriving at the competition venue, Lian Yun ignored everyone else but couldn't help glancing toward Alliance Academy. There he saw Le Yan speaking with a cold-faced Cold Beauty beside her. Le Yan wore a smile while her gaze drifted toward Lian Yun as if she were infatuated with some hero.
Though there was an inexplicable sense of sorrow within him, seeing that smile still brought Lian Yun satisfaction—a glimpse of gentle affection—and he nodded amicably at the Cold Beauty.
Not long after arriving at the Lin Clan Arena, the matches resumed.
In the sixth round of sixteen battles, each featuring two participants, Lian Yun found himself once again in the final match while Xue Qiong received a bye.
This time, Lian Yun paid close attention, partly to get to know some opponents and partly to learn something from the experience.
Based on his observations, he identified a few contenders who might have a chance at winning. On the Huaxia side, Xue Qiong was not one of them for now. However, North Qilin had some potential, as he had yet to reveal what could be a Demon Emperor-level Ghost Slave.
Then there was a girl named Hu Shuang. From the comments he heard, she always ended up in mutual destruction with her opponents, and many spectators were surprised that she managed to make it this far.
However, the idea of mutual destruction every time? Hearing those comments made Lian Yun chuckle a bit.
In the first and third rounds, and in the second round as well, every time it was mutual destruction. Did she really recover in time? Keen Observer would know that it was merely an act.
Yet, judging by her performance in battles, Lian Yun couldn't help but admire her skills; her acting was truly remarkable. On another level, it suggested that her martial arts were likely very close to the Grandmaster realm. Lian Yun even suspected that she had already cultivated Martial Intent; it was just that no one had been able to force her to use it yet.
Zhuang Wu had decent strength and ample experience, but his foundation seemed somewhat lacking. This was only due to his Ghost Slave being somewhat insufficient. However, he believed that once his Ghost Slaves could fully unleash their potential, he would become a figure not to be underestimated in the future.
Among the foreign competitors, there were two who stood out as somewhat formidable: Zeus III Cassio Vitori and Hades III Eureka Victori.
In European mythology, Zeus is the god of thunder and Hades is the Underworld God. However, in reality, Cassio could not possibly wield thunder as legend suggests. But using the name Zeus likely implied that he was considered one of the top competitors of his generation.
On the other hand, Eureka's abilities were somewhat aligned with his title; he had a strong capability to control Ghost Slaves.
From his battles, Lian Yun noticed that the Ghost Slaves he summoned were incredibly powerful. Yet from the audience's astonishment, Lian Yun realized that each battle featured different Ghost Slaves summoned by him, all of which were impressive.
Now in the sixth round, even if he only summoned five or six Ghost Slaves each time, that amounted to over thirty very formidable Ghost Slaves overall. And there was no doubt that he hadn’t revealed his strongest cards yet.
This gave him an air of unfathomable strength.
As for who was stronger between Cassio and Eureka, it was hard to determine at this moment.
The final match was Lian Yun against Stone in the Stone, who was said to be ranked third in Alliance Academy. Although Lian Yun wouldn’t underestimate him, at the start of the match, he only summoned the Ding Siblings and Chen Er Gou—four Ghost Slaves in total.
This was mainly at their request.
Chen Er Gou had never learned martial arts in life and had no foundation whatsoever. However, since following Lian Yun, he had continuously sought advice from Lian Yun's other Ghost Slaves and even approached the taciturn Sword Mountain for guidance several times with a somewhat desperate eagerness.
Chen Er Gou was diligent, but after all, he had only been practicing martial arts for three months and had virtually no real combat experience. After meeting Zhang Haitao yesterday, he requested Lian Yun to give him more opportunities for practical training.
Among all of Lian Yun's Ghost Slaves, aside from Chen Er Gou, the only one with comparable weakness was Three Spirits. Although Three Spirits together might not lose to other Ghost Slaves, their combined strength was merely the result of three individuals working together. Individually, they were not significantly stronger than Chen Er Gou.
Thus, they made the same request to Lian Yun.
However, to outsiders, it seemed as if Lian Yun was merely sending out four weak Ghost Slaves as a form of dismissal, implying a lack of respect towards Stone in the Stone.
In response, Stone in the Stone angrily exclaimed, "Even if you are for Cloud Emperor, there is no need to look down on people like this!"
"Apologies," Lian Yun replied. "Three years ago, my Ghost Friends nearly vanished. The newly acquired Ghost Friends are lacking in both strength and realm. It is not that I look down on you; it is simply that I cannot strengthen them without proper training."
"Feel free to attack; I will naturally hold back if things go too far," Lian Yun said with a slight smile.
Stone in the Stone calmed down a bit, realizing that Lian Yun was not at fault. Even if Lian Yun regained his former strength, rebuilding the Ghost Slaves would not be easy. Even starting with powerful Ghost Slaves would require considerable time for them to adapt and recognize each other.
(End of Chapter)
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