Age of Evolution

Chapter 838: Chapter 841 Tearing Space_1

Lin Zhen’s third battle began.

His opponent was again a person at the Three Flowers Peak, with an impressive streak of twenty-nine victories.

Having a twenty-nine win streak in the fighting arena of Tianfang City indicated an outstanding supremacy in the Three Flowers Realm, essentially leaving him without any contenders.

This person excelled in both close and long-range combat. Choosing him as Lin Zhen’s opponent, Brother San Hu placed high hopes on this match.

Despite being astounded by Lin Zhen’s performance in his previous two battles, the audience once again chose not to support Lin Zhen in this round.

Simply because his opponent was too formidable.

The betting odds in this match made it evident, with over 97% of the entire audience supporting a man named Wu Yan.

About two percent of the crowd chose to abstain, rather than placing their bets.

Out of tens of thousands present, there was only one person who chose to support Lin Zhen.

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Jin Fatzi chose to support Lin Zhen for a straightforward reason: he was virtually on the verge of bankruptcy. Jin Fatzi was initially a Fifth-grade Alchemist who owned an alchemy house in Tianfang City.

A Fifth-grade Alchemist was not highly competitive in Tianfang City, where most were Sixth-grade Alchemists, and the famous ones had reached the Seventh grade.

In order to research a new type of elixir, Jin Fatzi borrowed a lot of money. Just when it seemed the elixir was almost a success, his woman ran away with the money and a friend, opening a medicinal materials shop nearby.

Jin Fatzi, being only in the Longevity Realm, lacked the ability to fight back. Add to it his creditors’ constant badgering, he was at his wit’s end.

The Speed Dragon Cavalry had already knocked on his door. If he didn’t pay back the money in three days, his life would be forfeit!

Seeing that the odds of Lin Zhen winning were significantly high, Jin Fatzi, having no other recourse, bet all his possessions on Lin Zhen’s victory.

If Lin Zhen won this match, he could turn around his dire situation completely, even the woman who ran away would probably come back crying and pleading.

If Lin Zhen lost, Jin Fatzi guessed that he wouldn’t be able to survive.

Amidst the cheering for Wu Yan, Jin Fatzi, drenched in sweat, shrunk back in his seat, fearing that if someone saw he bet on Lin Zhen’s victory, it would incite a mob attack.

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Lin Zhen took to the stage.

Surrounding audience seats filled with boos. Lin Zhen paid no heed, awaiting his opponent’s arrival on stage.

The twenty-nine-time victor, Wu Yan, made his entrance.

Lin Zhen didn’t bother to check what his opponent looked like; it was unnecessary.

When the referee announced the start of the match, Wu Yan twisted his figure, instantly disappearing into space.

Lin Zhen was taken aback for a moment. He unleashed a Sword Gang, but it didn’t seem to affect anything.

Whoosh~!

A punch came towards him from behind!

This move was incredibly covert. Lin Zhen spun around using his Shadowless Step, narrowly evading his opponent’s potentially lethal punch, followed by another quick Sword Gang attack.

Seemingly silent, once Wu Yan missed his attack, he disappeared again.

At this moment, Lin Zhen realized he might be in a bit of trouble. His opponent was using the Space Escape Skill, allowing him to shuttle back and forth between reality and extradimensional space.

His opponent’s other abilities were insignificant and offered no advantage, but relying on this one move, his opponent remained almost invincible.

Seeing Lin Zhen’s successive attacks prove unfruitful, the audience erupted into loud cheers.

Lin Zhen narrowed his eyes. Although his opponent’s Space Escape Skill was miraculous, Lin Zhen had plenty of ways to deal with him.

The best method would be to activate his own domain just as his opponent reappeared, causing an attack with the crushing force of a planet to kill his opponent instantly!

Alternatively, Lin Zhen could take a hit and counter-attack, easily winning. After all, with his Immortal Spiritual Body, his opponent couldn’t possibly kill him.

Just as Lin Zhen prepared to make his move, an pleasing female voice suddenly resonated in his mind.

“Winning by force is a lower tactic in the art of war. To counter the Space Escape Skill, the best method is to tear space apart. If you can’t seek the optimal strategy and insist on using brute force, you’ll never progress.”

Lin Zhen was taken aback for a moment. Because he recognized this voice, it was that of the woman dressed in white from Qingqiu Mountain in his dream.

Listening to this mocking voice, Lin Zhen paused.

The Luo Heavenly Escape he had comprehended was missing the step of tearing up space.

To rip apart space, both the speed of movement and the speed at which he attacked must reach the effect of light speed.

Although his current attack speed was fast enough, his movement speed still lacked slightly.

“Light speed… I need to attain light speed movement. Now is the perfect opportunity. The woman in white was right!”

Whoosh~!!!

A vicious punch came from behind his head. This time, Lin Zhen didn’t dodge; he ferociously turned around and countered.

While his opponent’s movement was elusive, his speed was clearly inferior to Lin Zhen’s. Relying on the advantage of the first move, he still couldn’t gain an upper hand. As Lin Zhen’s attack was about to land, he disappeared again.

Like a hawk, Lin Zhen’s gaze swept over the surroundings, searching for his opponent.

“Hehe! I must say, your strength is significant. It doesn’t resemble someone in the Longevity Realm, it’s more comparable to the God Transformation Period, but all this is useless, Lin Zhen. Unless you can stay focused indefinitely, the moment you slack, I will cut off your throat!”

Wu Yan’s voice echoed from everywhere, seeming to emanate from extradimensional space, making it impossible for anyone to locate him.

Before his voice even faded, a hand wielding a blade carried the force of a gale, aiming to strike Lin Zhen’s throat!

Lin Zhen leaned backward, dodging the strike while also counter-attacking, but his opponent had disappeared again.

In the following time, Lin Zhen and Wu Yan engaged in a game of hide and seek.

Wu Yan took advantage of every possible opportunity to launch surprise attacks, but Lin Zhen’s counterattacks always fell just short of hitting his opponent. After all, launching a counterattack required time, especially when on the defensive.

“A near shave is inevitable for those always walking by the river.” said Lin Zhen, having taken two blows in the process.

Wu Yan’s hand chopped the air, his strength golden and palpable. He landed two blows on Lin Zhen, leaving two wounds.

Seeing this, the spectators in the audience were whipped into a frenzy.

“It seems that Lin Zhen is nothing special after all. When someone can restrain him, he can’t fully utilize his skills.”

After several attempts at counterattacking with little success, Lin Zhen gave up and stood in the center of the arena, quietly allowing a lotus blossom to manifest around him.

All of Wu Yan’s sneak attacks were blocked by the lotus, and he was wary of Lin Zhen’s counterattacks, so he dare not easily unleash his killing moves. The situation between the two was somewhat stalemated.

Looking through the petals of the lotus, Lin Zhen saw Wu Yan’s figure occasionally flashing by.

A ray of moving light entered his pupil.

One of Lin Zhen’s hands was encircled with a ball of light, the other was twined by lightning.

“Light and electricity are the two fastest substances in the universe.”

“With the power of technology, we can reach the speed of light. Martial arts must also be able to do it, although it is difficult.”

“I have mastered the power of both light and electricity, but always fell just short of the speed of light. It seemed that there was something wrong with my way of cultivating.”

At this moment, Lin Zhen was deep in thought, his understanding of the principles underlying these phenomena reaching a peak.

“I fell into a misconception, always trying to accelerate gradually. However, in combat situations, circumstances on the battlefield can change in an instant. If you always aim to accelerate gradually, you’re likely to die a thousand times.”

“To achieve the speed of light, even if you stand still, you should be able to instantly reach the speed of light. This is truly reaching it. What’s the point of gradually achieving it through acceleration?”

“I understood. It was actually due to my lack of decision-making and lack of self-confidence.”

“In fact… I have already reached light speed!”

After several test probes by Wu Yan, Lin Zhen still did nothing, which emboldened Wu Yan. He found a gap in the lotus petals and threw a punch!

A flash of sharp light swept through Lin Zhen’s eyes. He retaliated with a mental shock!

“Bam~!”

Wu Yan staggered back, immediately escaping into space.

“Lin Zhen! You can’t win!”

Lin Zhen withdrew his lotus defense, followed it up with a lightning strike, and extended both hands like an eagle’s claws. His hands surged with energy from light and electricity.

The first thing people saw was Lin Zhen making a move. When they looked at Lin Zhen again, he had already appeared in a corner of the arena.

“Thinking you’re safe hiding here? Die!”

Light and electricity converged on his hands, roaring out!

Crackle~~~!!!

A chain of electricity darted chaotically, sparking against the crystal wall.

Lin Zhen’s hands had already probed into space, ripping open a crack in space!

From the angle behind Lin Zhen, it could be seen that his hands were thrust into Wu Yan’s chest.

“How is this… how is this possible? You actually… ripped apart space!”

“Speaking of it, it’s all because of you. Your cowardice in retreat has led me to a new understanding. However, I will not thank you. After all, we are enemies!”

Splat~~!!

Lin Zhen separated his hands, tearing Wu Yan’s body apart. He swiftly withdrew his hands, and the crack in space closed.

Wu Yan’s body never had the chance to emerge and permanently remained in this spatial rift.

Killing Wu Yan in one blow, Lin Zhen felt a surge of emotion.

I did it! @@novelbin@@

As long as he had the speed of light, he could tear apart space, enter the spatial rift at any time, and move within the space storm.

Just like how he could enter a parallel universe at any time in the New World, neither this arena nor Tianfang city could confine Lin Zhen. He was free to come and go as he pleased.

But Lin Zhen did not want to leave. Why should he? There was no place better for cultivation than here.

Lin Zhen had come to Tianfang City to establish his name. Since the White Tiger Hall dared to trouble him, this would be an opportunity.

A hundred consecutive victories here would be very difficult to achieve. Generally, those who could achieve a hundred victories had all been defeated before. It was just that not everyone would die in the arena.

Lin Zhen stepped forward, reaching light speed!

He instantly disappeared from the spot, entering the spatial rift. The distance here was a million times that of the outside world – a single meter move inside is a million meters outside!

With a slight shift, Lin Zhen returned to his room.

The referee and the staff were panicking, seeing Lin Zhen disappear right before their eyes.

This was a Saint-Level Alchemist. If he just ran away, that would spell trouble.

The entire White Tiger Hall was in uproar as everyone searched for Lin Zhen. The situation was reported to Brother Sanhu.

Upon hearing this, Sanhu was stunned. He immediately sent out search parties to find Lin Zhen.

While sitting at the table, he was waiting for the result anxiously.

At this moment, the technician monitoring the screen said to him, “Brother Sanhu! That Lin Zhen…he…he went back to his room to sleep!”