Chapter 52 – Entering the Stage (2)
Zhou Peng laughed arrogantly and said, “Wang Lin, I can take you down with one breath, so calm down!” After that, he took a deep breath. His body was like a bottomless pit. The clothes of all the spectating disciples began to flutter, as if they were about to be blown away by the wind.
Wang Lin had never fought anyone before, so to say he wasn’t nervous would be a mistake. He focused all his energy on the technique of attracting attention and spreading the flames.
As a guarantee, he released a stink bomb. He quickly dissolved Li Shan’s divine sense and threw it away.
With a loud bang, the stink bomb exploded, and Zhou Peng’s body was thrown out of the black smoke. He slammed heavily onto the ground, covered in black mud, and wore a dumbfounded expression similar to Sun Hao’s.
The giant python floating in the air also disappeared.
This explosion shocked the people of the Heng Yue Sect. They subconsciously turned their heads and froze in place. Everyone present was speechless.
Huang Long was stunned. He thought, “This… this…” His heart was in complete disarray and his ears were ringing. It was as if thunder was rumbling right next to his head.
“Impossible! When did Wang Lin become this strong?! His opponent is a prime disciple of the Xuan Dao Sect!” Dao Xu rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
Brother Zhang, the person who brought Wang Lin to the Heng Yue Sect, also showed a shocked expression. He thought, “This is Junior Brother Wang, the one I always tell to work harder? He’s only at the 3rd layer. How could this be…”
“He’s Wang Lin? The one who entered the sect by attempting suicide… the trash?” The red-faced elder was shocked. He opened his mouth, but forgot to breathe.
“Amazing…” Another elder named Song stood there, frozen.
Wang Zhuo was stunned. His face hardened like a wax statue, and he kept repeating in his mind, “Wang Lin? Trash?” He shook his head. He felt weightless and kept telling himself that this was a dream, an illusion.
The female disciple named Xu covered her mouth with her small hand and muttered, “How could this be… when did Wang Lin become so strong… he is clearly only at the 3rd layer.”
Sun Dazhu touched his head and muttered, “It’s an illusion. I must be hallucinating! How could there be an illusion in broad daylight? Is this my disciple?”
The woman named Zhou stared at Wang Lin. Her mind was completely blank.
Zhang Kuang had already woken up, but he was afraid of losing face, so he pretended to have fainted. However, he couldn’t pretend any longer when he saw Wang Lin. His pupils constricted, and he thought, “Yes, it’s him! It must be him!”
“Dreaming! I must be dreaming!” The middle-aged man who received the metal from Wang Lin’s fourth uncle bit his tongue.
Lu Song’s reaction wasn’t as strong as theirs. This was his first time hearing Wang Lin’s name. He stared at Wang Lin and thought, “When did such an expert appear among the inner disciples? Hmph, why didn’t the elders just send him instead of me first?!”
“Was I wrong in the test that time? Does Wang Lin really have such good talent?” The third elder of the pill house thought, as he was still shocked by the scene before him.
All the students inside were still frozen. They all showed dumbfounded expressions.
The people from the Xuan Dao Sect weren’t any better. Elder Ouyang’s eyes widened. Zhou Peng was their secret ace, known as the number one genius in the Zhao cultivation world. His true strength was only the 13th layer of Qi Condensation, but he had actually lost? If the elders of the Heng Yue Sect had made a move, then it would have been fine, but this was someone even the Heng Yue Sect considered trash! It must have been Zhou Peng’s carelessness, that was for sure!
The other two elders looked at each other. They couldn’t speak. This fight was truly bizarre. They were so stunned they couldn’t speak at that moment.
Liu Feng stared intently at Wang Lin. He was secretly glad that Wang Lin hadn’t ascended, or he would have suffered the same fate, but he couldn’t understand why Wang Lin was called trash in the Heng Yue Sect when he was so powerful. Seeing the reactions of the Heng Yue Sect members, it seemed like they weren’t pretending. Was it really because Senior Zhou Peng was careless? No matter how much he looked at Wang Lin, he was only at the 3rd Layer.
All the other disciples had the same thoughts as Liu Feng, believing that Senior Brother Zhou Peng was simply careless. They refused to believe that he had actually been defeated by Wang Lin.
Liu Mei’s gentle face also became uncertain. Her thoughts were very different from others. On the first day, Wang Lin had caught her attention, and now, she was staring at Wang Lin with interest.
Among all the shocked people present, Li Shan could be considered the third most shocked. His body softened and he fell to the ground, muttering to himself, “It’s over, it’s all over! I sold him the stink bomb, and he used it on Senior Martial Brother! Senior Martial Brother lost so quickly, he must already be thinking about how to deal with me!”
“Li Shan, Li Shan, why don’t you realize that Wang Lin is pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger? Wang Lin, you are too despicable, too shameful, too evil! This time, you have truly put me in a terrible position…. how can I continue to stay in the Xuan Dao Sect? Senior Brother will definitely not forgive me!”
“No, I have to think of a way to clean up that black mud and get rid of that stench… I… this black mud is my proudest discovery! There’s no cure other than soaking in a bath for half a year!”
“And that stink is something I developed to steal other people’s girlfriends. I won’t even touch it. The only way to get rid of it is to stand in a wind tunnel for a month. There’s no other way… I’m done… I’m done!”
At that moment, Zhou Peng woke up. He fainted from the stench and shouted, “Li Shan! I won’t forgive you for this!”
Li Shan couldn’t bear this kind of blow. He cried, “Senior Brother, I was wrong! Senior Brother, please forgive me! I will never try to profit by cheating again!”
Zhou Peng’s face was filled with anger. He moved like lightning, bringing black mud and a foul smell with him. He immediately returned to the stage and shouted angrily, “Wang Lin, that doesn’t count! I’m not ready and you attacked early! We’ll fight again, and this time, you can’t attack early!”