The third round of the inner sepetition was underway, and among the remaining testants, there were hardly any weaklings.

  Lin Hao's oppo for his third match was an old acquaintance, Jiang Shuyan.

  This woman, like him, was also ie Foundatioablishment stage.

  Due to her stunniy and graceful figure, coupled with her status as the Jiang family's pride, she had many admirers.

  Below the stage, tless male cultivators cheered for her.

  But she was quite indifferent, not responding to any of them.

  Jiang Shuyan hadn't expected to enter Lin Hao oage. To be ho, ever sihe Nine Phoenixes tending for the Drago, she hadn't wanted aas with him.

  Sileng Jiang Mingfei forever, killing Li Xunran, and threatening the Demon were all to prevent outsiders from disc her retionship with Lin Hao.

  If possible, she wao elimihe man i, so she could maintain her image as a pure maiden.

  But who would have thought she would meet the man who had caused her a night of agony here, the unsealed humiliating memories stantly flooding her mind.

  Perhaps this was a deliberate arra by the heavens, giving her a legitimate ce to eliminate him.

  She pushed aside her inner hesitation, her gaze being resolute, as she softly said, "Let's use this battle to sever everything that happened between us!"

  What is this woman thinking, does she feel she lost out by dual cultivating with me?

  Lin Hao frowned slightly and said bluntly, "What happened between us?"

  "You..."

  Jiang Shuyan hadn't expected such a response from him, thinking he retending to be clueless, whily fueled her anger.

  Her inally delicate eyebrows furrowed with astonishing killing i.

  "Lin Hao, I be killed but not humiliated."

  Jiang Shuyan snorted coldly, "You want to defeat me and rank iop hundred of the inner sect, so you leave the Demon Lock Tower, right? I won't let you have your way."

  With that, she unched her attack first.

  Although she had a sword at her waist, she didn't follow the path of a sword cultivator, instead wielding an octagonal golden hammer.

  The millstone-sized golden hammer, held in her slender haed with an incredibly fierce aura.

  Boom!

  The hammer shattered the air currents, carrying a torrent of golden spiritual energy, aiming straight for Lin Hao's head.

  In a fsh, Lin Hao drew an uhed sword, and as spiritual energy poured in, the sword's light expao teers.

  g!

  The woman's fierce attack, with the great golden hammer carrying a malicious wind.

  The stark trast made the cultivators below the stage appud enthusiastically.

  Lin Hao, however, was as light as a swallow, and after defleg the golden hammer with his sword light, he immediately closed in, stabbing, flig, chopping, wiping, twirling, and lifting...

  He used only basioves, each move seemingly ordinary.

  He was like a small boat in a raging sea, seemingly about to be shattered at any moment, yet he mao perfectly ter the oppo's fierce moves.

  In the sect master's pace, Murong Qihe master of Little Bamboo Peak, watched with bright eyes.

  She always felt that Lin Hao was suited to be under her tutege, and following Feng gyue was truly a waste of talent.

  "This Lin Hao is quite impressive, dispying the agility of sword moves to the fullest. If he were to learn our Little Bamboo Peak's Dragon Step, he would truly be a banished sword immortal."

  Feng gyue, who had been peting with the elder Lu Yi, suddenly turned her attention t Qinxue upon hearing her words.

  "Learn the Dragoo bee a flower thief?"

  With that oence, she hit the sore spot of the Little Bamboo Peak master.

  "Hmph!"

  Murong Qinxue snorted coldly but didn't retort, as what the other said was true.

  Her third disciple, bewitched, had used the Dragoo sneak into the cave dwellings of female disciples from other peaks and forcibly became their partner.

  This beastly behavior almost turned her self-created Dragon Step into a joke.

  Murong Qinxue's smooth forehead furrowed slightly, ready to retort, but was drawn to the se oage.

  Jiang Shuyan's use of the golden hammer was ing her energy greatly, and as the battle dragged on, she couldn't help but grow anxious.

  So she steeled her heart and poured most of her remaining spiritual energy into the golden hammer.

  With the infusion of spiritual energy, the millstone-sized golden hammer swelled to the size of three houses, c half the stage.

  The cultivators below the stage, seeing the mountain-like golden hammer, couldn't help but swallow hard.

  Fortunately, their inappropriate thoughts about this female immortal hadn't been acted upon, or else o from the hammer would meah or serious injury.

  "Lin Hao surely 't withstand this, he should quickly kneel and beg for mercy, or he'll bee a puddle of flesh."

  "I really hope Fairy Shuyan smash him to death with one hammer. After all, on the inner sepetition stage, actally killing an oppo is quite normal."

  "Yes, those who sort with demons are only punished by ing the demon-suppressing tower, which is too light a punishment! If Fairy Shuyan really hammers him to death, even Master Feng 't say anything to protect him."

  Jiang Shuyan, holding the golden hammer high, gave off an impression of blog out the sky and sun.

  Lin Hao sighed inwardly, knowing that if he were hit by this giant hammer, he'd be fttened.

  He also heard the discussions below the stage, with almost everyohinking he would die uhe giant hammer unless he surrendered.

  But fag this mountain-like pressure, he instead stopped dodging and tapped the sword sheath behind him.

  A crimson long sword flew out from the sheath, engraved with two fire lotuses, a gift from his master.

  Buzz!

  As fire spiritual energy poured in, the two fire lotuses emitted a dazzling red light.

  When Jiang Shuyan charged with the giant hammer, Lin Hao didn't retreat but advanced, dragging the long sword behind him, its brilliant sword light shining.

  Boom!

  The sword struck the golden hammer, like a needle pierg an elephant, yet it exploded with astonishing power.

  The collision of gold and fire spiritual energy erupted with waves of sound, but for a moment, her could overpower the other, evenly matched!

  However, the big shots in the sect master's pace could see that Lin Hao was going to win this battle.

  To front heavy ons with a light sword and not be at a disadvantage already proved the depth of Lin Hao's spiritual energy.

  Victory or defeat was just a thought away.

  Sure enough.

  Lin Hao chuckled softly, his fire spiritual energy flowing endlessly, like a surging river, all supp the fire spirit sword.

  The long sword, possessing a spirit, let out a phoenix cry.

  Then, the light intensified, unleashing a t sea of fire!

  Uhe scorg fmes, the mountain-like golden hammer quickly shriveled, soourning to its millstone size.

  Seizing the opportunity, Lin Hao flicked the sword's spine, and with a tremor, the long sword sent the golden hammer flying.

  Then, in a fsh, he rushed to the woman's front.

  His hand, like a cw, reached for the woman's snow-white neck.

  Hmm?

  Somethi off...

  Lin Hao frowned, realizing that the sensation in his hand was nht.

  Looking back, he saw that his hand had actually grabbed the woman's chest!

  This...

  inally, he inteo grab the woman's o pletely incapacitate her, but her instinctive dodge caused him to miss his target.

  Peerjun