Lin Han was already recognized by Su He in the beginning, thus many people were very interested in him.
However, they were also somewhat fearful of him, hence nobody dared to challenge him.
Finally, Shen Yu from Shen Clan Sect Residence asked him for a challenge.
"Shen Yu's a young master who's second to Young Master Wuxia, Shen Wuxia. He's at the peak of sixth tier martial arts."
"He cultivates Solid Rock Body Strengthening Technique, a powerful body tempering technique, allowing his body to be as firm as iron-rock, and an attack from his fist or his palm carry the force of a thousand pounds!"
"Lin Han's in sixth tier martial art too, but he hasn't gone on stage yet. I wonder if he's just mystifying himself, or if he's disguising his real strength."
A number of young disciples discussed softly and were dubious of Lin Han.
"Okay."
Lin Han smiled upon being challenged by Shen Yu, then walked up the stage with his rusty sword.
"Vigorous Solid Rock Fist!"
Without further ado, Shen Yu performed a powerful martial art.
Vigorous Solid Rock Fist was an extremely famous high-grade martial art in the Shen Clan Sect Residence. The force it generated sent shockwaves when Shen Yu punched with his fist.
"Moving Dragon Palm!"
Lin Han yelled, then attacked with his palm.
"What? Moving Dragon Palm?"
"Is Lin Han insulting Shen Yu? He's using a low-grade martial art against him!"
"He's courting death!"
Many people ridiculed and sneered at Lin Han.
"Moving Dragon Palm? Lin Clan Sect Residence's fundamental martial art?"
Upon noticing it, Shen Yu was instantly enraged. "You're insulting me!? Die!"
Boom!
When the fist and the palm clashed and resulted in a big explosion.
"Ah!"
Next, accompanied by a painful shriek, a burly figure was thrown into the air before falling to the ground.
"What?!"
"Shen Yu was sent flying away by a palm?!"
"That's an extremely poor low-grade martial art!"
The crowd was at a daze when they saw that Lin Han had not moved an inch from his position.
'That was fierce!'
'His body is so tyrannical!'
'What frightening explosiveness!'
Right then, they wondered if Lin Han was also a body-tempering warrior.
Nonetheless, according to what they heard from Lin Clan Sect Residence, they knew that he had a profound level of attainment in his sword techniques.
On the other hand, Lin Han was not feeling proud after defeating Shen Yu.
Firstly, Shen Yu underestimated his opponent as soon as he went on stage, and did not attack properly due to his anger.
Secondly, while Lin Han and Shen Yu were both in sixth tier martial arts, Lin Han cultivated the Art of the Ancient Dragon Emperor and possessed rich Dragon Power True Elements, thus he was certainly comparable with someone a half-step from the Grandmaster Boundary.
Thirdly, although Shen Yu was a body-tempering Warrior, Lin Han's body was also exceptionally strong and was far beyond an ordinary Warrior's.
Had Lin Han activated his Dragon Emperor Combat Body earlier to increase his combat power by three times, Shen Yu's arm would have been crushed instantly.
Nevertheless, Lin Han did not plan to exert his full strength, lest he exposed his trump cards too early.
"You win…" Shen Yu stood up and smiled bitterly as he wiped his blood off the corner of his mouth.
"You let me win, didn't you?"
Lin Han saluted him with his fists, then left the stage calmly.
Though he only made one attack, the low-grade martial art, Moving Dragon Palm, the crowd was awed by its mightiness.
"Lin Han, I didn't expect you to have so much power," Lin Ruyan commented with a smile the moment Lin Han returned to his seat.
She heard from Uncle Ghost that Spirit Masters who cultivated spiritual power had very weak physical forces, but that did not apply to Lin Han.
"Interesting." Not far away, Luo Tianyang, the Greatest Disciple of Governor's Residence, was surprised after watching the performance.
When Shen Yu returned to his seat with a dispirited look, Shen Wuxia gave him a pat on his back. "Lin Han's very powerful, and his combat power might be comparable with the Five Broken Sky Prides, you didn't lose terribly."
The other disciples from Shen Clan Sect Residence were stunned when they heard him.
'Is that rising talent from Lin Clan Sect Residence so powerful?'
The atmosphere became livelier after Lin Han defeated Shen Yu, the Second Genius in Shen Clan Sect Residence, with one hit.
Following that, dark horses hidden in the different sects went on stage to challenge the Heavenly Prides of the older generation.
Clearly, the "dark horses" were not as lucky as Lin Han. Some of them could not defeat geniuses who were a rank lower than the Five Great Heavenly Prides, let alone the Five themselves.
As such, people started looking at Lin Han and realized that this rising talent was truly a force to be reckoned with. He did not defeat Shen Yu because of luck.
For the first time, Lin Gutian also looked at Lin Han fearfully.
It would have been tricky for him to defeat a body-tempering Warrior like Shen Yu, yet Lin Han took him down in one move.
Lin Gutian instantly felt a rising sense of uncontrollable panic.
"You're just a petty subdivision disciple, you don't deserve to snatch everything away from me…" Seeing that Lin Ruyan was happily talking to Lin Han at that moment, he was further steeped in his envy and anger.
Subsequently, Lin Yu, Lin Cai, and a few others went on stage again.
The Martial Arts Exchange was becoming more intense.
"Lin Han from Lin Clan Sect Residence, may I challenge you?" Without warning, an unusually gentle voice was heard.
The crowd fell silent when they heard Lin Han's name.
"He's Luo Hongjun, a genius from the Governor's Residence!"
"I heard that his body technique is ranked second in Broken Sky City, which is second to Young Master Wuxia."
As the crowd discussed, some guessed why he asked to challenge Lin Han.
Luo Hongjun probably thought that Lin Han's weakness was his speed since he had a tyrannical body, thus he wanted to match Lin Han with his amazing body technique.
"That's a good plan!"
A lot of people were eager to watch the match.
'Oh right, Lin Han has a strong body, so his speed is surely his weakness.'
'If Lin Han can't even touch Luo Hongjun throughout their battle, he will end up being defeated after consuming all his energy.'
"Hmph, Luo Hongjun really planned well, but it's good that he teaches this fella a lesson, so he's aware of where he stands." Lin Gutian sneered. Although Luo Hongjun's combat power was not the best, his body technique was definitely one of the most remarkable ones in the city.
"Alright."
Lin Han nodded, then went up the stage.
He wanted to try Soaring Flight, his new body technique.
On the practice stage.
Luo Hongjun who wore a black outfit had a long body, and seemed to be very quick-witted. Lin Han quickly sensed a hint of wind energy around him.
'Looks like he cultivates a technique with the wind attribute. In terms of speed, he has a huge advantage.' Lin Han analyzed.
He was also aware of Luo Hongjun's plan.
'Are you planning to pit speed against me?'
Lin Han smirked. He was confident.
"Traceless Fluttering Swan!"
Luo Hongjun seemed to have turned into a phantom the moment he charged toward Lin Han. He was faster than the human eye could follow.
"He's become more brilliant in his body technique," Luo Tianyang from the Governor's Residence remarked.
Many people from the crowd were struck dumb.
"Traceless Fluttering Swan! I didn't expect Luo Hongjun to perform a half top-grade martial art so soon, Lin Han's going to be dazzled."
"I can't even tell where Luo Hongjun is!"
A few of them exclaimed.
On the contrary, Lin Han stood there calmly as though he was somehow relaxed.
"He's deliberately mystifying himself." Lin Gutian scorned.
Su He, the Greatest Heavenly Pride, was unusually confident about Lin Han.
On the practice stage.
"Lin Han, I'll get your *ss of the stage!"
A yell was suddenly heard.
While the afterimages of Luo Hongjun were seen drifting toward Lin Han, he suddenly materialized behind him. He was seen smiling proudly as he launched a hit with his fist.
"Is Lin Han going to be defeated!" Someone shouted.
Hu!
Luo Hongjun's eyes were cold when he hit "Lin Han's" back, but he quickly realized that it, too, was only an afterimage.
"An afterimage?!"
The audience was stupefied.
It turned out that "Lin Han" who had been standing there was just an afterimage.
'Where is his real body then?'
Luo Hongjun's plan failed at that moment, and he had a terrible look on his face.
"I'm here!" A voice was suddenly heard coming from mid-air.
'In the air?'
Everyone quickly looked upwards.
They were utterly shocked.
In the air, a green-robed youth was gliding in the air like an honorable emperor, and was looking down at Luo Hongjun.