LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 2:
Chapter 2: Just Like That:
A trembling voice, so soft that only he could hear it, whispered, “Sovereign Realm… He’s a Sovereign Realm expert…”
No one knew that Jian Wuxin had already seen through Lu Tian’s true cultivation. His excitement was genuine. After realizing Lu Tian’s real strength, Jian Wuxin was utterly shocked.
This young man, who looked only about seventeen, had such overwhelming power.
Jian Wuxin’s impression of Lu Tian was that he was the Holy Son of the hidden Feng family. When Lu Tian came to the Sword Sect, he had been personally escorted by Elder Fengming. Jian Wuxin had met Elder Fengming a few times. By chance, Jian Wuxin had once saved Fengming’s life, and since then, they had some connection.
Within the Sword Sect, every five years, the three most talented disciples would get the opportunity to enter the Feng family’s ancestral land to cultivate. Now, there were only six months left until the five-year deadline.
A month ago, Elder Fengming had suddenly sent Lu Tian over, asking Jian Wuxin to take good care of him. Hearing the way Elder Fengming addressed him, Jian Wuxin believed Lu Tian was the Feng family’s Holy Son.
After Lu Tian entered the sect, Jian Wuxin often looked after him. However, Lu Tian did nothing but follow Murong Xue around after meeting her, completely captivated by her beauty.
This was the first time Jian Wuxin saw Lu Tian make a move, and his strength and cultivation shocked him deeply. From that instant’s aura alone, Jian Wuxin was certain that Lin Fan had lost.
In the entire Sword Sect, besides Jian Wuxin, several core elders also noticed Lu Tian’s extraordinariness and were extremely excited. This was a true prodigy. Compared to Lu Tian, what was Lin Fan worth?
They must recruit him at any cost.
On the battle platform, as the dust settled, Lu Tian’s impossibly handsome face showed a mocking smile. He tilted his head slightly and said, “Just like that?”
Lin Fan’s pupils suddenly shrank.
How could this be possible?
Lu Tian was completely unscathed!
Although this strike wasn’t Lin Fan’s ultimate killing move, it still carried eighty percent of his full strength. Even someone a stage higher than him would find it difficult to block.
But Lu Tian didn’t just block it; he looked untouched. Lin Fan hadn’t even seen how Lu Tian had neutralized his attack.
All he saw was a casual wave of Lu Tian’s hand, and the attack he had been so proud of vanished without a trace.
Lin Fan’s expression turned grim.
Lu Tian was far stronger than he had imagined. He couldn’t even see Lu Tian’s real cultivation. That simple move alone had given him an intense sense of danger.
“What’s wrong? Not going to attack? Weren’t you arrogant just now? Scared now?” Lu Tian sneered as he watched Lin Fan’s reaction, finding it laughable.
The original body was supposed to be a powerful villain. Yet when encountering the male protagonist, the so-called Child of Destiny, he hadn’t taken action early and had instead allowed him to grow step-by-step.
With his cultivation, crushing the male protagonist would have been effortless. He started with immense strength and a noble identity, yet in the end, he was counterattacked by the male protagonist. Lu Tian found this extremely frustrating.
What stupid female protagonist? He had a system now and would never allow the male protagonist to grow.
“Lu Tian, you’ve gone too far! Damn it!” Lin Fan’s eyes were full of unwillingness. He refused to believe that a good-for-nothing who rose purely by relying on family resources could be so powerful.
At the same time, he secretly communicated with the remnant soul of his Master, “Master, can you see through Lu Tian’s true cultivation? I have no absolute confidence to defeat him. What do you think?”
Whenever he encountered a powerful opponent he couldn’t handle, Lin Fan would seek help from his Master. His Master’s origins were mysterious, seemingly omniscient, and early on Lin Fan had been highly dependent on him.
“Fan’er, you are no match for him. Admit defeat,” the remnant soul sighed.
The slight fluctuation of energy was immediately noticed by Lu Tian. His lips curled up in a faint smirk as he looked at the ring on Lin Fan’s hand.
Ring Grandpa!
The standard equipment of every web novel male protagonist!
So, Lin Fan’s golden finger was the remnant soul of a supreme expert?
If he could be the male protagonist’s golden finger, he must have been incredibly powerful at his peak. Lu Tian just wondered how he would compare to the experts of his own family.
“I can’t give up! Xue’er is still waiting for me to save her! I absolutely can’t surrender! Master, think of another way! Master? Master?!” Lin Fan gritted his teeth, his handsome face full of determination.
After calling out several times without getting any response, a trace of doubt flickered in Lin Fan’s eyes, and he grew increasingly anxious.
His Master had never asked him to admit defeat before. Could it be that Lu Tian’s strength was so overwhelming that even his Master was afraid? No… Impossible. How could Lu Tian be that strong? His Master must have seen through Lu Tian’s background and was wary of the forces behind him.
Damn it, if it weren’t for being born into a good family, Lu Tian would never be his match!
Admit defeat?
Absolutely impossible!
Since his Master wouldn’t help him, he could only bet everything.
Seeing the complicated changes in Lin Fan’s eyes, Lu Tian teased, “Hey, have you decided what move you’re going to use?”
The surrounding crowd burst into laughter.
But Lin Fan didn’t care. A strong killing intent toward Lu Tian rose in his heart. Whether he succeeded or failed, he would face death today, so he had already planned his escape route.
It all depended on this one move.
Without saying a word, Lin Fan ignored the mockery and, with a calm expression, formed hand seals. A purple light flashed across his pupils.
Soon, a massive five-star array formed above him. Lin Fan quickly adjusted its structure, and after completing it, he shouted softly, “Go!”
The array looked ordinary, but it contained terrifying energy.
“This is your trump card?” Lu Tian’s eyes easily saw through every killing move hidden within the array.
Lin Fan had truly been driven to desperation. In order to win the female protagonist, he had gone all out.
If it had been the original Lu Tian, Lin Fan might still have had a chance. But Lu Tian was a transmigrator now, and his system’s mission was to slap the male protagonist in the face—without any upper limit.
The power of the array was something that ordinary cultivators couldn’t resist, especially a five-star array. Even Spirit King Realm cultivators would have to back off three steps when facing it.
The fact that Lin Fan, just at the early stage of the Spirit Master Realm, could create such an array, was enough to make all major forces fight to recruit him.
As Lin Fan’s Master, Jian Wuxin only now realized how skilled his disciple was in the Dao of Arrays. Unfortunately, the person Lin Fan had offended was the Holy Son. There was no need to think twice about whom he would choose.
The five-star array approached rapidly. Lu Tian stepped forward and punched it directly.
The power of his fist collided fiercely with the array.
The array, unable to withstand the impact, was blasted back, smashing through the protective barrier and falling rapidly from the sky toward the crowd of spectators.
From atop the high platform, Jian Wuxin immediately realized something was wrong. His figure flashed into a blur and rushed toward the innocent disciples.
Fortunately, he was quick enough. Just as the array fell, he raised a protective shield, and no one was hurt.
The elders and Murong Xue also rushed down from the platform. As soon as Murong Xue appeared, she ran straight to Lin Fan with a worried look, “Brother Lin Fan, are you okay?”
At the moment when Lu Tian blasted the array back, Murong Xue clearly saw a surge of spiritual power directly hitting Lin Fan, sending him flying and crashing heavily onto the ground.