Told You I Can Turn Back Time
Chapter 216 - 154: Exhibition Match

Chapter 216: Chapter 154: Exhibition Match

As the video of Xia Jianlong’s interview played from the phone, the Puppet Girl abruptly turned her head and moved behind Zhao Wanxi.

The Puppet Girl, now blessed with the Mind Reading Technique, had her brain functions further perfected, allowing Bai Yiyi to use the God Attachment Skill for extended periods to control the puppet.

In this state, the Puppet Girl was truly like a living body to Bai Yiyi; even the typically stiff and plain facial expressions became more animated, and she could move her body as easily as waving a hand and perceive her surroundings with all five senses like a normal human.

Bai Yiyi had already decided that in the future, she would spend most of her time inside the Puppet Girl.

Now, standing behind Zhao Wanxi and watching Xia Jianlong in the video, she scoffed coldly, "A youngster from the Divine Dragon Gang dares to talk big in my presence?"

Witnessing the man speaking confidently in the video brought many memories of Mirror World to Zhao Wanxi’s mind.

Although she was kept at home due to being afflicted by a lonely star, her father was still an officer in the Divine Dragon Gang, and as such, Zhao Wanxi would occasionally hear various pieces of intelligence from within the Gang.

She had also heard quite a bit about this Xia Jianlong in the video.

"Ancestor, the Divine Dragon Gang Leader has nine sons, and Xia Jianlong is the youngest and most favored one. He has been carefully trained by many martial arts masters within the Gang since childhood, with daily medicinal meals and supplements, and he had mastered the second inheritance by his thirties."

Bai Yiyi was astonished, "He’s already at the second inheritance?"

Zhao Wanxi nodded, "Yes, when I was at home, I heard that he is a martial master of the second inheritance."

"After mastering the second inheritance, he was appointed as the chief instructor within the Divine Dragon Gang, teaching many disciples martial arts."

Bai Yiyi’s shock deepened, "I know about martial masters. To absorb the mysteries of Heavenly Dao in their sea of consciousness, one must either practice more martial arts─the more they practice, the faster they absorb."

"Or they teach martial arts to others. The more disciples they teach and the greater their achievements, the faster they liberate their inherited potential and complete the transformation of their skills."

Bai Yiyi continued, "So, this Xia Jianlong might have already transformed several of his skills? It’s just that he hasn’t completed a second sublimation yet?"

Seeing Zhao Wanxi nod, Bai Yiyi thought to herself, "I will spare him this time. Once my divine power is fully realized, I’ll come back to teach him a lesson."

Meanwhile, the delegation continued to make headlines on various platforms, with Hui Ling and Xia Jianlong gaining millions of followers in the process.

In the blink of an eye, the delegation arrived at their last stop, East Sea City.

After visiting East Sea City’s museums, skyscrapers, and financial center, the delegation expressed their desire to invite Lin Xing and Bai Yiyi from Xia Country for an exchange in martial arts and Daoist techniques.

Somehow, word of this leaked from official channels to the internet, and a multitude of accounts began to repost or comment in unison within a short period.

"How big is our gap with foreign countries in terms of supernatural powers?"

"If we can’t even face the gap, how can we talk about progress?"

"Our country shouldn’t keep to itself any longer; that is going against the world."

Before long, the related news rocketed to the top of trending topics.

Many netizens who had been holding back their frustrations took to the internet with a burst of comments as soon as they saw the news.

"Why not let Bai Yiyi teach them a lesson?"

"Let’s educate the public; Bai Yiyi rescued the King of Hailan from Hui Ling before, and the latter didn’t even dare to make a move."

"They’ve come knocking on our door, and we don’t fight back? Too disappointing."

"Tough on our own, but when outsiders bully us, we don’t dare to retaliate."

"Mark my words, the country will probably let Bai Yiyi take action soon, but it should be just to make a point, since as a great nation, we’re unlikely to cripple them."

As public opinion fermented, more and more people started crying out for Lin Xing and Bai Yiyi to act online.

Bai Yiyi opened the comments on her account only to find everyone asking when she would teach Xia Jianlong a lesson.

Holding her head in exasperation, she said, "Jing Shiyu, what exactly is the official plan from Xia Country? They’re not really going to make me fight those youngsters, are they?"

Jing Shiyu replied, "It seems the higher-ups are worried that you two might lose to them, which would dampen morale and go against current policies."

Bai Yiyi had just let out a sigh of relief when Jing Shiyu continued to say, "But given the uproar of public sentiment, clearly pushed by someone behind the scenes, we can’t afford to look bad by not confronting the delegation; it seems unavoidable now..."

Just as Jing Shiyu was speaking, her phone suddenly vibrated.

Seeing the message displayed on the screen, Jing Shiyu smiled slightly and said, "Someone wants to know if you at least have confidence in winning one match."

Bai Yiyi immediately hesitated; if it were a matter of life and death, she had various tactics to use.

But if it were a martial arts tournament, she obviously couldn’t employ some unsightly methods.

Even the use of explosives and grenades was probably out of the question.

At that moment, Jing Shiyu was already replying on her phone, "I told them it’s no problem. It will probably happen within the next few days."

"Ah?" Bai Yiyi said nervously, "These people seem pretty formidable; what if I can’t beat them?"

Jing Shiyu declared, "Lin Xing will definitely win."

Bai Yiyi muttered, "Isn’t that too risky..."

Jing Shiyu said indifferently, "If we lose, I’ll just blow up the platform, kill everyone, and we’ll keep dying until Lin Xing wins."

Feeling the fog in her sea of consciousness dissipating, Jing Shiyu thought to herself, "After this incident, Lin Xing is sure to gain another wave of die-hard fans."

To herself, Bai Yiyi thought bitterly, "This Evil Woman only cares about Lin Xing’s victory, not whether I live or die."

She patted Lin Xing on the shoulder, "Good disciple, you go first when the time comes; your master will back you up."

Lin Xing, engrossed in his phone, replied, "Don’t worry, Master Bai. This is a matter of national and civic pride; I will not shirk my responsibilities."

Lin Xing turned his head to look at Jing Shiyu and began to persuade her, "Killing everyone with an explosion is too radical. If you have to blow someone up, just blow me up alone."

"Besides, there’s no need to kill me. I’ve been practicing diligently in the Mirror World recently, repeatedly delving into the mysteries of Sword Control over everything, and I’ve developed many powerful techniques. Even if I can’t use high-powered weapons this time, my chances of winning should still be significant."

"Those moves were developed with you, remember?"

During this time, Lin Xing had almost been immersing himself in the Mirror World every day, either using time reversal to practice moves or finding a place with dense spiritual energy to train in breathing exercises.

His spiritual thought had also been enhanced again, 3.8 to 3.9.

Hearing this, Bai Yiyi turned to look at Jing Shiyu and noticed that her ears had turned red.

Jing Shiyu said, "Lin Xing, that new technique you used last, don’t use it unless absolutely necessary, understand?"

Bai Yiyi suddenly became very curious, "What kind of technique is it?"

Not long afterward, news about an exhibition match between the Transcendents of Xia Country and the delegation from White Eagle Country was publicly announced.

Immediately, people from both countries and many regions of the world became excited, even many from the Mirror World who were hidden in the present world paid attention to the match.

Online, there was an onslaught of flaming wars, particularly vicious among the fans of Bai Yiyi and Hui Ling.

Two days passed quickly.

The exhibition match was chosen to be held at a stadium in East Sea City.

The entire stadium had been closed off two days prior, with a huge martial arts training ground already built at the center.

To prevent injuries to spectators, the match would not sell tickets to the public and was to be broadcasted live online.

That afternoon, Lin Xing, Bai Yiyi, Zhao Wanxi, and Jing Shiyu arrived at the stadium.

Seeing all the cameras and the busy staff, as well as people with passes from various online platforms, Bai Yiyi immediately became nervous.

Lin Xing saw that there were already people waiting at one corner of the martial arts training ground, specifically a few members of West Sea City’s permanent exploration team.

He had met a few of them before. One was Song Yan, who had been interviewed with him. This former track and field champion had joined the exploration team and started training, making rapid progress.

There were also two others he had participated in a capture operation with, Feng Chuang and Tian Lin.

They were standing next to the training ground with worried expressions, clearly having no confidence in the upcoming exhibition match.

Seeing Lin Xing and Bai Yiyi’s arrival, the team members immediately surged forward, looking at the two with either concern or caring.

"Lin Xing, Bai Yiyi, how are you feeling?" asked Song Yan. "The delegation’s members are all from the second lineage, so be careful."

The others also chimed in with various pieces of intelligence, all gleaned from their interactions with the opponents in West Sea City.

Especially regarding the swordswoman from Taiching Sect, they had all sparred with her on the martial arts training ground and spoke of her with great wariness in their voices.

Moments later, a large group of officials and the White Eagle Country delegation walked in together.

Leading them were Official Su Ju from the government and an official from White Eagle Country, followed by Hui Ling, the swordswoman, and others.

Lin Xing also spotted Lv Ming from the Quantum Intelligence Research Institute among them.

Jing Shiyu said on the side, "That man leading them is Su Ju, one of those trying to push for cooperation recently. With interests and ideals entangled, many such individuals exist within the official quarters."

Simultaneously, Su Ju said to Hui Ling with a genial smile, "We are troubled by the exhibition match this time. Xia Country is still at a very low level in researching Transcendent powers and needs guidance from everyone in the Mirror World."

Hui Ling responded with a smile, "Xia Country has a vast population and numerous geniuses, possessing a very good foundation. Although it’s behind for the moment, once it awakens and actively embraces both worlds, its progress will undoubtedly amaze both..."

The swordswoman, who had been listening to their conversation, showed a look of impatience, but when she entered the venue and saw Lin Xing, her face revealed a hint of excitement.

Next to her, Xia Jianlong approached, followed her gaze to Lin Xing, and said with a chuckle, "Are you very interested in this kid?"

The swordswoman gave her a cold glance, replying indifferently, "You should be thankful you have a good father."

Xia Jianlong: "Hmm?"

The swordswoman turned away, "Otherwise, you would have died a long time ago."

Xia Jianlong frowned as she watched the swordswoman’s retreating figure.

Although Xia Jianlong thought the swordswoman was very beautiful, a rare jewel to behold, he had seen many beautiful women in his life, especially after coming to the present world, realizing that there were far more beautiful women here than in the Mirror World.

His intention to get closer to the swordswoman was mainly because of his covetousness for the Taiqing Sect’s techniques behind her, especially the legendary skill that could manipulate memory.

Xia Jianlong thought to himself, "This crazy woman, if it weren’t for Bright Temple and Xingxiao Sect protecting her, she probably would have been captured by my father for a slow interrogation by now."

Officials from both countries gradually took their seats in the guest area.

Hui Ling sat down in the commentator’s seat with Song Yan from the exploration team, along with a host.

It seemed to be the host’s first time presiding over a match with Transcendent martial forces, and he also appeared somewhat nervous, constantly looking at the materials in his hands.

Lin Xing and Bai Yiyi had already learned about today’s match proceedings from Jing Shiyu.

Three members from each Xia Country and the delegation were to participate in a king-of-the-hill style match, with the three fighters from both sides taking turns to fight until one side’s three fighters were all defeated.

Leaving the platform, surrendering voluntarily, or losing consciousness meant defeat.

The delegates from White Eagle Country selected were the swordswoman, Xia Jianlong, and Dabagan from the Sky Sun Sect.

From Xia Country’s side were Bai Yiyi, Lin Xing, and Feng Chuang from the exploration team.