Told You I Can Turn Back Time
Chapter 223 - 161: The Outcome Has Been Decided

Chapter 223: Chapter 161: The Outcome Has Been Decided

Hearing the host’s question, Hui Ling did not speak; a hint of confusion also flashed in her eyes as she thought, "What’s this madwoman doing? Why has she suddenly gone easy on Lin Xing?"

Hearing the host ask again, Hui Ling finally responded with a slight smile, "Perhaps Jing Shiyu has some strategy."

Meanwhile, Bai Yiyi, watching the situation unfold, spoke confidently, "Do you see what Hui Ling can make of this? Let me tell you, she no longer understands this match."

"Look at her, from the first match to the third, when has she been right? Her understanding of combat, arena, and extraordinary powers is too far behind the contestants. She simply cannot commentate; she is just a vase."

Bai Yiyi confidently watched the ongoing fight and analyzed, "Let me tell you, Lin Xing is now messing with Jing Shiyu’s mentality."

"In battle, first, look at the realm; second, the skills; and third, it’s all about mentality."

"Lin Xing’s realm is slightly weaker than Jing Shiyu, but his skills in Sword Control Technique are just too strong. Thus, the two are nearly equal in terms of realm and skills; what remains is the mentality."

"Lin Xing is continuously provoking Jing Shiyu’s desire to attack during the fight, then using the Calming Talisman to cool her down."

"And Jing Shiyu, like a newly unsheathed sword, gets hotter and hotter from clashing with Lin Xing—only for Lin Xing to suddenly douse her with a bucket of ice water."

"After pouring the ice water, he heats her up again, waits for her to get burning hot, and then hits her with another bucket of ice water."

"So, Jing Shiyu’s mentality is now like this repeatedly heated and cooled sword, which could break at any moment."

Bai Yiyi shook her head and sighed, "Ultimately, it’s Jing Shiyu’s mindset that has flaws, and Lin Xing has seized this breach."

"If it were me in Jing Shiyu’s body, Lin Xing wouldn’t win so easily."

On the other side of the battlefield, as Jing Shiyu’s mentality was continuously manipulated, Lin Xing appeared more at ease.

Spirit Fire Talisman, Clear Wind Talisman, and Calming Talisman were deployed by him in succession.

Not only did Jing Shiyu’s mental state fluctuate drastically, but she was also completely drawn into Lin Xing’s pace in the combat.

Wind aids the fire, and fire borrows the wind’s power, yet, under Lin Xing’s control, they transformed into fiery longswords slashing towards Jing Shiyu.

Jing Shiyu could block the flying swords but couldn’t completely shield herself from the high heat’s impact.

Unaware, she was drenched in sweat, her longsword became scorching hot in her hands, and her heart grew increasingly irritable.

Jing Shiyu tried to suppress her inner turmoil, "Hang in there! It’s just a matter of who gives up first between Lin Xing and me. Once he exhausts his talisman paper and spiritual energy, just hang on..."

At that moment, as her physical discomfort and mental fluctuations intensified, a slight error occurred in Jing Shiyu’s sword moves.

Lin Xing promptly captured this error.

Flames shot like meteors penetrating the daylight, striking the layers of sword nets Jing Shiyu set up.

And a shard of steel broke through the sword net, directly sweeping across Jing Shiyu’s abdomen.

With a soft sound, Jing Shiyu’s clothing around her waist was completely shredded, and the supersonic fragment tore open her flesh, causing a large area of injury.

Feeling a sharp pain at her side, Jing Shiyu’s continuous sword light faltered, and she reached to cover her wound.

Blood gushed continuously from her waist, quickly pooling beneath her feet.

Clamping her teeth, Jing Shiyu exerted strength to close the wound and stop the bleeding.

Her complexion turned pale, barely lifting her longsword towards Lin Xing, seemingly prepared for another round.

Yet, there stood Lin Xing, hands behind his back, looking at her and indifferently saying, "Jing Shiyu, the fight is decided. Do you still intend to persist?"

Whether it was the sudden defeat or Lin Xing’s Calming Incantation,

Jing Shiyu felt her anger and dissatisfaction gradually dissipate, settling into a trace of calm.

She knew that no matter what, she could no longer win against Lin Xing today.

Thus, she took a deep breath, turned around, and left directly.

Lin Xing watched Jing Shiyu’s retreating figure and did not continue to make a move to kill her.

If it had been the same Lin Xing who stopped evil in Mirror World earlier on, he probably would have recklessly started killing.

But at this moment, although Lin Xing wanted to execute this crazed woman right there, he knew he couldn’t do so in this arena battle.

"Sigh, I’m no longer the naive kid who used to kill everywhere. Now, for the true sake of national righteousness and peace between the two worlds, I must endure," Lin Xing thought, feeling a sense of growth within himself, and sensed the fog in his mind dissipating even faster.

Jing Shiyu, seeing the outcome of the battle, also immediately relaxed and then got excited again, "This will definitely boost my followers immensely."

She felt the fog in her mind also beginning to clear rapidly.

Seeing Lin Xing about to come down, she quickly stopped him, picked up her phone, and aimed it at Lin Xing, "Let me take a few photos of you to upload on social media; this will definitely trend."

Watching the photo of Lin Xing standing on the battle arena formed by ruins and scorched earth, with the lonely figure of the Sword Maiden in the distance, Jing Shiyu slowly nodded and hurriedly logged onto social media to post it.

Meanwhile, as the Sword Maiden was defeated, applause gradually broke out at the scene.

On the commentary stage, the host excitedly said, "Lin Xing has won! He has secured three consecutive victories, defeating three strong opponents from Mirror World single-handedly!"

On the internet, waves of celebration erupted everywhere, both domestically and abroad, over this victory of real-world people against those from Mirror World.

Bai Yiyi looked at the arena and said, "See? I told you. The results of these three matches were all within my expectations, no surprises at all."

"Ah? Some comments are saying I should check on Hui Ling?"

As Bai Yiyi headed towards the commentary platform, she expressed her reluctance, "Isn’t that a bit too disrespectful?"

"Then everyone should follow me on social media, increase my followers by ten thousand, and I will go ask Hui Ling about her thoughts on the match results..."

On the other side of the commentary platform, Hui Ling looked towards Lin Xing’s direction with a slight frown and thought to herself, "This is really troublesome. Our cooperation with Xia Country will probably face turbulence again."

The host next to her wanted to pull Hui Ling in to commentate the slow-motion replay but turned to find that Hui Ling had already disappeared.

The disciple from Da Guangming Temple approached the Sword Maiden and asked doubtfully, "What exactly happened? Why did you lose to Lin Xing?"

The Sword Maiden’s eyes appeared completely hollow, like two endless black holes, seemingly pondering something at all times.

It wasn’t until Hui Ling asked a second time that she looked up at her.

"Why did I lose?" echoed in the Sword Maiden’s mind, recalling the words Lin Xing had said during the fight, "Is it because my mindset wasn’t stable enough?"

"Should I have been more cautious?"

"No... that’s not it..."

During the fight with Lin Xing, the Sword Maiden’s spirit fluctuated from peak to calm and then back to peak in a short time, during which she seemed to have gained some enlightenment.

"Could it be that since coming to this world, I’ve become too steady, acting more and more like the weaklings here, allowing Lin Xing to influence me?"

Suddenly, the Sword Maiden laughed, "A true strong person acts as soon as they think, how can they let their emotions restrain them?"

Hui Ling frowned and said, "Sword Maiden, what madness are you spouting now? Dabagan is still unconscious, and Xia Jianlong has run away. The reporters will only be able to interview you soon. Have you figured out how to explain this defeat?"

The Sword Maiden looked at Hui Ling coldly and said, "Should a strong person be influenced by public opinion? Care about the thoughts of mere trash? It’s absurd."

"From today onwards, stop talking such nonsense in front of me."

"I must completely erase the flaws in my heart and not be easily swayed..."

As the Sword Maiden turned to leave, Hui Ling reached out, trying to stop her, "Wait, Sword Maiden, there’s still an interview..."

The next moment, Hui Ling saw a burst of Sword Qi expand suddenly, threatening to completely engulf her.

Caught off guard and so close, Hui Ling hadn’t expected the Sword Maiden to suddenly strike, falling into a passive state immediately.

Her heart filled with shock and fury, "This madwoman, she struck me?"

Hui Ling hastily retreated backward, but as she was not proficient in martial arts or combat, how could she easily escape such a close-range attack by the Sword Maiden?

At that moment, she only felt the Sword Qi surging violently, bearing wild Sword Intent like a crazed beast, about to tear her apart.

"Stop! What are you doing!"

A dragon roar erupted as a fair hand struck the Sword Qi with immense force.

It was Bai Yiyi, who had come looking for Hui Ling, wielding her newly acquired Dragon Subduing Palm as she controlled her indestructible puppet body.

With a loud bang, the Sword Qi withdrew.

The Sword Maiden glanced at Hui Ling and Bai Yiyi and then limped away.

Hui Ling collapsed on the ground, her heart and lungs presumably injured by the Sword Qi, and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Bai Yiyi quickly filmed Hui Ling collapsing and spitting blood while saying, "Hui Ling, are you alright? How could you vomit blood from just one hit by the Sword Maiden?"

"I..." Hui Ling saw Bai Yiyi raising her phone and waved her hand to knock it away, "Stop recording."

Already in a terrible mood due to the three consecutive losses, Hui Ling grew even more agitated and furious after being attacked by the Sword Maiden.

Seeing Bai Yiyi still filming her like she had during the Zhou Tian Sect incident, she couldn’t help but snap, "Hand over the phone. Are you trying to provoke an international incident? Delete the video you just recorded, or I guarantee the leaders from Xia Country will be seeking you out shortly."

"Oh," Bai Yiyi paused, influenced by the Buddha Sound, and subconsciously handed over the phone.

Seeing herself on the live stream, Hui Ling’s face stiffened and she managed a strained smile, "Is this live?"

Bai Yiyi nodded and asked, "Hello, Hui Ling. It’s the fans in the live stream who insisted I come and ask you about your thoughts on the results of these three matches.