Told You I Can Turn Back Time
Chapter 281 - 218: Whirlwind (1)

Chapter 281: Chapter 218: Whirlwind (1)

Lin Xing took a deep breath, sensing the four runes in his mind flashing through the scene.

The rune symbolizing "Yin Secrecy" had also been thoroughly refined and was now, along a mysterious trajectory, operating in the scene together with the other three runes.

"Rigidity, Flexibility, Yin, Yang, these four secrets are all cultivated to completion. As long as I can further cultivate Heaven and Earth’s two secrets, the ’Six Secret Immortal Refining’ will be entirely perfect, and I can attempt to break through to the third inheritance."

As for the fate and dragon veins required for the secrets of Heaven and Earth, Xia Country’s officials and Jing Shiyu had also helped to investigate some results, waiting for Lin Xing to try.

"Why is there such a rush for me to make a breakthrough to the third inheritance? Is it because there is a powerful person with the third inheritance who wants to deal with me?"

Whenever Lin Xing recalled the images he had seen of the future, a trace of gloom couldn’t help but flash through his heart.

But Lin Xing knew that no matter how anxious he was, it was useless. What he needed to do now was to continue practicing the cultivation technique step by step, take part in the combat trials to contribute his strength in safeguarding the order of the present world, to prevent it from gradually becoming like the Mirror World.

Lin Xing walked out of the laboratory, and his body floated out from the protective suit, "Let’s go, take me to the combat trial site."

Soon Lin Xing was guided to a Celestial Gate that had already been opened.

With one step through, he had already arrived in the desert in the southern parts of White Eagle Country, standing before a folding door.

As Lin Xing came back to his senses, his eyes blinked, and the first thing he saw were Jing Shiyu and Bai Yiyi waiting in front of him.

And Bai Yiyi was talking to the live streaming room, "Hui Ling, that level of commentary? Aside from advertising, what else can she do? She’s completely relying on connections to commentate on the combat trials..."

Lin Xing looked towards Jing Shiyu beside him to inquire about the current situation.

Only then did he learn that he was scheduled for the third match in today’s four combat trials.

The vast desert was currently hosting the second combat trial.

Lin Xing took a tablet computer from Jing Shiyu’s hand, which could watch the live broadcast of the current second combat trial and the recordings of the completed first combat trial.

Seeing that Lin Xing had opened the recording of the first combat trial, Jing Shiyu said from beside him, "The first match is between Monk Ming Jing from Shi Lin Temple and Ma Hong from Zhou Tian Sect."

Lin Xing was surprised, "Ma Hong? He’s also participating in the combat trials?"

He thought to himself that Ma Hong should’ve been blacklisted by countries around the world.

Jing Shiyu then shook her head, "White Eagle Country has already granted an amnesty for his crimes, not only allowing him to participate in this Inter-realm Convention but several pharmaceutical companies have also invited him to serve as a consultant."

Jing Shiyu said with a somewhat peculiar expression, "I don’t know who built him a narrative of a prodigal son returning to righteousness, having an epiphany after years of medicinal practice and vowing to benefit both realms. Apparently, he’s quite popular in White Eagle Country now, some even find his experience very inspiring."

Meanwhile, on the screen, both sides had already begun to fight.

Jing Shiyu continued beside him, "Ma Hong’s combat power has indeed improved by a great deal. His poison techniques, Gu techniques combined with modern technology have truly become much more formidable."

On the screen, huge centipedes burst from the ground beside Ma Hong, controlling rows of grenade launchers, projecting clouds of poison towards his opponent’s position.

In the sky, drones flew past, sprinkling poison fog over the entire battlefield.

Wherever the poison fog passed, weeds and cacti quickly withered and decayed, but Ma Hong and the multitude of poisonous insects he controlled were thriving.

Lin Xing watched the changes on the battlefield, first with poison fog sweeping across it, followed by swarms of insects strapped with explosives, charging towards the opponent from all directions.

Ma Hong himself, under the protection of several centipedes, burrowed directly underground, disappearing without a trace.

Seeing this scene again, Jing Shiyu also felt a tingling scalp, sighing, "Ma Hong’s controlled poisonous insects, in combination with modern weaponry for suicide attacks, are essentially unstoppable."

"Now on the internet, there’s a high evaluation of his combat power. Many believe that in a modern city, he is the most dangerous one."

Lin Xing nodded slightly and said, "If Ma Hong had reached this stage when we sneaked into Zhou Tian Sect, the operation would not have been so smooth."

Just as Lin Xing thought the next first combat trial would be a fierce clash, he saw Ma Hong, who had just burrowed underground, suddenly burst out covered in blood.

His body was bitten and mutilated by the poisonous insects, and he collapsed on the ground.

Lin Xing exclaimed in surprise, "Ma Hong was backstabbed by his own poisonous insects? Is that how he lost?"

Jing Shiyu nodded, looking at the screen where a monk slowly emerged from the poison fog, picking up Ma Hong to send for treatment, her eyes full of vigilance:

"Many people think this was Ma Hong’s own mistake."

"But I think nine times out of ten it was Shi Lin Temple scheming."

Jing Shiyu thought back to the information on Tianlian she had been continuously gathering and reading in the past few days, "Ma Hong’s strength is visible, but the strength of Shi Lin Temple is an unknown force."

"As one of the ’Taishan Beidou’ standing alongside Taihe Sect among the nine sects, Shi Lin Temple was most famous in the past for the powerful physical strength of their martial monks."

"However, it seems their real strength is not only that."

...

New Ke City.

Hospital ward.

Ma Hong, bandaged all over, lay down on the hospital bed.

His mind was still flashing with images of himself being counterattacked by poisonous insects.

At the same time, a figure in a black robe suddenly passed through the wall of the hospital and appeared before him.

Seeing this, a hint of fear flashed in Ma Hong’s eyes, and he let out a hoarse voice, "Great Elder."

The black-robed figure spoke in an eerie voice, "Have you figured out what happened?"

Upon hearing the question, Ma Hong couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

Ever since arriving in the present world, Ma Hong increasingly felt that he should no longer be on the frontlines of battle.

With the knowledge and technology in his mind, he should have been a precious researcher, fully capable of creating many values far beyond fighting and destruction.

Thus, Ma Hong had no intention of participating in the combat demonstrations of the two-realm conference.

"A bunch of brutes who only know how to fight and kill, wait until my new medicine is sold worldwide, wait until I have the funds to develop a new line of Gu insects production, wait until I develop Poisonous Battle Soldiers in the laboratory, then I’ll show you that wisdom is the ultimate power..." such were Ma Hong’s once lofty aspirations.

Alas, the Great Elder of the Zhou Tian Sect found him, asking him to fight the strong from Shi Lin Temple, and to probe their divine skills and spells.

The terror of this Great Elder left no room in Ma Hong’s heart for the slightest thought of rebellion.

Ma Hong, once a name that struck terror into countless people, felt like a fragile baby before this Great Elder.

Having no other choice, he had to prepare thoroughly for the battle against the strong from Shi Lin Temple.

Ma Hong believed that with his current accumulation of power, even a high monk from Shi Lin Temple would be a match for a great battle, only to find out that the fight was over almost as soon as it had begun.

Now hearing the Great Elder’s inquiry, his brows furrowed tightly as he answered, "I don’t know what happened. The poisonous insects suddenly lost control, at first they were just attacking each other, but then they even started to attack me..."

"It felt as if my poison techniques had failed."

Watching the Great Elder in thought, Ma Hong couldn’t suppress his curiosity and asked, "What exactly are the divine skills of Shi Lin Temple?"

The Great Elder gave him no response but said, "Little Ma, rest well here for the next few days, and try not to go out."

Ma Hong asked with confusion, "Great Elder, is something dangerous going to happen?"

The Great Elder’s figure slowly sank into the ground, "I can’t be certain yet, but I’ve seen two old friends."

Ma Hong asked with curiosity, "Old friends?"

The figure of the Great Elder had completely subsided into the ground, vanishing without a trace, leaving only his cold voice echoing in the hospital room.

"Do you still remember the origins of the Jade Girl?"

...

After watching the first combat demonstration of the day, Lin Xing then started watching the replay of the second match.

Jing Shiyu introduced from the side, "The second match is between Fan Mingxiu from the new government and a military general from the Great Zhou Court."

On the screen, behind Fan Mingxiu followed three green-faced women, while the Great Zhou General was clad in heavy armor, his body bristling with guns.

Watching the two on screen not beginning the fight immediately but speaking to each other instead, Jing Shiyu explained, "After all, the new government has risen through rebellion, and is considered an arch-enemy of the Great Zhou Court."

"Perhaps they had a quarrel before the battle commenced."

Lin Xing asked curiously, "Who are these three women? Why are they allowed to join in together?"

Jing Shiyu frowned and explained, "Fan Mingxiu’s second legacy is that of a Corpse Chaser; these three women are his refined Corpse Princesses."

Lin Xing felt a chill upon hearing this and a flicker of disgust crossed his eyes, "Corpse Princesses?"

Jing Shiyu nodded, "The Fan Family is also a prominent clan in the south, renowned for practicing Corpse Dao for generations."

"These three Corpse Princesses have been passed down from his ancestors; they’re probably even older than he is."

As the battle commenced moments later, Lin Xing saw the Great Zhou General walking while carrying something like a high-caliber gun, opening fire on Fan Mingxiu.

Seeing that heavy weapon, which should have been mounted on solid ground, being carried around, Lin Xing was slightly taken aback, "Such formidable strength."

However, at this moment, Fan Mingxiu and his controlled green-faced women displayed amazing flexibility.

The three green-faced women could not only glide close to the ground but also turn into a blur to dodge a barrage of metallic projectiles within a short period.

Not only was Fan Mingxiu’s movement technique agile, but he was also able to swap places with the three women from time to time, avoiding any harm since the fight had started.

In contrast, the green-faced women’s spears occasionally hit the Great Zhou General, sparking off his armor.

Watching this scene, Lin Xing shook his head slightly, "Fan Mingxiu’s fighting style is very flexible, the Great Zhou General, on the other hand, lacks mobility, too passive."

The next moment he clicked on triple speed to watch, quickly catching up with the live broadcast.