"Judging from the battle with Taishi Hong, Lin Yi’s strength should just barely place him in the top ten, I’m afraid he’s no match for Hao Yanluo."
After the fight with Taishi Hong, Cang Wuji immediately lost interest in Lin Yi. With Lin Yi’s strength, let alone facing him, even going up against Hao Yanluo he wouldn’t stand much of a chance.
A competitor of this level naturally didn’t catch the eye of someone with the Cangtian Tyrant Body like himself.
Soon, Lin Yi faced his biggest opponent in the group, "Nine Nether Demon Body" Hao Yanluo!
"Finally, the showdown, a duel between two Supreme Demons, I never expected it to happen so soon!"
"Hao Yanluo has been famous in Central Province for a long time, with his Nine Nether Demon Body dominating the younger generation and seldom finding an equal. And now Lin Yi has risen abruptly, even defeating Taishi Hong. He may already possess the strength to be in the King List’s top ten!"
"That’s right! Although Hao Yanluo seems to have the upper hand in this fight, Lin Yi might not be without a chance to fight. He might have at least a twenty percent chance of winning!"
"Twenty percent? I’m afraid you’re still underestimating Hao Yanluo’s Nine Nether Demon Body. If he uses his full strength, Lin Yi might not even have a ten percent chance."
"Not necessarily, both being in the First echelon of demons, I don’t think Lin Yi’s talents are that far behind Hao Yanluo. It’s said that Lin Yi also possesses a mysterious Sword Body, and during his battle with Taishi Hong, he might not have fought with his full strength either!"
As soon as Lin Yi faced Hao Yanluo, they immediately became the focus of the entire venue. Both being in the First echelon of demons, Hao Yanluo was evidently the more favored, but there were also a few who felt Lin Yi had a chance to win, just that the odds were slim.
On the Battle Platform, Lin Yi, with a smile that was not quite a smile, said, "Hao Yanluo, the taste of being thrashed last time wasn’t pleasant, was it?"
With his past humiliation laid bare by Lin Yi, Hao Yanluo’s face suddenly darkened, "If I had not been tricked by your Array, do you really think you could have injured even a hair on me?"
"Did that fight really give you the confidence to believe you actually have the power to contend with me?"
The previous incident where Hao Yanluo had led two Venerables to ambush Lin Yi was an immense disgrace for him. Not only was he thrashed by Lin Yi himself, but one of the Venerables that accompanied him had died at Lin Yi’s hand.
This news, once it got back to Jiuyou Demon Hall, nearly got him killed by the lord of the hall!
Hao Yanluo’s gaze was icy, his face full of resentment as he glared at Lin Yi. This debt, naturally, was to be settled with the young man!
"What, Hao Yanluo was once thrashed by Lin Yi? With this confrontation, he must have suffered greatly at Lin Yi’s hands; this is big news!"
"No wonder Hao Yanluo looks so full of hate toward Lin Yi. It turns out there was already friction between them, and Hao Yanluo wants revenge!"
"Unbelievable, Hao Yanluo with the Nine Nether Demon Body, to be thrashed by Lin Yi; is Lin Yi’s strength really that formidable?"
"Didn’t you hear him say he was tricked by Lin Yi’s Array? That was a ruse; if it were a direct confrontation, how could Lin Yi possibly be Hao Yanluo’s opponent?"
"That’s true, on this Battle Platform you can’t use other tricks, you can only rely on your true strength!"
To the spectators, Lin Yi’s true strength wasn’t bad, but compared to Hao Yanluo, it was quite inferior.
Yet on the Battle Platform, Lin Yi merely smiled faintly, "Since I’ve thrashed you once, I can certainly thrash you a second time."
As his voice fell, Lin Yi merely needed to will it and the Meteor Sword shot out violently, tracing an astonishing streak in midair, and in the blink of an eye it had already made a ferocious slash towards Hao Yanluo!
Hao Yanluo’s pupils shrank, but his Demon Spear had already sealed off the path!
Sparks flew as Hao Yanluo was forced back three steps, but after three steps, he steadied himself and then let out a thunderous battle roar, repelling the Meteor Sword sent by Lin Yi.
"With such little power, you want to thrash me?"
Hao Yanluo sneered, his eyes gathering Demonic Qi, his body covered by Demonic Qi Armor. With a sky-high Demonic Qi and a boiling fighting spirit, he fully activated his Nine Nether Demon Body!
Hao Yanluo’s eyes were wide open, this time, he would not show any flaws for Lin Yi to exploit, not giving Lin Yi any chance for a sneak attack!
Lin Yi’s lips curled up slightly, "So eager to get thrashed by me? Then I’ll grant your wish!"
As his words ended, the already primed Sword Qi erupted from within his body. After devouring and refining the Holy Sword Fragments, Lin Yi’s internal Skyless Sword Qi had also increased to sixty-three streams in one breath!
The sixty-three streams of Sword Qi formed an unparalleled Killing Array, an immense force bursting with boundless radiance, rolling forward in a crushing assault towards Hao Yanluo!
Each stream of Sword Qi was like a mighty weapon of mass destruction, carrying terrifying murderous intent, as if an ancient god of death had arrived!
Hao Yanluo’s face shook, not expecting that the initial sword strike was merely an appetizer, and that the sixty-three Sword Qi forming the Killing Array was Lin Yi’s real offensive!
"Such a powerful Killing Array!"
Not far away, Cang Wuji’s pupils suddenly constricted. Could such a powerful Killing Array really be under Lin Yi’s control?
Had this boy been holding back even during his fight with Taishi Hong?
"This just got interesting."
In Cang Wuji’s eyes, fixated on Lin Yi, there was now a hint of appreciation.
Clang clang clang clang clang!
On the Battle Platform, Hao Yanluo swung his Demon Spear, wanting to break through Lin Yi’s Killing Array, but the moment they touched, he was sent flying, his body marked with streaks of blood, not even his Demon Armor could block it!