C41 An Even Battle
C41 An Even Battle
Yi Yun — her heart filled with despair and regret — tightly shut her eyes and waited for her inevitable death.
Just when Yuan Liang's wolf claw was about to tear down on Yi Yun's body...
A golden banded staff suddenly thrusted over and collided fiercely with Yuan Liang's claws.
*Crash!*
A gigantic wave of gene energy dispersed upon impact as a gust of wind erupted before Yi Yun.
Flying into the air from the explosion, Yi Yun completely lost all of her balance and braced for impact as she was about to land heavily on the ground.
However, Yi Yun did not feel any pain as she had landed into the arms of a person.
"It seems that you're sleeping rather well, princess. Now, hurry and get back up."
After landing, Yi Yun heard a familiar voice coming from the person that caught her.
Upon opening her tightly-shut eyes, Yi Yun saw Chu Lin rolling his eyes at her.
At this moment, she was lying in Chu Lin's arms.
Regaining her senses, she immediately cried out in surprise and quickly slipper out of Chu Lin's embrace — her beautiful face flushed like a cherry.
"Who dares to interrupt me?!"
Yuan Liang's face sunk instantly. Along his charge, no one was supposed to be able to stop him in his tracks.
Who would have thought that at the very last moment, he would have wasted all her efforts and allowed Yi Yun to escape.
"Humph! Stupid dog, do you still remember me?"
Chu Lin squinted his eyes and turned around with a hint of cruelty on his expression.
His mocking smile looked quite smilar to Yuan Liang's previous one.
When Yuan Liang saw the face of the person standing in front of him, he could not help but gawk his eyes wide open.
"It's you! How are you not dead yet?!"
Yuan Liang pointed at Chu Lin in disbelief.
After Yuan Liang had not only landed three direct moves against Chu Lin, but he had even used the Soul Devouring Wolf Claw on him.
Although he saw how Chu Lin managed to survive the initial damage, he thought that the effects from the Soul Devouring Wolf Claw would have surely killed him.
Even if he did miraculously survive, his mind should have been severely injured.
Never in any universe would Yuan Liang have though that he would meet Chu Lin once again in the Roaring Tribe's Gladiator Tournament.
What he failed to realize was how his Soul Devouring Wolf Claw had actually benefitted Chu Lin instead — leading to the successful fusion of the Nether Wolf Gene.
Furthermore, Chu Lin's spiritual force had increased dramatically, allowing him to disregard most mental or spiritual attacks.
In some ways, Chu Lin could actually thank him for giving him such a great opportunity.
At this moment, Chu Lin was wearing the Inheritance Armor of Wild Lion Family and holding a diamond staff in his hand, looking like some sort of golden terracotta soldier.
"Who is this person? How did manage to block an attack from a powerhouse with five gene chains?"
"It seems to be an Awakened Practitioner from the Wild Lion Family. That golden banded staff seems to be some kind of extraordinary gene artifact that assisted him in blocking that fatal strike."
"Did he come here as some sort of joke? Why is he dressed in such a comical fashion?"
When the people in the audience noticed Chu Lin's ridiculous appearance, they all revealed a hint of disgust.
The audience wanted the person who could resist Yuan Liang to be a genius disciple from the three great families who represented the Roaring Tribe, not a stranger who dressed like a clown.
"If I had died back then, how could I still be walking in front of you now?"
Chu Lin slightly raised his head and sneered.
"Since you're looking to die, I'll be more willing to grant that wish of yours!"
Letting out a ferocious growl, the gene energy in Yuan Liang's body erupted as he tore his claws down on Chu Lin.
An attack from an Awakened Practitioner with five gene chains was so powerful that even the genius young master Qiu Zhenyu could not withstand it.
In fact, Qiu Zhenyu was heavily injured by a single strike of his claws.
When everyone saw Yuan Liang's claw strike towards Chu Lin...
The scene of Chu Lin being sent flying by his claw appeared in their minds.
This foreign Awakened Practitioner that they had never seen before could not possibly be stronger than the genius Awakened Practitioner that was widely accepted in their Roaring Tribe, right?
Only the patriarchs of the three great families would be able to keep that man in check.
However, the scene that everyone imagined did not appear.
Instead, Chu Lin held his staff horizontally in front of his chest and directly blocked Yuan Liang's attack.
[Steel Lock Defense!]
Most of the audience could see with a quick glance that his move was precisely one of the defensive stances of the basic staff technique.
As the huge force crashed into the golden banded staff, it bent slightly under the pressure.
At the same time, Chu Lin's legs also bore the brunt of the attack as it dug deep into the ground of the battle arena.
"How is this possible? That person actually withstood it!"
"Isn't that technique the Steel Lock Defense? Surely not, right? How could a basic staff technique possibly block an attack from an Awakened Practitioner with five gene chains?"
"A move that even the young master of Fierce Tiger Family could not endure was actually blocked by him?!"
Upon witnessing such an absurd scene, the audience instantly cried out in surprise.
"This brat has a lot of potential. Even now, he has yet to use any gene energy and is only using his physical strength to fight back."
Elder Yicheng said in disbelief as he saw Chu Lin's muscles tighten.
"I've never seen a freak like him before. Even ancestral genes don't have such terrifying strength!"
Ancestral genes would basically provide the Awakened Practicer with a certain amount of increased strength; Chu Lin was able to, on the other hand, unleash a power that was even more terrifying than any ancestral gene.
Even with Elder Yicheng's previous combat experiences, he reinforced that fact of Chu Lin's indisputable strength.
"Phew, it's all thanks to Chu Lin that Yi Yun didn't get hurt. If Chu Lin gets injured today, I will definitely make that man pay for his actions!"
Yi Tianya let out a deep sigh of relief when he saw Yi Yun walking back unharmed.
After all, Yi Yun was Yi Tianya's beloved daughter and also the sole successor to the entire Wild Lion Family.
If something were to happen to Yi Yun, even if the patriarchs of the other two families tried to stop him, Yi Tianya would do whatever it takes to chase Yuan Liang to the end of the world and hunt him down.
Yicheng's eyebrows twitched when he heard the words of the Patriarch Yi Tianya.
This statement showed that Yi Tianya already saw Chu Lin as someone affiliated to the Wild Lion Family.
When Chu Lin dove in to save Yi Yun just now, he had already won Yi Tianya's recognition.
"So what if you have five gene chains? Is it really that impressive?"
Chu Lin slowly raised his head and looked at Yuen Liang, who was just inches away from him.
A bloodthirsty look flashed across both of their eyes at the same time. However, Yuan Liang's eyes shone with light while Chu Lin's dimmed with a hint of darkness.
"I never expected you to grow so fast. If I were to let you live now, you might be able to get strong enough to kill me in the future."
Yuan Liang laughed sinisterly.
"What a shame! Since you delivered yourself to me today, you will not leave this place alive!"
"What are you talking about, stupid dog? Do you really believe that I'm not strong enough to beat you into a pulp?"
Chu Lin taunted him without holding back.
Since Chu Lin continued to throw a barrage of insults, no matter how good of a person Yuan Liang was, he would still be fuming with anger at this moment.
"Go to hell!"
Roaring like a crazy dog, Yuan Liang transformed his other hand into a huge wolf claw and tore down on Chu Lin's body.
Holding a mere staff in his hands, Chu Lin would surely not be able to defend this attack.