Chapter 52: Connecting Heaven and Earth

"I didn't expect the treasure of Three Mountains City, the Mountain-Shaking Hammer, to be passed down to this little girl." On the platform, Wei Quji narrowed his eyes.

Lin Zhengren's combat system is based on the dual arts of water and wood, where water nourishes wood, creating an effect far greater than the sum of its parts.

But under Sun Xiaoman's two giant hammers, it crumbled at the first touch.

The vine serpent wall shattered, and the long whip called Azure Serpent was beaten back to its original form as a magical artifact, flung far away.

Waves surged beneath Lin Zhengren's feet, carrying him away from Sun Xiaoman's hammer strike.

This was the second instant-cast spell, Lin Zhengren having inscribed the Three-layered Waves.

Seeing that his trump cards were exhausted and even his family heirloom had been knocked out of his hand, Lin Zhengren remained calm.

"Isn't this the Three Cities Dao Debate? Why does the Sun girl from Three Mountains City's Dao Academy seem like a martial artist?" He chuckled, "Could it be that with Chu Ping's death, Three Mountains City has lost its Dao lineage?"

In his nonchalant words, he attacked Sun Xiaoman's eligibility to participate.

On the platform, Dong A said lightly, "Zhuang respects the Dao, but does not belittle other schools. On the battle arena, everything depends on skill."

At that moment, a sudden explosion rang out, like thunder from a clear sky.

It was Zhang Linchuan who had easily defeated his opponent from Three Mountains City with lightning magic, adding an annotation as if responding to Dong A's words.

Nearby, another pair of five-year students from Wangjiang City and Maple Forest City were still locked in a fierce battle, which had been going on intensely.

Once the battle begins, only victory or defeat matters.

Of course, Lin Zhengren didn't think that he could make Sun Xiaoman surrender just by questioning her martial arts identity, otherwise the battle wouldn't have started at all.

He was just testing whether this little girl's spirit was truly so firm and unshakable.

Wasn't the death of the senior brother of Three Mountains City's Dao Academy a cause for sadness?

Sun Xiaoman's giant hammers came.

She wielded the giant hammers that were as tall as herself, yet she was as light and nimble as dancing with lanterns.

Chu Ping's death had affected her after all.

Her hammer strikes were too heavy.

This subtle detail was almost imperceptible, but Lin Zhengren couldn't possibly miss it.

The waves propelled him, allowing him to leap up easily.

The Three-layered Waves propelled him again and again, and Lin Zhengren had already leaped onto the Mountain-Shaking Hammer.

He tapped lightly with his toe, tapping on the hammer.

This little bit of force would have been insignificant to Sun Xiaoman, who was a martial arts expert wielding giant hammers, with a thousand pounds of force in her hands.

But at that instant, all the vital energy centered around Lin Zhengren became chaotic.

In the void behind him, a gateway seemed to condense, a reflection of his physical body.

Between heaven and earth, there is a gate, and man is the gate of heaven and earth.

It seemed to make a loud noise, yet it was as if nothing had happened.

The gateway opened!

And so the vital energy submitted, and so heaven and earth were connected.

He could have chosen to open the gate of heaven and earth long ago, but he was so confident that he chose to open it at this moment.

It showed that he was in complete control of the battle, and the gate of heaven and earth was no longer an obstacle to him. He was probably just used to playing dumb to deceive others.

He had connected heaven and earth, linking the world. Power was not sought externally; he himself possessed great power.

He was already a sixth-grade Soaring Dragon Realm cultivator, a strongman of the middle three grades!

With one foot down, the Mountain-Shaking Hammer inevitably smashed to the ground, shattering the floor tiles and sinking into the earth.

Sun Xiaoman still didn't let go, even though she had been pulled off balance by the hammer that was smashed into the ground. She simply used the force to somersault, and the other hammer followed with a backhand strike, roaring towards Lin Zhengren, trying to force him back.

However, the gap between a middle-stage strongman and a beginner cultivator was enormous.

With a slight change of his fingers, Lin Zhengren suddenly flicked them open.

From his palm, a small dragon formed from water-attribute vital energy roared out.

Roar!

The water dragon grew larger as it absorbed vital energy along the way, directly hitting the giant hammer, and then, pressing down on the giant hammer, it struck Sun Xiaoman, blasting her away along with the hammer.

A Grade A low-rank Dao art, Water Dragon Wave.

One of the two Mountain-Shaking Hammers flew out of her hand and was stuck in the ground. The other one pressed down on Sun Xiaoman, hitting her so hard that it was unknown whether she was dead or alive.

In the next moment, the giant hammer on the barefoot girl's body shook, she took a deep breath, moved the giant hammer away, and suddenly stood up.

Jiang Wang could vaguely understand why Yang Xingyong and Zhao Tiehe were so desperate.

Their third-year and fifth-year students were not strong, or even weak. That little fatty was almost invincible in defense within his rank, but unfortunately he was too young, and his accumulation was far from enough.

The first-year student match was probably their only chance to win the championship. The only chance to show the future potential of Three Mountains City. Ten members of the Three Mountains City Dao Academy, including the senior brother Chu Ping, had died in battle, all of whom were masters among the students, and the talent pool could be said to be running dry. That's why Sun Xiaoman, a girl who specialized in martial arts, needed to come forward to lead the team. That's why Sun Xiaoyan, a thirteen-year-old little fatty, was brought out with her mother's tacit consent after much persuasion.

For no other reason than that Three Mountains City needed resources too much at this time! The Three Cities Dao Debate, which involved the allocation of Zhuang court resources, was of great significance to them.

And at this time, another five-year student from Three Mountains City had also been defeated by Zhang Linchuan, and all the pressure was on this barefoot girl.

So she stood up.

In a situation where her sternum was obviously collapsed, and in a situation where her opponent had already displayed the strength of the sixth grade.

Her petite figure swayed, but she was unyielding.

Lin Zhengren reached out and summoned the Azure Serpent Whip, which had been knocked away at the start of the battle, back into his hand.

This whip could amplify the power of his wood-attribute Dao arts.

He didn't hesitate at all, and there was no question of any wavering.

He almost mechanically, and at an extremely fast speed, completed the hand seals again.

An azure giant serpent burst out of the ground, wrapping Sun Xiaoman tightly.

In just one circle, the figure of the barefoot girl could no longer be seen. Both she and the hammer were wrapped in the coiled body of the azure giant serpent.

A Grade A low-rank Dao art, Azure Serpent Constriction.

He was so strong!

He was already so strong, yet he was so stable. Almost excessively stable.

A cultivator like Lin Zhengren could be said to be the most terrifying type of opponent. He would never give his enemies a chance.

"Sister!"

Outside the arena, Sun Xiaoyan almost cried out.

A hand gripped the neck of the azure giant serpent. Compared to the size of the giant serpent, that hand looked very small.

But it was very powerful.

It was Dong A's hand.

With a flick of his hand, the entire azure giant serpent silently shattered, revealing the entangled Sun Xiaoman.

She collapsed feebly.

Her consciousness had long since faded, but her hand still tightly gripped the only remaining Mountain-Shaking Hammer.

"You won." Dong A said to Lin Zhengren.

Lin Zhengren bowed, his etiquette impeccable: "Elder Dong has worked hard."

Only at this time did the referee come over to move Sun Xiaoman out of the arena. This referee from the prefecture office himself had only barely pushed open the gate of heaven and earth, and he couldn't intervene in the battle just now.

Dong A waved his hand, signaling that the next round of the competition could begin.

Watching Dong A float back to the platform and sit down, Wei Quji didn't move his lips, but his voice was already rising: "Zhenshan has already recognized its master, this girl will be extraordinary in the future. Why not just let Lin Zhengren kill her?"

"Her husband died a few years ago, and now her daughter is dying. That one from Three Mountains City will go crazy."

"Although the tigress is fierce, it's Wangjiang City that's feuding with her, what does it have to do with my Maple Forest City? If this little girl survives, who of her age will be her match? In the future, she will only block the path of my Maple Forest City disciples."

Dong A didn't look at him, but a faint voice was transmitted to his ears: "The disciples of Three Mountains City and the disciples of Maple Forest City are all disciples of my Zhuang Country."

Wei Quji stopped speaking, noncommittal.