Chapter 52: A Wager

“What’s wrong, Lin Han? Afraid?” Lin Gutian curled his lips.

“Why would I be afraid?”

Lin Han stood up and smirked. “But since you’d like to witness my strength, Brother Gutian, let’s make a wager.”

“What’s the wager?”

“If I can defeat Su He,” Lin Han replied.

‘What?’

‘If he can defeat Su He?’

Upon hearing those words, it was not only Lin Gutian but many of the young geniuses who were initially in awe of Lin Han that sneered.

‘Do you have any inkling of who Su He is?’

‘He’s the epitome of invincibility to all these young geniuses in Broken Sky City. He’s a legend!’

‘Did Lin Han just say that he can defeat him?’

“Even Lin Gutian, one of the Heavenly Prides, was defeated in one move. Who are you to say something like that?”

Many people from the crowd looked at Lin Han doubtfully and disdainfully.

“Lin Han’s pretty good, but he’s too presumptuous.” Among the disciples from the Governor’s Residence, Luo Tianyang looked at Lin Han coldly.

On the other hand, Luo Qingcheng, who was beside him, stayed silent.

She regarded Lin Han and Su He as the same kind of people; both unpredictable, unparalleled geniuses, each having secrets of their own.

After all, she knew that Lin Han could go against a ferocious dragon-tiger beast by himself when he was only in fourth-tier martial arts.

“Alright, I accept your deal!”

Lin Gutian scoffed, then looked around him. “The audience will be our witnesses.”

Subsequently, he retrieved a dazzling multicolored, translucent stone.

“A top-grade spirit stone!”

Someone who sensed the rich spirit energy released from the stone exclaimed.

Spirit stones were categorized into low-grade, medium-grade, high-grade, and the extremely rare top-grade.

A top-grade spirit stone was definitely worth thousands of taels gold, and the power it contained allowed one to advance to a new martial art boundary if one absorbed the power completely.

Furthermore, its spiritual power was so clean that it would not have any side effects for its consumer if it was absorbed. The spirit stone was more precious than a rare medicinal pill like the Element Breakthrough Pill.

“A top-grade spirit stone!”

Lin Han’s eyes glowed.

He happened to be worrying about breaking through his cultivation base.

If he could acquire the top-grade spirit stone, he would certainly advance to the Five Great Heavenly Pride’s level.

“This top-grade spirit stone is my wager!” Lin Gutian uttered.

He found the stone from a historical site long ago, but had not used it because he planned to use it when he was near the Grandmaster Boundary, to help him advance fully into a Grandmaster.

He believed that the top-grade spirit stone would attract Lin Han.

As expected, Lin Han was moved, thus Lin Gutian was pleased. He asked, “What’s your bet?”

“This ‘Azure Dragon Probing Claw Hand’, a half top-grade martial art!” Lin Han retrieved an ancient manual.

“A half top-grade martial art?!”

“Lin Han actually possesses a powerful martial art like that!”

Many disciples were drawn to the manual.

“Very well!” Lin Gutian nodded and stared at the ancient manual greedily.

Even though he was the Inner Residence Greatest Disciple in Lin Clan Sect Residence, he was still moved by a half top-grade martial art.

“Nobody knows better than I do how fearsome Su He is. Lin Han, be prepared to suffer a terrible loss! Not only will your half top-grade martial art will be mine, but Younger Sister Ruyan will also realize that you’re not a genius, but a petty subdivision disciple…” Lin Gutian’s eyes burned with fire, and he was eager to see Lin Han being crushed in public.

“Lin Han, you…” Lin Ruyan was worried.

“Don’t worry, I don’t do things that aren’t to my advantage.”

Lin Han smiled, then walked toward the practice stage.

On his way there, he walked past Lin Gutian who spoke to him indifferently, “Lin Han, I look forward to your loss…”

“Don’t worry, I’m never the one who loses,” Lin Han responded calmly.

The fight began!

On the practice stage, Lin Han and Su He stood opposite each other.

One wore a sackcloth outfit, and had an exceptionally ordinary aura, whereas the other one wore a green outfit, and carried an unrestrained aura as though a longsword pierced the air.

When the two entirely different auras clashed, the practice stage shook.

“That’s incredible!”

Shen Wuxia fixed his gaze on the stage.

Both the men on stage had auras resembling that of a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

Without moving at all, their auras were challenging each other invisibly.

“Su He can definitely take Lin Han out in one move!”

“That’s right. Although Lin Han’s very powerful, Su He’s the Greatest Heavenly Pride. Don’t forget that even Lin Gutian, an old Heavenly Pride, was sent flying away by an attack from Su He’s palm, so I’m afraid that Lin Han will be triumphed over by half of the same attack!”

Many young disciples were mumbling among themselves.

However, Shen Wuxia, Luo Tianyang, and a few others had a solemn look on their face. It was because they noticed something unordinary.

When Lin Gutian was on the stage earlier, he already felt unbearable before Su He made his move.

On the contrary, Lin Han was facing Su He with exceptional composure.

“Hmm, you can manipulate the forces of Heaven and Earth too?” Su He suddenly asked.

“I learned it from you, only just a bit,” Lin Han replied honestly with a faint smile.

“You learned it from me?”

Su He found it strange.

Soon enough, he recalled Lin Han staring at him closely earlier, but he was not bothered then.

‘Was he secretly learning my martial arts?’

What shocked Su He the most was that Lin Han scratched the surface of his martial art in such a short period of time.

It would explain why Lin Han was able to match his aura at the moment.

“Indeed, you’re a valuable one. In the whole of Broken Sky City, you’re the only one who’s a threat to me.”

Su He laughed out loud, then his eyes released a strong will to fight. “An attack from my palm will determine the victor!”

“Very well!”

Lin Han held his scabbard with his left hand and placed his right hand on his sword handle. When he was ready to attack, he shouted, “An attack from my sword will determine the victor!”

A palm, and a sword!

Countless young geniuses watched the fight closely, such that even Heavenly Prides like Shen Wuxia and Luo Tianyang were extremely focused.

The next moment was going to be a thrilling one.

The fight would be decided in one move!

At that instant, the arena was oddly quiet.

Su He and Lin Han stood opposite each other on the practice stage.

One Warrior had his left hand behind their backs and their right hand pushed out, whereas the other one had sharp eyes while holding his sword handle as if he could shatter the vault of Heaven with his sword.

Crack, crack…

All of a sudden, the practice stage began cracking.

The crowd was astounded.

‘Is this the strength of the Greatest Heavenly Pride? He actually affected Heaven and Earth with his momentum to create an enormous destructive power.’

‘If that’s the case, Lin Han, the rising star from Lin Clan Sect Residence, is actually comparable with Su He?’

It was then when Lin Gutian’s face turned darker.

‘Lin Han had actually hidden so much from me!’

“Ha!”

At the spur of the moment, Su He made a move to swing his palm at Lin Han, and his right hand produced an inexplicable afterimage in the air.

“It’s this feeling!”

Lin Han was rather in awe when he finally experienced it himself.

From his perspective, Su He’s palm was not of a human’s, and it felt like all of Heaven and Earth was oppressing him.

It was a boundless and enigmatic feeling as if a towering mountain were putting its weight on him.

Lin Han instantly felt incredibly threatened.

He felt like his body and his mind were about to break!