Chapter 880 Old and cunning
Outside the platform, there was a crowd of practitioners.
"Why are there more cultivators watching today than in the first round?" Lin Mu couldn't help but ask as he looked at the sea of people.
"The first round of competition is nothing to see. All cultivators know their own strength. Unless the strength is very close, they generally will not fight head-on." Gu Zhenhao explained with a smile, "The second round of competition, last time The top sixteen will participate in the competition, and the strength of the two hundred and forty cultivators who have advanced will obviously improve a lot, and the competition will really begin at this time. "
"It turns out there are so many ways to watch the excitement." Lin Mu said with a smile.
"Today is the first time that the top sixteen have participated in the competition. Who doesn't want to see their style and learn a few tricks?" Gu Zhenhao said, "Ambitious cultivators want to break into the top sixteen and take their place, especially We need to carefully observe their details. Only by knowing our enemies and ourselves can we win every battle!"
"According to what you said, I really have to observe carefully today." Lin Mu said seriously, "These sixteen people are all my next opponents."
Gu Zhenhao glanced at Lin Mu, "Now that you say you want to be in the top ten, I think it is natural. Later I will tell you which battle platform the top sixteen cultivators will compete on. In addition, this There are many dark horses coming out of this conference, and they are all very strong, and they are expected to replace the original sixteen cultivators."
"Once your true strength is exposed, you are no longer a dark horse." Lin Mu said with a smile, "In this way, others are already on guard against you, and you can only rely on your true strength to win, and can no longer use other means. "
"That's what I say, but you are still the biggest dark horse in this mineral vein competition!" Gu Zhenhao said, "Even I can't see your true strength. You can kill Yulin with one sword, and it's not just luck. !”
"Sure enough, the unknown is the scariest thing." Lin Mu said with a smile, "You are scared by your own imagination. In fact, in the battle with Yulin, I had already unleashed all my strength, mainly because of his insensitivity. , Even 30% of the strength was not used. In today’s competition, I will wait and see how strong the opponent is. If I am too unlucky, I might be eliminated in the second round.”
"Luck is really very important, but the most important thing is strength." Gu Zhenhao said, "The effect of the earth-level concentration beads you gave me is really incredible. In just three days, my strength has improved a lot! God! My consciousness has reached the middle stage of integration, and I feel that my vision and mind have become much broader.”
"After the second round of competition, there will be five days of rest. If you warm up and temper your flying sword again, your overall strength will definitely improve a lot!" Lin Mu said with a smile, "Enter In the fourth round, I guess there’s no problem.”
During the chat between the two, the cultivators around him looked at Lin Mu and started talking about it.
After a while, the nine elders in white flew onto the high platform, and the competition officially began.
"Gu Zhenhao, Ma Feng." The elder in white on the third fighting platform called Gu Zhenhao's name.
"It's your turn to take the stage!" Lin Mu said with a smile.
Gu Zhenhao smiled and nodded repeatedly.
"Look at this, do you know Ma Feng and his strength?" Lin Mu couldn't help but ask when he saw Gu Zhenhao smiling.
"I know him. A hundred years ago, he was defeated by me. At that time, I only won by a narrow margin. He was not convinced by the defeat." Gu Zhenhao said with a smile, "I didn't expect to meet him again this time. Over the past hundred years, I have I believe the improvement in strength will not be slower than his. If nothing happens, I should still be able to defeat him. This time I have absorbed and refined the Earth-grade Condensation Bead you gave me, so I am even more certain of winning!"
"It seems that you are really lucky to have met your former defeated general." Lin Mu said with a smile.
Gu Zhenhao said hello, and flew towards the third fighting platform.
The competition will begin soon.
Lin Mu was originally in a very relaxed mood. He looked at Gu Zhenhao's competition with the mentality of watching the excitement, thinking that he was a sure winner.
What he didn't expect was that as soon as the competition started, Gu Zhenhao's opponent had the upper hand and firmly suppressed Gu Zhenhao.
Lin Mu soon felt relieved, thinking that his opponent had lost to Gu Zhenhao a hundred years ago. Holding his breath, he came up with all his strength and prepared to take the lead. Gu Zhenhao was caught off guard and fell into a disadvantage for a while. It was normal. When he reacted, with his strong strength , the situation can be restored soon, and the initiative can gradually be taken.
However, the scene he imagined never happened.
After half a stick of incense, Gu Zhenhao was still lagging behind, with a look of anxiety on his face, looking very panicked.
Every time I deal with it, it seems messy.
On the contrary, his opponent became more and more powerful as he fought, and his attacks were like mercury pouring down the ground, extremely smooth and gorgeous, attracting bursts of applause from many onlookers.
Lin Mu was very worried about Gu Zhenhao.
But soon, there was a smile on his face.
He discovered that everyone had been deceived.
Was deceived by Gu Zhenhao.
Gu Zhenhao seemed to be in a hurry, but in fact, he did not suffer any damage. He completely blocked every attack from his opponent.
Without taking the initiative to attack, you can still block the opponent's attack steadily. This powerful strength can only be achieved if you are at least one level higher than your opponent.
Although Gu Zhenhao acted very panicked, Lin Mu couldn't help but feel relieved after seeing his true thoughts.
"This old cunning guy is really cunning!" Lin Mu couldn't help but laugh and curse in his heart.
What happened next was exactly as he expected.
After Gu Zhenhao's opponent launched a series of fierce attacks, his momentum gradually dropped, and his attacks became weak.
Lin Mu originally thought that Gu Zhenhao could stage a gorgeous counterattack at this time.
Unexpectedly, Gu Zhenhao still performed very hard. He did not break out and win the opponent in one fell swoop, but restored the situation bit by bit and slowly gained the upper hand.
After lingering for nearly an incense stick, the opponent was helpless and signaled the verdict, surrendering and admitting defeat.
After the elder in white came on stage to announce the results, Gu Zhenhao flew off the stage with a smile on his face.
"Finally I got it, I'm so exhausted." Gu Zhenhao was sweating profusely, his face couldn't hide his exhaustion, but he still said with a smile.
Lin Mu sent a message: "You could easily take him down. Why did you delay it for so long? You really asked for it."
"He lost to me a hundred years ago, and he is holding a breath of anger in his heart, which has been brewing for hundreds of years. If he is not allowed to vent this anger, he will never give up." Gu Zhenhao explained, "If I had him fight hard, it would indeed Yes, we can win, but if we go against each other, we will both lose. Even if I win, I won’t be able to participate in the next competition.”
"Give him some time and slowly wear him out. You can still win without getting hurt." Gu Zhenhao said with a smile, "The most important thing is that I played so hard this time. In the third game, my opponent must be They think that my strength has not improved much, not to mention that they will be careless, at least they will not be too defensive about me. When I suddenly burst out my true strength, they will definitely be caught off guard. "
Lin Mu suddenly realized.
When masters compete with each other, as long as they have the upper hand and then continue to attack fiercely, it will be difficult for the opponent to resist.
"It's just the second round of the competition, but you even considered the third round." Lin Mu said with emotion, "You are really cunning and cunning, it opened my eyes."
"This mineral vein competition conference is a life and death fight. Although the first few rounds are relatively easy, accidents can easily happen." Gu Zhenhao said, "Everyone's strength will not differ too much. Whether we can win or not really depends on Let’s see who is more interested.”
Lin Mu nodded repeatedly.
The competition between him and Yulin relied on his mind.
If he relied on his true strength to compete, he was confident that he could still defeat Yulin, but he would never be able to defeat him within three moves, let alone kill him.
It's too difficult.
But he thought about it, and something that would have been impossible happened to him.
Lin Mu was thoughtful, he could also imitate Gu Zhenhao's move.
After killing Yulin with one sword, although he said it mainly relied on luck, what he did was really shocking and left an indelible impression on many people's minds. In addition, the cultivators themselves After imagining it out of thin air, I must have thought that he was extremely powerful.
In this case, even if a master encounters him, he will never show mercy or relax at all.
If he wins this next competition, like Gu Zhenhao, it will be difficult, or not too easy, it will definitely eliminate all the imaginations and speculations about him in the hearts of the cultivators, allowing them to see the true self.
The degree here is really difficult to control.
Gu Zhenhao was the last to finish in the first game of the second round.
Soon, the second competition will begin.
"Lin Mu, Ye Peng!" the elder in white called from the second battle stage.
"How strong is this Ye Peng?" Lin Mu was not in a hurry to come on stage, but asked Gu Zhenhao first.
Only by knowing the enemy's strength can he respond appropriately and perform appropriately.
"He is also very strong. He is infinitely close to the middle stage of integration. It is rumored that he is even stronger than Yulin." Gu Zhenhao reminded, "You must not be careless against him and show your strength to the fullest. After all, your cultivation is just returning to the void. It won't last long, so attack with all your strength when you go up, don't hold anything back. "
"I know!" Lin Mu said calmly.
Flying onto the battle stage, the elder in white left the stage and closed the restriction.
After Lin Mu and Ye Peng cupped their fists and saluted each other, the competition officially began.
As soon as he came up, Lin Mu activated his sword domain and launched a fierce attack.
Ye Peng also mobilized the power of heaven and earth, the power of the flying sword was also good, and his kendo attainments had already touched the threshold of the sword domain. Facing the fierce Suixin sword, he dealt with it with all his strength and did not dare to be careless.
Thousands of cultivators also focused their attention on the second battle stage at this time, closely watching the situation on the field.
In the first sword strike, Lin Mu put a lot of pressure on Ye Peng.
Ding!
After a crisp sword cry, the two flying swords touched each other, and Ye Pengfei's sword quickly retreated.
It was obvious that Lin Mu's Sui Xin Sword had some upper hand.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
Lin Mu then attacked with three swords in a row.
With every sword strike, he had the upper hand.
But Ye Peng blocked them all and did not suffer any injuries.
Lin Mu's several consecutive strikes failed to achieve satisfactory results, and a trace of anxiety gradually appeared on his face, and his attacks became faster and faster.
However, after Ye Peng adapted to his fierce attacks, he no longer chose to confront him head-on, but began to defend passively.
The key to momentum is that it is fast and fierce, fading and then exhausting. The two of them fought for half a cup of tea. Lin Mu gradually lost his fierceness and began to get into a tug-of-war with Ye Peng.
With his cultivation level, being caught in a tug-of-war would undoubtedly mean he was at a disadvantage.
"Lin Mu is indeed very strong, and can even tie with Ye Peng who is attacking with all his strength!" A blue-clothed fusion-stage cultivator said with emotion, "Ye Peng's strength is not any weaker than that of a mid-fusion fusion cultivator."
"It is indeed very strong, but that's it. Looking at the situation, he can't beat Ye Peng." A purple-clothed cultivator next to him said arrogantly, "Lin Mu will probably lose this battle. This time In the Mineral Contest, he only stopped in the second round.”