THE EXTREME ALCHEMIST OF THE MIGHTY CAULDRON

Chapter 830: Chapter 830: A Tough Opponent

For five consecutive days, Fang Lin participated in twelve matches, all of which he won.

He hadn’t encountered any formidable characters, and was basically knocking them down with a single punch.

Even Fang Lin himself hadn’t expected that these twelve successive matches would go so smoothly, with surprisingly weak opponents.

Of course, this was relative to Fang Lin; in reality, the twelve opponents he had faced couldn’t be considered weak. At the very least, in their respective areas, they were all somewhat renowned talents.

Unfortunately, they came across Fang Lin, an aberration who couldn’t be judged by normal standards, losing very cleanly without any injustice.

Even with twelve consecutive victories, Fang Lin’s ranking was still only at the bottom of the list, hovering around eight or nine thousand.

Because there were so many participating in the Nine Countries Talent Battle, no one knew how many talents there were. Fang Lin wasn’t the only one capable of consecutive wins.

During these five days, North Town Hall already had three people who lost ten matches in a row and were eliminated right away, losing the qualification to continue participating in the Nine Countries Talent Battle.

As for the others, they had wins and losses; as long as they didn’t lose ten matches in a row, or accumulate thirty losses, they would not lose the qualification to participate in the Nine Countries Talent Battle.

Because he won twelve consecutive matches, Fang Lin undoubtedly became the person with the best record in North Town Hall. Even Mo Yun, who previously had the best record, lost three matches afterwards.

Dugu Nian also lost a match, seemingly to a formidable character from Ling Country.

However, Dugu Nian’s record, besides Fang Lin’s, was still the best in North Town Hall, winning eleven and losing one.

The Nine Countries Talent Battle is divided into three stages, with the first stage determining the top ten thousand on the Talent List.

Once these top ten thousand are confirmed, the first stage of the Nine Countries Talent Battle will end, followed by a period of rest and recuperation, before the second stage begins.

This first phase will last for about a month. Within this month, the better one’s record, the higher they can climb on the Talent List.

Only by entering the top ten thousand can one advance to the next stage and continue participating in the Nine Countries Talent Battle.

If one can’t even break into the top ten thousand, they will lose the qualification and have no chance to participate in the following Nine Countries Talent Battle.

That is to say, the top ten thousand is a threshold; as long as you are among these ten thousand, you can go further.

Even if you are just barely the ten thousandth, you can still participate in the following Nine Countries Talent Battle.

Such rules are very reasonable and also add to the intense nature of the Nine Countries Talent Battle.

Just the first stage alone lasts a month; most who participate in the Nine Countries Talent Battle are uncertain whether they can endure for a month.

However, those who truly possess strength have little worry, as they have sufficient confidence that they can smoothly pass the first stage and enter an even more fierce and brutal second stage.

Among these people was Fang Lin.

During the first stage, Martial Artists from the Lower Three Kingdoms and the Middle Three Kingdoms would not encounter the freaks from the Upper Three Countries. With Fang Lin’s current strength, as long as he didn’t meet those individuals from the Upper Three Countries, victory was relatively assured.

Of course, if there were also formidable characters in the Middle Three Kingdoms and the Lower Three Kingdoms, Fang Lin would accept it, for in this vast world, it’s impossible to be the only talent or the only special one.

When he reached a winning streak of eighteen matches, Fang Lin’s ranking stabilized at around seven thousand, without much slipping, and even if there were fluctuations, it was only a few places at most.

It was at this time that Fang Lin finally encountered a rather tough opponent.

Within the isolated space, Fang Lin faced his nineteenth opponent, a man bearing a longsword and with a solemn face, who was not young, looking to be in his thirties.

This man’s aura was also extremely profound, having stepped into the Spirit Vein realm, with an aura of Sword Qi all around, clearly indicating that he was a skilled swordsman.

The man, upon seeing Fang Lin, harbored a hint of doubt in his sharp gaze, as if he found Fang Lin to be too young.

Fang Lin sized up the man and revealed a light smile, “Make your move.”

To his surprise, the man shook his head, “You strike first, otherwise you stand no chance.”

The tone sounded disdainful and contemptuous, yet Fang Lin could see that the man was not underestimating him but was, in fact, very serious.

Seeing this, Fang Lin understood that his opponent was not simple. Without demur, he moved and instantly appeared behind the man like a phantom.

The man was clearly startled, not expecting Fang Lin to move so swiftly and strangely. Despite being on guard, his reaction was still a little slow.

With a punch delivered, carrying a fierce wind, it aimed straight for the man’s back.

Caught off guard at first, the man quickly reacted, slightly shifting his body. Fang Lin’s fist then slammed into the longsword that the man carried on his back.

With a thud, the man used this force to distance himself from Fang Lin, but a trickle of blood also seeped from the corner of his mouth.

“Such astonishing power! My sword couldn’t completely diffuse his force!” The man was secretly shocked inside, as he drew his longsword from his back.

Seeing this, Fang Lin remained calm, his feet executing the Nine Heavens Step Skill, making his movements even faster.

“No matter how fast you are, you can’t outpace my sword!” the man coldly shouted, his longsword casting a gleam of silver light. Suddenly, a series of sword lights lunged out, aiming directly at Fang Lin.

Fang Lin moved unpredictably, leaping and turning from angles and positions that were hard to foresee. Though the man’s sword lights were extremely fast, they could not threaten Fang Lin for the moment.

“Where do you think you’re going?” Suddenly finding an opening, the man bellowed, thrusting forward with his longsword.

“Hmm?” Fang Lin felt something and stopped in his tracks, as the man’s longsword reached him.

“Did you use your Spirit Eye to see through my movement trajectory?” Fang Lin inwardly mused, noticing a glint of light on the man’s forehead.

The longsword advanced, carrying a fierce edge, as if it intended to cleave Fang Lin in two.

But at that moment, Fang Lin simply extended two fingers, casually and with just the force of two fingers, clamped down on the longsword thrust by the man.

The might of this sword strike, completely blocked by Fang Lin’s two fingers, caused the man’s complexion to change drastically, as he tried to exert force again only to find that Fang Lin’s foot was already coming at him.

With a loud thud, the man took a kick from Fang Lin, spewing out another mouthful of blood, his abdomen throbbing with intense pain.

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