Chapter 14 Out of Control

Harmonizing with his life spirit, a blood red sickle appeared in Hu Zixin's right hand as he looked at cautiously at Wu Lan. 

"He's going all out," Wu Lan thought before increasing his strength by burning his body energy and making use of his mortal rank technique.

Seeing the gate behind Wu Lan, Hu Zixin also performed the mortal rank battle technique, *Splitting the Sky* technique.

Watching the battle, the spectators couldn't help taking a step back from the battle stage, outside the range of the battle. "Let move back also," Lu Jin said as he stepped back together with Tu Feng.

Behind Wu Lan, the gate opened as a tail came out, lashing towards Hu Zixin, together with lance in Wu Lan's hand.

(THIS LANCE IS FILLED WITH ENERGY QI FROM A XIANTIAN REALM CULTIVATOR, SO IT CAN BE USED IN THE SECOND ROUND)

Seeing the tail lashing towards him, Hu Zixin dropped down his sickle towards the tail phantom.

Clashing together with the sickle, the tail resisted as cracks appeared on the surface of the tail, feeling the pressure from the sickle and his internal organs boiling, Wu Lan felt like he is going to explode if this kept going on.

"I admit defeat," he said as he stopped his attack and immediately the gate and the tail faded out, as no energy was sustaining it.

"Winner is Hu Zixin, advancing into the next round." elder Anki said.

The battle riled up the crowd of spectators as they began a heated discussion about the battle.

Stepping down from the battle stage, Hu Zixin went to stand at the area were the participants were asked to stand.

Next, no. 4 Vs no. 5.

Lu Jin stepped out, seeing no one coming out after Lu Jin came out, Elder Anki called again, no. 4," still no response, Elder Anki shouted out, "Guang Chan!!."

Seeing the whereabout of Guang Chan, the spectators could not help but be speechless, especially Hu Zixin, wishing that he had lost the previous match, he would have been able to really beat the hell out of Guang Chan.

"Ehh, did elder call me," Guang Chan said as he turned and looked at Zhu Mingxia saying, "wait for me, I will go and check why elder is calling me."

"There is no need to know why I am calling you, just step into the battle stage," elder Anki said sternly, feeling disappointed as how easily Guang Chan could get distracted.

"Wait, the battle between You and Wu Lan is over, who won?" Guang Chan looked at Hu Zixin as he asked.

"You are so lucky that I won, if not I would have really beaten the day light out of you for the 5th and 6th position," Hu Zixin replied, staring daggers at Guang Chan.

Walking to the battle stage, Guang Chan said, "I only asked who won against you and Wu Lan, I didn't tell you to explain all that scrap about not being able to beat me."

"Hmph, it doesn't matter," Hu Zixin said as he looked away.

Stepping into the battle stage, Guang Chan looked at Lu Jin as they both did the polite bow.

"I don't mean no offend you, as you haven't done anything to me or Zhu Mingxia, but let us decide this match in one attack, as all the other attacks that is not of the mortal rank battle technique are just a waste of time and as body tempering realm cultivators, we can't use mortal rank technique repeatedly," Guang Chan said, catching a glance at Hu Zixin talking to Zhu Mingxia.

Seeing Guang Chan looking at the direction of Hu Zixin and Zhu Mingxia, Lu Jin said, "I don't think what you said is the real problem of your eagerness to finish the battle as soon as possible, but I will happily oblige to your request if you promise to owe me a favour in the name of Zhu Mingxia.

Ehh...I don't...he looked back seeing Hu Zixin moving closer to Zhu Mingxia, fine I accept, just be quick," he said releasing his life spirit, taking out his halberd, burning his body energy as he performed the Guang family mortal rank battle technique, *flowing disaster* technique, a montrous whale appeared behind him, Lu Jin also used his martial rank battle technique, *storm slash* technique, slashing out with the sword at Guang Chan, lighting could be seen surrounding the sword as it slashed down at Guang Chan.

Not backing down, Guang Chan struck out his halberd, as the whale behind him dived down at Lu Jin, with it mouth open wide enough to swallow the entire battle stage.

Slssssh, the sword continued splitting the whale into two parts as it continued towards Guang Chan.

Refusing to give up, Guang Chan kept on resisting as the whale was finally split and the sword descended, landing at the halberd.

Boom! the halberd was destroyed and sword slash landed on.... wait, it wasn't Guang Chan body, but the energy qi surrounding his body! But nonetheless he was thrown out out the battle stage with blood in his mouth.

Winner is Lu Jin, advancing to the next round," elder Anki said loudly.

Breathing forcefully, Lu Jin was struggling to keep calm as he kept saying to himself, "keep it under control!! Lu Jin you can do it!! Lu Jin can really do it!!" Still his aura was seen flashing randomly as the artistic concepts of massacre was getting lifelike by the seconds and even the pugent smell of the dead bodies could be perceived in the air.

"What is happening to Lu Jin, is he okay?"

"I don't know but what is that pugent smell that I'm perceiving, making me have a running stomach." the spectators discussed as they felt the environment was getting eerie.

Bringing the camera back to Lu Jin.., having fought such a battle, although short and ended with just one attack from both sides, was extremely exciting, but what really riled up the killer in him was the courage and determination his opponent had, to use the force and pressure felt in that battle to breakthrough to the xiantian realm, indeed worthy of a halberd user.

Looking at Lu Jin and seeing that the color of his eyes was turning blood red and the iris of his eyes flashing with images of the cultivators he killed, elder Anki was about to take action when he saw someone running towards Lu Jin, it was Tu Feng.

Tu Feng faced Lu Jin as he said, "you told me that without experiencing the cruelty and ruthlessness of the world, you won't know the schemes and desires of cultivators, at the face of treasure and life changing cultivation techniques or manuals, life long friends, master and disciple, teacher and student, cultivation companions, father and son, mother and daughter, brother and brother, will come to blows and kill each other for the treasure."

He continued, "you have experienced suffering, hunger, slavery, humiliation, betrayer, helplessness and sorrow, I have not pass through any, before entering the competition. Only then did I experienced helplessness in the face of Jin Bu and at that point, you saved me and gave me a new life. Against the power you created, you will win and control it and not it controlling you."

Hearing Tu Feng's voice, Lu Jin felt like he was hearing the encouraging words of his senior brother.

Fighting against his urge for blood, the battle stage became the center of attention, as Lu Jin was having a difficult time handling the blood lust.

Seeing the condition of Lu Jin, Tu Feng coul not help but remember the teaching he got from his dad as he said, "just having the talent for cultivation and even the potential to reach the top, without a strong and determined will, you will give up on the road and live the rest of life in stagnation."

Although the situation faced by Lu Jin could have being a death sentence for him, as him losing his senses to the urge for blood won't be good for the students, the deathtoll might reach two digits as Lu Jin has sword intent, it will be like using a hot knife on air balloons.

After few minutes, Lu Jin stood up as he looked at Tu Feng he said, "Thank you."

"Don't mention it, I have your best interest at hand," Tu Feng said.

Seeing Lu Jin in control, elder Anki asked, "what made you go out of control like that?"

Lu Jin lied about it, as he said, "It is a martial technique I found at Moon Night Forest and started cultivating it, since then I have been finding it hard to suppress the blood lust I feel," Lu Jin answered.

"They are other students who cultivate demonic technique worse than yours, but try to suppress the urges and not to get any student killed as that will not be blamed on the technique but on you, the school has a tower that can help in tempering your Will, it will help you in suppressing the demons urges within you," elder Anki said as he list out the names on the next round.

1. Bu Nan

2. Tu Feng

3. Hu Zixin

4. Lu Jin.

Try to rest, as the next round will start after four hours.

"How sure is your victory against Bu Nan and Hu Zixin?" Lu Jin asked as they both sat cross-legged on the ground.

"I have not seen Bu Nan battle so I won't be sure, and against Hu Zixin, I have no hope," Tu Feng answered.

"Just try your best. Although you can now use the amount of force to attack, you are till lacking in the true essence of your own understanding of a sword. All sword cultivators are killers because the sword it's self is for killing. When you understand your specific sword essence, you will step into the realm of sword cultivators." Lu Jin said encouraging Tu Feng.

Hearing this words, Tu Feng medicated on it, as he sat down there.

Four hours went by as more elders and seniors attended the tournament together with elder Anki.

Looking at all this faces, Lu Jin could not help but take note of them, so as to not cause any unnecessary troubles for himself while still in this academy.

"Get to the stage to pick your numbers," elder Anki said as he brought out the box.

Going first, Bu Nan picked as he went to stand at the side.

Hu Zixin went after, as he took his and also went to the side.

Tu Feng picked as he went to the side.

Picking the last piece of paper, Lu Jin looked at it, as he went to stand at the corner described by the recovery.

Seeing this, elder Anki said, "No. 1 will have to face no. 4 in the battle stage and no. 2 will face no. 3."

No. 1 Vs no. 4, elder Anki said as he stepped down from the battle stage.

Taking a step out, Bu Nan walked towards the battle stage.

Seeing Lu Jin coming, Bu Nan could not help but feel troubled, taking notes of how Lu Jin will hurt him during the match.

Gettting into the battle stage, Lu Jin looked at Bu Nan as his aura was unleashed.

Just seeing Bu Nan made Lu Jin blood excited as he was really ready to kill him, but thinking of killing and actually killing are two different things.

They didn't bother to bow, as both launched an attack towards the other.

Bang! Bu Nan was forced back. Launching fist attack and sword attacks as the cultivators in the body tempering realm have a limit to their fighting style, as they battle only with their bodies and basic spells.

Every exchange pushed Bu Nan back.

Seeing his state, Bu Nan was angry as he called back his attacks.

Burning his flesh energy as he was about to use the Flaming Hall Mortal rank technique to battle.

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