Chapter 2219 - 2216: You and He Don’t Match

Chapter 2219: Chapter 2216: You and He Don’t Match

"Is this from Zhuangzi?" Xiao Manxuan blinked and asked.

Lin Tian shrugged his shoulders and said lightly, "Maybe. The fear of death is an innate instinct, no matter how fierce the warrior, they have this instinct. Today, Ghost can subdue this instinct, see through his own mind and nature, which is his great achievement."

"The Withered Wood Zen created by Mr. Wang is truly marvelous," Miss sighed slightly.

"In the past, I saw Mr. Wang as just an ordinary Ancient Martial Artist, not knowing his level. Now, I still can’t see through him, but unfortunately, his philosophy is not accepted by the ancient families," Lin Tian said softly.

"If it were in the Ling Family, it wouldn’t be like this. Grandpa sees through everything," Ling Shuiyao refuted, seeing Lin Tian generalizing.

Lin Tian just smiled, not arguing with her. If such a thing happened in the Ling Family, Ling Xuesong accepting it wouldn’t change anything. Decades ago, he was still a young man, not the head of the family. If the older generation opposed, he couldn’t change much.

Couldn’t the Wang Family have open-minded people? Lin Tian believed there were, but at that time, the open-minded couldn’t speak, and decisions made by the older generation couldn’t be changed, no matter the openness of others.

However, Mr. Wang was indeed a genius. Even if he was driven out of the family, he still achieved his ideal and created his imagined cultivation technique.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew across the mountaintop, carrying the warmth of spring. Everyone felt an illusion, the aura "disconnecting" Ghost as if he were a piece of withered wood. Yet under the spring breeze, the withered wood unexpectedly sprouted new buds.

Trees sprout in spring, grow new leaves, flourish in summer, leaves yellow and fall in autumn, leaving only a bare trunk in winter, withering and drying.

But with the coming spring, life returns to the land, and the withered wood revives with life, sprouting new buds. Year-round, this cycle of life and death evolves the mysteries of heaven and earth.

At this moment, Ghost’s aura was vitality, from nothing to something, from death to life. Withered wood sprouting, life radiating, unstoppable, vowed to grow into a towering tree.

Li Wenfeng finally felt something wrong, not blaming him, Withered Wood Zen was showing in the Ancient Martial World for the first time, and many were still confused.

However, confused or not, Li Wenfeng knew things were unfavorable for him, and his task was to nip any disadvantage in the bud.

Bang, he stepped forward and leaped, his shield crashing down with the force of Taishan, aiming at Ghost. Ghost remained with closed eyes, seemingly unaware of the coming danger.

"Despicable..." Someone voiced dissatisfaction, attacking someone unable to resist at this moment was disgraceful.

However, in the arena, there is no despicableness, only battle. As long as the judge doesn’t object, his attack is effective.

Boom, the shield smashed down, raising countless dust, but the crowd was amazed to find that the shield did not directly hit Ghost’s head, for around Ghost appeared a shield of energy.

The shield flowed with a faint cyan-green, like new sprouting buds, seemingly fragile yet extraordinarily resilient, no matter how Li Wenfeng exerted force, he couldn’t break through this thin layer of energy.

Ghost suddenly opened his eyes, light flowing in his gaze, slowly turning towards Li Wenfeng. Li Wenfeng was startled, then snapped back, raising the shield and attacking even more furiously.

"I don’t believe it! You must have used witchcraft, you are a demon, I am the Guardian, I must destroy you!" Li Wenfeng was unwilling to believe the reality before him, relentlessly smashing the shield down.

Ghost suddenly stretched out his hand, a palm hit the shield, seemingly light, yet Li Wenfeng felt a surge of great force, involuntarily retreating.

"You..." Li Wenfeng couldn’t believe it, and the audience couldn’t believe what they were seeing.

Ghost propped himself up, jumped out of the pit, stretched out his arms, and stretched his sinews and bones, his entire skeleton emitting a thunderous sound, muscles and bones rumbling.

"Come, continue," Ghost beckoned to Li Wenfeng with a finger, as if just warming up.

"Lin Tian, my big brother is alright..." Yun Xiaotian exclaimed excitedly, shaking Lin Tian’s arm continuously.

"Ghost has gone through countless battles, how could he fall in this small arena?" Lin Tian laughed.

"Thank you, I know it was Brother Lin’s help, it was Xuanwu Meditation, my mom told me," Yun Xiaotian said sincerely, his eyes sparkling as he looked at Lin Tian.

So young yet able to charm already, Lin Tian was amused and helpless by those sparkling eyes.

"I will beat you down again!" Li Wenfeng spoke coldly, once again charging with the shield.

This time, Ghost didn’t use any techniques, but simply launched a palm against the shield, a resounding boom, Li Wenfeng retreated, Ghost pressed in pursuit, raining punches like raindrops.

Boom boom boom...

Though every punch was blocked by the shield, Li Wenfeng was continually retreating under the momentum of the punches, his grip changing from single-handed to double-handed on the shield.

Yet even so, his hands still trembled slightly, shaken by the force.

The situation from earlier replayed, but this time the attacker was Ghost and Li Wenfeng became the defender.

Ghost’s punches grew heavier, and with another loud bang, Li Wenfeng’s shield flew out of his grasp, the fist directly striking his chest.

Li Wenfeng was blasted away, landing, half-kneeling on the ground, mouth spilling blood. This scene was very similar to when he was attacking Ghost earlier.

Ghost walked over step by step, Li Wenfeng tried to clench his fist, but found his hands weak, unable to muster any strength, even unable to stand straight.

Ghost stopped in front of him, wasting no words, but raised his fist, preparing to deliver the final blow.

"I concede!" Li Wenfeng shouted at the moment the fist descended.

Ghost’s fist stopped, retracting. The arena is not a place to settle grudges, continuing to strike after the opponent concedes violates the rules. The Situ family was just waiting for an opportunity to cause trouble, and Ghost naturally wouldn’t give others any leverage.

Moreover, he knew that making Li Wenfeng shout surrender was already the biggest blow to Li Wenfeng.

A prideful person, when has he ever bowed down and admitted defeat, let alone in front of a lifelong rival.

"Li Wenfeng actually conceded," Yuwen Xingjian was very surprised, looking at his sister: "At this moment, he’s surely feeling worse than death, do you want to comfort him?"

Yuwen Luofei’s gaze unchanged, she said calmly, "At this moment, I suppose he doesn’t want to see anyone."

Yuwen Xingjian nodded, with a peculiar expression, said, "Indeed, you and Lin Tian... Oh no, he still misunderstands you with Lin Tian. If you go, it would only add fuel to the fire."

"Brother, are you teasing me, or do you also not believe me?" Yuwen Luofei turned her eyes, looked calmly at this older brother, making him feel awkward.

Yuwen Xingjian chuckled, "Of course, I believe you, but, well, the marriage was arranged by the elders. Back then you neither agreed nor opposed, probably opposing would have been useless, as these old men are very stubborn. From an elder brother’s perspective, you and him are not quite a match, in fact, that Lin Tian is more..."