Chapter 2243 - 2240: Insufficient Strength?

Chapter 2243: Chapter 2240: Insufficient Strength?

The fragrance filled his nostrils, the softness cradled him, and Lin Tian thought, falling like this wasn’t too bad; Miss’s body truly smelled good. But before he could enjoy it for long, Miss had already pushed him away forcefully.

"You bastard, you did it deliberately!" Miss was furious, but dared not raise her voice, fearing it might alert the other two elders.

Lin Tian blinked innocently, "Would you believe me if I said it was because of this ring?"

"Ring? What ring!" The Miss instinctively felt this big pervert was just finding excuses.

However, when she saw the black iron ring on Lin Tian’s hand, she furrowed her beautiful brows.

Miss knew Lin Tian very well; he wasn’t someone who liked wearing jewelry, let alone useless rings. Everything he wore had significance.

Lin Tian gestured for Miss to talk while walking, and outside, he spoke, "If I told you the black iron ring contains an independent space, would you believe it?"

"Are you saying it’s a space ring?" Miss was skeptical; although she knew Lin Tian wouldn’t wear ordinary items, claiming it to be a space ring was too far-fetched.

"Ha..." Lin Tian chuckled, "I know you don’t believe it. In fact, I almost don’t dare believe it myself—a tiny ring containing a space the size of several rooms—that’s too fantastical, even harder to believe than the existence of the Netherworld."

Modern science explains the Netherworld and Human Realm as parallel worlds or multidimensional spaces. How could a small ring contain a space?

"It truly is unimaginable," Miss pondered, finding it hard to believe, "However, existence is reasonable. It’s just that we lack the ability to discover its logic. For instance, you and I didn’t believe in the Netherworld’s existence before."

"Buddhist teachings say: one object, one number, as one Ganges sand; one Ganges sand, one sand, one world; thus, three thousand great worlds. One grain contains vast worlds, so what about a ring?" Miss tried to find a reason.

Lin Tian nodded in agreement, "Not unreasonable. Actually, to validate its logic, you just need to do one thing: take things out of the space ring. If you can bring them into reality, it proves the space really exists."

Miss’s eyes lit up and she hurriedly asked, "Have you taken anything out?"

Lin Tian shook his head, "I’ve tried, but couldn’t take anything out or put anything in. Except for my consciousness freely going in and out, nothing physical can enter or exit the ring."

Upon suspecting it might be a space ring, Lin Tian attempted to take branches out, but no matter what he did, they wouldn’t come out, nor could outside things go in.

"Is it that your power isn’t enough, or does it require a spell? You entered the Netherworld through ancient altar rites, opening the Netherworld passage. I think the space ring might have similar spells," Miss analyzed.

"This gets into Demon Exorcism Skill; it seems I still need to visit the Zhang Family or find Zhang Lingyu to study together," Lin Tian speculated inwardly, but at present, the matters at Medicine King Mansion were urgent.

As they walked and talked, their pace was swift, and soon they returned to the arena, where a few people had already arrived. However, compared to the daytime grandeur, it seemed somewhat desolate now.

Ji Zimo, Yuwen Xingjian, Situ Yufeng had arrived earlier, but there was no communication among them. On the surface, everyone seemed calm, but Lin Tian could see they were curious and eager.

Seeing Lin Tian appear, their eyes showed complex emotions. Now, it seemed Lin Tian was the biggest dark horse, making Shen Lin seem insignificant.

At the same time, they noticed Miss beside Lin Tian. Her breath was long, breathing powerful, her eyes bright, not at all like someone who suffered internal injuries. In fact, her strength seemed to have grown.

This fact shocked them greatly. How was this possible? Xiao Manxue had clearly been heavily attacked by Shen Lin, supposedly injured the most, yet now she had completely recovered!

The few exchanged glances and then simultaneously looked at Lin Tian; only Lin Tian could be the explanation.

"Lin Tian..." a melodious voice interrupted their thoughts.

Xiao Manxuan came sprinting up like a cheerful butterfly, accompanied by Ling Shuiyao.

Seeing Xiao Manxuan, Ji Zimo and the others felt even more complicated. She hadn’t participated in the competition, wasn’t even an Ancient Martial Artist, yet somehow earned Yan Bei’s favor and gained qualification, leaving them at a loss.

"Sister Manxue, your internal injuries are fully healed." Ling Shuiyao also noticed, mildly surprised, but considering Lin Tian’s presence felt it was normal.

"I wonder why Senior Yan summoned us here?" Xiao Manxuan asked curiously, as every contestant was indeed curious.

Contestants arrived one after another, Yan Bei walked last, accompanied by Shen Lin. This Ancient Hidden Lineage descendant only showed respect in the presence of Yan Bei from the same lineage.

Yan Bei glanced at Shen Lin and smiled, "You and they are young, no need to keep relations so tense. Chat with them later, communicate more."

Shen Lin respectfully bowed, yet spoke coldly, "Senior Yan’s words make sense, but I have few opportunities to meet them again, so whether relations are good or bad isn’t that important."

"Besides, I have nothing to say to this group of mediocrities. Eagles have their sky, ants have their dirt. Forcing them together holds no meaning; ants can never understand the eagle’s heights." Shen Lin spoke blandly, yet his words pierced other contestants’ hearts like needles.

He didn’t outright say who was eagle, who was ant, but everyone understood. In his eyes, other contestants were mere ants in dust, insignificant.

Yan Bei shook his head, unwilling to persuade further, but Ji Zimo and eight others couldn’t ignore Shen Lin’s words, including Miss. Yuwen Xingjian grabbed the Sky Halberd’s shaft with a creaking sound, showing his forceful grip.

Yet it was futile; he had witnessed Shen Lin’s prowess. Even if dissatisfied, what could he do? Such frustration.

Lin Tian gently patted Miss’s shoulder and then laughed loudly, "Miss, I saw a shadow fly over just now, thinking it was something, but it was just a bird—a mere beast."

Miss was startled, then understood Lin Tian’s meaning: an eagle flying high is still a bird, just an animal.

Others understood too, discovering for the first time how satisfying crude words could be.

Shen Lin was smart enough to discern Lin Tian’s satire, his expression cooled, "Before the Ancient Hidden Stream, learn first what respect means. Ji Wancheng wouldn’t dare speak to me like this!"