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Chapter 143 Provocation
Under watchful eyes, no one expected Lin Xun to unhesitatingly refuse the challenges from the students of other campgrounds!
Isnât that too resolute?
Everyone was taken aback.
âWhat, are you scared? Or do you agree that you donât deserve the title of first place in the quarterly assessment?â someone sneered disdainfully.
âI didnât expect this. Lin Xun, I thought you were an extraordinary person. Who would have thought that you donât even dare to take the challenge? How disappointing.â
âLin Xun, if you donât want to fight, admit that youâre not as good as the others in front of everyone and also that youâre not qualified to be ranked first in the quarterly assessment!â
The students who came to challenge Lin Xun all started to mock and taunt him in different ways.
Even some students from the 39th Campground couldnât stand the harsh remarks, but Lin Xun remained calm and composed, which made many people at a loss for words.
Is that guy not even a little angry by the criticism and provocation?
However, regardless of the clamor and regardless of what the other students thought, Lin Xun seemed to have made up his mind to not fight.
In othersâ eyes, his unwavering refusal to accept the challenge was cowardly, and it would make the provokers even more audacious.
Ning Meng couldnât stand it anymore. He scrunched his brows and turned to ask Lin Xun, âHow can you take it?â
Lin Xun said in surprise, âThere isnât a rule in the camp that you have to agree to other peopleâs requests for battle, isnât that right?â
Ning Meng was dumbstruck. âBut...but donât you think itâs humiliating?â
Lin Xun sighed, âHow would I have time to play with them? Also, thereâs no benefit at all. Only an idiot would agree to their challenges.â
Ning Meng stared at him blankly, âDonât you have any sense of shame? Or self-esteem?â
Lin Xun smiled. âWhat do you think?â
Ning Meng snapped, âHow would I know what youâre thinking?â
Lin Xun clasped his hands behind his back and said slowly, âThen donât interfere in the matter. Let them create a scene. The greater, the better.â
A thought struck Ning Mengâs mind. He sensed that Lin Xun had something planned. âWell, whatever you want. Iâm not the one feeling embarrassed here.â
On the other side, Shi Yu was watching with a smile. He whispered to Li Qiu beside him, âHave you ever seen Lin Xun suffer a loss?â
Li Qiu exclaimed in surprise, âI donât think so.â
Li Qiu previously also felt a little frustrated that Lin Xun chose to retreat from the provocation of other campgroundsâ students. He thought Lin Xun was too spineless and was not like a young cultivator.
However, after hearing what Shi Yu said, he realized that Lin Xun had indeed never suffered any losses.
With this in mind, Li Qiuâs gaze slightly changed when he looked at Lin Xun again. Could that guy have something planned?
Gong Ming, Lei Xinyue, Ye Xiaoqi, and others were also watching in the distance. They wore different expressions but they all didnât say anything.
Qi Can and Mu Lengxin frowned at Lin Xunâs action. That guy is making our 39th Campground lose face!
Quite a few students from the 39th Campground shared the same thought as Qi Can. They were all unhappy and ashamed of Lin Xunâs actions.
Only Li Duxing turned around and left after watching for a while. It was as though such a lively scene couldnât capture his interest or attention.
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It was lunchtime. Instructor Xiaoke wasnât on the campground, so the lively scene didn't end quickly.
On the contrary, more and more students came to watch. Soon, an impenetrable crowd of people surrounded the front of the 39th Campground.
Most of the people assumed a disdainful expression and ridiculed Lin Xun when they saw him unwilling to accept the challenges. Heâs the first place in the quarterly assessment?
How humiliating!
Many people couldnât accept the fact that Lin Xun could be ranked first in the quarterly assessment. They were very suspicious of the ranking, finding it hard to believe that a nobody could suddenly beat Bai Lingxi, Zhao Yin, and others and achieved first place in the quarterly assessment.
Many people were convinced that Lin Xun had cheated!
It was because they had such a skeptical attitude that they became more and more suspicious that Lin Xun wasnât worthy of the first place title when they saw that he didnât dare to accept the challenges.
It was inevitable that they wanted to criticize and accuse Lin Xun.
A muscular youngster with a mole under his jaw shouted disdainfully, âLin Xun, let me ask you one last time, do you dare to accept the challenge?â
The youngster was called Wang Wenyuan and was from the 7th Campground. Among all the people present, he had the most arrogant attitude.
Only then did Lin Xun finally speak. He said with a smile, âOf course I dare to. Why wouldnât I? But if there isnât a wager, wouldnât the competition be a waste of time?â
Wang Wenyuan was taken aback. âWhat wager?â
Lin Xun said casually, âIf you wager one thousand Lengning Pills, Iâll immediately take on your challenge, what do you say?â
One thousand Lengning Pills!
It was equivalent to twenty thousand silver coins, which was an unimaginable amount of money.
Even in Blood Kill Camp, one thousand Lengning Pills was the equivalent of 3,000 points!
âDid you deliberately pretend to not want to fight? Who could afford such a huge bet?â Wang Wenyuan threw a tantrum.
The others also frowned. They thought that Lin Xun was finally going to accept the challenges but he suddenly made such a ridiculous request. What was the difference between his request and refusing to fight?
What did 3,000 points mean?
Li Duxing, who had the highest score in the 39th Campground, only had 1,800 points!
Many people thought that Lin Xunâs request was a pretense of not wanting to fight, and so they grew even more contemptuous of Lin Xun.
âDo you dare to take the bet?â Lin Xun smiled faintly.
âThis isnât about whether or not I dare to! Even if I use up all my points, I donât have enough to exchange for one thousand Lengning Pills!â Wang Wenyuan raged. âYou are clearly doing this deliberately!â
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Lin Xun looked at him like he was looking at an idiot. âYou might not be able to do it alone but you can borrow from other people. I will happily accept your challenge when you acquire one thousand Lengning Pills!â
âBrother Wang, since that guy has said so, Iâll give you one hundred Lengning Pills!â Someone stood forward with a cold smile.
âIâll give you fifty!â
âIâll give you eighty!â
Many people couldnât stand Lin Xun and stood forward to support Wang Wenyuan. They believed that Lin Xun didnât want to fight and so he made a shameless and ridiculous request.
In just seconds, Wang Wenyuan had acquired one thousand Lengning Pills. From this, it was obvious how much the people hated Lin Xun.
âLin Xun, we have enough wager now, what else do you have to say?â Many people clamored and smiled coldly.
Shi Yu, Ning Meng, and Li Qiu all had strange expressions. How would they still not understand what Lin Xun had planned?
He wanted to milk them dry!
Qi Can, Mou Lengxin, and other students from the 39th Campground didnât have such realization. Even if they did vaguely see something, they didnât believe that was what Lin Xun wanted.
âIâm curious to see if he dares to agree to the fight under such circumstances,â chuckled Qi Can.
âIn that case, it will be too rude if I refuse again.â
Lin Xun swept his gaze across the crowd and said to Wang Wenyuan with a smile, âYou really want to challenge me?â
âOf courseâŠâ
Before Wang Wenyuan could answer, someone interrupted him, âWenyuan, let me do it.â
A slim young man stepped forward, his long hair was a glistening gray and his eyes were sharp as an eagleâs. Many peopleâs eyes were immediately drawn to him.
âIt's Xiao Kun from the 7th Campground! I heard that heâs ranked in the top three in the 7th Campground and is just below Bai Lingxi and Yin Rufeng.â
âHeâs also a tough person. Heâs from the ancient Xiao Clan and is one of the most outstanding well-known figures of his generation. Look at his gray hair. He clearly has mastered the Xiao Clanâs secret ancestral art Howling Wind Killing Fist!â
âXiao Kun is really strong. I heard that he would be ranked first if he was in other campgrounds.â
âYes, there are too many strong people in the 7th Campground. Bai Lingxi is already a mountain that no one can surpass.â
There was a long clamor of discussion, and the crowd went wild with excitement at the appearance of Xiao Kun.
Ning Meng, Shi Yu, and the others couldnât help but frown. They didnât expect that Lin Xunâs opponent would change. They had also heard about Xiao Kun and knew that he was undeniably strong and wasnât inferior to any of them.
If Lin Xun battled against him, it was hard to tell what the outcome of the battle would be.
Lin Xun narrowed his eyes, sizing up Xiao Kun. Then, he suddenly said, âYou can fight against me if you want, but you have to have another one thousand Lengning Pills.â
Everyone almost couldnât believe what they heard. Is Lin Xun afraid?! He made an even more ridiculous request!
âDespicable!â Wang Wenyuan thundered.
Lin Xun said irritably, âYou changed people just before the battle started, and I just made a little request. You think this is despicable?â
âYouâŠâ
Wang Wenyuan was about to say something when Xiao Kun interrupted him with a wave of his hand. Xiao Kun fixed his eagle-like eyes on Lin Xun and said, âOkay, I agree to your request.â
Lin Xun smiled. âSo straightforward!â
Xiao Kun said indifferently, âI hope that, when you lose, you will voluntarily give up on the title first place in the quarterly assessment and admit that you donât deserve that honor.â
The atmosphere distantly turned heavy and an austere mood pervaded the space. Many people were secretly happy and they couldn't wait to see Xiao Kun teach Lin Xun a good lesson.
Lin Xun just lightly nodded his head.
Then, the warm smile faded from his handsome and elegant face and calmness spread across his sharp, angular features.
In his body, mighty aeth power was being circulated like a dragon awakening from a long slumber in the depths of an abyss.