Top-Tier Superpower Student

Having defeated Huo Shaotian, Lin Tian advanced to the finals, and the last match began.

Huo Shaotian and Jian Cangsheng fought first, vying for third and fourth place.

Sword lights howled, flames scorched the heavens, and in the end, Jian Cangsheng narrowly won, securing the third-place spot.

Lin Tian and Bei Kun stepped onto the stage, competing for the first-place title.

Everyone watched this match intently to see who would ultimately claim the top spot.

Lin Tian was a recently risen talent, while Bei Kun was a dark horse who had soared to the heights; both were pride of the heavens—one ferocious, the other mysterious.

Lin Tian clenched his fists, ready for battle, and said, "Make your move!"

To everyone's surprise, before Bei Kun even made a move, he directly shouted, "I admit defeat."

"What... what...?"

"How can you admit defeat without fighting?"

"What's going on?"

"I feel Bei Kun's strength surpasses Lin Tian's somewhat, why would he admit defeat?"

..., ...

The crowd was abuzz with confusion and had no idea why.

Lin Tian also found it odd, as he had thought they would soon go through a bloody great battle, but Bei Kun had directly surrendered.

He stepped forward and asked, "Bei Kun, why did you admit defeat?"

Bei Kun just paused, then, without uttering a word, stepped down from the stage.

Lin Tian glanced at the Dragon Emperor beside him and noticed that he still had a deep expression, revealing no hint of emotion.

Then he looked at the Palace Master of Beidou Palace, whose face was very calm as if Bei Kun's surrender was something they had previously agreed on.

Lin Tian was baffled but decided not to dwell on it.

Although the title of first place was his, he seemed to regard Bei Kun with even greater wariness!

The result of the first match was Lin Tian in first place with sixteen points, Bei Kun in second with fifteen points, Jian Cangsheng in third with fourteen points, and Huo Shaotian in fourth with thirteen points...

After the evening had passed, with nothing better to do, Lin Tian went to walk in the nearby mountains because he heard the mountain grapes here were delicious, and he wanted to try them.

Walking a mile into the woods, Lin Tian spotted a mountain grapevine.

It was the peak season for the grapes, which were round and large, purple-red like longan fruit, and they looked irresistible.

Lin Tian plucked one and tasted it.

"Wow, so sweet!"

He couldn't help but exclaim that grapes without chemical fertilizers were indeed sweeter.

"Help, help me...!"

Immersed in the sweetness of the grapes, a cry for help reached his ears.

It was a woman's voice, coming from the east.

Without a second thought, Lin Tian immediately rushed towards it.

Following the sound, Lin Tian saw a man in black, and in front of the man stood a girl, covering her chest with both hands, staring at the man in black with horror on her face, retreating step by step while pleading for mercy.

"Don't, please, I beg you, spare me, spare me...!"

The man in black advanced and embraced the girl, violently tearing open her outer garment, exposing swathes of snowy white skin, tempting one to commit a crime.

"Lovely girl, give in to me, follow me, and I'll provide you with luxuries, no need to suffer in this wretched place any longer, hahaha...!"

The person in black directly pinned the girl down and started tearing at her clothes.

"Stop it!" Lin Tian bellowed, leaping forward in a charge.

Seeing Lin Tian, the person in black had no intention of sticking around for a fight. He hoisted the girl up and ran madly to one side.

To save the girl, Lin Tian desperately gave chase. After running for more than a thousand meters, he realized that the person in black was extremely fast. Even with his Neural Response Speed Ability activated, he couldn't close the gap between himself and the person in black.

"Flight Technique!"

With his feet planted firmly on the ground, his body shot out at a steep angle, like an arrow released from a bow, rushing towards the person in black.

The person in black looked back and saw Lin Tian 'flying' towards him, closing in fast.

In a panic, he threw the girl to the ground and continued running.

"Wuu wuu wuu...!"

When the girl was thrown to the ground, her ankle twisted and turned purple. She clutched her foot and sobbed.

Fearing that the girl had injured herself in the fall, Lin Tian had to give up the chase and approached the girl, asking, "How are you?"

"It hurts, wuu wuu wuu..." The girl said between sobs, covering her ankle, looking pitiful.

With her hair in two thick braids, no makeup on, nor any scent of cosmetics, and wearing button-up clothes, her attire was clearly that of someone from the mountains.

Lin Tian examined her ankle and found that it was just twisted and not broken. It would heal with some rest at home.

He squatted down and offered his back to the girl, saying, "Point me the way. Tell me where your home is, and I'll take you there."

"What a good samaritan!"

An evil, smug voice suddenly sounded from behind Lin Tian, and instantly, he felt a fatal threat looming over him.

He whirled around, only to see a fist, filled with the power of thunder, brutally heading his way.

He wanted to activate his Ox Power Technique to defend himself, but he was too late to make a move. The thunderous fist hit him squarely in the chest, causing him to spit blood and fly more than ten meters away, where he crashed heavily against a large tree.

"Puh!"

"You...!"

He quickly retrieved a healing potion and drank it, staring at the woman in front of him with utter disbelief.

He had saved the girl, so why was she trying to kill him? By her appearance, she seemed to be a simple peasant girl, but the power behind that punch was immense—she had the strength of someone half a step into the Mirror Condensing level. Could it be that this was a conspiracy, a trap?

The girl sneered without saying a word. Soon, four more people emerged from behind her.

One was a youth with a sword, another was the person in black from earlier, and Lin Tian actually recognized the remaining two.

One was the young master of Shenxing Gate, Mo Xingyi, and the other claimed to be the young master of Tai-A Sect from yesterday.

At the sight of those two, Lin Tian immediately understood that this was a long-premeditated conspiracy specifically aimed at him.

Mo Xingyi, the young master of Shenxing Gate, was the first to step forward and shout, "Lin Tian, do you still remember me?"

The punch had been so severe that even after drinking the healing potion, Lin Tian couldn't recover immediately. He managed to stand up with great effort and said, "I remember, young master of Shenxing Gate, my former defeated foe."

"You...!"

"Lin Tian, you're so audacious! You're already as good as dead and still you dare to be so insolent. You insulted me back then, broke my arm, and today, I want you to pay with your life for that."

"Elder brother, kill him for me."

With a loud shout from Mo Xingyi, the other four attacked, each one intent on killing Lin Tian.

Lin Tian hastily retreated, desperately exhaling a burst of intense fire, but it held no deterrent effect against the four of them.

"Die!" The sword-wielding elder brother, named Gan Yi, made the first move, striking towards Lin Tian with his sword.

Grievously injured, Lin Tian had no means of defense against the sword strike. He didn't even have the ability to dodge.