Cosmic Trading System

"I should apologize... I should apologize..."

Upon hearing Lin Yun's words, Lin Mengmeng felt a shock in her heart, and then she kept muttering to herself.

His voice sparked a familiar feeling within her and the content of his words sent a thrill through her heart, as if she were on the verge of comprehending something.

She was close to a revelation, as if she could grasp at something just beyond her reach.

"Miss, should we go check it out..."

A few disciples of the Golden Sword Sect huddled around Lin Mengmeng, whispering.

"Mengmeng... what's the matter..."

Lin Yuanshan also came over, asking in a low voice.

He noticed Lin Mengmeng's reaction seemed off.

"I understand, I understand now, it turns out, it turns out he...he is..." Suddenly, Lin Mengmeng's eyes lit up, she turned her head to look at her father, her face filled with excitement.

Although Lin Yun's voice was slightly changed, the change was not big, especially his speaking habits and mannerisms were hard to change. Lin Mengmeng had sparred many times with Lin Yun, and he had advised her many times. She was very familiar with Lin Yun's way of speaking.

Adding to what Lin Yun had just said... she finally remembered and was sure of Lin Yun's identity.

In the martial world, stories of changing one's appearance and voice were not unheard of.

However, as soon as she spoke, she realized that Lin Yun's identity should not be revealed casually. Presumably, Lin Yun had disguised himself for this reason, so she couldn't expose Lin Yun's identity now.

"Hmm? Mengmeng, do you know that Lin Yi?" Seeing Lin Mengmeng's reaction, Lin Yuanshan was startled and asked.

"Not only do I know him, but you also know him. I will tell you when I go back!" Lin Mengmeng looked at Lin Yuanshan happily, laughing.

Lin Mengmeng was usually a very cheerful girl. However, due to a series of recent events, her mood had been quite depressed and unhappy. At this moment, her strong reaction seemed to brighten up her world, restoring her to the cheerful girl she once was.

Lin Mengmeng's expression sparked a gleam in the eyes of many young martial artists around her.

"So, Fairy Lin has such a side..."

"She's even more appealing like this..."

Some people sighed secretly.

"Mengmeng, could it be, is that Lin Yi your beloved?" Lin Yuanshan still couldn't remember who Lin Yi was, but seeing Lin Mengmeng's reaction, he faintly guessed, smiled slightly, and said.

Perhaps, his daughter had mentioned him before?

So he thought.

If the person could make it to the top twenty and compete with a character like Zhong Nan, he could have a great identity and background.

If he was willing to stand up for his daughter, he should be interested in her.

If his daughter really got together with him, it could perhaps solve their family's difficulties.

Upon hearing Lin Yuanshan's words, Lin Mengmeng's face immediately turned red, she glared at Lin Yuanshan, saying shyly, "Daddy, stop talking nonsense, he's a friend of mine."

"Daddy, I can't talk to you any longer, I'm going to check out the Life-and-Death Arena..." She quickly added.

Her voice was somewhat flustered, and her heart thumped wildly.

She didn't know why, but when her father mentioned that just now, her heart began to race uncontrollably. Something wasn't right.

Could it be, was she really in love with him?

Lin Mengmeng was lost in thought.

How could it be? He was her good friend, her senior sister's boyfriend. How could she be attracted to him?

But in the martial arts world, there were some powerful martial artists with several partners...

Wait, this was a modern society. Polygyny? How could she even think of that?

Lin Mengmeng quickly stamped out these thoughts.

"All right." Seeing the appearance of Lin Mengmeng, Lin Yuanshan became even more certain of his guess, and smiled.

He was also curious about the strength of this Lin Yi. Although he had heard from some people around him that Lin Yi only had the strength of the Mingjin peak, he felt that the other party's strength was more than that.

It was an intuition.

If his daughter really had feelings for this Lin Yi, he also needed to understand Lin Yun's real strength and background.

As for leaving the Martial Arts Conference, the official competition hadn't started yet and not many people's attention was on them. They were not in a hurry to leave.

On a Life-and-Death Arena,

Lin Yun and Zhong Nan had stepped onto the stage.

"Once you step into the Life-and-Death Arena, you bear your own life and death. Have you both made your decision?" The referee on the Life-and-Death Arena asked according to the procedure.

"We have made our decision." Lin Yun looked at the referee and said.

"Hehe, I didn't expect you to dare to step onto the Life-and-Death Arena. I must say, I underestimated you. But soon, you will regret it. Believe it or not..." Zhong Nan didn't look at the referee, instead, he looked directly at Lin Yun, and coldly chuckled.

As he stepped onto the Life-and-Death Arena, Zhong Nan recalled yesterday's events more clearly. He recalled more details about Lin Yun.

He remembers that he asked people around him about Lin Yun because Lin Yun's moves at that time were extremely clever.

The moves weren't forceful or fast, but every move had a powerful effect.

Many of those timely moves, even he might not be able to execute.

Therefore, he asked about him.

However, he was certain that Lin Yun hadn't reached the Dark Strength realm...

He wasn't even sure if Lin Yun had reached the Mingjin peak because the strength and speed Lin Yun used then had not reached the level of Mingjin peak.

Daring to challenge him, a Dark Strength expert, without even reaching the Dark Strength realm?

Hehe, how arrogant!

Zhong Nan assumed he knew the opponent's trump card and the foundation of their confidence!

Because of this, he had a high level of confidence in his strength and in this battle as well!

Seeing this, the referee knew that Zhong Nan had already accepted the Life and Death Arena's rules, so he turned and left.

The Life and Death Arena didn't have many rules. Even killing an opponent was allowed. There was no need for his intervention as a referee.

"I don't know if I'm going to regret this soon, but I do know that you will…" said Lin Yun, indifferently.

As the sound of his voice faded, Lin Yun zapped toward Zhong Nan without wasting words. Simultaneously, he threw a punch.

The speed of his body movement and the punch he threw didn't require too much speed or strength.

That was because, it wasn't necessary…

Using the least amount of strength to achieve the greatest effect became Lin Yun's habit after mastering more than two hundred martial arts techniques.

"Do you really think this speed and strength will defeat me?"

Seeing Lin Yun's pace, along with the speed and power of his punch, Zhong Nan confirmed his assumptions and sneered.

As expected, the opponent was not at the Dark Strength level. Indeed, the opponent only had such mediocre strength.

"Bang—"

The next moment, Zhong Nan caught Lin Yun's punch.

However, Zhong Nan's face changed slightly.

After catching Lin Yun's punch, Lin quickly withdrew his fist and used another tactic, which was unexpected for Zhong Nan.

"Hmph, mere tricks…" Zhong Nan snorted and exerted most of his strength to withstand the move.

The opponent's technique was indeed clever, but this was the end of it. The disparity in their strengths was huge, and it couldn't be resolved just by a clever technique. Soon it would be his turn to put on a show.

However, as Zhong Nan thought this, his complexion changed again in the following moment.

Again, Lin Yun took advantage of the situation and executed another tactic that Zhong Nan, in his current state, found it hard to resist.

"You're asking for death—" Zhong Nan roared, looking livid.

Nevertheless, as he had expected, he couldn't ward off this move and had to bear it.

"Bang—"

A palm landed on Zhong Nan's back, making him stumble a bit.

It was unthinkable for Zhong Nan, a Dark Strength master, to be defeated by a Mingjin martial artist, which made him very angry.

The next moment, he spun around attempting a strong counterattack.

However, at this time, Lin Yun made another move…

"Bang—"

Another palm hit Zhong Nan in the chest, once again disrupting his balance and forcing him to lean back.

Just then, Lin Yun lunged at Zhong Nan who was leaning backward, grabbed his neck, and was about to twist and break it.

This was exactly what Lin Yun intended to do.

This was the Life and Death Arena, where one was responsible for their life and death. Even if he killed Zhong Nan on the spot, no one could say anything.

These were the rules of the Life and Death Arena.

After this battle, he could continue to participate in the Newcomer competition normally.

Yesterday, he only crippled one arm of Xintang Lee because he had made a promise to Zhu Haoran. But he made no such promise about Zhong Nan.

Besides, if he remembered correctly, he had seen him in the Mie family before.

Last time, he had stood with Lin Yun's enemies. This time, he threatened Lin Yun and his friends. Did that Zhong Nan think Lin Yun was a pushover?

"Stop it, kid!"

Just as Lin Yun was about to twist Zhong Nan's neck, a furious shout clipped the air.

A silhouette rushed towards the Life and Death Arena.

Meanwhile, a shadowy figure attacked Lin Yun,

Lin Yun's face changed slightly.

In an instant, Lin Yun calculated that if he continued to twist Zhong Nan's neck, he would have no time to dodge this shadowy figure.

Although he had protective gear, it wasn't easy to activate it under such circumstances.

Meaning, if this shadowy figure hit him, he could be badly injured.

Because he felt the strong power of the dark strength from this shadow.

The rushing figure turned out to be a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

Lin Yun had already determined the other party's strength.

At the crucial moment, Lin Yun swiftly decided. He leaned backward to dodge the shadowy figure and gave up on twisting Zhong Nan's neck.

However, Lin Yun didn't let Zhong Nan go.

He hooked his toes and kicked Zhong Nan in the dantian region.

"Bang—"

The next moment, Zhong Nan's body was kicked and sent flying.

"Ah—"

In mid-air, Zhong Nan screamed in agony, and his whole body twisted in pain.