The Legend of the Netherworld

Chapter 120 The Last Battle

The next morning, the faint sunlight shone through the mist and covered the gate of the Feng Shui Academy.

Lin Xiao slowly opened his eyes from his practice and felt his breath regain its fullness after a night of recovery.

He gently exhaled, his eyes narrowed slightly, and then he whispered to himself, "Why don't I go find Lin Jiao today? She probably doesn't know I'm back yet. It's also a good opportunity to tell her about the latest discovery in the Ancient Forest."

He rose lightly, his body sliding down the corridor like a swimming fish. With each step, his breath never faltered, and in a flash, he arrived at the entrance to the first floor of the Sutra Library.

At this moment, the administrator happened to push open the door and suddenly saw a black shadow falling from the sky. He was so shocked that his eyes widened and pointed at Lin Xiao with a look of surprise on his face: "Why are you...?"

Lin Xiao didn't answer, but simply smiled at the administrator with a hint of mischievous cunning in his eyes. He quickened his pace, escaping the Sutra Library like a child caught in a trap, his figure quickly disappearing into the morning light.

When they arrived at the gate of the master's sect, the guards saw that it was Lin Xiao and stepped aside to make way. After all, his relationship with Lin Jiao was well known to everyone.

Lin Xiao skillfully crossed the path in the courtyard and walked to Lin Jiao's Zen temple with ease.

As soon as Lin Xiao entered the courtyard, he saw Lin Jiao practicing Tai Chi in the pavilion. Her movements were slow and powerful, and each move was steady, like a pine tree rooted in the earth.

Lin Xiao stood aside, watching quietly, with a hint of warmth in his eyes.

Lin Jiao suddenly felt someone watching her. She stopped her moves abruptly, turned around, and a smile instantly spread across her face. With a hint of surprise in her expression, she quickly stepped forward and said, "Brother Lin Xiao, when did you come back? Just now?"

Lin Xiao smiled slightly, walked up to her, and whispered, "I just arrived at the academy last night and stayed in the Sutra Pagoda for one night. I came to see you early this morning."

Lin Jiao heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, but a trace of worry flashed across her face: "I was worried that you would forget about today's competition."

Lin Xiao patted her shoulder, a confident smile on his face as he consoled her, "I don't care about the final outcome. Li Qing and Zhang Ning have already been eliminated." He paused slightly, his tone becoming more serious. "However, I did find some clues about 'Netherworld' during my time in the Ancient Forest these past two days."

When Lin Jiao heard this, her eyes lit up and she asked quietly, "Really? What's the clue?" There was curiosity in her tone, but she didn't dare speak loudly for fear that someone would eavesdrop.

Lin Xiao lowered his voice and explained seriously, "I found the Know-It-All in the Ancient Forest. It holds many secrets. However, it has one condition—it must kill the Shadow Monkey King for it before it will tell me any news about the Netherworld."

After hearing this, Lin Jiao frowned and asked with a hint of worry, "How difficult is the Shadow Monkey King to deal with? What if we really kill it and Baishitong denies it?"

Lin Xiao smiled slightly, his tone firm: "Don't worry, I've already considered this. That guy does know clues about Youming, and it doesn't seem like he's lying."

Lin Jiao nodded, breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled faintly, "Then I'm relieved." She thought for a moment and whispered, "By the way, I heard that a mysterious guest will be coming to the academy today. He is said to be observing all the matches and may even comment on them."

Lin Xiao raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise, "There's a guest? Who is it?"

Lin Jiao shook her head and smiled mysteriously, "I don't know either. Everyone's guessing. The identity will only be revealed after the competition begins." She suddenly grabbed Lin Xiao's hand and said mischievously, "Never mind all that for now. Come on, accompany me to the cafeteria for breakfast. Then we'll go to the competition together and wait for the mysterious guest."

Lin Xiao was pulled by her to the cafeteria and couldn't help but smile. He quickened his pace and walked side by side with Lin Jiao.

After enjoying breakfast, the two headed to the ring together.

Lin Jiao pulled Lin Xiao and found a seat in the stands where they sat side by side.

Lin Jiao enthusiastically shared with him the interesting stories from the ring, pointing at the ring and saying, "You don't know, a lot of unexpected things have happened in the past two days. The fifth senior brother from Xingchen Pavilion actually defeated the third senior brother, and everyone was shocked!"

Lin Xiao listened with great interest, smiled and nodded, looking towards the ring while listening.

Lin Jiao excitedly continued, "And there's also the Fourth Senior Brother from Baicao Garden. His 'Blue Sky Needle' actually broke the Third Senior Brother from Tianji Pavilion's moves, nearly forcing him to surrender! It was truly eye-opening. And then there's the banker Minghu, who made a fortune again thanks to his accurate judgment of the battle situation."

As more and more disciples arrived at the stands, the surroundings gradually became lively. Lin Xiao's arrival attracted the attention of many people, and the surrounding discussions were one after another.

"Didn't they say that Lin Xiao was seriously injured and should still be recuperating in the back mountain? How come he looks fine?" A disciple whispered, with curiosity and amazement in his eyes.

"Today is the final showdown between him and Lin Jiao, competing for the 'internal recommendation' spot at Tianshu Academy. He has to go even if he's injured." The other person lowered his voice, his expression a little excited, as if waiting for something big to happen.

"It seems that he has recovered well. I wonder if he can continue his dark horse comeback today?" speculated a disciple on the side.

"It's a little risky. I just passed by him and didn't feel the same fierce momentum he had when he fought against Senior Brother Zhang Ning that day." A disciple shook his head slightly.

"After all, the person we are fighting against today is Lin Jiao, and they are good friends. Who would really be so cruel as to do anything to her?" The people next to him nodded in agreement.

Lin Xiao and Lin Jiao didn't show any concern for these discussions. At this moment, Liu Yi, Wang Hao and other familiar brothers also came over and stood beside Lin Xiao and Lin Jiao.

As soon as Wang Hao saw Lin Xiao, he joked, "Hey, Lin Xiao, you're back? I thought you were going to withdraw from the competition and give your place at Tianshu Academy to Sister Lin Jiao!"

Lin Xiao smiled, reached out and rubbed Wang Hao's head, and said lazily: "Do you think I am someone who will give up easily?" After saying that, he showed a confident and nonchalant expression, which made the people around him laugh.

As they were chatting and laughing, seven sharp auras suddenly came from the sky. Seven figures came flying in from the air with majestic momentum and landed steadily on the elders' stand.