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Zhuang Xiujie's image directly reminded Lin Xi of the flower monk Lu Zhizhen in "The Water Margin Legend".

The moment they met, both of them retracted their soul force. Zhuang Xiujie clasped his fists and said, "Zhuang Xiujie!"

Lin Xi was secretly surprised inside and similarly replied, "Lin Xi, I heard that Old Zhuang is unrivalled in cultivation, so I'm here to consult you for a bit, I don't know ?"

Zhuang Xiujie laughed, "Haha, I'm afraid to ask you for advice. It's fine if we compete. It's just that there's no gimmick in the competition, so there's no meaning in it!"

Lin Xi frowned slightly and said helplessly, "I don't have any money, so I'm afraid I can't give you anything." Zhuang Xiujie waved as she said to Lin Xi, "No, no, Brother Lin Xi has a gimmick. I wonder if you're willing to take it out?" After saying that, the corner of his mouth slightly curled up.

Lin Xi asked, "What kind of gimmick are you going to talk about?"

Zhuang Xiujie said, "I presume Brother Lin Xi hasn't joined any faction yet?" Lin Xi nodded slightly, then Zhuang Xiujie continued, "If I win, I would like to invite Brother Lin to join Zhuang Wu. If you lose, Zhuang Wu will be your home from now on. Come and see me!"

When Lin Xi heard this, he said with a smile, "Hehe, this stunt, why does it seem like you've kidnapped me to Zhuang Wu!?" No matter if I win or lose, I want to become a part of 'Zhuang Wu'. This gimmick, isn't it too much! "

Zhuang Xiujie laughed loudly and waved his hands, "Brother Lin Xi's words are wrong. It's just a gimmick. I don't have any intention of restricting you. Hehe, if you want to join my 'Zhuang Wu', I'll definitely raise my hands to welcome you."

Lin Xi muttered, "Alright! We shall do as Brother Zhuang Xiujie says! " Although she said this in her mouth, Lin Xi knew in her heart that she wouldn't be staying in the academy for too long. Lin Xi didn't believe that that old fox, Old Huo, would let her leisurely cultivate in the academy, not to mention that she would also have to go to the Divine Light Island. That beautiful figure was so beautiful that she could haunt her dreams for a long time.

After hearing Lin Xi's promise, Zhuang Xiujie was also extremely happy. "Zhuang Wu" was going to have another strong warrior join them. Although it was still weaker than the Ge siblings' "elite martial arts faction", it would not be as passive as it was now.

The two of them had their own plans. Even though they wouldn't hurt each other, they couldn't do much with their little thoughts. In this world where the strong were as common as clouds, if one did not have the strength to split heaven and earth, then they had to be cautious in all matters. If neither of them had the strength, then they could be at the mercy of others.

In the next moment, Zhuang Xiujie's face was very serious. He took a step forward and dashed towards Lin Xi. His speed became faster and faster, almost turning into a meteor as he blew up leaves and sand behind him.

Lin Xi crossed her arms in front of her chest. Circulating her prehistoric body, she instantly condensed her spiritual energy armor, even though she realized that Zhuang Xiujie's attacks would be very fast and violent. However, he didn't expect that in the instant he finished defending himself, Zhuang Xiujie's fist had already hit the spot where Lin Xi's arms were crossed.

"Bam!" The blast wave spread out in all directions with Lin Xi and Zhuang Xiujie in the center. The eighteen cultivators who were closer to the blast wave, even though they had prepared sufficient defenses, their bodies still swayed continuously when the blast wave hit them. Some of them even crawled onto the ground, looking to be in a sorry state.

With this, he could see the strength and speed of Zhuang Xiujie's attacks. It was no wonder that he was sitting at the seat of honor for the Body Transformation Academy. No one dared to move him.

What was more surprising was not Zhuang Xiujie, but Lin Xi. Although Lin Xi was only defending herself, she did not retreat even half a step. Other than her upper body leaning back slightly and her feet sinking into the ground, she seemed unharmed.

Soon after, layers of ripples appeared on the spot where his fist had come in contact with Lin Xi's spiritual energy armor. Of course, Lin Xi knew what was going on. Although the attack just now had caused her chest to feel stuffy for a moment, as well as the feeling of her qi and blood surging, at least Zhuang Xiujie's attack had not directly hit her body.

Lin Xi suddenly pulled back his crossed arms and bounced off Zhuang Xiujie's fist. His body lightened up and stepped on it again, causing him to fly backwards and upwards.

Although it looked like she was about to escape, Lin Xi knew that she couldn't let Zhuang Xiujie break through her spiritual energy armor easily. She had already endured it once, and she didn't want to repeat the same tragedy when her spiritual energy armor exploded.

Zhuang Xiujie saw Lin Xi flying backwards and was in no hurry to give chase. He said angrily, "Brother Lin, if you don't use your full strength, are you not putting me in your eyes? If you don't go all out, then please leave! I don't have time to entertain you! "

Lin Xi first observed the spiritual energy armor. Other than a dozen or so cracks, it did not sustain too much damage. A surge of spiritual energy was once again injected into the spiritual energy armor, and as the cracks on the spiritual energy armor recovered, it also became more solid.

Lin Xi replied, "You're a bit too impatient, we haven't even set the rules yet! You just have to punch out! "

"Let's spar. What principles are these? As long as we can determine the victor or loser, everything will be fine!" Zhuang Xiujie said angrily.

Lin Xi touched her hair helplessly and said, "We're only going to fight physically. Brother Zhuang, what do you think?"

Zhuang Xiujie said somewhat impatiently, "You, why are you so silly. How good is it to fight with all your might, and what principles do you need!?" Then, he thought for a while before continuing, "However, looking at brother's body transformation cultivation, you should be at the middle stage of Bone Refining, but I am at the late stage of Divine Powers ? "Are you sure?"

Lin Xi had never gone through body transformation training before because she had the support of the Great Desolation Body, causing her body and bones to be strengthened. That was why Zhuang Xiujie came to such a conclusion.

However, even if he had a cultivation level similar to the intermediate Bone Refining stage, he was still unable to compare to the God Power level Zhuang Xiujie. How could an entire great realm like this be easily compensated with battle techniques? Besides, Zhuang Xiujie's fighting skills were not necessarily worse than Lin Xi's.

The reason why Lin Xi made Lin Xi do such a suicidal action was because Lin Xi vaguely remembered that Elder Huo had once told her that there was a shortcut in body transformation cultivation, which was to constantly fight with powerful people, and through continuous attacks, increase one's battle awareness. When the battle consciousness reached a certain level, it would lead to an increase in the cultivation of one's physical body.

This was a method of cultivation that all cultivators knew, but not many cultivators dared to do so because if it was the opponent who suddenly attacked, the only thing that remained was death.