The Legend of the Netherworld

Lin Xiao stared at Lin Jiao, secretly plotting in his mind. While she wasn't paying attention, he immediately used his Dragon Swimming Across the Seas technique to quickly approach her. However, Lin Jiao reacted extremely quickly. She formed seals with her hands, chanted a spell, and a fireball instantly appeared in front of her, flying straight towards Lin Xiao.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao's face flashed with helplessness, and he shouted: "Lin Jiao, you are already in the Dingmao Sixth Realm, why are you still using this novice move? Can you be more serious!"

Lin Jiao chuckled and blinked: "Okay, then I will be serious."

Before she finished her words, Lin Jiao had already cast another spell, this time using Pyroblast. Flames suddenly ignited under Lin Xiao's feet and quickly exploded.

Lin Xiao chuckled inwardly. Yu Sheng had used the same move in their previous battle, and he was already accustomed to it. So, Lin Xiao stomped his feet, and Dragon Wandering activated again. With a great leap, he easily dodged the explosion and appeared directly in front of Lin Jiao.

He quickly threw a punch, swung out a Dragon Shadow Fist, and suddenly hit Lin Jiao.

Seeing this, Lin Jiao's face darkened. Without panicking, she immediately unleashed Water Escape, a stream of water forming a shield wall in front of her, blocking Lin Xiao's attack. Seeing her seriousness, Lin Xiao also felt a sense of pressure. Lin Jiao then retreated in mid-air, quickly increasing the distance between them. She formed seals with her hands once more, unleashing an even more powerful spell.

Lin Jiao raised her hands and cast three powerful spells: Ice Arrow Rain, Deep Sea Vortex, and Fire Storm Vortex. Dense ice arrows fell from the sky like raindrops, shooting straight at Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao dodged hurriedly, repeatedly moving sideways to avoid the attack. Then, he saw two huge whirlpools, one of water and one of fire, intertwined together and roaring towards him.

Lin Xiao used all his strength to dodge the combined attacks of water and fire, but Lin Jiao's attacks grew increasingly fierce, not giving him a chance to get close. He dodged with all his might, secretly complaining in his heart: This fellow Lin Jiao is indeed at the Dingmao Sixth Realm, much stronger than Yu Sheng.

Just when Lin Xiao thought he could take a breath, Lin Jiao cast another spell, using the Torrent Impact and the Frozen Field. A huge stream of water rushed towards Lin Xiao, and Lin Xiao could only dodge. Then Lin Xiao found that cold frost was falling in his area, and his movements slowed down. Lin Xiao hurriedly used the Tiger Roar Palm to disperse the frost.

Seeing this, Lin Jiao cast another spell, using the Flame Cage. The cage formed instantly, and a huge circle of fire surrounded Lin Xiao in the center. Lin Xiao tried to jump out of the fire circle, but found that the closer he got to the flames, the larger and stronger they became, leaving him with no chance of escape.

Lin Jiao's attack wasn't over yet. She summoned a flaming spear in mid-air, which gathered above her head, ready to strike Lin Xiao through at any moment.

Lin Xiao saw that the situation was not good and knew that if he continued to insist, he would definitely suffer. He quickly raised his hands and shouted, "Stop! Stop! Lin Jiao, I won't fight anymore!"

Lin Jiao chuckled softly, looking at Lin Xiao's bewildered state with satisfaction. With a wave of her hand, she retracted all her spells. The circle of fire vanished, and the flaming spear dissipated with it. She landed on the ground, walked over to Lin Xiao, and teased, "You said I wasn't serious at first, and now that I'm serious, you're not satisfied."

Lin Xiao felt the inadequacy of his own strength due to the sparring with Lin Jiao, especially in the continuity of spell casting and combat.

He admitted to Lin Jiao awkwardly, "I didn't expect the gap between Yu Sheng and you to be so huge. When Yu Sheng cast his spell, there was still room for me to get close, but you didn't even stop." Lin Jiao chuckled and replied, "I haven't used my real powerful moves yet."

Then, Lin Jiao told Lin Xiao that she would be temporarily leaving Feng Shui Academy and heading to the Ancient Forest to search for monsters to consolidate her cultivation. She had just broken through and needed to consolidate her realm through actual combat, while also completing some bounty missions.

After hearing the bounty, Lin Xiao's eyes flashed with desire, and he asked if he could go with her. Lin Jiao explained regretfully, "You need to be at least at the Jiazi Fifth Realm to enter the Ancient Forest. You are not qualified yet."

Afterward, the conversation turned to the recent situation of Liu Yi, Wang Hao, and the others. Lin Xiao sighed, "Last time, my chance finally came, but that skinny guy ruined it." Lin Jiao consoled him, "After your confinement is over, we'll see how strong you are." They chatted about some daily matters, and Lin Jiao finally said goodbye and left.

After Lin Jiao left, Lin Xiao continued practicing alone, secretly competing with himself. At this moment, the dirty Taoist suddenly appeared and said, "Do you see the difference? Don't let them use Fireball?" Lin Xiao nodded helplessly and admitted, "It's indeed a big difference."

Seeing this, the dirty Taoist decided to teach him a new martial art: "Since you are so serious, I will teach you the 'Whirlwind Kick' today. When you practice it to the extreme, your kicks will be as fast as a whirlwind, and every kick can break the enemy's defense."

Afterwards, the dirty Taoist taught Lin Xiao the key to the whirlwind kick and immediately started a real-life sparring match with him to help him hone this new move.

At night, Lin Xiao meditated in his thatched hut. Reflecting on his daytime battle with Lin Jiao, he realized that there was no comparison between someone like Lin Jiao, who had reached a state of enlightenment entirely through her own practice, and someone like Yu Sheng, who relied on external resources to elevate her realm. This disparity made Lin Xiao realize that he needed to work even harder to catch up with Lin Jiao.

From then on, Lin Xiao began to practice even more diligently. His daily training became even more rigorous. Not only did he retain the daily underwater body movement training in the well, and the practice of Dragon Shadow Fist, Whirlwind Kick, and Soul-Locking Grappling Hands above the well, he also added a special training: daily crazy fights with dirty Taoist priests.

He gradually discovered that after each fight with the dirty Taoist priest, his improvement was astonishing. In order to improve faster, Lin Xiao even asked the dirty Taoist priest to use his full strength and no longer hold back.

As the frequency of fights increased, Lin Xiao was knocked flying more and more often, and flew farther and farther. There was even one time when the dirty Taoist priest got tired of fighting with him and knocked Lin Xiao a kilometer away, which even scared the dirty Taoist priest himself.

Fortunately, Lin Xiao's body was invincible and he was not seriously injured.

After ten months of arduous training, Lin Xiao's realm advanced by leaps and bounds, reaching the fourth level of the Jiazi Realm. Two months later, after a thrilling battle with the Dirty Taoist, Lin Xiao felt that he was about to break through again.

He immediately sat cross-legged on the spot, quickly entering a state of cultivation and began to absorb the spiritual energy around him. Just as he was concentrating, the clear sky suddenly became overcast. The dark clouds gathered rapidly, and an oppressive atmosphere filled the air between heaven and earth.