Exotic Battlefield: I Can Activate Dual Talents

Chapter 839 549: The Broken Knife's Gluttonous Feast, Twenty Attached Treasures (Part 2)

"Alright, let's not talk about this. Bring out the information on that young fellow Mo Yiqiang for me."

Mo Yiqiang, that's the blind spear wielder who Lu Lin sensed.

Unexpectedly, Elder Cheng Yu would choose such a disabled Heavenly Talent.

Though Mo Yiqiang isn't bad, he is quite lacking compared to other Heavenly Talents of the same level due to his innate conditions.

His eyes are blind.

If this were an ordinary problem, he could naturally heal after reaching a certain level of cultivation.

However, even now, at the Star Lord Peak, he remains blind.

This foretells that his future path will undoubtedly be extremely arduous.

Why would Elder Cheng Yu choose such a disciple?

Though both men were puzzled, they still ordered Mo Yiqiang's information to be retrieved.

The three Elders gathered here, choosing their favored disciples, no longer paid attention to the leaderboard.

But just because they weren't paying attention didn't mean others weren't.

Hu Zeng has been keeping an eye on Lu Lin's situation since the preliminary selection began.

When he saw Lu Lin quickly acquire a subsidiary treasure, he looked pleasantly surprised.

This is it!

Although this speed can't match Yue Dao's fastest excavation speed, as long as he remains stable, entering the Top 32 shouldn't be hard.

But then, something surprising happened to Hu Zeng.

Lu Lin, who had acquired a subsidiary treasure and ranked seventy-ninth, soon saw his ranking disappear.

Did someone else acquire a treasure and push him back?

Hu Zeng checked the rankings, seeing that none of the competitors ranked below two hundred had acquired any subsidiary treasures.

But... where is Lu Lin?

Thinking he might be seeing things, Hu Zeng checked again, and indeed didn't find Lu Lin's name.

This is strange.

Hadn't Lu Lin just acquired a subsidiary treasure?

How could it disappear?

Could it be... it was snatched away?

Hu Zeng felt a sinking sensation; a bad premonition arose.

But Lu Lin's strength is considerable. While many in this batch are powerful, it shouldn't be possible to rob him of his treasure this quickly.

As Hu Zeng pondered, unable to comprehend, on the other side, Dong Bihe saw the change in Lu Lin's ranking.

However, unlike Hu Zeng's concern and puzzlement, Dong Bihe appeared rather amused.

Ha, with that level of skill, he just acquired a subsidiary treasure only to get it robbed, it seems Lu Lin's strength isn't as strong as imagined.

He even advised Kui Tong to avoid Lu Lin at the competition's start.

In hindsight, that seems excessive.

Perhaps, that day, Lu Lin engaged Kui Tong with some trick.

Showing a slight cold smile, Dong Bihe no longer focused on Lu Lin's situation.

In the illusionary realm.

Lu Lin had already found seven subsidiary treasures and allowed the broken knife to absorb the treasures' attributes.

Maybe it was Lu Lin's illusion, but after the previous experience of absorbing thirty-six treasures from Frost Country, the broken knife's absorption capability seemed to have strengthened.

Even though the speed wasn't very fast, it was quicker than before.

To match the broken knife's absorption speed, Lu Lin found that he had to feed each treasure to it as soon as he found one.

For him, at the current stage, the most important thing wasn't finding subsidiary treasures but seizing the opportunity to enhance the broken knife's level.

Otherwise, accumulating more treasures would still carry unnecessary burdens.

Lu Lin had considered storing the found subsidiary treasures in the Storage Ring, allowing the broken knife to absorb them slowly while using the Guiding Star Skill for quick searches and excavations.

However, subsidiary treasures can't be stored in Storage Rings, and carrying dozens of them would mark Lu Lin as a massive target among many Heavenly Talents.

"Halt!"

"Let go!"

"Put the treasure on the ground!"

Just as Lu Lin found a bow-shaped subsidiary treasure, several rebuking voices suddenly echoed around him.

Sensing this, Lu Lin smiled slightly.

Several Heavenly Talents of mediocre strength had formed a team, each holding two or three subsidiary treasures.

Just a glance revealed seventeen or eighteen in total.

Lu Lin put the bow-shaped treasure on the ground and turned around, gazing at them with a half-smile.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you mean by this? Can you form teams in the preliminary selection for the Heavenly Talent War?"

"You're Lu Lin!"

As he turned, the few people on the opposite side immediately recognized Lu Lin with some shock.

"What? Lu Lin? The Lu Lin ranked first on the Heavenly Talent Rankings?"

"Damn, this is troublesome; first place on the Heavenly Talent Rankings, even if it's just a name, is stronger than us."

"Afraid of what? Lu Lin's only average, purely a useless champion. If we all go, we might get the thrill of taking down a genius."

For a while, opinions varied among the six people opposite.

Some feared Lu Lin's strength, while others wanted to seize the opportunity for a big win.

But Lu Lin didn't care what they were thinking.

The subsidiary treasures in their hands, Lu Lin wanted them.

"Too noisy!"

"You all, surrender, drop your subsidiary treasures on the ground, and I might spare you."

Lu Lin said casually.

With this, of the six people facing him, except for one who quickly dropped two treasures and retreated, the others looked fiercely towards Lu Lin.

Although intimidated by Lu Lin's reputation, they weren't willing to give up the treasures they painstakingly looted and dug up just because of one sentence from him.

"Lu Lin, you're just a worthless manor, how dare you boast in front of us."

"Brothers, don't fear him, let's take him together and kill him."

Someone incited, charging forward as a lead.

The rest, seeing this, drew their weapons, preparing to attack Lu Lin without hesitation.

This was the tactic they would use against Heavenly Talents of similar strength.

With such a bluff, the opponent would usually concede, drop their treasures, and flee.

After all, everyone knew they might not make it to the final Top 32, so risking lives for a few subsidiary treasures wasn't worthwhile.

Yet while it wasn't worthwhile for them, for Lu Lin, it was well worth it.

Nearly twenty subsidiary treasures would allow the broken knife to absorb for a morning, giving Lu Lin a chance to rest.

Facing the charge of five people, Lu Lin did not dodge, a hint of playful mockery flashing in his eyes.

"Earth Element, Control."

The five running found themselves as if their feet were welded to the ground. No matter how much strength they used, they couldn't move.

Looking down, they saw a lump of black, sticky mud covering their feet.

The mud continued to creep upwards along their legs.

Soon, their bodies were completely covered.

Only their heads could move; they couldn't control their bodies.

"Lu Lin, what magic is this? Release us, or we'll report your violation to Elder Li Song once we get out."

"Lu Lin, let me go. All my subsidiary treasures are yours."

"Lu Lin, big brother, please spare my life."

In a moment, the once ferocious five were pleading earnestly, their attitudes reversed.

Except for the one with a stiff mouth, the others had already yielded.

But Lu Lin had no sympathy for those who attacked him.

He strolled up, taking all their subsidiary treasures, then sat where he placed the bow-shaped treasure.

Lu Lin placed the broken knife atop the pile, allowing it to absorb the treasures' attributes.

He wasn't worried about these individuals discovering the broken knife's secret.

Only because he was the Master could he sense the knife slowly strengthening, while others couldn't see with their eyes.

Even with Soul Power, they wouldn't be able to detect it.

Outside the illusionary realm.

Hu Zeng saw Lu Lin's ranking jump to forty-eighth, with a treasure count of twenty, and couldn't help but show a hint of delight.

Success!

This guy Lu Lin, hiding for so long, is finally starting to show his power.