Chapter 898 Other Agenda

Lin Mu's face froze.

Admit defeat?

This was too unexpected!

Just now he thought Du Xin was talking to him non-stop, trying to persuade him to voluntarily admit defeat.

He would never agree to it anyway.

Unexpectedly, Du Xin admitted defeat on his own!

Lin Mu was surprised.

Before going on stage, he had already made sufficient preparations in his heart.

Du Xin was a good friend of Liao Shu, and this battle would definitely be a fierce battle!

Du Xin's strength was still better than Liao Shu, and his trump card should not be inferior to Liao Shu. Gu Zhenhao repeatedly warned him that Du Xin was a gloomy person and he should be careful.

He had always been cautious and alert, not daring to relax at all.

He never expected that Du Xin would actually admit defeat now!

Lin Mu still urged the sword domain, and the sword of his heart pointed directly at Du Xin, without any relaxation.

Before the white-robed elder opened the ancient forbidden area and announced the result, everything Du Xin said could be a flowery rhetoric, deliberately deceiving him, letting him relax, and then delivering a fatal blow to catch him off guard.

After all, in this ancient forbidden area, no matter how nice and moving Du Xin's words were, only the two of them knew about it, and people outside the ancient forbidden area would not know it.

Whether it was the white-robed elder or the thousands of onlookers, they were all looking at the result.

Thinking of how insidious and cunning Du Xin was, as Gu Zhenhao repeatedly warned him, he felt more and more that Du Xin's active surrender was a conspiracy.

This was a mineral vein competition meeting, and it was no child's play.

Du Xin was not obviously at a disadvantage now. If he continued to fight like this, he would gradually take the initiative and gain the upper hand with his cultivation advantage.

Even if it was a competition of trump cards, Du Xin's trump card would not be much worse than Liao Shu's Five Yin Thunder Beads, and it would even be more powerful.

He had no reason to actively surrender!

Lin Mu did not take the initiative to attack again, but the power of the sword domain did not weaken at all. The light of the Sui Xin Sword in the sword domain became more and more brilliant.

Before the result was announced, he would never be careless.

"Why did you take the initiative to admit defeat?" Lin Mu asked calmly, without any joy of winning easily on his face.

There must be something wrong when things are abnormal.

This is probably a conspiracy.

"My current strength is indeed not as good as yours. You are slightly stronger than me." Du Xin smiled frankly, "With my strength, even if I enter the top sixteen, I will still be at the bottom. There is no need to use my life-saving trump card that I have nurtured for tens of thousands of years for the false reputation of the top sixteen."

Du Xin looked at Lin Mu and continued, "What's more, you now have Liao Shu's three five-yin thunder beads in your hand. Even if I use the trump card, it is difficult to defeat you. If I am not careful, I will even lose my life!"

"I don't need to do this!" Du Xin smiled brightly, "A man who knows the times is a hero, what do you think?"

Lin Mu did not respond.

The cultivators below the stage all began to discuss.

"Why did the two suddenly stop?"

"They were fighting at the most intense moment, and they stopped abruptly. Are you still letting people watch!"

"Lin Mu was on full alert, and Du Xin looked very relaxed, as if he was going to use his trump card and prepare for a reversal!"

"Could it be that after Du Xin used his trump card, he had to say hello to Lin Mu? He's not that stupid, right? Isn't this reminding Lin Mu to be on guard?"

"Looking at Lin Mu's alert face, it seems to be true!" A cultivator immediately echoed.

"You are stupid!" A cultivator thought he was smart and said, "Du Xin's life-saving trump card has been treasured for tens of thousands of years, and he must be reluctant to use it. If he told Lin Mu directly, Lin Mu would be afraid and would most likely admit defeat!"

"In this way, Du Xin would win without fighting and still be able to keep his trump card!"

The cultivators around him all understood.

"If you really admit defeat, stop talking nonsense and signal the white-robed elder to admit defeat immediately!" Lin Mu said straightforwardly, "I don't want to intrigue with you. If you want to fight, I will fight you to the death! I won't be stingy with any trump cards!"

"You are really straightforward!" Du Xin smiled and complimented, "You are happy to repay your enemies, unrestrained, and very free and easy. This state is enviable. You are indeed a peerless genius, rare in a thousand years, and your state of mind is far beyond us!"

Du Xin's voice fell, very straightforward, and he immediately signaled the white-robed elder to take the initiative to admit defeat.

Lin Mu still did not relax at all and was cautious.

Soon, the white-robed elder opened the ancient ban and announced the result: "This game, Lin Mu wins!"

Until then, Lin Mu was really relieved.

Du Xin really took the initiative to admit defeat!

All this is just like a dream.

The strongest opponent ever encountered was the easiest to win.

Unlike Lin Mu's calm face, Du Xin took the initiative to admit defeat. As soon as the result was announced, the thousands of onlookers in the audience immediately went wild.

"Du Xin actually took the initiative to admit defeat?"

"He wouldn't be so cowardly, right?"

"He didn't even dare to fight Lin Mu!"

Ordinary onlookers sighed and were curious.

The cultivators who gambled with Gu Zhenhao were much more excited, and many of them felt their scalps were about to explode!

No one expected that this would be the result.

The competition ended suddenly not long after it began.

It was Du Xin who took the initiative to admit defeat!

They were all sure that Du Xin could win.

Gu Zhenhao's bet was to bet at least one million spirit stones, and many cultivators bet tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of spirit stones.

In the blink of an eye, in less than half an incense stick of time, tens of millions of spirit stones were gone.

Several cultivators who took out more than 100 million spirit stones to gamble suffered even more.

Gu Zhenhao was full of smiles, and he was even more smiling.

He didn't expect that everything would be so easy.

Lin Mu flew down the battle stage with a smile on his face, and in a flash, he came to Gu Zhenhao.

Many cultivators came here to find out the details.

The cultivators who lost a lot of spiritual stones inexplicably wanted to find out the truth.

It felt so unfair and aggrieved to lose in such an unclear way.

"What methods did you use to win so easily?" Gu Zhenhao asked with a smile.

"I don't know either." Lin Mu smiled, "We were fighting fiercely, and I had a slight advantage. Du Xin suddenly stopped attacking and said he wanted to admit defeat. I suspected that he was lying and didn't dare to relax at all. I didn't expect that he actually signaled to the decision and admitted defeat."

"Can't he beat you?" A cultivator next to him asked immediately, still unable to hide his anger in his words.

He just bet 60 million spiritual stones, and it was gone in a blink of an eye.

"In terms of real strength, he is indeed one point inferior to me." Lin Mu smiled, "Maybe he didn't want to expose his trump card and fight with me, and his strength was indeed suppressed by me, so he simply admitted defeat."

"Du Xin's thoughts are difficult for ordinary people to guess, and no one knows what he is thinking." Gu Zhenhao congratulated, "But since he has admitted defeat, there is nothing to say, losing is losing, winning is winning! Now you are in the top 16, and next, you can participate in the round-robin battle!"

Lin Mu smiled and nodded.

Although the process was unexpected, this result was what he wanted most.

His goal was initially achieved.

In the next round-robin battle, he didn't need to fight with others in every game, as long as he could be in the top ten.

In other words, he had room to lose.

In the first five rounds, as long as he lost, he would be eliminated.

Of course, everyone who can become the top 16 cultivators has extremely strong strength. When masters fight, once they relax, the outcome will be very different. He still has to try his best to win.

To be in the top ten, at least six people must be left behind.

Among the fifteen cultivators, he must defeat at least six people.

Among the cultivators who can enter the top sixteen, there are very few who are in the middle stage of the fusion. Most of the cultivators have already reached the late stage of the fusion.

His current strength is equivalent to that of Du Xin, who is in the middle stage of the fusion. Facing a cultivator in the late stage of the fusion, he has no advantage at all. If he continues to do so, he will fall into a disadvantage.

If he wants to win, he can only rely on the Five Yin Thunder Beads.

However, once the Five Yin Thunder Beads are used, it means that he will fight desperately with others.

Two tigers fight, and each will suffer casualties.

In the round-robin battle, there is more than one battle. Considering the overall situation, in order to preserve strength, generally no one will fight desperately.

Everyone's strength is about the same. Once they fight desperately, most of them will suffer losses.

This is equivalent to giving other opponents an advantage.

Therefore, unless the opponent wants to fight desperately with him, otherwise, he cannot even use the Five Yin Thunder Beads.

Once used, although the chance of winning will increase, there is also a risk of losing one's life.

The trump card of a cultivator in the late stage of fusion may be much more powerful than the Five Yin Thunder Pearl.

Thinking of the next competition, Lin Mu began to worry.

If he could not use the Five Yin Thunder Pearl, relying on his current strength, it would be very unlikely for him to defeat at least six cultivators.

Especially since his cultivation was only at the Return to Void Stage, his foundation was insufficient, and he was at a disadvantage in the round-robin battle.

The only way now was to put hope on the Sui Xin Sword.

Lin Mu had no intention of talking to the cultivators around him. With a smile on his face, he said goodbye to everyone and then went back to Yue Lai Inn with Gu Zhenhao.

Du Xin flew down the battle stage, ignoring the discussions of the onlookers, and left in a flash.

Coming to a quiet courtyard in the city, Du Xin landed, danced with his ten fingers, and cast several spells.

The restrictions in front of the courtyard kept shaking, and the fog rolled.

After a while, the white mist dispersed, a small path appeared, and the gate of the courtyard opened.

A cultivator with sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, standing in front of the gate.

"Brother!" Du Xin said straight to the point, "My opponent this round is Lin Mu, I voluntarily admit defeat."

Du Cheng smiled and said, "Since you admit defeat, you must have your reasons. Tell me, what are your plans?"

He had told Du Xin more than once that entering the top sixteen would greatly promote one's own strength. This time, Du Xin finally entered the fifth round, and his opponent was the extremely popular Lin Mu. Logically, he would have a high chance of winning if he fought hard, but Du Xin took the initiative to admit defeat.

He was very relieved about his younger brother.

Since Du Xin did this, he must have his own plan.

"Lin Mu killed Liao Shu before and obtained three five-yin thunder beads." Du Xin said with a gloomy face, "If I use my trump card, I will only have a 50% chance of winning. If I don't do it well, I will die. I don't think it's worth it."

"So that's it." Du Cheng smiled, "Since he has entered the top sixteen, leave it to me, and I will help you get rid of this bad breath!"

"There is no need for this." Du Xin waved his hand and said, "You may also be seriously injured if you fight him one-on-one, after all, he has three five-yin thunder beads."

"What do you mean?" Du Cheng asked.

"We can do it in secret after the mining competition and find a few friends to deal with him together!"

"Or during the round-robin battle, look for an opportunity to see if he comes out alone and wait for an opportunity to attack." Du Xin said viciously, "There is no need to fight him one-on-one!"