“The Spear of Penal Prison, die!” Xing Tian let out a thunderous roar, his black spear, as if it were the spear of death governing the world’s penal prison, fiercely thrust downward at an angle. Unmatched dark light shot out from the spear tip, imbued with peerless terrifying power, surging towards Lin Xiao as if it would pierce through the entire earth, its might awe-inspiring.
“Unyielding Skeleton Technique!”
Lin Xiao softly uttered in his heart, his vast elemental force connecting with the five bone patterns on his spine, unleashing the Unyielding Skeleton Technique. A torrential evil aura erupted from within his spine, emanating from his body surface.
Rolling white mist swirled around Lin Xiao’s body, an incomparably evil aura wreaking havoc across heaven and earth, filling the entire battlefield. This aura alone caused the surrounding formation barriers to resonate with a pervasive sound, as if the entire space were trembling.
At this moment, Lin Xiao seemed to transform into a world-annihilating evil god, his aura earth-shattering, his evil energy terrifying. Mysterious power surged from the five bone patterns within his body.
Boom!
With Lin Xiao’s punch, an extremely terrifying white evil force shot skyward, colliding with Xing Tian’s dark light.
“Rumble!”
A thunderous explosion resounded as Xing Tian’s dark light was shattered by the white fist radiance. Rolling black shockwaves burst forth, surging in all directions.
The slightly weakened white fist radiance, still carrying a torrential evil aura, continued to charge towards Xing Tian, reaching him in the blink of an eye.
“How is this possible?”
Feeling the terrifying evil aura sweeping over him, a thick sense of mortal danger flooded Xing Tian’s heart. His face turned pale with shock, his eyes revealing fear and disbelief.
Lin Xiao, at the seventh level of Martial Venerable and mid-grade fifth-level spiritual force, how could he unleash such powerful evil attribute power, effortlessly crushing Xing Tian’s strongest attack, executed with his third-level Martial Lord cultivation and the primary Earth-grade Bi’an phenomenon?
However, before he could think further, the next moment, the unmatched evil force struck Xing Tian’s chest diagonally, piercing through his chest and exiting from his back, crashing into the formation barrier above with a violent resonating sound.
Xing Tian’s life force vanished in an instant.
Until his death, Xing Tian could not comprehend how he, the direct descendant of the Xing family’s top Martial Emperor, the most outstanding genius of the Southeast Region, died at the Southeast Region Youth Assembly, killed by Lin Xiao, whom he had never taken seriously.
He had intended to shine at the Southeast Region Assembly, gaining fame across the region and even vying for the top spot on the preliminary list, with a bright future ahead.
Yet, this was his end.
Xing Tian died with his eyes open, unable to accept his fate.
At that moment, everyone present was dumbfounded, as if the entire scene had turned to stone, their expressions frozen in shock.
Lin Xiao had actually killed Xing Tian, a third-level Martial Lord with a primary Earth-grade Bi’an phenomenon, an ancient ferocious beast, with a single strike?
“How is this possible?”
Everyone’s eyes widened, as if their eyeballs might pop out, unable to recover for a long time.
Even Purple Emperor and Ling Xiao showed surprised expressions.
They were unaware that Lin Xiao possessed such powerful evil forces, far surpassing his spiritual and elemental forces.
The Pavilion Master of Myriad Phenomena Pavilion and young cultivators like Qu Shang were stunned. They had thought Purple Spirit was the strongest in the Purple Clan team, chosen by Shi Jin Dou for her spirit controller abilities.
Who would have expected that the strongest in the Purple Clan team was not Purple Spirit, but Lin Xiao?
Lin Xiao was not only a genius in both elemental and spiritual cultivation but also possessed terrifyingly powerful evil forces, capable of killing Xing Tian with one strike.
Such strength surely aimed straight for the top of the preliminary list.
The leaders of Cloud Object Tower, Hundred Rivers Sea, and Golden Pavilion Hall were also shocked, especially the Golden Pavilion Hall Master. They had believed their chosen Xing family could overpower the families selected by the other three chambers, and even the youths chosen by the chambers themselves.
Who would have thought that Xing Tian, who had stunned the audience in the previous round, would die in this round at the hands of a youth from the Purple Clan team, chosen by Myriad Phenomena Pavilion?
Emperor Xing and the Xing family youths were dumbfounded, more unable than anyone to believe the reality before them. Only they knew how monstrously talented Xing Tian truly was.
Upon regaining their senses, Emperor Xing’s face immediately showed intense anger, a thick murderous intent surging within him.
Their Xing family’s prodigy, with limitless potential, had fallen, killed by Lin Xiao.
Emperor Xing’s fists clenched tightly, his eyes flashing with unrelenting cold light.
The Duan family members were also stunned, now realizing that Lin Xiao had not used his full strength when killing Duan Dongfeng.
Duan Tianya’s heart collapsed instantly, his thoughts of seeking revenge against Lin Xiao vanishing completely.
If he could kill Xing Tian, what was Duan Tianya in comparison?
How laughable that he had previously dismissed Lin Xiao.
From now on, Duan Tianya would likely only be a joke mentioned in passing when people spoke of Lin Xiao.
Yang Xiu and the Ling Sword Sect elders were also shocked. Jian Wuqu’s fists clenched tightly, his eyes brimming with murderous intent. Lin Xiao’s strength had once again exceeded his expectations.
“Evil forces, he actually possesses such pure evil forces!” The Martial Emperor elder of the Evil Sect showed extreme shock, his eyes gleaming brightly.
The Martial Emperor elders of the Demon Sect, Nether Sect, and Burial Sect also had glints of light in their eyes.
The youths of the four major sects all had cold glints in their eyes.
At this moment, Li Luo was also stunned, now understanding why her cousin Li Renchou had praised Lin Xiao so highly.
She also realized why Li Renchou had conceded directly.
Without illusionary attacks, he might truly not be Lin Xiao’s match.
Seeing the crowd’s reactions and Li Luo’s expression, Li Renchou’s face showed a brilliant smile, secretly chuckling in his heart, “Now you finally know how monstrous that monster’s successor is. When he unleashes his full strength, you’ll be even more shocked.”
Sheng Li’s face showed extreme solemnity. He had lost to Li Renchou, who had conceded to Lin Xiao. If he could defeat Lin Xiao, he might share the top spot.
Initially, he thought defeating Lin Xiao would be easy, but now it seemed far from simple, perhaps even uncertain.
Sheng Qianyu’s face also showed a trace of solemnity. Lin Xiao was a genius in both elemental and spiritual cultivation. If he avoided the path of evil cultivation, even with great achievements, he would pose no threat to the Sheng family or orthodox cultivators.
But as an evil cultivator, if Lin Xiao followed this path, he could become a significant threat to the Sheng family in the future.
For the current Sheng Li, he would also be a considerable threat.
“My spirit stones!” As the crowd regained their senses, someone cried out.
“My fifty spirit stones are gone too,” a youth said dejectedly, previously excited and hopeful for Xing Tian, now plunged into despair.
With Xing Tian dead, those who had bet on him had no chance left.
“I feel like my spirit stones are gone too!” A youth who had bet on Sheng Li said dispiritedly.
“With this kind of strength, the top spot on the preliminary list surely belongs to Lin Xiao!” Someone sighed.
“Not necessarily. Sheng Li hasn’t fought Lin Xiao yet. Perhaps Sheng Li could win, and they might share the top spot,” someone countered.
At this moment, waves of discussion filled the entire plaza, pushing the fourth round of the preliminary list to a climax.
Lin Xiao’s strength undoubtedly shocked everyone, making him the strongest contender for the top spot on the preliminary list.
The power of the Unyielding Skeleton Technique, enhanced by the five bone patterns after refining the Netherfire Evil Insect spirit core, surprised even Lin Xiao himself.
He felt this strike was powerful but hadn’t expected it to be so overwhelming, killing Xing Tian with a single blow, sparing him the need for a second strike.
At this moment, Lin Xiao’s gaze swept over the Duan and Xing families, then to the Ling Sword Sect, and he declared openly, “Those who want to kill me will meet this fate!” With that, Lin Xiao turned confidently and walked off the platform, leaving behind an imposing figure.
