In that fleeting moment, Lin Yun had already closed the distance, thrusting his sword towards the man’s back with ferocious speed.
This time, the monkey-faced man had no choice but to turn and swing his battle-axe to block.
“We’ve never met before. Why must you be so ruthless?” the monkey-faced man roared unwillingly as he defended himself.
“You tried to ambush my friend and kill me to steal my True Saint Artifact. Why do you think? I gave you a chance, but you refused to believe me and coveted my True Saint Artifact,” Lin Yun sneered.
As his words fell, Lin Yun’s sword crashed down onto the axe the monkey-faced man used to block.
Having just been struck by the Annihilation Heavenly Fire, the monkey-faced man was already gravely injured. This sword strike forced his axe aside.
Lin Yun’s sword drove forward, piercing straight into the monkey-faced man’s chest.
A squelching sound followed as the sword stabbed through his heart.
“Hmm? Still not dead?” Lin Yun remarked.
“It must be the resilience of his Origin Body!”
Lin Yun swiftly withdrew his sword and swung again, aiming for the monkey-faced man’s head.
“No! Give me a chance to live!” the monkey-faced man bellowed.
“A chance now? It’s too late!”
With a thud, the sword pierced through the monkey-faced man’s skull.
The monkey-faced man’s eyes widened in disbelief. He never imagined he would fall to someone at the First Heaven Realm.
Lin Yun retracted his sword, swiftly collecting the man’s battle-axe and storage ring.
After securing the items, Lin Yun turned and hurried back to the previous battlefield.
When Lin Yun returned, his two teammates had already emerged, joining Wu Tiancheng and his three companions to hold off four Heaven Realm enemies.
Seeing this, Lin Yun charged into the fray.
The four Heaven Realm fighters, unable to escape, were quickly cut down under the combined assault of Wu Tiancheng’s group, Lin Yun’s two teammates, and Lin Yun himself.
As for the remaining Heaven Realm enemies, they had already fled in different directions.
Once the four were slain, the battlefield finally fell silent.
“Phew…” Wu Tiancheng let out a long breath.
“We let a few escape. What a pity for those bastards,” one of Wu Tiancheng’s teammates said angrily.
“Surviving this ambush unscathed is already the best outcome,” Wu Tiancheng sighed.
He then turned to Lin Yun. “Lin Yun, we owe you greatly. If not for you, facing an ambush from those two groups would have been disastrous. I might have died here.”
“No need for thanks, Brother Wu. You saved me twice before. When you’re in trouble, I’m duty-bound to help. It’s fate that I happened to find you in danger,” Lin Yun said with a smile.
“Haha, indeed, what a twist of fate!”
“But I never would have guessed, in such a short time, your strength has grown so much. Five Heaven Realm fighters combined couldn’t defeat you, including two at the peak Heaven Realm. You’re incredible!” Wu Tiancheng gazed at Lin Yun with awe.
Lin Yun’s performance had left a profound impact on him.
When he saw Lin Yun step out alone earlier, he had been worried, yet Lin Yun single-handedly turned the tide.
“It’s mainly because I broke through to the Heaven Realm. That’s why I returned to the border,” Lin Yun said with a smile.
Wu Tiancheng’s three teammates approached Lin Yun.
“Friend, you’re truly formidable. I’ve never seen a First Heaven Realm cultivator reach such heights. Even with a True Saint Artifact, an ordinary First Heaven Realm cultivator couldn’t unleash such terrifying power. Thank you for saving us,” they said, expressing their gratitude.
“Wu Tiancheng is my friend. When he’s in danger, I can’t stand by. If you want to thank someone, thank Brother Wu,” Lin Yun replied with a smile.
“Wu Tiancheng, who knew you were friends with such a powerful Heaven Realm cultivator,” his three teammates remarked in admiration.
Lin Yun turned to his two teammates calmly. “Why did you two decide to join the fight?”
“Captain Lin, we’re teammates, after all. We had to help,” they replied with awkward smiles.
Lin Yun knew their true thoughts. They only joined because the battle’s outcome was already decided, and there was no danger for them.
If Lin Yun had been defeated, they likely wouldn’t have shown up.
Still, Lin Yun didn’t blame them. Saving Wu Tiancheng was his personal matter, and it was understandable that they didn’t want to risk their lives for it.
