“Your Majesty, to be honest, our last battle at the Heavenly God Palace’s Moon Platform wasn’t fully satisfying for me either. This is perfect,” Lin Yun said with a smile.
Then, his tone shifted, “Yesterday, you weren’t convinced by your loss. Today, I’d like to make sure you’re thoroughly convinced.”
“Hmph, big words! You really think it’s that easy? Yesterday, I didn’t truly lose to you!” the Xingwu Emperor snapped.
Clearly, he still stubbornly believed he hadn’t been defeated, blaming Vice Palace Master Yao’s judgment.
With that, the Xingwu Emperor summoned his massive heavy blade, his Second-Order Dominator Realm aura erupting outward.
“Lin Yun, this fight is nothing like yesterday. Take this!”
“Immortal Flame Codex!”
A terrifying surge of power burst from the Xingwu Emperor, his boundless inner energy pouring out, combined with his divine sense and physical strength.
“Beacon Slash!”
He swung his heavy blade, transforming into a crimson streak, like molten lava from an erupting volcano, surging toward Lin Yun with fearsome might.
Lin Yun was well familiar with the Xingwu Emperor’s tactics.
Of course, the Xingwu Emperor also knew Lin Yun’s strength, so he held nothing back from the start.
“Bring it on!”
Lin Yun swiftly drew his Purple Star Sword.
Dragon Art!
Dragon Claw!
Boom!
Lin Yun’s inner energy transformed into powerful dragon qi, surging outward.
His arm became covered in dragon scales, radiating terrifying strength.
Heavenly Source Sword Technique, Third Form: Ocean Surge!
As immense power erupted within him, Lin Yun’s sword slashed forward.
His divine sense and Source-level physical strength exploded in unison.
Having fought the Xingwu Emperor before, Lin Yun knew his opponent’s capabilities.
Given the gap in their levels, Lin Yun matched the Xingwu Emperor’s outburst with his own.
His sword seemed to morph into a towering ocean wave, entwined with a roaring golden dragon.
Rip!
The terrifying sword strike tore through space, carrying an unstoppable momentum, crashing into the Xingwu Emperor’s attack with a resounding boom, unleashing dazzling, blinding light.
Buzz!
The shockwave from the collision rippled outward, shaking the space around it. Below, the Nu King River, thousands of meters down, churned with massive waves, and the vegetation along the banks was instantly obliterated.
“Again!”
Neither held back, their attacks resuming.
Boom, boom, boom!
Terrifying clashes echoed thousands of meters above the river.
In the current situation, Lin Yun could gain the upper hand by using the Heaven-Slaying Seal, but he held off, wanting to see what other tricks the Xingwu Emperor had.
Lin Yun was certain the emperor’s challenge came with some confidence.
At the riverbank.
Jin Yao’er suddenly appeared, joining Cao Jun, Little Sword Immortal Zhuang Song, and the other eternal beings.
“My goodness, Lin Yun’s really fighting my father?”
“He’s actually become this strong?”
Seeing the battle in the sky, Jin Yao’er gasped, covering her mouth.
The shock was immense.
Thinking back to when she first met Lin Yun, and now seeing his current strength, she could hardly believe it!
But seeing it with her own eyes, she had to.
“Princess Yao’er, if we hadn’t seen it ourselves, how could we believe Lin Yun has reached such heights?” Zhuang Song said with a wry smile.
Back then, Zhuang Song had considered taking Lin Yun as a disciple. Now, Lin Yun stood at a level he could only look up to.
“By the way, Princess Yao’er, why are you here?” Cao Jun asked, puzzled.
“Never mind that,” Jin Yao’er said, her eyes fixed on the sky.
In the air.
“Your Majesty, you used these moves at the Heavenly God Palace. Got anything new? Show it now. You know I’ve got one move I haven’t used,” Lin Yun said while fighting.
“Lin Yun, let me show you my true skill!”
The Xingwu Emperor retreated swiftly, summoning a wooden box. He opened it, revealing seventy-two silver needles.
With a flick of his fingers, several needles shot out, rapidly enlarging to a meter long, razor-sharp, and speeding toward Lin Yun.
“Hm?”
Lin Yun sensed the needles’ startling sharpness.
He swung his sword, deflecting them.
But the deflected needles turned back, flying at him again.
The Xingwu Emperor kept flicking his fingers, sending more needles from the box, each enlarging and forming an attack formation, assaulting Lin Yun from all directions.
Clang, clang, clang!
Lin Yun swung his sword repeatedly, striking the needles.
A single needle’s power was negligible to him.
But seventy-two needles, attacking from all sides, weren’t particularly strong but were highly disruptive.
No defense is perfect, and eventually, two needles pierced Lin Yun’s leg. Though razor-sharp, they only scratched his skin.
“Poison?” Lin Yun frowned.
This poison, unlike the soul-breaking poison he’d encountered before, had a paralyzing effect.
Though his Source Body minimized the poison’s impact, it still affected him slightly.
Lin Yun could expel the poison with his powerful physique.
But it would take a moment.
Such underhanded tactics, like poison and hidden weapons, were banned in arena matches but allowed in real combat.
This was the difference between arena and real-world battles.
“Combine!”
Seeing Lin Yun poisoned, the Xingwu Emperor gritted his teeth, seizing the moment.
Buzz!
The seventy-two needles merged into a single, massive needle over ten meters long, radiating brilliant silver light and charging at Lin Yun with terrifying force.
“So strong!”
Lin Yun’s expression changed, feeling the attack’s power.
With the poison taking effect and requiring time to expel, his strength was diminished, and detoxifying demanded some focus and energy.
This tipped the scales further in the emperor’s favor.
“Heaven-Slaying Seal!”
Lin Yun didn’t dare hold back. Five blood seals formed on his chest, boosting his strength significantly.
As the massive needle reached him, Lin Yun unleashed his full power, striking with his sword!
