At this moment, Lin Xiao waved his hand, and the Purple Corpse Puppet was instantly thrown out. Terrifying yin energy surged forth, spreading out, causing the nearby void to grow cold. The moment the Purple Corpse Puppet appeared, its entire body shot forward, charging directly at Xiang Huang.
The Purple Corpse Puppet extended its five fingers, releasing five beams of finger light. The surrounding space seemed to turn eerie, with bursts of yin energy erupting, accompanied by sounds resembling ghostly wails and wolf howls.
A faint glow, carrying surges of yin energy, swept forward with overwhelming force, piercing towards Xiang Huang.
At the same time, Lin Xiao’s body lunged forward. He drew a long spear, activating the third technique of his Righteous Spear Art. A torrent of righteous energy poured out, radiating unmatched battle intent.
After charging dozens of zhang, Lin Xiao spun his body, swinging the spear horizontally with lethal force, hurling it forward with all his might.
The spear, imbued with boundless righteous power, carried a do-or-die momentum, as if it could pierce the void itself. It shot forward at astonishing speed, aimed to impale Xiang Huang.
The distance between Lin Xiao and Xiang Huang was only a few hundred zhang. In the blink of an eye, the Purple Corpse Puppet’s five finger beams and Lin Xiao’s spear had reached Xiang Huang.
In that instant, Xiang Huang’s expression changed drastically. Sensing grave danger, he unleashed his strongest power. His unique physique activated, and torrents of energy surged within him. His dazzling sword, infused with the immense power of a Martial Emperor, radiated brilliant golden light.
As he swung his sword downward, the void seemed to tremble, and unmatched fluctuations radiated outward.
However, at that critical moment, Xiang Huang felt a terrifying force suddenly act upon his hands. The sword, meant to strike the incoming spear and finger beams, inexplicably veered to the side at a slight angle. A blinding sword arc, carrying immense power, shot towards the sky.
“What!” In that instant, Xiang Huang’s face showed utter shock. His eyes widened, his expression turning ferocious.
Bang! Bang!
With no resistance, the five finger beams and the spear, brimming with infinite power, pierced straight through Xiang Huang’s body. A spray of blood erupted.
Xiang Huang’s body, now riddled with six holes, was sent flying back by the immense penetrating force.
As he flew backward, Xiang Huang’s eyes bulged like eggs, his face contorted in agony, clearly dying with unresolved grievances.
He never imagined that, at this critical moment, his hands would be controlled by a powerful force, causing his sword to miss its target.
But now, regret was useless. Xiang Huang’s life force had already faded.
At that moment, everyone from the Ling Sword Sect and the Sheng Family who witnessed this was dumbfounded, their faces filled with disbelief.
Xiang Huang, a Martial Emperor, was killed by Lin Xiao and the Purple Corpse Puppet in a single strike?
Moreover, he had inexplicably swung his sword off-target, leaving his body open to be pierced by Lin Xiao and the Purple Corpse Puppet?
Though they quickly realised Lin Xiao had used his spiritual power to control Xiang Huang’s arms, the scene was too sudden, too extraordinary, and too shocking. They struggled to process it.
It wasn’t until some time had passed that the group finally reacted, piecing together the reason for this outcome.
Lin Xiao possessed spiritual power capable of countering a Martial Emperor, allowing him to control their arms. While Xiang Huang was focused on countering the powerful attacks from Lin Xiao and the Purple Corpse Puppet, Lin Xiao had seized the moment to divert his strike. It was perfectly logical.
Yet, they still couldn’t believe a Martial Emperor had fallen so easily, so directly!
If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn’t have believed it.
“How terrifying!” At this, the group gasped in shock.
Lin Xiao’s spiritual power had reached a level where he could control a Martial Emperor. Before this news spread, all Martial Emperors believed Lin Xiao’s spiritual power was only at the fifth-grade advanced level, posing no threat to them. In close quarters, with no guard up, wouldn’t any Martial Emperor facing Lin Xiao fall easily?
“If Lin Xiao targets the Second Elder…” Many from the Ling Sword Sect muttered to themselves. If Lin Xiao took the chance to act against their Second Elder, wouldn’t that be extremely dangerous?
Thinking deeper, if Lin Xiao disregarded the unity of the Righteous Alliance and killed their Second Elder, pitting the Martial Emperors aligned with the Ling Sword Sect against those with the Spear Dragon Sect, wouldn’t the Ling Sword Sect be at a massive disadvantage?
With the added threat of the Emperor Slayer Alliance, wouldn’t the Ling Sword Sect’s position become even more precarious?
They dared not think further.
However, they didn’t believe Lin Xiao would act, just as he hadn’t attacked them now. After all, breaking the Righteous Alliance at this moment wouldn’t benefit Lin Xiao’s side either. Even if he didn’t consider himself, he would consider others.
Moreover, their Second Elder was likely facing the Emperor Slayer now. Lin Xiao wouldn’t ignore the Emperor Slayer’s presence to target their Second Elder first, would he?
As long as Lin Xiao fought the Emperor Slayer, even if he chose to act afterward, their Second Elder would have a chance to escape.
Unlike Xiang Huang, who had collided head-on without any defence.
Lin Xiao, however, wasn’t thinking about the concerns of the Ling Sword Sect. He was somewhat surprised himself. His spiritual power had indeed reached the level of controlling a Martial Emperor.
If so, killing first or second-tier Martial Emperors would be much easier in the future.
Then, his gaze swept forward. Lin Xiao’s body shot towards Xiang Huang’s corpse, collecting his storage ring and storing the body in his own storage ring.
A Martial Emperor’s body was a treasure, not to be wasted.
Next, with a surge of his spiritual power, Lin Xiao collected the storage rings from the corpses of the Xiang Family, Nether Sect, and Demon Sect members he had killed, taking them all for himself.
Though these storage rings might not compare to a Martial Emperor’s, he had killed them, and most importantly, he didn’t want these spoils to fall into the Ling Sword Sect’s hands.
With a wave of his hand, Lin Xiao stored the Purple Corpse Puppet as well.
After finishing, Lin Xiao glanced at Sheng Li and the others, saying, “You’d better leave this area!”
With that, Lin Xiao stepped on his Void Phoenix Wings, transforming into a beam of light, shooting towards the horizon thousands of miles away.
