Seeing this, Lin Xiao slashed out with a Great Azure Dragon Slash, a dragon’s roar echoing as a sword beam transformed into a blue dragon, charging across the sky towards Duan Huang, striking his fist aura.
This strike contained the full force of Lin Xiao’s sixth-level Martial Lord strength.
“Boom!”
A loud explosion rang out, the two forces colliding and dispersing, turning into surging waves of energy that spread in all directions.
This strike was evenly matched.
After all, Duan Huang had used one of his strongest trump cards, while Lin Xiao had merely struck casually.
This blow slightly eased Duan Huang’s heart, as Lin Xiao’s attack did not seem as terrifying as expected.
However, realising that this was just a casual strike from Lin Xiao, far from his strongest trump card, Duan Huang’s brows furrowed deeply. He retreated swiftly while preparing a powerful trump card attack.
He knew he was no match for Lin Xiao, and his current strategy was to flee.
“If that’s the case, then I’ll crush you with absolute strength!”
With a cold snort, Lin Xiao prepared to directly unleash his sixth-grade intermediate spiritual power combined with elemental force to take down Duan Huang as quickly as possible, to avoid any complications.
However, at that moment, a golden light, like lightning, suddenly shot from the horizon.
In the blink of an eye, a Sky Control Boat rushed into the area with unstoppable momentum, stopping near Duan Huang.
Inside the Sky Control Boat stood two elders.
Seeing their faces, Lin Xiao’s brows immediately furrowed.
He had seen both of them before. One was the Great Elder of the Demon Sect, a second-level Martial Emperor, far stronger than Duan Huang.
The other was the Sect Master of the Evil Sect, at the third-level Martial Emperor realm, with formidable combat strength.
Lin Xiao could not fathom why these two would appear here at this moment.
Could Duan Huang have used a special distress signal, and they rushed here after receiving it?
But that seemed unlikely.
Earlier, Duan Huang had been confident in defeating him and would not have sent a distress signal.
Even if Duan Huang had sensed danger upon learning Lin Xiao’s true strength, it had only been a short time. Even if a distress signal was sent, and the two were within ten thousand miles, they could not have arrived so quickly.
Unless, an hour earlier, either Ming Luo or Duan Huang had sent a signal.
But that would only be possible within a range of tens of thousands of miles, using the Sky Control Boat’s maximum speed.
Otherwise, if they were at the Demon Sect, they could not have arrived in an hour, or even a day.
Judging by their expressions upon seeing him, they seemed equally surprised.
Lin Xiao quickly dismissed the idea that they had come because of him.
Clearly, they were already heading here and had coincidentally arrived at this moment.
“What is this place? Zhou Changhuang, Ming Luo, and Duan Huang, three Martial Emperors, are here. Earlier, Xiang Huang seemed to be heading here too, and now, two more Martial Emperors have arrived.”
Lin Xiao could not help but ponder.
If they were not here for him, then this place must hold something that attracted a group of Martial Emperors.
“Lin Xiao!” Seeing the scene before them, both elders’ pupils shrank, their faces filled with astonishment.
Clearly, they had not expected to encounter Lin Xiao here.
Moreover, Lin Xiao and the Purple Corpse Puppet were fighting Duan Huang and Ming Luo.
Duan Huang was also stunned, but then his heart relaxed greatly, the sense of crisis from Lin Xiao vanishing instantly.
In its place was intense excitement.
“Hahaha, Lin Xiao, let’s see who kills whom today!” Duan Huang laughed heartily, feeling exhilarated.
Lin Xiao had turned the tables, putting him in danger, but now, with two more Martial Emperors from the Emperor Raiders Alliance arriving, and powerful ones at that, his heart was filled with joy and excitement.
“It seems the heavens have paved the way. I never expected to find you here!” The Demon Sect’s Great Elder’s eyes gleamed with a chilling light.
“Lin Xiao, you dare to come for the Red Pixiu cub!” The Evil Sect Master said coldly, his eyes filled with killing intent.
“Red Pixiu cub?” Lin Xiao was startled. He had no knowledge of any Red Pixiu beast.
No wonder three Martial Emperors, and even Xiang Huang, had appeared nearby. It turned out there was a Red Pixiu cub here.
The Red Pixiu, said to be a descendant of the ancient ferocious beast Pixiu, was incredibly fierce in combat. Once matured, it could grow into a seventh-tier spiritual beast, extremely rare.
No wonder the Evil Sect Master and the Demon Sect’s Great Elder had come.
A Red Pixiu cub, if obtained and nurtured, would become a tremendous asset in the future, potentially surpassing the combat strength of the Martial Emperors in the Southeast Domain.
“You didn’t know?” Seeing Lin Xiao’s stunned expression, the Evil Sect Master was taken aback, surprised that Lin Xiao was not here for the Red Pixiu cub.
Why else would he be here?
“Hahaha, of course he didn’t know.” Duan Huang laughed loudly at this point. “He just happened to be here, trying to kill me and Elder Ming Luo.”
Hearing this, the Evil Sect Master looked at Lin Xiao mockingly and sneered, “If that’s the case, then you’re truly fortunate.”
“Take down Lin Xiao and seize the Red Pixiu cub. That would be a great achievement, and we’ll all be richly rewarded.”
The Demon Sect’s Great Elder said, “The Hall Master’s orders are to capture Lin Xiao alive, regardless of his condition. Let’s act. Elder Ming Luo may not hold out much longer. First, cripple Lin Xiao’s cultivation, then take him away.”
With that, the Demon Sect’s Great Elder unleashed his powerful second-level Martial Emperor aura without reservation, drawing a black long sword that glinted with an eerie light.
“Elder Mo Lan, be careful. His cultivation has broken through to the sixth-level Martial Lord realm,” Duan Huang warned from the side, his own aura emanating.
Hearing this, both the Demon Sect’s Great Elder and the Evil Sect Master were momentarily stunned. In such a short time, Lin Xiao’s cultivation had broken through again?
“Hmph! So what if he’s advanced one level? Let’s see how he can fend off the three of us!” The Evil Sect Master snorted coldly, drawing a gleaming long sword, an evil aura surging forth.
“Attack!” The Demon Sect’s Great Elder snapped out of his surprise. With the three of them combined, even if Lin Xiao had advanced a level, it would make no difference.
Their auras surged, their might overwhelming, as they prepared to strike.
But at that moment, a majestic middle-aged man’s voice thundered across the sky like a rolling storm. “Do you intend to gang up on someone outnumbered?”
As the words fell, a golden light streaked across the sky, shooting towards them. A Sky Control Boat soon stopped in the void near Lin Xiao.
“Ling Xiao, Fu Yan!” Seeing the faces of the middle-aged man and the elder on the Sky Control Boat, the Evil Sect Master, the Demon Sect’s Great Elder, and Duan Huang were all startled, their faces filled with surprise.
Martial Emperors from the Righteous Alliance had arrived at this moment?
Seeing their arrival, Lin Xiao was also surprised, his expression turning peculiar.
Ling Xiao’s arrival indeed relieved immense pressure, as otherwise, he would have faced one third-level and two second-level Martial Emperors alone.
But besides Ling Xiao, Fu Yan, the Great Elder of the Ling Sword Sect, had also come.
He already had a grudge with the Ling Sword Sect, though they had temporarily refrained from conflict due to the Emperor Raiders.
