Before the energy fully dissipated, Lin Xiao, in the void on the other side, indeed saw Wu Dong, covered in blood, being shaken away. His body had not yet stopped and was still flying backwards.
It was clear that this time, Wu Dong was truly seriously injured.
Those still flying backwards included three others. One was originally at a distance and was completely retreating on his own.
Another, the one closest to Wu Dong, had been directly blasted into a mutilated corpse.
The other, originally a hundred li from Wu Dong, was also injured and kept being shaken away towards one side.
However, Lin Xiao’s attention was still on Wu Dong. Those controlled people posed no great threat to him.
Without rushing too close, Lin Xiao unleashed the Swallowing Heaven Primordial Gathering Finger that was not fully brewed. A light spot shot out, aimed at Wu Dong’s body flying backwards, and quickly sped towards it.
The light spot flashed past, as if it contained world-destroying energy about to explode. The heaven and earth seemed to tremble again.
“Lin Xiao!!!” Seeing that light spot, Wu Dong, who was seriously injured and covered in blood, let out an extremely angry and unwilling roar.
The next moment.
“Boom!”
A dazzling bright light bloomed, illuminating the ten directions of heaven and earth. Another massive explosion erupted. Although the power was far from the previous one, it was still considerable. Rolling energy erupted once more and surged turbulently towards the ten directions of heaven and earth.
In one direction, it even clashed with the energy from the previous explosion, like oceans colliding. The entire sky was filled with rolling energy waves, a magnificent sight.
In the instant of the explosion, Lin Xiao already saw that Wu Dong’s body had been blasted into minced meat.
The seventh-grade intermediate spirit controller of Spirit Phoenix Valley fell just like that.
No matter how strong Wu Dong was, in his injured state, he was still killed by Lin Xiao.
At this instant, a Martial Emperor old man hundreds of li away, who had been ordered to come to the rescue and had not flown a short distance, suddenly shuddered and immediately regained his senses.
“Controlled spirit!” The Martial Emperor old man was both angry and shocked. He was a fourth-stage Martial Emperor and had not expected to encounter a seventh-grade intermediate spirit controller a few days ago and be controlled by him.
At this time, ordered to go to the rescue, if not for the distance, he would have been blasted to death too.
This situation was simply sending him to his death.
Regaining his senses and seeing the surging rolling energy ahead, he hurriedly turned around and retreated violently outwards.
However, the figure of a corpse puppet chased towards him.
Lin Xiao, on the other hand, circled around a distance and pursued the other Martial Emperor old man.
This Martial Emperor old man was only at third-stage Martial Emperor cultivation and was injured at this time. After Lin Xiao unleashed several strikes, he seriously injured him and captured him.
“Don’t kill me, don’t kill me. I was also controlled by Wu Dong and had no choice!” The Martial Emperor old man hurriedly begged for mercy.
His neck was tightly gripped by Lin Xiao. As long as he exerted force, the other would die.
“Do not resist. Let me control your spirit. If you survive passing that dangerous area, I will return your freedom. Otherwise, you die now.”
Lin Xiao said coldly. This was also the reason he spared the other’s life.
“I, I agree!” Feeling Lin Xiao’s killing intent, the old man hurriedly nodded.
He knew what place lay ahead. Wu Dong had controlled their spirits precisely to make them scout ahead.
Lin Xiao had the same idea. Wu Dong had said nothing, but as a seventh-grade intermediate spirit controller, he could easily control him.
Lin Xiao, however, only had sixth-grade intermediate spiritual power. Although his spiritual power was a bit stronger, it might not succeed in controlling the spirit.
If the resistance was too intense, it might even shatter the consciousness.
The safest choice was for him not to resist and let the other control his spirit.
This way, the control would proceed without any possibility of accidents.
Although that place might be very dangerous, it was not without a chance of survival. As long as he survived, Lin Xiao had said he would return his freedom and should keep his promise. He still had a slim chance.
Moreover, in his fully清醒 state, Lin Xiao might not succeed in controlling his spirit, but it could not be ruled out that the other would beat him until he was near fainting, with blurred consciousness, and then control him.
In comparison, he naturally knew which to choose.
“Sizzle!”
A strand of spiritual sense entered the old man’s mind and quickly fused into his consciousness. The control was completed in an instant.
“First take a healing pill!” Lin Xiao ordered. Then he turned and was about to fly towards the place where Wu Dong had fallen.
However, the old man said helplessly: “My pills were all taken by Wu Dong.”
Lin Xiao was speechless for a moment.
Wu Dong truly treated these people as expendable scouts. He had not even left them any healing pills.
Casually tossing out a seventh-grade initial-level healing pill, Lin Xiao flew towards the location where Wu Dong had fallen.
At this time, the rolling energy waves had just dissipated. Lin Xiao scanned around with his gaze and finally found Wu Dong’s storage ring. With a move of spiritual power, he controlled the storage ring to his side.
Grasping Wu Dong’s storage ring, Lin Xiao probed with his divine sense and saw the items inside. He could not help but be startled.
The wealth of a seventh-grade intermediate spirit controller was indeed astonishing. Just the blue spirit stones alone numbered three or four thousand.
Various medicinal materials could fill a cart.
Over a hundred seventh-grade initial-level pills.
Twenty or thirty seventh-grade intermediate pills.
Among the seventh-grade intermediate pills, there were even ones for impacting primordial power cultivation.
Lin Xiao’s eyes brightened greatly. When he reached the peak of eighth-stage Martial Monarch, using that seventh-grade intermediate pill would surely allow him to break through.
Of course, this was also because his strength was extremely strong and his body powerful. If it were another Martial Monarch directly refining a seventh-grade intermediate pill for impacting cultivation, they would definitely explode and die.
Lin Xiao’s combat power had now reached the level of fighting a fifth-stage Martial Emperor, so he naturally did not need to worry.
The other pills included healing pills, antidote pills, and ones to replenish spiritual power and primordial power. With their grades, these pills were all valuable.
Besides those pills, Lin Xiao also discovered one pill that was rather special. He did not recognise it at first and immediately took it out to examine it closely.
This pill was black and odourless. Whether in appearance or its pill rhythm, Lin Xiao could not discern it at all.
“Master!” At this time, the third-stage Martial Emperor, while circulating the pill’s power to heal, flew over.
Seeing Lin Xiao’s puzzled look while holding a pill, the third-stage Martial Emperor old man said: “When we set out, I heard Wu Dong mention he had a seventh-grade intermediate slumber pill that could make spirit beasts fall into slumber, avoiding attacks. He also reminded us to hold our breath for half a quarter of an hour then. Could this be that slumber pill?”
“Slumber pill?” Lin Xiao was slightly startled.
In the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor’s memories, there were several recipes for pills that induced slumber, but the one before him was clearly not any of those known to the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor.
It seemed Wu Dong truly had many secrets. It was unknown if he obtained it by chance or refined it himself.
However, there was no such recipe in Wu Dong’s storage ring.
“Holding breath for half a quarter makes it disappear. Quite simple.” Lin Xiao sighed.
Some slumber pills required taking an antidote in advance to use, otherwise one would be affected too. Using them required calculating time, which was quite troublesome.
This one only needed holding breath, so it was simple and could be used anytime, anywhere.
Of course, this inhaled type of slumber pill also had weaknesses. If the opponent held their breath too, it would be ineffective.
Other slumber pills would seep in directly through the skin, with higher success rates. Each had its wonders.
“With this pill, going to that dangerous area ahead adds a bit more assurance.” Lin Xiao gazed towards the front and sighed.
