The unparalleled sword beam smashed into Lin Xiao’s black pillar and the tri-coloured energy palm, producing a heaven-shaking explosion.
Both forces and energies transformed into towering waves of qi. Vast and unmatched energy surged in all directions. The greater part of the fluctuations actually swept towards Lin Xiao’s position.
Of course, a portion also struck Ji Yang, causing him to spit blood once more and sending his body flying backwards.
As Lin Xiao was blasted away, his blood and qi churned within him. Blood seeped from the corners of his mouth.
He was extremely shocked. For this strike, he had wielded the Dark Heaven Demonic Pillar but had not used Sacred Hand Covering Heaven, only Single Hand Covering Heaven.
After all, Sacred Hand Covering Heaven consumed far too much spirit power. Using it again would probably drain him completely.
Yet even Single Hand Covering Heaven combined with the attack of the Nine Nether Demonic Body was extraordinarily powerful.
Who could have expected that the Ji Shui Form Ji Yang forcibly unleashed would still manage to force him back?
“Could it be that he did not use the same attack as before?”
Seeing Lin Xiao repelled, doubt filled Ji Yang’s heart. Realising that Lin Xiao had not employed his previous strongest attack, he could not hold back another mouthful of blood.
Forcibly executing the technique had already caused him backlash. More than half his vital energy had been drained. Yet his opponent had merely feigned a full-power assault.
Part of this mouthful of blood was spat in sheer frustration.
Whoosh!
In almost no time, Lin Xiao attacked again, giving Ji Yang no chance to recover. Another swing of black radiance from the pillar lashed out. A thunder dragon of energy roared towards Ji Yang.
At this point, Lin Xiao could no longer activate the Nine Nether Demonic Body, or his power would be completely exhausted. He merely used the demonic body’s attack form.
Ji Yang, however, was clearly far weaker. He could only manage an ordinary martial technique. Dazzling sword light bloomed as he blocked Lin Xiao’s assault once more.
Yet that sword light collapsed easily. The weakened black radiance and spirit energy slammed into Ji Yang’s body.
Blood sprayed from Ji Yang’s mouth as he was sent flying again.
Lin Xiao pursued relentlessly. The Dark Heaven Demonic Pillar and spirit energy struck continuously. Ji Yang was blasted away time after time.
By now, the faces of the Ji family members had turned utterly grim. No matter how they looked at it, they could never have imagined that their outstanding earth-tier genius Ji Yang would actually be defeated, defeated by this opponent.
Ji Yang no longer had any chance of victory. If this continued, he would only fall.
Yet Ji Min had already declared that they would not interfere. If they stepped in now to save Ji Yang, the Ji family’s reputation would be utterly shattered today.
Boom!
High in the void, Lin Xiao wounded and repelled Ji Yang once again.
At this moment, Lin Xiao was now very close to Ji Yang.
In truth, Lin Xiao had remained constantly vigilant against interference from the Ji family. To his surprise, even after fighting to this point, not a single member of the Ji family had made a move.
Did the Ji family truly have such resolve that, for the sake of face, they would abandon even a defeated earth-tier genius?
Or did Ji Yang still possess some other trump card or escape method?
“End this quickly!”
Muttering to himself, Lin Xiao tracked the trajectory of Ji Yang’s flying body. He immediately activated the second form of the Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Art, Thunder Dragon Heaven-Ending Light.
“Lin Xiao, you are indeed strong, but killing me will not be that easy!”
Ji Yang’s resounding shout echoed. Yet the moment his words ended, a thread-thin ray of thunder light pierced through his chest and out his back. His body instantly turned charred black.
In that instant, Ji Yang’s eyes widened in stupefaction. His gaze filled with disbelief. Then his life force faded. He died with eyes still open in resentment.
He had already taken out his life-saving trump card from his storage ring.
Yet his opponent had suddenly unleashed such a swift and vicious assault that he had no time to crush it before the attack pierced straight through his body.
“What?” At that moment, everyone from the Ji family stood dumbfounded.
Ji Yang had truly been killed by the opponent?
Ji Min’s face instantly turned incomparably dark.
He had known that Ji Yang possessed a life-saving trump card, which was why he had not intervened.
Yet in the end, Ji Yang had been suddenly struck down and killed.
Their Ji family had lost an earth-tier genius of immense potential!
“Ji Yang was killed by him?”
“What was that attack just now? How could it be so fast?”
“Worthy of Long Tutian’s junior brother. Those hidden cards are truly terrifying!”
…
Shock rippled through the members of the Azure Dragon Sect. Everyone wore expressions of disbelief.
Shock also covered the faces of the nine Peak Masters.
“This fellow actually had so many trump cards left. It seems even I can no longer beat him!” Bi Zhuang sighed inwardly.
The entire scene fell silent for a good while. Only when Ji Yang’s corpse began to fall did a ninth-level Martial Emperor elder immediately fly out.
At the same time, Lin Xiao evaded that elder and flew back towards the Azure Dragon Sect, avoiding any potential attack. He did not try to seize Ji Yang’s storage ring.
In the past, he would kill and loot without hesitation. However, the Ji family was after all a hegemon power. Having lost face today, someone might seize any excuse to strike at him.
Thus, he did not give the Ji family that opportunity just for a single storage ring.
“Elder Ji Min, your Ji family has lost this battle,” the First Peak Master said at the right moment.
“Hmph! We’re leaving!” With an ugly expression, Ji Min snorted coldly, flung his sleeve, and turned to fly away.
The Ji family members all glared at Lin Xiao with utmost fury before turning and departing.
In not too long, they vanished completely from everyone’s sight.
Only after the group had left did Lin Xiao secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
However, sweeping his gaze over the Azure Dragon Sect members present and seeing their complicated looks, Lin Xiao frowned slightly.
The matter with the Ji family was resolved, but the issues within the Azure Dragon Sect remained unsettled.
At this time, the First Peak Master also turned to survey the crowd and spoke loudly, “Everyone, I know you bear hatred towards Long Tutian. But Long Tutian is Long Tutian, and Lin Xiao is Lin Xiao. He is merely Long Tutian’s fellow disciple, not kin, not son. Calamity should not extend to the innocent.”
“Are the Peak Masters, elders, and disciples of our mighty Azure Dragon Sect truly so petty that, lacking the strength to defeat someone, we must target those connected to him?”
“Moreover, if you secretly harm others because of Long Tutian, once that madman emerges, I fear none of your relatives will know peace!”
“You all know which is more important. I do not wish to hear of anyone scheming against Lin Xiao in the dark. Otherwise, sect rules will be enforced!”
After sternly reprimanding them, the First Peak Master looked at Lin Xiao and said, “Follow me!”
Lin Xiao nodded. Under the crowd’s complicated gazes, he flew after the First Peak Master.
Just as the First Peak Master had said, if they could not accept the innocent and even targeted a junior brother, one could imagine how many people Long Tutian had killed and offended back then.
“Impressive! You even killed Ji Yang.” Bi Zhuang came scurrying over excitedly.
“Get back to cultivating!” the First Peak Master snapped, glaring at Bi Zhuang.
“Right away!” Bi Zhuang immediately turned and flew off in another direction.
