“As rumoured, you are truly monstrous. But you ignore the path to heaven and barge through the gates of hell. Today, your fame ends here.”
Elder Bei drew a long sword and shouted loudly, “Everyone, retreat.”
“Not so easy.”
Lin Xiao drew a broken sword. Thunder martial intent surged forth. His body surface seemed filled with a thunder space, faint lightning flickering within.
Lin Xiao appeared like a thunder god, his aura heaven-shaking, thunder might intimidating.
“Heavenly Thunder Slash.”
Amid the rolling shout, vast unmatched thunder power flowed from his dantian space into the sword. Currents flashed on the sword surface.
Lin Xiao swung down. Violent thunder power erupted, condensing into a massive thunder sword beam that clashed against the incoming sword beam.
“Thunder martial intent, thunder power.”
The Ji family crowd was shocked.
Various reports about Lin Xiao had been passed down when headquarters personnel arrived.
Seeing it with their own eyes still caused surprise.
Thunder attribute power was far too violent.
Elder Bei frowned. Clashing here, if commotion erupted, many Ji family members would be affected.
But Lin Xiao would not give them time for all clansmen to retreat fully.
Lin Xiao’s attack was already coming. He could not hold back, or more behind him would die.
Only fully suppressing the opponent and shattering his power would minimise impact.
“Die.”
Elder Bei shouted coldly. Powerful Martial Saint power surged. He swung an unmatched sword. Dazzling brilliant sword beam bloomed, like lightning streaking the sky, carrying terrifying pressure as it clashed directly with the thunder sword beam.
Boom.
A blinding light burst forth, illuminating hundreds of li around. Vast sea-like air waves erupted, carrying rolling fluctuations surging in all directions.
Most of the air waves and fluctuations poured towards Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao’s body was sent flying far away.
This time, directly over a dozen li.
However, with Lin Xiao’s physique, this was only partial fluctuation impact. It could not injure him at all.
This gave Lin Xiao confidence. With pure Fifth Layer Martial Emperor power, there was still some gap against a First Layer Martial Saint.
But the gap was not too great.
As Lin Xiao was sent back, Ji family buildings were overturned and destroyed layer by layer outward. Most of the Ji family branch turned to ruins.
Many Ji clansmen who could not retreat in time were flung away, like waves in the sea. Some even died, many injured.
Elder Bei’s face darkened. He had thought this strike could fully crush the opponent. Unexpectedly, he only gained slight advantage, caused such commotion, and even deaths in his own fluctuations.
This strike, he lost big.
“Retreat quickly.”
Elder Bei shouted immediately. His figure moved, charging towards Lin Xiao like lightning, instantly reaching close range.
He wanted close combat to avoid affecting more Ji family members.
“Furious Thunder Cleave.”
Lin Xiao shouted. He activated the first style of Thunder Sword Art. Explosive muscle power surged. Thunder martial intent filled. He slashed heavily, fiercely onto the opponent’s long sword.
Clang. Boom. Piercing metal clash and explosion rang. Swords collided. Terrifying force erupted. Lin Xiao felt his hands go numb, body sent flying.
At the same time, several vast thunder powers shot from the Yaoguang broken sword, piercing towards Elder Bei’s body.
No matter how strong Elder Bei’s Martial Saint physique, he was still struck by the terrifying thunder lightning. His body blackened, shuddered, vital blood surged within.
Clearly, he suffered a loss in this strike.
Alas, Lin Xiao’s body was also sent back, no time for immediate follow-up. Otherwise, he could have pressed the advantage.
Martial Saint power was indeed strong. With physical power plus thunder essence plus thunder martial intent, Lin Xiao still could not fully contend.
However, thick battle intent spread across Lin Xiao.
“A Martial Saint is merely this. Hahaha.”
Lin Xiao laughed loudly. Within, he circulated the third style of Thunder Sword Beam.
The first thunder style had no chance for consecutive strikes. Close range again, with opponent prepared, advantage lost.
Moreover, pure vital force hard clash, he gained no edge.
Now, he did not wish to use other powers yet. He wanted to test other vital force trump cards against a Martial Saint, see if he could withstand.
Thus, Lin Xiao simply stopped clashing directly with Elder Bei. Vast thunder force surged from within instantly. Thunder space filled his body surface.
He was full of spirit, battle intent high, long hair flying, aura piercing the heavens.
At this moment, Lin Xiao seemed like an unrivalled peerless powerhouse. Thunder rules in the firmament were immediately triggered.
Suddenly, winds surged, ink waves rolled. Rolling black clouds gathered from all directions, condensing high in the sky.
As they gathered, the world instantly darkened.
Terrifying pressure poured from the rolling black clouds, enveloping the entire Ji family branch.
At this time, the Ji family members fleeing outward were greatly alarmed. Many hearts trembled. Within those black clouds seemed to contain world-destroying energy.
“He can indeed trigger heavenly thunder.”
“So terrifying.”
“Everyone retreat quickly.”
The group accelerated fleeing outward again. Weaker ones were carried by Ninth Layer Martial Emperors retreating far.
Originally, Lin Xiao could use one Heaven-Swallowing Spirit Gathering Finger to blast these Ji family people dead.
But now, rare chance for full battle with a First Layer Martial Saint to gauge his combat power, he ignored killing others.
Gauging true combat power was extremely important. For future Martial Saint encounters, good judgment needed.
Judgment of own combat power, assessment of enemies, both crucial. Sometimes even life-or-death.
Thus, Lin Xiao chose full battle with Elder Bei.
The most valuable in the Ji family branch was Elder Bei.
A Martial Saint was immense combat power for the entire Ji family, propping up the whole Holy Province branch.
If he could kill Elder Bei, Ji family losing another Martial Saint, combat power greatly weakened.
Ji family would surely spit blood.
This was the price he wanted the Ji family to pay.
Moreover, branch members watching from periphery would not flee now. If Elder Bei died, he could immediately pursue and kill.
