“I never expected that this place would actually have such an array, capable of withstanding attacks from three second-level Martial Saints.”
After the qi waves fully dissipated, the Ying family grand elder from the south gazed at the completely undamaged array barrier ahead and spoke with some surprise.
The Hong family grand elder and the Tianji Holy Land grand elder were similarly startled.
However, it was only mild surprise.
They did not believe this array could shelter them forever.
Within the void inside the array barrier, Lin Xiao swept his gaze around the surroundings. His expression immediately darkened.
Four Martial Saints stood in the four directions. The one in the east who had not attacked was a grey-haired elder with a robust, youthful build, standing six feet tall. His eyes were like towering mountains and peaks. He wore a simple cyan-grey robe embroidered with the Jiang family emblem.
Needless to say, that cyan-grey robed, grey-haired elder was undoubtedly the Jiang family head.
Yet another great power’s head was taking action against him.
In the north stood an elder vigorous despite his age, holding a great bow weapon. He appeared violent in temperament, dressed in yellow robes marked with the Hong family insignia.
Lin Xiao had seen that man at the Spirit Controller Grand Competition on Spirit Pool Island Continent. He was the Hong family grand elder.
He recognised the other two faces as well.
In the west was the Tianji Demon Suppression Tower grand elder, clad in deep grey robes, wielding a broad sword. His long hair was white at the temples, yet he exuded unassailable authority.
In the south was the Ying family grand elder, slightly plump with heavy aura. His eyes stared coldly at Lin Xiao.
These people had all tried to recruit him kindly back on Spirit Pool Island.
Now, every one of them looked as though they wanted him dead.
“Jiang family head, esteemed elders, you come for me. Is it to seek death?”
Lin Xiao spoke bluntly.
Since they already knew their own Martial Saints had fallen to him, he had nothing more to say.
“You! Courting death!”
The Hong family grand elder raged. Violent aura surged from him. His great bow glowed brilliantly as he nocked a physical arrow.
His previous strike had been an archery technique, condensing a light arrow with the bow.
This time, it was a real arrow.
Hearing Lin Xiao’s words, the Tianji Holy Land grand elder and Ying family grand elder were also stunned.
They had thought Lin Xiao would make excuses.
Unexpectedly, he was so domineering. Facing the four of them, not only did he refuse to deny it, but he dared utter such ruthless words.
“Hmph, let’s see how long you can hold the defence. Everyone, attack together!”
The Jiang family head snorted coldly. A cyan iron bamboo weapon appeared in his hand. His aura exploded. Terrifying pressure blanketed heaven and earth.
“Boom!”
As he swung the iron bamboo, brilliant green light burst forth. A pillar of power glowing faintly green carried supreme force and smashed towards the defensive array.
The Hong family grand elder drew his bow to full moon and released. The unmatched arrow erupted with incomparable piercing power, as if to puncture the void, shooting towards the array barrier.
The Ying family grand elder and Tianji Holy Land elder also struck. One with a fist, one with a sword. Immensely powerful fist and sword energies bombarded the array barrier from the other two directions.
“Boom boom boom!”
“Boom boom boom!”
“Boom boom boom!”
A series of thunderous explosions shook the earth violently. Vast ocean-like qi waves erupted around the array barrier, surging and rolling in all directions.
Brilliant light filled the area around the barrier, obscuring vision.
The four Martial Saints in the four directions all frowned. The qi waves from their strikes rebounded towards them.
The commotion was immense. It seemed they had not breached the array barrier in one go.
All four had to retreat over a hundred li to avoid their own attack’s backlash.
Over a thousand li away, the onlookers were shocked.
They could not see the details, but the soaring light was visible.
The battle’s noise was tremendous. They wondered how it fared, whether Lin Xiao would be finished in a few moves.
The Jiang family head and the others stood about one or two hundred li from the array barrier, eyes fixed on the slowly dissipating energy waves.
They wanted to see if the barrier showed any signs of weakening.
“Shoo!”
But just as the energy neared dissipation, a tiny point of light suddenly shot out from the clearing area towards the Ying family grand elder in the south.
The point was small, yet filled with incredibly violent aura, as if containing power to destroy heaven and earth.
Even the Jiang family head, Tianji Holy Land grand elder, and Hong family grand elder felt their hearts leap.
Let alone the Ying family grand elder facing it directly.
This light point was precisely Lin Xiao’s fully charged Devouring Heaven Spirit Gathering Finger attack.
He had provoked them earlier to gauge who among them was relatively weaker, then strike first with the finger to eliminate or heavily wound.
From the previous strike, the Ying elder’s aura was the weakest of the four.
Thus, Lin Xiao chose him first.
The array barrier was controlled by Yu Wei, freely adjustable. After Lin Xiao communicated, it briefly opened for him to point a finger, then closed instantly.
The external energy was nearly gone, with little risk of affecting those inside.
In almost an instant, the light point shot towards the Ying family grand elder’s chest, faster than lightning.
“What!”
The Ying family grand elder’s heart shook. In urgency, he hastily unleashed a palm strike. Vast palm force surged out and collided with the light point before him.
“Boom boom boom!”
A ball of light brighter than the sun bloomed, illuminating thousands of li. Thunder-like explosions roared. A terrifying blast erupted instantly. Overturning seas and rivers of qi waves exploded in all directions. Horrific energy fluctuations surged across five hundred li.
The entire ground shook as if in a massive earthquake.
The Jiang family head, Tianji Holy Land grand elder, and Hong family grand elder were all shocked.
They were three or four hundred li from the Ying elder and still retreated further.
The explosion’s power was too great, as if to shatter the void.
They were unsure if the Ying family grand elder would survive.
They never imagined someone among Lin Xiao’s group could unleash such an attack.
