“Hmph, you only won by a sneaky trick—next time, you won’t be so lucky!” Mo Yi slapped both palms against the ground, flipping into the air. A gleaming longsword appeared in his hand, drawn from his storage ring.
He raised the sword with both hands, his aura surging dramatically, multiplying several times over. A deep, dark light bloomed from his dantian, and a phantom of a bamboo shoot emerged behind him, radiating terrifying waves of power.
At the same time, dazzling light erupted from the longsword, its awe-inspiring presence sweeping in all directions.
“Mo Yi’s been pushed too far—he’s unleashed his high-tier Mysterious anomaly and his ultimate killing move!”
“This power’s several times stronger than before—probably enough to take on a Martial King! Lin Xiao’s in trouble now!”
The crowd’s chatter rose, while those behind Lin Xiao quickly retreated to the sides.
Worry crept onto the faces of Heaven Gate’s disciples—Mo Yi’s displayed strength was simply too overwhelming.
“Then let’s test it with Great Azure Dragon Slash!”
Lin Xiao muttered to himself, pulling a longsword from his storage ring. He gripped it with both hands and raised it skyward. The surging vitality in his dantian boiled, flooding into his arms and pouring into the sword. Brilliant azure light burst from the blade.
“Go to hell—Heaven-Shocking Annihilation!”
Across from him, Mo Yi roared, slashing downward. A colossal sword beam poured forth, its radiant glow illuminating the entire area, accompanied by a piercing, sky-shattering shriek.
“Roar!”
As Lin Xiao swung his sword down, a resounding dragon’s cry erupted. A brilliant azure sword beam shot out, forming a massive azure dragon that charged forward ferociously.
The azure dragon beam seemed almost tangible, its blinding light nearly unbearable to look at. A terrifying pressure, like an ancient true dragon soaring through the sky, made the heavens tremble.
“Boom!”
When the azure dragon beam collided with the giant sword beam, a deafening explosion rang out. The sheer force of the clash seemed to collapse the surrounding space.
After barely a moment, Mo Yi’s sword beam shattered. The azure dragon shadow burst through the rolling waves of energy, slamming into Mo Yi.
“Pfft!”
A large spurt of blood sprayed from Mo Yi’s mouth as he was flung backwards.
“What?” In that instant, every Mo Alliance member froze, unable to believe their eyes.
Mo Yi, with his high-tier Mysterious anomaly and strongest technique, still couldn’t match Lin Xiao.
And Lin Xiao’s move left them utterly stunned.
“He’s gotten this strong?”
Heaven Gate’s disciples gaped, jaws dropped. They’d thought Lin Xiao beating Mo Xuan was enough to establish their faction in the academy, but now he’d directly defeated the leader of the twentieth-ranked Mo Alliance.
Not by trickery, but with raw power—Lin Xiao’s strike was simply too formidable. Mo Yi had lost, thoroughly crushed by Lin Xiao.
They’d never imagined Lin Xiao’s true strength could be this terrifying.
“How is this possible? How can he be this strong?”
In the crowd, Ba Hu’s face was a mask of disbelief, his mind reeling, unable to accept the reality before him.
“Otherwise, why would I back down from him?” Wang Long said beside him, a trace of cold sweat breaking out on his face.
In their earlier fight, Lin Xiao’s divine dragon anomaly had already shocked him. Now he realised Lin Xiao hadn’t even gone all out. If that strike had hit him back then, he’d have been bedridden for weeks.
“Big Brother, how did you know?” Ba Hu blinked, confused.
“Because I’ve lost to him before,” Wang Long replied, no longer hiding it.
“What?” Ba Hu was dumbfounded.
At that moment, everyone in the crowd was stunned. The shock Lin Xiao delivered was immense—one move, just one move, had defeated the three-star disciple Mo Yi.
That meant Lin Xiao now possessed the strength of a three-star disciple. The outer court faction rankings were about to shift.
“Great Azure Dragon Slash!” Mo Yi, sprawled on the ground with blood spilling from his mouth, stared at Lin Xiao with shock and furious rage. His voice dripped with venom. “You—you killed the Ninth Prince!”
Great Azure Dragon Slash was Mo Jiu Tian’s signature technique, an Earth-tier intermediate skill, renowned throughout Shengyuan Academy.
In the Mo Yu Empire, he’d only heard of two people mastering it: Mo Jiu Tian and his younger brother, the Ninth Prince.
This peerless, exclusive technique wouldn’t be handed over lightly, no matter the circumstances. Given the Ninth Prince’s long absence after coming to Shengyuan Academy, it was highly likely Lin Xiao had killed him and taken the Great Azure Dragon Slash.
Even so, he couldn’t believe Lin Xiao could handle a Martial King bodyguard.
Expecting a retort, he was met instead with Lin Xiao’s faint smile. “If that’s what you want to think, go ahead!”
“Pfft!” Another spurt of blood burst from Mo Yi’s mouth.
The Ninth Prince was one of the Mo Yu Empire’s rare super-geniuses, a key figure groomed by the royal family and Mo Jiu Tian’s own brother. With Mo Jiu Tian’s prowess, he’d made a name even in the inner court.
To think his brother was killed so casually—and the killer spoke so lightly of it. Did he even realise the consequences?
If Mo Jiu Tian lost his temper, the entire inner court might quake.
The others were equally stunned. Mo Jiu Tian’s reputation was well-known—the former top figure of the outer court.
Heaven Gate’s disciples were wide-eyed with shock. Killing the brother of a Shengyuan Academy legend? Was their boss a bit too reckless?
They might all get dragged into this mess now, but at this point, there seemed no turning back.
“Get him!” Mo Yi’s eyes blazed with endless killing intent as he glared at Lin Xiao, shouting.
At his command, the Mo Alliance hesitated, glancing at Mo Chang and Mo Xuan. The two exchanged a look before Mo Chang roared, “Kill!”
His Heavenly Martial Eighth Layer aura flared as he drew a longsword, unleashing fierce sword qi. He charged forward with a powerful stride.
“Drive them all out of the Mo Alliance!” Mo Xuan followed, rushing at Lin Xiao.
Individually, none of them could match Lin Xiao, but he didn’t believe the Mo Alliance’s top fighters combined couldn’t handle him.
After they moved, the thirty-odd Mo Alliance disciples surged forward, waves of strong auras crashing toward Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao glanced back at his Heaven Gate disciples, fists clenched and ready to jump in, and said calmly, “I’ll handle this alone!”
