As the light faded, the terrifying force sent Gu Shiyou spitting blood, flying backward.
This outcome shocked not only Gu Shiyou but even Lin Xiao himself.
Gu Shiyou was immensely powerful, arguably not weaker than Heavenly Demon List disciples. Lin Xiao, with only Martial King Sixth Realm cultivation, doubted his other techniques, including spiritual power, could fully block Gu Shiyou’s earlier strike.
Yet, using the Yaoguang Broken Sword, he had directly injured Gu Shiyou, exceeding his expectations.
But after this strike, Lin Xiao felt his elemental force drained, leaving him weakened. Attacking Gu Shiyou as he had Luo Yang was impossible now.
Seizing the moment, the battle-hardened Bai Moxuan charged at Gu Shiyou, his powerful sword slashing, nearly tearing the void.
“Hmph, defeat me? Impossible! Youtian Demon Art!”
With a booming shout, torrential black mist erupted from Gu Shiyou, black flames blazing from his body. He resembled a nether demon from hell, his terrifying aura spreading, making hearts tremble.
Boom!
A saber strike sent Bai Moxuan flying, blood spraying from his mouth.
Lin Xiao and the crowd were stunned. Gu Shiyou’s power was terrifying, blasting Bai Moxuan, his equal, with one strike.
“Summon Heavenly Thunder!”
Frowning, Lin Xiao activated the Thunder Triad. Dark clouds surged above, and with his sword raised, a towering aura drew the sky’s thunder.
“Hmph, what tricks do you have left?”
Gu Shiyou sneered, charging forward. A massive black saber aura, laced with torrential black mist, stirred eerie whistles, pressing down as if to collapse the space.
“Resounding Heavenly Thunder, obey me!”
A domineering shout roared from Lin Xiao. Then, a bizarre scene unfolded. Instead of thunder from the dark clouds, a river-like torrent of lightning burst from the thunderstorm a thousand zhang away, surging towards Lin Xiao.
“Rumble!”
The massive lightning overwhelmed Gu Shiyou’s attack, dispersing it, then flooded onto Lin Xiao’s sword.
“Pfft!” “Pfft!” “Pfft!”
The lightning surged through the broken sword into Lin Xiao’s body, shaking his organs, trembling his frame, and forcing out three mouthfuls of blood. His body, bloodied and battered, nearly lost consciousness.
This lightning from the thunderstorm was far more terrifying than what he could summon, beyond his body’s limits.
Fortunately, Gu Shiyou’s attack had weakened it slightly, or the consequences would’ve been dire.
But the lightning left Lin Xiao incapacitated, his body falling slowly to the ground.
The sudden scene stunned the onlookers. What was this guy doing, striking himself with lightning?
Was this a self-damaging technique?
Or was it so powerful it drew lightning from the thunderstorm?
Even Gu Shiyou was momentarily baffled, the situation unexpected.
“Lin Xiao!” Having just defeated Ling Gu, Ziling sped towards him.
Hu Yue rushed over too. Yang Dehui and the fourth-ranked Earth Star List fighter, who had helped Ziling drive Ling Gu away injured, also flew over.
Without Lin Xiao’s group, they couldn’t have defeated their foes so quickly.
Seeing Lin Xiao in danger, they rushed to save him.
“Hmph, die!” Gu Shiyou, stunned briefly, charged, slashing at the falling Lin Xiao.
“Chi!” Before the terrifying saber aura struck, spiritual power enveloped Lin Xiao, pulling him away. Gu Shiyou’s attack missed, hitting the ground, shaking the earth and raising dust.
Clearly, Ziling’s spiritual power had moved Lin Xiao.
“Gu Shiyou, your opponent is me!” As Gu Shiyou moved to pursue, Bai Moxuan’s booming shout came from behind, a stronger force surging forward.
Clearly, an enraged Bai Moxuan was using his trump card.
Boom!
But Gu Shiyou, empowered by the Youtian Demon Art, was unmatched, repelling Bai Moxuan once more.
Yet, Bai Moxuan, using his trump card, wasn’t injured again and could still contend.
Meanwhile, Lin Xiao felt his lightning-ravaged body recovering visibly, his physical strength enhanced by the strike.
His void dantian surged with thunderous elemental force. As he fully recovered, a vast aura radiated from him, shaking all directions.
“Breakthrough?” Ziling, just reaching his side, looked shocked. Hu Yue, arriving, was equally stunned.
They thought Lin Xiao had blundered, striking himself down, but he recovered so quickly and broke through a realm.
Their worry was for nothing.
“Chi! Chi!”
Radiating the terrifying aura of Martial King Seventh Realm, Lin Xiao’s eyes blazed with battle intent.
Now at Martial King Seventh Realm, with his ability to fight two realms above and fourth-grade mid-level spiritual power, who should fear whom?
Whether Gu Shiyou or the three Heavenly Demon List disciples, he’d fight them all.
“Fight! Take them all down!” A bold voice roared from Lin Xiao, boundless power surging in his dantian, unmatched pressure enveloping all directions.
“You three, aid Muyao and the Heavenly Star List disciples. I’ll deal with Gu Shiyou first,” Lin Xiao said to Ziling, Yang Dehui, and the freed fourth-ranked Earth Star List disciple.
All three were Martial King Ninth Realm, not far behind Heavenly Demon List fighters. With the Heavenly Star List’s three originally facing them, a two-on-one would tip the scales.
Gu Shiyou was terrifying, perhaps more so than the Heavenly Demon List disciples, but at Martial King Seventh Realm, Lin Xiao feared no one.
Seeing Lin Xiao recover and break through, the Youtian Demon Palace disciples’ expressions darkened.
With four of their top fighters freed, they’d be at a disadvantage if attacked.
Gu Shiyou’s brow furrowed, feeling intense pressure. As the top Earth Demon List fighter, he knew their situation was dire.
Without hesitation, he crushed a talisman in his hand.
