“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”
Following the Martial Monarchs, high-tier Martial Venerables from both sides clashed, each group numbering seven or eight.
These included elders from Youtian Demon Palace and Shengyuan Academy, plus top fighters from other factions.
After high-tier Venerables, mid-tier, low-tier, and Martial Kings collided in succession.
Clang!
Lin Xiao’s broken sword met Cang Shang’s blade, a piercing metallic clash erupting. The violent impact sent Cang Shang staggering back.
“Impossible! Your strength is this overwhelming?” Cang Shang’s face twisted in disbelief as he was repelled.
Now a Fourth Realm Martial Venerable, he was among the best at his level.
Yet, in close combat, Lin Xiao’s single strike forced him back, his hands throbbing.
“Nothing’s impossible!” Lin Xiao growled, gripping his sword with both hands and charging.
Cang Shang, who nearly killed Hu Yue, was one of Lin Xiao’s must-kill targets.
“Xiu!”
From the right, Gu Shiyou rushed in, wreathed in black energy, his blade slashing at Lin Xiao.
As Shengyuan Academy’s top youth, Lin Xiao was Gu Shiyou’s target.
“Get lost!” Lin Xiao roared, his sword smashing into Gu Shiyou’s blade. With a resounding clang, Gu Shiyou was hurled back dozens of zhang.
“Your opponent’s me!” Bai Moxuan, in flowing white robes, surged forward, his radiant sword slashing at Gu Shiyou.
“Hmph, you’re not worthy!” Gu Shiyou sneered, charging to meet him.
Clang!
Lin Xiao’s sword clashed with Cang Shang’s blade again, sending Cang Shang flying once more.
Lin Xiao’s physical might was unmatched; no matter how fiercely Cang Shang fought, he couldn’t withstand close-range blows.
Seizing the advantage, Lin Xiao pressed forward, giving Cang Shang no chance to retreat.
“Xiu!” From the left, Liang Xie, third on the Heavenly Demon List, charged, his sword slicing toward Lin Xiao.
“Courting death!” Lin Xiao snorted inwardly. Switching to a single-handed grip, his right hand swung at Cang Shang’s blade, while his left fist smashed toward Liang Xie’s chest, ignoring the incoming sword.
Clang!
Simultaneously, Lin Xiao’s sword struck Cang Shang’s blade, and Liang Xie’s sword hit Lin Xiao’s side.
“Impossible!” Liang Xie’s eyes widened, his sword failing to pierce Lin Xiao’s flesh.
How monstrous was Lin Xiao’s body?
“Bang!”
Lin Xiao’s fist crashed into Liang Xie’s chest, blood spraying as it caved in, nearly punching through. Liang Xie hurtled backward.
“Your opponent’s me!” A purple sword, radiating violet energy, slashed at Liang Xie.
“Pfft!” The sword cleaved through Liang Xie’s body unimpeded.
“He’s already dead!” Ziling, controlling the purple sword with spiritual power, was stunned. She hadn’t killed Liang Xie—Lin Xiao’s fist had left him on the brink of death.
Cang Shang, repelled by Lin Xiao’s single-handed strike, gaped. Lin Xiao’s body withstood Liang Xie’s sword and killed him with one punch?
His physical strength was terrifying.
“No close combat!” Cang Shang decided, launching a black fist beam surging with eerie power toward Lin Xiao while retreating.
Boom!
Lin Xiao casually slashed, an azure dragon sword beam colliding with the fist beam, dispersing into shockwaves.
“Take my sword, Cang Shang!” Ziling shouted from the side, her purple sword slashing at him.
This was chaotic warfare—no fairness, only opportunities to kill.
“Fifth-grade low-tier spiritual controller? I’d like a taste!” Geng Yan, fourth on the Heavenly Demon List, charged, knocking Ziling’s sword aside with his blade.
“As you wish!” Ziling snapped, redirecting her sword at Geng Yan.
From Lin Xiao’s side, a Sixth Realm Martial Venerable elder unleashed a torrential fist beam.
Ahead, Cang Shang struck again, unleashing Youtian Demon Art. Black energy surged, his fist beam roaring like a river, shaking the heavens.
“I know Youtian Demon Art too!” Lin Xiao activated its second layer, transforming into a Nine Nether fiend, black energy flaring like infernal flames. His sword slashed, a dark beam stirring yin winds, meeting Cang Shang’s fist beam.
Roar!
Simultaneously, Lin Xiao’s spiritual power surged, unleashing Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon. A thunder dragon burst from his brow, charging the Sixth Realm Venerable’s fist beam.
The dragon, crackling with wild lightning, seemed to shatter the void.
“Boom!”
Clashes echoed from both directions. The thunder dragon and the elder’s fist beam canceled out, shockwaves rippling. The strike was even.
“Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon! He has that spiritual power?” The Sixth Realm elder gaped, but a Holy City Sixth Realm Venerable rushed him, preventing further attacks on Lin Xiao.
Ahead, Lin Xiao’s Youtian power attack forced Cang Shang back dozens of zhang, his face stunned.
Eight or nine years of cultivating Youtian Demon Art, yet inferior to Lin Xiao’s year with the Pillar?
Lin Xiao had reached the second layer already?
