Lin Xiao could never have imagined that Jian Wuque’s display of sword momentum and the Sky-Soaring Sword strike was merely a feint, with the true intent being a sudden burst of speed.
His real goal was to bait Lin Xiao into unleashing the Heaven Devouring Spirit Finger and missing.
This fell right into Jian Wuque’s trap.
Jian Wuque had indeed come fully prepared!
What shocked Lin Xiao even more was Jian Wuque’s speed, which had surged so rapidly.
Such speed was beyond what a mid-tier Martial Lord could achieve. He must have used some secret technique.
The Life-and-Death Gate was truly extraordinary, granting Jian Wuque such a technique.
“Die!” At that moment, Jian Wuque’s sword was already slashing towards Lin Xiao’s face.
“Thunder Dragon Heaven-Destroying Light!” In the critical moment, Lin Xiao’s mind surged with spiritual energy, unleashing the second move of the Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Technique.
The vast spiritual energy of the Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon compressed into a thin line of light, bursting from Lin Xiao’s brow.
The line, equivalent to condensing an entire thunder dragon’s energy, held unimaginable power and incredible speed. In an instant, it pierced towards Jian Wuque’s head.
“Swish! Boom!”
The line was too fast. Before Jian Wuque could react, it shot through his brow and out the back of his head, piercing into the one-way formation barrier, passing through the rolling energy and waves from the recent explosion, and striking the opposite barrier, where it was blocked.
Jian Wuque’s body froze from the impact, black smoke rising from his head and body.
His body charred from the inside out.
The sword in Jian Wuque’s hand never had the chance to strike Lin Xiao.
In that instant, Jian Wuque’s eyes widened, his face frozen in disbelief until his life faded.
Even in death, he couldn’t fathom how this certain-death situation for Lin Xiao ended with a bizarre, lethal beam shooting from Lin Xiao’s brow.
Clearly, Jian Wuque died with unresolved grievances.
Seeing Jian Wuque’s body halt before him from the Thunder Dragon Heaven-Destroying Light, then fly backwards, Lin Xiao inwardly sighed in relief. Had Jian Wuque’s sword completed its strike, he would have been in grave danger.
The Thunder Dragon Heaven-Destroying Light was indeed perfect for ambushes and frontal counterattacks! Lin Xiao thought to himself.
It had killed the Three-Clawed Divine Dragon before, and now, in this critical moment, it turned the tide, slaying Jian Wuque in one strike.
The Thunder Dragon Heaven-Destroying Light was truly an unexpected and powerful assassination technique!
Jian Wuque’s death spared Lin Xiao the trouble of a prolonged fight.
At that moment, Jian Wuque’s corpse, flung back into the formation, was repelled by the surging waves inside and fell to the ground.
Witnessing the scene, everyone was dumbfounded.
Dead? Jian Wuque was actually dead? How was this possible? How did Jian Wuque die? I thought I saw Lin Xiao’s light attack miss, and it clearly hit the formation barrier on the other side to unleash its power. Jian Wuque should have had time to dodge. Why did he seem to fly back into the formation from outside and get repelled? Someone rubbed their eyes, confused by the rapid events, and asked.
“You’re not mistaken. Jian Wuque did dodge it and attacked Lin Xiao at incredible speed, nearly succeeding. But a fine beam of light shot from Lin Xiao’s brow, piercing straight through Jian Wuque’s head!” a powerful elder replied.
Lin Xiao had such a technique? He even killed a fourth-level Martial Lord. That’s too terrifying!
It’s indeed terrifying, but it was mostly luck with an ambush technique.
Even if it was luck, such a technique is fearsome!
With his younger brother killed, how will Jian Tianjiao, one of the eight great prodigies, react? He’ll probably be furious!
Everyone thought Lin Xiao would die by Jian Wuque’s hand, but instead, Jian Wuque died by Lin Xiao’s!
Jian Wuque’s strength clearly surpassed Lin Xiao’s, yet he died without even unleashing his powerful moves or talents!
Jian Wuque was just unlucky to face such a move. It’s only because Lin Xiao hid such a terrifying ambush skill until now.
If Lin Xiao didn’t have the Shengshi Token, perhaps Jian Wuque wouldn’t have lost, since both exited the formation!
Shocked voices erupted, and the scene buzzed with discussion.
Zi Huang, Ling Xiao, Shi Jindou, and others, after initial shock, quietly sighed in relief.
Lin Xiao was still so formidable, easily killing Jian Wuque in such a situation.
Many Martial Emperors also breathed a sigh of relief. With Lin Xiao alive, the Substitute Saint Spirit Vein wouldn’t be betrothed to the Lingjian Sect immediately.
They still had nearly two years to vie for it.
“He actually killed Jian Wuque!” Zi Ling was slightly surprised but greatly relieved.
“There seems to be no genius he can’t defeat!” Ling Hu looked at Lin Xiao with admiration.
Meanwhile, Duan Huang, Xing Huang, and others were stunned, their faces showing disbelief and unwillingness.
Lin Xiao had not only survived against Jian Wuque but killed him.
By killing Jian Wuque, the Lingjian Sect would not let him off easily! Duan Huang thought darkly.
Xing Huang shared similar thoughts.
The Jin family’s youths were all stunned. Lin Xiao had made a name for himself in their family, but no one expected him to kill Jian Tianjiao’s younger brother, a fourth-level Martial Lord, at the Southeast Region Youth Summit.
This guy hid such a move. Who knows how many more tricks he has? The apprentice of that freak is indeed no ordinary person. Li Renchou, aware of that freak, was also somewhat shocked.
At the Lingjian Sect’s seats, Sikong Jian’s expression froze, his face showing disbelief.
Even he hadn’t imagined that Jian Wuque would die by Lin Xiao’s hand.
This was a rare genius of their Lingjian Sect, his direct disciple’s younger brother, killed before his eyes, clearly a slap to his face.
At that moment, a surge of killing intent welled up in Sikong Jian’s heart.
However, as the Lingjian Sect’s leader, despite his inner fury, he showed no outward sign, only a trace of surprise before regaining calm.
Seeing Sikong Jian’s composed demeanor, Lin Xiao’s brows furrowed deeply. The calmer Sikong Jian appeared, the more dangerous Lin Xiao felt he was.
How could this be?
At another Lingjian Sect seat, Yang Xiu was far less composed, his face filled with intense shock.
No matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t understand how Jian Wuque, who had paid a great price to refine the Heaven-Breaking Dragon Pill, died at the hands of Lin Xiao, whom he had never taken seriously. “Junior Brother Wuque, I will avenge you!” Yang Xiu’s eyes flashed with cold light, brimming with killing intent.
