“Hmph!” The shadow of the Jiuxiao Sect Leader let out a cold snort, turning to the side, striking with his left palm and clenching his right fist. A tremendous palm force and fist aura surged forth, clashing against the incoming forces from both sides.
“Boom!”
A sound like thunder rang out as the four forces collided, unleashing a terrifying shockwave. The ground trembled violently, the forces from both directions perfectly matched, neither side yielding.
Everyone was astonished, never expecting the Jiuxiao Sect Leader’s battle seal to be so formidable, holding its own against two Martial Emperor shadows.
After the clash, the three Martial Emperor shadows dimmed and then dissipated into the air.
However, because the Xiang family’s direction was within the Zi family’s city, countless buildings along a straight line were reduced to rubble. Shattered stones and wooden debris shot outward, and thick dust filled a long stretch of the city.
“Swish!”
Without further words, the Duan family also crushed a Martial Emperor battle seal. To destroy the Zi family and Lin Xiao, they had to exhaust all of the opponent’s Martial Emperor battle seals.
Otherwise, their advantage would vanish.
The Xing family, too, activated a Martial Emperor battle seal.
Zi Gong frowned, ultimately activating the Martial Emperor battle seal on the city wall, summoning another Martial Emperor shadow.
Lin Xiao, without hesitation, crushed the Martial Emperor battle seal from Elder Zhong Moyang.
The four Martial Emperor shadows clashed together, erupting in earth-shaking force, evenly matched once again before fading into nothingness.
The six major families all frowned. The battle seal Lin Xiao activated wasn’t Dongfang Kaiyuan’s.
This meant Lin Xiao still held Dongfang Kaiyuan’s battle seal.
Meanwhile, all the Martial Emperor battle seals of the six families had been used up.
This was beyond their expectations.
The Jiuxiao Sect had brought two Martial Emperor battle seals, one of which single-handedly countered two, exhausting all six of the families’ seals.
In terms of Martial Emperor battle seals, they were unexpectedly at a disadvantage.
But thinking of their trump card, they regained their composure.
“Lin Xiao, crush Dongfang Kaiyuan’s battle seal too,” an elder from the Duan family said coldly.
Lin Xiao’s brows furrowed slightly. From their demeanour, it seemed they still had the confidence to counter Dongfang Kaiyuan’s battle seal?
Could they have another Martial Emperor battle seal?
Or perhaps…
Suddenly, Lin Xiao’s forehead throbbed, and another possibility crossed his mind.
Could there be someone hiding behind the six families?
Otherwise, how could they dare to offend both the Jiuxiao Sect and the Spear Dragon Sect to annihilate the Zi family and target him?
“Could it be that people from the Lingjian Sect are lurking in the shadows?” Lin Xiao’s expression grew grave as his gaze swept the surrounding void.
If someone was behind the six families, the only possibility was the Lingjian Sect.
If Lingjian Sect experts were hiding, even crushing Dongfang Kaiyuan’s battle seal would be countered by their trump card.
Though they didn’t know he still had Yun Jing’s battle seal, even crushing it wouldn’t offset their advantage if Lingjian Sect experts were lurking.
“Once you crush Dongfang Kaiyuan’s battle seal, it’ll be your end!” the Duan family elder added.
“If you don’t crush it, you’ll die even worse!” an elder from the Xing family echoed coldly, his killing intent palpable.
At this moment, the forces from the other directions of the six families rallied, exuding powerful auras, their murderous intent surging.
They all knew that with the Zi family’s other Martial Emperor battle seals exhausted, whether Lin Xiao crushed Dongfang Kaiyuan’s seal or not, the final assault was imminent.
Someone would deal with Dongfang Kaiyuan’s battle seal.
Lin Xiao’s expression turned icy, and the Zi family’s forces braced themselves. This battle was likely unavoidable, and even at a disadvantage, they would fight to the death.
At that moment, a young man’s voice suddenly echoed from the horizon, “Everyone, I have a few words to say to Lin Xiao!”
All were startled, their gazes turning toward the source of the voice.
A figure shot through the sky, rushing from the gap between the six families, heading straight for the Zi family’s city gate, stopping a few miles away.
This youth, around twenty years old, wore a white robe. He was gaunt, pale, and sickly, as if he wouldn’t live much longer.
Seeing him, the six families’ forces were furious.
A mere Martial Lord junior, barging into this battlefield, daring to interrupt them without so much as a ripple?
Who did he think he was? What right did he have to speak?
On the city wall, Lin Xiao’s body trembled violently upon seeing the youth’s face, his heart shaken, his mind reeling.
Zi Ling and Ling Hu were equally stunned.
The sickly youth, upon seeing Lin Xiao, was also momentarily shocked.
“My master told me to come meet you, and he wasn’t wrong,” the youth said to Lin Xiao, a hint of surprise in his voice.
“Who are you?” Lin Xiao couldn’t help but ask, his face full of disbelief.
“Lin Zhetian!” the sickly youth replied.
“How is that possible!” Lin Xiao was dazed. Lin Zhetian, he shared his surname.
“Where did this rat come from? Get lost!” someone from the six families shouted impatiently.
“If you’re looking to die, we’ll oblige!”
“Hmph, a mere junior daring to interrupt us? You must be tired of living!”
Angry voices rang out one after another.
The six families’ forces were ready to charge at a single command.
At this moment, the sickly youth named Lin Zhetian stopped looking at Lin Xiao, turning his gaze to the six families’ forces. In a hoarse, sickly voice, he said, “Everyone, I am Lin Zhetian, a prodigy of the Burial Sect!”
“What, he’s a prodigy of the Burial Sect?”
Everyone was shocked.
The prodigies of the Burial Sect and the Demon Sect had never appeared, especially the Burial Sect’s prodigy, about whom no information had ever surfaced.
They never expected this youth to be a prodigy of the Burial Sect.
But shock aside, what was a Burial Sect prodigy doing here?
They knew the Burial Sect’s elders had once saved Lin Xiao at the Lingjian Sect, and for some reason, the Burial Sect intended to protect him.
But even if the Burial Sect wanted to intervene, shouldn’t they send a half-step Martial Emperor or a ninth-layer Martial Lord? Why send a prodigy to die?
“Does your Burial Sect want to meddle in this?” Luo Hong’s voice sank slightly. “If so, let your Burial Sect’s seniors show themselves.”
The others’ expressions also grew cold. If the Burial Sect truly wanted to intervene, there might be Burial Sect experts hiding in the shadows.
But they still had a powerful trump card. Even if the Burial Sect intervened, they couldn’t be stopped.
“Everyone, my Burial Sect is indeed here to protect Lin Xiao, but this time, I’ve come alone,” the sickly youth said calmly. “And I won’t lift a finger to help.”
