“Hmph, stop trying to scare us. What do we have to fear from these skeletons?”
The Duan family’s Half-Step Martial Emperor said, “Our Duan family still has one trump card. Without needing a single soldier, we can kill you!”
With that, the Half-Step Martial Emperor tightened his grip, and a Martial Emperor phantom emerged from his hand, appearing in the air, releasing a wisp of Martial Emperor pressure.
“Once this Martial Emperor War Seal is activated, it means someone has invaded our Duan family. Today, you will die!”
After the War Seal appeared, it glanced at Lin Xiao and the skeletons behind him, then surged forward, unleashing a palm strike imbued with Martial Emperor power.
Boom!
The void seemed to tremble, and a mountain-crushing force swept toward Lin Xiao, accompanied by fierce, howling winds.
A cold smile appeared on the Half-Step Martial Emperor’s lips.
He didn’t believe Lin Xiao’s skeletons all had Ninth Layer Martial Lord strength, nor was he afraid to fight him.
However, the number and strength of these skeletons might cause some losses for the Duan family.
Without aid from the Gun Dragon Sect or the Burial Sect, relying solely on his own strength, Lin Xiao would surely be injured if they crushed the War Seal and attacked directly, no matter how capable he was.
Then, they could easily kill him.
As for the skeletons, most would likely be destroyed under the War Seal’s power.
After all, the Duan family’s final protective War Seal had cost their patriarch much effort and energy, imbued with significant power.
Yet, as the War Seal’s palm strike shot out, the Blue Corpse Puppet at Lin Xiao’s side suddenly charged forward, its five fingers forming a point. Five eerie green beams shot out abruptly.
The ghostly green light, as if from a chilling underworld, brimmed with deathly aura, colliding with the War Seal’s palm force.
Boom!
A thunderous roar erupted, and massive waves of energy surged outward, overwhelming fluctuations pouring toward the Blue Corpse Puppet, sending it flying back.
The terrifying waves continued toward Lin Xiao, but he and ten Ninth Layer Martial Lord skeletons easily blocked the incoming surges.
The Blue Corpse Puppet, flung back, steadied itself, its body completely unharmed.
At that moment, the Martial Emperor War Seal vanished into the void.
“How is this possible?”
The Duan family’s Half-Step Martial Emperor was shocked, his face filled with disbelief.
If the Blue Corpse Puppet, with Half-Step Martial Emperor strength, had blocked most of the War Seal’s power alongside Lin Xiao and a thousand skeletons, surviving the impact might have been expected.
Even blocking all of the War Seal’s power would have been勉强 acceptable.
But for a single Blue Corpse Puppet to block most of the War Seal’s power and emerge unscathed? That was unthinkable.
This was a Martial Emperor War Seal, containing a fraction of a Martial Emperor’s power. Though only a portion, even he couldn’t withstand it.
Even five or six Half-Step Martial Emperors likely couldn’t block it unharmed.
For the Blue Corpse Puppet to block most of it alone, how terrifying was its power?
Did this mean the Blue Corpse Puppet surpassed Half-Step Martial Emperor strength?
To withstand the residual waves unscathed, how strong was its defence?
The Duan family grew solemn. The Blue Corpse Puppet’s performance far exceeded their expectations.
If its strength surpassed a Half-Step Martial Emperor, combined with the unknown power of the skeletons, wouldn’t the Duan family be at a disadvantage?
Even Fu Yan and the other Martial Emperors furrowed their brows. Lin Xiao’s trump card had once again defied their expectations.
Lin Xiao’s side erupted in joy.
The onlookers were astonished, now truly understanding that Lin Xiao’s challenge to an entire family wasn’t baseless.
The “forces” Lin Xiao brought were no less than the Duan family’s, and their combat strength might even surpass them.
Lin Xiao remained relatively calm. The Blue Corpse Puppet’s current strength, while not matching a Martial Emperor, exceeded a Half-Step Martial Emperor. The War Seal couldn’t possibly deliver a full Martial Emperor strike, so it was only natural the puppet could withstand it.
Even against a true Martial Emperor, the Blue Corpse Puppet could likely endure a few blows.
“Since I dared to challenge you, I naturally accounted for your Duan family’s War Seal.”
At this, Lin Xiao’s voice turned cold, “If you want to kill me, today, your Duan family will pay the price!”
“Kill!”
With a thunderous shout, Lin Xiao moved, radiating intense killing intent as he charged toward the Duan family.
The Blue Corpse Puppet and hundreds or thousands of combat skeletons surged forward, white energy swirling, an overwhelming sinister aura sweeping the sky as they rushed at the Duan family.
“Six of you, attack the Blue Corpse Puppet with me. Two Ninth Layer Martial Lords, kill Lin Xiao!”
The Duan family’s Half-Step Martial Emperor shouted, charging toward the Blue Corpse Puppet with four century-old Ninth Layer Martial Lords and two regular Ninth Layer Martial Lords.
Though the Blue Corpse Puppet was powerful, they didn’t need to defeat it, only hold it back to create a chance to kill Lin Xiao.
The skeletons’ strength was unclear, but Lin Xiao’s power was only at the Ninth Layer Martial Lord level. If they killed him, the skeletons and Blue Corpse Puppet would be dealt with.
Hundreds or thousands of Duan family Martial Lords also surged forward, clashing with Lin Xiao’s forces.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Sword lights flashed, blade auras surged, sinister energy roared, and evil forces erupted, with thunderous explosions ringing out.
Terrifying waves and energy bursts spread, turning the surrounding tens or hundreds of miles into an ocean of energy, with dazzling lights sparking in every direction, illuminating the heavens.
Boom!
The Duan family’s Half-Step Martial Emperor and six Ninth Layer Martial Lords clashed with the Blue Corpse Puppet, but in one strike, all seven were sent flying, blood spraying from their mouths.
The seven were stunned. The Blue Corpse Puppet’s aura was only at the Ninth Layer Martial Lord level, so how was its combat strength so terrifying?
Boom!
On the other side, two Ninth Layer Martial Lords clashed with Lin Xiao in a direct strike, but both were sent flying, blood spilling from their mouths.
Both were shocked. Wasn’t Lin Xiao’s strength only enough to rival a Ninth Layer Martial Lord?
How had one strike injured both of them?
Their strength wasn’t weak among Ninth Layer Martial Lords, and one was a century-old figure.
Yet, together, they had been bested by Lin Xiao?
