“Half-Step Martial Emperor, he has the combat strength of a Half-Step Martial Emperor, his cultivation has broken through to the Third Layer Martial Lord!” After a moment of shock, one of the century-old Ninth Layer Martial Lords exclaimed.
Only the strength of a Half-Step Martial Emperor could injure both of them in one strike, and not lightly.
At these words, the others were all shocked.
Lin Xiao’s combat strength had reached the level of a Half-Step Martial Emperor?
A single Half-Step Martial Emperor could take on four or five Ninth Layer Martial Lords. How could the Duan family’s two Ninth Layer Martial Lords possibly be his match?
Bang! Bang! Bang!
At that moment, on the other side, those fighting the Ninth Layer Martial Lord skeletons were either directly killed or sent flying.
The Duan family had focused on the Blue Corpse Puppet and Lin Xiao. Apart from one skeleton that had shown its strength and was countered by a Ninth Layer Martial Lord, a few of the other nine were occasionally attacked by Ninth Layer Martial Lords, but the rest faced only lower-level Duan family cultivators and were completely unmatched.
In the clash, a small number had already fallen.
Of course, some weaker skeletons attacked by Duan family Ninth Layer Martial Lords also fell in small numbers.
In other areas, the strength of all the skeletons became clear.
Leaving aside the top-tier strength, the overall combat power below the Eighth Layer Martial Lord was slightly stronger than the Duan family’s.
“What?”
The Duan family’s Grand Elder furrowed his brow. Their family currently had only thirteen Ninth Layer Martial Lords, plus his Half-Step Martial Emperor strength, making fourteen top-tier forces.
The Blue Corpse Puppet surpassed Half-Step Martial Emperor strength, unbeatable even by their seven. Add to that Lin Xiao’s Half-Step Martial Emperor strength and ten Ninth Layer Martial Lord skeletons, with the skeletons below Ninth Layer holding the advantage. How could they fight?
“Execute the emergency plan, charge at Lin Xiao!”
The Grand Elder decisively shouted.
One probing strike revealed the Duan family was at a severe disadvantage, so the only option was the charge plan, sending all high-tier Martial Lords to kill Lin Xiao.
If they killed Lin Xiao, the skeletons could be dealt with.
Even if the skeletons didn’t stop, Lin Xiao’s death would achieve their goal, and they could escape without issue.
However, this plan required great sacrifice. Sending all high-tier Martial Lords to kill Lin Xiao meant no one would counter the high-tier Martial Lord skeletons. Only mid- and low-tier Martial Lords would face them, with predictable consequences.
But would Lin Xiao let them succeed?
Though the skeletons were lifeless, they could sense their opponents’ strength. Under Lin Xiao’s command of the Undying Skeleton Technique, they rushed to intercept the high-tier experts charging at him, attacking fiercely, preventing the high-tier Martial Lords from reaching him.
At that moment, the Blue Corpse Puppet struck at the Duan family’s Grand Elder and his group again, sending them flying with blood spraying, their strength completely outmatched.
Boom!
On Lin Xiao’s side, he unleashed the fifth layer of the Nether Heaven Demonic Art. Wielding the Nether Heaven Demon Pillar, he smashed it down, releasing torrents of black energy and unmatched demonic power, forming a colossal pillar that crashed toward the century-old Ninth Layer Martial Lord elder.
The elder’s expression changed drastically, hurriedly unleashing the Duan family’s strongest attack. A fist light like a surging river roared toward the colossal black pillar.
The other Ninth Layer Martial Lord nearby also hurriedly launched an attack at the black pillar, knowing that one person alone couldn’t withstand Lin Xiao’s terrifying strike and might be killed outright.
Boom!
Despite the combined strength of two Ninth Layer Martial Lords, the black pillar’s power was too terrifying, shattering their attacks and turning into massive waves and fluctuations that surged toward them.
Both spat blood, flying backward.
The weaker Ninth Layer Martial Lord lost all combat ability and fell.
The century-old Ninth Layer Martial Lord was also gravely injured.
At that moment, a lightning-like beam shot from Lin Xiao’s brow, thin as a thread but brimming with overwhelming thunderous power, as if piercing space itself, accompanied by a thunderous roar. It streaked toward the heavily injured century-old Ninth Layer Martial Lord elder with unstoppable speed.
“No!!!”
The elder screamed in terror before the beam pierced his chest. His body seemed scorched, blackening from the chest outward, with black smoke rising and a burnt smell spreading.
After felling two, Lin Xiao turned without hesitation, charging at another Ninth Layer Martial Lord entangled by a skeleton.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Lin Xiao’s side had the numerical advantage in Ninth Layer Martial Lord strength. Skeletons unopposed by Ninth Layer Martial Lords either heavily injured or killed their opponents before continuing their assault.
The other Ninth Layer Martial Lords trying to charge Lin Xiao were tightly entangled by the Ninth Layer Martial Lord skeletons.
“No chance of winning, flee!” The Duan family’s Grand Elder decisively shouted the order.
Hearing this, the hundreds of thousands of onlookers were dumbfounded. After only a short battle, the Duan family was fleeing?
Even Lin Xiao was briefly stunned. They were giving up after such a short time?
The Duan family’s Grand Elder was so decisive? Just moments ago, he had changed tactics, and now, seeing the situation turn bad, he switched to escape?
“Flee!”
After a moment of shock, the Duan family’s fighters scattered in all directions.
The Half-Step Martial Emperor and the group of Ninth Layer Martial Lords began to flee, some even pulling out Sky-Soaring Boats.
“Kill!”
Lin Xiao roared, charging at a Ninth Layer Martial Lord entangled by a skeleton.
The other skeletons went berserk, rushing to attack.
The Blue Corpse Puppet targeted the Duan family’s Grand Elder, charging straight at him. Its finger beams shot out, blasting the Grand Elder, who was pulling out a Sky-Soaring Boat, flipping both him and the boat, which was damaged.
At that moment, the other Ninth Layer Martial Lords fighting the Blue Corpse Puppet alongside the Grand Elder fled, leaving no one to counter it. The puppet locked onto the Grand Elder, reaching him in an instant.
“Flee! Flee!”
The Grand Elder shouted in panic, swinging his blade with full force. A dazzling blade light slashed toward the Blue Corpse Puppet.
But the puppet’s finger beams flared again, brimming with chilling deathly aura, shattering the blade light and shooting toward the Grand Elder’s body.
Pfft!
Blood sprayed as five bloody holes appeared in the Grand Elder’s body.
His face showed deep unwillingness. Before today, he couldn’t have imagined this outcome, though he had guessed it moments ago.
The Blue Corpse Puppet was too powerful, nearly matching the Martial Emperor War Seal’s strength, far beyond his ability to counter alone. After issuing the escape order, as others fled, the puppet locked onto him, leaving him no escape, as he had foreseen.
But if they didn’t flee and kept fighting, the Duan family would eventually be wiped out by Lin Xiao’s forces, and he would die.
After all, Lin Xiao’s side held a massive advantage.
Rather than that, fleeing was better. At least the Duan family’s Martial Lords wouldn’t be completely annihilated here.
