Boom!
Even though Shuzhen tried his utmost to defend, he still spat out blood violently once more.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
The treasured sword turned into afterimages, constantly enveloping Shuzhen. Although he was still resisting with all his might, each of Lin Yun’s sword strikes posed a tremendous threat and caused significant damage.
After several consecutive clashes, Shuzhen’s body already bore several sword wounds. The paralysing effect contained in Lin Yun’s sacred weapon seeped into Shuzhen’s body through the wounds, making him extremely uncomfortable and diminishing his combat ability.
“Lin Yun, I… I’ll immediately deactivate the surrounding formations, I’ll let you go! Stop fighting!” Shuzhen shouted for mercy while resisting.
Lin Yun’s attacks were not only astonishingly powerful but also terrifyingly fast. Shuzhen could no longer defend himself.
He was no longer a threat to Lin Yun, now reduced to begging for mercy.
In the face of death, he no longer cared about pride.
“Sorry, it’s too late for that now!”
As soon as the words fell, Lin Yun’s treasured sword broke through his defence again, instantly piercing his chest.
Splurt!
After the sword pierced Shuzhen’s chest, Lin Yun swiftly withdrew it and slashed across his neck.
Blood gushed out like a fountain!
“Why… why…”
Shuzhen clutched his neck with one hand, staring at Lin Yun with eyes filled with shock, fear, and unwillingness…
This time, he had dared to lead the team and bring Lin Yun on this special mission, clearly confident in his own strength.
After all, he was a dignified Third Layer Heavenly Realm cultivator and had studied the powerful secret techniques of the Heavenly Fire Temple. How could he have imagined that Lin Yun possessed the strength to kill him?
Even the Heavenly Fire Temple, which had entrusted Shuzhen to lead the team, clearly had some confidence in him.
Unfortunately, they underestimated the speed of Lin Yun’s strength improvement.
The next moment, Shuzhen fell to the ground, lifeless.
With Shuzhen’s death, the spatial formation seals around them automatically lifted.
The hundred elite subordinates under Shuzhen, seeing him dead, were all terrified, fearing Lin Yun would turn to kill them.
If even Shuzhen was dead, how could they dare to act against Lin Yun?
Lin Yun swiftly took Shuzhen’s weapon and storage ring, then burst forth with speed, fleeing at full force!
Lin Yun was well aware that he couldn’t stay here a moment longer.
Moreover, by killing Shuzhen this time, there was no longer any room for reconciliation with the Heavenly Fire Temple.
Initially, Lin Yun only wanted to escape, but Shuzhen insisted on stopping him, leaving Lin Yun no choice but to act.
Killing him was for the best, to prevent him from coming up with any more bad ideas upon returning.
After Lin Yun left the scene, Shuzhen’s hundred elite subordinates shouted, “Quick! We must hurry back to the Heavenly Fire Temple!” They all turned and rushed towards the Heavenly Fire Temple.
Mo Bai’s gaze followed the direction of Lin Yun’s escape.
“He’s finally reached this point, sigh…” Mo Bai let out a long sigh.
Mo Bai knew that after Lin Yun killed Shuzhen, his fate would be plunged into an abyss.
When Lin Yun refused to carry out this mission, Mo Bai had already foreseen such an outcome.
Immediately after, Mo Bai also turned towards the Heavenly Fire Temple.
On the escape route, Lin Yun murmured to himself, “It seems I have no choice but to do this.”
The wheel of fate had ruthlessly rolled to this point.
Everything had spiralled beyond Lin Yun’s control, leaving him with no retreat.
When Lin Yun first came to the Ancestral Land, how could he have imagined he would end up in this situation?
Yet Lin Yun’s path in the Ancestral Land had been so arduous, so fraught with difficult choices!
In the end, Lin Yun made his decision, choosing to break away from the Heavenly Fire Temple at all costs.
Now, Lin Yun had only one path left: soul reincarnation.
As long as he underwent soul reincarnation, the Heavenly Fire Temple would believe he was dead.
His death would temporarily resolve this grudge.
As long as he was dead, the Cultivation Continent would also be safe.
After all, sending powerhouses to the Cultivation Continent would come at a great cost for the Heavenly Fire Temple. Moreover, the Cultivation Continent was no longer what it used to be. With the resources Lin Yun left behind, Emperor Huoyun reaching the Heavenly Saint Realm would not be an issue. Unless they sent someone of the Heavenly Realm, the cost would be far too great!
Even sending a Saint Realm cultivator would require billions of Haoyue Crystals, and sending a Heavenly Realm cultivator might cost tens of billions, enough to forge a Great Luo Divine Weapon.
