Chapter 248 - Annihilation and Deterrence

The Soul Sword imbued with Sword Intent had become extraordinarily powerful.

This move was already very close to the attack of a third-grade rune master.

Zi Xin had sustained heavy injuries, his head reeling, and the martial arts he had used all dissipated.

Seizing this opportunity, Green Slave attacked fiercely, his green fingertips slicing across Zi Xin’s body, creating several terrifying wounds.

Lin Xuan also met the attack with his sword, thrusting his longsword violently forward.

“Great Dragon Sword Intent, Azure Dragon Emerges from the Sea!”

The sword light roiled like a dragon in the clouds, ferociously roaring.

This time, it targeted Zi Xin’s brow, intending to settle the fight in one strike.

Puff!

A spray of blood erupted from Zi Xin’s eyebrows, as the blade of the Autumn Trace Sword stopped less than three feet from Zi Xin’s head.

But at this moment, Zi Xin suddenly opened his eyes.

A sea of purple filled his vision.

His head spun, and the longsword passed by, grazing and drawing a trail of blood.

“Boy, I’m going to kill you!”

Zi Xin, furious, dried up the blood on his brow.

“Purple Extreme Secret Technique, Blood Evil Descent!”

Boom!

His body shot up three zhang high, like a giant.

It was a technique from the Purple Extreme Hall.

Green Slave sneered maliciously, pointing a finger out.

Puff!

Zi Xin’s swollen body deflated like a punctured balloon, instantly collapsing.

“Impossible!

How can you break it!”

Fear flashed across Zi Xin’s face, for the secret method of the Purple Extreme Demon Palace was said to be unbreakable.

Yet, the Green-haired Man had shattered it with a single finger, completely overturning what Zi Xin believed to be true.

He didn’t know that the Green-haired Man was actually a clone of the Evil Dragon Sect’s envoy, and the Purple Extreme Demon Palace was merely a sub-division.

In the presence of the Green-haired Man, there was no comparison between the two.

“Master, if you release my seal, I have a way to kill him,” the Green-haired Man turned back and looked at Lin Xuan, a trace of excitement in his eyes.

Lin Xuan furrowed his brows, feeling a sense of foreboding.

“Hmph!” He snorted coldly, applying the Slave Seal, causing the Green-haired Man to show an expression of pain.

At the same time, Lin Xuan flickered, moving in front of Zi Xin.

“Boy!

You dare to touch me?” Zi Xin roared in anger.

Lin Xuan’s gaze was cold, his fingertips emitting a Han Mang, and a trace of Profound Ice Qi spilled out, encircling Zi Xin,

a chilling breeze froze everything around it.

“How is this possible!” Zi Xin’s face was filled with horror, feeling the threat of death.

Crack!

His head was frozen, the terror on his face forever captured.

The sword light flashed, and a head flew into the air.

Even as he died, the look of horror lingered on Zi Xin’s face, never believing that Lin Xuan could kill him so effortlessly.

Sensing that Cold Ice Qi, the Green-haired Man’s expression changed dramatically.

Lin Xuan’s icy gaze hovered over Green Slave, warning, “Don’t try any tricks, or I’ll kill you!”

The Green-haired Man didn’t dare to act rashly, obediently following orders.

Lin Xuan formed seals with his hands, applying the Slave Seal, and put the Green-haired Man away.

Immediately after, his expression revealed a sense of loss.

That was his last bit of Profound Ice Qi, and now that he used half of it, he only had half left.

But he didn’t regret it, for one he had eliminated Zi Xin, and he also took this opportunity to intimidate Green Slave.

Putting away his longsword, Lin Xuan stripped the Xuan-grade top armor from Zi Xin’s body, donning it himself, then removed the storage ring from his hand.

With a flick of his finger, a golden arc of electricity flew out, shattering the corpse.

Jumping down the ravine, Lin Xuan found a safe place and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

During the recent battle, he had taken a blow from Zi Xin and suffered serious internal injuries.

Drinking a cup of Spiritual Wine, Lin Xuan started to circulate the Longevity Technique.

Two hours later, he opened his eyes.

Hand extended, Zi Xin’s Storage Ring appeared.

Hoping for some compensation, Lin Xuan felt a tinge of expectation.

“Thirty thousand Mid Grade Spirit Stones!” Lin Xuan’s pupils shrank sharply, “This guy is really rich!”

Mid Grade Spirit Stones were far more precious than low-grade ones; thirty thousand of them might be more than some elders in two-star sects even possessed.

Besides the spirit stones, Lin Xuan found a complete version of the Purple Extreme Demon Pupil; its power was many times more formidable than the Purple Spirit Eyes.

Even with the engravings that Lin Xuan had obtained from the stone eyeballs, the Purple Extreme Demon Pupil was immensely valuable to him.

As for the other Low-level Xuan Rank treasures, Lin Xuan was somewhat unimpressed.

After storing these items properly, Lin Xuan stood up and began to explore his surroundings.

Still finding nothing, he decisively left.

In the following days, Lin Xuan searched the red marks on the map one by one while pondering the four engravings in his mind.

These engravings detailed soul cultivation methods, which accelerated Lin Xuan’s soul cultivation speed beyond its previous pace.

At the same time, he was practicing a swordsmanship that the Lord of Wine had taught him.

The Green Cloud Nine Swords, with nine techniques in total, when combined with the Great Dragon Sword Intent, were incredibly powerful.

After over a month of training, Lin Xuan could perform the first three techniques.

In this month, he had found nearly half of the red marks on the map.

The next one was three thousand miles away.

Lin Xuan’s body shimmered, darting out like a swimming dragon.

This step technique was called the Reverse Dragon Step, containing the martial arts of the Reverse Dragon Seven Steps, also taught by the Lord of Wine.

With these Reverse Dragon Steps, Lin Xuan’s speed was three times faster than before.

With a flicker, Lin Xuan disappeared into the forest.

While Lin Xuan was searching for the marks on the map, the Three-star Sects in neighboring countries like Xia Country and Ying Country were also busy with their own tasks.

Xia Country, Snow Sect.

“Yi Dao, Bing Leng, the Floating Island, which opens only once every few centuries, has finally opened again.”

“This time, as we’ve been promoted to a Three-star Sect, you two can enter,” said an elder with a chuckling smile.

Sword Pond Prefecture, Lin Family.

“Feng’er, the opportunity presented by the Floating Island is enormous; you absolutely must not miss it…”

Three-star Sects like Earth Fire Sect and Blue Moon Sect were all preparing.

Ying Country, Purple Extreme Demon Palace.

Two elders had solemn expressions: “Zi Xin has been out for a month already, why hasn’t he returned with the Floating Island opening soon?”

“Could something have gone wrong?”

“Impossible, what could go wrong in dealing with a Second Grade Rune Master!”

“Let’s wait three more days.

If he doesn’t return, we’ll have someone else go.”

“This is also a competition between all the powers in the Tian Nan Domain; we can’t afford to be careless…”

Lin Xuan was oblivious to these matters as he was searching for the next destination.

Five days later, he arrived atop a mountain peak.

“Nothing again!” Lin Xuan sighed, no longer intending to waste time.

“Let’s rest and then go somewhere else for training.”

He took out the Ice Platform and began to cultivate.

It wasn’t long before the sky suddenly darkened, as if a giant hand had covered the heavens.

At the same time, a terrifying pressure descended from the sky.

Whoosh!

Lin Xuan abruptly opened his eyes, put away the Ice Platform, and cautiously looked towards the sky.

“Ooh ooh!”

The Snow White Monkey jumped onto his shoulder, its eyes like black jewels curiously staring at the sky.

Since the last time it ate a Fire Dragon Fruit, it had fallen into a deep sleep, awakening just a few days ago.

“This pressure, it must be some peculiar independent space,” the Lord of Wine’s voice transmitted to him.

Lin Xuan stroked his chin, “What kind of space could be so frightening!”

Buzz!

Buzz!

Suddenly, the pitch-black sky shot out thousands of rays of light, scattering in all directions.

One of these rays was actually heading straight for Lin Xuan.