Volume One, Chapter 33: Saving the Day Just in Time
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After confirming that Lin Yang’s strength was truly formidable, Wang Zide hurriedly said, “Lin Yang... no, Peak Master Lin, the Sect Master is currently in grave danger. Hurry and go help him!”
Lin Yang’s gaze sharpened, and he said calmly, “Give me his location. I’ll cut my way there.”
Wang Zide quickly pointed in a direction. Lin Yang glanced at him, then asked, “Are you all right in your current condition?”
Wang Zide gave a bitter smile. “Don’t worry, Peak Master Lin. I can still make it back to the camp on my own.”
Hearing this, Lin Yang no longer hesitated. He transformed into a streak of blood-red light and shot into the sky, flying straight toward the direction Wang Zide had indicated.
At the same time, a mission issued by the system appeared in his mind:
[Mission One: Rescue Lin Hongye!]
Seeing this mission, Lin Yang’s heart tightened. He began searching the surrounding area for Lin Hongye’s location.
...
Meanwhile, Lin Hongye gripped the Crimson Sun Immortal Sword and struggled to remain standing, refusing to let herself collapse.
Before her stood a male cultivator who had shattered the void, his bearing lofty and imposing.
The man’s expression was cold. Clad in a black robe adorned with gold, he held a black sword in one hand and stood proudly in midair.
He looked down at Lin Hongye with icy eyes and said indifferently, “You possess some ability indeed, having slain three Nascent Soul prodigies of my sect in succession.”
“But unfortunately, no matter how powerful you are, you are still merely at the Core Formation stage. Against a Soul Transformation cultivator, all you can do is bow your head and submit.”
Listening to the black-robed man, Lin Hongye clenched her teeth, her face filled with indignation.
She glanced around and, after confirming that everyone had already withdrawn, finally allowed herself to breathe a sigh of relief.
The black-robed man before her was a Soul Transformation cultivator of astonishing strength. He had appeared before the disciples of the Great Wilderness Immortal Sect in an instant, slaughtering them with ease.
Fortunately, Lin Hongye had blocked his advance in time, allowing the surviving disciples to escape.
But all she could do was delay him.
To kill a Soul Transformation cultivator while possessing only Core Formation cultivation was nothing but a fantasy, no matter how powerful Lin Hongye might be.
“At least... everyone managed to retreat, didn’t they?” Lin Hongye felt a trace of relief. At the very least, she had bought the others in the sect some time.
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Yet who could have known that the black-robed man’s next words would shatter her illusion?
“Don’t think you’ve won your fellow disciples a chance to live. Once I kill you, I’ll naturally catch up and slaughter them.”
“Not a single person from your Great Wilderness Immortal Sect will escape.”
With that, the black-robed man slowly descended from the sky. A look of determination flashed through Lin Hongye’s eyes.
If she could not kill him, then she would burn herself to ashes and buy everyone as much time to flee as possible!
At that thought, Lin Hongye’s originally feeble aura began to swell. A terrifying pressure swept across the heavens and earth.
Mo Jiuyou sensed the immense force and could not help feeling puzzled.
“Oh? You still have another trick?”
As he watched Lin Hongye’s aura rise steadily until it was nearly equal to his own, a trace of astonishment finally appeared in his eyes.
I can’t let her continue increasing her strength!
That was Mo Jiuyou’s first thought. Clutching his sword, he gritted his teeth and charged forward, but it was already too late.
Clang!
The instant Mo Jiuyou drew his sword and thrust it toward Lin Hongye, she likewise unsheathed the Crimson Sun Immortal Sword and suddenly unleashed a blood-red sword aura.
The two swords collided, and Mo Jiuyou was forcibly driven back several steps. He found it utterly unbelievable.
But Lin Hongye gave him no time to react. She surged forward and engaged him in a relentless melee.
Seeing this, Mo Jiuyou could only grit his teeth and withstand the pressure as the battle continued.
He refused to believe it. He refused to believe that Lin Hongye could erupt with such tremendous power without suffering any consequences.
As long as he held on until her strength returned to normal, victory would be his!
The heavens trembled without end, while the ground cracked beneath the pressure generated by their clash.
Blood-red gales howled around them. Their crushing auras swept outward, creating a battlefield that no one dared approach.
The clash of weapons rang out incessantly. Lin Hongye’s Crimson Sun Immortal Sword struck again and again, making it increasingly difficult for Mo Jiuyou to defend himself.
When he saw cracks appearing in the Blood Demon Sword in his hand, he gritted his teeth and began wondering what level of weapon Lin Hongye’s sword truly was.
As the young master of the Bloodthirsty Demon Sect, the Blood Demon Sword in his possession was already renowned as the foremost demonic sword in the Central Province.
Yet after clashing with Lin Hongye’s Crimson Sun Immortal Sword for only a brief moment, it had already suffered several deep notches!
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“Damn it... How can a mere Core Formation cultivator possess such profound reserves?” Mo Jiuyou could not help grinding his teeth, finding Lin Hongye impossibly difficult to deal with.
A mere Core Formation cultivator was normally someone he could kill with a casual strike. How had this particular hard bone become so difficult to chew?
Lin Hongye unleashed one scarlet sword aura after another. Seeing Mo Jiuyou retreating continuously, her heart filled with wild delight.
However, although the explosive secret art of the Burning Heaven Fury technique could enhance her strength, that power was only temporary.
When she sensed the strength within her body beginning to ebb away, Lin Hongye’s eyes narrowed.
“I have to end this quickly!”
Boom!
She brought her sword down in a sweeping strike, instantly forcing Mo Jiuyou back.
Mo Jiuyou staggered, and Lin Hongye hurriedly seized the opportunity, knocking the Blood Demon Sword from his hand with a single blow.
Boom!
He crashed to the ground in a miserable heap. Lin Hongye pointed her sword at his chest, as though she would end his life in the next instant.
Seeing that he had been defeated, Mo Jiuyou gritted his teeth and shouted, “If you have the courage, then kill me! I, Mo Jiuyou, may have lost, but the Bloodthirsty Demon Sect will never lose!”
Lin Hongye let out a cold snort. She was just about to strike when a sudden, wrenching pain seized her heart.
Clang!
The Crimson Sun Immortal Sword slipped from her hand and fell to the ground. Seeing this, Mo Jiuyou froze for a moment before realizing what had happened. He then burst into wild laughter.
“Hmph! Did you really think that power belonged to you? Now you’re suffering its backlash, aren’t you?”
Lin Hongye clenched her teeth. If she had known this would happen, she should have thrust her sword down at once. Unfortunately, the instant her strength was completely exhausted was also the instant the backlash began.
Mo Jiuyou gave a cold snort, rose to his feet, and picked up the Crimson Sun Immortal Sword, aiming it at Lin Hongye’s chest.
“You are incredibly powerful. If you were given a few more years to mature, you would surely reach an even higher realm. You truly are a prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years.”
“But unfortunately, being born into the Great Wilderness Immortal Sect is your tragedy. Die!”
With that, Mo Jiuyou prepared to thrust his sword down. Yet at this critical moment, the sound of a finger snap rang out.
In an instant, all things beneath heaven and earth fell into stillness, while a blood-red figure slowly descended from the sky.
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