Chapter 28: White Tiger Shatters the Core Kick

Li Lin moved slowly along the edge of the dark area, and before long he reached the outside of the formation created by the Soul-Summoning Banner.

The bonfire ahead was still burning.

In this backlit situation, he was even less likely to be discovered.

At this moment, the situation in the arena had already become one-sided.

Three of the Spirit Hunters were already lying on the ground, surrounded by fresh blood; they were likely beyond saving.

Bai Liwei held one hand over his chest, with blood seeping through his fingers, while his other hand shielded his nephew, Bai Bufan, behind him.

Xu Saifeng stood in front of the two of them, while a fat man fanning himself blocked their retreat from the side-rear.

The situation had already become extremely perilous.

"Bai Xunshou, why not come work for our Qin family?" said the scholar-dressed fat man, fanning himself and smiling: "We can help you resolve the yin qi within you, and we can also arrange for your family and friends. Why continue to stay in Yulin County? Our Feirong County is also a fine place, don't you agree!"

Bai Liwei's face showed inner turmoil; he glanced at his nephew behind him and gave a bitter smile: "Feirong County is indeed a good place, but the Qin family is not a good family. I have heard quite a bit about your deeds here in Yulin County."

The fat man shook his head helplessly: "That is truly a pity."

He said no more, merely continuing to smile.

Bai Liwei's gaze turned to Xu Saifeng: "Since my nephew and I are going to die anyway, let us die knowing the truth! Why did you harm a colleague, and what is the matter with the Taowu Zhenjun in the Bai Army Garrison?"

"Haha, this matter is actually nothing special; it is simply that I wanted some blood food, the Qin family needs a Taowu Zhenjun, and we found common ground."

Bai Liwei looked at the other party in disbelief: "Just for that reason... if you want blood food, why not borrow more from colleagues, or simply buy some Blood Rice!"

Xu Saifeng let out a light laugh: "Buying Blood Rice costs money. Those bandit soldiers have stronger vital energy than ordinary people, and it costs nothing, so why shouldn't I take it?"

Bai Liwei shook his head helplessly and asked: "Bufan, we have lost this battle. I should have known better than to let you join the Spirit Hunters so soon."

Bai Bufan hid behind him, looking terrified.

Xu Saifeng took out three red flags from a saddlebag nearby.

"Young Master Qin, I must cast a spell to locate that boy Li Lin and then pursue and kill him. You watch these two for me. When I return, I will use their vital energy and blood."

The fat man nodded lightly.

Xu Saifeng picked up a flag; its body was red as blood, looking extremely eerie.

"The first flag, offered to the Desolate Eerie."

The tallest and largest command flag was planted into the ground.

"The second flag, offered in sincerity."

Xu Saifeng scraped his finger with a small knife, squeezed out some blood onto the flag, and then planted it into the ground.

"The last flag..."

At this moment, Li Lin had already crept to about ten meters behind Xu Saifeng.

Yet he dared not move any closer.

Because he felt that if he moved forward any further, he would be discovered by the other party; it was a mysterious, intangible feeling, yet he understood that this feeling would not be wrong.

Just like that night at the Tudimiao, when he felt he could reach behind the person in black, he indeed could reach behind the other party.

Now that the feeling told him he could not get through, he certainly could not get through.

Listening to the other party's chanting, he felt a sense of urgency rise within his heart.

The Stealth Technique was powerful, but he also understood that this ability was not invincible.

At the very least, that boy Zhao Xiaohu could find him.

Whether this Xu Saifeng could find him using spells was truly hard to say.

He simply could not pin his hopes on such a vague possibility.

Always prepare for the worst; assume the enemy's tracking spells can find him.

Li Lin's eyes quickly turned cold.

He would take a gamble.

Xu Saifeng, now with his back to him, had just planted the last red command flag into the ground; his hands were already forming hand seals, and a mass of black yin qi was gathering on his body, about to take shape.

He could wait no longer.

Li Lin raised his long spear with his right hand and began the motion for throwing.

At the same time, a red square frame appeared behind Xu Saifeng, but it was far less bright and conspicuous than the frame from that night at the Tudimiao.

It must mean the success rate was not high!

But now Li Lin could hesitate no longer.

He used all his strength to hurl the red-tasseled long spear.

The Yu Family Spear Technique indeed contained this move; almost all weapon techniques have a similar move, used when making a desperate gamble.

The spear tip of the red-tasseled spear was wrapped in bright red light; with a whoosh, it broke through the darkness and shot out from the void.

After throwing the spear, Li Lin also lunged forward.

Tiger Leap Body Technique.

Everyone present was a master.

Several people simultaneously looked over instinctively.

But quick conscious reaction is one thing, and the body's instinctive reaction is another; moreover, Xu Saifeng's spell had already taken shape.

In the instant Xu Saifeng turned his head, his body was already desperately dodging to the side.

But the speed of this thrown spear was faster than imagined!

He had only just turned half his body when the long spear, bearing red light, pierced his side chest.

Although it did not hit the heart, the spear got stuck in the ribs at the edge, forcing him to stagger back several steps.

And the black yin qi on his body had also gathered into a black human face, resembling Xu Saifeng's appearance, which automatically shot out.

The spell was already complete.

"Who dares to launch a surprise attack!"

With a roar, Xu Saifeng endured the pain to yank the long spear from his body, only to see that black human face curve and strike the empty air ahead.

A person suddenly appeared in mid-air.

It was truly that kind of eerie appearance, the sudden "great change of a living person" trick.

"Li Lin!"

Xu Saifeng was both shocked and furious; he did not understand why, even though Li Lin had touched his back so closely, he had felt absolutely nothing.

Could the soul perception of Soul Hunters be fake?

He desperately tried to dodge, but Li Lin had already lunged right before his eyes.

Spine-Breaking Sinew-Stripping Claw!

From the very start, Li Lin launched a killing move without any courtesy.

Xu Saifeng blocked with all his strength; now, only one of his hands could move.

If it came to techniques, ten Li Lins would not be Xu Saifeng's match.

Pity that the young and strong fear the fist, and he had been seized the initiative; he was injured and brought into close combat.

Li Lin was a young lad, exercised daily, still a virgin, with a body full of fiery energy, feeling as if he had an endless reserve of strength.

When the claw met the fist, it was actually Xu Saifeng, this expert, who retreated repeatedly.

At the same time, Bai Liwei lowered his voice and said, "Help."

Bai Bufan's body stopped trembling immediately, and his eyes shifted from clear to sharp.

Then the uncle and nephew instantly turned and lunged toward the other side, blocking the fat man who was trying to come up and relieve Xu Saifeng's predicament.

Bai Liwei stopped covering his chest; before, there had been a certain element of "pretending."

The two short knives spun into a cluster of silver flowers; the fat man, holding a fan, found it inconvenient to block and retreated repeatedly.

Meanwhile, Bai Bufan circled nearby, found an opportunity, and threw out a cloud of white smoke.

The fat man used his fan to cover his mouth and nose, retreated quickly, then screamed and cursed, "Throwing lime... truly damnably despicable."

After speaking, the fat man looked toward Xu Saifeng's side, then his eyes widened.

At this moment, Xu Saifeng's two shoulders were already gripped by Li Lin; he let out a wail, had no time to struggle, but was flipped over by Li Lin using leverage, and both of them fell sideways to the ground at the same time.

At the same time, Li Lin's twin claws remained locked on the other's shoulders.

Bai Hu Bone-Shattering Kick.

Li Lin's legs were seen kicking Xu Saifeng's lower body with extreme speed!

The attack frequency was truly like a rainstorm of points.

Slap, slap, slap, slap, slap...

A continuous string of impact sounds.

This was a move evolved from fighting tabby cats, extremely lethal.

Xu Saifeng's eyes first widened, his body curling into a bent arch... yet he could not break free from Li Lin's control at all; in less than three breaths, he was unable to move!

Li Lin flipped backward, stood up, panted heavily, and then felt his whole body grow cold.

The Soul-Chasing Technique he had just suffered finally began to take effect.

Blood energy was being consumed massively and rapidly; after all, it was a technique of a Seventh-Rank Soul Hunter; Li Lin estimated that if this continued, his blood energy would soon be exhausted.

Then he would become a corpse.

He immediately turned his back to the three people, fumbled twice in the small pouch at his waist, and in less than a single breath, uncorked a porcelain bottle, poured out more than half of the Life-Returning Pills, casually grabbed three or four from inside, quickly stuffed them into his mouth, and swallowed them down.

These few actions were done quickly and covertly, discovered by no one.

The Life-Returning Pills took effect very quickly, bringing a trickle of continuously generated primal energy that neutralized the unbearable coldness.

(End of this chapter)