Chapter 367

"Still too weak."

As the words fell, the sword struck.

The white scabbard erupted with astonishing silver radiance, leaving behind countless afterimages in the air.

When all the afterimages merged, the terrifying silver light transformed into a colossal crescent slash, roaring toward the light sphere.

Like a sword cutting through rice paper, there was not the slightest resistance—it severed instantly.

Boom—!

In the blink of an eye, countless air currents, carrying violent, destructive energy, blasted outward in all directions, gales sweeping everything up, including the remaining demons and shattered corpses on the ground, hurling them high into the sky.

Moments later, the air currents vanished, the howling wind ceased, and the Jiugui Sect of Mingfuzhi Sect that had attacked Lin Cheng, along with the earlier demonic particles, had completely disappeared.

The square, which had been occupied by demons just over ten minutes ago, now held only Lin Cheng alone.

And…

On the ground, a terrifying fissure stretched over a thousand meters, dozens of meters wide, extending all the way to the mountain peak beyond the city walls.

"This… how is this possible!"

"So… so strong…"

"This guy single-handedly drove back all the demons of Mingfuzhi Sect?!"

"This is too powerful—he didn't even seem to be using his full strength. This is just too terrifying."

"Regardless, at least we're all still alive."

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Gazing at the bottomless fissure that reached beyond the city walls, every survivor present shuddered, their eyes filled with profound shock.

What kind of power could possibly achieve this?!

The strength of this sword strike is no less than Bai Huzi's from the original otherworld!

The mages present, aside from those recently recruited, were mostly survivors of the original otherworld battle, all of whom had witnessed the terrifying scene of Bai Huzi shattering space.

After that war, Bai Huzi, who defeated Serena, had become the strongest in their hearts.

Judging from the scene created by this sword strike, Lin Cheng's strength is no less than Bai Huzi's.

At the same time, all the survivors, while marveling at Lin Cheng's immense power, also felt relief at having survived.

They had, at the very beginning, fully accepted their certain death.

Setting aside the powerful Dark Lord, the forces were utterly unequal, and with the enemy's superior abilities, their chance of victory was even slimmer.

This was something Macarov and Oge understood best.

"If not for this knight my lord, we would have been in grave danger."

"Indeed."

Unconsciously, after witnessing Lin Cheng's power, Macarov and the others had begun to shift how they addressed him.

Beyond gratitude, Lin Cheng's terrifying strength was also part of the reason.

They could sense that, aside from not drawing his blade, his body and even his breathing had not changed at all.

The full-force attack of Mingfuzhi Sect's Jiugui Sect had not even inflicted a single scratch upon him.

Of all the people they knew, only Bai Huzi and the deceased Serena could have achieved such a feat.

"Don't let your guard down—the battle isn't over yet!"

Just as everyone sank into a state of euphoria, Oge suddenly doused them with cold water, leaving them all frozen in place.

"How can that be? Weren't they all annihilated?" asked a nearby mage.

Seeing this, Haeiberne replied solemnly.

"Although all of Mingfuzhi Sect's Jiugui Sect have been deployed, their strongest— the mysterious Dark Lord—has yet to appear."

"His strength is no less than Serena's, and may even surpass hers."

As the most mysterious and ancient Anheigong Society, Mingfuzhi Sect had clashed with the Fapingyi Society more than once.

Years ago, during the Albereis Empire's war, Mingfuzhi Sect had seized the opportunity to attack the Fapingyi Society.

For this reason, Serena and Haeiberne had once fought the Dark Lord.

His power was so terrifying that even Serena and Haeiberne together could not defeat him.

Even now, Haeiberne still remembered it vividly.

"This war was sparked by the Dark Lord—he couldn't possibly not be here."

Upon hearing Haeiberne's words, everyone present felt a chill run through them—they had never imagined someone was watching from the sidelines.

Instantly, tension once again loomed over them; their eyes scanned every direction, afraid of missing anything.

At the same time, the noise gradually faded, and the square before the Fapingyi Society fell silent once more.

Yet…

Just as everyone scanned the surroundings, a calm, familiar voice shattered the stillness.

"Your subordinates have all been slaughtered by me—will you not come out? Or do you want me to come and fetch you myself?"

The speaker was none other than Lin Cheng, who had just slain the Jiugui Sect demons.

Under the gaze of all present, he turned toward the town buildings beyond the Fapingyi Society and slowly raised his sheathed Long Jian, then slashed downward.

Boom—!

The terrifying crescent slash shot forth again, slicing through the air,

tearing the earth, and hurtling toward a building deep within the distant town!

The next instant, a violent explosion erupted, dust and smoke spreading across the sky.

Soon after, as the smoke gradually cleared, another terrifying fissure, stretching a thousand meters, appeared.

However, what was unexpected (de de Zhao) was not only the rift.

In the smoke-filled sky, two figures suddenly appeared.

As the smoke completely vanished, everyone present could clearly see the faces of those two figures.

One of them was a man with long black hair, dressed in black, gripping in his hand a figure that everyone present was familiar with.

The instant he saw that figure, Ouge involuntarily cried out.

"Crawford Shim!"

That's right, the figure before them was none other than the former former president of the Magic Pingyi Society, Crawford Shim!

But why was he here?

As far as Ouge knew, after Crawford Shim stepped down, he had directly retired to his hometown — so why had he suddenly appeared at the Magic Pingyi Society's headquarters?

And what was the identity of the person who had saved him?

Just as Ouge was thinking this, Hayiberion beside him had already given the answer.

"Underworld King Mardogil!"