Chapter 31

Those several black bone thorns that split off, carrying miserable ghost howls and death aura that eroded vitality, instantly sealed all of Lin Lin Xuan's retreat paths! A casual strike from a late-stage Golden Core cultivator was already a fatal absolute kill for an ordinary Golden Core Stage 1!

Zhao Lie was furious, but he was shaken and could not rescue in time. Other team members were still behind and couldn't react at all.

Elder You Wang already had a cruel and indifferent smile on his face, as if he had already seen this little bug who dared to peek at their secrets being pierced by bone thorns and turning into nutrients for the blood core.

However, facing this absolute kill that could not be avoided, a flash of ruthlessness and determination flashed in Lin Lin Xuan's eyes!

"Damn, forcing me to open the cheat, huh?!"

Between thoughts, he made the fastest judgment! Hard-resisting was absolutely impossible, the Black Tortoise Shield might be able to block one or two, but it absolutely couldn't block all! "Shrinking Ground to an Inch" was also difficult to fully display under this narrow space and the bone thorns' lock-on!

The only path to survival was to attack with attack, disrupt the other party's rhythm, and create a line of life!

"System! Use the Jin Guang Evil-Breaking Sword Talisman! Target, You Wang old ghost!"

【Ding! One-time sword talisman "Jin Guang Evil-Breaking Sword" activated!】

Hum—!

A vast and majestic pure Yang sword intent specifically countering evil spirits erupted from the jade talisman in Lin Lin Xuan's hand! The dazzling golden light instantly illuminated the dark cave, dispelling the permeating Youming death aura by a few points!

A golden sword gang, condensed as substance and containing an indestructible will, rose from the jade talisman, tearing through the darkness like the light of dawn! Carrying the awe-inspiring righteousness and the determination to destroy all evil, it ignored the incoming bone thorns and slashed directly at Elder You Wang, who was stunned!

The power of this sword actually reached the level of late-stage Golden Core! And its pure Yang evil-breaking attribute had an innate restraint on You Wang, who cultivated Youming cultivation techniques!

"What?! Late-stage Golden Core sword talisman?!" The ferocious smile on Elder You Wang's face instantly stiffened, replaced by a flash of horror! He never expected that this kid who looked like he was only at Golden Core Stage 1 actually hid such a terrifying trump card!

In his haste, he could no longer care about attacking Lin Lin Xuan; his whole body's death aura surged wildly, condensing into a thick, heavy shield engraved with countless painful ghost faces in front of him—the Ten Thousand Ghost Shield!

"Boom—!!"

The golden sword gang and the Ten Thousand Ghost Shield collided fiercely! Pure Yang sword qi and Youming death aura clashed fiercely, making a deafening roar! The whole cave was shaking violently, and gravel fell down!

Gold light and black gas intertwined and annihilated, and the terrifying energy shockwave produced spread in all directions!

Those bone thorns shooting at Lin Lin Xuan, under this shockwave, instantly deviated in trajectory, their power greatly reduced!

"Black Tortoise Shield, open!"

Lin Lin Xuan took the opportunity to sacrifice the Black Tortoise Shield he had prepared! The ancient turtle shell shield instantly magnified, emitting a thick earthy yellow halo, firmly protecting him behind it.

"Bang bang bang!"

The bone thorns with greatly reduced power hit the Black Tortoise Shield, making muffled sounds; although the halo rippled violently, it finally failed to break the defense!

At the same time, at the center of the energy collision.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound, the Ten Thousand Ghost Shield condensed by Elder You Wang, under the Jin Guang Evil-Breaking sword gang specifically countering it, finally couldn't support it, cracks appeared on the surface, and finally shattered with a bang!

Although the sword gang was mostly offset, the residual power still penetrated through, slashing fiercely at Elder You Wang's protective death aura!

"Puff!"

Elder You Wang's body shook violently, he groaned, and staggered back a few steps; the black robe on his chest was torn, revealing a shallow charred sword mark, and a wisp of dark golden blood seeped out! He was actually injured!

Although it was only a minor injury, being forced to this step by a junior at Golden Core Stage 1 was simply a great humiliation!

And taking advantage of this precious gap of shining gold light, chaotic energy, and Elder You Wang being repelled, Lin Lin Xuan pulled up the injured Zhao Lie and roared at the team members behind him:

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!!"

The voice was like thunder, waking everyone up!

"Go!" Zhao Lie also forced a breath, cooperated with Lin Lin Xuan, and his body retreated violently backward!

The members of the third team finally reacted, turned around without hesitation, and ran for their lives along the way they came!

"Want to run?! Leave it to me!" Elder You Wang stabilized his body, seeing the cooked duck about to fly, he was so angry that his three corpses jumped, and the death aura around his body surged like boiling, about to attack again!

However, the pure Yang sword qi remaining in his body from the Jin Guang Evil-Breaking sword talisman was still raging, interfering with his spiritual power operation, making this strike half a beat slow!

It was this half beat that decided life and death!

Lin Lin Xuan and Zhao Lie had already retreated into the passage, joined the other team members, increased their speed to the extreme, and rushed toward the cave entrance without looking back!

"Trash! A bunch of trash! Stop them!" Elder You Wang roared at those Youming Sect disciples who were also stunned by the power of the sword talisman.

Those disciples woke up from a dream, sacrificed their magic tools one after another, and released death aura magic techniques, trying to block them.

But the attacks in their haste, how could they stop Golden Core cultivators running for their lives? The third team members used their means, either blocking or dodging, and their speed didn't decrease at all!

"Youming Soul-Locking Chain!" You Deacon reacted the fastest, a pitch-black chain flew out from his sleeve, winding toward a team member who fell at the end like a poisonous snake!

That team member felt the crisis behind him, his face turning pale!

At this critical moment—

"Still coming?!"

A flash of ruthlessness flashed in Lin Lin Xuan's eyes, he turned his head violently, and in his hand, he didn't know when he had an extra bead the size of a dragon's eye, pitch-red, with lightning jumping on the surface—Thunder Fire Bead (a one-time large-range attack magic tool scavenged before)!

He used all his strength to throw the Thunder Fire Bead backward!

"Explode!"

Boom—!!!

The Thunder Fire Bead exploded violently in the middle of the passage! Violent thunder and scorching flames instantly filled the whole passage! Like a thunder-fire giant dragon, roaring and rushing toward the Youming Sect crowd chasing behind!

"Be careful!"

You Deacon's face changed drastically, he hurriedly retracted the Soul-Locking Chain, and together with other disciples, tried his best to defend against this sudden thunder-fire attack!

Although the power of this Thunder Fire Bead was not enough to seriously injure them, the raging thunder light and flames successfully blocked their sight and the pace of pursuit!

Taking advantage of this precious obstruction, the last team member of the third team also successfully rushed out of the attack range.

When the thunder-fire dissipated and the Youming Sect crowd rushed out of the passage, Lin Lin Xuan and the others had already disappeared into the complex terrain of Ghost Soul Stream.

"Ah—!! Bastard! Bastard!!" Elder You Wang looked at the empty cave entrance, feeling the burning pain in his chest and the pure Yang sword qi remaining in his body, and let out an extremely angry roar! The sound echoed in Ghost Soul Stream, startling countless birds.

He actually suffered such a big loss in the hands of a kid at Golden Core Stage 1! Not only did the other party retreat completely, he was injured, and even the Blood-Refining Great Array was almost interfered with!

"Investigate! Investigate for me! Who exactly is that kid who used the sword talisman?! I want to extract his soul and refine his soul, so he will never be reincarnated!" Elder You Wang's voice was full of endless resentment.

And at this time, the third team running for their lives, until they were completely away from Ghost Soul Stream and confirmed there were no pursuers behind, dared to stop and catch their breath.

Everyone was still in lingering fear, their faces pale, many of them were injured, and their spiritual power consumption was huge.

Zhao Lie leaned against a tree, covering his chest, looking at Lin Lin Xuan, who was also somewhat disordered in aura but still clear-eyed, his expression extremely complex.

He took a deep breath, clasped his fist at Lin Lin Xuan, and bowed solemnly: "Fellow Daoist Mu Lin Xuan, today if it weren't for you turning the tide, we would all have fallen there! The grace of saving my life, Zhao Lie will never forget!"

Other team members also looked at Lin Lin Xuan one after another, their eyes full of gratitude and lingering fear. They knew very well that in the situation just now, if it weren't for Lin Lin Xuan's earth-shattering sword and the subsequent Thunder Fire Bead to break the rear, they would definitely not have been able to escape.

"Captain Zhao, you are too serious, we are in the same boat, it is my duty." Lin Lin Xuan waved his hand, his face appropriately showing a trace of "fatigue" and "heartache," "It's a pity for my life-saving sword talisman and Thunder Fire Bead..."

Hearing this, everyone was even more moved. A sword talisman of that power was priceless, and he used it just because he wanted to save everyone; this friendship was too heavy!

【Ding! Detected the extreme gratitude and admiration of Zhao Lie and the third team members, emotion points +8888!】

【Ding! Detected the rage and resentment of Elder You Wang, emotion points +6666!】

【Ding! Achieved "Survival in Desperate Situation" achievement! Gained reward: slack-off points!】

Listening to the system's prompt, the "heartache" Lin Lin Xuan felt because he consumed his trump cards dissipated a lot. Slack-off points could be earned again, trump cards could be found again, but gaining the gratitude and trust of an elite team, and figuring out the Youming Sect's conspiracy, this wave... was not a loss!

"Fellow Daoist Mu, rest assured, you have made a great contribution in this mission, and when we return, I will report the truth to the superiors and ask for credit for you! Your losses will definitely be compensated by the imperial dynasty!" Zhao Lie promised solemnly.

Lin Lin Xuan nodded and didn't say anything more. His gaze looked toward the direction of Ghost Soul Stream, his eyes deep.

Youming Blood-Refining Great Array, Youming Blood Core, welcome the Holy Object...

The Youming Sect's plans were huge!

This matter must be made known to the camp high-level as soon as possible!

"Captain Zhao, we must return to the camp immediately and report the situation here!"

"That's right! No time to lose, let's go!"

After a short rest, the third team, carrying the joy of surviving a disaster and crucial information, rushed toward the temporary camp.

And a bigger storm against the Youming Sect's conspiracy was about to be set off in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range.

(Chapter 31 End)