All the Emperor judges revealed strange expressions while watching this.

There was no longer an array binding him down as Tu Qianjue charged forth with all his might, but in this direct clash, he still ended up being seriously wounded!

In stark contrast, the unharmed Jin Duyi was particularly eye-catching.

Some of the judges glanced at Emperor Fire Spirit and saw her clouded face. She was clearly in a bad mood.

Meanwhile, Xia Xinglie resumed lifting his cup and gulped it down.

The great joys of life should always be celebrated with a cup of good wine!

……

“Oh dear…” Even Teng Yichen and Gui Shanxing were taken aback.

Tu Qianjue was ninth on the All Heavens Saint-King Rankings, yet he still wasn’t a match for Jin Duyi?

“Seems like I've underestimated you all this time. Still, I can’t blame myself. Who would have thought that a place like Cloud State could produce someone of your caliber?”

Tu Qianjue’s expression was dim. His injury was indeed not light, but it was not to the point that it could make him nervous. This proved that he still had other cards up his sleeve!

Lin Xun also noticed this. He walked forward and calmly said, “I can tell that you still have something. If you don’t use it, I’m afraid that you won’t have a chance to later.”

Tu Qianjue said expressionlessly, “Try me.”

He looked incredibly calm at the moment.

However, Lin Xun couldn’t care less. The Mythical Huang Secret Realm forbade the use of Emperor-grade treasures as well as taboo external forces.

Therefore, almost nothing here could threaten him.

Regardless of whether Tu Qianjue really had a terrifying trump card or was bluffing, Lin Xun would not spare him.

However, just as he was about to attack, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

At the same time, a pleasant and melodious voice like heavenly music echoed in the distance.

“Brother Jin, there’s no need to go so far as to take down everyone, is there?” A delicate figure surrounded by mist emerged. Her black hair was coiled in a bun, revealing a peerlessly refreshing face. 𝙧

Yan Yurou!

Ranked seventh on the All Heavens Saint-King Rankings, she was a core disciple of Mythical Huang Dao Court and was a stunningly beautiful woman who was renowned all over the nebula.

There were countless tales of her deeds.

“This competition is meant for us to compete with each other. Why call it ‘take down everyone’?” said Lin Xun indifferently as he stopped moving entirely.

Meanwhile, Teng Yichen and Gui Shanxing tensed up like they were facing a great enemy, their hairs standing on end. They didn’t expect that a supreme top genius would suddenly jump out at this juncture.

“You’re right, Brother Jin, but now that I’m here just in the nick of time, how much chance of victory do you think you still have?” Yan Yurou landed in the field like a feather, and a refreshing fragrance filled the air.

She had an outstanding demeanor and a transcendent beauty that was out of this world.

“Miss Yurou, sorry to trouble you.” Tu Qianjue had a complicated look on his face. As someone who was proud to the bone, he wouldn’t call others to his rescue unless he had absolutely no other choice.

Lin Xun, who had originally decided to stop, smiled faintly and walked forward again.

“You asked me how much chance of victory I think I have, and I’ve thought about it. Against the two of you, I still have some certainty.”

His answer was domineering!

Both Tu Qianjue and Yan Yurou were stunned, seemingly in disbelief.

“Looks like you are unwilling to stop here and intend to put up a fight, Brother Jin.”

Yan Yurou’s starry eyes were like a dream, and her voice was clear and pleasant. No emotional fluctuations could be detected from her, but a rippling dao energy was permeating her body.

“Hmph, he’s not taking you and I seriously at all!” Tu Qianjue looked unsightly.

Right at this moment, Lin Xun once again stopped in his tracks and turned to Teng Yichen and Gui Shanxing with a bellow, “Careful!”

The two guys reacted very quickly. Lin Xun’s voice still echoed in the air when they had already instinctively dodged.

However, it was still too late.

Rumble!

A sword shadow swiftly descended from the sky. Like a curtain of darkness, the pitch-black sword qi glowing with a piercing light as it whistled down.

The sword qi exploded with a power that surged like a heavenly river. The air collapsed under its pressure as it drowned Teng Yichen and Gui Shanxing.

“No!”

“Run, Brother Jin!”

The instant the two men were eliminated, they were still anxious about Lin Xun’s safety and used their last moment in the competition on it.

Watching this without having the time to save them, Lin Xun’s expression became frosty. His eyes that were as deep as an abyss burned with killing intent.

The fact that the companions he had rescued had just been ambushed and eliminated before his very eyes filled him with indescribable guilt and anger.

As the black sword shadow spread all over, a man appeared with a long sword on his back and his lapels wide open. Carrying a wine jug in his hand, he exuded a raw and wild energy.

He was Zu Feiyu, eighth on the All Heavens Saint-King Rankings and a core disciple of All-Demon Dao Court!

He wore an unrestrained smile. “You seem angry, Brother Jin? Don’t be. You also said just now that this is a competition, and we are just competing with each other. What’s more, they were only eliminated and not in life-threatening danger. Please don’t let anger ruin your health, Brother Jin.”

His tone was full-on teasing.

As he spoke, he exchanged a glance with Tu Qianjue and Yan Yurou, and the next second, their auras enveloped Lin Xun from different directions.

In the blink of an eye, the atmosphere became murderous.

This pursuit had seen many twists and turns. First Lin Xun had defeated Wu Huang’s group. Then, Tu Qianjue’s group had appeared and chased down Lin Xun.

However, Tu Qianjue’s group had gotten trapped and suffered a heavy loss, and just when everyone had thought it was finally settled, the unexpected appearances of Yan Yurou and Zu Feiyu one after another turned everything around again!

Lin Xun’s situation changed drastically as he was now targeted by the three powerful experts whose names were among the top ten of the All Heavens Saint-King Rankings.

This scene also attracted the attention of the Emperors in the outside world.

“Yoho, I didn’t think young people nowadays could be so cunning. These three youngsters from three different great courts have actually allied themselves in secret early on. When did your disciples come to be on such good terms?”

Xia Xinglie made no attempt to hide the mockery in his voice.

In the Mythical Huang Secret Realm, joining forces was commonly seen, but it was not the normal case for ranked supreme talents like Tu Qianjue, Yan Yurou, and Zu Feiyu.

The leader of Mythical Huang Dao Court, Taishu Hong, smiled wryly. “How can we dictate what happens between our disciples, Brother Xia? You are overthinking it.”

Flaming Sky Demon Emperor of All-Demon Dao Court coldly said, “Xia Xinglie, the rules don’t forbid them joining hands and acting together!”

He was withered and had collapsed eye sockets, but his eyes were intimidating like that of a falcon. Draped in a black rope as he casually sat there, Flaming Sky Demon Emperor displayed the might of a heavenly demon lord!

“Xia Xinglie, what is Jin Duyi to you and why are you defending him at every turn?” questioned Emperor Fire Spirit.

“I just don’t like how they act. You have a problem with that?” retorted Xia Xinglie.

Seeing that they were about to argue again, Taishu Hong hurriedly mediated, “Everyone, as long as the rules aren’t broken, we should just sit and watch. Please don’t let it damage our relationship.”

Taishu Hong already felt a big headache.

Emperor experts all controlled a power that could overturn heaven and earth, and their auras alone could illuminate a world. None of them were easy to deal with!

Meanwhile, in the Mythical Huang Secret Realm, after sensing the hostility of Tu Qianjue, Yan Yurou, and Zu Feiyu, Lin Xun sank into a moment of silence before he said, “We’ll slowly settle this later.”

With that, he turned, intending to leave.

Zu Feiyu snorted, “Hah, how can we face the world if we let you run this time?”

Jin Duyi really regards himself too highly. He thinks he can just drop a useless threat and leave like nothing’s happened?

No way in hell!

Zu Feiyu had already blinked into thin air by the time he said that.

The next second, countless black sword qi that seemed to weigh tens of thousands of catties came down like the night, crushing the void as they pressed down on Lin Xun.

The sword qi were so dense that they became a pitch-black mountain. Flowing with a horrifying, obscure dao light, they seemed to want to flatten the earth and destroy the world.

Lin Xun did not even look as his fist punched out.

The fist force was like a furnace and an abyss but at the same time not. With an inconceivable momentum, it swallowed up and ground the sky-blotting black sword qi to bits.

Kaboom!

The void around shook in chaos. Zu Feiyu’s figure was shaken to the point that he staggered out of thin air, and he couldn’t help but falter.

This guy is really beyond terrifying!

“Congeal!”

A patch of hazy, dream-like drizzle suddenly appeared in front of Lin Xun, which then coalesced into an ink-splashed scroll painting that abruptly folded up.

Misty Rain Kingdom!

This was Yan Yurou’s Great Dao Field. It seemed to be poetic and picturesque but in reality was permeated with unimaginable killing power.

Boom!

Lin Xun still didn’t spare it a look as he punched out again. The hazy scroll painting that had only just taken shape burst into shreds.

Yan Yurou’s eyes widened with astonishment. Her original purpose was only to block Lin Xun and force him to stay, but who would have thought that her tactic wouldn’t be able to even take effect at all?!

When she and Zu Feiyu wanted to strike again, Lin Xun had long been gone and was nowhere to be seen. It was simply too late for them to chase after him.

The heavily injured Tu Qianjue hadn’t made a move, and it was not possible with his current state anyway. When he saw Lin Xun escape, his face was exceptionally dreary.

The three of them together had still failed to trap Lin Xun!

“If it’s one-on-one, I’m afraid that none of us will be his opponent. His strength is not inferior to even those deeply hidden freaks like Yue Ruhuo and Zhi Bai.” Zu Feiyu became serious.

“The purpose of our secret alliance is to fight against those who are like Yue Ruhuo, Zhi Bai, and Mi Wuya, but now, it looks like we need to add Jin Duyi to the list.” Yan Yurou’s expression also carried a rare gravity.

Jin Duyi!

He was only a cultivator from Cloud State, yet his unimaginably heaven-defying battle prowess was enough to make anyone take him seriously.

“He already holds a grudge against us. He definitely won’t stop there,” said Tu Qianjue after forcibly restraining his hatred and indignation, his voice gloomy. “What do you two think we should do next?”

Zu Feiyu’s eyes flashed unfathomably as he replied, “If you hit a snake and fail to kill it, it’ll come back to bite you. While we continue to fight for life talismans, we must pay attention to eliminate the threat as well. Otherwise, it is impossible to say what kind of trouble it’ll breed.

“I suggest we gather everyone we can and kick him out of the competition once and for all!”