An instant!

In the eyes of ancient Buddhists, an instant was one thought, twenty thoughts make one moment, and twenty moments were one snap of the finger.

Jun Huan was associated with the phrase, ‘The path becomes empty in an instant, the path of the sword is the most elegant,’ which described the astonishing speed of her swordsmanship.

As for Lin Xun, his Time Stopping power allowed him to suspend the laws of time for a brief moment!

For cultivators at the Emperor Stage, a brief moment was long enough to do a lot of things.

For example, decide life and death!

Thus, when Yezi heard what Lin Xun said, he subconsciously uttered, “If I have a moment of time, I can kill the old man who is at the fifth level of the Emperor Stage, but it will be tricky to kill the other at the same time.”

“That’s enough.”

Lin Xun’s dark eyes glowed brightly. “We’ll kill the difficult one first, and the remaining one will be easy to deal with, isn’t that right?”

Yezi looked bewildered at Lin Xun, wondering where he got his confidence from.

“Yezi, listen to me. You just need to follow my instructions later.”

Lin Xun did not explain the secret of Time Stopping. It was also difficult to explain. After all, it involved the power of the law of time. At least, in the Ancient Nebula Road, likely no one could explain the secret behind it.

“Okay!” Yezi agreed without any wavering.

“Now, let’s face the two old bastards.”

Lin Xun and Yezi both stopped running.

In this vast starry sky, dotted with shining stars, the Ancient Nebula Underworld was no longer in sight. It looked extremely desolate and empty.

“Evil creature, why are you not running?”

Rumble!

Within the turbulent void, two divine arcs of light cut through the sky with immense force and then transformed into the figures of the gray-robed man and the old man in fine robes.

The one who spoke was the gray-robed man, a terrifying being at the fifth level of the Emperor Stage.

His expression was cold and menacing. He only glanced at Lin Xun before his gaze landed on Sword Spirit Yezi. Right away, his eyes blazed.

He remembered that not long ago Ice Devouring Sword Emperor of Panwu Dao Court had taken action because he was after that incredibly mysterious sword spirit!

As soon as he saw it with his own eyes, a burning desire ignited in his heart.

“It’s mine.”

“Then, let’s see who gets it first.” The old man in fine robes beside him suddenly spoke, his eyes also fixed on Yezi.

The gray-robed man refused to give in.

As soon as the two arrived, they treated Yezi as their prey and completely ignored Lin Xun.

Lin Xun sighed loudly, “You two are not nobodies in this world, but you willingly became someone else’s dogs. Of course, that’s fine, since it is your business. But you came here to die. How stupid is that?”

The gray robed man and the fine-robed old man were flabbergasted for a moment.

Given their identity and status, a stomp of their feet was enough to make the world tremble three times. They were respected and worshiped no matter where they went.

Who would have imagined that a young man would dare to call them ‘dogs’ in front of them?

Their faces instantly darkened.

“The remnants of Fangchun Mountain have all left, and the woman with you has been restrained by Lady Yanxing. I believe it won’t be long before she is killed. I am really curious, what gave you the courage to behave like this when your death is imminent?” The gray-robed man’s voice was ice-cold. “Or do you think the sword spirit can protect you, which is why you’re behaving so arrogantly?”

This was not just pointless chatter.

It was a sign of cautiousness.

After all, Lin Xun’s identity was not ordinary. Who would forget what terrifying beings his senior brothers and sisters were?

Who could forget how Ice Devouring Sword Emperor had died? If it were any other quasi-Emperor, the gray-robed man wouldn’t have bothered to talk and would have attacked directly.”

“Old dog, I sense concerns in your heart.” Lin Xun laughed, his voice tinged with mockery. “Otherwise, why would you say so much nonsense?”

“Indeed.” Yezi nodded.

The gray-robed man’s expression changed as he exchanged glances with the old man in fine robes.

The next moment, both of them launched their attacks together, and their target was the same.

It was not Yezi, but Lin Xun!!

This might seem unbelievable, or perhaps even absurd, but those who truly knew about Lin Xun’s past would understand that this was the wisest thing to do.

To them, Lin Xun, who seemed like a tiny ant that could be easily ignored, was actually extraordinary.

In that earthshaking chess game, it was his appearance that drew out the disciples of Fangchun Mountain, and it was also because of the chaos treasure Mount Heedless that he had in his hand that helped Combat Emperor to defeat Nameless Esteemed Emperor in one fell swoop!

Moreover, he had a sword spirit following him and a mysterious woman protecting him. How could he be someone ordinary?

To defeat the enemy, first capture their chief!

Boom!

The starry sky quaked, and the nearby stars swayed violently.

Two Emperors had launched an attack together. An ordinary quasi-Emperor would have been frightened out of their wits, unable to resist, and would have no choice but to await death.

However, it was different with Lin Xun.

The moment the two men struck, Yezi, who had been ready for battle, received Lin Xun’s order and charged forward right away.

The two men were not surprised by this, nor did they care. It was just a sword spirit. Could he stop them from killing a quasi-Emperor?

At this moment—A ray of brilliant light flashed out from Lin Xun.

Time froze at that moment.

Everything in the world, every star in the sky seemed to pause for a moment.

It was also at that moment that a streak of sword qi shot forth. The sword qi used up every bit of Yezi’s life force, illuminating the starry sky.

Pu!

By the time the gray-robed man reacted, the sword qi had already pierced through his defense, splitting his body into two. Terrifying sword power erupted, pulverizing his primordial spirit like it was a dead tree.

Without any scream, without any struggle, an old monster at the fifth level of the Emperor Stage was killed, and both his body and spirit were utterly wiped out!

All this happened in that moment when time froze.

The scene petrified the old man in fine robes. He frantically retreated far away as if he had received a tremendous shock.

Even Yezi was stunned into silence.

If it was a head-on battle, given the power he currently possessed, it would be difficult for him to shake an Emperor at the fifth level of the Emperor Stage!

Despite that, he had killed the gray-robed man with one sword strike!

He could not believe it.

It was at this moment that he finally realized how remarkable Lin Xun’s ‘one moment of time’ was!

“How…how is that possible?” The old man cried out in horror and shock. He couldn’t imagine such a frightening and strange thing would happen. It completely overturned everything he knew.

His mind trembled, his face contorted in shocked disbelief, and his hands and feet went ice-cold.

If he had died in that head-to-head clash, he would not have been so shocked, because what terrified him was that he did not know how the gray-robed man was killed!

The unknown often brought fear.

“Yezi, kill him.” Lin Xun commanded.

Shua!

Yezi launched into attack. He had absolute confidence that he could defeat an opponent at the fourth level of the Emperor Stage.

In the starry sky, sword qi surged up, boundlessly ferocious. In that moment, Yezi resembled an invincible sword emperor rampaging across the void.

The fine-robed old man’s first reaction was to flee.

The gray-robed man’s death was such a shock to him that he began to worry that he might also suddenly drop dead.

Shua!

He madly bolted.

Yezi chased after him, not intending to let him go.

“Wuque.”

At the same time, Lin Xun took out the No-Nonsense Bow. “I need your help.”

“Alright.”

Wuque, who had been lying dormant within the No-Nonsense Bow for all these years, made an appearance for the first time in a while, taking the form of a young gray-haired man exuding a fierce, intimidating aura of deadly intent.

The next moment, Wuque raised the No-Nonsense Bow, took a deep breath, and a wave of frightening power spread outwards from him.

The bow, formed entirely of skulls, rumbled like a thunderstorm approaching, and a fierce and menacing aura swept across the whole starry sky.

At that moment, Wuque was clearly different from before.

He resembled the god of arrows, standing tall and proud in the starry sky, his intense aura making even the stars themselves quiver.

As he drew the blood-red bowstring to its full stretch, the surrounding void appeared to be drained of air, collapsing with a thunderous roar.

Lin Xun, who was standing on one side, felt his eyes sting with sharp pain and his mind shake.

Bang!

When the arrow was fired out, he couldn’t even open his eyes. It was too dazzling and blinding, and the power it contained was too frightening and fierce.

In the distance, Yezi, who was in pursuit, stiffened and instinctively turned around.

Then, a divine arrow tore through the starry sky with breathtaking speed like a fleeting illusion, causing stars to explode like paper in its wake.

Bang!

Farther away, the fleeing old man let out a sharp scream before he watched his body being skewered by a blazing arrow and exploding.

Striking red blood rained down.

A straight crack, tens of thousands of feet long, had split the sky, and around it, stars and meteorites were reduced to dust and smoke. Yet, a sharp roar continued to reverberate through the air.

That was the damage left by Wuque’s arrow!

An arrow shot across the starry sky and took the life of an Emperor at the fourth level of the Emperor Stage!

Yezi’s eyes went blank at the unbelievable scene.

Lin Xun originally did not expect Wuque to take action, and when he saw Wuque actually making a move, he also did not expect the arrow to unleash much power.

In his opinion, it would be enough as long as it could prevent the old man from escaping.

However, Wuque’s performance completely turned his mind upside down. He couldn’t help but gasp audibly at the earth shaking power of that arrow, his mind and soul both shaken to the core.

He did not imagine that, after years of silence, Wuque had become so fierce.

It should be mentioned that back when they were in the Sunset Current Valley, Wuque, in a badly wounded state, could only kill quasi-Emperors.

𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

But now…

He killed an Emperor with just one arrow!

Moreover, it was an old monster at the fourth level of the Emperor Stage!

“The way of archery is to gather your strength into one arrow. The core secret could be summed up with four words: Kill with one strike!”

Wuque, who looked like a young gray-haired man, put away the No-Nonsense Bow, and a wide grin spread across his face that was full of wild spirit and confidence. “My young master, I hope that arrow didn’t disappoint you.”