Chapter 2337 Fourth Senior Brother Ling Xuanzi

All of a sudden, many experts grew restless, eager to take action.

In their eyes, if they could slay the heretic Lin Xun, they might win the favor of the Venerable Dao Lord, and then perhaps even ascend to greater heights.

“Kneel!” the red-robed man bellowed, his face filled with righteousness.

He had already charged forward in midair and was nearly upon Lin Xun, but Lin Xun merely lifted his gaze and cast a glance at him.

Bang!

The red-robed old man’s body and spirit shattered instantly, exploding into a mist of blood that dissipated into the void. The nearby cultivators screamed in horror.

At that moment, countless people in this world were shaken by the bloody scene before them.

A quasi-Emperor!

In Spirit Burial Sea, such a person was considered an unrivalled authority beneath the Emperor Stage. As they saying went, in the absence of Emperors, quasi-Emperors reigned supreme. Despite that, with just a single glance, one had been obliterated in midair. How could a quasi-Emperor perish so swiftly and easily?!

Many onlookers stood frozen, their minds struggling to process what had just happened.

A heavy silence blanketed the scene.

Those who were eager to strike moments ago felt an icy chill creep into their hearts, their expressions twisting with shock and horror.

Everyone was dumbstruck, especially Yan Juan and Meng Lianqing, along with the surrounding young talents. They struggled to believe their eyes.

A quasi-Emperor had been killed in a mysterious and effortless manner. What was even more terrifying was that this had all happened under the watchful gaze of the Venerable Dao Lord!

After all, in the hearts of those present, the Venerable Dao Lord was akin to a deity. Who would dare commit such an act of defiance?

Furthermore, Lin Xun acted with complete disregard!

In the midst of this stunned silence, Lin Xun put his hands behind his back and uttered indifferently, “You just stood there and watched. That fool leapt to his death just to defend your dignity.”

“Who will step forward and help me eliminate this heretic?” From high above the nine heavens, the figure still had his back facing everything, and only his thunderous voice echoed down.

Just as the voice died away.

“I will.”

“Venerable Dao Lord, please quell your anger. I will eliminate this heretic!”

Then, one after another, five or six figures emerged, each exuding an even greater presence than the last. Their powerful Emperor might crashed over the battlefield like a landslide and tsunami, shaking the heavens and earth and forcing many cultivators to retreat in terror.

At that moment, Yan Juan’s legs buckled beneath him, and he collapsed to the ground, his face ashen. Those were all old monsters who had remained hidden from the world for ages, each possessing unfathomable power and status.

The expression on Meng Lianqing’s beautiful face constantly changed as she locked eyes on Lin Xun, as if she was trying to confirm something.

Around her, the young talents were overcome with panic. One after another, they scrambled to distance themselves from Lin Xun, fearing they would be swept into the calamity.

“Fairy Meng, get away quickly! That disaster bringer is throwing his life away, you must not get caught in the crossfire!”

“Miss Lianqing, hurry, move aside!”

Urgent voices rang out, thick with worry.

“Move aside,” said Lin Xun calmly as he glanced at Meng Lianqing. With a flick of his sleeve, a wave of power surged forth and instantly teleported Meng Lianqing and Yan Juan far away from the battlefield.

Meng Lianqing looked as if she had just awoken from a dream, Her expression grew more complicated by the second. She realized then that she had been deceived. The seemingly unremarkable man sent her across space before she even realized what had happened. How could someone like this be an ordinary person?

Could...

Could he be that person from back then?

The six Emperors had already launched their assault, their gazes ice-cold and ruthless. Among them, a black-robed, white haired man reprimanded coldly, “Wretched creature, how dare you cause trouble here? Even if the Venerable Dao Lord had not spoken, I would not have spared you myself!”

The rumbling shook the heavens, distorting the clouds and wind as waves of Emperor might surged. Countless spectators gasped in terror.

Lin Xun remained indifferent.

Over the years, he had lost count of the Emperors he had slain. He had even wiped out the Holy Illumination Ancient Sect and Earth Treasury Realm. Why would he be concerned about the provocations of a mere handful of Emperors?

His dark eyes lifted toward the figure in the distant sky and he spoke calmly, “If they die, you’ll have fewer offerings for your sacrifice. Does that not concern you? Or are you simply using them to test my strength?”

Sacrifice?

Many people were bewildered.

“Die!”

At that moment, the white-haired, black-robed man made the first move, unleashing a monstrous surge of Emperor power.

Boom!

Spreading his five fingers. He grasped at the air, conjuring terrifying Emperor dao laws that condensed into a colossal palm and pressed down upon Lin Xun with mighty force.

In response, Lin Xun simply opened his mouth and spat out two words, “Get lost.”

Those two words send the world quaking violently. Explosions rumbled across the battlefield. Many figures staggered and collapsed, blood spurting from their mouths and nostrils, their vision spinning.

The massive hand descending toward Lin Xun suddenly ruptured into dust, and the white hair, black-robed man was sent hurtling backward an unknown distance like a broken kite. His body crumpled as he slammed into the ground, mangled beyond recognition, soaked in blood. His internal organs were crushed, and he let out a howling scream of agony.

The other Emperors, who had been poised to strike, froze as if struck by lightning, their souls trembling in terror.

With just two words, an old monster at the third realm Emperor Stage had been severely wounded!

This was unheard of. Unprecedented.

The once solemn battlefield descended into chaos. Fear and horror twisted across every face.

That was an Emperor! How could he be defeated so...tragically?!

“He...” The eyes of the young talents who had retreated far away nearly popped out of their sockets. They were utterly shaken, their minds in complete disarray.

Some were trembling so hard that their teeth chattered, while others stood as if their souls had left their bodies, their eyes dull with shock. Along the way, they had mocked and ridiculed Lin Xun. Who could have imagined that the seemingly unremarkable young man possessed such earth shattering power?

Meng Lianqing also stood frozen in place, her heart pounding violently. She had been wondering if Lin Daoyuan was the same person from back then

Now, she wasn’t so sure.

With just his voice, he had gravely wounded an Emperor. Even if that person from back then had spent decades cultivating, could he have possibly reached such an unfathomable level?

The battlefield was thrown into chaos, with screams of terror and shock ringing out.

At that moment, Lin Xun’s restrained aura began to spread.

Boom!

The heaven and earth quaked, the great dao roared, mountains and valleys rustled, and the clouds collapsed in all directions.

Lin Xun seemed to have become a different person. His tall figure stood, bathed in swirling dao light, radiating divine brilliance. Even though he stood there casually, he exuded a majesty akin to a deity from beyond the heavens, instilling awe and fear across the mortal world!

For a moment, the entire battlefield fell into deathly silence. Every cultivator was gripped by an indescribable terror. Even Emperors inhaled sharply, their scalps tingling as an oppressive force bore down upon them. Their minds quaked as if suffocating under the unbearable weight.

𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

In truth, Lin Xun had not deliberately unleashed his power. This was merely the natural aura that emanated from him at his current cultivation level.

The aura of a supreme Emperor!

It was a majesty forged through the slaying of countless Emperor powerhouses!

To mortals, it was like witnessing the descent of a god, and they could only kneel in reverence.

To cultivators, it was like standing before the sovereign of the great dao, and they could only look up in awe!

Amidst this suffocating stillness, the figure sitting cross-legged beyond the nine heavens with his back to the world finally began to turn.

His figure was enshrouded in boundless divine light, radiant as the blazing sun, exuding an aura of immeasurable grandeur.

At that moment, all cultivators present felt an unbearable sting in their eyes, struggling to keep them open.

The Venerable Dao Lord had turned around!

Not a single sound could be heard. Countless hearts surged with emotions as if they saw hope.

“We are ashamed of our failure to capture the enemy. We implore the Venerable Dao Lord for forgiveness!” An Emperor flushed with shame.

“Venerable Dao Lord, please take action and suppress this heretic!” Another voice rang out, filled with desperation.

Venerable Dao Lord paid no attention to the Emperors. His eyes, as bright as the sun, swept over Lin Xun and his voice, filled with delight, echoed across the heavens, “Lin Xun, Lin Daoyuan, the fiftieth successor of Fangchun Mountain, the only lotus that Master has awaited for eternity. It really is you. Let me guess, Second Senior Brother sent you, didn’t he, Little Junior Brother?”

The voice, unexpectedly joyful, reverberated through the world.

The words struck everyone like thunder.

“Little Junior Brother?!”

The one who suddenly appeared and dismissed Venerable Dao Lord’s grand teachings as utter nonsense turned out to be his junior brother?

The Emperors who had just pleaded for Venerable Dao Lord to take action instantly turned pale, their minds reeling in disbelief.

“Lin Xun... Lin Xun...it really is you!” Meng Lianqing’s beautiful eyes widened as if struck by lightning. She stared at Lin Xun, her expression shifting between relief, shock, bewilderment and a myriad of other emotions.

She had wanted to erase the shadow in her heart.

Unfortunately, she now realized that this shadow was like an imprint, deeply ingrained and impossible to dispel. She no longer had the strength to feel bitter.

All that remained was an indescribable disappointment.

After all these years, she thought she had already surpassed him in strength, but she never imagined that he had ascended to a height she could only look up to in awe and never reach.

Lin Xun!

Those young talents were also utterly dumbfounded, as if their minds were about to collapse. Of course, they knew how terrifying he had been back then, but they never expected that upon meeting again, he would have already reached a level where he regarded Emperors as ants!

For the rest of their lives, they likely would be haunted by the fear of living under Lin Xun’s shadow.

As for Yan Juan...

He had long fainted...

“Does a traitor like you have the right to call me Junior Brother?” Lin Xun said indifferently, “Master spared you back then and gave you a chance to repent here, to cleanse your heart, to rebuild your state of mind. But instead, you descended into obsession and darkness. You even leaked Second Senior Brother’s dao inheritance to Heavenly Emperor Shi. For that...you deserve death!”

“Descended into obsession and darkness?”

Ling Xuanzi, now known as Venerable Dao Lord, chuckled, “Little Junior Brother, you shouldn’t speak so carelessly. This is the first time we’ve met, so let’s not dig up the past. Otherwise, if the cultivators here overhear, wouldn’t it tarnish Fangchun Mountain’s reputation? What do you think?”

Lin Xun said calmly, “I think if you die now to atone for your sins, we can preserve the reputation of Fangchun Mountain.”

Ling Xuanzi let out a long sigh, “My junior brother, it seems you hold deep prejudice against me. Did Second Senior Brother tell you that I, Ling Xuanzi, was consumed by inner demons, strayed from the right path and was suppressed here because of it?

“If so, then it’s wrong!”

As Ling Xuanzi spoke, he rose from his cross-legged position. The dao light surrounding him expanded like a tide, illuminating the nine heavens. He exuded an air of superiority and defiance. “The reason why I was suppressed back then was simply because Master and I held different views on the great dao we pursued. Otherwise, why didn’t Master kill me, and only...suppress me?”