Chapter 2852 Routed

It was also after these short moments that the Gate of Exile dispersed. If Lin Xun had been casting this ability in its smallest form, then it wouldn't have just lasted for this amount of time.

However, it was already enough for him. Out of the thirty-seven peak Nirvana Spirit experts from the Ten Immortal Giants, twelve had been conquered in just moments. Furthermore, the price was only roughly forty percent of his power, making it quite a good deal.

Meanwhile, Wang Juehuan’s face had turned livid under the successive deaths of his companions. Frustration and fury were suffocating his heart. As the pride of the Wang Clan, a peerless demon and a divine son whose goal was the Ninth Heaven Domain, he had never suffered such a great loss since he had started cultivating.

He asked himself if their preparation for this operation had been inadequate, but the answer was an absolute no as they had never looked down on or underestimated the enemy. Despite that, they were still facing such a heavy setback. How could he remain calm?

“Attack!”

Wang Juehuan didn’t let his rage go to his head. The moment he sensed the disappearance of the Gate of Exile, he took action.

Boom!

In his palm, the Time-Space Lightning Pearl released ghostly blue lighting eels permeated with appalling destructive energy.

The other participants also noticed the change in Lin Xun’s aura, and without hesitation, they followed Wang Juehuan to launch a charge.

Each of these peak Nirvana Spirit experts had abundant battle experiences. They were determined not to give their opponent a chance to cast the Gate of Exile again, so they all utilized their strongest moves!

Rumble!

Lin Xun was instantly bombarded to the point he staggered. He indeed intended to cast the Gate of Exile again but was given no opening to do it. Seeing this, Wang Juehuan became laser-focused. His attacking momentum grew more and more vicious, almost as if he was fighting for his life.

“Quick, suppress him! We mustn’t give him any chance!” he roared.

“Get him!”

His allies also perked up. Their killing intent surged as they surrounded Lin Xun.

However, Lin Xun revealed a faint smile and said, “Let’s call it a day. We'll continue after some rest.”

With his voice still drifting around, he had already teleported, leaving the encirclement and appearing atop the large mountain covered by the Seal of Temporal Restriction.

Rumble!

A sea of bombardment flooded the Seal of Temporal Restriction. Violent fluctuations were produced, but the attacks were dissolved one by one without exception, failing to break through the arcane restrictive power.

Seeing that, Wang Juehuan’s group was so incensed that they almost coughed up blood, feeling as though they were about to go crazy.

After all that difficulty to find a chance to suppress Lin Xun, the target had actually escaped into that Seal of Temporal Restriction again. Didn't this mean all of their previous efforts had been in vain?

“Damn it!”

“Damn that roach!”

An angry contestant hollered, “Lin Xun, dare you come out and fight?”

“Disgraceful! Fleeing when you're losing, how despicable!”

“How can a hallowed Fangchun disciple be so shameless?”

The region was taken over by a chorus of curses. Watching from inside the array, Li Zhen was amused. The furious looks on their faces were just too interesting.

Lin Xun paid it no heed as he leisurely sat down cross-legged, grabbed a handful of Sun Moon Immortal Pills, and started to recuperate.

Li Zhen, on the other hand, jumped up to his feet with an icy expression. ‘‘Despicable? Shameless? Disgraceful? The Ten Immortal Giants had gathered fifty peak Nirvana Spirit powerhouses to besiege one Lin Xun. I’d like to ask, who exactly is the despicable, shameless, and disgraceful one?”

His words were like thunder, reverberating through the air. Wang Juehuan's and the others’ expressions became even more unsightly as shame and discomfort filled them.

“What’s funny is the fifty of you have been routed by Lin Xun, falling one after another. If word of this were to spread, who would be embarrassed?”

Li Zhen was the quiet and reserved type, but at this moment, his words stabbed like knives and his attitude was so aggressive that it surprised Lin Xun.

Li Zhen expressionlessly continued, “Take a good look. You have only twenty-five people left, that is, half of you died to Lin Xun. What do you even have to make a racket? If I were you, I would have wiped my own neck already, that way you would spare anyone else the trouble of sending you on your way one by one.”

The field was silent, barring Li Zhen’s voice that echoed between heaven and earth.

Stung by the mockery, Wang Juehuan’s group looked mortified, feeling furious but helpless. If they could, they would have killed their way into the Seal of Temporal Restriction and taken down Li Zhen right now.

“If you lot still want to seek death, then behave while you wait out there,” Li Zhen concluded and sat back down. Outside the grand array, Wang Juehuan’s party exchanged glances among themselves with increasingly unsightly expressions.

Up to this point, over half of them had become casualties. In contrast, Lin Xun had been able to attack and retreat freely, and so far, he was unharmed! Despite the indignation that was driving them mad, they had to consider the next course of action with a clear mind.

Many eyes fell on Wang Juehuan in unison, as this joint operation of the Ten Immortal Giants was led by him.

Wang Juehuan sank into a long silence. Time trickled by, and the pressure in the atmosphere increased by the minute. Anyone could see that he was facing a dilemma and struggling inside.

“Retreat!”

In the end, Wang Juehuan spat out this word through gritted teeth. Everything that had happened so far told him that if they kept staying here, they wouldn’t have much of a chance to kill Lin Xun. Instead, he would probably repeat his old tricks and deal unpredictable damage to them.

However, even though Wang Juehuan had made up his mind, his heart was filled with unwillingness. Withdrawing after paying the price of so many lives was undoubtedly a great shame. When the matter spread, he would definitely become a laughingstock.

Meanwhile, the people around Wang Juehuan were inexplicably relieved to hear his decision. Having cooled their heads, they reflected and realized how dangerous the fight just now had been. Recalling the scenes of their companions falling one after another sent the coldest chills up and down their spines.

They asked themselves if they would recklessly risk their lives like that ever again, and the answer was that they would need to seriously weigh the consequences first.

“The forces of the Shaman Sect and the Zen Sect are here in this Ten Directions Demon Realm as well. And there are also other divine juniors like Wen Qiaoshui and Cang Fufeng. I'd like to see how long you can last, Lin Xun!”

After dropping a vicious threat out of pure unwillingness, Wang Juehuan turned and retreated. The rest of his group hurriedly followed.

“They got smart,” commented Li Zhen coldly.

“There’s no rush. We still have several years, so there’s plenty of opportunity to exterminate them,” said Lin Xun nonchalantly.

It was unwise to press a cornered enemy, not to mention that considering his current cultivation, he would need to pay a decent price to chase after and kill some more of them. The most crucial thing was there might be other hostile forces hiding in the vicinity, such as those four Buddha Masters of the Zen Sect.

Li Zhen agreed, “Indeed. Nine years later, all surviving participants must gather at the Earth Demon Realm.That in itself is also a great opportunity to wipe out our enemies.”

In this battle with the force of the Ten Immortal Giants, Lin Xun had won beautifully, killing twenty-five peak Nirvana Spirit characters. This kind of record was already beyond astonishing.

After all, peak Nirvana Spirit experts were already among the top of the Eighth Heaven Domain’s pyramid, second only to Transcendence relics. Even in the Ten Immortal Giants, those of their level were limited in numbers! Therefore, such a huge loss at Lin Xun’s hand was an extremely heavy blow to even those giants!

The thought of this put an odd look on Li Zhen’s face.

I bet even the members of the Origin Sect couldn't have expected such a splendid feat from Lin Xun. This kid is truly a perverse freak!

“Senior, the only thing that concerns me now is who actually leaked our trail,” Lin Xun casually said, having no idea about Li Zhen’s opinion of him.

Li Zhen’s eyes glinted. “The participants from our sect were the first to file into the Ten Directions Demon Realm. According to past experience, we’re the only ones who were transported to this eastern part.

“Yet, it was only our third day here when the force of the Ten Immortal Giants got to Myriad Ravines Mountain Range and found us, so there’s only one possibility.”

Lin Xun sighed, “No matter how strong the enemy is, it's never as scary as having a traitor among our ranks. It's really high time we purged the rotten tumors within our sect one and for all, otherwise, the Origin Sect might just be on the way to become the Ten Immortal Giants’ backyard.”

A touch of gloom also surfaced on Li Zhen’s features as he said, “Cao Beidou and Yun Tianming definitely have a hand in this! The former is backed by Deputy Pavilion Master Fu Wenli, and the latter’s clan has always been a subordinate of the Donghuang Clan. Both of their backers have an inextricable relationship with the Ten Immortal Giants.”

After a pause, he continued, “I’m afraid that Yuan Changtian also plays a part in this.”

Lin Xun said, “Senior, internal conflicts must be handled before moving onto external conflict. Since they dare to be traitors, they cannot blame me for treating them accordingly.”

Li Zhen inhaled deeply. “I will help you.”

The four words fully asserted his stance.

His brows then furrowed. “Cao Beidou and Yun Tianming aren't a problem, but Yuan Changtian on the other hand... Do you really intend to open fire on him right in the Ten Directions Demon Realm?”

Lin Xun’s eyes were deep as he replied, “That depends on his attitude.”

The surrounding fields were silent. There was not a single sound across the mountains and rivers.

For the next few days, Lin Xun stayed meditating inside the Seal of Temporal Restriction, even refining the Heaven Rank law he had collected. Currently, he was only a hair’s breadth away from the intermediate level of the Nirvana Spirit Realm!

Of note, before entering the Ten Directions Demon Realm, he had been stagnating at the initial Nirvana Spirit Realm with almost no progress. Yet, in less than half a month here, his cultivation had already advanced to such a point. This kind of progress was absolutely astounding!

All of this was naturally thanks to the law powers he had absorbed: One hundred and twenty-nine Earth Rank and three Heaven Rank laws. This amount of law powers was enough for other Nirvana Spirit experts to break through many times over.

That Lin Xun hadn’t been able to enter the next level was due to the fact that his foundation was too strong, and the potential of the Eternal Supremacy Path was far from being what anyone else in the same realm could compare. As a result, his breakthroughs required an extraordinary amount of law power.

Today, the power of the Seal of Temporal Restriction completely dissipated. Lin Xun and Li Zhen got up.

“Senior, I'm going to settle the score with the traitors after my cultivation breakthrough,” Lin Xun made a decision.

Li Zhen nodded. As he had said, Lin Xun had the lead.