Chapter 2857 Earth Demon Abyss

Tan Liuyun shot out as he shouted, “Get on it, everyone. We can't let this old timer claim our sect’s battle merits.”

How could Pu Songzi and Le Youfeng dare to be slow? They rushed to join the looting crew.

Li Zhen snorted, “And you said I was doing the dirty work. Look at yourself now.”

Tan Liuyun was mortified, but he defiantly retorted, “Still better than letting your Origin Sect take advantage of us. Speaking of which, is it true your guy Lin Xun really broke into the advanced Nirvana Spirit Stage in these six years?”

Li Zhen’s voice was definite and proud as he said, “Of course.”

“Keep bragging!” Tan Liuyun threw a glance at him. “He is strong, but as far as I'm concerned, he still isn't a match for Ji Shanhai. We're talking about a renowned divine maiden of the Ninth Heaven Domain who can purify a world on her own here, no one can even come close.”

Li Zhen simply asked, “Is Ji Shanhai a disciple of your sect?”

The simple remark stumped Tan Liuyun. Despite feeling frustrated half to death, he was unable to retort because no matter how stunning Ji Shanhai was, she wasn’t a disciple of the Spirit Sect, whereas Lin Xun was an actual disciple of the Origin Sect.

Only after what seemed like half a day did Tan Liuyun argue, “Brother Li, if I remember correctly, Lin Xun is a disciple of Fangchun Mountain first. He only joined your sect later.”

Li Zhen said, “Since he joined the Origin Sect, he is one of us. What's the problem here?”

Tan Liuyun was speechless, for that was indeed an irrefutable fact.

While they bantered and collected the loot, Lin Xun and Ji Shanhai at the front were engaging in a fierce competition, which was a disaster for the tide of beasts. They were blown to bits patch by patch, leaving behind a field of limbs and blood.

This was simply incredible.

The other participants would have been utterly overwhelmed in this situation. While they might be able to blast dozens of Desolate Law Power Beasts to death at once using their strongest killing moves, it was impossible for them to keep it up for a long period of time.

However, Lin Xun and Ji Shanhai were each more domineering than the other. They kept going while each strike could kill at least over ten beasts and as many as dozens!

Of course, most of those were Earth Rank Desolate Law Power Beasts since there were very few Heaven Rank ones. Nevertheless, it was already enough to make the other participants feel inferior.

Feeling this most keenly was Li Zhen’s group at the back. While gathering the spoils of war, they also learned the levels and number of beasts hunted by Lin Xun and Ji Shanhai. The results shocked them.

“How long has this competition gone on?” asked Tan Liuyun.

“Fifteen minutes,” replied Li Zhen.

“How many has Lin Xun killed?”

“It broke six hundred just now. What about Ji Shanhai?”

“Well, a bit more than Lin Xun, just over seven hundred.” Tan Liuyun laughed as he shared the honor.

Li Zhen frowned. “It’s far from over yet, so don't get ahead of yourself.”

Tan Liuyun commented sentimentally, “Hey, even if Lin Xun loses in the end, he's already made our generation feel ashamed. After all, even our old bones are hard-pressed to accomplish this.”

It sounded like praise, but Li Zhen cringed. “I’d like to see if you can still laugh when Ji Shanhai loses.”

Tan Liuyun chortled, “I knew you'd be indignant, so we can only wait and see.”

Kaboom!

Bursts of intense battle noises resounded. There were rumbles of a sword cauldron, and there were dancing blue lights. Every scene was thrilling.

However, that beast tide looked as if it was endless, with tens of thousands of them. Even though Lin Xun and Ji Shanhai slaughtered without stopping, their victims were only a small portion.

Ji Shanhai's voice suddenly rang in the middle of battle. Clearly, she had been keeping an eye on Lin Xun’s situation while she fought.

“You aren't either, no?” replied Lin Xun casually.

Ji Shanhai’s pink lips curled up. “I didn’t know you were so cocky. On another note, my cultivation is higher than yours, so I won’t think you’re taking unfair advantage if you use your natural abilities.”

Her statement exuded a generous air.

“I don’t think the level of cultivation represents the actual battle process,” Lin Xun calmly commented.

“Is that so? Then I won't hold back.”

With this declaration, Ji Shanhai's figure flashed. The next second, she appeared among the beasts and charged murderously about with the Blue Separation World Cleansing Spear.

Lin Xun’s eyes flickered, then he chuckled. “As you should.”

Boom!

He stretched his limbs and glided out alongside the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron. His entire aura suddenly climbed to a pinnacle, while from the cauldron, the dao sword swept out and made its first appearance in this battle with a resounding clang.

Swish!

The sword swung up across the sky and chopped down.

Visible to the naked eye, a long, scarlet tear appeared in the middle of the beast tide. It was a spatial crack created by the sword strike, and under the spread of the sword energy it diffused, all Desolate Law Power Beasts on both sides exploded.

The single slash had cut down fifty-four Earth Rank Desolate Law Power Beasts!

In response to this, Ji Shanhai’s eyes took on a hint of a smile.

Without some provocation, it’d have been impossible to force out your full power.

Swish!

She leapt forth. The Blue Separation World Cleansing Spear in her fair, delicate hand glowed brightly, releasing an overwhelmingly sharp blue flame. Every Desolate Law Power Beast in its unstoppable wake was instantly reduced to ashes!

Her cultivation really isn't simple.

Lin Xun was secretly surprised as well.

It was worth reminding that he was now at the Nirvana Spirit advanced stage, which was a whole other height compared to when he had just entered the Ten Directions Demon Realm. If he were to face Wang Juehuan's group now, he was confident that he could dominate them with ease.

However, if the opponent was this divine maiden from the Ninth Heaven Domain, then he did not have such certainty.

He had been observing her fight so far and had long since realized how powerful Ji Shanhai was. What he couldn’t figure out no matter what was why she hadn’t utilized her natural talent.

From what he already knew, her natural talent was very unique and mysterious, something related to the natural cycle of worldly affairs and the alternation of life and death. It was extremely well known in Ninth Heaven Domain by the name ‘Superficial Splendor of Chaotic Times.’

It was said that upon the execution of this divine art, the opponent would be trapped in a catastrophic world where their own fate was out of their control, and their cultivation would diminish in the calamity until there was nothing left!

However, Ji Shanhai had not used anything like that so far. Apparently, she had no intention to show all of her cards in this little competition.

Great minds thought alike because he was the same.

Next, Lin Xun cleared his thoughts and attacked with all his might. The Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron roared, and its dao sword whistled. Subjected to their crushing momentum, the number of perishing Desolate Law Power Beasts rapidly climbed.

Not far away, Ji Shanhai registered it all without a comment, only her aura grew even more piercing.

Noticing the changes in them, Li Zhen’s group tensed up. The clean up crew could tell that the competition was now in full swing, and the sharp increase in battle merits was also proof.

Time passed...until the horizon suddenly darkened before everyone's eyes. Right there was a seemingly boundless abyss, presenting a color so black that one would think of a big mouth sucking in the night, causing the surrounding heaven and earth to dim as well.

It was the Earth Demon Abyss!

The packs of beasts at the front, after rushing to that zone, emitted shocking bellows and jumped into the abyssal depths without any hesitation.

From a bird's eye view, the tide of beasts had become a waterfall pouring down into the abyss, quickly vanishing therein.

That was what Lin Xun and Ji Shanhai were seeing at the moment.

“By the looks of it, you are about to lose.”

Even while Ji Shanhai was saying this, her onslaught didn’t stop for a split second. She obviously wouldn’t slack off until the last moment.

Lin Xun suddenly laughed, “Not necessarily.”

Swish!

From him, five dao bodies whistled out and got moving at an incredible speed. Like a barrier, they inserted themselves into the beast tide.

In the face of an obstacle, the speeding beasts seemed to go berserk, launching a furious attack. The five dao bodies naturally wouldn't fold their arms and wait to be killed. They started attacking left and right.

At the back, Lin Xun’s true form was also killing his way towards them.

It was similar to a huge boulder lodged in a river, impossible to be shaken by the water flow. Still, there was no doubt about how risky this tactic was.

The previous slaughter had been launched from behind. The unaffected Desolate Law Power Beasts at the front, too busy traveling to the Earth Demon Abyss, naturally wouldn’t turn back to deal with Lin Xun.

Currently, however, his five dao bodies were blocking the path of many Desolate Law Power Beasts by standing in their way, meaning the most terrifying kind of impact was being dealt.

Rumble!

The sky and earth shook. The roars of beasts thundered. Blood splattered everywhere, and chaos reigned over the region.

Such a scene stunned Ji Shanhai for a good moment. She hadn't expected Lin Xun to resort to such a ferocious fighting style for the sake of victory.

Very far away, Tan Liuyun, Pu Songzi, and Le Youfeng were staring, wide-eyed and screaming in their hearts that the situation wasn't good.

How could they not see that the longer Lin Xun’s five-dao-body wall held on, the more Desolate Law Power Beasts he would slay? And this most likely would allow him to turn the tables!

“What a menace!” Tan Liuyun gritted his teeth.

Pu Songzi and Le Youfeng were anxious as well. Ji Shanhai losing was something all of them would find hard to accept.

Li Zhen teased, “Old Tan, how come you’re not laughing anymore?”

Tan Liuyun glared at him, about to say something when he saw Ji Shanhai suddenly change direction. Wielding the Blue Separation World Cleansing Spear, she started charging at the beasts on Lin Xun’s side.

With his five dao bodies blocking in front while she killed up from the back as if she was teaming up with Lin Xun’s true form, it immediately yielded miraculous results.

Of course, the accurate name for this was kill-stealing.

Lin Xun himself was dumbfounded, caught between laughter and tears, but there was nothing that could be done on his part to stop her because there was no rule in their competition that forbade this act.

In the end, the over one thousand beasts blocked by the five dao bodies were killed to the last one. The rest rushed into the Earth Demon Abyss.

“Senior, please make a record of the results and see who got more between me and Miss Shanhai.” Lin Xun turned his head to ask as he stood at the edge of the abyss.

“No need” said Ji Shanhai who put away the Blue Separation World Cleansing Spear and gently rubbed her hands.

She then turned to Lin Xun, looking at him with her crystal clear eyes, and casually said, “Since the moment you agreed to the competition, I have decided that no matter what the result will be, I will tell you that secret.”