Chapter 436 The Chase

Boom!

Lin Xun swung his hand backward without hesitation.

Faint blue light surged like an angry sea and instantly extinguished the fire cloud.

Without skipping a beat, the palm-force viciously swatted the girl in purple away.

Lin Xun had used his true power and had not held anything back.

The girl had gone too far by suddenly attacking with lethal force from behind. How could he possibly show mercy to such a person?

More importantly, Lin Xun had already sensed that the other party was hell-bent on obtaining the wood charm spirit crystal, and it was impossible for them to let him off!

𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

A cry of surprise and alarm rang out.

Wei Jun immediately moved and caught the girl. Her pretty face had become pale, and there was blood frothing at her mouth. A single palm strike had gravely injured her!

This shocked and angered Wei Jun. He had not expected the young teenager to be so vicious.

“You’ve gone too far, young man!”

The gallant middle-aged man, who had not said a word from the start, loudly shouted as he charged at Lin Xun.

Swish~

Lin Xun’s figure had already leapt into the air and darted away.

He did not fear Wei Jun or the girl wearing a purple dress. However, Lin Xun felt mortal danger coming from the middle-aged man.

It was why he chose to leave earlier.

Rumble!

A frightening pressure spread from the middle-aged man. A clear, red glow steamed around him, pulsing with dreadful power.

He seemed to turn into a god of fire who wielded flames that could burn the skies, giving off a presence that was terrifying to the extreme.

The nearby trees, vines, and grass were instantly burned to ashes as the ground turned charred and cracked.

All of this was solely caused by the pressure from the middle-aged man!

Heaven Ascension stage!

Fire Imago Power!

In the distance, the fleeing Lin Xun gasped. He did not need to look back to know that the gallant middle-aged man was a real Heaven Ascension expert!

It was no wonder that Wei Jun and the girl were so arrogant. They were accompanied by a Heaven Ascension expert!

Enraged, Wei Jun commanded, “Qian Huai, capture him and seize the wood charm spirit crystal!”

“Young Master, you don’t need to worry. Leave it to this old servant!”

Boom!

Before his words could fade, the middle-aged man called Qian Huai had already transformed into a flash of terrifying fiery light as he disappeared into the distance.

Trees were burnt black in his wake as devastating flames raged around him. It was like a sea of fire galloping through the area.

Lin Xun’s expression could not help but change slightly. It was not a good feeling to be chased by a Heaven Ascension expert.

Uuoo~

Mist-like light suddenly surged out around Lin Xun as a horned ice dragon phantasm appeared. It raised its head at the sky and howled.

Lin Xun’s figure abruptly sped up, becoming fleeting like lightning. He was now more than twice as fast as before.

Horned ice dragon step!

It was the first level of the Tribulation Dragon Nine Transformations.

From a distance, it looked as if Lin Xun’s figure was hidden within the icy mist, shuttling within it like a hornless ice dragon.

Eh?

From behind, Qian Huai’s pupils shrank. Fast. What a strange movement art!

With his Heaven Ascension power, he would usually only need a few breaths to catch up to a Spirit Sea cultivator and capture them.

In comparison, if he didn’t use his true power now, he might not even be able to catch up!

“Hmph!”

Qian Huai coldly snorted. His aura rapidly rose as he abruptly sped up like a bolt of fiery lightning.

He would become a laughing stock if he allowed a Spirit Sea youngster to escape from his hands.

In the short span of a few breaths, Qian Huai shortened the gap to ten thousand feet!

“Damnit, that Heaven Ascension expert is so fast!”

Lin Xun’s heart jumped in alarm. He gritted his teeth and pushed the Hornless Ice Dragon Step to its limit as his figure accelerated through the air like a Hornless Ice Dragon.

Despite this, Qian Huai’s figure was still gradually closing in from behind.

He’s too fast!

There was an entire greater cultivation stage of difference between them. It was impossible to breach this huge gap no matter how amazing the Hornless Ice Dragon Step was.

“Little chump, if you stop now, I might decide to spare you. Otherwise, it’s only a matter of time before I’ll burn you to ashes!”

A confident smile rose from the corners of Qian Huai’s lips. There was nowhere for his prey to escape, and he was not worried about any hiccups occurring.

“You can talk after you catch up.”

Lin Xin gritted his teeth as his fighting spirit blazed. His entire body shone with a divine azure brilliance, a sign that he was pushing his cultivation to the limit.

“Hmph! Stubborn resistance. You’re asking for death!”

Qian Huai icily snorted as his voice boomed like thunder. With a wave of his sleeve, a string of blinding fire shot forth.

Screeeee!

The fire string looked nothing special, but its speed was horrifyingly quick. It tore through the air in an instant and stabbed at Lin Xun’s back.

However, Lin Xun suddenly tucked in his legs and rolled in the air, narrowly avoiding the fire string.

Bang!

The string of fire splashed onto the ground like mercury, creating countless fire flowers. In an instant, all the vegetation and rocks within a thousand feet radius were incinerated into nothingness!

Hiss!

Lin Xun gasped. The attack clearly contained fire imago power, giving it destructive capabilities that surpassed his imagination.

On Mind Cleansing Peak, Lin Xun had once asked Spirit Vulture and Lin Zhong about the Heaven Ascension stage. Lin Zhong said one thing that had left the deepest impression on Lin Xun.

In a Heaven Ascension expert’s eyes, everything below them is grass they could step on as they pleased!

Although it sounded exaggerated, it properly described the terror of a Heaven Ascension expert.

Lin Xun had finally experienced this for himself today.

If not for the Hornless Ice Dragon Step’s strange and miraculous powers, it would have been impossible for Lin Xun to survive till now!

“Oh? I’m surprised you managed to avoid my attack. Hehe. I’m interested to find out how long you can continue to do so!”

A murderous look flashed across Qian Huai’s brows. He waved his sleeve, sending out strings of fire that swiftly shot through the air like ghosts.

For a time, fire seemed to rain from the heavens. It was magnificent, overwhelming, beautiful, and terrifying to the extreme.

This was the secret art that Qian Huai was terribly proud of―Omni Fire Rain!

At the perfect stage, it could summon a rain of fire that could evaporate lakes, boil the sea, and melt mountains. Its power was tyrannical without equal.

Lin Xun was immediately surrounded by strings of flowing fire that rapidly wove together into torrential rain.

“If even this doesn’t kill him, then…eh?”

Qian Huai was already chuckling to himself when his pupils abruptly shrank and a confused expression appeared on his face.

Lin Xun’s figure left behind countless afterimages as he flickered amidst the fire rain.

His figure became a mix between smoke and illusion, seemingly phasing in and out of reality as he avoided one fatal attack after another.

This…

Qian Huai’s eyes flickered in thought. He quickly identified that Lin Xun was using some kind of mysterious top-tier movement art!

This movement art would be top-tier even in Qian Huai’s sect!

If this kid knows such a secret art, could he have some kind of astonishing background?

This thought rose in Qian Huai’s head as a surprised look appeared on his face.

Soon after, resolute killing intent surged in his eyes. He had already offended the other party, so what use was there in thinking such things?

I’ll kill him first then think about it!

Rumble~

Qian Huai made a hand seal and more strings of fire shot forth like lightning. Although the attack seemed erratic, they overflowed with killing intent and were aimed at Lin Xun’s vitals.

The pressure Lin Xun felt instantly multiplied!

Clang!

He could not afford to continue dodging. His figure stopped as he pulled out the Violet Soul Blade and ferociously swung it at an unavoidable fire string.

Lin Xun jerked as searing explosive power slammed into his body like a wave, causing his qi and blood to churn as his internal organs shifted.

Despite this, he succeeded in borrowing its momentum to extract himself from fire rain.

Without looking back, he frantically fled again.

Eh?

Qian Huai’s expression finally changed for real. He never imagined that an advanced Spirit Sea youngster would be able to survive a direct attack from him.

What’s more, there was no sign of the youngster sustaining any heavy injuries.

It was incredible.

“He must die!”

Killing intent flared in Qian Huai’s heart. He was already certain that someone like Lin Xun was an outstanding heaven pride.

Moreover, the youth possessed an outrageous movement art and was very likely a core disciple of some powerful old sect!

If he was not killed discreetly, there would surely be endless troubles in the future!

Rumble~

Qian Huai cast aside all hesitation and rose into the air. His aura pulsed terrifyingly like a fire god descending as he began to pursue Lin Xun.

To Qian Huai’s surprise, however, Lin Xun suddenly stopped running.

“Old man, you’re like a ghost that refuses to leave!”

Lin Xun frostily said as he flung a Sky Suppressing Bead!

The black bead the size of a pigeon’s egg quickly transformed into a big ball of lightning. Viscous lightning swirled and a thunderous boom sounded. Inside the ball, dazzling lightning arced and flickered.

Qian Huai coldly snorted and disdainfully said, “Futile struggling!”

With a thrust of his palm, berserk flames surged out like a burning cloud and grabbed at the lightning ball.

Boom!!

The lightning ball looked tiny and insignificant to Qian Huai. However, an earth-shaking explosion occurred upon contact!

In the blink of an eye, terrifying lightning scattered across the skies!

Unable to guard himself in time, Qian Huai was instantly engulfed by the explosion.

The Sky Suppressing Bead was a trump card that had been personally made by the azure turtle and only nine beads had been produced within a span of several thousand years. Its power could seriously injure a Heaven Ascension expert!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Light rippled in the explosion as loud booms rang out like firing cannons. The light was too intense and blinding, making it impossible to see what was happening.

However, Qian Huai’s angry and hate-filled roar soon rang out…