Chi!

Once the attack failed, the flying gray sword faded and vanished into the air.

“I’m surprised. Your senses are better than I had thought, but I can’t let you survive today!” The shadow man’s voice echoed through the area, bringing a wave of chilling murderous intent. Aware of Lin Xun’s extraordinary power, he was determined to kill him.

“Die!” Lin Xun didn’t waste time talking to him. As soon as he captured a wisp of the enemy’s aura, he sped up his pace using the Hornless Ice Dragon Step.

Boom!

The Broken Blade soared into the sky, filling the sky with a bright starry brilliance. The blade's body glowed as bright as the sun, illuminating the universe.

The gray shadow was forced to appear. He activated the flying sword once again from afar in an attempt to kill Lin Xun. The unrivaled sharp sword crisscrossed across the sky.

Rumble—

The area quaked and rumbled. Lin Xun tightened his grip around the Broken Blade. His spirit power rapidly spread across the area, and his lightning-like black eyes were locked on the target. He didn’t hold back his strength any more.

The gray shadow man possessed ruthless and superb combat techniques and power. His flying sword art was top-class, and his killing aura was unrivaled.

He was no doubt a top expert of the Darkness Tribe of the Magi Brute Race. He had an innate aptitude for assassination. When that was coupled with his unpredictable movements and mysterious sword skills, he was akin to an undetectable shadow.

Among the nine subraces of the Magi Brute Races, the Darkness Brute Tribe was the most mysterious. There were relatively few of them, but each of them was like the king of darkness.

In the past thousands of years, hundreds of top figures of the empire had died at the hands of Darkness Tribe assassins.

It was even rumored that a Life Death Stage King had almost lost their life under the sneak attack of Darkness Tribe assassins.

Back when Lin Xun was training in Blood Kill Camp, Chief Instructor Xu Sanqi had once mentioned that the strongest among the nine brute tribes were the Lightning Tribe and Light Tribe.

But the most troublesome and terrifying had to be the Darkness Tribe.

The experts of the Darkness Tribe were born assassins who lived in the shadows and could take a person’s life without them noticing.

Pu!

A few seconds later, the flying gray sword scraped Lin Xun’s shoulder and sprayed blood into the air.

This flying sword art was undoubtedly peculiar and terrifying. Lin Xun had almost been severely injured from that blow.

However, at the same time, the Broken Blade brushed past his opponent and took a chunk of his ear. It was inches away from slicing the neck.

Blood gushed everywhere.

“Did you actually wound me?!” the gray shadow man exclaimed in surprise and anger.

Following a long roar, his figure grew more and more ethereal and mysterious, like an imperceptible shadow wandering between the sky and earth.

Boom!

Lin Xun’s eyes became calmer and more chilling, and his body was enveloped in a divine azure glow, flowing with Dao Ripple. He was now resorting to the Sacred Combat Art.

His opponent’s movements were mysterious and undetectable, but he suddenly sped up and flickered in the void like an illusory Hornless Ice Dragon.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The two clashed and the Broken Blade and the flying sword collided, sending a blast of frightening destructive power engulfing the area. The blade light and sword qi tore countless cracks into the void.

Lin Xun’s opponent was very strong!

As a Great Magi, he was equivalent to Lin Xun in terms of cultivation stage, but he was the most formidable enemy Lin Xun had faced in the same cultivation stage ever since returning from the Spirit Burial Sea.

During the battle, Lin Xun even thought, for a moment, that his opponent had also stepped foot onto the absolute apex path like himself. This surprised him.

An assassin from the Darkness Tribe actually possessed such amazing combat abilities and strength despite being only at the Great Magi Stage. He had to have a remarkable identity within the tribe.

Lin Xun had once defeated six Cyclic Derivation cultivators by himself, but his opponent was able to match his strength even though he was only at the same cultivation stage as him. How would he be just an ordinary Magi Brute Race expert?

“Die!” Murderous intent rushed up in Lin Xun’s heart. He was also determined to kill his enemy to eliminate future troubles.

If he allowed him to live, then he would no doubt bring many unexpected dangers and trouble to the cultivators of the empire.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

It was no doubt a very fierce and intense battle. The two continued to exchange blows, matching each other’s strength and quaking the world.

Both were experts in combat. Their attacks were simple, direct and uncomplicated, but filled with a deep understanding and the essence of fighting.

It was a battle between masters. If other cultivators were swept into the battle, then they would likely be killed within seconds.

Slash!

A moment later, Lin Xun leapt up and brought the Broken Blade up in a swift slash like a divine rainbow streaking across the sky.

Boom!

Although the shadow man managed to avoid the blow, the frightening shock waves sent him swaying side to side. His pretty and fair face flushed.

“Could he have already embarked on the legendary path?”

A grave look crossed the shadow man’s face, but his ash-brown eyes blazed with fierce fighting intent. The strength of his opponent made him quiver with excitement.

“Die!”

Lin Xun didn’t care. The Broken Blade erupted with tremendous power like a mountain toppling over, sending a shudder through the earth and stirring the wind and clouds.

Pu!

Instantly, the shadow man was wounded once again. The Broken Blade took off a chunk of his hair while the sharp blade qi split the skin on his black, leaving a bone-deep scar.

Once wounded, he retreated thousands of feet along the ground like a gliding wisp of gray smoke, laughing in excitement. “Finally, I have met my match. If I can kill you, then I can knock down the great door to the strongest path and become a king of the Great Magi stage!”

“Sorry, you won’t have a chance!” Lin Xun didn’t waver in the slightest and followed up with another blow. The Broken Blade erupted in a blaze of light, glowing as bright as an icy moon. Its terrifying destructive power locked on the opponent’s vital parts.

“Haha, you can’t kill me. If we, Darkness Brutes, want to escape, then no one in the world can stop us!”

The shadow man wildly fled like a stream of light, tearing through space and smashing the rocks and mountains in its way.

Lin Xun activated the Hornless Ice Dragon Step to its peak and frantically tried to catch up!

Rumble!

Their speed had reached an astonishing level. When an explosive noise pierced the air, they were already thousands of feet away!

Even Lin Xun had to admit that the opponent was very difficult to kill, more difficult than Niu Tuntian and Meng Lianqing.

Furthermore, his strength, fighting experience and cultivation arts were all top-class!

However, that only made Lin Xun more determined to kill him. If he allowed an enemy of the empire to rise, it would sooner or later lead to a catastrophe!

Without hesitation, Lin Xun swapped his sword for a bow. Taking a deep breath, he mobilized his strength to its peak. His spirit, energy and qi were all bubbling like they were inside a grand cauldron.

His black eyes were deep and unfathomable like a revolving abyss capable of swallowing the sun and moon. He seemed to have transformed into another person as if a divine being had descended upon the earth.

Buzz!

The bright red bowstring of the No-Nonsense Bow was pulled back and the rough and sinister skull body of the bow was bent. Instantly, the furious roar of fiendish gods and the rumbling of wind and thunder filled the air.

Swoosh!

But when the aeth arrow was released, everything stilled and became silent. The arrow flashed and vanished from the air.

The gray shadow man felt his heart throb as he was fleeing and his blood ran cold, as though an extreme danger was rapidly approaching him.

As he let out a bizarre cry, a beast-skin flag emerged from his back, marked with cryptic Magi Brute totems and writings in blood red.

Bang!

The flag glowed brightly as the blood writing circulated, blocking the arrow for a moment before it gave way and had a hole pierced through it.

The shadow man screamed in terror and exhausted all his strength to escape, but it was too late. It was an arrow shot by an absolute apex king of the Heaven Ascension Stage!

His back was pierced with a hole as huge as a rice bowl. His face contorted from the pain, and he almost collapsed to the ground.

“The blood pattern flag is a top treasure of the clan, so why couldn’t it stop that arrow? Could the bow also be a great secret treasure?” The shadow man’s face blanched with horror. He could no longer remain calm.

However, he possessed superb combat experience. While he was running for his life, a pair of wings had emerged and spread out from his back.

The wings were gray like the wings of a bat. With a light flap, the gray shadow man seemed to have teleported across thousands of feet. His speed had doubled that of before.

It was the Darkness Shadow Feather! It wasn’t a treasure, but a supreme secret art of the Darkness Tribe that was activated with the burning of one’s own blood and qi.

At such a desperate time, the gray shadow man had no choice but to damage his own body to escape.

“How troublesome…”

Lin Xun sped up from behind him, face distorted with murderous intent.

Bang!

Soon, he was shrouded in a glistening glow and his imposing aura soared, piercing the sky. He resembled an archery god of ancient times. He stretched his slender body, bent the bow, and fired the second arrow!

Pu!

The Darkness Shadow Feather exploded into sparks. Unfortunately, it was still a little too late as he was unable to kill the shadow man. It only blasted off a part of his opponent’s arm.

Even so, he was horrified and furious. It was the first time that he had felt so defeated ever since he started cultivating.

He couldn’t believe that such a teenager existed in the empire. He had never heard of someone so terrifying.

Run!

He gritted his teeth, realizing that he could die today.

Meanwhile, Lin Xun couldn’t help knitting his brows together. Given his current strength, he could blast even great Cyclic Derivation cultivators to smithereens.

But the gray shadow man was able to survive his repeated attacks. It wasn’t a fluke, but a sign of true strength.

I must kill him!

Lin Xun took a deep breath, restoring calmness to his eyes, and fired the third arrow.

The shadow man was chilled to the bone and goosebumps rose all over his skin. The teenager was as frightening as a demon god to him.

He did everything he could to escape, but unfortunately, the aeth arrow still pierced straight through his chest. A jet of warm scarlet blood sprayed into the air!

“Ah—” He couldn’t help screaming. The arrow almost took his life, and a wave of despair swept over him like he was standing before death.

Boom!

However, he refused to admit defeat. Instantly, his blood and qi soared in strength like they were being burned and his aura became much stronger than before. He bolted into a full-speed dash and his figure suddenly vanished.

He had activated some kind of terrifying secret art!

Lin Xun was at a loss for words. He only wanted to curse. This was the first time he had encountered such a difficult opponent, which even more proved that the shadow man wasn’t an ordinary character.