Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

At Lin Yun’s words, Wei Yunhang’s smile completely froze, replaced by an overwhelmingly thick killing intent.

Wei Yunhang had been more than patient with Lin Yun, giving him many chances to choose a different path. He never expected Lin Yun’s final decision to remain the same. It just went to show that Wei Yunhang truly didn’t understand Lin Yun at all.

"Lin Yun, you brought this on yourself! Kill them!" With a cold roar, Wei Yunhang charged at Lin Yun, while the numerous disciples of the Taiqing Academy rushed toward Qin Feng and Little Ape.

Lin Yun and Wei Yunhang engaged in a fierce battle, while Little Ape and Qin Feng fended off the unending assault from the Taiqing Academy disciples.

From this attack, it was clear that Wei Yunhang had no intention of holding back. Now that all pretenses with Lin Yun were gone, Wei Yunhang figured he might as well see it through to the end and kill Lin Yun right here in the Taiqing Academy.

Having broken through to the Celestial Spirit Realm, Lin Yun was no longer someone Wei Yunhang dared to underestimate. If he missed this opportunity, killing Lin Yun would be much more difficult later on.

"Taiqing Nine Swords, Third Sword: Celestial Light Annihilates the Enemy!" With a low shout, Wei Yunhang unleashed Celestial Light Annihilates the Enemy. Instantly, a blinding barrier of light enveloped Lin Yun as countless Light Sabers shot toward him from all sides.

Lin Yun was no stranger to Wei Yunhang’s Celestial Light Annihilates the Enemy and knew how to counter it. Without even needing to use Dual Dragon World Destruction, he directly unleashed Thunderfire Bombardment.

He blasted a single point on the light barrier, and in an instant, a web of cracks spread across its surface.

Of course, Wei Yunhang knew that Celestial Light Annihilates the Enemy alone wouldn’t be enough to handle Lin Yun. The moment he launched it, he was already preparing his next attack.

BOOM! The barrier of light was utterly shattered by Lin Yun. At the same time, Wei Yunhang, holding his Longsword high above his head with both hands, roared in Lin Yun’s direction, "Fourth Sword: World-Ending Sword!"

This was the first time Lin Yun had seen the fourth sword of the Taiqing Nine Swords. Following Wei Yunhang’s roar, the Longsword in his hands instantly grew to a hundred meters in length.

Hoisting the colossal Longsword, Wei Yunhang’s body seemed as tiny as an ant. Before everyone’s horrified eyes, Wei Yunhang brought the sword cleaving down toward Lin Yun.

The sword truly seemed to possess world-ending might. Furthermore, Wei Yunhang had long since comprehended the True Intent of the first five swords of the Taiqing Nine Swords, so the power of this World-Ending Sword was not to be underestimated.

As he saw the sword cleaving down, two Dragon Shadows erupted from Lin Yun’s Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear. He unleashed Dual Dragon World Destruction. The two hundred-meter-long Dragon Shadows viciously collided with the hundred-meter-long sword image in mid-air.

The massive shockwave swept over some of the weaker Taiqing Academy disciples nearby, and more than a dozen of them lost their lives in the fallout of the clash.

The Dragon Shadows and the sword image clashed. The two great dragons bit down hard on the blade’s edge. In the end, both Martial Skills shattered simultaneously, and Lin Yun and Wei Yunhang were both forced back several steps.

Wei Yunhang’s Combat Power was truly extraordinary. His place on the Zhihu Tower’s Green Hero Venerable List was proof enough that he was among the very best of the Eastern Domain’s Five Great Demon Fiends. His strength was likely a notch above even Song Tianyang’s.

The battle between the two was so intense that no Taiqing Academy disciples dared to approach, not even the Core Disciples.

This was a Demon-Level battle; not even the most supreme geniuses could hope to interfere. Thus, many of the Taiqing Academy disciples focused their frenzied attacks on Qin Feng and Little Ape instead.

They defended the entrance to the stone house with their lives, just as Lin Yun had instructed. Little Ape and Qin Feng’s task was to prevent anyone from entering. They just had to hold out until He Yuntian and the others arrived, and then they would all have a chance to escape.

Facing the unending stream of Taiqing Academy disciples, Little Ape and Qin Feng lost count of how many they had killed. This was especially true for Qin Feng; these people were once his fellow disciples, and now, they were his enemies.

Qin Feng had snatched a Longsword from somewhere, but it was only an Earth Spirit Soldier. His body was covered in wounds.

The pair didn’t retreat a single step as they blocked the Taiqing Academy disciples rushing the stone house. Meanwhile, after that last devastating clash, Lin Yun and Wei Yunhang had taken their battle to the sky.

Standing ten meters apart, Wei Yunhang looked at Lin Yun with a new seriousness in his eyes. Now that Lin Yun had broken through to the Celestial Spirit Realm, he was on a completely different level.

"Lin Yun, I admit it—you now have the Combat Power to stand alongside the Eastern Domain’s Five Great Demon Fiends. I never wanted to be your enemy, but since things have come to this, I will not allow you to leave here alive," Wei Yunhang said coldly.

Hearing this, Lin Yun replied, "I know."

Without further ado, Wei Yunhang’s Longsword left his grasp, hovering vertically before him. "Taiqing Nine Swords, Fifth Sword: Sword Gang Condensed Sword," he stated calmly.

As his voice faded, the Longsword floating before him erupted with a fierce gale. Lin Yun could see a layer of Gang Qi condensed from Sword Aura forming over the blade.

Sword Gang Condensed Sword was the fifth of the Taiqing Nine Swords. Unlike the first four, which were all killing moves, the fifth sword’s function was more like a Secret Technique.

It used Sword Aura to condense a layer of Gang Qi over the blade, vastly enhancing any strike the Martial Artist made. At the same time, any casual swing could produce Sword Qi.

Seeing the change in Wei Yunhang’s Longsword, Lin Yun also activated his War God Transformation. His Cultivation instantly surged from the Celestial Spirit Realm Minor Achievement to the Celestial Spirit Realm Great Success.

Both men were now using their greatest Combat Power. As Wei Yunhang gripped his Longsword again, his entire aura became incomparably sharp, and the blade in his hand continuously whipped up fierce gales.

"Lin Yun, to be honest, I never thought it would come to this between us," Wei Yunhang said, looking at him.

"Neither did I," Lin Yun replied.

The words had barely faded when both of them moved. They were fast—much faster than before. Their speed was likely on par with someone at the Celestial Spirit Realm Perfection.

There were none of the exaggerated, explosive collisions from before, but this fight was far more perilous. The Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear and the Longsword clashed relentlessly. With every impact, a slight ripple would distort the Space around them.

In such a fast and furious melee, the slightest mistake could be fatal. Both Lin Yun and Wei Yunhang held nothing back; every move was a killing blow aimed at ending the other’s life.

Standing by the window of the stone house, Mo Qingliu couldn’t follow Lin Yun and Wei Yunhang’s battle at all. Her pretty face was etched with worry.

As for Lu Bingning and Lan Xi, they were tending to the wounds of the Flawless Palace disciples. All three women were being very considerate, silently supporting Lin Yun without causing him any trouble.

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