Chapter 186: CH. 186 | The Beginning of Hostility
Formation runes appeared beneath Han Zhou and every member of Yanzhou Sect.
Five enormous swords burst out of the ground, their razor-sharp blades pointing toward the sky.
Beams of light shot from the tip of each sword and linked together, forming a massive pentagonal formation. Around them, a protective barrier made of thousands of small spinning swords rotated clockwise without stopping.
Han Zhou immediately collapsed to the ground, coughing up blood as his face turned deathly pale. The elders quickly rushed to his side.
They sat in a circle around him with Han Zhou at the center. The five elders formed hand seals and poured their spiritual energy into him to help him recover.
"You chose to defy them instead of standing against me."
"I’ll let you die in peace."
Lin Tian shifted his attention forward, his eyes fixed on Mo Xiu, who was still desperately struggling to stop the descending golden sword.
Mo Xiu poured an enormous amount of spiritual energy into the barrier, trying to suppress the Heavenly Guardian’s golden blade.
The bursts of qi grew increasingly violent. Their dantians churned uncontrollably. The qi flowing through their meridians became unstable.
The young elders at the Core Formation realm could no longer endure it.
The moment another wave of qi struck them, they lost focus completely, collapsed helplessly, and coughed up blood.
"Get up and help me!" Mo Xiu shouted.
They had no choice. Each of them took out a Blood Pill and swallowed it.
The pills greatly increased their strength.
Crimson qi erupted from their bodies, causing Lin Tian to narrow his eyes.
Although the Blood Pills boosted their power, they didn’t actually break through to the Nascent Soul realm. Their cultivation remained at Perfect Core Formation.
Only their combat strength had reached the level of an Early Nascent Soul cultivator.
"Giving more power to a bunch of losers won’t change anything."
Cracks began spreading across the skull barrier beneath the pressure of Lin Tian’s golden sword.
One black skull after another shattered and exploded, injuring several elders.
The longer they resisted... The more black skulls were destroyed.
BLAST!
A massive explosion erupted above Yanzhou Sect; The thunderous blast echoed across the heavens.
Black and golden smoke engulfed the battlefield as nine of Yuanmo Sect’s fifteen young elders fell from the sky.
Lin Tian looked at them.
The explosion had severely damaged their meridians, also their dantians were in complete turmoil. Many of their internal organs had been crushed. Burn marks covered their bodies, and their sect robes had been torn to shreds.
When Lin Tian looked ahead, he saw that Mo Xiu was still standing.
He was wounded, but thanks to his higher cultivation, his condition was far better.
Mo Xiu staggered to his feet while clutching his chest. He wasn’t the only survivor.
The remaining young elders at the Nascent Soul realm had also endured the explosion.
"Y-You..."
"You made a terrible mistake by becoming our enemy. The Grand Elders of our sect are Soul Formation monsters."
"They’re far stronger than you!" Mo Xiu shouted.
Lin Tian answered with a cold grin, then he vanished.
A flash of golden lightning streaked across the sky before the eyes of everyone in Yanzhou Sect.
In the next instant, he appeared directly before Mo Xiu.
Raising his fist, Lin Tian punched the old man square in the face before he could react.
Mo Xiu’s eyes widened in shock. He had no time to defend himself.
His body was blasted away with a violent explosion of qi before crashing into a rocky hill, causing it to collapse.
The remaining young elders stared in horror. They immediately pointed at Lin Tian before summoning their crimson-black scythes and charging toward him.
Elsewhere, Zhu Xian and Si Lingxi had successfully rescued the captives.
They arrived outside Yanzhou Sect and looked upon the massive destruction caused by the battle between Lin Tian, Yuanmo Sect, and Yanzhou Sect.
"I can’t believe he’s actually overpowering two sects at once!"
"He’s definitely an interesting man."
"I’d like to get to know him better," Si Lingxi replied with her arms crossed.
"Should we help him?" Zhu Xian asked, glancing at her.
"Of course."
"I’d be more than happy to show him what I can do."
Zhu Xian summoned her ice sword, while Si Lingxi summoned her whip. Both women flew into the battlefield at full speed.
They clearly saw Lin Tian fighting the young elders barehanded while they swung their scythes at him.
One of the young elders slashed his crimson-black scythe toward Lin Tian’s body.
The weapon shattered into countless pieces the instant it struck him, as though it had collided with the hardest stone imaginable.
"W-What?!"
Lin Tian turned toward him. He raised one fist and sent the man flying with a single punch.
But he wasn’t finished.
Lin Tian instantly caught up to him and continued beating him without giving him even the slightest chance to fight back.
With one devastating kick, the young elder plummeted from the sky and crashed violently into the ground.
Lin Tian’s punches and kicks didn’t just destroy his body. Every strike landed precisely on the man’s meridian points.
One after another, his meridians were completely severed.
He had become permanently crippled.
Lin Tian landed on the ground beside him. He grabbed the young elder by the throat.
With a single squeeze, the man’s neck shattered.
His head was torn clean off in a brutal execution. The members of Yanzhou Sect froze in horror.
A chill ran down their spines as they witnessed Lin Tian’s merciless brutality.
Han Zhou slowly opened his eyes and looked ahead. Although he and Yanzhou Sect had once allied themselves with Yuanmo Sect’s Hall.
He had already made his choice. He had betrayed them.
Now... He had entrusted both his life and the fate of his sect to the man before him.
Seeing one of their companions killed, the remaining five young elders flew into a rage.
They charged straight at Lin Tian, shouting furiously as they vowed to kill him.
"You’re courting death!"
Lin Tian looked up as all five attacked together. His fist tightened, ready to crush them with his full strength.
But before they could reach him, an ice spear and a blooming rose shot toward them with overwhelming qi.
The five elders turned in shock.
"Wha—"
BLAST!
Another explosion shook the battlefield. Ice flowers and countless rose petals burst through the air.
The five young elders were blasted away before they even had a chance to defend themselves.
Zhu Xian and Si Lingxi landed in the sky, standing shoulder to shoulder with their backs facing Lin Tian.
Si Lingxi looked over her shoulder at him, "We’ll hold them off."
"You go after that old man."
"Alright."