Chapter 733: Crushing Foes to Establish Might
On a broad clearing within the forest on Spirit Pool Peak, killing intent quietly stirred.
"Come out. Skulking about in the shadows—are you planning to play at being rats?" Lin Langtian stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his gaze occasionally sweeping over a few dark corners as he spoke lightly.
Even after his voice faded, the forest remained silent.
Only after a dozen breaths of stillness did faint footsteps finally sound.
From the depths of the jade-green woods, five figures slowly emerged and came to a halt not far from Lin Langtian.
They wore uniforms of different colors, each chest embroidered with a distinct emblem, marking them as members of different factions.
Judging by the look of it, all of those factions clearly had ties to Calamity Palace.
Simply by standing there, the five men released a vast wave of spiritual pressure.
Five pairs of cold, venomous eyes locked onto Lin Langtian like snakes staring at their prey.
Lin Langtian's black eyes fell upon them. From the pressure they emitted, four of them were at Second Grade Sovereign, and likely already at the mid stage.
In terms of strength, even within the ranks of the Universe Sect's Commanders, these five would be considered outstanding.
The Calamity King had certainly gone to some trouble to deal with him.
While Lin Langtian's advance was being blocked, countless gazes beneath Spirit Pool Peak abruptly shifted toward the spiritual light mirror that showed his location, having clearly noticed the situation.
When they saw the five men before Lin Langtian, many eyes flashed with surprise, and low murmurs spread.
"Those five fellows look like the five heads of the Tianshan Alliance, the so-called Five Extremes of Tianshan. From the looks of it, they're targeting that new Commander from Silver Mist Palace."
"Mm… the Tianshan Alliance has pretty close ties with Calamity Palace. Seems the Calamity King is openly trying to suppress Silver Mist Palace, not giving them the slightest chance."
"That's right. The Five Extremes of Tianshan stepped into Second Grade Sovereign years ago. Even in the ranks of our Universe Sect's Commanders, they're considered capable. Now that the five of them are joining forces, things don't look good for Lin Langtian."
"…"
As whispers rose through the air, many gazes turned toward the direction of Silver Mist Palace's stone platform.
Some were sympathetic and regretful; others clearly took delight in their misfortune.
Jiang Yinlan's lovely face, however, remained expressionless beneath those many looks. Her eyes were fixed on that spiritual light mirror, a glint of coldness flashing deep within them.
Beside her, Mu Honglian bit lightly on her red lip, her jade-like hand slick with sweat. Naturally, she understood just how dangerous Lin Langtian's situation was.
"So it's the heads of the Tianshan Alliance, those five bastards," Mu Honglian said through gritted teeth.
"Remember them."
Jiang Yinlan's lashes lowered slightly, her tone flat, yet Mu Honglian could hear the hidden fury and killing intent in her voice.
Clearly, this protective Silver Mist King had already taken the Five Extremes of Tianshan to heart.
Mu Honglian gave a small nod. It seemed that if they ever got the chance in the future, those Five Extremes would have to be dealt with first.
"Elder Sister Yinlan, Lin Langtian… he'll be all right, won't he?"
She could not help asking in worry. She knew Lin Langtian was no weakling, but there were five of them, and none of them were easy opponents.
Jiang Yinlan's long, narrow eyes remained locked upon the spiritual mirror, where the young man's face was still completely calm.
That unruffled composure gave her pause. Even she could not so easily maintain such a demeanor at a time like this.
"He will win."
Sitting on her throne, Jiang Yinlan crossed her long, jade-like legs with elegant ease and spoke under her breath.
Though Mu Honglian did not quite understand why Jiang Yinlan had such faith in Lin Langtian, her own trust in Jiang Yinlan allowed some of the tension in her chest to ease.
…
On the forest clearing, the six figures had become the focus of countless eyes.
The five men stared fixedly at Lin Langtian. The leader's gaze was as sinister as a viper's.
"You're Lin Langtian?"
He looked Lin Langtian up and down, a vicious grin twisting his gloomy face as he rasped, "This is as far as you go. There are people who don't want you reaching the top."
Lin Langtian's expression did not change. He merely gazed at them with a faintly cold curve at the corner of his lips.
Whoosh!
In the next instant, the space around Lin Langtian subtly twisted, and his figure vanished like a ghost.
A slender palm, wreathed in pitch-black lightning, descended with thunderous ferocity upon the vital points of the leader's body.
Thump!
The palm strike smashed into him like a roaring thunderclap. A shrill scream tore from the man's throat.
"Ah!"
His wail echoed through the clearing as his body flew like a ragdoll, smashing through more than a dozen trees before crashing heavily to the ground with a boom, his life or death uncertain.
Gulp…
The pupils of the remaining four Sovereigns contracted. They could not help swallowing as terror twisted their faces.
Lin Langtian's speed was unbelievable. He had even used the spatial-shift power normally attainable only by Fifth Grade Sovereigns.
In the blink of an eye, right before their eyes, he had crushed the head of the Five Extremes of Tianshan.
Boom!
A low peal of thunder suddenly rumbled.
A streak of lightning flashed past the corners of the four men's vision. Then the sky erupted with a blaze of pitch-black thunder.
Four colossal palms of demonic lightning came crashing down onto the vital points of their backs.
The barrage was both strange and overwhelming.
Even the four battle-hardened Sovereigns felt their hearts clench. Having just seen their leader smashed aside, they snapped to full alert.
With a violent shake of their sleeves, surging spiritual power blossomed behind them into radiant barriers.
Boom!
The thunder palms shattered the barriers with a single blow, but were held back for a breath of time.
In that fleeting instant, the four men shot forward like arrows, narrowly escaping a fatal strike.
They skidded to a stop, their faces turning grim as the killing intent in their eyes flared.
"Not a bad reaction."
The air rippled overhead as Lin Langtian's figure solidified once more.
He looked down at the four with a faint smile.
With the power of his spatial demonic talisman and lightning demonic talisman, he could easily crush this so-called Five Extremes of Tianshan.
The four Sovereigns' eyes grew ever colder as they glared at him. Taking a deep breath, they brought their hands together in front of their chests.
At once, visible waves of spiritual power exploded outward.
Ripples of energy shook the air as four immense phantoms rapidly took form around them.
"Vajra Law Body!"
As their furious shouts rang out, the spiritual light around them condensed into four identical, towering figures.
The Sovereign Law Body each cultivated was clearly from the same source.
The four Vajra Law Bodies drew in breath and exhaled, their spiritual power surging into roaring gales that swept through the heavens.
The sight drew the eyes of experts across Spirit Pool Peak, many of whom were clearly surprised.
"You injured our eldest brother. You're leaving your life here."
The four Vajra Law Bodies glared down at Lin Langtian, killing intent raging in their eyes. Four giant palms slammed downward.
Although this Vajra Law Body was not ranked among the ninety-nine Sovereign Law Bodies, the sheer pressure of four manifesting at once was still remarkable.
Yet Lin Langtian's eyes remained utterly calm.
His face hardened as his hands flew through a series of seals. Pitch-black flame and lightning burst from his body on either side.
Boom!
Fire and thunder—two mighty forces—shot forth like thunderbolts, coalescing above Lin Langtian into a massive Demonic Thunder Pillar and a Demonic Flame Pillar.
His hands slammed together, and the black-flamed Demonic Flame Pillar and black-lightning-wreathed Demonic Thunder Pillar hurtled up to meet the four titans.
An earth-shaking collision of spiritual power followed, actually driving the four towering Law Bodies back.
"Kill him!"
The four Sovereigns steadied themselves, feeling the terrifying power hidden within the two demonic pillars. Their hearts lurched as they roared in unison.
"Vajra Fingers!"
Their voices cracked like thunder. Boundless spiritual power surged upward, forming four colossal beams like Vajra fingers that shot toward Lin Langtian at breakneck speed.
Lin Langtian's eyes lifted, a hint of icy light flashing in his black pupils as his shifting hand seals suddenly froze.
"Twofold Thunderflame Cannon!"
He pointed a slender finger at the air, and the two demonic pillars jerked like gun barrels, turning into twin lances of light.
Where the demonic pillars passed, even space itself split open in long, jagged scars.
The attacks from both sides streaked through the sky before colliding in full view of all onlookers.
Boom!
A storm of spiritual power exploded outward, flattening the forest below in an instant.
Above, the raging spiritual forces chewed into each other in great waves.
"Lin Langtian actually blocked an attack from four Second Grade Sovereigns!"
Cries of astonishment rang out. In the turbulent maelstrom, the thunderfire glow of Lin Langtian's attack showed no sign of faltering.
"What a terrifying technique!"
"Lin Langtian blocked them!" Mu Honglian's eyes shone with delight.
A faint smile touched Jiang Yinlan's lips as she watched the two demonic pillars before Lin Langtian. Even she was slightly surprised by this divine art.
Boom!
A moment later, thunderfire energy suddenly erupted in the sky.
Black flame and black lightning surged wildly, and the four Vajra-like giant fingers were shattered to dust in an instant.
Countless eyes widened in disbelief.
"Retreat!"
Terror flashed across the faces of the four Sovereigns as they saw this. They shouted and fled at once.
The four Vajra Law Bodies shot backward, crossing a thousand meters in the blink of an eye.
"Bind."
Watching them retreat, Lin Langtian's eyes remained icy.
He formed another seal, and the world seemed to freeze as pitch-black ice and devouring darkness poured forth and condensed into two more demonic pillars.
Four demonic pillars would be enough to deal with them.
"Fourfold Demonic God Pillars!"
His seals changed once more, and four demonic pillars blasted out of the ground, joining end to end as they crashed down upon the four Law Bodies like Mount Tai.
Boom!
Four different attributes of power surged forth like a tidal wave. The fusion of spiritual power and demonic energy in the demonic pillars gave them a potency far beyond that of ordinary techniques at the same level.
The four Vajra Law Bodies blackened in an instant, turning to stone-like forms before shattering with a chorus of cracking sounds.
Pff!
As their Law Bodies broke, the four Sovereign experts were hurled from the wreckage, vomiting blood. Gravely injured, they smashed into the ground, their fates uncertain.
An uproar rolled across the watching crowd.
Many faces went slack with shock, their eyes trembling.
This Lin Langtian's apparent strength was no greater than the Five Extremes of Tianshan, so how could his combat power be so terrifying that he wiped them out in a few exchanges?
Such a feat was nothing short of monstrous.
Watching the four Second Grade Sovereigns crumble in an instant, Lin Langtian could not help the slight curve that touched his lips.
The Eight Directions Primordial Art was indeed extraordinary. With just four demonic pillars, he had swept aside multiple opponents of the same level. If all eight pillars were unleashed, he might even slay a Third Grade Sovereign across realms.
His figure drifted down from the sky as his black eyes swept over a few shadowy corners.
At once, several hidden figures scrambled backward, no longer daring to reveal the slightest hint of hostility.
Lin Langtian ignored them, turning instead to race toward the summit of Spirit Pool Peak.
It was unlikely that anyone else would dare to test him now.
At the base of Spirit Pool Peak, countless people watched his receding figure in the spiritual light mirror. The once noisy crowd slowly fell silent.
Shock flickered across nearly every face.
Only now did they truly understand how many terrifying trump cards this new Commander of Silver Mist Palace had been concealing.
To defeat five opponents alone and emerge unscathed—such a record was nothing short of frightening.
High in the sky, the three Elders quietly watched the spiritual light screen.
Their gazes lingered on the figure in green, a hint of surprise crossing their eyes.
To have broken the shackles of a lower plane and reached this point was no simple feat indeed…
(END CHAPTER)
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