Taking a deep breath, Lin Yun closed his eyes. At this moment, he no longer needed to rely on his five senses. Everything before him was laid bare in his mind. The sensation was incredibly strange, yet it filled him with a profound sense of peace.
"So, this is the feeling of the ultimate Sword Dao," Lin Yun muttered.
He suddenly leaped into the air. His speed this time was countless times faster than before. Wang Chengan could only see Lin Yun's body flicker through the air, leaving a trail of innumerable afterimages.
Then, he brought his sword down.
With a deafening roar, the Coldflame Sword instantly released a terrifying wave of frigid cold and searing heat. One cold, one hot, combined with his terrifying killing intent—it was like a great, formless weapon of slaughter that instantly attached itself to the chain.
He thought this would be enough to sever it. But to his surprise, it only managed to leave a few white cracks on the chain's surface.
Lin Yun was slightly pleased. "Excellent. It's actually having an effect."
His biggest worry had been that no matter what he did, he wouldn't be able to see any results. That would have been truly disheartening. But now, seeing actual marks left on the chain, he was naturally delighted.
However, this joy did not last long. Just as Lin Yun thought he would be able to handle the rest quickly, he saw the marks on the chain slowly begin to disappear.
Are you kidding me? It can self-repair?
Lin Yun's eyes widened in disbelief. That last strike had taken a considerable amount of his strength to execute. Who would have thought its effects would fade so quickly?
As Lin Yun landed on the ground, he heard Wang Chengan's voice. "You're seeing some results. Keep trying. I believe you will be able to do it soon."
Lin Yun glanced at Wang Chengan but said nothing. He knew this man was constantly probing him, trying to figure out if he had any other tricks up his sleeve. The moment Lin Yun showed the slightest sign of being easy to bully, this man would surely not let him go.
"Hmph. This is just the beginning. If it were truly that simple, it wouldn't have required me to come all this way. Looking at you now, you probably can't even budge it, can you? Stop rushing me. This will take time."
After that, Lin Yun completely ignored him.
Wang Chengan stared at Lin Yun, his teeth itching with hatred. This damned brat. It seems he really didn't take my earlier words to heart.
Lin Yun, however, was already summarizing the reasons for his failure. After some thought, he roughly understood why. Although he had used several types of power simultaneously, it was clear that this alone was far from enough. He needed an even stronger force.
The Coldflame Sword's dual energy. The killing intent from his Asura domain. If he could perfectly fuse these two completely different powers, then perhaps he would see a glimmer of hope.
At this thought, Lin Yun was suddenly filled with endless confidence.
"I thought you would be discouraged by that," the Chongqing Bird remarked. Although it knew Lin Yun wouldn't be so easily defeated, it hadn't expected the boy to pull himself together so quickly. In just a short moment, he had already figured out what he needed to do.
Lin Yun just smiled casually. "Of course I know what I'm doing. And I understand that these things are not so easily dealt with. But unfortunately for them, I am not a character who can be so easily defeated either."
Taking a deep breath, he once again gathered his power and charged forward.
After that, Lin Yun failed again and again. But again and again, he launched another assault.
Wang Chengan, watching from the side, went from initial worry to subsequent surprise, and now back to being worried again.
What kind of monster is this kid? A normal person, upon encountering such a difficult obstacle, would have given up long ago. But Lin Yun was different. He didn't even need Wang Chengan to say anything; the boy would conscientiously continue his task. Once, and then again!
This continued for an unknown length of time. Wang Chengan even felt himself about to doze off. But it was at this critical juncture that a breakthrough finally occurred.
Lin Yun brought his sword down once more.
This time, his power, essence, and spirit had all reached a state of high unification. His time with Deng Pengzu, practicing the simple act of swinging a sword thousands upon thousands of times, was paying off. And so now, though it was just an ordinary movement, the formidable power it produced could not be underestimated.
In an instant, wind and thunder raged!
Qin Xiyan's face lit up with delight. "Senior Brother Lin's attainments in the Sword Dao have become even more refined! He can now control his Qi with perfect ease."
This was rare. Few sword cultivators of this era could reach such a height. But Lin Yun had done it. And he had done so without relying on any external power.
Lin Yun soared into the air, gripping his sword in one hand. His killing intent domain no longer spread out wildly as before; instead, it had become like a part of his body. No matter how he moved, the domain moved with him.
Wang Chengan was beginning to worry. If this boy decided to turn on him later, what would his chances of victory be?
With a great roar, Lin Yun's sword descended. In that instant, the heavens and the earth seemed to change color. The entire underground palace trembled violently, on the verge of collapse. It felt as if they were about to be buried alive. Lin Yun immediately shot a look at Wang Chengan. If this old bastard had deceived him, he would absolutely not let him off.
"You can rest assured. Everything in this palace exists for the sake of this body. Even if you tear this place apart, nothing will happen to it." On this point, Wang Chengan was full of confidence.
Lin Yun had nothing more to say. After that one strike, a chain had finally snapped.
Immediately, he followed with another strike. Although each blow caused an extremely violent tremor, Lin Yun's gaze was firm. With every attack that landed, another chain would crack.
And with every crack, Wang Chengan's excitement grew. Everything was moving towards the goal in his heart. As long as Lin Yun succeeded in severing these chains, then his chance would arrive.
"This boy… he truly is valuable," he sighed under his breath.
He didn't notice a ball of black qi gathering behind him.