"Hmm? The life signatures of those villagers in the mountain village have all vanished. They certainly cleaned up their act quickly!"
Just as Lin Rong finished eavesdropping on the Clear Sky Sect's Second Elder's telepathic communication, he sensed Dugu Bo's presence rapidly approaching the mountain.
Given Dugu Bo's speed, it would only take a short while for him to arrive here from the foot of the mountain.
Therefore, Lin Rong decided not to waste any more time with these soon-to-be-dead individuals and directly ignored the Clear Sky Sect's Seventh Elder's words.
A cyan halo rapidly spread out from Lin Rong, instantly covering the entire mountain peak below.
"What is this? Sky..."
At the cliff face below, the Clear Sky Sect's five elders had just reacted when a divine and powerful dragon's roar immediately reverberated through the skies.
This was the domain spirit skill, "Evil-Breaking Dragon's Roar."
To ensure this spirit skill could momentarily control the Clear Sky Sect's five elders and give their side the initiative to act, Lin Rong utilized the effect of his Life Dragon Soul to convert his Soul Power and life force into mental strength to the greatest extent possible before unleashing this spirit skill.
The power of the Evil-Breaking Dragon's Roar depended on the strength of Lin Rong's soul and mental strength.
The higher the quality of his soul and the stronger his mental strength, the greater the soul shock and mental impact caused by the Evil-Breaking Dragon's Roar.
Consequently, even though the Clear Sky Sect's five elders possessed profound Soul Power cultivation, they could not avoid falling into a moment of disorientation and dizziness under the dual assault of soul shock and mental impact.
Seizing this opportunity, Lin Rong instantly converted his Soul Power and life force back.
At the same time, the banyan tree's physical form, belonging to the Nine Bend Vine Dragon, materialized from the void. It controlled a banyan root and swept out, knocking the Clear Sky Sect's five elders, who were still under its control, off the cliff.
The Nine Bend Vine Dragon also carried them downwards as they flew off the cliff.
Amidst the thick clouds.
The sensation of falling caused the Clear Sky Sect elders to hastily release their Martial Souls, using them as stepping stones to leap onto the protruding rocks of the cliff face.
"What? You want to fight us here?"
Lin Rong had the Nine Bend Vine Dragon stop and, observing their somewhat disheveled state, said:
"Although I am the only one who can fly on this side, it is enough to control the air superiority here."
"None of you five can fly, so fighting here is not a wise move."
"Since both sides will be constrained here, we might as well fight at the bottom of the cliff."
"So, will you obediently go down to the bottom of the cliff yourselves, or do you want me to beat you down there!"
On the cliff face, the Second Elder promptly stopped the Seventh Elder from speaking, contemplating the intention behind Lin Rong's actions.
"Although I don't know why they've separated us elders from the sect disciples, it's definitely not a good thing."
The Second Elder couldn't figure out the reason for this.
By isolating the battlefield, without the sect disciples as a burden, they could fight with their hands untied, and the sect disciples would have ample time to evacuate.
He didn't understand the purpose behind this action or what benefit it would bring.
At this moment, the Second Elder's thinking was trapped in a fallacy.
That was, he believed the other side only consisted of the four people on that green giant dragon and was unaware of Dugu Bo's existence.
Lin Rong's purpose in doing this was to make the Clear Sky Sect elders mistakenly believe that their sect disciples were safe.
Once these elders held this thought, when facing a desperate situation, their first consideration would be their own lives, not the continuation of their sect's legacy.
With this thought in mind, they wouldn't choose a suicidal fighting style from the very first moment of engagement.
And after a period of fighting, if they still wanted to pursue a suicidal tactic, their own condition would prevent them from doing so.
Ultimately, forced by the situation, the Clear Sky Sect elders chose a more dignified approach and headed towards the bottom of the cliff themselves.
Seeing this, Lin Rong smiled calmly and had the Nine Bend Vine Dragon continue flying down.
When both sides descended to the bottom of the cliff, Dugu Bo also arrived at the fortress where the Clear Sky Sect's mountain gate was located, at the same moment.
A one-sided slaughter feast then began.
...
The bottom of the cliff was a valley.
In the valley, streams flowed, and dense forests grew.
Lin Rong could continuously absorb the life energy from these dense forests to recover his consumption, which was one of the reasons he chose this battlefield.
After everyone landed, the battle immediately commenced.
The old butler took the lead, directly confronting the Clear Sky Sect's five elders' highest-ranked, the Second Elder and the Third Elder.
Among the five on the opposing side, the Seventh Elder directly targeted Lin Rong, intending to vent his anger by killing this young brat before considering anything else.
"Don't mind me, the remaining two old men are for you two to handle."
Lin Rong said, and the Nine Bend Vine Dragon carried him as he led the Clear Sky Sect's Seventh Elder into the dense forest of the valley.
The Clear Sky Sect's Fourth Elder and Fifth Elder blocked the path of the Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager as they tried to head into the forest, saying:
"I have heard of the great name of the Peerless Dragon Snake. Today, I shall have the chance to witness your couple's Dragon Snake Combination."
However, even though they said this, their expressions were solemn, and they dared not show any contempt.
Under normal circumstances, with their confidence in the might of the Clear Sky Hammer and their own Soul Power cultivation at level eighty-nine, they would never have taken the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of this couple seriously.
But that brat's damned talent domain had weakened their all-attribute by twenty percent, while simultaneously amplifying the Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager's all-attribute by twenty percent.
With this push and pull, even with their inherent arrogance, they had to take the threat posed by the opposing Martial Soul Fusion Skill seriously.
"Old man (old woman)!"
Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang called out to each other, and with a tacit understanding, they released their Martial Souls and clasped each other's hands.
Meng Shu, a Soul Douluo, and Chao Tianxiang, who had only recently broken through to become a Soul Saint, appeared with a total of fifteen Spirit Rings.
Martial Soul Fusion Skill—Dragon Snake Combination!
Immediately after, a dazzling light flashed, and a colossal dragon-snake, neither snake nor dragon, appeared before the two elders of the Clear Sky Sect.
This was the first Martial Soul Fusion Skill performed by Chao Tianxiang and Meng Shu after Chao Tianxiang consumed the Dragon Rhyme Immortal Ganoderma Pill.
The improvement in the quality of the Serpent Cane Martial Soul had further enhanced its compatibility with the Dragon Cane Martial Soul.
Coupled with Chao Tianxiang's own Soul Power cultivation breaking through from Soul Emperor to Soul Saint, the power of the Dragon Snake Combination was more than a notch stronger than before.
Now, under the boost of Lin Rong's talent domain, the couple felt an unprecedented surge of power.
"The Clear Sky Hammer is renowned as the number one weapon Martial Soul in the world, and we have long wished to witness its prowess."
"We shall see if this number one weapon Martial Soul is truly as great as its reputation, or merely famous for nothing!"
A voice, a blend of male and female, emanated from the giant dragon-snake's mouth, and a Soul Power pressure far exceeding the Soul Douluo level locked onto the Fourth and Fifth Elders of the Clear Sky Sect.
At this moment, in the eyes of the dragon-snake, the two old men before them were not elders of the Clear Sky Sect, but two ten-thousand-year Spirit Bones that could fly away at any moment.
"The superior's instructions were very clear: these two old geezers are our mission targets."
"Whether we can obtain those two Spirit Bones from the superior depends on whether we can deal with these two old geezers."
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