Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 491 - 485 Demonic Flame II

Chapter 491: Chapter 485 Demonic Flame II

Quan Sheying, after merging with the double-headed Void Shadow again, had clearly fully unleashed her Divine Beast Bloodline. At this moment, her power surged to a level that even Lin Xin could not ignore.

Her strength and speed were almost on par with his own now.

The two exchanged blows rapidly, the Blood Sword clashing crazily against Quan Sheying’s fists, elbows, and knees.

Every part of Quan Sheying’s body was a weapon.

Crack!

Her mouth full of canine teeth snapped at the air as her right hind claw slashed swiftly in front of her, leaving behind several purple claw marks. They viciously scratched across Lin Xin, who was unable to dodge in time.

Extremely fine white lines emerged on the skin of his chest.

The immense force of the strike, after being diffused by over a thousand points of evasion, left less than half to penetrate through, hitting the skin which had over a thousand points of Defense. It only left behind a few faint white marks.

Seizing the moment Quan Sheying landed a hit on him, Lin Xin’s other hand executed a lightning-fast Cross Slash with his Blood Sword.

With a whoosh, blood sprayed out.

A blood-red gash over ten meters long viciously flew out, shooting into the completely dark space where no edge was visible.

The two suddenly separated, retreating a distance from each other.

Quan Sheying looked down at the one-finger-deep gash on her waist, then at the nearly invisible white lines on Lin Xin’s chest.

In terms of power and speed, they were nearly equal, her numerous points of attack even giving her a slight edge.

But the result was...

"Seventh Layer..." Having the same Seventh Layer speed and strength, Quan Sheying instantly judged the level of Lin Xin’s cultivation technique.

"Truly a heaven-sent genius. The way he channelled the Star Force from the Mother Yuan Dou earlier, to such an extent, it seems Teacher was mistaken."

In reality, she did not possess Seventh Layer Cultivation, but was only at the peak of the Sixth Layer. It was only by enhancing her own Divine Beast Bloodline that she had reached the Seventh Layer level.

She now saw that her junior disciple brother, who had been far from her league, had achieved a height in such a short time that even she hadn’t managed in many years.

A complex medley of emotions churned within Quan Sheying’s heart, difficult to name.

"May I ask Senior Sister, how advanced is Teacher’s Yuan Dou Demonic Technique?"

Lin Xin suddenly asked with a smile.

"Teacher..." Quan Sheying’s eyes flickered slightly, "I once speculated that he should have reached the Eighth Layer’s Demonic Flame, which is at the very pinnacle, even among those at the True Monarch level. Do you intend to challenge Teacher?"

"Challenge?" Lin Xin was stunned.

Quan Sheying quickly reverted from her transformation, the power of her bloodline also slowly subsiding.

There was no need to continue fighting. Just from this simple test, knowing that Lin Xin had reached the Seventh Layer of the Yuan Dou Demonic Technique, she already had no chance of winning.

This junior disciple brother, whom she had personally mentored, effortlessly withstood her full-on attack even without manifesting his Demon Body.

Even her claws at seventy percent strength left only a few white marks on him.

If she couldn’t even break through his defense, what was the point in continuing the fight?

After reverting to her human form, Quan Sheying stood naked in front of Lin Xin without a care.

Differing from before, the look she gave Lin Xin now shifted from an aggressive one to an overt hint of bizarre desire.

"I seem to have forgotten that you haven’t been in the sect for long, dear junior brother. You’re still unaware of the rules of our Yuan Dou Demon Sect."

"What rules?" Lin Xin dispelled the Demonic Qi from the Blood Sword in his hand and asked with folded arms.

"The position of sect leader belongs to the one with strength. The victor is king, only the strongest can suppress and maintain the sect’s prestige from generation to generation. Acquiring more resources, the concentration of resources allows one to maintain their own strength."

Quan Sheying’s beautiful eyes shone brilliantly, and she did not mind her naked body being seen by Lin Xin. Instead, she slightly adjusted her posture with a seductive tilt, allowing Lin Xin a clearer view.

"Senior Sister thinks I can replace Teacher and become the Sect Master?" Lin Xin was surprised. He had thought that Quan Sheying had come mainly to fight for the secret treasure, but now it seemed that wasn’t entirely the case.

"Why not?" Quan Sheying spun around, and suddenly, threads of black qi appeared on her body, forming a pitch-black corset dress with a low neckline and a hem that reached almost to her thighs, reminiscent of lingerie from Earth.

Her black hair mixed with ribbons slowly fell down her back, strands playfully dangling in front of her chest, adding to the allure.

"With the rapid advancement of your cultivation and that inexplicable ability to deflect force which is effective even against Yuan Jing Level, your potential far exceeds that of Teacher."

"You hold me in high-esteem," Lin Xin responded nonchalantly, "Yet it so happens that the two I’ve been awaiting have also arrived."

He turned around, his gaze towards the distant darkness.

"Perhaps I should first attend to the distant guests before discussing further with Senior Sister."

It was uncertain whether Quan Sheying was friend or foe, but the two approaching figures were most certainly formidable enemies.

Almost at the same moment Lin Xin turned around,

two figures, a man and a woman, slowly emerged from the darkness.

The woman wore a light yellow dress, her figure svelte, with earrings the size of chicken eggs made of yellow sapphire dangling from her ears and a necklace with a treasure bead on her chest emitting a soft red glow, with runes flickering faintly.

The man stood behind her, dressed like a Confucian scholar in grey and white, wearing a light green kerchief on his head and holding a pot of lush greenery in which a cluster of splendidly exotic blood-red flowers bloomed. These flowers emitted wisps of white smoke that seemed to carry intense heat.

"Qi Chen Fairy, Meng Xinruo. Yuan Tou, True Monarch Nan Hua," Quan Sheying recognized their identities.

"The demon Quan Sheying?" Meng Xinruo’s brow furrowed slightly. "Did that old monkey Huang Yuan send you?"

"Just came to see how my junior disciple brother is doing," Quan Sheying replied nonchalantly with a smile.

"To see?" Meng Xinruo scoffed, her icy face lifting slightly, "To see your junior disciple brother all the way here in the Illusory Sea?"

"If you’re not going to fight, then get lost!"

With a casual grasp, she pulled out countless streams of black smoke from the void, and eerily, a huge, semi-transparent hand also materialized behind her, clawing out endless black qi from the void.

"Void Refining Divine Claw!"

Meng Xinruo made her move directly towards Lin Xin.

Her speed wasn’t fast, but it carried a dignified and overwhelming presence, an oppressive feeling that seemed in harmony with the Illusory Sea above everyone’s head.

It made evasion seem impossible, leaving one unsure where they could truly dodge this claw.

The massive black hand, shaped into a claw, reached for Lin Xin.

"Indeed, a top-tier expert from the Heavenly List... Soul Domain transforming shape, c​​ondensing the Sacred Body." Quan Sheying retreated to a greater distance, smiling as she watched the two combatants clash.

The black hand seemed slow, but in the blink of an eye, it was right in front of Lin Xin, completely covering an area of dozens of meters around him.

Boom!!

A loud explosion resounded.

A vermilion seal rose solemnly, fiercely resisting the black hand.

The two forces pressed and entwined in midair, the black qi and red light twisting together, neither yielding to the other.

"Vermilion Bird Divine Seal?!" Meng Xinruo’s face shifted slightly, "No, the power of the Vermilion Bird Divine Seal isn’t this great! Even the spiritual Phoenix itself wouldn’t be so formidable! Merely a Sixth Grade treasure!"

She clenched her hand, and a black vortex appeared in her palm.

"Break for me!"

A black vortex also emerged in the palm of the massive black hand, instantly unleashing a terrifying force far greater than that during the clash between Lin Xin and Quan Sheying.

Bang!!

The Vermilion Bird Divine Seal let out a pained cry, sounding like the screech of a bird, as it was sent flying and dimmed.

But the black hand also exhausted its spiritual energy and abruptly dissipated.

"Impressive power."

Lin Xin stood in place, his expression unchanged, as he lightly applauded.

"The eighth on the Heavenly List indeed lives up to the reputation."

"Even your master wouldn’t dare to be so presumptuous in front of this princess!" Meng Xinruo’s eyes turned cold.

"Void Refining Divine Claw!"

Behind her, another huge black hand materialized, fiercely clawing towards Lin Xin.

"I admit your strength far surpasses mine, but."

At some point, Lin Xin had a tiny golden bow in his hand. The short bow was so small that it resembled a miniature toy, glittering with golden light, occasionally revealing several large characters that were exceptionally clear in the dark space to the few onlookers.

’Taiyuan Sacred Heart Jade Immortal Bow’

Whoosh...

Meng Xinruo’s black hand suddenly stopped above Lin Xin’s head.

"Where did you get this bow from?" She stared intently at the short bow in Lin Xin’s hand, a hint of wariness flashing in her eyes.

"The Sacred Heart Jade Immortal Bow that only the most top-notch monster bodies can withstand?!" On the side, the Demon Vine True Monarch’s formerly relaxed face suddenly turned grave.

Lin Xin was slightly taken aback, glancing at the short bow in his hand, not expecting that this treasure could have such a deterrent effect.

Clang!

Four longswords flew out from behind him, forming a sword array in the air, striking fiercely at the black hand above his head.

With a thunderous rumble, the sword array scattered, and the black hand exploded into pieces.

Lin Xin staggered slightly, but quickly regained his stability.

Witnessing this scene, both Meng Xinruo and Demon Vine True Monarch grew suddenly serious.

The clash just now revealed that Lin Xin had used his own sword array to neutralize half of the black hand’s power; the remaining half burst and landed on him, yet he only swayed and took no injury, enduring the attack.

"What of the Jade Immortal Bow!?" Meng Xinruo’s eyes brimmed with a trace of murderous intent; her position on the Heavenly List wasn’t easily achieved through mere child’s play.

"Refine the soul!"

She reached out again, and two giant black hands appeared behind her, lightning-fast, meeting forcefully in the space where Lin Xin stood.

"If you don’t want to live, then die!!"

Meng Xinruo brought her hands together and twisted them viciously.

A massive shock wave erupted from between the black hands, dispersing them to reveal Lin Xin, hovering in the center.

On his chest and back were clear palm-sized blood holes, left by the giant black hand’s impact.

But what was horrifying was that these two palm-sized wounds were healing at an unimaginable speed; in less than two breaths after the black hands exploded, all his injuries were completely healed.

"Worthy of being the eighth on the Heavenly List. Those two palms shattered my liver and spleen. They severed twelve meridians, two hundred seventy-six blood vessels, and four ribs."

Lin Xin spoke of his injuries with a smile, as if they bore no relation to himself.

The few drops of blood that had splattered from his body similarly returned to him like living creatures, flying back from the air and merging into his skin.

Meng Xinruo’s expression had turned extremely unsightly. Not just her; Demon Vine True Monarch was also sporting an expression as if he’d seen a ghost.

Even Quan Sheying, at this moment, had her small mouth slightly agape, her face blank with a tinge of stupor.