Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 576 - 571: Support 5

Chapter 576: Chapter 571: Support 5

"What do you mean by that?! Are you threatening me?" Lin Shangxiu’s face turned into a cold sneer.

Lin Xin slowly drew his sword.

"You reek of the Demon Spirit’s aura, to think that the noble Family Head of a branch clan could turn out to be a Demon Spirit in disguise. Speak, where have you hidden the real head of the Shangxiu family?"

At this moment, everyone’s attention was focused on the white line, and no one noticed the movement on Lin Xin’s side.

The buzzing sound was getting closer and louder.

"How dare you!! I am Lin Shangxiu, your accusations are malicious! Without evidence, do you think you can..." Lin Shangxiu suddenly found herself at a loss for words.

A chilling and slender killing intent instantly enveloped her entire body.

"You!!"

Before she could finish, rage exploded within her, and then she saw Lin Sherie leaping into the air, shooting towards them like an arrow.

"Both of you! With such a formidable enemy upon us, I urge restraint!"

A member of the Gongshang House who had been assigned to greet Lin Shangxiu hurriedly stood up.

"Restraint my ass! You’re asking for death!!"

Lin Shangxiu too was enraged, she unsheathed her sword and went to meet the attack head-on. The Rushing Thunder Sword Technique was fully deployed in an instant, and with a pivot of her feet, all her strength was concentrated into a vicious thrust.

"Be careful!" Suddenly, a sinister and sharp voice pierced her ears.

Lin Shangxiu didn’t have time to react and saw a flash of red light erupt before her eyes.

Lin Sherie’s speed had unexpectedly surged, dodging her thrust by veering to the left, and in an instant, was in front of her, with the tip of the sword almost touching her throat.

The cold tip of the sword sent shivers down her spine, causing goosebumps, and her soul felt as if it were about to flee her body, realizing her hard-earned Rushing Thunder Sword Technique, at the fifty-fifth layer, couldn’t even withstand a single move.

How is that possible!???

Ding Ding Ding Ding!!

Fortunately, two men dressed in black reacted simultaneously, their swords flashing out like lightning, blocking Lin Xin’s longsword.

The three clashed rapidly in the stands, and the spectators could only hear the clang of swords, unable to see even a shadow of the blades.

Lin Xin’s expression remained calm, with sparks erupting around him constantly – a testament to his clash with the two other longswords.

Lin Shangxiu took the opportunity to retreat, aided by another man in black.

Seeing Lin Shangxiu being rescued by yet another man in black, Lin Xin inwardly lamented, it was a pity.

Had there not been so many people around, preventing him from revealing too much of his own strength, he would have been able to take her down with just a bit more force and speed.

But now, he had to limit himself to displaying the prowess roughly equivalent to the Rushing Thunder Sword Technique at the sixtieth layer; after all, to progress further from there would not be an easy feat, as it required years of accumulated cultivation, not something that the Yin Yang Thunder Energy could easily overcome.

To be able to suppress Lin Shangxiu head-on and withstand the simultaneous attack of two masters seemingly of Secret Blood, such capability had already shocked and surprised many in the audience.

He could still hear the murmurs of astonishment from those around him.

However, this was already his limit.

Seeing the rapidly retreating Lin Shangxiu, now with a look of extreme humiliation and venom in her eyes from being forced to retreat by a junior, it was clear she had indelibly marked him in her memory.

The man in black who had rescued her seemed odd to him; clearly, he was not a practitioner of the Rushing Thunder Sword Technique.

A twinge in his heart made him consider chasing after them, but he restrained himself.

From the incident with the death energy before, he had a vague feeling that within the Qiushi Region, there lurked an incredibly powerful and shadowy hand, attempting to manipulate and influence the entire situation.

This man in black had the same aura as those who had set up the death energy previously.

With this thought, Lin Xin executed a horizontal Cross Slash forward.

Swish!

A streak of red Sword Light flashed by momentarily.

The two masters of the Rushing Thunder Sword Technique who had countered were immediately forced to retreat, their swords broken in two and falling to the ground.

Both men were visibly sweating profusely, nearly collapsing on the spot.

Pfft!

The one with the weaker strength even spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning pale.

"Sherie young master..." a member of the Gongshang House said, sweating profusely, unsure of how to proceed.

Others in the Gongshang House took notice of the commotion, and Gongshang Nuo quickly arrived. He spoke to Lin Xin with a face full of cold sweat, thankfully it hadn’t escalated further.

But Lin Sherie’s overwhelming dominance had given the other family heads and supporting nobility a chill.

Duanqing Long and Kong Ruyi exchanged a look, both seeing a trace of gravity in the other’s eyes.

Boom!

At that moment, the white line finally reached them — it was a giant wave, soaring over ten meters tall.

It slammed against the thin barrier released by the head of the Gongshang House.

The wave, as if stopped by a dam, poured all its mighty force onto the barrier, causing massive amounts of light blue sea water to spray out to the sides.

Thump! Thump, thump, thump!

Suddenly, the burly men of the Gongshang House’s Sea Drum Army began to should their drums, repeatedly pounding on them with fists clenched, producing a deep resonant sound.

The sea water slowly began to sink with the rhythm of the drum beats, the turbulent waves quickly weakening.

However, within the heart of the waves, one could see countless ferocious creatures, constantly swimming closer, attacking the barrier relentlessly.

"The Sea Demon Spirits are here!"

"It’s the Sea Demon Spirits! Get the formation ready!"

Commands echoed through the air.

All the sea drum soldiers slammed their drums at once, exerting full force on the drumheads.

Rings of clear, visible ripples spread from their drumheads, quickly converging to form a colossal horned monster that burst through the barrier film and charged toward the army of Demon Spirits in the waves.

The monster was semi-transparent and, once it burst through the barrier, it caused all the Sea Demon Spirits it encountered to be knocked rolling apart, some too slow to evade were crushed to death by their companions.

With each casual somersault, the monster caused widespread death and injury.

The blue blood turned the seawater even bluer in an instant.

Gongshang Nuo, the head of the Gongshang House, held up his long zither and began to play a piercing, urgent melody. As the music sounded, swathes of teal crescent blades appeared around him, constantly shooting toward the outer ranks of the Demon Spirit army, inflicting heavy casualties.

At that moment, Gongshang House and others promptly took out their longbows, crossbow arrows, and other weapons they had prepared. Without the need to aim, volleys of fire consistently killed swathes of Demon Spirits.

Hundreds of skilled fighters armed with curved blades and Water Dividing Spikes stood ready behind the barrier, prepared to start slaughtering at any moment.

Scions of various supporting clans all readied themselves to take action, each heading toward strategic choke points.

Without a designated commander, they each acted according to their own wishes, providing support wherever they saw fit.

Lin Xin glanced over at Lin Shangxiu’s direction and then at the approaching Demon Spirit army, ultimately deciding to take action first, to reap some Attribute points as the top priority.

As for Lin Shangxiu, if they met again later, he would simply kill her and be done with it.

After all, she was but an ant.

"Young Master? What should we do?" Lin Youke and a few others rushed to his side, anxiously asking.

"I’ll go to the front. You can stay here and choose for yourselves. This attack by the Sea Demon Spirits is somewhat dangerous, but it’s also a chance for experience. Be cautious and you’ll survive without harm."

Lin Xin spoke more than he usually would.

"So, take care of yourselves."

After saying that, he leapt down with a lunge, his right foot touching the stone wall beneath the stand, and his body shot forward like an arrow toward the sea’s surface.

Bang, bang, bang!

With three successive splashes, he rebounded off the water, diving straight into the small entrance left in the Gongshang House’s formation. It was a tiny ingress and egress point specifically for supporters.

"Let’s go too."

Duanqing Long slapped the table, spiraling upward into the air, a few leaps and bounds brought him directly above the sea’s surface, a light tap with his toes, and he quickly followed behind Lin Xin, heading straight for the formation’s entrance.

The rest of the Duanqing Family also came to their senses, grabbing their swords and stepping down from the stand, hurrying forward.

Lin Youke’s expression fluctuated, ultimately she was just a young lady who had turned twenty, and when it came to reacting on the fly, she was still somewhat lacking. Faced with this decision, she hesitated slightly and fell behind in her actions.

"We may not be as strong as the Young Master, but we can’t tarnish his reputation. I plan to go to the very front, what about you?"

The other four were firm in will; they wouldn’t have decisively followed Lin Xin into the depths of the half-day canyon otherwise.

"We’ll go together."

Three or four voices sounded in concert.

They were all Rushing Thunder Sword Technique experts around the twentieth layer. With the big formation for support, it was a perfect opportunity to fight fiercely against the enemy—one they wouldn’t miss.

"These Demon Spirits may appear overwhelming, but they’re probably just the first wave of cannon fodder. Going in now is actually the safest."

Lin Youke quickly explained, then with a clang, she drew her sword.

"Let’s go. Find the Young Master!"

The five of them swiftly descended from the stand, heading straight for the foremost front.

Like them, several veteran fighters from other clans seized the chance, charging forward—this was the perfect opportunity to earn battle honors.

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Lin Xin took several strides and quickly landed on a floating stone platform, then with continuous light steps, he leapt energetically forward.

Ahead were several stone platforms violently bobbing and no one was on them; they were expressly left for people like him to head deep into the formation for support.

After crossing five platforms, Lin Xin gently landed on the sixth and largest one, where some people were already fighting the invading Demon Spirits.

These Demon Spirits had fish heads and human bodies, their arms filled with one-meter-long black spikes. Their skin was dark and smooth, either purple or grey-black, with plenty of slippery mucus. They were half the height of an adult, hunched over, continuously making low, gasping sounds.

The ones fighting were members of the Gongshang clan, each wielding spears and polearms, forming a formation to fight back fiercely.

They naturally adjusted their stances according to the constant swaying and bobbing of the remaining platforms.

Although each attack managed to yield some battle results, killing a few Demon Spirits, there were even more climbing onto the platform edges.

Lin Xin steadied himself on the platform, got used to the swaying, and then, sword in hand, he walked forward.

With a few big steps and a push-off from his toes, his figure leaped over the top of the Gongshang clan’s spear formation.

"Be careful!!" A young man saw this and was shocked, for right in front of the spear formation were densely packed Demon Spirits trying to climb aboard—it seemed like suicide to jump in, surrounded on all sides by Demon Spirits.

But soon, the Gongshang clan felt the pressure release as the Demon Spirits they were facing suddenly froze stiff.

Thump, thump, thump, thump—a dozen Demon Spirits fell to the ground dead in an instant, each with a wound going straight through their heads.

After clearing a small foothold, Lin Xin landed with a slap, standing on the edge of the foremost platform and looking out at the barrier film.

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