The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 265 - 264: Duel of Demonic Martial Souls

Chapter 265: Chapter 264: Duel of Demonic Martial Souls

"Devouring Sword Spirit!"

Whoosh——

The Devouring Sword Spirit, cast from obsidian, flew out from tLin Bai’s body.

With a flicker of thought from Lin Bai, it emerged just as the impact from the exploding Flame Lotus approached.

The Power of Devouring began to spread rapidly.

Whoosh——

Finally, the Flame Lotus exploded, sweeping over thousands of miles, leveling mountains and rivers.

"Slash!"

Under this terrifying force, a thought from Lin Bai made the Devouring Sword Spirit rise high. The sword pointed to the sky, angrily targeting the Nine Heavens, and then it slashed down in a flash of black light that pierced the heaven and earth!

At the moment the power of the Flame Lotus exploded, this sword also clashed downwards.

What seemed like a boundless terrifying power was cut open by Lin Bai’s single slash!

The power was diminished, but the momentum continued.

The power of the flame in this world was still pervasive.

The shock wave fell, Lin Bai and Xu Jiangsheng stood in place, within thousands of miles around, it had all become a desolate plain.

All the mountains, hills, forests, and rivers were leveled by the explosive force of the Flame Lotus.

Behind Lin Bai, Lu Yuan and Zhang Lingdao were protected by him.

Otherwise, Lu Yuan and Zhang Lingdao would have undoubtedly died in this terrifying shock wave.

"How could you... not have died!"

Xu Jiangsheng couldn’t believe his eyes as he stared at Lin Bai, who was standing tall and straight opposite him. His eyes were bulging, as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.

Lin Bai’s expression was severe, and he said coldly, "The power of a Demonic Martial Soul is indeed very powerful!"

The Devouring Sword Spirit slowly returned to Lin Bai’s body.

"Your martial soul... your martial soul is also... a Demonic Martial Soul!"

When Xu Jiangsheng saw Lin Bai’s Devouring Sword Spirit return to his body, he finally realized it.

"Hahaha, I knew it, I just knew it. How could a warrior with a Yellow Level First Grade Martial Soul like you break through the realm so quickly, and have such earth-shaking fighting power?"

"So you also have a Demonic Martial Soul!"

"You also have a Demonic Martial Soul!"

Xu Jiangsheng was yelling crazily.

"I finally understand."

Xu Jiangsheng laughed maniacally.

From the first time he saw Lin Bai in Hanshan City, Xu Jiangsheng was curious. How could a Yellow Level First Grade Martial Soul break through the realm so fast? How could he possess such earth-shaking fighting power?

Now that he had seen Lin Bai’s Demonic Martial Soul, Xu Jiangsheng understood everything.

As the owner of a Demonic Martial Soul, Xu Jiangsheng knew better than anyone the power of a Demonic Martial Soul.

Even Xu Jiangsheng himself thought that a Demonic Martial Soul shouldn’t exist in this world.

Because, the Demonic Martial Soul was too defiant of the heavens.

So defiant that he himself was scared.

Lin Bai watched Xu Jiangsheng laugh crazily, and between the opening and closing of his eyes, a hint of murderous intent appeared. A sword pierced straight at Xu Jiangsheng’s throat.

Seeing the incoming sword, Xu Jiangsheng didn’t dodge or evade. He just smiled lightly and said, "Lin Bai, I know I can’t kill you today, but don’t worry, I’ll come back for you!"

Whoosh——

Just as Lin Bai’s sword was about to strike Xu Jiangsheng.

A burst of fierce flames erupted from Xu Jiangsheng’s body, burning his flesh into a piece of charred blackness.

Lin Bai stood in front of Xu Jiangsheng, looking down at the nearly completely burnt Xu Jiangsheng, his face grim.

He raised the Qingge Sword slightly, lifting the golden mask.

The face behind the golden mask had become unrecognizable, impossible to discern.

"Is he really just dead like that?"

Lin Bai looked at the charred corpse of Xu Jiangsheng on the ground, shook his head, and said,

"Why do I feel like I’ve seen this type of death somewhere before?"

Lin Bai tried to recall carefully but remained at a loss.

"Lin Bai, Senior Brother Lin Bai, are you okay?"

At this moment, Zhang Lingdao called out frantically.

Lin Bai turned around and approached Lu Yuan and Zhang Lingdao, asking with concern, "I’m fine, Brother Lu Yuan, how are you?".

Lu Yuan forced a wry smile, "I’m alright, it’s just a lost arm."

Lin Bai spoke coldly, "That guy just burned himself to death, he got off too easily."

Zhang Lingdao explained, "Senior Brother Lin Bai, it wasn’t the masked man who cut off Brother Lu Yuan’s arm—it was Luo Qixing!"

"What? Luo Qixing?" Lin Bai exclaimed.

"Yes."

Zhang Lingdao recounted the events before Lin Bai’s arrival for him to understand.

Lin Bai’s eyes flashed with a chilling murderous intent as he said coldly, "Luo Qixing, very well, you are doomed."

"Brother Yuan, I will avenge you!"

Lin Bai affirmed resolutely.

Lin Bai realized that Luo Qixing had come for him but had mistakenly targeted Lu Yuan and Zhang Lingdao—causing them to experience such torture.

Now, Luo Qixing had been recorded in Lin Bai’s Book of Life and Death.

"Junior Brother Zhang Lingdao, Brother Lu Yuan is in no condition to hunt Demon Beasts in the Qitian Mountain now. Take him back to the Imperial Capital for treatment right away."

"As for hunting Demon Beasts, let me handle it."

Lin Bai made his suggestion calmly.

"Okay," Zhang Lingdao agreed without hesitation.

"Lin Bai, be careful," Lu Yuan said with a pallid smile, "I originally came to protect you, but I didn’t expect to just slow you down in the end."

Lin Bai comforted, "Brother Lu Yuan, don’t talk like that. Luo Qixing wouldn’t have attacked you if it wasn’t for me. Rest and recover, I’ll take care of Luo Qixing."

Zhang Lingdao was also severely injured, and it was indeed perilous for him to stay in the Qitian Mountain; their best course of action was to leave early.

Lin Bai escorted Zhang Lingdao and Lu Yuan to the edge of the Qitian Mountain and handed them over to the guardians to escort them back to the Imperial Capital.

Only then did Lin Bai return to the Qitian Mountain to begin his hunt for Demon Beasts.

When Lin Bai returned to the Qitian Mountain, he looked up at the sky—it was almost dusk.

"There are two more hours until dusk, but I have yet to hunt down a single Demon Beast."

"Looks like I’ll have to rush things."

Lin Bai rushed into the Qitian Mountain at breakneck speed.

Any Demon Beast of the Earth Martial Realm likely to be encountered along the way was instantly slain by Lin Bai’s sword.

He was decisive and ruthless.

Roar—

A tragic scream echoed, a Demon Beast at the First Layer of Heaven Martial Realm collapsed to the ground.

Lin Bai reached out and put the Demon Beast at the Heaven Martial Realm into his storage bag nonchalantly, "A Demon Beast of the First Layer of Heaven Martial Realm, worth ten thousand points."

"I’ve only encountered three Demon Beasts on my way here. One was at the Fifth Level of Earth Martial Realm, one at the Sixth Level of Earth Martial Realm, and this one at the First Layer of Heaven Martial Realm."

"That’s only twenty-one thousand points."

"That’s still a far cry from over a million points."

"And the sun is setting soon, I have to hurry and see if I can find any other Heaven Martial Realm Demon Beasts. With my current strength, killing a Demon Beast at the Third Layer of Heaven Martial Realm is no trouble."

After that, Lin Bai entered the forest, commencing his search for Demon Beasts at Heaven Martial Realm.