The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 296 - 295: Kill to Open, Cannot Stop Anymore

Chapter 296: Chapter 295: Kill to Open, Cannot Stop Anymore

Everyone leapt into action, each one executing their savage martial arts, cascading down over Lin Bai.

Fist gleams, blade rays, sword Qi, palm prints, everything pressed down over him.

The Elder of the Fire Palace laughed uproariously: "Ha ha ha, Lin Bai, no matter how exceptional your abilities are, you won’t be able to avoid death today."

Murong Qi gritted his teeth and said, "Finally, you’re going to die. Hmm, it’s a pity I didn’t get to kill you in the Canghai Yuntai Palace."

"Lin Bai! Be careful!" Chen Gong warned anxiously.

And Bai Xiaoxiao was so worried she had lost her ability to speak.

Lin Bai looked up and saw multitudes of human shadows falling from the sky.

Each person unleashed a world-shaking power from their hands.

"Another round!"

"Divine Power! Gentle Sword!"

"Feng Lei Divine Wings!"

On Lin Bai’s back, a pair of wind and thunder wings condensed, and the Gentle Sword mercilessly slashed out.

Swish—

Lin Bai’s human shadow vanished before everyone’s eyes, but they could see his blood continually spattering in mid-air.

Cold sword light after sword light fell from the throats of all the warriors who had leaped into the sky.

In an instant, Lin Bai’s figure reappeared on the martial arts stage, standing silently.

At this moment, just as Lin Bai’s figure appeared, the human shadows that had leaped into the sky each burst forth with violent blood from their throats, falling from the heavens one by one.

"What!"

"One sword, and they were all killed!"

"My heavens..."

The entire place was struck with dread by Lin Bai’s one sword.

The Elder of the Fire Palace, the Elder of the Edgeless Sect, Murong Qi’s laughter all stopped abruptly, their eyes nearly popping out from sheer shock; they stared at Lin Bai, unable to accept the scene that was unfolding.

Lin Bai reached out and claimed all of the warriors’ Points Tokens.

Then, Lin Bai pointed his sword at the Elder of the Fire Palace, the Elder of the Edgeless Sect, and Murong Qi, coldly asking, "Within your Three Great Sects, is there anyone else qualified to challenge me?"

At this question from Lin Bai, the elders from the three great sects fell silent.

Now all the disciples from Canghai Yuntai Palace, the Edgeless Sect, and the Fire Palace who had come to participate in the Year-End Tail Sacrifice were dead.

Only the Three Great Elders remained without any subordinates.

"Since none are left, I will take my leave."

Lin Bai gave a cruel laugh, descended the martial arts stage, and took a seat in the Spirit Sword Sect’s section.

Murong Qi clenched his fist in anger, especially at Lin Bai’s last cold laugh, as if an invisible hand was slapping him across the face, magnifying the humiliation in his heart!

"Lin Bai, I won’t let you off!"

Murong Qi roared in fury.

The Qi Prince stood up at this moment and yelled at Lin Bai who had killed so many, "Lin Bai, you are audacious and reckless, daring to kill so many people at the imperial banquet!"

"The killing has started and it can’t be stopped now."

Lin Bai casually responded and returned to his seat in the Spirit Sword Sect’s section.

Seeing Lin Bai descend step by step, leaving a bloody footprint with each one, Chen Gong quickly went to support him. He channeled his True Qi into Lin Bai’s body, stabilizing his rapidly worsening injuries.

"Rest up, don’t go on stage again. I’ll take care of the rest."

Chen Gong gently patted Lin Bai’s shoulder.

Lin Bai managed a weak smile and sat down cross-legged.

Lin Bai realized that now was not the time to show his strength. His internal injuries continued to worsen.

Repeatedly deploying powerful Sword Skill Divine Powers took a tremendous toll on Lin Bai.

"Lin Bai, you are our hero," Lu Yuan said with a laugh.

"Senior Brother Lin Bai, you are truly formidable!" Zhang Lingdao exclaimed excitedly.

Prince Qi was furious as he glared at Lin Bai, shouting, "Your Majesty, Lin Bai is flagrantly disregarding our imperial laws. If we let him off easily, what dignity will our Shenwu Kingdom have left to establish itself?"

"I implore Your Majesty, please execute Lin Bai!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, please execute Lin Bai."

"Lin Bai, wreaking havoc at the imperial banquet. We won’t be satisfied until he is dismembered."

"Your Majesty, please execute Lin Bai."

"Your Majesty, if you do not execute Lin Bai, I, your old subject, will throw myself headlong in the Chaoyang Palace."

A group of ministers earnestly pleaded, tears streaming down their faces.

"Father!" Bai Xiaoxiao anxiously looked at Bai Huatian.

Face grim, Bai Huatian cursed Lin Bai in his mind: If you wished to kill, any other time would have been preferable. Why here of all places? You’ve really put me in a difficult position. Slaughtering like this, really, there’s no stopping you now.

Chen Gong glared at Prince Qi, raising his voice to say, "Your Majesty, Lin Bai is backed by the Spirit Sword Sect. Anyone who dares to call for his death today, the Spirit Sword Sect will surely pay a personal visit to teach them a few things."

"If Lin Bai dies in the Chaoyang Palace today, I, Chen Gong, on behalf of the Spirit Sword Sect, swear that anyone who has called for Lin Bai’s death today will have their entire family massacred!"

"Don’t believe it? Try us!"

Chen Gong was full of vigor, continuously roaring in anger.

Whew!

With these words from Chen Gong, the group of ministers recoiled in fear.

Overhearing these words, the family leader of the Xu Family narrowed his eyes, murmuring to himself, "The Spirit Sword Sect of the past, which commanded respect from all sides and challenged all heroes with their sword, seems to have made a comeback... At least, their spirit and fervor have returned..."

Even Prince Qi was startled by Chen Gong’s declaration.

Complete annihilation!

This was no bluff.

Despite the Spirit Sword Sect’s defeat, it still had considerable strength. Even though Prince Qi currently controlled an army of seven million, if the elite warriors of the Spirit Sword Sect were to stop at nothing, launching an all-out secret assassination campaign against Prince Qi’s top fighters, that would undoubtedly strike a devastating blow to him.

Bai Huatian promptly intervened, saying, "Enough, enough with the noise. I have said that for killing at the imperial banquet, Lin Bai must kneel at the Imperial Mausoleum. He must kneel for three days for each person killed, increasing with each kill."

"Elder of the Fire Palace, calculate how many your sect lost to Lin Bai, give him the number, and have him kneel at the Imperial Mausoleum."

The Elder of the Fire Palace was stunned on hearing this.

What?

Did the Emperor want him to tally up the number so Lin Bai could go kneel?

This was a blatant slap in the face. The Elder of the Fire Palace was livid.

Murong Qi already saw through the situation, saying lightly to the Elder of the Fire Palace, "Brother, don’t let anger cloud your judgment. The Emperor is intent on protecting Lin Bai. Regardless of how eloquent you are, it will be in vain."

"Lin Bai’s service to the royal family is too significant. Just his role in helping the royal family regain control of the military power is enough for them to risk their lives to protect him."

"And remember, he is nominally still a prince consort."

"Wouldn’t it be unsurprising for a father-in-law to favor his son-in-law?"

Murong Qi spoke indifferently.

The elder of the Fire Palace didn’t have a choice but to shake his head and back down.

Murong Qi was also quite discontented, wondering how to explain the situation to the elders of the Canghai Sky Palace when he returned.

At the imperial banquet.

Lin Bai single-handedly overpowered the multitude, engaged in combat from all sides. He defeated the five most formidable from the Sect and killed all the Sect’s geniuses.

His fame was sealed in a single battle.