The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 463 - 462: Execute Lin Bai!

Chapter 463: Chapter 462: Execute Lin Bai!

The Supreme Leader of the Spirit Sword Sect, Su Zhan, appeared, directly using his immense power to shake Lin Bai off the Martial God Tower.

Lin Bai landed on the ground, rolled a few times, coughed up a few mouthfuls of fresh blood before recovering his senses. He got up from the ground, looked up at the towering figure on the Martial God Tower.

"Su Zhan!"

"Supreme Leader of the Spirit Sword Sect!"

"A master of the First Layer of Human Elixir Realm!"

"One of the Ten Kings of Shenwu in Shenwu Kingdom!"

Lin Bai looked at Su Zhan, and as their eyes met, all facts about Su Zhan surfaced in his mind.

Upon seeing Su Zhan appear, Su Cang grabbed at the straw like a drowning man and shouted to Su Zhan, "Father, kill him for me. Kill Lin Bai. I want him to die without a whole corpse!"

Su Zhan glanced at Su Cang, saw his battered body, weak breath, on the brink of death, a touch of anger and love flashed in his eyes.

Su Cang was Su Zhan’s only son.

He represented Su Zhan’s hope for his life.

Su Cang couldn’t be lost. Su Zhan knew that Su Cang was his only hope for returning to the 72 States of Lingnan.

"Rest assured, as long as I am here, no one can hurt you,"

Su Zhan said affectionately to Su Cang.

As he spoke, a chilly breath like that of ice from a billion years ago was felt.

Su Cang looked down and saw the bodies of several warriors clad in the Divine Alliance Disciple’s robe lying on the rubble of the Martial Arts Stage. His eyes instantly turned icy cold.

Su Zhan asked, "Grand Elder, what is the story behind these bodies?"

The Grand Elder quickly stepped forward and respectfully replied, "Reporting to Sect Leader, these martial artists were all among the top ten in the Inner Gate Top Hundred Rankings and nine were Core Martial Artists of our Spirit Sword Sect. They were all killed by Lin Bai."

"Today was originally the core martial artist assessment of the Spirit Sword Sect and Lin Bai was one of them."

"But Lin Bai, this person, has a habit of killing, and a violent nature. I have advised him not to kill during the core martial artist assessment, but he completely ignored the sect’s rules and acted recklessly. I request the Supreme Sect Leader to inflict severe punishment."

The Grand Elder wept as he spoke to Su Zhan with a heavy heart.

Looking at the Grand Elder in this state, it looked as if he was heartbroken by Lin Bai’s actions.

The Second Elder quickly stepped forward and said: "Sect Leader Supreme, let me explain the situation, actually at the beginning..."

The Second Elder began speaking, trying to exonerate Lin Bai.

But before the Second Elder could finish, Su Zhan interrupted him, "You don’t need to say more, the rules of the Spirit Sword Sect’s Core Martial Artist Assessment are laid down by our ancestors, no one can violate them. Since Lin Bai dares to kill, he must be severely punished according to the sect’s rules."

"Who is Lin Bai?"

Su Zhan looked around and asked coldly.

Lin Bai stood under the Martial God Tower and looked at Su Zhan, saying, "I am Lin Bai."

On hearing this, Su Zhan’s gaze met Lin Bai’s once again.

Lin Bai likewise met Su Zhan’s gaze unyieldingly.

Su Zhan let out a cold laugh, "Since you are here, that’s just perfect."

"Grand Elder, according to the sect’s regulations, how should Lin Bai be dealt with for killing during the Core Martial Artist Assessment?"

Su Zhan asked.

Upon hearing this, the Grand Elder instantly coldly laughed in his heart. With a grave expression, he said, "According to Spirit Sword Sect’s rules, those who kill during the Core Martial Artist Assessment shall be executed."

Su Zhan nodded slightly and said, "Follow the rules of the Spirit Sword Sect then. Let the Elder Pavilion enforce the law."

Upon hearing this, the Grand Elder promptly replied, "I will obey your order and punish Lin Bai strictly according to the rules!"

The Second Elder was shocked to hear that Su Zhan and the Grand Elder had so quickly handed down Lin Bai’s death sentence in a few short sentences.

The Second Elder, Ji Bei, Ji Bai, were all furious.

Lin Bai said coldly, "I disagree!"

Su Zhan’s face turned cold as he looked at Lin Bai and asked coldly, "What are you dissatisfied with? You knew very well that killing in the Core Martial Artist Assessment is forbidden, yet you knowingly violated it, adding one more crime to your charge."

"Grand Elder, I command you to execute Lin Bai immediately as a deterrent!"

Su Zhan said coldly.

The Grand Elder was overjoyed, as he was more than willing to kill Lin Bai.

Grand Elder said: "I obey! Lin Bai, your life ends here."

Upon hearing this, Lin Bai said in anger, "Hahaha, Sect Leader Supreme, you claimed I murdered during the core martial artist assessment, I admit, indeed this was Lin Bai’s doing."

"One person acts, one person takes responsibility!"

"But I would like to ask the Sect Leader Supreme, Su Cang and the Grand Elder colluded together, they rigged the core martial artist assessment, violated the ancestral rules, and plunged the core martial artist assessment into miasma, devoid of any fairness."

"What about this?"

Lin Bai asked harshly.

Su Zhan, upon hearing this, immediately turned iron green.

Su Cang roared in fury: "Lin Bai, you bastard, daring to frame me. Who said I cheated, who saw me doing it, who saw it?"

Lin Bai said coldly: "Every warrior in attendance saw it."

Su Cang roared in anger: "Who, stand up!"

Su Cang’s roared, glaring at everyone.

The arena fell silent immediately, and no one dared to make a sound.

Upon hearing this, Lin Bai shook his head sadly.

His heart was desolate.

Su Cang burst into laughter: "Lin Bai, you said everyone saw it, yet they have all fallen silent! Those who saw, stand up and testify!"

Everyone was silent, no one spoke.

After waiting for a while, Su Zhan said, "Since no one wants to testify, then Lin Bai, you are framing Su Cang. You publicly framed a core martial artist from the Spirit Sword Sect, therefore your crime is upgraded by one level!"

"Grand Elder, execute him!"

Su Zhan shouted in anger.

"Wait, I saw."

Just then, from the crowd, a young man stepped forward and spoke in a resounding voice.

Lin Bai turned back in surprise. Under the pressure of Su Zhan and Su Cang, no one dared to speak. Lin Bai was curious, who was so daring and brave to stand up and speak out.

Looking back, it was Lijian Xing who had stepped out of the crowd.

Lijian Xing respectfully said, "I am willing to testify, the Divine Alliance manipulated behind the scenes, causing a complete mess in the core martial artist assessment. They replaced the elder of the Martial God Tower. The Divine Alliance and any warrior associated with Su Cang were given a pass, while others were sent into a deadly fight!"

"I implore the Sect Leader to be discerning!"

Lin Bai looked at Lijian Xing, and sent a grateful look his way.

Lijian Xing looked at Lin Bai and nodded slightly.

"I am also willing to testify. I am Kong Wang, a disciple of the inner gate. Initially, I wanted to participate in the core martial artist assessment, but after seeing the Divine Alliance and the Grand Elder replacing the elder of the Martial God Tower, I didn’t participate out of anger. I implore the Sect Leader to be discerning!"

A disciple who was supposed to participate in the core martial artist assessment stood up and spoke.

"I saw it too, the Divine Alliance is outrageous, they are lawless!"

"I am willing to testify!"

"I, Li Bai, am willing to testify. The Divine Alliance indeed cheated, this core martial artist assessment, there is no fairness!"

"I, Wang Qu, am also willing to testify. I implore the Sect Leader Supreme to be discerning."

"I, an outer disciple named Long Fang, am also willing to testify!"

"I, an inner disciple named Cheng Yun, am also willing to testify..."

"I also saw it..."

"We all saw it, please be discerning, Sect Leader Supreme!"

Wham—

Suddenly, in front of the Martial God Tower, apart from the Divine Alliance warriors, the rest of the disciples knelt down on one knee and spoke resolutely.

The Second Elder stepped forward and said respectfully, "Sect Leader Supreme, I too saw it, the Divine Alliance lacks virtue, this core martial artist assessment was completely unfair. That’s why Lin Bai started to kill, please, Sect Leader Supreme, be lenient!"

Ji Bei said: "I saw it too, I implore the Sect Leader Supreme to give a verdict on this matter."

Ji Bai also said: "Sect Leader Supreme, if the Divine Alliance’s cheating and rigging are not punished, I’m afraid the Spirit Sword Sect will lose its credibility under heaven and won’t be able to establish itself among the 700 states of Lingdong!"

All warriors together said: "We implore Sect Leader Supreme to severely punish the Divine Alliance, show no mercy, uphold the justice of our Spirit Sword Sect. We are all willing to fight for the glory of the Spirit Sword Sect!"