For a moment, the atmosphere around them turned stagnant. Though neither of them had moved, blades of astral wind rose out of nowhere, and a rumbling roar reached their ears—it was the small island beneath their feet beginning to tremble.
In the distance, shattered stones kept tumbling down from the mountain peaks.
Lin Xuan gave a soft cough, and majestic spiritual pressure surged out in a swarm. Hundred-Insect True Person naturally would not show weakness either, and the surrounding heaven-and-earth spiritual energy became chaotic to the extreme.
The bodies of the two Lihe Realm old monsters seemed to transform into whirlpools, spiritual energy flooding into them.
"Boy, are you truly going to fight this old man?"
"The immortal cultivation world of the Outer Seas has always been under the protection of my Horizon Sea Pavilion. It is fellow Daoist who has gone too far in bullying others." There was not the slightest trace of fear on Lin Xuan's face. It was not his first time facing a Lihe Realm cultivator. So what if the other party knew the Insect Control Technique? He still had Yue'er, this hidden blade, after all.
Two against one—anyway, the cultivation world only looked at results and never cared about benevolence, righteousness, or morality. As long as he could win, there was nothing shameful about it.
"Good, good. Even if Meng Ruyan saw this old man, she would retreat thirty miles in avoidance. A mere newly advanced cultivator—I'd like to see what heaven-defying quality you possess, to be so arrogant as to look down on everyone..."
Hundred-Insect True Person was so furious he laughed instead. His eyes actually turned blood-red, and before his words had even fallen, a wisp of cold light shot out from his sleeve, dazzling and eye-piercing as it viciously slashed toward the