World-Shaking Sword

"We're done for!"

Mu Xi's expression changed, and she immediately turned to run. But as a backline mage who played with fire, how could she possibly outrun a super Fierce Beast like the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear?

Before she had taken more than a few steps, the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear appeared behind her.

A dark-golden claw came crashing down, but at that moment, silver light flashed, and Tang Wulin appeared at the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear's side.

Gu Yue had teleported Tang Wulin over with spatial movement.

"Golden Dragon Claw!"

Tang Wulin roared, slamming his Golden Dragon Claw directly into the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear's body.

The Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear merely swayed, completely unharmed. However, the direction of its claw shifted slightly, striking the ground beside Mu Xi.

"Boom!"

With a deafening blast, a several-meter-wide crater was smashed into the ground, and Mu Xi was flung away.

As she flew backward through the air, wind howled past her ears. Mu Xi felt the world spin before her eyes, then fell into a warm, soft embrace.

"Well, if it isn't Little Senior Sister. Haven't seen you in so many days. How come you're..."

Lin Xuan held Mu Xi as he landed steadily on the ground, teasing her with a casual remark.

He had to marvel at it. Why did he always show up at moments like this? Was this the treatment of a protagonist?

"Hmph!"

When Mu Xi saw Lin Xuan, delight first flashed across her face. Then she gave a huff and turned away, unwilling to acknowledge him.

Senior Sister was fine, so why did he have to call her Little Senior Sister? It was like he was teasing a child. Was Mu Xi that childish?

"Senior Sister, although I know my embrace is irresistible, if you don't get down soon, Wulin is going to get beaten to death."

Seeing the little tsundere Mu Xi, Lin Xuan could not help reaching out to pinch her pretty cheek, teasing her some more.

Girls matured early to begin with, and Mu Xi was three years older than Lin Xuan. The outline of her peerless beauty had already emerged, especially that shy, bashful charm that made one's heart stir.

Meanwhile, under the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear's furious counterattack, Tang Wulin was already in grave danger. If Gu Yue had not supported him from time to time, Tang Wulin would have long since been torn to pieces.

"I don't care for it at all."

Mu Xi slapped Lin Xuan's hand away, a faint blush appearing on her lovely face as she broke free from his arms.

She shot Lin Xuan a fierce glare. He even dared tease his Senior Sister—he truly had no respect for his elders. This junior brother clearly still needed proper discipline.

"Hahaha! Who can say for sure?"

Lin Xuan chuckled, completely unconcerned by Mu Xi's glare. He felt utterly refreshed now and only wanted to indulge himself to the fullest.

One should enjoy life while one is successful; there was no need to be so timid about everything.

"Wulin, move!"

Lin Xuan stomped off the ground and leaped more than ten meters into the air. Raising one hand high, a Heavenly Flame Giant Sword several zhang long slowly took shape.

"Damn it! Brother Xuan, wait for me to run a couple more steps!"

Tang Wulin looked over at the shout and saw a massive flaming sword, nearly losing his soul in fright.

Brother Xuan's sword did not distinguish between friend and foe. Between being slapped to death and burned to death, he personally felt that being burned to death sounded even more terrifying.

Besides, getting killed by the aftershock of an ally's attack would be utterly embarrassing!

Tang Wulin no longer cared whether the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear was chasing after him. He immediately bolted.

"Boom!"

The Flame Giant Sword, several zhang in length, descended. Compared to it, the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear's body actually seemed somewhat small. The two collided with a thunderous roar.

Golden flames surged into the sky, forming a Golden Fire Pillar that shot straight toward the heavens.

The heat wave swept outward like a tide. Tang Wulin, who had barely managed to run a few dozen meters, was directly knocked over by the wave. He rolled several times across the ground before finally crashing into a tree over a hundred meters away.

Within a radius of more than a hundred meters around the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear, everything became a Golden Sea of Fire. The terrifying heat incinerated all within it.

"This... this is Lin Xuan?"

Mu Xi's rosy lips parted slightly as she stared at Lin Xuan's figure in the sky, her face filled with disbelief.

Was this really the little junior brother who usually bickered with her? That flaming giant sword, as though it could burn the heavens and boil the seas, had actually been Lin Xuan's doing.

It seemed she had never truly gotten to know him...

A faint glimmer flashed through Mu Xi's eyes.

"Your bear hide is pretty tough."

Lin Xuan landed atop the crown of a large tree and looked down at the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear with a light laugh.

The Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear's current appearance truly made it difficult for him to take it seriously.

The raging flames below had already dispersed, revealing the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear at the center of the sea of fire.

Its once-majestic bear face was now pitch-black, looking exactly like that bear demon that stole the cassock.

Yet Lin Xuan did not dare let his guard down. Those were only superficial wounds; they could only leave it looking miserable. The Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear itself had not suffered any fatal injury.

"Roar!"

The Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear stared gravely at this human. For the first time, it sensed the threat of death from Lin Xuan.

In the Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform, even among packs of Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, it had always come and gone as it pleased. Nothing had ever existed that could threaten it.

But so what?

A dark-golden streak cut through the air as the Century Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear fearlessly swiped a claw at Lin Xuan.

It possessed the pride of a Fierce Beast. This human would be no different from those Soul Beasts—defeated by it and trampled beneath its feet.

"Hahaha! Well come! Take another sword from me!"

Lin Xuan laughed boldly. Holding his sword in one hand, he charged straight at the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear as well.

Man and bear collided in an instant. Lin Xuan wielded his Sharp Sword, his feet moving with ghostlike steps that made him impossible for the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear to grasp.

Yet the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear stood in place like a mountain, unmoving beneath Lin Xuan's storm-like assault. From time to time, it also swung a dark-golden dreadclaw toward Lin Xuan.

For a time, fierce sword light and dark-golden claw shadows that tore through space raged wildly across the battlefield.

"Hiss..."

Tang Wulin finally drew in the protagonist's cold breath, then reached down to rub his half-cooked backside.

Luckily, he had run fast enough. Though he looked rather miserable now, at least he had not been sent out.

"So this is Brother Xuan... When will I be able to possess such strength?"

Tang Wulin looked at the scene of man and bear locked in fierce battle ahead, his heart full of envy.

Whether it was a stray thread of Sword Intent or a dark-golden claw shadow leaking from that battlefield, he would likely have to give his all to deal with it.

"He's changed..."

Gu Yue, who had silently watched from afar, murmured softly.

Unlike Tang Wulin, what she noticed was Lin Xuan's current state. Compared to before, Lin Xuan now possessed an extra trace of unrestrained freedom and an indomitable spirit.

The Lin Xuan of the past had been strong, certainly, but there had always been a strange sense that he was holding himself back for no reason. The old him would never have chosen to step forward alone and fight Little Bear Lord one-on-one.

"The bearing of a king!"

A glimmer appeared in Gu Yue's eyes as she gave Lin Xuan a deep look.

Though she did not know what had happened, at this moment, she saw in Lin Xuan the fearless heart that only a truly powerful person possessed.

"Boom!"

Lin Xuan split the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear open with a sword strike, then retreated to one side and stood atop a treetop.

His clothes were now tattered, and he looked somewhat disheveled. A hint of solemnity rose in his heart.

This little bear biscuit really had some skill!

Even he did not dare confront those dark-golden dreadclaws head-on. If one struck down, his sword would likely shatter immediately.

But the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear on the other side was no better off. Aside from its enormous claws, sword scars covered its entire body, and a layer of red had been added to its already charred frame.

"Then let's settle this with one final move!"

Lin Xuan smiled confidently, adjusted his breathing, and flicked the long sword in his hand. Holding nothing back, a heaven-piercing Sword Intent shot into the sky.

His figure flashed, transforming into a streak of sword light as he slashed out.

One sword swept forth, and heaven and earth lost their color. The entire world seemed to freeze, with only this sword blooming between heaven and earth like a blazing sun.

As the towering Sword Intent swept toward them, Tang Wulin and the others felt their breathing stagnate.

In a daze, they seemed to see a blade of grass soaring upward, its sword pointing toward the sky. With the casual sway of its sword-like leaves, a streak of sword light shot out, ready to cut down the stars above.

Tang Wulin's gaze went slightly blank, his heart filled with shock.

A single blade of grass could cut down the sun, moon, and stars! What a world-shaking sword strike!