Little Marten's Amazement

"Su Jie, President Xia, are you all right?"

Lin Dong first shifted his gaze away from the ground and looked at the badly injured Xia Wanjin. He could not help but ask, and Xia Wanjin merely shook his head slightly.

"It's nothing serious. A period of rest will be enough."

"That's good."

Seeing that Xia Wanjin did not seem to be in any serious condition, Lin Dong nodded gently. Then he turned and walked over to Yue Shan. Looking at this Great Perfection of Core Formation Realm expert who had caused him so much trouble, Lin Dong felt rather emotional.

Back then, the Blood Cloak Sect under the Blood Wolf Gang had nearly wiped out the Lin Family. Later, Yue Shan had brought the Lin Family no small amount of trouble as well.

Yet now, he stood here safe and sound, while Yue Shan lay motionless on the ground.

After his brief reflection, a hint of shock appeared in Lin Dong's eyes. Only now did he realize that Yue Shan did not have a single wound on his body.

If his Mental Energy had not detected not the slightest trace of life from Yue Shan's body, Lin Dong might have thought that Yue Shan was merely asleep.

Though he was indeed asleep—only, it was an eternal sleep!

Hiss!

Yue Shan's bizarre manner of death made Lin Dong suck in a cold breath. He then hurriedly crouched down to examine the corpse.

The moment he reached out to check, Lin Dong's pupils abruptly widened, and his heart tightened. Immediately afterward, unwilling to believe it, he used his Mental Energy to investigate Yue Shan's condition.

Yet what he discovered made Lin Dong even more horrified.

Because he could not find a single fatal injury within Yue Shan's body.

His meridians and such had suffered some minor damage, but it was clearly not caused by Lin Xuan. Those injuries had little effect and were far from fatal. Lin Dong guessed they had been caused when Yue Shan clashed with Xia Wanjin.

Yet despite having no major injuries, Yue Shan had died outright! And he had died so thoroughly that even his corpse had turned ice-cold.

"Little Marten, come take a look!"

Unable to make sense of it at all, Lin Dong naturally called for Little Marten. In truth, though, Little Marten did not need Lin Dong to summon him.

"All right, all right, stop shouting. Marten Lord already checked. The four of them all died the same way!"

Little Marten sounded somewhat nonchalant, but inwardly, he too had been startled. With his discerning eye, he could tell at a glance how Yue Shan, Song Dao, and the others had died. Their life force had clearly been annihilated.

And that was the formidable power of the Qi of Death. Even Life Profound Realm experts would find it difficult to resist.

Of course, this strand of Qi of Death was not dense. At the very least, it could not compare to that of a true Death Profound Realm expert. But there was one thing that even Little Marten found utterly astonishing: Lin Xuan's use of this strand of Qi of Death.

As a former Death Profound Realm expert, Little Marten had naturally used Qi of Death against enemies before. Of course, as a demonic beast, he still preferred to rely on demonic power and the Sky Demon Marten's formidable physical body.

But regardless, he had been a genuine Death Profound Realm expert. Yet when it came to the exquisite use of Qi of Death, Little Marten had to admit that he was inferior to Lin Xuan.

He was simply a monster!

That sword strike had been far too exquisite. That strand of Qi of Death was not dense; it was even exceedingly faint. Yet Lin Xuan had condensed that extremely faint strand of Qi of Death onto a single point, then used one sword strike to devour the life force and souls of all four men, Yue Shan included.

Most importantly, when Lin Xuan unleashed that sword strike, he had not used even a trace of Origin Power or Mental Energy. Otherwise, under the Origin Power of a Creation Realm expert and Mental Energy comparable to it, Yue Shan and the others' bodies could not possibly have remained so intact.

"Little Marten, how did they die?"

As Lin Dong asked, he intended to use his Mental Energy to probe deeper. If he could learn even a fraction of such a terrifying method, he would gain another means to deal with Lin Langtian.

"Lin Dong, don't touch anything!"

Seeing that Lin Dong actually wanted to investigate further, Little Marten hurriedly shouted and stopped him. Seeing Lin Dong's confusion, Little Marten rolled his eyes in exasperation.

"You brat really isn't afraid of dying. That's Qi of Death, a power that even Life Profound Realm experts find incredibly troublesome. If you so much as touch a little of it, you'll be dead for sure."

After saying that, seeing that Lin Dong did not seem to have fully given up, Little Marten added at once.

"If even a tiny bit gets on you, not even Marten Lord can save you. To anyone below the Life Profound Realm, that stuff is deadly poison. Touch it, and you die!"

"Is it really that powerful?"

A glint of astonishment flashed through Lin Dong's eyes. It would be a lie to say he was not tempted by such terrifying power.

"Of course it is! Marten Lord was in the Death Profound Realm back then—how could I not understand how overbearing Qi of Death is? In any case, be careful. I have no idea how that freak did it, but he actually used Qi of Death so exquisitely!"

After hearing Little Marten's words, a flash of inspiration struck Lin Dong, and an extremely bold idea surfaced in his mind.

"Little Marten, if I throw Yue Shan and the others' corpses out during a fight, would whoever blows them apart be killed by this Qi of Death?"

"Hm? Why do you always think of such bizarre things?"

"Would it work?"

Lin Dong completely ignored Little Marten's strange look and merely continued to press him. After pondering for a moment, Little Marten nodded.

"It could work. Marten Lord just needs to add a little something extra to them. But it would only be able to threaten experts below the Nirvana Realm."

"That's enough, that's enough!"

A look of delight flashed across Lin Dong's face upon receiving Little Marten's answer. Was being able to deal with those below the Nirvana Realm not enough? It was uncertain whether the Great Yan Dynasty even had any Nirvana Realm experts! Even if it did, there would certainly be only a handful.

At once, Lin Dong swiftly stored the four corpses on the ground in his Universe Bag, causing Lin Ke'er, who stood nearby, to look at him strangely.

"Lin Dong, what are you doing?"

"Oh, we knew each other, after all. I'm just helping collect their bodies."

After smiling and casually replying, Lin Dong made Lin Ke'er's expression grow even stranger.

After finishing up, Lin Dong took out four Universe Bags and handed them to Xia Wanjin and Liu Xuan Su as he spoke softly.

"President Xia, Su Jie, what will you be doing next?"

"We'll rest here tonight and return to Flame City tomorrow. As for these, Little Brother Lin Dong, you can handle them."

Liu Xuan Su smiled as she pushed the Universe Bags back toward him.