Life and Death Moment

Zhang Lin recognized the sharp attack; it came from the broken sword that had wounded him earlier!

He dodged to the side, attempting to evade the strike.

But the broken sword seemed to stick to him like a leech, guided by an unseen force, it curved and caught up to him.

"Self-Created: Empty Hand Catches White Blade!"

After dodging several times, Zhang Lin was finally cornered.

With no other choice, he turned and clapped his hands, sandwiching the broken sword for a single breath!

Just one breath, any longer and he would be impaled!

"Self-Created: Tenfold Strength!"

After releasing his grip, he used his full physical strength, seizing the opportunity to smash the sword, sending the broken sword flying hundreds of meters away.

"Clang!"

The broken sword fell to the ground.

"Four Symbols: White Tiger: Shatter Void Fist!"

He instantly appeared before the Old Daoist, launching an attack!

The Old Daoist hurriedly set up dozens of defenses.

But they were useless; despite the defenses, he was sent flying with a single blow.

"Whoosh!"

The Old Daoist, panting heavily and with a pale face, coughed up several mouthfuls of blood and collapsed onto the ground, recalling his broken sword.

Zhang Lin was also somewhat depleted, but dealing with the Old Daoist was still more than enough.

At this point, the formation on the ground had been destroyed, and his own blood energy was slowly recovering.

"If you have no other means, then I can only beat you to death!"

Zhang Lin made no effort to hide his killing intent, staring coldly at the Old Daoist.

"Hahaha! I never expected this! I, Qingyuan Old Daoist, have been wise my entire life, yet today I've finally capsized in a gutter!"

The Old Daoist was both angry and amused, letting out a long sigh.

He was at his wit's end; the opponent's strength far exceeded his estimations!

In all his years, this was the first time he had misjudged someone!

Coupled with his current exhaustion, if he didn't use his trump card soon, he might be killed by the opponent.

At this moment, let alone defeating the opponent, he wasn't even sure if he could save his own life!

It was also his own greed!

If he had used the Great World-Breaking Talisman the moment the formation was destroyed, he would have easily escaped.

But he had held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that perhaps he could defeat the opponent using an immortal artifact!

He hadn't expected the opponent to block it with sheer strength!

This was also due to his own insufficient strength!

"I didn't want to use this move, I was afraid you'd be utterly annihilated! But there's no other way now!"

The Old Daoist shakily stood up, no longer able to consider the consequences.

He cautiously took out a small square box from his backpack!

A talisman was affixed to it, and the box was covered in dense array patterns.

Then, he began to talk to himself.

"Do you know what that broken sword was?"

"You don't! That was a half-immortal artifact! If my strength wasn't so low, even with my cultivation at the first level of Foundation Establishment Realm, I could have easily handled you! Damn it!"

"Do you know what this is?"

As he spoke, the Old Daoist slowly peeled off the talisman on the box.

"Boom!"

A world-destroying aura erupted!

It was leagues beyond the half-immortal artifact from before!

Zhang Lin felt a hint of danger!

"Hahaha! This is a fragment of an Emperor Artifact! Do you know what an Emperor Artifact is?"

The item inside the box was merely a small piece of iron, less than an inch long.

As soon as the box was opened, the surrounding space began to warp!

"Damn it!"

Zhang Lin felt an extreme danger from this item; one wrong move and he could lose his life here!

"Even though forcibly using this thing will cost me a lot, as long as I can take you down, then I've won. Everything you have will be mine! Mine!"

"Even if I can't capture you alive!"

The Old Daoist was on the verge of madness!

As he spoke, the Old Daoist first took a pill, then took out a spirit sword and, without a word, plunged it into his own heart. He was incredibly ruthless!

He then poured the flowing blood onto the iron piece, muttering an unknown incantation.

"First strike!"

Zhang You didn't know what the other party was doing, but it certainly wasn't anything good.

So, the moment the other party opened the box, he made his move!

"Four Symbols: White Tiger: Thunderclap!"

"Four Symbols: White Tiger: Shatter Void Fist!"

Using the last bit of blood qi he had recovered, he unleashed both techniques consecutively.

But before these two attacks could even reach the Old Daoist, they were directly obliterated!

It was that iron piece!

Just its overflowing aura was already so powerful!

At this moment, the Old Daoist instantly aged several decades. His face was withered, and he had lost all his previous vigor and spirit.

Most of his original black and white hair had turned completely white.

And the aura of the iron piece surged again!

The surrounding space became somewhat unstable, and the yin energy rolled outwards as if trying to flee, distancing itself from the area.

The ground vibrated and shook, and more and more cracks appeared!

"Damn it! This old geezer is going all out!"

Zhang You retreated a few steps, but he already felt locked onto!

He had no more room to retreat!

The aura of death also enveloped his heart!

This time, he would die!

This was the most direct feeling, and it was the outcome of dying without a complete corpse!

At this moment, the iron piece had already taken to the sky, and a black hole had formed all around it!

Zhang You's mind raced, thinking of how to escape.

But after much thought, he still had no solution and could only wait for death!

"Hurry!"

The Old Daoist's body had shrunk by several sizes. He now looked like an old man on the verge of death!

The iron piece charged forward!

It left a long, thin black hole in its path, breaking through everything!

"Four Symbols: White Tiger: Thunder Prison Qi Armor!"

"Four Symbols: White Tiger: Thunderclap!"

"Four Symbols: White Tiger: Shatter Void!"

"Tenfold Strength!"

He unleashed all his strongest attacks, excluding movement techniques.

But it was all in vain!

There were still three breaths of time left!

In the blink of an eye, the iron piece broke through Zhang You's attacks, which he considered quite powerful, and was getting closer and closer!

After the iron piece broke through the Qi Armor, the White Tiger's phantom image was also dispersed.

"Slippery Feet: Forbidden Technique: Blood Escape!"

Based on his eyesight and senses alone, he could no longer track the iron piece's trajectory!

But under the immense pressure, the scene in Zhang You's eyes had already changed again.

It had once again become a black and white world, and a massive white spot was rapidly approaching ahead.

He hurriedly activated the forbidden technique, and his figure retreated rapidly.

However, he was still locked onto by the iron piece!

With three more breaths of time, he would be caught again!

What should he do?

Suddenly, the Black Flame in his Dantian seemed to have been summoned by something.

"Right! Netherworld Ghostfire!"

Zhang You had already sensed where the Black Flame's summons were coming from.

Speaking of which, ever since the battle began, the Netherworld Ghostfire seemed unaffected.

Even after the iron piece appeared, it hadn't caused any damage nearby.

He had been too preoccupied earlier to check this area and had forgotten about it.

Taking this opportunity to observe now, he indeed found something different!

He made a decision instantly, hurriedly changing direction and charging towards the Netherworld Ghostfire.

However, it would take two breaths of time to get there, while the iron piece only needed one breath to catch up.

Steeling his resolve, he once again used the forbidden technique, Blood Escape. This second burst of acceleration meant he could reach the Netherworld Ghostfire in just over one breath.

"Just hold on for me!"

Time vanished in an instant!

Just as Zhang You was about to plunge into the Netherworld Ghostfire, the iron piece was already upon him!

A destructive force permeated directly through.