Chapter 36

It did not understand why the two humans had suddenly turned on each other, but that did not stop it from attacking Ling Yan.

Humans and demon beasts were locked in a fight to the death the moment they met—this was the basic rule of this world where the strong devoured the weak.

"Damn it, damn it!"

Boundless fury erupted in Ling Yan's heart. In her panic, she twisted around to the limit, her blood and qi boiling like magma as all her strength poured forth without reserve.

Her longsword spun out several blossoms of sword light, pressing down in haste against that powerful bear arm.

Clang!

Bang!

The ring of metal striking metal sounded once more, accompanied by a heavy smack.

Pfft!

Ling Yan spat blood, her body slammed to the ground by a single swipe, gravely wounded in an instant.

Whoosh!

At that moment, a blood-red battle saber descended from above.

"Lin Xuan!"

Ling Yan roared, raising her sword again to block.

Clang!

The battle saber came down. With her body pressed against the earth, Ling Yan forcefully bore the blow.

The terrifying force drove her three inches into the ground. Her internal organs, already badly injured, nearly burst apart at that instant.

"Cough..."

"Pfft..."

Spitting out a mist of blood, Ling Yan shrieked, "You're courting death! You dared attack a fellow disciple—you have committed a monstrous crime!"

"I am an outer sect disciple! You, a mere servant, dare attack me? You have chosen the path to death, Lin Xuan..."

"Heh heh..."

A cold smile curled Lin Xuan's lips. "In the immortal path, one must fight for every chance. Wasn't that what Senior Sister just taught me?"

Ling Yan's pupils abruptly contracted. She had never imagined that she would hear those words again so soon.

"When you decided to deal with me, you should have prepared yourself to die."

"Danger must be strangled in the cradle. Senior Sister, you should understand that, shouldn't you?"

As he spoke, Lin Xuan withdrew his battle saber and, without wasting even a moment, slashed down once more.

Blood Rage was driven to its peak, without the slightest mercy or hesitation.

"You knew?"

Ling Yan's pupils shrank sharply, and inexplicable fear rose within her.

Such deep scheming... was he really a sixteen-year-old boy?

Such decisiveness was enough to send chills down one's spine.

This man would surely become Senior Brother Liu Yan's greatest enemy!

Countless thoughts flashed through Ling Yan's mind.

"Liu Yan will soon join you in hell!"

Lin Xuan's icy voice fell into Ling Yan's ears.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something more, but the blood-red battle saber had already come crashing down with terrifying force.

Boom!

The immense force traveled through the Battle Sword Ling Yan had raised with difficulty, spreading into every limb and bone.

Inside her body, her organs could no longer hold on and directly collapsed. Blood surged from her mouth, mixed with fragments of her internal organs.

Her eyes remained wide open, but the light within them had already gone out.

The Soul Suppressing Pagoda trembled madly, drawing in a huge mass of thick, inky blood qi, along with a pale-white glow containing a full ten years of cultivation.

Bang!

The instant the Soul Suppressing Pagoda shook, Lin Xuan retreated explosively.

Whoosh...

At that moment, the Earth-Rending Bear's arm swept past in front of him, blasting the air apart with its strike.

Ling Yan was dead, and the Earth-Rending Bear was in terrible condition.

Lin Xuan stopped three meters away and raised his eyes to look at it.

"Roar..."

The Earth-Rending Bear let out a furious roar, seeming immensely enraged.

"Don't be in such a hurry. I'll send you down there soon enough!"

As he looked at the Earth-Rending Bear, Lin Xuan's fighting spirit boiled over once more.

With a thought, his consciousness sank completely into the Soul Suppressing Pagoda's space.

Myriad Ages in an Instant. That massive clump of blood qi surged madly into his body, rapidly consuming the remaining fourteen years of cultivation time.

Two years passed in the blink of an eye!

Boom!

Lin Xuan's aura soared. More than half of the blood qi remained, yet he had already crossed that bottleneck, his cultivation officially entering the Body Forging Peak.

It sounded like a long time, but from the moment his consciousness entered the Soul Suppressing Pagoda to his breakthrough, only an instant had passed.

The Earth-Rending Bear froze. With its intelligence, it simply could not understand why the weak human before it had suddenly experienced such a tremendous surge in aura.

In fact, that human's aura now made it feel a faint trace of threat.

Concealed Breath Stride!

Blood Battle Three Forms!

Lin Xuan gave the Earth-Rending Bear no time to think. With a stomp, he shot forward in an instant.

The three-meter distance vanished in a flash!

His battle saber carried terrifying power as it hacked down savagely.

"Roar..."

The Earth-Rending Bear howled, raising both arms before itself.

Boom!

But in the next instant, immense force swept through its entire body.