The Curtain Falls

"God Transformation Needle!"

Gu Yuan did not hesitate. He directly unleashed his strongest move, and the Spiritual Power emanating from him immediately condensed into an illusory long needle no thicker than a finger.

"Materialized Spiritual Power?"

Watching the spiritual needle before Gu Ying gradually solidify, Lin Dong was startled. Although the Divine Movement Chapter did not record any move capable of materializing Spiritual Power, it did briefly describe the terrifying strength of this technique.

Even a Late Heavenly Origin Stage expert would suffer damage to his consciousness if struck by this move. It was far more troublesome than a Yuan Power attack.

"Lin Dong, although my shield can't block Gu Yuan's attack, it can weaken much of its power. Leave Gu Yuan to you. I'll go help Uncle and the others kill the remaining Heavenly Origin Stage fighters first."

Lin Changqiang was no fool. He had not even reached the level of a One-Seal Talisman Master, so why would he go looking for such suffering? Besides, Lin Dong could have won without him to begin with, let alone now.

Having said that, he did not even glance at Lin Dong before charging straight toward the foot soldiers of the Lei and Xie families.

Facing Gu Yuan's attack, Lin Dong naturally had no time to complain. With a grave expression, he mobilized his Spiritual Power and controlled the nine Shattering Yuan Shuttles forged from black iron, shooting them toward his opponent's vital points.

Yet Gu Yuan merely sneered in the face of the Shattering Yuan Shuttles. With a flick of his fingers, two longswords flew out and danced through the air, blocking every one of the shuttles.

"Kid, now I'll show you what a Spiritual Secret Technique is!"

The spiritual needle finally condensed to its limit, radiating dazzling white light. Gu Ying gave a sinister smile and pointed forward. The spiritual needle immediately let out a faint hum before shooting toward Lin Dong with astonishing speed.

Lin Dong hurriedly retreated, waving his hand as all nine Shattering Yuan Shuttles returned and positioned themselves before the needle.

With a sharp hiss, the collision lasted only a moment before the nine Shattering Yuan Shuttles were pierced through by the God Transformation Needle, which continued toward Lin Dong without losing momentum.

Lin Dong's expression changed drastically. The Natal Talisman Seal within his Mud Pill Palace pulsed wildly as powerful Spiritual Power rapidly gathered before him, forming a new layer of defense behind the blue barrier.

At that moment, Gu Yuan's God Transformation Needle shot over and viciously stabbed into the blue barrier.

With a tearing sound, the shield shattered at once, turning into countless crystalline blue motes that scattered into the wind.

The God Transformation Needle also dimmed considerably before striking Lin Dong's Spiritual Power defense.

"Pfft."

After only a few seconds of stalemate, the God Transformation Needle slowly dissipated in its struggle against the Spiritual Power.

"How is that possible?!" Gu Yuan was horrified. He had not expected the two youths to so easily block his ultimate move together. "Without that barrier, let's see how you block this!"

With a ruthless thought, Gu Ying suddenly bit the tip of his tongue. Two dazzling gleams instantly burst from his eyes, then condensed into two talisman seals.

Summoning his Natal Talisman Seals from his Mud Pill Palace, Gu Ying smiled confidently. The two talisman seals, carrying surging Spiritual Power, smashed fiercely toward Lin Dong.

Seeing this, Lin Changqiang smiled in relief and continued focusing on overwhelming the enemy with superior numbers.

Lin Dong, however, was deeply shaken. Just as he hesitated over whether to summon his own talisman seal and clash with Gu Yuan's, the talisman seal in his Mud Pill Palace suddenly flew out of control and rushed directly toward Gu Yuan's talisman seals.

Under Lin Dong and Gu Yuan's astonished gazes, Lin Dong's talisman seal gradually twisted and swiftly transformed in midair into a slowly rotating vortex!

"Natal Spirit Talisman?!"

Just as Lin Dong was bewildered by the change in his talisman seal, Gu Ying cried out in terror. Immediately afterward, he hurriedly controlled his two Natal Talisman Seals, trying to retrieve them into his Mud Pill Palace.

But at that moment, the vortex suddenly sped up, its suction force surging continuously. Gu Yuan's talisman seals immediately dimmed at a visible rate, while Lin Dong could clearly feel his Spiritual Power rising without end!

Gu Yuan spat out a mouthful of blood. With a savage expression, he gritted his teeth and desperately controlled the talisman seals as they slowly retreated. But just as he was about to retrieve them into his Mud Pill Palace, a voice filled with delight suddenly rang out.

"Flame Vortex!"

That was right—it was Lin Changqiang! During this chaotic battle, Lin Changqiang had finally discovered the flaw of Fire Dance Whirlwind: the attack range of this martial art was too large!

A large attack range was an advantage, but once both sides fell into a melee, it became a disadvantage. Whether it was the Five Fireball Technique, which excelled at firepower coverage, the Flame Vortex, which combined offense and defense, or the Jetting Flames, which had the strongest sustained attack, they could easily injure allies.

Therefore, during the earlier melee, Lin Changqiang had only relied on his cultivation advantage and superior numbers to defeat his enemies one by one. But when Lin Dong and Gu Yuan fought just now, the surging and dangerous Spiritual Power had frightened everyone nearby into keeping their distance!

"Ah—"

The piercing burning pain instantly twisted Gu Yuan's face, and his movements stalled. The two talisman seals that had nearly returned to his Mud Pill Palace turned once more and shot toward Lin Dong's vortex like arrows released from a bow!

With a rushing sound, the two already extremely dim talisman seals suddenly burst apart, turning into motes of light that filled the sky and flowed into the vortex. Only then did the vortex return to its original talisman seal form, wobbling back into Lin Dong's Mud Pill Palace.

"Pfft!"

Gu Yuan spat out a mouthful of bloody fluid. No longer able to support his body, he collapsed to the ground with a thud. Blood foam continuously spilled from his mouth, and his gaze still carried traces of terror and hatred.

"Blood... Clothes Sect won't let... you off!"

As soon as the words fell, he lay flat on the ground and stopped breathing.

"Gu Yuan is dead?"

The air seemed to freeze at that moment. Looking at Gu Yuan, who had died with his eyes open, enormous waves surged through everyone's hearts! When they saw Lin Dong calmly walk forward and take Gu Yuan's Cosmic Bag, they felt an even deeper chill.

At the same time, under Lin Changqiang's shameless yet proud sneak attacks, not a single Heavenly Origin Stage fighter from the Lei and Xie families remained alive. In the entire hall, only Lei Bao and Lin Zhentian were still fighting...

"Lei Bao, kill yourself." After exchanging another palm strike with Lei Bao, Lin Zhentian stood where he was and did not advance further. Lin Changqiang, Lin Xiao, and the others, who had already finished their battles, silently surrounded him as well.

Lei Bao froze in place.

He raised his head, his lips slightly parted, and swept his vacant gaze across the hall before slowly lowering his head.

His breathing grew heavier and heavier, his chest rising and falling violently. Several seconds later, when Lei Bao raised his head again, everyone discovered that tears were streaming down his aged face.

"Kill myself?"

"Ha ha ha, hahahahaha!"

Under Lin Xiao and the others' shocked gazes, Lei Bao suddenly sprang into action and rushed toward Lin Changqiang! Tears continued falling, yet he laughed without restraint, wildly and maniacally.

"Stop him!" Lin Zhentian roared and attacked alongside the others, trying to stop Lei Bao. But Lin Changqiang raised a hand and stopped them.

Watching Lei Bao charge at him, he silently took out the Dragon Gallbladder Bright Silver Spear, leveled its tip forward, and circulated all the Yuan Power in his body onto it.

The spear tip bloomed with dazzling light, but Lei Bao neither dodged nor avoided it. Instead, his smile grew even wider.

"Shhk—"

The spear pierced through his chest, punching a massive bloody hole through his body. Yet he did not care in the slightest. Instead, he crashed straight into Lin Changqiang, splashing blood everywhere...

"..."

Looking at the motionless corpse before him, Lin Changqiang paused, his breathing growing even heavier.

He silently pulled out his spear, supported the corpse, and carefully laid it on the ground, closing Lei Bao's eyes for him.

"...He didn't use any Yuan Power. He only wanted to die."