Lin Bai followed the river downstream for a long time before finally arriving at a swamp.
Looking up, he saw a black-iron-colored rhino drinking water in the swamp.
"Black Armor Divine Horned Rhino!" Lin Bai grinned.
This rhino was Lin Bai's target this time—a demon beast at the Martial Dao Ninth Level Peak.
During this period, ever since joining the Demon Slayer Alliance and obtaining the coordinates on the map, Lin Bai had hunted more than a dozen demon beasts like a madman. After refining their blood into essence, he had raised his Martial Dao cultivation to the Martial Dao Eighth Level.
"I wonder if this rhino can help me break through the bottleneck of the Martial Dao Ninth Level!"
"With the strength of the Martial Dao Ninth Level, I'll have more capital to fight Lin Zier when I return to Spirit Rhino City!"
Lin Bai gazed at the Black Armor Divine Horned Rhino drinking water. All of a sudden, his previously calm expression turned fierce and murderous.
Clang!
The Spirit Severing Sword left its sheath, and killing intent erupted!
The Black Armor Divine Horned Rhino, absorbed in drinking, sensed the killing intent. It raised its head and saw Lin Bai watching it from the riverbank.
The Black Armor Divine Horned Rhino sensed killing intent from this human!
Moo!
The Black Armor Divine Horned Rhino let out an angry roar. Its iron hooves trampled the ground as it charged straight at Lin Bai. Every time its iron hooves came down, the swamp trembled several times.
This Black Armor Divine Horned Rhino probably weighed no less than three tons.
Its single horn in particular shimmered with a chilling light, as though it could pierce the firmament!
With a boom, the Black Armor Divine Horned Rhino charged over. Lin Bai nimbly flashed aside, leaped into the sky, and viciously unleashed several streaks of sword light with the Spirit Severing Sword, striking the Black Armor Divine Horned Rhino's back.
However, aside from its formidable horn, the black armor covering the Black Armor Divine Horned Rhino was exceptionally terrifying as well.
Even with Lin Bai's Martial Dao Eighth Level cultivation, the sword light he unleashed could not harm even a hair on its hide!
"It actually has such powerful defenses? Fine, then—One Sword Bloodspray!"
Lin Bai activated his martial technique, and his sword force instantly grew fierce.
The bloody sword light struck the Black Armor Divine Horned Rhino, making it let out a shrill cry. It suddenly stomped the ground with both hooves, stirring up a stream of blood from the swamp that swept over and trapped Lin Bai inside.
"The power to control water?"
Lin Bai was startled.
Wrapped inside a huge sphere of water, Lin Bai saw the Black Armor Divine Horned Rhino charge at him in fury.
If Lin Bai remained inside the sphere of water, the Black Armor Divine Horned Rhino would surely smash him into pieces!
"Thunder God Sword!"
With a crack, thunder tore through the sky. A bolt of lightning swept over and shattered the sphere of water, coincidentally allowing Lin Bai to see the charging Black Armor Divine Horned Rhino.
"Cold-Blooded Strike!"
A streak of bloody sword light flashed across the Black Armor Divine Horned Rhino's horn.
Smack!
The Black Armor Divine Horned Rhino's horn was severed and sent flying by Lin Bai's sword. The sword light pierced straight through its skull.
The enormous Black Armor Divine Horned Rhino collapsed to the ground, smashing out a huge pit.
"Whether I can break through to the Martial Dao Ninth Level depends on this!"
With his gaze focused, Lin Bai walked over and sat beside the Black Armor Divine Horned Rhino. The Devouring Sword Soul refined the demon blood and frenziedly poured it into Lin Bai's body, pushing his cultivation forward another great step.
But he still failed to break through the bottleneck of the Martial Dao Ninth Level.
"Am I still just a little short? But I don't have any time left." Lin Bai shook his head.
"Forget it. The Martial Dao Eighth Level it is."
"It's time to return to Spirit Rhino City."
Lin Bai stood up and looked toward Spirit Rhino City. "Lin Zier, I said that when I returned, I would surely overturn this sky!"
"I won't return to the Demon Slayer Alliance. Otherwise, seeing Tie Haitang will only lead to more entanglement."
Lin Bai shook his head and headed straight toward Spirit Rhino City.
Tie Haitang had treated him so well. How could Lin Bai fail to understand her feelings?
But now, Lin Bai had no time to concern himself with romance. His heart was set on reaching a higher Martial Dao realm, defeating the people who had once humiliated him, finding his parents, and uncovering the... turmoil his parents had spoken of!
After walking for an hour.
Suddenly, in the forest, Lin Bai saw a martial artist lying on the ground, barely clinging to life.
The clothes he wore were identical to those of the Demon Slayer Alliance.
"He's a martial artist from the Demon Slayer Alliance." Lin Bai quickly stepped out from the shadows. Since he was a martial artist from the Demon Slayer Alliance, Lin Bai naturally had to help him.
"Hahaha, you Demon Slayer Alliance dogs! Let's see where you can run now!"
Just as Lin Bai was about to walk out, a group of people rushed through the forest. There were five of them in total, each holding a broadsword. Fresh blood still stained their blades, as though they had just fought a great battle.
"Brother, are you all right?" Lin Bai supported the injured martial artist and asked.
"I can't... I can't go on. You are... you are...?" The injured martial artist spoke between gasps.
"I'm Lin Bai. What exactly happened? How did you suffer such severe injuries?" Lin Bai asked curiously.
When the injured martial artist heard that he was Lin Bai, a glint suddenly lit up in his dim eyes. He grabbed Lin Bai by the collar and roared, "You're Lin Bai? You're the one who ruined us! You ruined our Alliance Leader and our Young Miss!!"
"I ruined Tie Feng and Tie Haitang? What happened?" Lin Bai asked urgently.
"If you hadn't killed Qin Xiangtian's son, how could he have fought the Demon Slayer Alliance in a battle to the death?" the injured martial artist said furiously.
"The Soaring Heavens Alliance and the Demon Slayer Alliance are at war again? Then what happened to Tie Haitang and Tie Feng?" Lin Bai asked.
"I don't know. I fought my way out at the cost of my life. But all our Demon Slayer Alliance martial artists were poisoned with Carefree Powder. We can't circulate our true qi, and we're seeing illusions before our eyes. We're no match for the Soaring Heavens Alliance."
"By now, the Soaring Heavens Alliance has probably taken control of the Demon Slayer Alliance. The Alliance Leader and Young Miss... they probably already..." At this point, the injured martial artist could not continue.
At that moment, the Soaring Heavens Alliance martial artists who had been pursuing him through the forest arrived as well.
"Oh? I was wondering why you ran this way. So you had an accomplice here. But what difference does an accomplice make? There are five of us—we can still kill you all!" one of the Soaring Heavens Alliance martial artists said with a cold laugh.
"Kill us all? Come on!"
Lin Bai glared at the man, flames shooting from his eyes.
"Bah, quit pretending. If I say I'm going to kill you, then I'm going to kill you. Brothers, get him!" The martial artist spat to the side and sneered.
"Heh heh, you still dare to act arrogantly before our Soaring Heavens Alliance? You're courting death!"
"Enough talk. Once we chop him into pieces, we can return to the Demon Slayer Alliance and get our share of the spoils!"
"Kill!"
The five Soaring Heavens Alliance martial artists charged at Lin Bai together.
Blade light and sword shadows flashed out in an instant.
"You're courting death!"
Lin Bai raised the Spirit Severing Sword. Sword light swept across, snapping the weapons in all five men's hands before viciously slicing off their heads!
"Take good care of your wounds. I'll avenge the Demon Slayer Alliance for you!"
After killing the five men, Lin Bai turned and headed toward the Demon Slayer Alliance.
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