Within the valley of the Demon Slayer Alliance.
Following Zhao Rong's instructions before she left, Qin Xiangtian had arranged the valley to look completely normal, waiting for Lin Bai to walk into the trap.
Meanwhile, Qin Wentian and Scholar Li sat inside the alliance leader's cave dwelling, waiting.
Qin Wentian asked, "Scholar Li, have you made all the arrangements?"
"Reporting to the alliance leader, you can rest assured. Your subordinate has everything arranged. As long as Lin Bai comes, even if he were a bird that could fly, I would still make sure he couldn't escape even with wings!" Scholar Li replied with a confident smile.
Qin Wentian said, "That man's swordsmanship is no weak matter."
"Rest assured, Alliance Leader. This time, I ordered the archers to lie in ambush on the cliffs on both sides. As soon as Lin Bai enters, we'll shoot him full of arrows."
"And that's not all. Even if Lin Bai has extraordinary movement techniques and dodges this rain of arrows, I also arranged for five Hall Masters from the Soaring Heavens Alliance—Hall Master Li, Hall Master Zhang, Hall Master Zhao, Hall Master Qian, and Hall Master Sun, all at the Martial Dao Eighth Level—to bring over a hundred men and lie in ambush inside the Demon Slayer Alliance's gorge."
"Besides, with you commanding the situation here, and although my martial cultivation isn't impressive, I still possess the strength of the Martial Dao Eighth Level."
"With such a vast net closing in from every direction, even if Lin Bai were an immortal descended from the heavens, he would still be unable to escape death!"
Scholar Li told Qin Xiangtian his entire plan.
After listening, Qin Xiangtian nodded in satisfaction. "Good. After we kill Lin Bai this time, I'll credit you with the greatest achievement!"
"Working for the Soaring Heavens Alliance is merely this subordinate's duty. I wouldn't dare ask for a reward." Scholar Li gave a mysterious smile.
Bang—
Just then.
As Qin Xiangtian and Scholar Li sat in the cave dwelling, marveling at how flawless their all-encompassing trap was, a severed head was thrown inside.
"Scholar Li, hurry and see whose head that is. Why are the fellows in the alliance so disorderly now? Don't they know we're resting here?" Qin Xiangtian assumed that one of the Soaring Heavens Alliance's martial artists had thrown it in.
"Alliance Leader, don't worry. I'll go take a look." Scholar Li walked over to the head with a smile.
When he turned the head over and looked at it, Scholar Li was so frightened that his eyes widened in terror.
"What is it, Scholar Li?" Qin Xiangtian asked.
"A-Alliance Leader, it's Hall Master Li's head!" Scholar Li said in utter horror.
Qin Xiangtian came over for a look. It was indeed Hall Master Li, one of the Soaring Heavens Alliance's men. "Wasn't he hidden away under your orders? How could he have been killed?"
"Yes, this subordinate doesn't understand it either." Scholar Li was completely baffled.
Bang!
At that moment, a second head was thrown inside.
Scholar Li took one look. "It's Hall Master Zhang!"
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Several crisp bangs rang out in succession as several bloodied heads were thrown into the cave dwelling.
Some had only just been severed, and their eyes were still rolling.
"Hall Master Zhao, Hall Master Qian, Hall Master Sun, Hall Master Chen, Hall Master Zhuge—how were all of them killed?" Scholar Li said in extreme horror.
Seeing the heads of every Hall Master under the Soaring Heavens Alliance being thrown inside one after another, Qin Xiangtian spoke with killing intent covering his face. "Let's go out and see exactly who grew a bear's heart and leopard's gall, daring to kill martial artists from my Soaring Heavens Alliance."
Scholar Li and Qin Xiangtian walked out of the cave dwelling together.
"Heh heh. If you didn't come out soon, I wouldn't have any more heads to throw." Lin Bai stood in the square before the cave dwelling, a bloodthirsty, cold smile curling his lips.
"Lin Bai!" Qin Xiangtian flew into a rage when he saw him. "Scholar Li, order the archers to fire!"
"Yes, Alliance Leader!" After receiving the order, Scholar Li immediately prepared to issue the command.
"Don't bother. While you were idly chatting about your grand tactics, all the archers you arranged have already been killed by me. And that's not all. I even took some time to kill the martial artists you placed inside the gorge as well." Lin Bai smiled faintly.
"What!" Qin Xiangtian's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Impossible! What level is your cultivation? There were more than fifty archers, all of them at the Martial Dao Sixth Level. How could you have killed them all so easily?" Scholar Li refused to believe it even to the death.
"Don't believe me? See for yourself." Lin Bai smiled.
Scholar Li and Qin Xiangtian stepped out of the cave dwelling and looked up at the cliffs on both sides of the gorge.
One corpse after another belonging to the Soaring Heavens Alliance's martial artists hung from the sheer cliffs, blood flowing down the precipices in a horrifying sight.
Inside the gorge, the Hall Masters Scholar Li had arranged to hide were all sprawled on the ground, blood gushing wildly from their bodies.
Corpses littered the wilderness, and blood flowed like rivers.
Lin Bai, dressed all in white and holding a long sword, stood amid this mountain of corpses and sea of blood, sneering at Qin Xiangtian and Scholar Li.
"You bastard! You actually dared to kill the martial artists of my Soaring Heavens Alliance. Today, I will avenge them and repay this blood debt!" Qin Xiangtian flew into a rage. His aura erupted, and the aura of the peak Martial Dao Realm immediately shook the entire scene.
"He isn't at the True Martial Realm. Then this fight is still winnable." When Qin Xiangtian revealed his cultivation, Lin Bai smiled inwardly.
If Qin Xiangtian were in the True Martial Realm, Lin Bai estimated that dealing with him would take considerable effort.
But if he was merely at the peak of the Martial World, it would be much easier.
"Where are Tie Haitang? Where is Tie Feng?" Lin Bai stared at Qin Xiangtian and asked.
"You want to know where they are? I'll tell you. When you're walking along the Road to the Yellow Springs, slow your steps. They'll catch up with you soon enough." Qin Xiangtian bared his teeth in a cold smile and leaped toward Lin Bai like a ravenous wolf pouncing on its prey.
While still in midair, Qin Xiangtian struck out with one claw.
"Sky Rending Claw!"
Three streams of astral energy shot from Qin Xiangtian's hand and rushed straight toward Lin Bai.
"One Sword Bloodspray!"
Lin Bai met the attack with one sword and asked at the same time, "Tell me where Tie Haitang and Tie Feng are, and I can spare your life!"
"I think you've got it backward. Your life is in my hands now!" Qin Xiangtian roared with a furious laugh. In his eyes, Lin Bai was only at the Martial Dao Eighth Level; no matter how much havoc he caused, it was impossible for him to defeat Qin Xiangtian.
"Stubborn to the bitter end! Looks like I can only beat you senseless before you'll talk to me properly!" Lin Bai raised the Spirit Severing Sword, and a breathtaking sword force spread outward.
"An ignorant brat who doesn't know how high the heavens are or how deep the earth is!" Qin Xiangtian sneered and continued charging forward.
"Thunder God Fist!"
Divine thunder rumbled and descended onto Qin Xiangtian's fist. A ferocious punch came crashing forward, carrying the might of heaven and earth, unstoppable as it smashed toward Lin Bai.
"I've already experienced this move. Now let me show you my improved version of the Thunder God Sword!"
Crack!
A bolt of divine thunder far thicker than the Thunder God Fist descended from the sky. Lin Bai swept his sword horizontally, directly shattering Qin Xiangtian's attack before the sword struck him heavily in the chest, sending him flying backward!
"This is the attack of the Thunder God Fist?" Qin Xiangtian lay on the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood, his expression ugly as he spoke.
"Killing you is as easy as slaughtering a dog!" Lin Bai took a single stride forward. Blood-colored sword light spread across the blade. With one sword strike, Lin Bai intended to take Qin Xiangtian's life.
"Hahahaha, ridiculous! You want to kill me? Today, I'll show you the insurmountable gap between the Martial Dao Eighth Level and the Martial Dao Ninth Level!"
"Thunder God's Annihilation!"
Qin Xiangtian's gaze turned savage. Lightning covered his entire body as he transformed into the Thunder God.
Seeing this, Lin Bai immediately withdrew his sword and retreated!
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