Slaying Qin Xiangtian
"Thunder God's Annihilation!"
Countless bolts of lightning coursed over Qin Xiangtian's body, and every one of them seemed to possess the power to destroy heaven and earth!
Qin Xiangtian thrust a palm forward with tremendous force. Thunder roared toward Lin Bai and struck him in the chest, making him spit blood on the spot.
"Hahaha! You little brat, let's see how you'll keep acting so arrogantly now!" After striking Lin Bai, Qin Xiangtian's morale soared. He pressed his advantage, and bolts of lightning howled from his body like divine thunder.
Lin Bai's expression turned grim as he darted and dodged wherever the lightning fell!
"Die! Die!"
Qin Xiangtian laughed furiously, his face twisted into a savage grin.
"Who lives and who dies remains to be seen!" After Lin Bai sidestepped another bolt of lightning, he suddenly shot forward. Blood-colored light gathered around his body, making him seem like an unstoppable blood-colored sword!
"Cold-Blooded Strike!"
Whoosh—
A sword pierced through, shattering all the thunderous power around Qin Xiangtian. The sword's edge suddenly shifted, and Lin Bai severed Qin Xiangtian's left arm!
"Ah!" Qin Xiangtian let out a pained scream after losing his left arm.
Buzz!
"You bastard! I'll kill you!"
Qin Xiangtian roared furiously. Just as he was about to crawl up from the ground and fight Lin Bai to the death, a humming sword instantly pressed against his throat.
"What!" Qin Xiangtian stared in disbelief. Could there really be a sword this fast in the world?
Following the silver-white sword tip upward and passing over its icy blade, Qin Xiangtian saw a pair of eyes even colder than the sword itself!
"I'll give you one last chance. Where are Tie Haitang and Tie Feng?" Lin Bai asked coldly.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me!" Qin Xiangtian panicked.
"Stop!"
At that moment, Scholar Li dragged the gravely wounded Tie Feng out of the cave and held a sword against Tie Feng's neck as he shouted at Lin Bai, "If you dare hurt our alliance leader, I'll kill Tie Feng!"
"Alliance Leader Tie Feng, are you all right?" Lin Bai asked worriedly.
Tie Feng hurriedly said, "I'm fine. I've only suffered some minor injuries. Lin Bai, go save Haitang quickly. Qin Xiangtian's wife captured her and took her to Thunder Swamp."
"What?" Lin Bai was shocked.
What kind of place was Thunder Swamp?
Thunder Swamp was the most dangerous place in the Azure Spirit Mountain Range. Heavenly lightning filled the area year-round, and of the martial artists who entered, nine out of ten never came back alive!
Scholar Li said, "Release our alliance leader at once, or I'll kill Tie Feng."
Qin Xiangtian also said, "Yes, yes, release me quickly! Otherwise, Scholar Li will definitely kill Tie Feng. Release me, and I guarantee that you and Tie Feng will leave safely!"
"Hmph." Lin Bai slashed through Qin Xiangtian's throat with one sword.
The alliance leader of the Soaring Heavens Alliance, who had dominated the Azure Spirit Mountain Range for many years, died at Lin Bai's hands just like that.
Scholar Li stared at Lin Bai in utter horror. "Do you really think I don't dare kill Tie Feng?"
"Do you?" Lin Bai glared at Scholar Li.
"I..." Scholar Li was furious, but he did not dare bring his sword down and kill Tie Feng.
"Look around this Demon Slayer Alliance valley. How many martial artists from your Soaring Heavens Alliance have I killed? Now even your alliance leader has died at my hands. Do you think you can escape?" Lin Bai sneered.
"Your life is in my hands now."
"Release Tie Feng, and I'll let you go!"
Lin Bai spoke to Scholar Li.
Scholar Li said, "Why should I believe you?"
Lin Bai smiled. "Other than believing me, do you have any other path left?"
"The first choice is simple. You kill Tie Feng, and then I kill you. I've already killed so many people—I won't mind killing one more."
"The second choice is that you release Tie Feng, and I let you go. Even if I go back on my word, you still have a fifty percent chance of escaping."
"The first choice is a dead end where you will certainly die!"
Lin Bai smiled as he spoke.
Scholar Li's eyes darted around before he looked at Lin Bai. "Good kid, you really are something. Qin Xiangtian didn't die unjustly at your hands! The green hills remain unchanged, and the clear waters flow on—we'll meet again!"
Scholar Li suddenly shoved Qin Xiangtian toward Lin Bai.
Then he turned around and swiftly fled into the mountain forest.
"Trying to leave?" Lin Bai instantly gave chase.
The moment Scholar Li turned to leave, Lin Bai's sword caught up with him!
The sword pierced through Scholar Li's head from the back, entering through his skull.
"You really were going to kill me! I hate this!" Scholar Li collapsed to the ground unwillingly and died.
"Mercy toward an enemy is cruelty toward yourself. After living in this world for so many years, did you really not understand even that?" Lin Bai sneered.
"Lin Bai, go save Haitang!"
Tie Feng reminded him at that moment.
"Good. I'm going to Thunder Swamp right now!"
After Lin Bai helped Tie Feng purge the poison, he rushed toward Thunder Swamp without stopping.
Since Lin Bai had been very interested in Thunder Swamp before, he already knew the way there.
Smack!
Zhao Rong slapped Tie Haitang across the face and demanded fiercely, "Bitch, tell me where Lin Bai is!"
"He left!" Tie Haitang's face was swollen and red from Zhao Rong's beating.
Zhao Rong seized Tie Haitang by the hair and dragged her toward Thunder Swamp. "Hmph, still being stubborn? Once we reach Thunder Swamp, let's see if you still dare to be so stubborn beneath the heavenly lightning!"
Smack!
Zhao Rong slapped her again.
"Are you talking or not?"
"He left. He won't be coming back." Tie Haitang's eyes were lifeless, without the slightest desire to survive.
Smack!
Smack!
Smack!
Along the way, Zhao Rong slapped Tie Haitang across the face so many times that even she had lost count.
Crack! Crack!
Rumble! Rumble!
A sea of dark clouds loomed ahead. Heavenly lightning struck down from the clouds into the swamp, evaporating the water and creating steam that spread through the air.
Zhao Rong summoned an iron chain, wrapped it around Tie Haitang's waist, and threw her into Thunder Swamp.
Crack!
A bolt of divine lightning immediately struck Tie Haitang's body.
Tie Haitang let out a shrill, agonized scream.
"Bitch, as long as you tell me where Lin Bai is, I'll let you out!" Zhao Rong demanded coldly.
"I told you already. He left and will never return to the Azure Spirit Mountain Range. Kill me. Killing me will count as revenge for your son!"
"Stop looking for trouble with Lin Bai."
Tie Haitang was bound and thrown into Thunder Swamp as she spoke.
Zhao Rong sneered. "Oh? I didn't expect you to be such a lovestruck fool! Then beg me. Beg me, and I won't cause Lin Bai any more trouble."
"I beg you. Please, I beg you." Tie Haitang pleaded, her heart filled with despair.
"Hahaha! Begging me is useless. I am going to kill Lin Bai!" Zhao Rong threw back her head and laughed wildly, her face twisted into the look of a vicious woman.
"Remember this: The pain you inflicted on her, I will return to you a hundredfold!"
At that moment, the enraged roar of a man echoed along the edge of Thunder Swamp.
Zhao Rong turned around with a mocking smile. "Where did this pretty boy come from? How dare he meddle in my affairs when he doesn't know enough to fear death?"
"Me? Heh heh, aren't I the Lin Bai your Soaring Heavens Alliance has exhausted every means to find? What, you were looking for me, and now that I'm standing right in front of you, you don't recognize me?" Lin Bai said coldly.