Eradicate the Soaring Heavens Alliance!
Although Devouring Sword Soul had devoured a vast amount of lightning power, Lin Bai had still borne part of it.
"Martial Dao Ninth Level!"
"Hahahaha, I'm not dead!" Lin Bai rose from the ground and looked up at the slowly vanishing heavenly tribulation. He threw his head back and laughed. "Come on, come on! Strike me dead, why don't you!"
"Hahahahaha!"
Lin Bai laughed uproariously. Not only had the heavenly tribulation failed to kill him, it had instead allowed him to break through to Martial Dao Ninth Level!
At that moment, Thunder Frog slowly opened its eyes. It looked up at the fading heavenly tribulation, then stared at Lin Bai with a trace of astonishment in its gaze.
"Lin Bai, are you all right? You scared me half to death." Tie Haitang ran over, her voice choked with tears.
"I'm fine, I'm fine." Lin Bai was bursting with joy inside.
He had withstood a heavenly tribulation legendary even in ancient times—and he had not died. The elation made him lose all sense of restraint.
"Hey, Thunder Frog, are you all right?" Tie Haitang stood before Thunder Frog's enormous body and asked.
Thunder Frog had no interest in Tie Haitang whatsoever. It lay on the ground and closed its eyes.
The ancient texts recorded that Thunder Frogs were lazy, gluttonous creatures who disliked moving. Seeing it today, Lin Bai found that the records were indeed true.
"Let's go. It just went through the heavenly tribulation and needs a good rest." Lin Bai pulled Tie Haitang away from Thunder Swamp.
This time, Tie Haitang did not make a fuss. She left with Lin Bai.
Croak!
Hearing that Lin Bai was leaving, Thunder Frog opened its eyes, croaked once, and spat out a lightning pearl. It landed on Lin Bai's wrist.
"What's this?" Lin Bai looked over curiously. A lightning-like rune had been engraved on his right arm.
"I can feel a terrifying power hidden within this rune!"
Lin Bai spoke in shock.
"Is this your gift of thanks to me?" Lin Bai asked curiously.
Thunder Frog's huge head gave a slight nod. Suddenly, a voice rang out: "Thunder God Seal. Below the Divine Core Realm, kill with one palm!"
"You—you can speak!" Lin Bai exclaimed in shock.
In Lin Bai's understanding, only demonic beasts of the Divine Core Realm could awaken their intelligence and transform into human form.
Could it be that the Thunder Frog before him was already an unparalleled demonic beast of the Divine Core Realm?
"Below the Divine Core Realm, kill with one palm!"
"Thank you."
Lin Bai clasped his fists and expressed his gratitude.
Now Lin Bai understood that the rune Thunder Frog had given him was an extremely powerful life-saving divine ability.
The Thunder God Seal could only be used once.
But that single opportunity was certain to kill any expert below the Divine Core Realm on the spot.
This was the greatest trump card in Lin Bai's hands!
Thunder Frog nodded slightly, then leisurely crawled toward the depths of Thunder Swamp and stopped moving.
Watching Thunder Frog leave, Lin Bai took Tie Haitang away from Thunder Swamp.
When they returned to the Demon Slayer Alliance, Tie Feng had just purged the poison from his body. He was gathering the experts of the Demon Slayer Alliance and sending them everywhere to hunt down the warriors of the Soaring Heavens Alliance.
"Alliance Leader, is there anything I can help with?" Lin Bai asked Tie Feng.
Tie Feng said, "The Soaring Heavens Alliance has spent years acting outside the rules in the Azure Spirit Mountain Range. They bully the weak, fear the strong, and rob travelers. It's time we settled things with them once and for all."
"Lin Bai, since you want to contribute, stay here and handle the affairs of the Demon Slayer Alliance."
"I'll take people to the Soaring Heavens Alliance and wipe them out root and branch."
"Alliance Leader, let me go to the Soaring Heavens Alliance. You've only just purged the poison and still need plenty of rest," Lin Bai suggested.
"All right, then. Be extra careful."
Tie Feng warned him.
Tie Feng immediately arranged a force for Lin Bai, and they raced nonstop through the Azure Spirit Mountain Range. Crossing the mountain range, they arrived at the territory of the Soaring Heavens Alliance.
Qi Sheng had escaped the previous battle by the skin of his teeth.
When Lin Bai came slaughtering his way toward the Soaring Heavens Alliance, Qi Sheng also returned to the alliance.
"Old Alliance Leader! Old Alliance Leader, something terrible has happened! The Alliance Leader was killed!" Qi Sheng ran toward the place where the old Alliance Leader was secluded, wailing as he went.
The old Alliance Leader of the Soaring Heavens Alliance was named Qin Meng, an expert of the First Level of the True Martial Realm.
It was precisely because Qin Meng existed that the Soaring Heavens Alliance could stand as an equal against the Demon Slayer Alliance.
"What did you say?" The door to the secluded grounds opened. An old man with a pale face and hunched body, deathly energy permeating him, emerged in utter shock.
Deathly energy suffused the old man's body. Clearly, his lifespan was nearly exhausted and his end was approaching.
"Old Alliance Leader, the Alliance Leader was killed by an expert from the Demon Slayer Alliance named Lin Bai." Qi Sheng spoke through sobs, tears streaming down his face.
"Lin Bai not only killed the Alliance Leader, he also killed Young Alliance Leader Qin Xiang. Even the Alliance Leader's illegitimate son, Hall Master Zhang, was killed by him!"
"This is intolerable! This is utterly intolerable! Today, I'll flay that bastard alive!" Qin Meng clenched his fists. Fury shot to his brow, and his entire body trembled with rage.
"Kill!"
"Kill those pigs and dogs of the Soaring Heavens Alliance!"
"Damn it, the Soaring Heavens Alliance's time is up!"
Just then, a wave of murderous shouts rang out from within the Soaring Heavens Alliance. They were accompanied by the clashing of weapons and a chorus of screams.
"What's happening?" Qin Meng asked.
"It's probably the Demon Slayer Alliance attacking," Qi Sheng said.
"That brat Tie Feng? Hmph, he must be tired of living." Qin Meng stormed out of the secluded grounds.
The buildings of the Soaring Heavens Alliance had been swept into a sea of flames by a raging fire!
Amid the sea of flames stood a man in white.
"Have you all grown tired of living? I'm not dead yet, and you actually dare to cause trouble in the Soaring Heavens Alliance!" Qin Meng emerged and roared, his voice shaking the land for a hundred miles.
The man in white standing amid the sea of flames slowly turned his head and looked at Qin Meng.
"Who are you?" Qin Meng noticed the man in white and demanded sharply.
Qi Sheng took one look at him and cried out, "Old Alliance Leader, he's Lin Bai!"
"Ah! You're Lin Bai, the one who killed my son and my grandson!"
"Good! You refused to take the road to Heaven and instead charged through Hell's gate! I was just about to come looking for you!" Qin Meng roared.
The man in white standing amid the sea of flames was none other than Lin Bai.
"Who are you?" Lin Bai asked.
Qin Meng snapped angrily, "I'm the old Alliance Leader of the Soaring Heavens Alliance, the father of Qin Xiangtian and the grandfather of Qin Xiang!"
"Oh, perfect. Your whole family can reunite." Lin Bai smiled faintly.
"Arrogant! You're merely a Martial Dao Ninth Level brat, yet you dare speak to me like that? You're courting death!" Qin Meng flew into a rage. Like a soaring eagle spreading its wings, he lunged at Lin Bai.
A violent force erupted from Qin Meng's body.
"Eagle Strikes the Sky!"
Qin Meng tore downward with one claw. The terrifying force shattered half the surrounding sea of flames!
"First Level of the True Martial Realm? It's not as if I can't fight him!" Seeing Qin Meng attack, Lin Bai recognized his cultivation. Clearly, Lin Bai was not afraid in the slightest. Instead, he drew the Spirit Severing Sword and vaulted forward.
"One Sword Bloodspray!"
Bang!
After one clash, both sides were blasted back five paces.
"Good brat. You actually possess such fierce sword techniques. No wonder you were able to kill my son. But you think you can kill me with this little bit of martial skill? Dream on!" After his initial shock, Qin Meng spat out those icy words.
"Fist Annihilates the Heavens!"
Qin Meng blasted forward with another punch!