With one slash of his sword, Lin Bai shattered the attacks of more than twenty people.
"Since you're all here to die, I'll grant your wish!"
Endless cold light surged from the Spirit Severing Sword. Lin Bai's figure shot forward like a ghost, sweeping his sword horizontally and unleashing a crescent-shaped Sword Qi.
The several warriors attacking from the front had their heads cleaved off and sent flying by a single sword strike.
"One Sword Bloodspray."
Another sword strike followed, vicious beyond measure.
"Bastard! How dare you kill my men? You're courting death!" Fang Mo flew into a rage when he saw Lin Bai kill more than a dozen people with one sword.
Gripping a short saber, he hacked it toward Lin Bai. Saber force ran rampant, as if splitting heaven and earth apart.
"Such a trifling trick!"
Watching Fang Mo's fierce slash come at him, Lin Bai sneered.
"Cold-Blooded Strike!"
The instant his sword was unleashed, it struck Fang Mo in the chest, piercing and shattering his heart.
"How can your swordplay be this powerful!" Fang Mo collapsed to the ground. After convulsing a few times, he died.
"Senior Brother Fang Mo is dead."
"What do we do?"
"Even Senior Brother Fang Mo was killed by him. Aren't we..."
"Senior Brother Lin Bai, don't kill me! I'm willing to follow you forever and work like an ox or horse for you."
"That's right, that's right! Senior Brother Lin Bai, please spare me."
Seeing these people kneeling before him and begging for mercy with pleading faces, Lin Bai's heart softened.
"If you dare appear before me again, I'll definitely kill you," Lin Bai said.
"Get lost."
Lin Bai shouted coldly.
"Yes, yes, yes! Senior Brother Lin Bai is handsome and dashing, with an imposing bearing. All those so-called ten New Talent Kings will submit beneath Senior Brother Lin Bai's sword."
"Exactly, exactly! Senior Brother Lin Bai is simply too cool."
"Senior Brother Lin Bai, I love you to death!"
Before leaving, the group of warriors still did not forget to flatter Lin Bai.
Afterward, the warriors fled into the forest in a streak, vanishing without a trace.
"You shouldn't have let them go. They must have gone back to report this. Fang Mo's elder brother is one of the ten New Talent Kings!"
Qi Shaolong had thought Lin Bai would simply kill them all, but he had never expected Lin Bai to let them leave.
Lin Bai felt somewhat regretful upon hearing this.
"It's fine. If they dare provoke me, I'll make sure none of them return alive."
Lin Bai's expression turned grim.
"Shaolong, Tiedan, Xu Shangjie has already placed a bounty on my head and is hunting me. If I continue traveling with you, I'll implicate you."
"Then let's split up for now."
Lin Bai suggested it.
Qi Shaolong was somewhat unwilling to part ways with Lin Bai, but Tiedan's Martial Dao cultivation was too low. Qi Shaolong still had to protect Tiedan, and following Lin Bai would undoubtedly only burden him.
"Then you must be extra careful," Qi Shaolong reminded him.
"Big Brother Lin Bai, it's fine if you can't beat them. Once Tiedan becomes stronger, I'll avenge you." Tiedan clenched his fists as he spoke.
Over the past few days, Tiedan had also noticed that Yellow-Class Number Five was bullied every day. If not for Lin Bai being strong enough, everyone from Yellow-Class Number Five would probably have died.
From that moment on, Tiedan resolved to become stronger.
Qi Shaolong was the same.
Qi Shaolong had always loved fighting and striving to be strong. Back home, he had been the strongest disciple, yet after arriving at the Spirit Sword Sect, he had not even managed to squeeze into the ranks of the ten New Talent Kings.
This left Qi Shaolong deeply frustrated. He swore to cultivate diligently and make a name for himself in the Spirit Sword Sect.
"Good. Take care of yourselves. If you're ever in danger, make sure to run away and come back to tell me. I'll help you take revenge."
Lin Bai smiled as he spoke.
"Hahahaha, having a New Talent King backing you is great. You don't even have to fear anyone when you go out." Qi Shaolong laughed heartily.
"Take care."
The three exchanged words of farewell.
Lin Bai headed east, while Qi Shaolong took Tiedan south.
"Xu Shangjie, you dared to place a bounty on my head. Are you tired of living?"
Lin Bai's killing intent had already arisen. Carrying his sharp sword, he entered the forest.
He had only taken a few steps when another group of warriors burst from the woods. After seeing Lin Bai, they were first startled, then wildly delighted.
"You're Lin Bai? Young Master Xu Shangjie has placed a bounty of ten thousand spirit stones on your head. Looks like I, Zhao Suan, am going to be the one who claims it today."
Xu Shangjie was a disciple of the Imperial Xu Family in the imperial capital. Rich and overbearing, he had offered ten thousand spirit stones for Lin Bai's death.
"If you want to die, come at me!"
Lin Bai raised the Spirit Severing Sword, his expression turning hostile.
"Hahahaha! There are more than twenty warriors here. Do you really think you can still escape?" Zhao Suan laughed wildly.
"Brothers, attack! Cut off his head and let's go to Xu Shangjie for our spirit stones."
"Good!"
The other warriors shouted in unison, drew their weapons, and charged at Lin Bai.
Whoosh!
Watching them rush over, Lin Bai narrowed his eyes, and killing intent flashed forth.
The Blood Weeping Swordplay frenziedly reaped souls.
A moment later.
"Spare me! Spare me, Lin Bai!" Zhao Suan lay terrified in a pool of blood, repeatedly begging Lin Bai for mercy.
"I won't kill you, but you're going to deliver a message to Xu Shangjie." Lin Bai fixed Zhao Suan with icy eyes.
"Tell Xu Shangjie to wash his neck clean and wait. I will definitely come and take his head!"
Zhao Suan was frantic with terror. "Yes, yes, I'll tell him. I'll definitely tell him."
"Get lost!"
Lin Bai roared.
Zhao Suan hurriedly scrambled to his feet and fled from beneath Lin Bai's sword, rolling and crawling as he went.
Lin Bai turned his head and saw corpses covering the ground, with rivers of blood flowing everywhere. "Xu Shangjie, wait for me. I will definitely come kill you."
At that moment, Lin Bai's killing intent toward Xu Shangjie had already arisen.
Since this man had placed a bounty on his head, Lin Bai was hardly the sort of person who would take a beating without striking back.
"Since you want to kill me, I won't let you live much longer either."
Lin Bai entered the forest, his killing intent soaring to the heavens.
In Qingyou Mountain, beast roars shook the sky.
More than seven hundred disciples constantly searched for demonic beasts and seized tokens.
Although Lin Bai had fought and killed warriors earlier, there was not a single token in their storage spaces.
These people had actually intended from the very beginning to kill Lin Bai and claim those ten thousand spirit stones.
On the eastern mountainside, Lin Bai cut down with one sword and slew a fierce tiger that had been roaring for a long time.
"Ten tokens. That counts as completing the assessment. Now it's time to settle accounts with Xu Shangjie."
"You want to kill me? How could I let you live much longer?"
Lin Bai put away the tenth token, turned around, and walked down from the cliff.
"Lin Bai, I actually ran into you! The heavens truly favor me!"
Just after descending the mountain, Lin Bai saw a young man at the peak of the Martial Dao Ninth Level walk out from the forest.
"Hmph, Lin Bai, do you want me to kill you, or are you going to kneel down and wait for death?"
The young man called out coldly.
Lin Bai glanced sideways at him. "Do you think you're a warrior of the True Martial Realm? How dare you bluster in front of me!"
"Die!"
Lin Bai sent his sword flying. It struck the man in the chest.
One sword strike sent the man vomiting blood.
"Lin Bai, don't kill me! Don't kill me!"
Seeing how formidable Lin Bai's swordplay was, the man hurriedly begged for mercy.
"Tell me, where is Xu Shangjie?" Lin Bai asked.