Furious Battle in the Ninth Heaven, Descend

Lin Shuguang and Su Beichen looked over at the same time.

A young man in a purple robe from the Five Thunder Sect blocked their path ahead.

"Meng Jun!"

Su Beichen recognized the face and spoke slowly.

A master from the Ninth Heaven!

Lin Shuguang also looked over immediately. Before coming, he had heard Xu Baiyang mention him. The current prodigies in the Central Continent area, besides Qi Tianming from their Baojian Sect, were Lin Xixi from the Blazing Sun Sect, and Meng Jun from the Five Thunder Sect!

Lin Shuguang really had no way to fight against a cultivator from the Ninth Heaven.

For a moment, the three stood in a standoff.

Compared to Meng Jun's casual demeanor, Su Beichen's reaction seemed a bit stiff.

"Something wrong?" Su Beichen asked stiffly.

Meng Jun smiled faintly. "A son of the Central Continent Elder appearing here... I'm just a bit confused."

Su Beichen's face was cold as he spoke, "Meng Jun, let's get straight to the point. I don't believe your appearance here is a coincidence!"

A strange smile played on Meng Jun's lips. He glanced at Lin Shuguang behind Su Beichen, sizing him up as he said, "There have been disturbances on Demon Mountain for the past two years. Even I can sense it, let alone the distinguished son of the Central Continent Elder. With your status, why would you participate in such a small State Selection? Tell me, what have you discovered?"

Su Beichen narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Are you following me?"

Meng Jun's gaze shifted from Lin Shuguang to Su Beichen. He said calmly, "Following you? Not at all. You have something hidden in your heart, and it doesn't escape my eyes. I've been tracking you all this way, intending to wait for your harvest. But it seems now, you haven't met my expectations."

Su Beichen's face turned red, as if he were angered.

Meng Jun couldn't be bothered to reply. He reached out, and a ball of black mist suddenly appeared in his palm.

The black mist shot out.

It transformed into a chain and was directly flung at Su Beichen.

Su Beichen's expression changed.

He hurriedly resisted.

His Spirit Sword was only half drawn when Meng Jun snatched the Bronze Iron Fragment hidden in his embrace. Su Beichen couldn't react at all; he was no match for Meng Jun.

"Meng Jun!!!" Su Beichen was furious.

Meng Jun ignored him. "Where did you get this Bronze Iron Fragment from?"

Su Beichen drew his long sword. "Meng Jun, since you know my identity, how dare you be so presumptuous? Aren't you afraid my Central Continent Prefecture will bring wrath upon your entire Five Thunder Sect!"

Meng Jun raised an eyebrow and glanced at him indifferently. "Since I'm here, do you think this matter can be easily resolved?"

The atmosphere instantly turned icy.

"You, a mere disciple of the Core Realm, dare to threaten me?" Su Beichen's expression turned frigid. "You haven't even reached Spirit Transformation, you're just an ant. Do you think the strength of my Central Continent Prefecture is just for show?"

The aura of the fourth level of the Core Realm erupted from Su Beichen.

Meng Jun narrowed his eyes. "Then I'd like to test the foundation of the son of the Central Continent Elder."

He charged forward.

The chain made of black mist whipped down fiercely.

Su Beichen slashed with his sword. With a "clang," he was sent flying to the side, crashing into a mountain wall.

He had already suffered considerable damage from activating the secret technique. He had only intended to scare Meng Jun away with his identity as someone from the Central Continent Prefecture, but he didn't expect to provoke the guy's ferocity.

"Is this the foundation of the Central Continent Prefecture? Nothing special," Meng Jun sneered.

Su Beichen was greatly enraged.

Perhaps it was blood surging to his head, but he spat out a mouthful of blood, his expression instantly becoming weak and dispirited.

"You're as weak now as trash begging by the roadside, Su Beichen. If I wanted to kill you now, it would be as easy as flipping my hand. However..." Meng Jun turned his head to look at Lin Shuguang. "I'm very curious why you specifically put out a bounty for this... newcomer from the Baojian Sect?"

Almost simultaneously.

As Meng Jun raised his hand to grab Lin Shuguang, Lin Shuguang had already rushed forward.

The Blade of Slaughter in hand, he drew and slashed instantly.

Saber Energy crisscrossed the air.

The surrounding airflow seemed to erupt with a gale force, violently exploding.

Under his saber strike, the air itself seemed to solidify and was fiercely torn apart, emitting earth-shattering roars.

To Meng Jun and Su Beichen's senses, with Lin Shuguang's single step, this strange space hidden within the mountain trembled.

Meng Jun frowned.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Shuguang had charged towards Meng Jun with the momentum of thunder.

Su Beichen's eyes widened.

In his impression, Lin Shuguang had never displayed such powerful strength before.

This guy... is he using those beast souls to hone his martial arts?

Damn it, he's actually cultivating even more seriously than I am!!!

Meng Jun narrowed his eyes.

He let out a cold snort.

He swung down the black iron chain in his hand, which exploded with sound.

"Pfft!"

The air was sliced open by the two of them as if it were tofu.

The great saber struck the iron chain, sending sparks flying!

Lin Shuguang was instantly repelled by a massive, boundless force. While he wasn't directly injured in his internal organs like Su Beichen, he still felt the tearing pain in his bones.

The power of the Ninth Heaven is truly terrifying!

Lin Shuguang guessed, based on the reduced force, that Meng Jun's strength was likely around 200,000 points.

He himself only had a strength attribute of 90,000 points.

Unless he equipped a Beast God Soul, his strength might break 100,000, and then there might be a slight chance.

For now...

"I underestimated you," Meng Jun said with a cold expression, dusting off his clothes.

He had sensed Lin Shuguang's strength during their brief exchange.

Raising an eyebrow, he looked at Su Beichen, who was off to the side, "No wonder you took a liking to this kid, but you two aren't qualified to play tricks in my palm."

He made a move as if to stomp Lin Shuguang under his foot.

It was like stepping on a weed by the roadside, with an air of superiority in his casualness.

Lin Shuguang's expression turned grim.

His Blood Essence surged throughout his body like raging flames.

Strength poured into a single saber strike.

A fierce wind rushed towards him.

Crackling sounds.

A burst of compressed air echoed as Lin Shuguang, while flying backward, managed to slash a slit in the hem of Meng Jun's robe.

If it had been just a little closer, it wouldn't have been just a slit in his clothes, but a direct stab through Meng Jun's body.

"What a shame."

More than ten meters away, Lin Shuguang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and sneered at the enraged Meng Jun.

"You bastard!" Meng Jun hadn't expected that he had almost fallen for Lin Shuguang's trick.

He truly hadn't taken Lin Shuguang seriously just now.

However, the power Lin Shuguang had unleashed stirred a ripple of unease in his heart.

"Perhaps in a few more years, you'll catch up to me, but unfortunately... you're not from my Five Thunder Sect."

His words were filled with killing intent.

Lin Shuguang remained unfazed, "You don't even care about Su Beichen's status as the Central Continent Elder's son. I'm curious, are you relying on the Five Thunder Sect, or someone else?"

Meng Jun toyed with the bronze iron fragment in his hand, "You're too ignorant. What's the Central Continent Prefecture? The Central Continent is just one region in the entire Great Gan Dynasty. In terms of influence, it's no different from your Baojian Sect; it's not something to be taken seriously. It's normal for you to be weak and ignorant of many things."

Meng Jun seemed unwilling to waste more words with Lin Shuguang and gestured with the bronze iron fragment, "What exactly is this?"

Lin Shuguang smiled, "Beg me."

Su Beichen suddenly looked at Lin Shuguang... Big brother, you actually dare to say that!

Meng Jun narrowed his eyes and chuckled, "You're quite an interesting person."

"Since we can't escape anyway, why don't we talk?" Lin Shuguang appeared fearless, but secretly he was observing the Pay-to-Win System's panel, preparing to mobilize funds for a pay-to-win option.

The only thing he could currently pay to win was Lightning Annihilation.

However, his current funds were only enough to upgrade it by one level, which was likely useless.

Therefore, if no opportunity arose during his stalling, he and Su Beichen might really be finished here.

He glanced at Su Beichen.

Su Beichen, sensing his gaze, looked over and was stunned.

The two of them exchanged a silent glance.

Lin Shuguang: Do you have any more trump cards?

Su Beichen: ???

Lin Shuguang: ???

Su Beichen: Big brother, what do you mean? I don't understand!

Lin Shuguang;...

Su Beichen: Say something???

Lin Shuguang: Trash!

Su Beichen: You... are you calling me trash?

Lin Shuguang: You're capable again?

Su Beichen: Damn, I don't understand again!

Lin Shuguang: Trash!

Su Beichen's face darkened on the spot. "Enough! I get it, you're just calling me trash!"

Lin Shuguang decisively withdrew his gaze, no longer intending to deal with this guy. He looked at Meng Jun, "Have you ever considered a problem?"

Meng Jun played with the bronze iron fragment in his hand, not in a hurry to kill the two.

For now, these two were still useful to him.

"What problem?"

The pressure from the Ninth Heaven bore down on Lin Shuguang, clearly asserting dominance.

Lin Shuguang smiled mysteriously, "My cultivation is nothing in the Baojian Sect. Although Su Beichen comes from the Central Continent Prefecture, his strength is also just so-so. If we can both get in, are you really thinking it's just the two of us? You're thinking about this too simply."

Meng Jun frowned, but he couldn't find a reason to refute Lin Shuguang.

His heart suddenly skipped a beat!

Lin Shuguang acted decisively, throwing out three Blood Spirit Soul Sacrificing Banners. If it was time to fight, then fight.

The Beast God Soul was only a sliver away; he absolutely couldn't just sit and wait for death.

As he threw out the Blood Spirit Soul Sacrificing Banners, Lin Shuguang drew his saber and slashed horizontally.

The soul banners spun, and a formation was instantly established.

Endless pure power surged into his body.

Lin Shuguang was forcefully boosted to the sixth level of the Core Realm.

His strength directly surged to 130,000, surpassing the strength of an ordinary sixth-level Core Realm cultivator.

"You're asking for death!" Meng Jun had indeed been momentarily swayed by Lin Shuguang's words.

He hadn't expected Lin Shuguang to be so audacious.

He reached out and grabbed, his iron chain once again in his hand. He prepared to counterattack.

Seeing Lin Shuguang make a move, Su Beichen gritted his teeth. "Damn it, I'll take a gamble with you today."

He swallowed the blood in his throat. Grabbing his Spirit Sword, he followed closely behind Lin Shuguang.

The two, left and right, charged towards Meng Jun.

"Rumble!"

The moment the three clashed, explosions and bursts of energy erupted almost simultaneously from the center of their battle.

Gale forces howled.

Countless ripples spread out in all directions from a scorching light, the air seeming to turn into water, rippling wildly. This was the ultimate expression of explosive power.

The three figures barreled through this strange space, the exploding airflow shooting out like thousands of arrows.

"Pfft."

Su Beichen spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent crashing heavily into a mountainside. His face pale, he looked up. Lin Shuguang hadn't even coughed up blood, yet he was the first to do so. Damn it, was there no justice?

Lin Shuguang's expression was solemn. His mind was split in two, constantly monitoring the Gray Seal status of the Pay-to-Win System.

The last sliver! It was only the last sliver away!!!

"Again!"

Lin Shuguang roared and slashed with his saber.

Meng Jun's face turned ashen. He couldn't understand what made this young man from the Baojian Sect charge at him like a madman.

"Foolish!"

He flipped his hand, summoning clouds.

A fierce and powerful force surged forth in an instant.

Just as it was about to strike Lin Shuguang.

With a "boom," a vortex appeared on the mountainside, and a figure shot out like a cannonball.

It seemed to be charging at Meng Jun with its bare body.

"You're asking for death!" Meng Jun slashed back.

This sudden turn of events gave Lin Shuguang a sliver of an opportunity. He darted forward.

All his acupoints vibrated rapidly. Blood energy gathered madly.

His vitality roared like a furnace.

Crackling lightning exploded with terrifying intensity.

Draw and Slash!

Lightning Annihilation!

They struck simultaneously!

"Bang!" Luo Zixu had no idea what was happening. He had been sucked into the vortex unintentionally while breaking free from the illusion. Before he could even get a clear look at the scene, he felt a sharp strike aimed at assassinating him.

He slashed down with his sword, filled with rage.

The moment it touched the iron chain, his expression changed.

This strength!!!

Meng Jun, a powerhouse of the Ninth Heaven, sent him flying back, sword and all. He only managed to let out a scream.

At the same time, Lin Shuguang's Blade of Slaughter grazed Meng Jun's hair.

In an instant, the two were locked in combat.

"Rumble!"

Another explosion sounded.

Lin Shuguang took a punch and spat out blood.

His internal organs felt like they were about to burst. If he hadn't specifically cultivated the Perfect Realm back then, he would have died with his organs shattered.

He didn't even have time to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Yet, Lin Shuguang was the first to laugh.

This laugh made Meng Jun uneasy.

As expected!

Just as he descended before Lin Shuguang, preparing to deliver the final killing blow, an extraordinary power suddenly emanated from Lin Shuguang.

Meng Jun's expression shifted.

"You... broke through?"

Lin Shuguang, holding his saber, unleashed a fierce slash with over two hundred thousand strength, carrying the Blade of Slaughter.

"Rumble!"

Meng Jun was caught off guard and smashed into the mountainside.

His face was filled with disbelief.

This guy's strength!!!

The entire combat zone fell silent, save for the sound of heavy breathing.

Su Beichen looked up at Lin Shuguang's back in shock. Was this still the Lin Shuguang he knew?

Luo Zixu, just getting to his feet, saw Meng Jun being repelled by a single saber strike... He knew too well how strong Meng Jun was, and now he was defeated???

This back... it looked so familiar!!!

Meng Jun looked at the gash on his arm, torn open by the gale force. He dipped his index finger in some blood and put it in his mouth.

Then, with a cold expression, he said, "Kid, you will surely die today!"

"Is that so?"

Although Lin Shuguang's face was pale, his killing intent never waned.

Equipped with the Beast God Soul, he raised his palm, his voice like thunder.

"Come out... my subjects!"

Rumble