Soul of the Sect

It was an ordinary Mysterious Iron Great Saber, yet in Lin Shuguang's hands... Especially now, at this moment of widespread attention, it actually erupted with unbelievable might.

As if mountains were collapsing and the earth was cracking, the air currents throughout the entire Training Ground were instantly crushed by some kind of power.

RUMBLE!

Lin Shuguang raised his saber, lunged forward, and charged with fierce dominance amidst terrifying roars that shook the heavens.

His entire being was like an ultimate bolt of lightning, emitting dazzling light, bursting and scattering in all directions from a single point.

At this instant.

From afar, the crowd of new disciples was completely stunned, as if the figure leaping through the air, saber in hand, was like a god descending, wantonly stirring their hearts.

Up close, the Core Realm disciples who had been unconvinced by Lin Shuguang just thirty seconds ago no longer harbored any defiance. They watched in horror as Lin Shuguang unleashed a saber strike filled with terrifying killing intent.

"He, he broke through!!!"

"When did you break through to the High-level Core Realm!!!"

Almost instantly, Ji Daohe's face contorted with sudden fear.

He was only at the Fifth Heaven, and no matter how hard he tried, he would never be a match for Lin Shuguang, a powerhouse at the Ninth Heaven!

But he clearly remembered that when Lin Shuguang first entered the Sect, he was only at the Profound Connection Realm. How could... how could he have suddenly become a High-level Core Realm cultivator.

"This is impossible!"

Ji Daohe's mind trembled violently.

The sword in his hand shattered with a "bang" upon contact with Lin Shuguang's power, countless cracks spreading rapidly from the fracture point towards the hilt.

"Crack!"

Almost simultaneously, this treasured sword, many times more precious than Lin Shuguang's, was declared dead.

The sound of shattering like broken tiles was like the trembling heart of Ji Daohe at that moment.

"Save me..."

The force transmitted from the sword body to Ji Daohe's shoulder, the sound of bones exploding like popping pearls, caused Ji Daohe to scream hoarsely.

Suddenly.

"Truly useless."

A faint, disdainful curse seemed to be uttered, and the void instantly exploded.

A vortex appeared beside Ji Daohe, and a hand emerged from the vortex.

It instantly grabbed Ji Daohe's shoulder and dragged him into the vortex...

As if not taking Lin Shuguang seriously at all, the Gang Qi emanating from the vortex immediately repelled Lin Shuguang's approaching saber edge.

This power felt even more terrifying than the Ninth Heaven.

The sudden turn of events filled the Baojian Sect disciples present with dread.

Even the leading Elder hundreds of meters away changed his expression at that moment. After a string of curses he couldn't quite spit out, he formed a sword art and flew over, "What kind of trash dares to trespass upon my Baojian Sect!!!"

He was still a bit far away.

Before he could arrive, Lin Shuguang had already fiercely drawn his saber.

"The person I want to kill, you cannot save!"

An extremely chilling airflow erupted with countless Lightning Rays in the vast expanse.

"Overestimating yourself." The newcomer spoke indifferently, then released the hand pulling Ji Daohe's body and flicked his finger downwards.

With a sudden whistling sound, the Mysterious Iron saber body in Lin Shuguang's hand shattered.

But at the same time, Ji Daohe, whose shoulder was already half-pulled into the vortex, let out a heart-wrenching scream.

"Thwack!"

At some unknown point, Lin Shuguang suddenly produced a giant saber with mysterious patterns, which pierced through Ji Daohe's chest with an invincible, fierce aura.

Lin Shuguang was so ferocious that before anyone could react, his forward left hand, swift as lightning, grabbed Ji Daohe's calf.

He yanked him out of the vortex.

His right hand lunged forward, grabbing Ji Daohe's neck, and forcefully pulled out a blood-stained spinal column.

This time, Ji Daohe didn't even have a chance to scream before Lin Shuguang discarded him like trash from mid-air.

This scene stunned everyone.

Let alone the new disciples of the Baojian Sect who met Lin Shuguang for the first time.

Even the Core Realm disciples who had fought Lin Shuguang now looked at him as if he were a terrifying Demon God who had just emerged from hell.

Although no one could clearly explain how Lin Shuguang's saber strike had pierced Ji Daohe's body, Lin Shuguang's bloody method of separating bone and flesh undoubtedly sent a chill down everyone's spine.

Even Xu Baiyang, who had spent so much time with Lin Shuguang, couldn't help but shiver.

"Junior Brother, you're actually this ruthless... Truly, one cannot judge a book by its cover."

"You! Are! Seeking! Death!!!"

The tragic death of Ji Daohe happened in an instant. The person hiding behind the vortex let out a roar filled with killing intent.

He, a mighty martial arts expert, had watched helplessly as Ji Daohe, whom he was protecting, was killed on the spot by Lin Shuguang. This was an utter humiliation!

He reached out and grabbed downwards fiercely.

It was as if he didn't even regard the Baojian Sect as anything.

A terrifying aura erupted from the vortex.

That jade-like palm viciously tore through the air. The surrounding air seemed to be annihilated by an infinite force, emitting an extremely evil aura.

The space enveloped around Lin Shuguang was instantly covered in darkness.

Such an evil method was unheard of. The many Baojian Sect disciples present were stunned... In their eyes, the Core Realm was strong enough, but the mysterious person's methods were unbelievably terrifying, leaving no chance of survival.

That Elder of the Spirit Transformation Realm couldn't help but widen his eyes. He gathered his energy at his dantian, drew his long sword, and roared as he charged forward.

"Do you really think my Baojian Sect has no one!!!"

The sword momentum surged.

It attacked from a hundred meters away.

At this moment, Lin Shuguang's expression was calm.

He wasn't some rookie just entering the martial world.

Having experienced countless battles, after dealing with Ji Daohe, he had already thrown out the three Blood Spirit Soul Sacrificing Banners.

The three banners formed a formation.

Lin Shuguang decisively sacrificed his own blood energy.

His strength surged!

Besides that, he drew the Blade of Slaughter, his entire being ferocious like a millennium of accumulated demonic malevolence, and slashed down.

In this pitch-black darkness, a comet seemed to appear out of nowhere.

The faint, dazzling light had already distorted that small patch of space.

Lin Shuguang's power surged and swept through the space. The rolling waves of energy, with a resolve that could crush everything in this space, slashed down fiercely.

"Clang!"

The Elder's sword and Lin Shuguang's saber struck the mysterious person's evil treasure at the same time. The metallic clang that erupted was like a demonic sound, causing nearby disciples with insufficient strength to groan and fly backward.

The entire Training Ground was instantly in disarray.

"You're courting death!"

Elder Qu arrived immediately and drew his sword fiercely.

This sword was like a dragon emerging from the sea, stirring up the clouds and wind.

With just this one sword, the dark space that enveloped Lin Shuguang was split in two, with a visible, neat cut.

"You old thief, how dare you damage my treasure, I won't let you off!" the person said furiously.

He failed to kill Lin Shuguang and instead damaged his own treasure.

What a loss!

Seeing more and more experts from the Baojian Sect arriving, this person was decisive and left without hesitation. The exposed arm was about to be withdrawn.

"Is the Baojian Sect a place you can come and go as you please!" Elder Qu snorted coldly and suddenly charged forward.

Sword energy like a rainbow.

He struck the vortex with his sword, and another "clang" of shattering sound was heard.

Following that was the mysterious person's furious voice.

"Old thief, may you die a terrible death!"

Elder Qu's face was filled with killing intent, and his withered fingers grabbed fiercely.

The opponent seemed to have been prepared. After a cold snort, he directly confronted Elder Qu.

At this very moment.

A saber light, like a savage collision, broke through the vortex barrier blocking the way.

Lin Shuguang also ferociously charged forward.

"Brat, you're courting death!"

The person was shocked and furious, never expecting that this young man he looked down on could put so much pressure on him at this moment.

Before he could finish his reprimand, he was being forced back step by step, and Lin Shuguang grabbed his calf.

With a fierce pull!

Suddenly, a young man in brocade robes was pulled out from the other end of the void.

"Damn it!"

As he glared at Lin Shuguang, the Elder's sword struck.

"And you, old man!"

"Clang clang clang!"

Almost instantly, the young man had exchanged blows with Elder Qu dozens of times.

A shower of sparks enveloped them.

Various martial arts profound truths collided in an instant.

The disciples of the Baojian Sect were stunned on the spot.

Such high-level combat was far beyond their imagination...

"Bang!"

The young man was sent flying by a sword strike, spitting out a mouthful of blood on the spot, and smashed heavily onto a nearby rockery.

With a "bang."

The three-meter-tall rockery shattered into countless pieces of stone, scattering to the side.

Before the young man could steady himself, more than ten elders had already appeared around him, surrounding him.

Surrounded by so many powerful figures, the young man in brocade robes showed no fear. Instead, he arrogantly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and coldly looked at Elder Qu, who was leading the group. "Your Baojian Sect does have hidden talents, but unfortunately, there are not many true masters!"

Elder Qu ignored him and turned to Lin Shuguang beside him, asking with concern, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Lin Shuguang shook his head.

He was not injured. On the contrary, due to the recent exchange, the Dao Patterns of his Sacred Dragon Body had reduced the Gray Seal by half, which was an unexpected delight.

This showed how profound the young man's strength was.

It was no wonder he could hold out for so long against Elder Qu.

This young man was about the same age as Qi Tianming, the prodigy of the Baojian Sect, but his strength was likely that of a high-level Spirit Transformation Realm or even a True Fate Realm expert.

Seeing that Lin Shuguang was truly unharmed, Elder Qu's heart finally settled. His eyes, like lightning, glared coldly at the young man in brocade robes. "Have you thought about how you want to die?"

The young man in brocade robes sneered coldly at his words. "Your Baojian Sect wouldn't dare to kill me."

In front of more than ten elders and dozens of Baojian Sect disciples, he said calmly, "My father is the Island Master of Donghua Island. If you dare to kill me, you can expect a war between my Donghua Island and your Baojian Sect! With just the few of you in the Baojian Sect, my Donghua Island doesn't even need to go all out."

"Is that so?" Just then, the Sect Master of the Baojian Sect arrived.

Looking at this young man in brocade robes, who claimed to be the son of the Island Master of Donghua Island, he showed no surprise.

"Sect Master."

Elder Qu and more than ten other elders greeted him.

The Baojian Sect disciples around them seemed to wake up from a dream and hurriedly offered their greetings with sword salutes.

The Sect Master slowly walked closer and stood in front of the young man in brocade robes.

"I recognize you." The young man in brocade robes was the first to speak after sizing up the Sect Master.

He still had that arrogant demeanor.

"Five years ago, at the grand gathering held in the Eastern Extreme Continent, you represented the Baojian Sect and sat more than ten meters behind my Donghua Island. I never expected that the Baojian Sect, which was renowned throughout Hengyu back then, would have fallen to this state. I wonder if your Ancestor will be so angry that he crawls out of his grave!"

A slap landed like lightning.

The young man's face swelled on one side. He himself was stunned.

He raised his head, covering his face, and looked at the Sect Master of the Baojian Sect in disbelief. "You, you dare to hit me?"

The Sect Master of the Baojian Sect's expression was calm. "A father's fault is the son's fault. I'm slapping you on behalf of your father, the Island Master of Donghua Island. If you speak wildly again, I won't just hit you, I'll cripple you. Don't believe me, try it?"

"You!"

Hua Tianyin was furious. "You Baojian Sect, do you really think my Donghua Island is a pushover?"

He crushed the sphere in his hand.

Immediately, thunder surged, as if some peerless expert was about to descend.

Hua Tianyin stared at the Sect Master of the Baojian Sect with hatred. "If your Baojian Sect doesn't want to be annihilated, kneel before me now and beg for mercy!"

The Sect Master of the Baojian Sect looked at him. Just as he raised his hand, Hua Tianyin shouted in alarm, "I've already told my father I'm in danger, and he'll be here soon! He's a Grand Perfection expert of the True Fate Realm. Besides that dying old ancestor of your Baojian Sect, who can be my father's opponent!

Let me tell you the truth, the sects outside are all waiting to see your Baojian Sect make a fool of themselves. Once that old man dies, I'll see how your Baojian Sect can carry on!

You know very well how many people your Baojian Sect offended back then! Moreover, the only Imperial Lineage now is the Jade Void Palace. When will your Baojian Sect recognize reality?

Of course, if you beg me, and I mean truly beg me, my Donghua Island can show mercy and take in your Baojian Sect. Under the heavens, there will still be a sliver of hope for your Baojian Sect."

"Are you done?" The Sect Master of the Baojian Sect asked calmly.

Being so accurately aware of the sect's situation was indeed infuriating, but the Sect Master's expression was unusually calm.

Was it due to his exceptional composure, or perhaps...

As Hua Tianyin paused, a moment later, a Sword Intent pierced his heart.

It felt like his heart was being cut by a knife.

Hua Tianyin collapsed on the spot, his body twisting, as if countless knives were piercing through his limbs and bones. The soul-piercing pain made him want to scream.

But the Sect Master of the Baojian Sect didn't know what secret technique he had used, actually sealing his mouth. He could only let out silent screams and roars.

"Sect Master, is this really alright?" an Elder nearby asked, his heart pounding with fear.

The Sect Master didn't reply, instead looking at Lin Shuguang.

For some reason, this glance felt like an eternity. Lin Shuguang couldn't understand why this Sect Master would show such a confused and complex emotion.

In a blink, he saw the Sect Master raise his head and look towards the sky where lightning was rolling.

Just then, a furious roar came from the sky, "How dare your Baojian Sect injure my son!!!"

The sea of clouds churned.

It was like mountains collapsing and the earth cracking.

A majestic and terrifying figure slowly emerged from the phantom in the sky.

The Island Master of Donghua Island had arrived!

Amidst a flurry of gasps and shouts all around.

The Sect Master of the Baojian Sect appeared beside Lin Shuguang at some unknown time. His voice spoke only to him:

"Watch closely, this is the trial the Ancestor has prepared for you."

Lin Shuguang was stunned.