I'll Wait for You in Hell

In the distance, at the explosion's epicenter.

Amid the billowing dust, a single figure stood there.

Completely unharmed!

"You've also cultivated a Hardening technique?" Wei Rong closed in for the kill, her eyes narrowing as she took in Lin Shuguang's appearance.

Lin Shuguang's face was expressionless.

Just like when he had faced the Divine Envoy, his ultimate move reappeared!

His entire body soared into the air, a fierce and violent aura surging wildly in all directions.

Terrifying thunderbolts erupted from his blade, transforming into rolling thunder dragons.

The two clashed before their eyes.

Wei Rong let out a cold laugh. "This is a gap in quality. Even if you succeeded in your Second Awakening, you're doomed to die today!"

"Is that so?"

What met her was Lin Shuguang's calm, unfathomable gaze.

This unexpected confidence inexplicably stirred a sense of irritation within Wei Rong.

"You little bastard, you're not turning this around today. You're dead for sure!"

The longsword in her hand swept forth with countless frosts. Even Lei Sen, a hundred meters away, was shaken by this chill, his entire body turning ice-cold as his face drained of color.

"It's time to end this." Lin Shuguang's gaze was serene.

This sudden remark left both Wei Rong and Lei Sen baffled.

He... why would he say that?

But in the next instant—

A Jade Talisman appeared between Lin Shuguang's fingers.

Wei Rong's puzzled expression abruptly shifted.

"This is!!!"

A familiar Sword Intent! A familiar mark!

Suddenly, she realized what it was and let out a shrill scream.

"Qi Lin!!!"

Beneath Lin Shuguang's cold eyes, countless vast Sword Intents roared forth, condensed from the Sword Talisman he had produced.

A single sword piercing the heavens!

Fierce and violent!

Wei Rong's face was filled with terror as she twisted around to flee, pouring every ounce of her lifelong skill into that single moment.

The gap between her and Qi Lin had always been immense, and now she was even wounded.

In her extreme shock, she never imagined that Lin Shuguang would actually possess a Sword Talisman condensed by Qi Lin himself!

"Boom!"

Wei Rong's body was struck by the Sword Light, slamming violently from midair into the ground.

Countless fragments of stone burst outward, kicking up rolling clouds of dust.

Amid the haze, droplets of blood flew out, landing on the face of Lei Sen, who stood nearby, utterly dumbfounded.

He dazedly reached up, touched his cheek, and saw the vivid red between his fingers.

It really was blood!

Wei Rong's blood!

He stared at Lin Shuguang's figure in disbelief, as if completely unable to fathom that he had been hiding such a terrifying attack all along.

He watched Lin Shuguang, blade in hand, stride toward the explosion's center.

Through the rolling dust, Wei Rong's silhouette flickered in and out of view, but Lei Sen saw it clearly—a bloody hole had been torn through her right chest, and her entire being was withered and feeble.

Lei Sen's mouth fell open instinctively.

His mind was utterly shaken by the Sword Intent Lin Shuguang had suddenly unleashed.

"What kind of technique is this?"

At the explosion's center.

Wei Rong struggled to climb out of the deep crater. The bloody hole in her chest was horrifying to behold; if she hadn't already reached the Viscera Refining Stage, that single strike would have killed her without a doubt.

Coughing up several mouthfuls of blood, her face deathly pale, Wei Rong stared at the approaching Lin Shuguang. "Why did Qi Lin give you his Sword Talisman?"

Lin Shuguang's indifferent gaze showed no intention of answering.

He swung his blade down in one stroke. The fierce wind from the cut swept up the loose strands of hair falling over Wei Rong's forehead.

The decisive intent to kill made Wei Rong's expression shift in alarm as she fought back desperately.

The sheer force sent her flying despite her sword, and she once again spat blood toward the sky.

"Why!!!"

"I won't accept this!"

"I hid so well—how did Qi Lin find out?!"

"This is a trap! A trap you set long ago!"

"Heh heh heh heh heh—"

Wei Rong's face was covered in blood, twisted into a ferocious, shrill scream.

She finally understood everything now.

She had thought the desolate mountain was a net she'd cast for Lin Shuguang.

But the truth was a trap within a trap!

Qi Lin's move not only wiped out all her forces in one stroke but also forced Mr. Ghost, who had been lying low for years, to reveal himself.

Their losses this time were devastating!

"You little beast, you'll die a miserable death!"

Lin Shuguang's face was expressionless as he brought his blade down.

Wei Rong's strength was greatly diminished; the longsword she'd just grabbed was sent flying, and she let out an even more piercing scream.

Lei Sen didn't dare to watch. He turned his back and crouched on the ground, tears streaming down his face.

"Wei Rong, you shouldn't have provoked me."

Lin Shuguang looked at her coldly.

Wei Rong's mouth kept bubbling with bloody froth. She was already close to death.

"Lin Shuguang, you've been marked by the Divine Envoy. No one he marks ever escapes..." Wei Rong's eyes bled tears—whether from relief or hatred was impossible to tell.

Divine Envoy...

Lin Shuguang wasn't unfamiliar with that title.

"So it's the Divine Temple. No wonder." Lin Shuguang looked down at her from above. "Did he never tell you why he didn't dare come himself?"

Wei Rong's expression froze. If the Divine Envoy had shown up in person, capturing Lin Shuguang would have been effortless, and he wouldn't have needed to fear the likes of Qi Lin.

Lin Shuguang's face remained blank. "Did he also never tell you how badly he fled last time?"

"Impossible!" Wei Rong couldn't imagine that such a powerful Divine Envoy had suffered a loss at Lin Shuguang's hands.

"Believe it or not." Lin Shuguang had already pieced it together. "So, you sent people to try and kidnap these promising Elite Class seedlings. Looks like your Divine Envoy has some ambitious ideas."

Lin Shuguang was actually quite interested in that eerie technique—turning others into puppets while planting divine thoughts in them.

"He should have planted a divine thought in you too, shouldn't he? Let him come out."

Lin Shuguang held his blade and spoke calmly.

Wei Rong was lost in confusion and doubt.

The Divine Envoy had indeed planted a divine thought in her. If he appeared now, he could surely take down Lin Shuguang, and it would also prove that everything Lin Shuguang said was a lie.

But no matter how she summoned him.

There was no response from the Divine Envoy.

She looked up and met Lin Shuguang's indifferent gaze. "Still too afraid to come out?"

Wei Rong opened her mouth.

"Old Lin!"

Just then, Meng Shenzhou's gruff voice rang out.

Voices from others came from the nearby woods as well.

Gu Yingxiong, Luo Tianxiang, and the rest rushed over.

"Lin Shuguang, this has nothing to do with the Wei family. One person takes responsibility for their own deeds!" Wei Rong was drenched in blood. Suddenly, she lunged forward, grabbed Lin Shuguang's blade, and impaled herself on it.

She laughed at herself for being a discarded pawn, and she refused to fall into the hands of Qi Lin and his people.

She was already resolved to die.

When Lin Shuguang's blade pierced through her chest, blood gushed freely.

A torrent of blood spilled from between her teeth as she leaned close to Lin Shuguang and hissed, "I hate myself for being stupid enough to become someone else's pawn, but I'll never forgive you for nearly destroying decades of my Wei family's work! I'll be waiting for you in hell!"

With the last of her strength, Wei Rong's body turned into an ice sculpture, and the next moment, it shattered with a bang.

"Teacher..." Lei Sen opened his mouth.

The sight stunned everyone who had just arrived.

The invincible Wei Rong—dead like this?

Killed by Lin Shuguang's hand?

Yan Kai also appeared with his team at that moment. Seeing Wei Rong's scattered remains, he froze.

When Lin Shuguang saw him arrive, his body suddenly swayed, and he fell backward.

"Old Lin!!!" Meng Shenzhou shouted and rushed over.