Teng Shanhai: "???"
He turned to stare at Mu Lin in utter astonishment.
Don't say another word! You did that on purpose, didn't you?!
Sure enough, after Mu Lin spoke, Gu Qing'er, who had still been hesitating between attacking and fleeing, chose the former without the slightest hesitation.
"Swords, arise!"
With a sharp shout from him, the 129,600 golden swords over Solitary Sound Cliff, which had begun to fade, received another summons and solidified once more.
"Damn it!" Teng Shanhai slammed a heavy fist into the air, so furious his liver hurt.
He could neither roar at Mu Lin nor calm that little swordsman with words. After thinking it over, only one path remained...
"Stop right there!" With a roar, Teng Shanhai shot forward.
Mu Lin had long been prepared. Instinctively extending a hand, black God-Extinguishing Flame ignited in his palm as he sought to stop Teng Shanhai from "attacking someone."
But in the next second, he caught Gu Qing'er's tense expression. He immediately abandoned the move and watched with a warm smile as the armored man charged away.
On the other side, as that armored, one-eyed man rushed over, Gu Qing'er had already sensed an immense danger.
Reacting on instinct, he directly raised the 129,600 golden swords by the cliff. Like a rain of swords, they crashed down with savage force.
"Trying to kill me? Heh!"
Gu Qing'er sneered, and his entire aura exploded.
Using the realization he had just attained from his breakthrough, he caused the countless golden swords to instantly assimilate all the Great Paths, Heavenly Secrets, elements... everything in the surrounding world. They formed a golden crown that stood above all others, then suppressed everything beneath it.
"Absolute Imperial Rule!"
With a boom, the space above Solitary Sound Cliff abruptly burst apart, and black spatial fragments