"Ah..."
Lin Taichu let out an incomparably miserable scream, his entire body trembling violently as if he were enduring immense pain.
Thick white smoke rose from his body, as though his flesh were being scorched.
"Y-you... who exactly are you? How could you possibly... possess such terrifying power? No, impossible!"
Boom!
Lin Taichu's body exploded instantly, turning into a cloud of Blood Mist that spread through the air.
A blood-red crystal floated above his brow.
"Phew..."
Li Xuan collapsed to the ground, gasping heavily.
His body was covered in wounds, blood dripping from them onto the ground.
Yet boundless joy surged within his heart.
"The seventh level of the Saint Emperor Realm truly is powerful! Merely the early stage of the Saint Monarch Realm, yet it could defeat me so easily!"
"Lin Taichu, you hypocrite! I want you dead!"
"No, I need to leave this place quickly. Otherwise, if they return, I'll be in trouble!"
"But this is the desolate battlefield. No one will know. They won't find me!"
Gritting his teeth, Li Xuan climbed to his feet and quickly departed.
Whoosh!
Li Xuan vanished from the spot.
He moved incredibly fast, covering several hundred miles in the blink of an eye.
"Phew... I'm finally safe!"
"This opportunity has been missed!"
Li Xuan let out a long breath.
"Still, obtaining a Saint King-level Soul Crystal was worth it!"
"All these years, I've cultivated bitterly, yet I've never been able to break through to the Saint King Realm. This time will be my opportunity to break through!"
"After I break through, I'll return and kill Lin Taichu, avenging Grandfather!"
Li Xuan clenched his fists, murderous light gleaming in his eyes.
Boom!
Just as Li Xuan was preparing to leave, terrifying waves of force swept toward him from every direction, crushing down