Elder Su also increased the output of her pill fire, clearing a path for Lin Taichu.
Seeing Lin Taichu charge straight at him, Bai Xuan's eyes flashed with contempt. "You're courting death!" He controlled the Demon Soul projection to swing its Bone Staff, firing a thick black light pillar at Lin Taichu.
Lin Taichu had been prepared. He made an unbelievable turn in midair, narrowly evading the light pillar. It struck the mountain behind him, instantly blasting a massive hole into its side and sending shattered stones flying.
Using the flying debris as cover, Lin Taichu had already rushed before Bai Xuan. He poured every last trace of spiritual power in his body into his right fist. Yin-Yang Two Qi formed a spinning vortex around it as he slammed it viciously toward the jade pendant on Bai Xuan's chest.
Bai Xuan had not expected Lin Taichu to be so fast. In his haste, he could only raise an arm to block.
The instant fist and arm collided, Yin-Yang Two Qi surged into Bai Xuan's body like a tide. A sharp pain shot through his arm, and his bones seemed on the verge of cracking.
Crack!
With a crisp sound, the jade pendant on Bai Xuan's chest was shattered by the force of the punch. A crack spread outward from its center. The Demon Soul projection let out a pained shriek, its body beginning to turn illusory.
"You're dead!" Bai Xuan was both shocked and furious. He kicked Lin Taichu in the chest. Lin Taichu was sent flying backward and coughed up blood, but a smile appeared on his face—he had succeeded.
At that moment, a deafening boom came from the Sect Master Hall below. Everyone looked down to see that the defensive formation around the hall doors had collapsed. A