Boom!
The sword light slashed directly into the Tree World Wall. Wood chips flew in every direction as the immense force, after a brief pause, tore through the defense formed by Wood Release and struck the ribs of Lin Chuan's Susanoo.
Bang!
The tremendous force drove Lin Chuan several steps back in succession, but he had fully absorbed the attack from the Void Refinement cultivator without suffering any injuries.
In contrast, the Heaven-Measuring Ruler pierced through the mist, radiating vast swaths of black light as it smashed into the fat cultivator. A deep impact rang out. The black-clad cultivator was struck head-on by the power erupting from the Heaven-Measuring Ruler. Having fallen into a slaughtering frenzy, he had not even had time to put up a defense before being severely wounded by the blow. Half his body exploded under the ruler's attack, blood and chunks of flesh spraying in all directions.
"Ahhh..."
A miserable scream burst from the fat cultivator's mouth and echoed through Abyss Gorge.
Lin Chuan had not expected this attack to be so powerful. That fat cultivator seemed completely unconcerned with his own safety, focusing all his attention on attacking and barely defending against the Heaven-Measuring Ruler. Otherwise, with his late Void Refinement cultivation, he would have had room to maneuver even against the ruler and would not have been severely injured in a single strike.
"Something's not right," Shi Jin said with a frown.
"I'll go take a look. Keep Xiao Heng safe," Lin Chuan said quietly.
Xiao Heng was still immersed in divination and deduction, utterly oblivious to the danger around him. Lin Chuan did not know whether it was because he and Shi Jin were by his side, or whether this was simply the state Xiao Heng entered whenever he cast his technique.
However,