Su Xin had always looked down on so-called martial arts luminaries like Sima Yan.
To put it plainly, people like them were just trading on their seniority. They leaned on whatever influence they'd once held in the Martial Arts World to put on airs of selflessness, acting as if everything they did was for the good of everyone.
In the end, they earned themselves plenty of prestige, while the two hostile factions only grew more bitter toward each other, until the feud became a fight to the death that no one could stop.
So even with Sima Yan blazing with fury, Su Xin merely sneered. The Ice Hand Seal roared out and blocked Sima Yan's path, keeping him from rushing to the aid of the two Cui Family members.
Su Xin had already spent most of his true qi killing the Cui Family members earlier. Though he'd recovered some, he still didn't dare unleash wave after wave of attacks as recklessly as before.
He had no intention of defeating Sima Yan outright. All he needed was to hold him off for a while.
By now, every Soul Fusion Realm martial artist Su Xin had fought was a renowned expert in the Martial Arts World or the head of a top faction.
Compared with them, Sima Yan—who had begun as a wandering cultivator and was now old and feeble—was no threat to him.
Facing two opponents at once, Judge Cui unleashed his full strength.
A cold, ruthless glint flashed in his eyes. His Judge Pen stirred the Netherworld, and with a single stroke, the land within a dozen miles became a domain of ghosts!
Nether Life and Death Judgment: We'll meet again at the Yellow Springs!
As the Judge Pen fell, Cui Nanting felt his own blood and qi slip beyond