Lin Da pressed both hands downward before him and let out a soft breath.
The second Thunder Tribulation had been safely blocked as well.
His gaze swept below, and he saw that the guardian monks brought by the Western Regions monks had been slaughtered to the last. His own subordinates had also suffered heavy casualties. Including Baoshan and Longtan, only seven remained.
Three of them were pursuing the remaining guardian monks. Baoshan and another man had joined forces against Bai Xiaotian, while Ghost General Zhao Feiji had held off one opponent. That left only Longtan fighting Shen Luo alone.
Longtan was Lin Da's first disciple after he had been betrayed by the current Holy Lord of the Body Refining Altar and fled into the Western Regions. Lin Da had invested the most care and effort into nurturing him, and his strength was therefore the greatest among them.
Protected by the Eight-Hanging Mirror, Shen Luo controlled the Pure Yang Sword Embryo and the Dragon Horn Awl in a relentless assault. Longtan appeared to be retreating step by step, seemingly on the verge of being suppressed by him.
Yet Shen Luo knew perfectly well that his opponent was merely familiarizing himself with his attack methods. Longtan had not yet revealed his full strength.
After the two had exchanged more than a dozen moves, Longtan suddenly smiled and said to Shen Luo,
"I have seen enough of your methods, Benefactor. If you have no trump cards left, then I shall have to return the favor with some methods of my own."
Hearing this, Shen Luo could not help feeling somewhat frustrated.
Although he had now fully refined the Dragon Horn Awl, given his current realm and cultivation, he ultimately could not unleash the treasure's full power. As a result, he could not kill