Please Go Die

"What?"

Hearing Lin Chao's words, the Armored Gate's master's expression changed drastically.

The masters of Light Feather Gate, Eight Trigrams Gate, and the others were the same.

Tai Qing Palace placed far too much pressure on people.

Especially Tai Qing Palace's master, Azure Lord's younger brother. Aside from Azure Lord, he could be considered the foremost among the Extraordinary.

Azure Lord was strong because of his destiny.

Tai Qing Palace's master was strong because of sheer hard power.

The Armored Gate's master considered himself a top-tier expert among the Extraordinary, but compared to Tai Qing Palace's master, he felt he fell far short.

The Armored Gate's master asked himself whether even he and the old monk of Empty Mountain Temple together would necessarily be a match for Tai Qing Palace's master.

Now that Tai Qing Palace's master had come, he certainly had not come alone.

Had their scheme been discovered?

The Armored Gate's master was horrified beyond measure.

By comparison, the old monk of Empty Mountain Temple, the Jiang Tian Xie Family head, and Mo Fengxue of Three Extremes Sect were much calmer.

Mo Fengxue stepped forward. "Tai Qing Palace's master actually came?"

The Armored Gate's master naturally saw the ease on Mo Fengxue's face.

He was slightly alarmed.

Why did Mo Fengxue seem so confident?

Suddenly, a terrifying thought arose in his heart.

Could it be that Lin Chao and the others had pledged themselves to Azure Lord?

Just then, an aged laugh rang out.

"It seems you are not fools after all."

Following that voice, a party of over thirty people flew into the courtyard.

At their head was none other than Tai Qing Palace's master.

At Tai Qing Palace's master's side stood four Extraordinary individuals of exceptional bearing.

They were experts from Northern Cold Hall, Dragon Hall, King Tai Liang's Estate, and Mituo Mountain.

Tai Qing Palace's master wore a calm expression.

Seeing these people, the Armored Gate's master's face turned even uglier.

It could be said that, aside from Azure Lord, all of Great Cang's other powerful figures had gathered here.

How could they possibly win?

Originally, the Armored Gate's master had intended to launch a thunderous campaign after becoming the leader, breaking each faction one by one.

Now, it seemed there was no chance.

Their alliance had only just been about to form, yet it was already about to be destroyed.

Lin Chao looked at the people before him, his expression calm. "Sure enough, Heaven's mandate lies with Azure Lord. Our secret plot this time was quite thorough, yet you still discovered it."

In ancient times, two things were difficult.

The first was keeping secrets.

The second was leaking secrets.

They contradicted each other, yet both were true.

Given ancient transportation, population movement, and information transmission, leaking secrets truly was difficult.

Of course, with ancient secrecy systems, the more people a piece of information passed through, the greater the chance it would leak.

This gathering of the seven great factions had already been kept within a small circle.

Yet something still went wrong, and Azure Lord learned of it.

This showed just how terrifying it was that Heaven's mandate lay with Azure Lord.

Lin Chao and the others' plans had not been concealed in the slightest; they had been laid bare beneath Azure Lord's gaze.

Tai Qing Palace's master smiled. "Since you know this, why do you still defy Heaven's mandate?"

"Everyone dies. Why don't you kill yourself now?" Lin Chao looked at Tai Qing Palace's master, his gaze tranquil.

"I am very curious. Even after seeing me appear, you can remain so calm.

What exactly is your confidence?" Tai Qing Palace's master was no fool.

Even with forces such as Armored Gate and Eight Trigrams Gate gathered together, Tai Qing Palace's master was not afraid.

Before coming to the Great Capital, Azure Lord had lent him a wisp of destiny.

Though that wisp of destiny was not much, it could still enhance his strength.

"My confidence is naturally my strength."

Lin Chao looked at Tai Qing Palace's master, powerful sword intent radiating from his body.

Holding his longsword, he slowly walked forward.

The Armored Gate's master's expression shifted slightly. "Lin Ping, be careful."

He did not know what Lin Chao's confidence was.

At this moment, that was all he could do—hope for some miracle.

Mo Fengxue wore a confident expression. "Once the young master acts, Tai Qing Palace's master will surely be defeated."

Beside her, Qi Guangying of Light Feather Gate and the others were puzzled. "Is Lin Ping really that strong?"

The Extraordinary were also simply divided into ranks.

They were third-rate, second-rate, and first-rate Extraordinary.

Above them were grandmasters.

In present-day Great Cang, there were only two grandmaster-level Extraordinary: Azure Lord and Tai Qing Palace's master.

"Could Lin Ping have broken through to the grandmaster realm?" The Armored Gate's master did not understand. "Even if that is so, given the strength of the Dao Sword, he still would not be Tai Qing Palace's master's opponent."

Mo Fengxue's face held admiration and reverence. "The young master is not a grandmaster."

"Not a grandmaster?" The old man of Eight Trigrams Gate repeated those words over and over.

"Then wouldn't Lin Ping certainly lose?" The Armored Gate's master gritted his teeth, conflict in his eyes. "How about we attack together and kill Tai Qing Palace's master?"

At this moment, only if all seven of their great experts attacked together would there be even the slightest possibility of killing Tai Qing Palace's master.

"If he were a grandmaster, perhaps we would have a great chance of killing Tai Qing Palace's master," Qi Guangying of Light Feather Gate said.

"The young master is not a grandmaster." Mo Fengxue recalled that night. "But the young master... is a sage."

"What?" the Armored Gate's master asked.

He did not quite understand.

At this moment, Lin Chao held his sword and slowly advanced.

When he was only five meters from Tai Qing Palace's master, Lin Chao spoke.

"Please go die."

As Lin Chao spoke those words, a sudden sword cry rang from the Azure Edge Sword.