Since I'm Here, I'll Carve My Way Through!

A few minutes later, the three great families and the ten personal guards stood together, both sides having laid down their weapons.

Zhao Tao looked a little embarrassed. "So the young city lord charged in on his own, and when you wanted to follow, he was worried you'd hold him back?"

The ten personal guards raised their eyebrows. That was true, but why did it sound so grating when he put it that way?

"That's right. The young city lord came to the Spirit Realm to hunt Sin Beasts and temper himself," a personal guard said with a nod.

Zhao Tao drew a deep breath, his heart churning like a storm-tossed sea.

Had he not seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed anyone could be this fierce.

Charging alone into more than ten thousand Sin Beasts-what the hell was that if not courting death?

His gaze rested on the figure that flickered into view amid the horde of Sin Beasts.

He was clearly surrounded by Sin Beasts, yet the swathes of Sin Beast corpses on the ground made it seem as though he alone had surrounded over ten thousand of them.

If Zhao Tao had previously felt some resentment toward Lin An, believing his status alone put him a cut above himself,

then now he was thoroughly convinced. At the very least, he lacked the courage to charge into more than ten thousand Sin Beasts.

Let alone slaughter them as Lin An was doing.

"The reason only one of you came out just now was that you were afraid we'd take the opportunity to do something to harm the young city lord, wasn't it?" Zhao Tao continued.

The ten personal guards said nothing, but their expressions made the answer plain.

"Hmph. Do you really think our three great families are fools? If anything happened to the young city lord, the city lord would surely go mad. Would he care about right or wrong then? He would certainly make our three great families die with him," Zhao Tao snorted.

The three great families knew full well that Shenglin City existed only because of its city lord, Lin Xiao.

Although Lin Xiao's presence kept their three great families under his thumb, without him, Shenglin City would cease to exist, let alone their families.

"We were merely taking precautions," a personal guard said. Even if they had to do it again, they would make the same choice.

Zhao Tao stopped dwelling on the matter and asked, "What do we do now? Just wait here? Or lure away some Sin Beasts to ease the pressure on the young city lord?"

"The young master said we weren't to interfere. If he encounters danger, he'll use the means the city lord gave him to break out," a personal guard said.

"So we really do nothing?"

Zhao Tao frowned as he watched Lin An fighting amid the horde of Sin Beasts. Doing nothing left him uneasy.

"How about this? Let's prepare first. If the young city lord can't hold out, we'll do our best to draw these Sin Beasts away and ease the pressure on him as he breaks out," Zhao Tao said after some thought.

As for the special treasure in the valley, he no longer had any designs on it.

What mattered most now was that Lin An, the young city lord, absolutely could not die-at least not in this Spirit Realm. Otherwise, their three great families were finished.

The ten personal guards exchanged glances, then nodded. It was better than doing nothing.

Amid the horde of Sin Beasts.

Lin An gripped the coldly gleaming saber tightly in both hands, his agile figure weaving among the terrifying monsters.

With each swing of his arms, saber qi swept out in all directions.

Every flash of saber light brought a bloody storm, sending swathes of Sin Beasts crashing to the ground with agonized cries.

Yet these Sin Beasts seemed not to know fear, throwing themselves at Lin An one after another.

Whenever one Sin Beast fell, another immediately filled the gap without hesitation and continued its ferocious assault.

They came in an endless stream, surging like a tide, seemingly impossible to kill off.

But Lin An felt no fear at all. His constantly rising attribute points filled him with excitement.

The saber in his hands moved faster and faster, its qi crisscrossing into an impenetrable net that cut down the Sin Beasts closing in on him.

Even when Sin Beasts lunged at him, they could not break through his defenses.

After all, he was wearing inner armor, and it was gold-quality armor at that.

After an hour of such fighting, Lin An still showed no sign of fatigue.

With the Spirit Devouring divine ability, even if he exhausted all the spiritual power in his body, he only needed to kill some Sin Beasts to replenish it.

Meanwhile, Lin An found a moment to check his attribute points. He already had over ninety thousand and was about to cross the hundred-thousand mark again.

There's about an hour left before the Spirit Realm closes. Should I go big and carve my way straight in?

Lin An glanced at the valley not far away, a thought flashing through his mind.

There must still be plenty of Silver Tier Sin Beasts in that valley. If I use the jade pendant my bargain-bin dad gave me, I should be able to wipe out a whole swath in one shot.

The jade pendant contained a strike from Lin Xiao, a Gold Ninth Grade expert. Even a Silver Ninth Grade Sin Beast would have no chance of withstanding it.

Moreover, the jade pendant was his own item, so the Sin Beasts it killed would naturally count as his kills, and he would receive attribute points as usual.

Since I'm here, I might as well take a look inside the valley.

If there's a chance, I can take that special treasure too.

Lin An made up his mind. In any case, the Spirit Realm would close in another hour. Even if he couldn't get the treasure, he could farm more attribute points.

He acted on the thought immediately, beginning a purposeful advance toward the valley.

As he drew closer to the valley, the Sin Beasts seemed to sense something and grew even more frenzied.

Although they posed little threat to Lin An, they still slowed his advance.

"Is the young master trying to enter the valley?"

The ten personal guards, who had been watching Lin An all along, soon realized his intent.

"In that case, let's help the young city lord lure away the Sin Beasts outside first," Zhao Tao said after some thought.

The ten personal guards exchanged glances, then all nodded.

The Spirit Realm was about to close anyway. Even if they lured away the Sin Beasts outside, there would still be enough in the valley for the young master to hunt.

"Let's move."

The three great families immediately sprang into action, taking out Sin-Luring Crystals and activating them before beginning to draw the Sin Beasts away.

Although Lin An was surrounded by the horde, only a small portion of the Sin Beasts could actually attack him. Most could only watch from the outside.

As the energy fluctuations of the Sin-Luring Crystals spread, they immediately drew away these Sin Beasts that were still lining up to die.

Are all the Sin Beasts being lured away?

Lin An also noticed the Sin Beasts on the outside running off in every direction and knew that the ten personal guards had realized his intent.

Perfect. Now I can push into the valley faster.

Time slowly passed. As more and more Sin Beasts were lured away, the pressure on Lin An plummeted.

Half an hour later, Lin An fought his way to the valley entrance.

Lin An lashed out with his saber, sending another wave of saber qi sweeping forth and killing the Sin Beasts within thirty meters ahead of him.

Then he used Star-Chasing Steps and charged straight into the valley.