394: Chapter 394 That Won't Do

Wuming sensed an intense crisis and, almost as his first reaction, leaped into the air!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The ground cracked and split apart as streaks of earthy-yellow sword energy sliced through the earth.

At the same time, the soil and rocks transformed into sharp, massive swords that thrust violently upward!

Like hundreds or thousands of earthen bamboo shoots, they turned the area where the Blade Emperor stood into a forbidden zone for the living!

This was the second move of the Zhu Xian Sword Formation that Lin Xiao had just learned, the "Earth-Shaking Xuanwu Formation"!

In mid-air, Wuming watched the corpse of his disciple, Child Ghost, being shredded into pieces of flesh and blood by the earthen swords, and a chill ran down his spine!

Such a terrifying sword technique must be an immortal grade sword style!

Wasn't this Prince of Zhenbei rumored to be a master of the blade? How could he be using a sword!?

He had no time to think; he reached out and summoned his weapon from its scabbard in the spectator stand.

[Thunderstrike, a long saber made of meteorite iron tempered by heavenly lightning. Grade: Heaven Grade]

Lin Xiao eyed it immediately. Good stuff, it could be exchanged for several thousand prestige!

Ignoring the fact that Wuming was holding his saber with both hands and preparing for a frontal assault, Lin Xiao leaped forward, charging straight at Wuming's front!

He had used the Earth-Shaking Xuanwu Formation specifically to prevent Wuming from escaping and to trap him in the air.

What Lin Xiao wanted was to end the battle as quickly as possible; he absolutely could not let him run away!

"Your Highness, you underestimate this old man too much!"

Seeing Lin Xiao charging straight at him, Wuming felt greatly humiliated!

He was, after all, a Great Grandmaster. Even Old Celestial Master Xiao Dan would not dare to take his full-strength strike head-on. What did it mean that he dared to come empty-handed!?

If you want to die, then come!

If he could kill Lin Xiao while he had this chance, it would actually save him some trouble!

Wuming focused his energy into his dantian, channeled all his cultivation into his arms, and fiercely unleashed the strike of his life!!

"Annihilation!!"

As the saber was swung, it was like rolling thunder, and the air currents from all directions were violently swept to the sides!

Many martial artists with insufficient cultivation were sent stumbling, unable to even stand steady.

A sound like a muffled thunderclap seemed to echo through the mountains and forests!

Annihilation was the signature technique that the Blade Emperor relied on to build his fame. Although it was Heaven Grade, its power was not inferior to an average immortal grade saber technique.

This was because the conditions for cultivating this move were extremely harsh; the strength of the arm swing had to reach two thousand catties to achieve the effect of "absolute silence"!

The Blade Emperor was gifted with unique talents; his arms were not only long, but he also possessed the Heaven Grade aptitude of "Strength to Rival Ten Thousand Jun," which was why he could cultivate it.

"Oh no... His Highness is being too reckless!"

Guan Canghai had just been marveling at the exquisite nature of Lin Xiao's sword technique, but seeing him take the "Annihilation" strike head-on, his heart suddenly tightened!

Old Celestial Master Xiao Dan, however, showed a hint of amusement in his eyes; he could roughly guess why Lin Xiao chose to engage in battle this way...

But he was also curious, could the "Indestructible Golden Body" truly withstand the "Annihilation" strike?

To be honest, from ancient times to the present, there were probably few people who had ever seen it.

Lin Xiao had long known Wuming's trump card. When Annihilation fell, he met it directly with his left hand!

With a thousand years of Earth Immortal Realm cultivation, under the state of "Indestructible Diamond Body," catching this seemingly world-destroying strike was merely a bit heavy.

The blade edge could not even leave a mark on Lin Xiao's palm!

Watching Lin Xiao catch his "Annihilation" with his bare hand, Wuming's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets!

How could this be!? It was a nightmare!!

At the same moment, Lin Xiao's right hand had already been thrust out fiercely!

"Great Mercy Hand!!"

At such close range, a massive palm strike with ten percent power gave Wuming no room to dodge!

Wuming had no choice but to brace himself, channeling all his saber energy into a protective qi shield, gritting his teeth to withstand the blow!

But the moment the power of the Great Mercy Hand touched his protective qi, Wuming realized that the two of them were simply not on the same level!!

It was like a hammer smashing through a sugar shell.

"Clang!!"

Wuming's body was sent flying by a tremendous force, and he, along with his saber, flew out like a cannonball for over a hundred meters, crashing directly into a cliff wall!

The mountain rocks shattered, and Wuming was embedded inside, blood slowly trickling down from the stone wall...

The scene was deathly silent.

[prestige + 1200]

[Ding! Achievement obtained: "Light of the Righteous Path": Kill a great demonic mastermind in the jianghu. Grade: Heaven Grade, prestige + 1000]

Oh? Did I accidentally rid the martial arts world of an evil person?

Lin Xiao had no interest in this stingy two thousand-something prestige.

He used a light-body technique to fly over to Wuming's corpse and kicked him down from the cliff wall!

With a momentary exchange, the Heaven Grade Thunderstrike was converted into 5000 prestige points.

Hehe, dead men tell no tales; it was impossible for Blade Mountain to get it back!

"Hey! Get up! Exchange a few more moves with this Prince!!"

Lin Xiao shouted a few times.

"Your... Your Highness... he... he is already dead."

A martial artist standing nearby said cautiously.

Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow. "Dead? Isn't he the Blade Emperor!? He's that fragile!?"

The scene was silent as the grave; no one dared to answer.

In fact, most people were still in a daze, wondering if they were dreaming.

Had the Blade Emperor, one of the dignified Five Great Grandmasters, really died?

Just like that, slapped to death with one palm!?

If they told anyone, surely no one would believe it!

They had thought it was just a sparring match, but who would have thought... it ended with one "spar"!

Guan Canghai and Old Celestial Master Xiao Dan both wore expressions of disbelief.

Although they knew Lin Xiao's martial arts were extremely high, this disparity in strength was no longer something a Great Grandmaster could achieve!

Earth Immortal! This Prince of Zhenbei... is an immortal!!

At this moment, rather than feeling sighing over the Blade Emperor, the two were more filled with excitement!

Since the Prince of Zhenbei could step into the Earth Immortal Realm, it meant they also had a chance!

For a moment, both felt both incredulous and highly encouraged!

The person with the most complex emotions at the scene was naturally from Blade Mountain.

Qin Hengjiang and the others turned pale. Although the Blade Emperor had many problems, he was, after all, Blade Mountain's greatest reliance.

They came to the Tianwu Grand Tournament, and not getting the predetermined first place was one thing, but even the Blade Emperor had died. Going back... what kind of chaos would Blade Mountain fall into!?

It just so happened that the Blade Emperor himself had gone to provoke the Prince of Zhenbei, and even talked about "letting the jianghu affairs be settled in the jianghu"!

Now that you yourself are "gone," who can you blame?

Seeing Lin Xiao return to the edge of the arena, everyone tacitly retreated, fearing to offend Lin Xiao.

At this moment, all the martial artists at the scene were in a state of terrified silence.

Xiao Qingxuan brought a few young women down from the stage, showing a worried expression.

"Your Highness, why did you really kill the Blade Emperor?"

Lin Xiao looked helpless. "This Prince doesn't know either. This dignified Great Grandmaster is so fragile."

"One can only say that these people in the jianghu still cannot compare to our official government troops; their level is too poor."

Hearing this, the martial artists at the scene all felt like they had eaten bitter herbs, unable to voice their grievances.

How could the individual martial prowess of government troops compare to the top experts of the jianghu?

But the Prince of Zhenbei had just killed a Great Grandmaster with one palm, so, fine, whatever he said, it was!

"Your Highness, Blade Mountain is the largest sect in the Nanling region. With the Blade Emperor dead, Blade Mountain will surely fall into chaos, and the sects below will definitely be in turmoil too. I fear there will be a bloodbath," Xiao Qingxuan sighed.

"Oh? Is that so?"

Lin Xiao looked at Qin Hengjiang not far away and asked, "Elder Qin, is what the Princess Consort said true?"

Qin Hengjiang made a bitter face and nodded. "Your Highness, rest assured, this old man will try his best to mediate between all parties and stabilize Blade Mountain as much as possible..."

The group from Blade Mountain not only dared not blame Lin Xiao, but they didn't even dare to immediately collect Wuming's corpse.

It was cowardly and frustrating, but no one mocked them; they even felt pity for them.

Who could have thought beforehand that the Prince of Zhenbei would attend a tournament and end up killing a Great Grandmaster before leaving?

The Tianwu Grand Tournament had already ended; this was simply a disaster from out of the blue!

"That won't do!"

Lin Xiao frowned and said righteously, "This Prince killed Wuming because he was disrespectful to this Prince, but the disciples of Blade Mountain, and even the common people of Nanling, are innocent."

"If, because this Prince killed Wuming, it causes heavy casualties, how could this Prince bear it?"