73: Linghua Demon Seal VS Lin Family Secret Technique

The cold tip of the Mystic Iron Demon Suppressing Ruler pressed against Lin Yunzhi's glabella.

"Go ask the King of Hell," Li Dong's voice was devoid of any emotion.

Just as the ruler's edge was about to pierce him, Lin Yunzhi's face, contorted with fear, suddenly froze, replaced by a look of hysterical madness!

"Li Dong! Do you think you've won? Hahahaha! I want you dead! I want the entire Prefecture city to be buried with me!"

He bit through his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of vital blood, and his hands formed seals with an extremely bizarre speed.

"Lin Family Forbidden Art — Blood Burning Sacrifice!"

Boom!

A violent Aura, far exceeding the Foundation Establishment Stage - Early Phase, erupted from within Lin Yunzhi! His veins bulged, his eyes were bloodshot, and his emaciated body seemed to be injected with some malevolent power, growing taller section by section, with blood mist swirling around him, emitting a nauseating stench.

Inside the valley, the few enhanced demon attraction incense that had been slightly unstable due to Li Dong's previous attack now flared up again, seemingly catalyzed by the blood Qi, buzzing. The Formation that was on the verge of collapsing now showed signs of restabilizing and even accelerating its operation!

"Late Foundation Establishment Stage? No, this Aura... it's almost touched the edge of the Golden Core?" Li Dong frowned slightly. This Lin Yunzhi was truly ruthless, even resorting to such a deadly move against himself.

"Die!" Lin Yunzhi's voice was hoarse, like a roaring ghost. His figure transformed into a blood shadow, enveloped in thick blood-evil power, and a claw struck towards Li Dong's face. This attack was more than ten times stronger than that of the Foundation Establishment Stage - Early Phase suicide leader from before!

"Hmph, burning yourself to illuminate others? Unfortunately, what you illuminate is your own path to death!"

Li Dong advanced instead of retreating, his spiritual power at the Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment Peak circulating without reservation.

"Clang!"

A layer of fine Black Scale Armor instantly covered his entire body!

At the same time, he formed a seal with his left hand, and a golden "Suppress" character, even more solid and brilliant than before, appeared out of thin air, emitting a majestic and vast suppressive intent.

"Spirit Transformation Demon Suppression Seal!"

"Boom!"

The blood claw and the golden seal collided fiercely, creating a deafening roar. A violent energy shockwave swept in all directions, shattering rocks and reducing vegetation to ash.

Li Dong's body swayed slightly, and the Black Scale Armor glowed, deflecting most of the impact. But the malevolent blood-evil power still tried to seep into his body in threads.

However, the golden "Suppress" character shone brightly, and the invading blood-evil power rapidly melted and purified like ice and snow meeting the sun.

"Hmm?" Lin Yunzhi's attack failed. Instead, he felt that the power he had unleashed through his secret art was being suppressed and purified the moment it touched the golden character. Its operation was far less smooth than he had anticipated.

"What's going on? My Blood Burning Great Art..." His heart skipped a beat. This was the Lin family's ultimate secret art, sacrificing vital blood and Lifespan in exchange for several times the combat power in a short period, always effective. How could it be...

Li Dong keenly noticed this. "So that's it. Your crooked path is perfectly countered by my Demon Suppression Seal. Truly, the Heavenly Dao has Reincarnation, and retribution is swift!"

This was truly an unexpected pleasant surprise; he had thought it would take a great deal of effort.

"Boy, don't be so arrogant!" Despite his surprise, Lin Yunzhi remained calm. As the Eldest Young Master of the Lin family, he forcibly suppressed the unease in his heart and once again activated his secret art. His attacks were like a torrential storm—blood-colored claw shadows, palm prints, and fist Qis—bombarding Li Dong recklessly.

"Let's see how long you can last!" Li Dong sneered, continuously channeling the power of the Spirit Transformation Demon Suppression Seal into the Mystic Iron Demon Suppressing Ruler. The ruler glowed with golden light, and each swing carried a majestic and inviolable suppressive force.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

The ruler's shadow and blood-light fiercely collided in the valley. With each clash, Lin Yunzhi felt his power weaken, while the opponent's strange golden seal and ruler seemed to be the bane of his secret art, making the suffocating feeling of being unable to exert his strength grow heavier.

What terrified him even more was that he could clearly feel his burning vitality draining at more than twice the normal speed when performing the secret art!

At this rate, let alone killing Li Dong, he would probably exhaust his Lifespan first!

"This... what Cultivation Technique is this? It can even counter my Lin family's secret art!" True fear finally appeared in Lin Yunzhi's eyes.

While wielding the ruler to defend, Li Dong carefully observed Lin Yunzhi's changes. The opponent's skin began to show abnormal shriveling, the blood-light in his eyes gradually dimmed, and the violent Aura on his body was visibly fading.

"As expected, it's an evil art that overdraws life. The Lin family is rotten to the core!" Li Dong's killing intent grew stronger, but then he thought, "To let you die like this would be too easy. I want you alive, to spit out all the sins of your Lin family, one by one!"

Capture him alive! Once this thought appeared, it refused to leave.

"Warning! The detonation Formation has restabilized and is about to enter the final detonation sequence! Remaining time: fifteen breaths!"

The System's alert sounded again, more urgent than before.

"Fifteen breaths?" Li Dong's eyes narrowed. He couldn't delay any longer!

"Lin Yunzhi, your performance is over!"

He let out a low roar, and the golden light on the Mystic Iron Demon Suppressing Ruler suddenly intensified several times. He no longer entangled with Lin Yunzhi but feinted an attack, his figure like lightning, rushing straight towards the enhanced demon attraction incense located at the "Tian Shu" position, which was also the most crucial point of the entire Big Dipper Formation!

That was precisely where he had located the Formation's eye, through the System's analysis and the Spirit Transformation Demon Suppression Seal's perception!

"You dare!" Lin Yunzhi's eyes were about to split open when he saw this. He had intended to use his last breath to forcibly detonate a demon-attracting incense and perish together with Li Dong, but he never expected Li Dong wouldn't give him that chance!

"Break it —!"

Li Dong poured all his spiritual power and the suppressive force of the Spirit Transformation Demon Suppression Seal into this single strike of the ruler!

The Mystic Iron Demon Suppressing Ruler let out a clear Dragon roar, and an extremely condensed golden ruler shadow, carrying an unparalleled Aura of severing all and suppressing all evil, fiercely struck towards the Formation's eye!

"Boom crack!"

A tremendous sound, as if heavenly thunder had exploded!

The enhanced demon attraction incense at the "Tian Shu" position, along with the hidden runes beneath it, exploded in response, turning into dust!

With the core Formation's eye shattered, the other six "potent demon attraction incense," which had been shining brightly, suddenly dimmed as if their necks had been wrung, and the terrifying energy fluctuations completely dissipated with them.

The destructive Aura in the valley that had almost swallowed people was completely gone.

"The detonation Formation has been completely destroyed! The Prefecture city crisis is resolved!"

The System's alert carried a hint of relief.

"No—! My plan! My painstaking effort!" Lin Yunzhi looked at the completely defunct Formation, letting out a desperate wail. All his reliance, all his madness, at this moment, turned into an illusion.

He knew that everything was over.

"Pfft!" A mouthful of black blood spurted out, and the blood-colored light on Lin Yunzhi's body completely dissipated. He instantly aged several decades as if his essence and spirit had been drained, collapsing to the ground, unable even to stand up. The backlash from the Blood Burning Sacrifice, coupled with the blow of his plan's failure, completely crushed him.

"Li Dong... I won't let you off even as a ghost..." His Qi was faint, and his eyes were filled with venomous hatred.

"Too bad, you won't even have the chance to be a ghost," Li Dong walked towards him step by step, his voice cold. That last strike had almost exhausted most of his spiritual power, and his face was now somewhat pale, his breathing slightly rapid. Clashing head-on with an opponent who had erupted with power comparable to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage by burning his life had also taken a huge toll on him.

A trace of cunning flashed in Lin Yunzhi's eyes. He suddenly pulled out a Talisman from his embrace and slapped it hard on the ground!

"Trying to run?"

Li Dong was already prepared. This guy was still not honest even at death's door!

Just as the Talisman flashed with a faint light, and Lin Yunzhi's figure was about to blur—

"Hmph, playing with an escape Talisman in front of me?"

The scales of the Black Scale Armor on Li Dong's body suddenly stood on end, and a strange ripple spread. He stomped his foot, and his figure instantly vanished from his original spot!

"Black Scale... Instant Shadow!"

The next moment, Li Dong appeared like a ghost in front of the position where Lin Yunzhi was about to escape, grabbing him by the neck and lifting him from the ground. The light of the escape Talisman also completely dimmed.

Lin Yunzhi's aged and shriveled face was filled with disbelief and extreme terror.

"You... how did you..."

Li Dong looked at Lin Yunzhi, who was being lifted like a chick in his hand, and a cold arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Young Master Lin, the game is over. Next, it's time to settle our accounts properly."

The wind in the valley also seemed to quiet down, leaving only Lin Yunzhi's heavy and desperate gasps.

In the distance, several powerful Auras were rapidly approaching, one of them being Inspector Zhou.

Li Dong looked in that direction, thinking, they've come at just the right time.