144: Chapter 144: Sword Slashes Qi Changhe, Team Annihilated!

Boom!!

Xiao Zhantian directly collided with Qi Changhe, and the two peak Ninth Order experts immediately engaged in a fierce battle.

Meanwhile, Lin Yuan and the others also made their move. Tang Tianhao directly engaged Black Soul, Mu Qianqian faced off against Chen Haobei, and the weakest, Minister Luan, stood in Lin Yuan's way.

"Kid, I'm your opponent! You killed my son, and today I will slowly slice you alive!" Minister Luan said with a sinister look.

"Heh heh... Giving me the weakest one is good. I'll finish you off first, then I'll go take care of the others."

Lin Yuan wasted no words. He raised his hand and used his full strength, unleashing a [Void-Breaking Palm] strike. With his combat power at the Ninth Order initial stage, this palm strike was not something the early Eighth Order Minister Luan could block.

"Kid, you're arrogant! Die!"

Minister Luan shook his spiritual energy, and a spiked war hammer appeared in his hand.

But the next second—

Pfft!!

Minister Luan spat out a mouthful of black blood. His eyes immediately filled with confusion. "What's going on? Did I get poisoned?"

But before he could figure out why he was poisoned, Lin Yuan's Void-Breaking Palm handprint arrived.

Boom!!

Minister Luan took the Void-Breaking Palm squarely, instantly thrown out like a rag for over ten meters before crashing onto the ground.

"Pfft!! You're not a Grandmaster!! You're actually Ninth Order!! How can you be so strong?! This is impossible!..."

Minister Luan lay on the ground, continuously spitting blood. His internal organs had been shattered by Lin Yuan's palm strike. He looked at Lin Yuan in disbelief. Until his death, he couldn't understand why he died at the hands of a young man who had just come of age.

"Nothing is impossible. You can go in peace. Oh right, do you know how you got poisoned? It was Chen Haobei who tricked you into drinking the wine from his son, Chen Guang..." Lin Yuan said with a slight smile.

"What? Chen Haobei!! Damn your ancestors!..."

As soon as the words fell, Minister Luan died with his eyes wide open, his gaze filled with venom fixed on Chen Haobei...

Chen Haobei, who was spitting black blood in shock after trading a palm strike with Mu Qianqian, suddenly heard Minister Luan curse him and looked toward Lin Yuan's battlefield with suspicion.

"What? Old Luan, you...!"

When Chen Haobei witnessed Minister Luan's death, he was instantly stunned. Lin Yuan was only at the Grandmaster cultivation level; it should have been easy for Minister Luan to kill him. How could Minister Luan die in the first exchange? This Lin Yuan had actually hidden his true strength!!

Pfft!

Chen Haobei's emotional fluctuations were too great, and he spat out another mouthful of black blood. He stared blankly at the black blood in his hand, his eyes filled with confusion.

"Chen Haobei, do you want to know how you were poisoned?" Lin Yuan walked over with a smile.

"You!... When did you put the poison in?" Chen Haobei roared.

"It wasn't me. Don't blame me. It was your precious son, Chen Guang, who did it. Has the wine he's been dispensing lately tasted especially good?" Lin Yuan asked, the corner of his mouth hooked.

Chen Haobei's eyes widened immediately upon hearing this. "Impossible! Impossible! He's my son!"

"That's right, he is your son, but he is also my most loyal servant..." Lin Yuan said softly.

"You! Pfft!!"

Chen Haobei became furious, aggravating the poison, and spat out another mouthful of blood, his aura weakening.

Just then, Mu Qianqian's ancient-style pink oil-paper umbrella suddenly opened and began to spin in her hand.

She rose into the air, descending like a fairy. A vortex of emerald-green spiritual energy condensed at the top of the oil-paper umbrella. She held the umbrella and suddenly pointed diagonally at Chen Haobei. A streak of green light shot out from the umbrella, blasting toward Chen Haobei.

Chen Haobei fiercely raised the flaming long saber in his hand to block Mu Qianqian's attack.

But the next second, the long saber instantly shattered, and the green streak directly struck Chen Haobei's chest.

Boom!!

After an explosion, Chen Haobei's body was blasted into four pieces by that single strike, leaving no intact remains...

The commotion immediately drew the attention of Qi Changhe and Black Soul. They turned their heads, their faces changing drastically.

Chen Haobei and Minister Luan had both died in such a short time. They would be at a severe disadvantage now.

"I didn't expect that girl to also be at the peak of the Ninth Order, and this kid is also strange. I can't stay here any longer. I must run immediately!" Qi Changhe immediately made up his mind.

Black Soul had the exact same thought as Qi Changhe; staying here meant certain death.

Qi Changhe forcefully repelled Xiao Zhantian and turned to flee, but when he turned around, Mu Qianqian was already there holding her umbrella, blocking his escape route.

"Qi Changhe, the dignified Alliance Master of the Mercenary Guild, is preparing to tuck his tail and run? This old man hasn't had enough fun yet. Watch my blade!"

Xiao Zhantian rushed forward again with his saber, every strike aiming for death. Mu Qianqian also launched her attack, giving him a pincer movement from both sides...

Black Soul was also preparing to escape now. Even though Black Soul was only a soul body, his strength surpassed Tang Tianhao, who could only barely hold on under Black Soul's pressure.

"I'm done playing with you. Lin Yuan, remember this, your life is claimed by the Reincarnation Cult!" Black Soul left a harsh threat and prepared to bolt.

"You inhuman, ghostly thing! Did I say you could leave?" Lin Yuan flashed and appeared directly in front of Black Soul.

"Kid! Since you've delivered yourself to my doorstep, this sovereign will grant your wish!!"

Seeing Lin Yuan close at hand, Black Soul formed his hands into claws and lunged for Lin Yuan's heart, a cruel look on his face.

"Spirit Devouring!"

Lin Yuan sneered and let out a low cry. The Spirit Devouring skill activated immediately, and a powerful suction force directly enveloped Black Soul.

Black Soul instantly felt his soul tremble, as if he had encountered his natural nemesis. Even his consciousness felt like it was being pulled out of his body, and the shadow of death instantly enveloped him.

"No! What kind of ability is this!? Ah!! Spare me! I..."

Before Black Soul could finish a single sentence, he turned into a stream of black mist and was completely swallowed by Lin Yuan.

Seeing this, Tang Tianhao retreated in shock, looking at Lin Yuan with suspicion. He, the dignified Alliance Master of the Martial Alliance, could only barely hold on against Black Soul, yet Lin Yuan just swallowed Black Soul in one gulp?

If you eat a steamed bun, you still need to chew a couple of times, right? If you eat a peak expert, don't you even let out a satisfying burp?

"Little Lin... Lin Yuan, what exactly is your strength?" Tang Tianhao asked in disbelief. He definitely couldn't call him "Kid Lin" anymore. This was a change in attitude brought about by strength; Tang Tianhao no longer dared to act as an elder.

"Uncle Tang, my strength isn't high. I just have an unusual ability that happens to restrain soul bodies," Lin Yuan said with a smile.

"Oh, alright, alright."

Tang Tianhao could only choose to believe it, but he was still very doubtful in his heart. Was it really like that?

[Ding! New mission activated: Slay Qi Changhe. Reward: Three Martial Arts Evolution Pills.]

Just then, a system notification suddenly sounded in Lin Yuan's mind. Lin Yuan was stunned.

Why did a mission pop up at this moment? Martial Arts Evolution Pills! I can't pass this up; I must snatch this kill...

Lin Yuan immediately looked toward Qi Changhe with ill intent.

The next moment, under Tang Tianhao's shocked gaze, Lin Yuan's eyes instantly turned scarlet. A monstrous sea of blood emerged beneath his feet, and a heavenly god phantom dozens of feet tall appeared behind him. The divine might of the heavenly god swept across the heavens and earth. The long sword in his hand spewed out a golden sword light several meters long.

Lin Yuan stomped his feet forcefully and transformed into a golden light, shooting toward Qi Changhe.

"Marshal Xiao, Qianqian, get back!"

Lin Yuan roared. Hearing this, the two looked at Lin Yuan, who seemed like a god descending, with shocked eyes, and retreated without hesitation.

"Space Dimensional Slash!"

Lin Yuan roared inwardly. He slashed his sword, and a massive sword light tore through the heavens and earth, striking directly at Qi Changhe.

Qi Changhe was completely unable to react. In his terrified gaze, he watched himself being engulfed by the golden light.

When everyone could see the situation on the field clearly again, Qi Changhe had actually vanished. He had been slashed into nothingness by Lin Yuan's strike...

Tang Tianhao stared blankly at Lin Yuan's retreating figure and muttered:

"This is what you call not having high strength?! This is high beyond measure, alright?!!"