174: Chapter 174 The Heavenly Slaughter Sword is unleashed, slaying Tu Zhenxiong.

As Ralph was slain by Lin Yuan, Wu Youdao was freed up and immediately charged towards Tu Zhenxiong.

With a three-on-one situation, Tu Zhenxiong immediately lost his crushing advantage, and the battle became evenly matched.

However, Tu Zhenxiong kept his attention divided, watching Lin Yuan's movements. He felt that Lin Yuan was definitely strange. If anyone on the field posed the greatest threat to him,

it wasn't Su Yuntian with his profound cultivation, nor Ice-Cold Frost with her sharp attacks, nor Wu Youdao with his unpredictable methods, but that young man who seemed weak in strength but actually possessed god-slaying combat power.

"Tu Zhenxiong's strength is too terrifying. I can't approach him for an assassination, lest he risk injury to kill me. I'll test him from a distance."

Thinking this, Lin Yuan's hand immediately produced a silver ninth-tier magic cube, which he directly threw at Tu Zhenxiong. The next moment, Tu Zhenxiong was firmly controlled in place.

"Hmm? It worked! Now's the time!"

Lin Yuan didn't hesitate; his Profound Mystery Void-Breaking Palm immediately struck out.

But the next second...

CRACK!!

With a crisp sound, Tu Zhenxiong directly shattered the cage formed by the Profound Mystery folding, breaking free. He swung a six-edged war hammer in his hand, directly smashing the incoming silver palm print.

"It's actually a Profound Mystery secret technique, Kid Lin. I underestimated you too much. You've hidden so many secrets, but everything you've done is futile. I possess true Profound Mystery; it's not something you, Kid Lin, can contend with!" Tu Zhenxiong declared proudly.

"Kid Lin, this guy is right. He has Profound Mystery within him. Your realm isn't high enough, so even with a Profound Mystery secret technique, you can't harm him. Use the heavenly slaughter sword instead," Chu Yunfeng reminded him in his mind.

"Old Chu, can I really control the heavenly slaughter sword?"

"With your current cultivation, you should be able to use it briefly, but the power you can exert might be limited."

"I still have to try. Even if I can't kill him, I can at least heavily injure him. The divine ability's duration is limited; I can't hesitate anymore."

Lin Yuan made up his mind, directly touching the heavenly slaughter sword in his storage space and drawing it out.

Clang!!

A sword cry that echoed through heaven and earth rang out. The entire sky instantly turned blood-red. The heavenly slaughter sword reappeared in the human world!

Lin Yuan gripped the hilt with both hands. He felt the intense killing intent within the heavenly slaughter sword eroding his consciousness. A strange power made him feel that the heavenly slaughter sword constantly wanted to control his hands and slaughter everything in the world.

The heavenly slaughter sword's wooden outer sheath was dilapidated, like a piece of decaying wood, but a crimson blood color seeped through the cracks, releasing its ferocious aura.

Tu Zhenxiong felt the aura of the heavenly slaughter sword and was suddenly startled. He felt an intense trembling in his heart. This sword made him feel extreme danger and unease.

"No, Ralph was slain. It seems impossible to kill this Kid Lin today. This sword is too strange. Retreat!"

Thinking this, Tu Zhenxiong turned and fled, his war hammer wildly swinging, directly blasting open an escape route.

How could Lin Yuan let him leave? Teleportation activated, he appeared directly behind Tu Zhenxiong, painstakingly raising the heavenly slaughter sword above his head.

"Kill!!"

Lin Yuan roared and suddenly slashed down with his sword. A huge, blood-red sword beam directly tore through the void, striking towards Tu Zhenxiong.

"Ah!! What the hell is that!!"

Tu Zhenxiong felt the intense killing aura approaching, and his soul was instantly terrified. He hastily flung the war hammer in his hand behind him.

But that powerful and heavy war hammer was instantly cut into nothingness without making a sound.

The sword beam's might did not diminish, continuing to strike towards Tu Zhenxiong.

In this critical moment, Tu Zhenxiong directly pulled out an exquisite small bronze bell from hisIn my arms. As soon as the small bronze bell appeared, it immediately emitted an ancient aura, and a heavy feeling suddenly emerged.

"Lin Yuan, be careful! This is a Soul Weapon, a magical artifact specifically targeting souls!" Chu Yunfeng anxiously warned.

"Carefree Defense!"

Lin Yuan quickly activated his defense, followed immediately by a Carefree Break, directly striking the opponent's Sea of Consciousness.

"Kid Lin, you forced my hand! Even if the soul control bell shatters, I will shatter your Sea of Consciousness!"

Tu Zhenxiong became ruthless. This soul control bell was precisely the magical artifact he used to control others' seas of consciousness. This artifact was incomplete, and forcibly activating it in combat would only accelerate its damage.

But at this moment, only by shattering Lin Yuan's Sea of Consciousness could he stop this sword beam from slaying him.

But before he could control the soul control bell, he felt a sharp pain in his brain, and a dizzying sensation of spinning instantly assailed him. The soul control bell slipped from his hand.

The next moment...

"Ah!! No!!!"

A shrill scream rang out. The crimson sword beam mercilessly sliced through, and Tu Zhenxiong, a generation's overlord who had plagued Blue Star, was thus reduced to ashes...

Lin Yuan swallowed Tu Zhenxiong's soul body, grabbed the soul control bell, and threw it into his storage space along with the heavenly slaughter sword. The sky instantly returned to clear.

After doing all this, his steps suddenly became unsteady, and he swayed precariously in the air.

Qianqian, who had been watching Lin Yuan, quickly flew to his side when she saw this, wrapping her arms around his waist and supporting him.

"Lin Yuan, are you alright?" Qianqian asked, her face full of worry.

"I'm fine, just a bit exhausted."

Lin Yuan smiled slightly and patted her hand.

The two turned and looked at the others, only to see several of Great Xia's top combat powers staring at them with wide eyes and open mouths.

"Tu Zhenxiong is... dead? Just like that?" Ice-Cold Frost murmured, covering her mouth.

"This... is this... transcendent power?" Wu Youdao mused thoughtfully.

"Holy crap! You... you instantly killed him? How... how did you do that?"

Even the usually steady Su Yuntian swore, showing the shock in his heart.

Lin Yuan ignored the three and looked at the dumbfounded Hua Hongfeng. The two approached Hua Hongfeng, and Lin Yuan spoke calmly:

"Old geezer, why are you gaping like a dog? Still blabbering endlessly?"

"I... I..."

"Stop with your 'I, I, I.' Don't worry, I don't need you to call me 'dad.' Just don't show off in front of me again. Don't think you're superior just because you're from the Starry Sky. There are many things you haven't seen. Today is to make you remember this truth.

Also, Qianqian is the master, and you are the servant. She respects you, but you must not bully her. I hope you remember my words!"

Lin Yuan's words rang in Hua Hongfeng's heart like an alarm bell.

Hua Hongfeng lowered his head in shame and knelt before Lin Yuan and Qianqian with a thud:

"This old servant Hua Hongfeng knows his mistake. It was this old servant who overstepped and should not have defied Young Miss's decision. Please punish me, Young Miss!"

Hua Hongfeng's attitude was sincere. He had witnessed Lin Yuan's methods and was still in shock. He had originally thought that Lin Yuan could not gain the Mu family's approval and had compared him to the prodigies of the Starry Sky.

Now it seemed that the prodigies of the Starry Sky were nothing compared to Lin Yuan...

"Uncle Hua, you truly disappointed me today. I know you mean well for me, so I'll let it go this time. But from now on, you are not to question Lin Yuan again, or don't blame me for disregarding our many years of affection," Qianqian said coldly.

"This old servant understands."

Hua Hongfeng quickly agreed, then kowtowed to Lin Yuan and blurted out:

"Dad!"

"My goodness!"

Lin Yuan was so startled that he quickly jumped aside. "You actually called me that?! I don't have a son as old as you!"

"I, Hua Hongfeng, can accept defeat. I was narrow-minded, I failed to recognize a great talent, but for Young Miss's happiness, I, Hua Hongfeng, implore you to cultivate with all your might. When the day comes that you break out of the Starry Sky, you must come to the Haoyue Star Alliance to marry my Young Miss!

I, Hua Hongfeng, lack the ability to stop Master's decision, but from the bottom of my heart, I hope Young Miss can find happiness! Everything is up to you!"

The old servant was now in tears. He had no ill intentions, but merely a certain arrogance due to his background...

"Qianqian is my woman. Under this starry sky, no one can change that fact!"

Lin Yuan looked up at the starry sky, his eyes filled with powerful fighting intent...