317: Chapter 317 Earthly Demise

The people from Yuanxu Mountain.

From the moment they entered the treasury together, they already had this idea.

Kill the other four and capture Su Lianxue alive.

This Lin Ming, as Master Yun Hua's Disciple, indeed possessed some level of strength.

Huang Zhang had already informed them of this after his brief exchange with Lin Ming.

However, Xue Jinyu did not believe that he would be no match for Lin Ming.

No matter how strong Lin Ming was, his Realm was only at the mid-stage of the Spirit Treasury Realm.

A gap in cultivation Realm was not something that could be fully compensated for by mere strength.

A kick.

Xue Jinyu launched a kick toward Lin Ming. The scorching aura radiating from his body coiled around like a nest of venomous snakes.

With a shift of his feet, Lin Ming leaped backward, evading Xue Jinyu's attack.

Those scorching auras, however, pursued him relentlessly, snapping at Lin Ming's heels.

But they were unable to catch Lin Ming, as he dodged every single one of them.

"Does a Disciple of Yuanxu Mountain only know how to hide?"

Seeing that Lin Ming was only evading and not counterattacking, Xue Jinyu mocked him.

"It's that you're incompetent and can't catch me."

Lin Ming retorted sarcastically.

What did he mean by 'only knowing how to hide'? It was clearly his opponent's lack of skill that prevented him from catching Lin Ming. How did that translate into Lin Ming only knowing how to hide?

"Then I'll see just how you hide from this."

Xue Jinyu spoke, his face filled with murderous intent.

The scorching aura erupted from Xue Jinyu's body. He reached out with a claw-like motion, and nearly a hundred streaks of scorching heat blanketed the area, launching an all-out assault on Lin Ming.

Lin Ming came to a halt; he indeed stopped hiding.

Faint traces of lightning began to manifest in his hand.

Crimson lightning appeared in Lin Ming's hand, then began to spread continuously.

In the blink of an eye, this crimson lightning collided with the nearly one hundred streaks of scorching aura.

"Bing Fire Thunder."

Xue Jinyu said in a low voice.

The Bing Fire Thunder from the Five Elements Thunder Technique.

Xue Jinyu wasn't surprised. The information they had on Lin Ming already mentioned his proficiency in the Five Elements Thunder Technique.

But so what?

A mere thunder technique could not change Lin Ming's ultimate fate.

An axe appeared in Xue Jinyu's hand, and his Yang Intent attached itself to the weapon.

Gripping the axe, Xue Jinyu delivered a direct downward strike.

This strike, imbued with Yang Intent, actually managed to cleave a gap through the Bing Fire Thunder.

The powerful strike and the Yang Intent shattered the Bing Fire Thunder and charged straight for Lin Ming.

Initially, Lin Ming did not continue to face him head-on, instead continuing to dodge the opponent's offensive as before.

However, Xue Jinyu was growing annoyed. He was irritated that Lin Ming didn't dare to face him directly and only focused on evasion.

This caused Xue Jinyu's speed to increase further. Multiple axe shadows manifested, closing in on Lin Ming's body.

It felt as if the axe would appear on Lin Ming's shoulder in the very next second.

But Lin Ming would certainly not allow such a thing to happen.

A sword entered his hand.

He swung the sword.

Sword and axe collided, and a powerful force surged downward.

The domineering Yang Intent attempted to crash into Lin Ming, but that sharp Sword Intent refused to allow it.

The Fourth-level Sword Intent flared up, directly suppressing the Yang Intent.

But Xue Jinyu's offensive did not stop there.

"Mountain Breaker!"

Xue Jinyu shouted.

Immediately, an even more powerful force erupted from Xue Jinyu's body, and that Yang Intent also burst forth from him.

The target of this eruption was precisely Lin Ming.

*Bang...*

In response, Lin Ming did not retreat a single step.

With a sweep of his longsword, the Fourth-level Sword Intent blossomed, accompanied by pale gold lightning.

*Hiss...*

In an instant,

Sword Intent, lightning, Yang Intent, and various other forces became intertwined.

They exploded directly.

They retreated.

This time, both sides retreated.

Each backed away by more than ten steps.

Xue Jinyu now looked at Lin Ming with a grave expression. He had to admit that he had slightly underestimated Lin Ming.

Lin Ming's strength was somewhat beyond his expectations.

Because of this, Xue Jinyu became even more determined in his resolve.

That was, Lin Ming had to die. He could not be allowed to leave this place alive.

Killing intent.

Intense killing intent.

Dozens of strikes were unleashed from his axe.

Lin Ming stood in his original spot, not moving an inch, as he blocked all the incoming strikes.

Xue Jinyu's strength was indeed formidable.

Especially when Lin Ming limited his own strength to the Spirit Treasury Realm, defeating or even killing him would be slightly difficult.

Although Lin Ming was not a bloodthirsty person,

since Xue Jinyu had been so pushy, he naturally had to provide a proper response.

Otherwise, the man would truly think he was an easy target.

"Yang Rupture!"

Xue Jinyu no longer held back.

With the next move, he intended to end Lin Ming's life.

He didn't want to continue wasting time here.

The Yang Intent was completely fused into the axe in his hand. This strike had already locked onto Lin Ming.

This move, then...

Lin Ming could naturally see that Xue Jinyu wanted to end this battle in a single blow.

Then he would grant him his wish.

Nirvana Second Sword:

Earth's End.

This was also the second time he had performed this strike.

A perfect Fusion of Nirvana Intent and Sword Intent.

It appeared to be a very ordinary sword strike.

*Bang...*

The Yang Intent was instantly extinguished, completely annihilated by Lin Ming's sword.

The axe flew out of his hand and fell to the ground, embedding itself into the surface.

Drop after drop of blood dripped from Xue Jinyu's hand, falling onto the axe.

Traces of blood trickled from the corner of Xue Jinyu's mouth.

His expression at this moment was nothing but numb.

*Pfft...*

In an instant, a mouthful of blood sprayed from his mouth, splattering across the ground.

Fortunately, there was still some distance between them, otherwise the blood would have landed on Lin Ming.

He lost.

Xue Jinyu found it difficult to accept that he had actually lost—lost to a cultivator at the mid-stage of the Spirit Treasury Realm.

This was something he could not accept.

That sword strike...

The image of that strike appeared in Xue Jinyu's mind, a strike that made him unable to even muster the will to resist.

For a moment, an emotion called fear suddenly surfaced in his heart and began to spread slowly.

"If you can't win against him, then let this old man do it."

An aged voice rang in Xue Jinyu's ear.

"It's you."

Hearing this aged voice, Xue Jinyu was momentarily stunned.

But he quickly reacted; wasn't this the fellow who had tried to possess him earlier?

Xue Jinyu had indeed encountered a Possession attempt.

And this event had long been anticipated by Gao Chi.

Gao Chi had captured the Divine Soul of a Nimo Sect remnant from that key and had learned some things about the treasury from him.

This Possession was naturally within Gao Chi's expectations.

Gao Chi had naturally given them a method to deal with it.

After Xue Jinyu encountered the Possession, he should have used the Elder's methods to kill it directly.

Why was he still alive?