382: Kill the Rising Sun and Mantis’ Choice

On the island, the frost left by the Ten-Winged Frost Mantis remained, covering the ground with an icy chill, just like Lin Shiming's current state of mind.

Real Person Xuri had arrived, and it was a sneak attack!

Lin Shiming's heart trembled slightly; after all, it was his first time facing a sneak attack from a Golden Core True Person.

That sense of unease, even though he had faced Golden Core Cultivators many times, still gave him a suffocating feeling of hovering on the brink of life and death.

Facing such a Cultivator, if not for the System's prompt, he probably wouldn't feel at ease unless he constantly held the Yan Yang Sword.

The reason he hadn't released the Yan Yang Sword yet was because he was also waiting.

If Real Person Xuri was going all out with a sneak attack, how could Lin Shiming not want to launch one himself?

Even the Yan Yang Sword couldn't guarantee a one-hit kill against a True Person of such power. If the assassination failed, the territory the Lin family had so painstakingly acquired would have to be given up again.

And using the Grotto-heaven World for a sneak attack, he only had one chance. Once a Golden Core True Person sensed it and his Grotto-heaven World was exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Inside the Grotto-heaven World, the Yan Yang Sword was also fully prepared.

It had absorbed two five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicines completely, and for a moment, the sword glowed red and bright like the rising sun.

All that immense medicinal power was integrated into a single sword strike, ready to be unleashed at any moment.

Meanwhile, Wang Jiao Red Hair, the Red-haired Demon Monkey, and even the Wood Demon Jin Chi, were all prepared, radiating Spirit Light, with their Spirit Flames and breaths ready.

At a critical moment, even if they could only delay Real Person Xuri for half a breath, it could potentially affect the outcome.

Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit, let alone the current Lin Shiming... Outside, Lin Shiming moved his steps, letting out a long sigh, as if he had just killed a great Yao Beast, collecting the Ten-Winged Frost Mantis's corpse with a look of joy.

"Finally killed it!" he exclaimed.

Lin Shiming sighed, his Divine Sense normally covering the surroundings, and just as he expected, there was no trace of anything.

Just as he took out a High-Grade Spirit Stone and was about to deploy a new Formation, a golden light shot towards him.

The golden light was too fast, so fast that even as Lin Shiming flipped his hand, the Leaping Void Disc hidden beneath the new Formation Plate began to vibrate.

But even with the Leaping Void Disc, he was still shot through most of his shoulder.

He reacted, but his speed was still inferior to that of a Golden Core Cultivator.

The gap between Purple Mansion and Golden Core was simply too vast.

The Star Light Body Tempering Art, the Seven Star Battle Armor, and the Five-Colored Spiritual Alligator Armor offered no resistance whatsoever.

Under the golden light, they were as good as nothing.

Fortunately, the Leaping Void Disc's leap allowed him to avoid instant death.

A searing pain spread throughout his body; the golden light was clearly still burning him, revealing itself to be an extremely powerful Spirit Flame.

Lin Shiming's face was grim, but before he could recover, Real Person Xuri had already located him.

Almost instantly, he appeared before him and unleashed a sword strike towards Lin Shiming!

Under this sword strike, Lin Shiming felt an unparalleled Spiritual Pressure bearing down on him, rendering him unable to make any movement.

This feeling was like a Mortal facing a Cultivator, that sense of powerlessness!

This was precisely the Golden Core Spiritual Pressure.

Real Person Xuri's strength was definitely formidable even among Middle Stage Golden Core Cultivators.

Real Person Xuri's face showed disdain; a mere Purple Mansion Cultivator dared to scheme against him!

But the next moment, his eyes widened slightly, his golden pupils somewhat unfocused, as a crimson sword, bright as the scorching sun, struck towards him.

It shattered his Spiritual Might into pieces, and countless Sword Intents assailed his body!

His body finally experienced the same feeling of being unable to move that Lin Shiming had felt.

The dazzling sword light was terrifying to the extreme; Lin Shiming's body was instantly pierced with countless blood marks by the Sword Intent. This move from the Yan Yang Sword held nothing back.

Fortunately, Lin Shiming had prepared in advance, and a Realm Breaking Talisman had already torn through the Void Realm and departed!

In his haste, Real Person Xuri also took out eighteen pearl Magic Treasures, arranged like a star disk.

At this moment, Lin Shiming was somewhat dazed, wondering if Real Person Xuri had mastered the power of starlight.

However, the next moment, he realized that these eighteen pearls were all Fifth-Order Magic Treasures, crafted by the subordinate islands under Real Person Xuri's command.

Although they resembled a star map, they were merely a battle Formation, more for show than substance.

But undeniably, these eighteen pearls were extremely powerful, creating layer after layer of blue ripples, forming eighteen layers of barriers.

The sword light relentlessly swept through, tearing open layer after layer of barriers!

This sword strike was undoubtedly terrifying; the eighteen layers of barriers shattered the next moment.

However, it also bought Real Person Xuri some time.

Real Person Xuri's eyes widened again, and dense flames, like two crimson crows, flew out towards the Yan Yang Sword.

However, they were once again shredded by the immense sword light, creating not even a ripple.

"Late Golden Core Stage Spirit Cultivator!" Real Person Xuri's face changed dramatically.

His body was about to flee backward, and he also took out a Spirit Talisman, which was a Realm Breaking Talisman. But before he could activate it, Lin Shiming, in an instant, detonated the surrounding Formation!

Boom!

Dazzling Spirit Light covered the entire island. Real Person Xuri's Spirit Talisman couldn't be activated in time, caught in a pincer attack!

In an instant, Real Person Xuri was both furious and enraged.

To launch a sneak attack, he hadn't destroyed Lin Shiming's Formation, but he never expected Lin Shiming's Formation to have such a use.

Normally, a Fourth-Order Formation, even if it self-destructed in front of him, wouldn't have much impact. But now, with the Yan Yang Sword behind him, it made him suffer immensely!

Dense Sword Intent completely enveloped the entire island.

Fervent, domineering!

This was the Yan Yang Sword's strike, not to mention the seemingly endless Spirit Flames, all fueled by five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine!

Boom!

The Crimson Crows and the Wind-Stabilizing Pearls were all cut apart, and Real Person Xuri was also pierced through the chest by a sword!

Yet, he still managed to pull out a Spirit Talisman and escape!

However, this escape led him into a four-sided encirclement by Lin Shiming's Red Dragon, Red-haired Demon Monkey, and Wood Demon Jin Chi.

Lin Shiming also unleashed the Great Evolution Sword Style.

This Great Evolution Sword Style was not just Lin Shiming's own Great Evolution, but also a Great Evolution Sword Style stored within the Mystic Profound Origin Pearl.

His one and a half months of rest had been just enough to store and recover a sword essence!

Additionally, the Yuan Magnetic Ring shot out a Yuan Magnetic Divine Light!

Real Person Xuri's body could only take out a Fifth-Order Magic Treasure shield to forcibly resist!

The preciousness of a Fifth-Order Magic Treasure was far greater than that of a Fourth-Order Magic Treasure.

Even Real Person Xuri only possessed a set of Low Grade Fifth-Order Wind-Stabilizing Pearls, a Fifth-Order Rising Sun Sword, and this flame dragon shield.

And the Yuan Magnetic Ring happened to counter Five Elements Magic Treasures. Although the Yuan Magnetic Ring was only a top-grade Fourth-Order item, Real Person Xuri was fleeing in a panic, and his entire focus was on the Yan Yang Sword, so he was still affected for half a breath.

The Yan Yang Sword struck again with another sword, and once again burned a five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine.

Boom!

The flame dragon shield was cut flying, Real Person Xuri's injuries increased again, and Wang Jiao Red Hair separately shot out venom and Samadhi True Fire.

Lin Shiming even activated the illusory spirit vine seed, binding Real Person Xuri!

Boom!

Real Person Xuri used a secret fire transformation method to break free from all attacks, turning into flames and shooting out, then quickly regaining his form, about to transform into a streak of light and flee into the distance!

But at that moment, an eight-winged Golden Wings Mantis, transformed into a golden light, heavily struck him on the neck.

Real Person Xuri's face turned pale with fright; he naturally couldn't allow Golden Wings to land a solid hit, as he was not a Body Cultivator.

With a wave of his hand, he unleashed a Crimson Crow Spirit Finger, which directly pierced through half of Golden Wings's wing, and even severed one of its indestructible scythe-like forelegs.

The Golden Wings Mantis shrieked in pain and fell into the sea.

Its compound eyes were bloodshot!

But it was this momentary pause that allowed the Yan Yang Sword's light to sweep past.

Real Person Xuri tried to transform into flames and escape again, but it was already too late.

Facing the Late Golden Core Stage Yan Yang Sword, he was already no match, and after being wounded repeatedly, his foundation was depleted.

Further delayed, he perished on the spot.

Only two Lifebound Treasures and a pair of crimson magical eyes remained.

Lin Shiming swept his sleeve, collecting all the remains, Magic Treasures, and Storage Pouches into his Grotto-heaven World, including the Golden Wings Mantis and several other great Yao Beasts.

After collecting everything, he took out the Yuan Magnetic Ring again and shot out Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, making the surrounding Spiritual Qi extremely chaotic.

Not stopping there, Lin Shiming then took out a Formation and detonated it on the spot, erasing all traces of the battle!

Then, his body transformed into a streak of Spirit Light and fled through the seabed.

As for the Spirit Medicine on Mantis Island, and even the treasures of the Ten-Winged Frost Mantis, he took not a single bit!

The involvement of a Golden Core True Person was too significant; he had to leave no trace whatsoever.

The experience of the Blood Cultivation Sect's blood-eyed Cultivator was still vivid in his mind.

And without a System prompt, if he were to attract a new Golden Core True Person or Yao King, even more unforeseen complications would arise... On Rising Sun Island, Real Person Hongye was still discussing the beast tide with her father, Immortal Master Luoye.

The next moment, a Purple Mansion Cultivator arrived in a panic.

"Xu Hao, why are you so flustered?" Real Person Hongye frowned, somewhat displeased.

"Reporting to Immortal Master, the Rising Sun Island Master is in trouble..." Xu Hao's face was somewhat mournful. Real Person Xuri's soul jade had shattered; how could he remain calm?

Although Rising Sun Island's ranking within the Coral Alliance wasn't particularly high, Real Person Xuri's strength and his pair of Crimson Crow magical eyes meant he wasn't far behind in the twelve inner islands.

Now that Real Person Xuri's soul jade had shattered, he could imagine what a massive upheaval of interests this would cause.

"How many people know about this?" Real Person Hongye quickly asked.

"Only I and a Foundation Establishment Cultivator who cleans the hall, but now it's just me!" Xu Hao quickly replied, fear in his eyes.

He had silenced the witness, so he naturally worried about being silenced by Real Person Hongye.

However, Real Person Hongye's benevolence was well-known on Rising Sun Island.

If it were Real Person Hongye who had fallen, and he were reporting to Real Person Xuri, he wouldn't dare to be so bold!

"You did very well. Father, please help me erase his memory, and then I will quickly take control of Rising Sun Island as the acting island master. We cannot let Rising Sun Island be shaken, otherwise, everything of the Ye family will be over!" Real Person Hongye spoke decisively.

The old man then looked at Xu Hao.

Those deep eyes quickly made Xu Hao fall into a trance.

And Real Person Hongye, in a hurry, left the main hall!

At this moment, who killed Real Person Xuri was not important; the most important thing was that the news of Real Person Xuri's death did not spread.

And the news was simple: Real Person Xuri had entered a death seclusion to break through to the Late Golden Core Stage!

For a Golden Core Cultivator in seclusion, not to mention fifty years, even two or three hundred years was normal.

Especially for a death seclusion!

...On an unnamed island, Lin Shiming entered his Grotto-heaven World. He looked at the dispirited Golden Wings Mantis before him, whimpering intermittently.

With one mantis-scythe broken and half of its Golden Wings shattered, the Golden Wings Mantis was suffering unprecedented severe injuries.

Real Person Xuri's finger strike also carried the true flame of the Crimson Crow, so even a limb-regeneration Medicinal Pill couldn't reattach it.

One could even say that half of its life was already gone.

Lin Shiming naturally felt some heartache. As his first Yao Beast, the Golden Wings Mantis had accompanied him for over seventy years.

"Are you afraid?" Lin Shiming suddenly asked the Golden Wings Mantis.

As he spoke, he pointed to the Ten-Winged Frost Mantis, his meaning clear.

The Ten-Winged Frost Mantis was ice-attributed, and the Golden Wings Mantis was metal-attributed. Actually, Bloodline Restoration wasn't very suitable, and at this moment, Lin Shiming only had a single mantis.

Unlike Wang Jiao Red Hair, when they underwent Bloodline Restoration, there were other Spirit Beasts to neutralize and buffer, and Spirit Medicine was also more abundant.

Golden Wings, however, was alone, and now it was severely injured. It had to either face death to find life, by swallowing the Frost Mantis's Purple Mansion inner core and undergoing transformation.

One could even say it was forcibly transforming towards the Frost Mantis's direction.

Or it would die in self-destruction.

The risks involved were naturally enormous. However, the Bloodline Ancestral Return Secret Method inherently carried risks. While Lin Shiming's few Yao Beasts were fine, many Yao Beasts in the Lin family had forcibly undergone Bloodline Restoration and directly exploded.

However, in Lin Shiming's opinion, the Golden Wings Mantis still had a surge of ferocity.

If it waited until its injuries recovered, with one scythe-foreleg and a large portion of its Golden Wings missing, then Bloodline Restoration would likely never succeed.

One must know that although the Golden Wings Mantis was not competitive, witnessing the Red-haired Demon Monkey and Wang Jiao successively break through to Purple Mansion in the Grotto-heaven World, and even the Star Spirit Shell breaking through, it was impossible for it to have no thoughts at all.

Yao Beasts pay more attention to the Law of the jungle than Cultivators, and are even stronger!

This was like a Cultivator's Dao Heart; once the spirit was lost, it was truly gone.

"Squeak!" The Golden Wings Mantis's triangular head nodded with effort.

Lin Shiming gave the Golden Wings Mantis several healing Medicinal Pills and fed it some Fifth-Order star spirit floss.

Finally, he took out a bathtub and began to slowly brew the Spirit Liquid for Bloodline Restoration.

As soon as the Spirit Medicine was brewed, the Golden Wings Mantis laboriously flapped its crippled wings and crawled towards the bathtub!

Lin Shiming then began to refine extraction nets one by one. As layer after layer of extraction nets appeared, the entire space above the bathtub was densely covered with Spirit Nets.

He had cut off the scythe-forelegs and ten wings from the Ten-Winged Frost Mantis's corpse. These were excellent Materials for refining Magic Treasures; incorporating them into the Ancestral Return Secret Method would be a waste.

After performing the Blood Condensation Art, he finally placed it into the extraction net, and immediately, a miniature phantom of the Ten-Winged Frost Mantis appeared within it.

The Golden Wings Mantis also fell into the medicinal bath.

Squeak... squeak squeak... The intermittent squeaking, the half-drooping compound eyes, and the constantly twitching insect body all indicated that the Golden Wings Mantis was enduring terrifying pain.

The medicinal liquid began to show frost, and the Golden Wings Mantis's body surface also began to turn white with frost from its golden hue.

This scene appeared extremely bizarre.

Lin Shiming watched the Golden Wings Mantis's compound eyes. At this moment, he could only cheer on the Golden Wings Mantis.

Unlike other Yao Beasts, the Golden Wings Mantis was one he had personally witnessed hatching from a Spirit Egg, and it was the first Yao Beast to rub its triangular head against his hand.

Both emotionally and in terms of benefit, it held extraordinary significance for him.

Time passed bit by bit, and to Lin Shiming's delight, the Golden Wings Mantis endured.

Lin Shiming also gave the Ten-Winged Frost Mantis's Purple Mansion inner core and a piece of purple profound treasure jade to the Golden Wings Mantis.

The latter swallowed them and began to form a spiritual cocoon on the spot, enveloping itself.

However, during the wrapping, intermittent squeaks of pain could still be heard.

At the very last moment of the spiritual cocoon's coverage, Lin Shiming clearly saw a look of unwavering defiance in the Golden Wings Mantis's compound eyes!

Lin Shiming then relaxed, preparing to begin tallying his gains after this Ziyang Secret Realm trip.