196: Chapter 196: I will take your imperial weapon and your life. Are you convinced?

"Old man, you've got some nerve, daring to bully my brother with an Emperor-grade weapon!"

Just as the Sima family Elder furiously charged towards Lin Ruiyang, an extremely arrogant and sinister voice suddenly came from behind him.

The Sima family Elder was instantly greatly alarmed, drenched in a cold sweat, sensing a death threat behind him, he immediately stopped and turned around.

"Bang..."

However, it was too late. Just as he was about to turn around, a shovel bursting with divine light swung squarely onto his waist.

"Ah..."

With a scream, having no defenses and no time to resist, the Sima family Elder was directly blasted by this strike, falling into the void and smashing heavily onto the pleasure boat.

"Crack..."

The powerful impact caused the pleasure boat to be unable to bear the weight, and it was directly broken into two sections.

That Elder of the Sima family was now lying half-dead on a floating broken plank, still clutching the broken sword tightly in his hand.

"Hiss..."

Seeing this, the onlookers in the distance gasped, the Sima family Elder, who had been burning his vital blood and preparing to fight with all his might, was just like that, forcibly knocked into the void.

"That shovel, it seems not simple..."

"Needless to say, could a Magic Treasure that could almost kill a Saint King Realm expert be an ordinary spirit artifact?"

"However, this Li Tianya is also not simple! Looking at his combat power, it seems comparable to Lin Ruiyang!"

"The new era has arrived, possessing such combat power is not uncommon!"

Among the onlookers, many began discussing privately, curious about Li Tianya's foundation.

"Brother Li's Magic Treasure is truly unique!"

As for the fate of the Sima family Elder, Lin Ruiyang was not very surprised, instead, he teased Li Tianya about his weapon.

Li Tianya's own combat power was not much worse than Lin Ruiyang's, and with the added element of a sneak attack, it would be strange if the Sima family Elder wasn't severely injured when completely unprepared.

However, Li Tianya's Magic Treasure truly opened Lin Ruiyang's eyes. He was already surprised when he saw the other party using a mouse as a mount before, and he didn't expect even his weapon to be so unconventional.

"This is my secret weapon, under normal circumstances, I won't easily show it to others!"

Li Tianya smiled awkwardly, and in the blink of an eye, he put away the shovel, then took out a Holy-grade top-tier long sword.

Lin Ruiyang could tell that the grade of that shovel was not low, likely an Immortal Artifact as well. If it weren't for dealing with that Emperor-grade long sword, this guy probably wouldn't have taken it out.

"I originally had no enmity with the Sima family, but you guys, in order to seize my Dao Companion, attacked me first and then attacked me again in the Ancestral Talisman World!"

"Sima Xuan was killed by me, and so was Sima Sword! Today, I'll take your head and seize your Emperor-grade weapon. If the Sima family is unconvinced, they can keep sending people!"

"Today's action is for no other reason than to tell the world that the Xuanhuang World is not the domain of your Sima family!"

Lin Ruiyang landed steadily in front of the Sima family Elder, looking down at him calmly, his voice loud and strong.

After speaking, Lin Ruiyang swung the Taiyue Sword in his hand with all his might, directly cutting off the opponent's head. When the soul wanted to escape, it was instantly grabbed by Lin Ruiyang and crushed.

"Die for this Seat!"

Just then, that Saint King Realm third-level Lu Family Elder, taking advantage of Li Qing's distraction, flashed over and directly launched a fierce attack towards Lin Ruiyang with his fists.

"Old geezer, have you no shame? Daring to think of a sneak attack, do you really think I wasn't guarding against you?"

Seeing the Lu Family Elder attack, Lin Ruiyang suddenly let out a cold laugh, then flashed away from the broken plank, returning to the void. The Taiyue Sword in his hand flew rapidly, slashing towards the opponent's fist.

"Boom..."

In less than ten moves, Lin Ruiyang was blasted into the void by a punch, smashing heavily onto a huge rock by the side of Dongyue Lake. The powerful impact not only shattered the rock beneath him but also created a hundred-zhang deep pit, causing him to spit out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Before Lin Ruiyang could get up, a bone staff suddenly descended from the void, carrying incredibly terrifying power, as if to smash Lin Ruiyang to pieces.

"Brother Lin, be careful!"

In the distance, Li Tianya saw this scene and was instantly greatly alarmed. Leaving streaks of afterimages in the void, he rushed towards the bone staff.

"Don't come over, you're not her opponent!"

Lin Ruiyang saw Li Tianya rushing over and immediately let out a cold shout. He tightly clutched the leaf the Old Farmer had given him, looking for the right moment.

This bone staff was the Magic Treasure of that Old Woman from the Nine Nether Palace. Although it wasn't an Emperor-grade weapon, her cultivation was there, she was definitely much stronger than that Lu Family Elder.

Lin Ruiyang was calculating in his mind that if he really couldn't win, he would find the right moment to unleash the strike within that leaf, which could at least eliminate one expert.

"Boom..."

The bone staff was getting closer and closer. Its terrifying power caused the ground around Lin Ruiyang to collapse or crack under the force.

Everyone held their breath, watching this scene with wide eyes, feeling exceptionally heavy as if a huge rock was pressing down on their hearts.

Reasonably speaking, Lin Ruiyang was such a monstrous talent, he would inevitably block the path of countless prodigies in the future. However, at this moment, seeing him about to be blasted to death, they didn't feel particularly happy.

Of course, some people showed schadenfreude, especially those Disciples from the Supreme Pavilion and Taiyan Academy, some even laughed out loud.

[Ding! Shen Jilou is extremely excited, Emotion Value +500]

[Ding! Ling Yun is extremely angry, Emotion Value +1000]

.......

Hearing the System's mechanical voice in his mind, Lin Ruiyang's face instantly darkened. This woman, Ling Yun, saw him almost being beaten to death here, yet she didn't help. What was the use of just being angry?

"Buzz..."

Just as Lin Ruiyang made up his mind to unleash a strike, a transparent energy shield suddenly protected him, and immediately after, a giant shield directly crashed into the rapidly descending bone staff.

On that shield, countless profound talisman patterns lit up, bursting with terrifying power, and a faint trace of immortal power lingered around it, causing heaven and earth to tremble.

"Boom..."

The bone staff swung heavily onto the shield. What was shocking was that the bone staff, which originally carried incredibly terrifying power, when it came into contact with the shield, that power was like a drop of water entering the sea, not causing even the slightest ripple.

"Huh, what happened!"

The moment they saw that shield appear, the onlookers were all bewildered. Who had such guts to dare to step in and save Lin Ruiyang at this moment? Weren't they afraid of offending both the Lu Family and the Nine Nether Palace at the same time?

Everyone looked blankly towards the deep pit where Lin Ruiyang was, only to see a beautiful woman wearing a blue-patterned white shirt standing beside Lin Ruiyang. Her ethereal eyes were quietly looking at the void, as if guarding against the Old Woman's second round of attack.

Looking from afar, she was like a celestial maiden descending from the Ninth Heaven, or like a king. Even without any action or releasing any aura, she still made people feel a sense of forced crushing defeat.

"This is... Immortal Lingyun?"

"Didn't the rumors say that the person Immortal Lingyun liked was Ye Chen, and that Lin Ruiyang occupied her through improper means! Shouldn't she wish for Lin Ruiyang to die, so why did she still help him?"

Seeing this scene, everyone's hearts became even more confused. Could it be that the truth was different from the rumors?