284: Saint strikes!

A hint of confusion appeared in Wu Mingyue's beautiful eyes; she did not understand why her mother was holding her back.

One had to know, the person Lin Ye was facing was a Saint!

Looking at it now, Lin Ye had indeed achieved a Breakthrough in his Realm after returning from the Lingxu Battlefield, but he was currently only at the Body Integration Stage!

No matter how Heaven-Defying a Prodigy might be, how could he possibly contend against a Saint?!

"All are ants beneath a Saint"—this saying was not just talk.

Once one could connect with the will of heaven and earth, the power of a casual strike was unimaginable!

Facing Wu Mingyue's confusion, Empress Wu parted her red lips slightly: "Lin Ye is accumulating a certain momentum. Even when facing a Saint, he can still resolutely draw his sword; this is his invincible momentum."

"If you were to intervene at this moment, you would break his momentum, which would have a huge impact on him."

"Let's watch for now. If there is a problem, we will intervene again..."

As she said this, a hint of playfulness appeared in Empress Wu's beautiful eyes: "Rest assured, with Mother here, I won't let anything happen to your little sweetheart."

"Mother..."

A faint blush appeared on Wu Mingyue's stunning Face.

Seeing her daughter's expression, Empress Wu felt a bit dazed and envious. Once upon a time, she too had wanted to find a man who could shield her from all the storms of life.

How many years had passed since she had that thought...

Looking at Lin Ye's back, Empress Wu was lost in a daze before she knew it, because the figure in her dreams seemed to be merging with Lin Ye's back.

Thinking of this, she immediately shook her head in a panic, shaking that strange thought out of her mind.

...

At this moment, Lin Ye felt the Saint's intent radiating from Yuwen Zhong, but he did not feel the slightest panic. Even with the will of heaven and earth suppressing him, it did not make him bend his back even an inch.

Lin Ye slowly closed his eyes.

Astonishing Sword Qi circulated on his sword fingers, and that Sword Qi seemed to evolve into a world.

"Sword Domain? The pinnacle of the sword! As expected... If this child does not die young, he will surely be a terrifying Sword Cultivator in the future! If he achieves the Dao and becomes a Sword Emperor..."

A murderous intent gradually appeared in Yuwen Zhong's eyes.

Previously, he had only intended to severely injure Lin Ye, but seeing Lin Ye's understanding of the sword Dao was truly too terrifying, he developed a desire to kill.

Sword Cultivators, especially such a brilliant and talented Sword Cultivator, would become the most powerful Great Emperors if they achieved the Dao and became an Emperor!

A single sword strike could sweep away the entire universe.

But it was still too early for that!

It would be better to leave him with a Dao injury that could never be healed. This way, he would give Face to the Righteous Qi Sect, and such a threat would disappear from now on!

Thinking of this, Yuwen Zhong felt his mind clear, and the true fire intent on his body became increasingly terrifying.

But just as he was about to make a move, Lin Ye moved.

His movements were extremely slow, and he slowly raised one arm above his head.

Hum...

Black aura wrapped around Lin Ye's sword fingers, and that black light gradually gathered and intertwined, eventually turning into a sword gleam.

Swoosh!

In an instant, a black sword light shot straight into the sky, the Sword Qi like a rainbow, surging and clashing!

The firmament seemed to have been sliced open!

Sensing the might of that sword gleam, Yuwen Zhong's eyes widened, while Empress Wu and Wu Mingyue's mouths parted slightly—the two women had the exact same expression!

At the same time.

All the Cultivators in Martial Dao City felt this astonishing Sword Qi and looked up.

"Who is this person, so bold as to dare to start a fight in Martial Dao City?!"

"The strange black aura, the heaven-shaking Sword Qi—could it be that Lin Ye from the Lingxu Battlefield?! I saw him come to Martial Dao City earlier!"

"Are you joking? There is no way a member of the younger generation could release this kind of Sword Intent, right?!"

"Then who do you say it is? The direction of that Sword Qi is clearly the Princess's residence. It was rumored before that the Princess and Lin Ye would become Dao Companions!"

"..."

Everyone was marveling at the power of this Sword Qi, and even more so, they were guessing who the person who created it could be.

Standing in front of Lin Ye, the true fire intent on Yuwen Zhong's body was still burning continuously, but he had been completely shocked by the scene before him.

That heaven-piercing Sword Qi actually made him feel afraid?!

He was a Saint!

A young junior, without using any external force, could release Sword Qi that could cause a Saint like him to fall here?!

What a joke!!!

In the depths of Yuwen Zhong's heart, a voice told him to run quickly.

But his status as a Saint and a general of the Immortal Dynasty prevented him from moving his feet.

If he were to dodge when facing a young junior, his future path of cultivation would be completely ended right here!

Boom!!!

Yuwen Zhong forcibly suppressed the thought of running away in his mind and formed a seal with his hands!

Endless waves of fire spread out from his body, and the surrounding ground was scorched and cracked by this true fire intent.

The Void Realm was even burned into huge cracks by him.

And above the firmament, patches of fire clouds appeared, as if something was brewing.

A moment later, a huge fire Dragon roared out from the fire clouds and rushed toward that black, heaven-piercing Sword Intent.

The fire Dragon's speed was too fast, a red streak like a rainbow, trailing a long tail of light, its might astonishing.

If this terrifying Bao technique were to land on the ground, let alone a Princess's residence, even a giant city would be destroyed and turned into ruins, and even a vast stretch of land would sink and become a wasteland.

"Roar!!!"

The fire Dragon roared ferociously, its true fire intent burning through the Void Realm.

Facing the fire Dragon charging at his Sword Intent, Lin Ye lowered his arm.

Swoosh!!!

In an instant, the entire world was covered by black aura, and the whole of Martial Dao City fell into darkness.

The next moment, accompanied by a loud boom, everyone looked up and saw that the Void Realm had been sliced open to reveal a huge crack, with countless spatial-temporal turbulences circulating within that crack.

At the same time, a streak of Sword Qi illuminated the Void Realm, connecting the heavens and the earth—it was incredibly spectacular!

The huge fire Dragon was sliced directly in two, and even the true fire intent was severed. The fire clouds collapsed and dissipated, fire rain drifted across the sky, and a streak of Sword Qi slashed down through it all.

Countless exclamations rang out in Martial Dao City; everyone felt as if the end of the world had arrived. This scene was too terrifying.

That Sword Qi was actually coming toward Martial Dao City?!

At this moment, people were nearly suffocating, and even their heartbeats were almost stopping.

Some Cultivators had already taken out their precious treasures, holding them above their heads, hoping to block the Sword Qi. Many Cultivators with weaker cultivation even rushed into the shops on both sides of the street.

Regardless of what kind of place it was, they just wanted to seek shelter.

Seeing this, the guards of Martial Dao City hurriedly activated the defensive grand formation.

Hum...

A golden grand formation directly enveloped the entire Martial Dao City.