164: One strike slays the Yuan Emperor!

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"

The four great experts transformed into four streaks of brilliant light, pouncing straight toward the courtyard where Lin Yi was located.

"Rumble!"

Wherever the four passed, the air was torn apart layer by layer, and the ground was plowed open inch by inch. Each of them erupted with earth-shattering and terrifying power!

"Innate Golden Core! Four Innate Golden Cores! The Great Yuan Dynasty has truly gone all out!"

Seeing this scene, the Innate experts in the surroundings who had already known the inside story were instantly shocked:

"To kill a mere Xiantian Golden Core Realm like Lin Yi, the Great Yuan Dynasty actually dispatched the Yuan Emperor and all four kings except for 'King Lie' Yuan Jinglie in one go. Isn't this far too ridiculous?"

"Ridiculous? Where is it ridiculous? That Lin Yi is a Genius in the history of the Nine Provinces second only to the legendary Martial God!"

"When he was still in the Innate True Essence Realm, he had already ascended to the Heaven Ranking. Now that he has broken through to the Xiantian Golden Core Realm, his combat power has skyrocketed. He's likely a top-tier expert even among those in the Innate Golden Core Realm!"

"Furthermore, he has the help of the Heavenly Mountain Sect. It would be strange if the Great Yuan Dynasty didn't dispatch one emperor and three kings."

"In fact, if I were the Yuan Emperor, forget one emperor and three kings—I would have even dispatched 'King Lie' Yuan Jinglie this time!"

"Hehe! Who's to say that 'King Lie' Yuan Jinglie didn't come this time?"

"You must know that Yuan Jinglie is a Peak expert who has reached the third level of the Divine Soul, the Form Condensation Realm. Once he hides his aura and Divine Soul, no one in the entire Nine Provinces can detect him except for Martial Saints or experts who are also at the Peak of the Form Condensation Realm. Perhaps he is hiding in the shadows right now, ready to strike at any moment!"

...In the courtyards surrounding Lin Yi, a group of Innate experts were rapidly conversing with each other.

Meanwhile, inside Lin Yi's courtyard.

"Swoosh! Swoosh!"

Two streaks of white light suddenly shot out, each holding a longsword, heading straight for the Yuan Emperor and his three companions.

"Yuan Jingyi, with me, Gu Changsheng, and Supreme Elder Chu here today, don't even think about harming a single hair on Lin Yi's head."

Within the white light, Gu Changsheng, who had a head of white hair but an incredibly young and handsome face, roared while holding a blue longsword.

"Humph! Gu Changsheng, Chu Haitian, you two pieces of trash think you can stop us? I think you're simply daydreaming!"

Hearing this, Yuan Emperor Yuan Jingyi sneered disdainfully and then said to the three kings beside him:

"King Wu An, you will be the one to step forward and intercept Gu Changsheng this time."

"King Hongyu, King Chenyi, you two deal with that Chu Haitian."

"As for Lin Yi, I will personally kill him!"

"Yes! Yes!"

As soon as Yuan Jingyi finished speaking, the burly man in black armor, King Chenyi, and the sharp woman in red armor, King Hongyu, nodded respectfully.

Meanwhile, the fierce youth in white, King Wu An, had a cold expression. Without saying a word, he directly brandished a scimitar and charged at the Sect Master of Tianshan Sect, Gu Changsheng.

"Clang!"

The moment the blade and sword met and collided with King Wu An's scimitar, Gu Changsheng's expression instantly changed as he felt a massive force surging from the opposite side.

In an instant, Gu Changsheng dared not be careless and could only hurriedly focus all his attention on facing the enemy.

On the other side, although King Hongyu and King Chenyi were much weaker than King Wu An, both were experts close to the top twenty of the Heaven Ranking. Working together, they also easily suppressed Chu Haitian.

In the blink of an eye, both Innate Golden Core experts of the Heavenly Mountain Sect were suppressed by the three kings of the Great Yuan Dynasty. Yuan Emperor Yuan Jingyi, now without any obstacles, was like a flood dragon entering the sea, charging toward Lin Yi's courtyard with endless prestige.

"It's over! This Lin Yi is dead!"

High in the sky, seeing this scene, a Martial Saint secretly shook his head.

"He's beyond saving!"

Some Martial Saints also couldn't help but sigh:

"That Yuan Jingyi is a Martial Artist ranked seventh on the Heaven Ranking, and his strength is incredibly powerful. Even if Lin Yi's talent is even greater, he has only just broken through to the Xiantian Golden Core Realm. How can he contend with Yuan Jingyi? It's a pity that a Prodigy of a generation will lose his life here today."

"Lin Yi!"

"Little fellow!"

High in the sky, Old Ancestor Yan Hui and Old Ancestor Bei Zhen of the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce also showed looks of immense heartache in their eyes.

As the two Martial Saints most closely related to Lin Yi, they naturally hoped more than anyone to see Lin Yi grow up safely.

But now that he was about to perish here while only at the Xiantian Golden Core Realm, how could the two of them not feel heartache and regret?

Unfortunately, no matter how much they felt for him, there was nothing they could do.

Because allowing Lin Yi and the Heavenly Mountain Sect experts to face the Great Yuan Dynasty's pursuit alone was an agreement personally set by the Yuan Emperor, the Buddhist World-Honored One, the Myriad Phenomena Tower Master, and Old Ancestor Yan Hui.

If anyone dared to violate it, they would instantly face the wrath of the Nine Provinces' strongest expert, the Yuan Emperor.

When that time came, even the Buddhist World-Honored One and the Myriad Phenomena Tower Master would find it difficult to stop him.

After all, even the Buddhist World-Honored One and the Myriad Phenomena Tower Master were all afraid of the Yuan Emperor going mad and directly instigating a Great War of the Nine Provinces.

And once the Great War of the Nine Provinces began, except for a few masters of peerless divine weapons, even other Peak Martial Saints might perish. This was a price that no one except that madman, the Yuan Emperor, could accept!

Moreover, setting that aside, even if they acted to save Lin Yi this time and the Yuan Emperor miraculously didn't go mad, what about next time? Or the time after that?

Could they really keep saving Lin Yi by breaking the agreement over and over again?

This was clearly impossible!

So all of this was to be blamed on Lin Yi being too impatient; he rushed to break through to the Xiantian Golden Core Realm before being fully prepared, and now he had truly dug a massive hole for himself!

The group of Martial Saints sighed.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Yuan Emperor Yuan Jingyi, dressed in black and holding a purple long spear, finally charged into Lin Yi's courtyard with a boom, then thrust his spear directly toward Lin Yi's underground secret chamber.

"Boom!"

A massive explosion rang out.

Under Yuan Jingyi's terrifying spear strike, the hard wall of Lin Yi's secret chamber instantly turned to powder.

Immediately after, the terrifying spear strike's power did not diminish, continuing to transform into a Purple lightning flood dragon dozens of zhang long. It was incredibly condensed, appearing as if it were real, with every scale visible, as it blasted directly toward Lin Yi, who had just finished his Breakthrough and was sitting cross-legged in the secret chamber.

"Lin Yi, die for me!"

Seeing Lin Yi about to perish under his spear, Yuan Jingyi's eyes, which seemed to encompass all things, now flickered with endless excitement.

Lin Yi was a great enemy of their Great Yuan Dynasty. His talent surpassed the Ancestors of the Three Great Sacred Lands and their Great Yuan Dynasty's Yuan Emperor, making him a supreme Genius second only to the Martial God in the entire history of the Nine Provinces!

And now he was about to perish at the hands of Yuan Jingyi. Thinking of all this, even though Yuan Jingyi held the noble status of the Yuan Emperor, he couldn't help but tremble with excitement in every drop of his blood.

However, just as Yuan Jingyi was getting closer and closer to Lin Yi...

Suddenly—

"Buzz!"

A brilliant divine light pierced through the void.

At this moment, Lin Yi, who had been sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.

The next moment... "Swoosh!"

In the void, an incredibly majestic and magnificent Galaxy of saber light slashed through the sky.

That saber light was incomparably brilliant! Incomparably powerful! And also incomparably terrifying!

It struck Yuan Jingyi's Purple lightning flood dragon almost instantly.

Suddenly... "Boom, crackle!"

Countless bolts of lightning scattered. Under this vast Galaxy of saber light, the Purple lightning flood dragon was like a small loach before a great river, instantly blasted into pieces.

Afterward, the vast Galaxy of saber light continued to carry infinite power, slashing with a single strike toward Yuan Jingyi!

"Clang!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Weapons collided, and a series of explosive sounds echoed in the air. Under the Divine Soul observation of many Martial Saints and Innate Golden Cores...

Yuan Jingyi, who had been charging toward Lin Yi with such majesty, was now struck as if by a fast-moving ancient divine mountain. He flew backward at a speed even faster than his approach, crashing through wall after wall with a series of rumbles.

It wasn't until he had flown back several hundred meters in one breath that he finally crashed to the ground and stopped.

Then, his head tilted to the side, and he lay on the ground, his life or death unknown!