166: Escape and Decision

"Indeed! It is this King!"

As Lin Yi finished speaking, King Lie waved his hand, catching the "thunder seven kills spear" that had been knocked away by Lin Yi. He glanced sideways at Lin Yi with a proud expression:

"To be able to take a casual strike from this King and disable those useless trash like Yuan Jingyi within a few moves, you do have some strength."

"But unfortunately, your little bit of strength is not worth mentioning before this King!"

"Now this King gives you two choices: one, commit suicide! Two, resist stubbornly, and then, die by this King's hand!"

"What!"

As soon as King Lie said this, the experts present immediately erupted.

"Commit suicide or die by his hand, is this King Lie insane?"

"Yeah! Although there are some gaps between the top three of the Heavenly Ranking, generally speaking, the difference in strength isn't that large."

"Forget King Lie, even the number one on the Heavenly Ranking, the 'Dragon-Subduing Arhat' Divine Monk Kongwen, cannot kill someone in the top three. Does King Lie know what he's saying? Does he think he's a Martial Saint?"

One Innate expert after another exclaimed, but there were also Innate experts with solemn expressions, staring intently at the extremely burly King Lie.

Because they knew that although King Lie had always been arrogant and overbearing, he was never someone who liked to boast. Since he dared to tell Lin Yi to commit suicide now, he most likely had a trump card.

They didn't know if this trump card was some Heaven-Defying treasure bestowed upon him by the Great Yuan Dynasty's Yuan Emperor, or if it was... "Boom!"

"Since you are unwilling to commit suicide, then go die!"

Just as everyone was guessing in shock, on the other side, the burly man in purple armor, King Lie, suddenly attacked.

He swung the Divine Weapon "purple thunder seven kills spear" in his hand, and in an instant, eight brilliant thunder Dragons bloomed from the spear.

The purple Dragons were majestic, each a hundred zhang long and lifelike; even every scale and every whisker was clearly visible.

Their power was even more earth-shattering, each one almost comparable to the starlight saber light Lin Yi had slashed out earlier, incredibly powerful.

"What! Saint-level Martial Art Major Achievement! This King Lie has actually achieved Major Achievement in a Saint-level Martial Art!"

Seeing the powerful Aura of these thunder Dragons, a Heavenly Ranking expert cried out in surprise, eyes full of disbelief.

"Saint-level Martial Art Major Achievement, how can it be..."

In the high sky, the two Martial Saint-level figures, Old Ancestor Bei Zhen and Old Ancestor Yan Hui, also saw this scene. Their pupils constricted, and a hint of despair even appeared on their faces.

Saint-level Martial Art Major Achievement—this terrifying level of martial skill was already enough to rival an ordinary Martial Saint.

If placed in the Innate Golden Core Realm, it would be an absolutely invincible existence; even without a Divine Weapon in hand, one could enter the top three of the Heavenly Ranking!

As for someone like King Lie, who was already in the top three, he was now completely invincible!

When other top three Heavenly Ranking experts faced him, it would be like Yuan Jingyi and King Wu An facing Lin Yi just now—they would be heavily injured in one move and fall in two!

With King Lie breaking through to this level, Lin Yi was truly finished!

"It's over! Everything is over!"

On the ground, Gu Changsheng and Chu Haitian were completely desperate, waiting for King Lie to kill them after killing Lin Yi.

But just then—

"Boom!"

An incredibly terrifying Aura erupted from the ground.

On the ground, Lin Yi flipped his hand, took out a blood-colored Medicinal Pill, and swallowed it.

In an instant.

"Rumble!"

Lin Yi's entire Aura surged instantly.

Xiantian Golden Core Realm Early Stage!

Xiantian Golden Core Realm Middle Stage!

Xiantian Golden Core Realm Late Stage!

...Terrifying bursts of Aura erupted within Lin Yi's body, causing the surrounding Void Realm to distort, and waves of air formed tornadoes that exploded in all directions.

Then, under the horrified gazes of everyone, Lin Yi's Aura instantly rose from the Xiantian Golden Core Realm Early Stage to the Xiantian Golden Core Realm Peak.

The vast Physical Body power within him also instantly rose from the Mortal Shedding Realm Early Stage to the Mortal Shedding Realm Peak.

Finally, carrying immense power, he slashed out a brilliant saber strike toward the eight incoming thunder Dragons.

"Whoosh!"

The cold saber light cut through the sky; at this moment, even the sun in the sky seemed to lose its color.

A brilliant galaxy hundreds of zhang long, incredibly beautiful, formed instantly in the Void Realm.

Within the galaxy, colorful stars circulated, each containing matchless power.

Finally, it crashed violently into the eight purple thunder Dragons!

"Boom crackle!"

"Bang bang bang!"

"Rumble!"

...Huge explosions rang out in the air, and countless thunder Xiantian True Essence scattered.

Within a hundred-meter radius, all matter was crushed under this terrifying strike; even the air seemed to be blown apart, becoming a vacuum. It wasn't until a huge pit, a full hundred meters in diameter and over ten meters deep, appeared on the ground that the two attacks finally dissipated into nothingness.

"What! Lin Yi actually managed to block a strike from King Lie."

Seeing this, Old Ancestor Yan Hui and Old Ancestor Bei Zhen, who were already somewhat desperate, were instantly stunned.

"Lin Yi!"

"Junior Martial Nephew Lin Yi!"

Below, Gu Changsheng and Chu Haitian were overjoyed, their eyes wide with pleasant surprise.

"This... what was that Medicinal Pill Lin Yi just swallowed? It actually allowed his strength to rise several levels, directly reaching King Lie's level. This is simply incredible."

Seeing this scene, a black-haired Martial Saint in the high sky couldn't help but be astonished.

"I don't know."

The black-haired Martial Saint, an old woman, immediately shook her head and said:

"But this Medicinal Pill should have been obtained by Lin Yi in the Martial Emperors Relic Palace; otherwise, even the 'Nine Wusheng Pills' created by Old Mother Wusheng back then would certainly not be this miraculous."

"Haha! Who cares! No matter where Lin Yi got this Medicinal Pill, at least he has a hope of surviving."

"Tsk tsk, such a Prodigy, I really want to see what level he can grow to if he doesn't fall in the future."

"Yes! Such a peerless Prodigy indeed shouldn't fall to the ambitions of the Great Yuan Dynasty."

One Martial Saint after another nodded, then continued to look down.

Below, seeing Lin Yi actually catch his spear strike, the burly man King Lie was also incredulous at first. He was stunned for several moments before finally reacting, his eyes turning fierce with a terrifying murderous light:

"Good! Well done, Lin Yi. You truly are a Prodigy who obtained a peerless Divine Weapon from the Martial Emperors Relic Palace; you indeed have some skill."

"But I don't believe that by relying on a mere Medicinal Pill's power, you can truly contend with this King!"

"Hmph! No matter how strong the power of a Medicinal Pill is, it ultimately has a limit. Especially the more powerful the Medicinal Pill, the shorter its duration. I want to see how long you can last against this King. Die!"

As King Lie finished speaking, the Divine Weapon "thunder seven kills spear" in his hand moved, instantly transforming into a thunder Dragon several hundred zhang long, with power even greater than before, and charged at Lin Yi.

Seeing this, Lin Yi turned into a streak of light and left immediately.

Because King Lie was right; although the "Demon Blood Essence Pill" was miraculous, not only allowing his strength to explode without side effects afterward, its duration was truly too short, only fifteen minutes.

So even though Lin Yi's strength was now comparable to King Lie's, it was impossible for him to have a grand battle with him.

Otherwise, once the power of the Medicinal Pill ended, Lin Yi himself would be the one to die!

With his mind set, Lin Yi instantly exerted the movement technique secrets from the "Circulation of Stars Saber Canon" to the fullest. He almost merged into one with the starfall saber, turning into a brilliant saber light and streaking away into the distance at extreme speed.

"Don't you dare run!"

Seeing this, King Lie also turned fierce, also using the Divine Weapon "purple thunder seven kills spear" and Saint-level Martial Art to turn into a purple lightning bolt to pursue Lin Yi.

But soon, he discovered that as time passed, the distance between him and Lin Yi was actually getting further and further.

One hundred meters!

Two hundred meters!

Five hundred meters!

One thousand meters!

Three thousand meters!

Five thousand meters!

...Just like that, after only seven and a half minutes, he was already more than ten thousand meters away from Lin Yi, unable to even see Lin Yi's back.

"How is this possible! My speed actually can't compare to that Lin Yi's?"

Seeing that he had lost Lin Yi, in a forest, King Lie's face was full of disbelief.

It should be noted that his Saint-level Martial Art was of the thunder path, which was inherently extremely good for speed. Combined with the help of the Divine Weapon "purple thunder seven kills spear," the two together made his speed terrifyingly boundless, the fastest even among the top three Heavenly Ranking experts.

But now, he actually couldn't even compare to a mere Lin Yi. How could he accept this?

However, no matter how much he couldn't accept it, now he had truly lost him!

"Damn it! Damn Lin Yi!"

Thinking that he had actually let a mere Xiantian Golden Core Realm escape, endless rage and shame instantly swept through King Lie's soul, making him incredibly furious, and he instantly erupted:

"Argh! Don't let this King meet you again next time, otherwise, this King will definitely cut you into a thousand pieces to vent this King's hatred!"

"Roar! Die, die, die!"

"Boom boom boom!"

In the forest, King Lie roared, his terrifying Xiantian True Essence instantly turning into bolts of lightning that swept in all directions, turning all trees within several miles into ashes. Then, it caused a huge mountain fire in the forest, burning half of it... And seven and a half minutes later, by a clear stream over a thousand kilometers away from King Lie.

"Phew! Finally shook off King Lie."

Scooping up some clear water from the stream to wash his face, feeling the power of the Medicinal Pill draining from his body, Lin Yi couldn't help but shake his head helplessly:

"Saint-level Major Achievement martial arts are indeed powerful. If I hadn't been so compatible with the 'Circulation of Stars Saber Canon' martial art, combined with being in a desperate situation that triggered the 'Ten Thousand Grinds Forge Edge' talent..."

"And with the help of 'God of Swordsmanship in the Human Realm - Strong' and other talents, allowing me to increase the progress of the 'Circulation of Stars Saber Canon' from 'Minor Achievement 1%' to 'Minor Achievement 6%' in just a short time, I might have really fallen into King Lie's hands this time."

"But my strength is inferior; even if I can hide for a moment, I can't hide forever."

"The Great Yuan Dynasty is powerful. If they really search for me with all their might, even with my top-tier disguise technique, they will probably find me soon."

"If King Lie attacks again then, without the help of the Demon Blood Essence Pill, no matter how I struggle in his hands, how could there be a possibility of survival?"

"It seems that as of now, the only way is to... re-enter the Martial Emperors Relic Palace!"

At this thought, feeling the golden martial emperor gold tokens in his body, Lin Yi didn't hesitate anymore. He first used his disguise technique to quickly change his appearance into a common-looking burly man, carefully concealed the starfall saber, and then ran wildly toward the direction of Liuzhong Mountain.