430: Chapter 430 Rescuing Lin

【However——】

【Just as those ten attacks were about to land, something strange happened.】

【Those Spells capable of shattering an entire city, those streaking lights capable of slaying countless clansmen, suddenly, vanished.】

【They weren't blocked; they were swallowed.】

【One after another, Void Realm whirlpools appeared without warning in front of the attacks.】

【The whirlpools weren't large, only about a zhang wide, but each one precisely blocked the path of a Magic Treasure.】

【Flying Sword pierced into the whirlpool, vanished. Treasure Seal smashed into the whirlpool, vanished. Halberds, golden rings, spiritual light, pressure... everything, upon contact with those whirlpools, was silently devoured without even a ripple.】

【The world suddenly fell silent.】

【The ten Black Armored Guards froze in place.】

【They looked down at their hands, then up at the slowly dissipating whirlpools, their faces filled with disbelief.】

【This is...?】

【Before they could comprehend, an even more terrifying power had already drilled into their bodies.】

【It didn't attack from the outside; it came from within, from the deepest part of their Meridians, from the very core of their Dantian—the Sword Law.】

【Countless invisible Sword Intent, like living things, rampaged wildly within their bodies.】

【Buzz——buzz——buzz——】

【That was the sound of Sword Intent traveling through their Meridians, subtle yet hair-raising.】

【The ten Black Armored Guards simultaneously widened their eyes, mouths agape, but no sound escaped them.】

【“Poof——”】

【“Poof——”】

【“Poof——”】

【Ten mouthfuls of fresh blood simultaneously spurted out, filling the sky with a bloody mist.】

【The next second——】

【“Bang!”】

【“Bang!”】

【“Bang!”】

【Ten muffled thuds in a row.】

【Ten bodies simultaneously exploded.】

【It wasn't a simple explosion; it was shattering, disintegration, being torn into countless fragments by Sword Intent from the inside out, turning into clumps of dense blood mist.】

【The blood mist dispersed, slowly falling into the City Lord's Manor courtyard, onto the kneeling clansmen, and onto the faces of the women and children huddled together.】

【Warm and sickly sweet.】

【That was the blood of Nascent Soul Cultivators.】

【Ten Nascent Souls, unable to even escape their Nascent Souls, died completely.】

【Liu Yezhou's face instantly turned ashen.】

【He abruptly turned his head——】

【You were already hovering ten zhang behind him, he didn't know when you got there.】

【You looked at him, hands behind your back, without any extra expression.】

【Then, you lifted your foot and took a step forward.】

【With just this one step, an oppressive force, like the sky collapsing, descended upon Liu Yezhou.】

【He grunted, his legs bending uncontrollably——】

【“Crack!”】

【He knelt, his bones emitting a crisp sound.】

【He half-knelt in the Void Realm, trembling all over, gasping for breath, glaring fiercely at you.】

【“You... who are you?!”】

【His voice was hoarse, filled with fear, and a last trace of bluster:】

【“How dare you offend my Liu Clan Immortal Family... The Immortal Realm is vast, but there will be no place for you to hide!”】

【Your expression was calm as you lowered your gaze and glanced at him.】

【“Noisy.”】

【As your voice fell, you raised your hand and made a grasping motion.】

【Above Liu Yezhou's head, a hundred-zhang-wide Void Realm whirlpool appeared out of thin air.】

【The whirlpool slowly rotated, its edges distorting light, its center a darkness more void than nothingness.】

【It seemed to descend slowly, but in reality, it was astonishingly fast, pressing down towards Liu Yezhou's head.】

【Liu Yezhou's pupils constricted sharply.】

【He gritted his teeth, exerted all his strength, and his figure flickered——】

【Teleportation!】

【The next moment, he had already appeared a thousand li away.】

【He gasped for breath, not daring to look back, preparing to teleport again.】

【However——】

【An invisible Sword Intent sliced out from the Void Realm.】

【It was so fast that he had no time to react.】

【That Sword Intent was like an invisible thread, cutting across his waist.】

【“Ah——!”】

【Liu Yezhou let out a heart-wrenching scream.】

【His body was cut in half at the waist.】

【It wasn't cut from the outside; it was from the inside—the Sword Law first drilled into his body, then from the inside out, simultaneously severing his Physical Body and Primordial Spirit.】

【His two halves of his body separated in mid-air.】

【Blood spurted wildly.】

【His Primordial Spirit hadn't even had time to escape—another Void Realm whirlpool descended.】

【This time, it was a hundred li wide, large enough to obscure the entire sky.】

【Liu Yezhou's two halves of his body floated beneath the whirlpool, as tiny as dust.】

【He looked up, drenched in sweat, his eyes filled with despair.】

【After being severely injured, he seemed to be half a beat slower even in teleporting—to save time, you naturally used the xuantian treasure mirror.】

【He watched helplessly as the whirlpool slowly descended, and then, devoured him.】

【From within the whirlpool came a grating grinding sound, along with his angry roars and curses:】

【“You dog thief, how dare you go against my Liu Clan, you won't have a good end...”】

【His words were left unfinished as he perished, his Dao extinguished.】

【A moment later, everything returned to calm.】

【You raised your hand and beckoned towards the Void Realm.】

【An ancient qiankun ring flew out from where the whirlpool disappeared, landing steadily in your palm.】

【Below, inside and outside the City Lord's Manor, over a hundred thousand Lin Family clansmen stared blankly at the sky.】

【They looked at the dissipating blood mist, at the empty sky, at you—the figure hovering in mid-air with hands behind your back.】

【The Lin Family Grand Elder was the first to regain his senses.】

【He quickly tidied his blood-stained robes, then knelt on the ground with a thud, his forehead touching the earth:】

【“Many thanks, Senior, for saving us! My Lin Family... my hundred thousand strong Lin Family will forever remember this great kindness!”】

【Your figure flickered, landing in front of him, and you raised your hand in a gesture of support.】

【“Rise.”】

【The Grand Elder was lifted by a gentle force, but he still remained bowed, looking at you with a face full of gratitude.】

【“Senior...”】

【You waved your hand, interrupting him: “There's no need for pleasantries. Sect Master Lin Haotian and I had a chance encounter; that kid suits my temperament quite well. What happened today was just a convenience, nothing worth mentioning.”】

【Upon hearing this, the Second Elder's eyes lit up, and he quickly interjected: “So that's how it is! For nephew Haotian to be acquainted with Senior, it truly is... truly his immense Opportunity!”】

【As he spoke, his eyes reddened, whether from gratitude or excitement.】

【The nearby clansmen, who had been timid, now gradually gathered around.】

【There were women holding children, old men leaning on walking sticks, young mothers cradling infants.】

【Fear still lingered on their faces, but their eyes held something indescribable—the relief of surviving a catastrophe, and awe towards you.】

【Someone knelt first, shouting, “Many thanks for Senior's great kindness!”】

【Immediately after, the crowd knelt down like a tide, one after another.】

【“Many thanks for Senior's great kindness!”】

【“Many thanks for Senior's great kindness!”】

【The voices rose and fell, growing louder and louder, finally converging into a thunderous wave of sound that echoed above the City Lord's Manor.】

【You glanced at the kneeling crowd.】

【There were white-haired Elders, women holding children, young men and women, and children who were too young to understand, looking around curiously.】