167: Chase and kill, the emperor takes action!

At the same time, above the Tongtian River, two streams of light rapidly streaked past, chasing each other...

"White Rock, you can't escape. Today is the day you die!"

Lin Changxiao's voice boomed like thunder from the Nine Heavens. He stepped on the void, his body wreathed in dazzling purple lightning. Each step he took left a lightning pattern in the air.

In front of him, Baiyan Quasi-Emperor fled in disarray. His originally magnificent white battle armor was shattered, revealing his bloody and mangled body underneath.

Just half a day ago, he had confidently led the Giant Rock Clan experts to attack the Lin Family's Tongtian River properties, even believing that with him and Lei Qianjue joining forces, Lin Changxiao would definitely not be their match...

However, when Lin Changxiao truly appeared and faced him, Baiyan Quasi-Emperor finally understood how ridiculously wrong he had been...

In front of Lin Changxiao, they seemed not to be on the same level at all, but rather like an adult facing a child... and they were those children, completely powerless to fight back.

"Boom—"

Lin Changxiao raised his hand, unleashing a lightning spear that tore through the void, aiming straight for the Baiyan Quasi-Emperor's back.

White Rock hastily turned around and summoned an earthen-yellow Giant Shield, but it disintegrated the moment it touched the lightning.

The aftermath sent him flying several hundred zhang before he managed to stop.

"Cough, cough..."

White Rock spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with internal organ fragments, his eyes still full of disbelief. "Why? How is this possible... We are both at the Peak of the Quasi-Emperor Realm, how can you be this strong?"

Although he couldn't believe it, he didn't dare to stay. After stabilizing his figure, his first action was to continue fleeing.

In response, Lin Changxiao, who was behind him, sneered without speaking. He clenched his right hand in the air, and a long sword entirely condensed from lightning formed in his palm.

The sword body was entirely purplish-black, with fine silver lightning patterns flowing on its surface. Wherever the sword edge passed, space itself showed slight distortions.

"Die."

These two simple words were like a death sentence.

The next moment, a massive lightning sword light tore through the void, heading straight for the Baiyan Quasi-Emperor.

This single sword strike contained Lin Changxiao's complete understanding of the Great Dao of Thunder. Before the sword even arrived, the terrifying might of the lightning had already split open all the water in the Tongtian River below, as if the Tongtian River had been cut in half.

White Rock's face showed panic; there was no way he could block this sword.

He decisively used the trump card the person had given him before.

He had already used it once to escape earlier. This was now his last use. If he still couldn't escape this time, he would truly die at Lin Changxiao's hands...

Originally, he had planned to use this to kill Lin Changxiao, but during the previous battle with Lin Changxiao, he was suppressed and retreated steadily, with no chance to use it... Moreover, Lin Changxiao had also comprehended the Great Dao of Space, making it impossible to hit him in that situation.

Now, this offensive trump card unexpectedly became the Baiyan Quasi-Emperor's defensive and escape trump card to counteract Lin Changxiao's attack. Truly, the world is full of unexpected turns...

Just as the sword edge was about to pierce White Rock's head.

"Buzz—"

A strange black light suddenly erupted from within White Rock's body, transforming into a dark shield that blocked the lightning longsword.

The two forces collided, and surprisingly, both were annihilated into nothingness simultaneously.

This time, Lin Changxiao finally saw clearly what was going on.

Lin Changxiao's gaze was like lightning, instantly seeing through that the source of the black light within White Rock was not Baiyan Quasi-Emperor himself. "So you have someone behind you. No wonder you dared to sneak attack my Lin Family's territory on the Tongtian River."

A strange smile appeared on the face of the fleeing Baiyan Quasi-Emperor. "Hahaha, Lin Changxiao, what does it matter that you know? Do you think today's events will end this simply? Your Lin Family will eventually be buried with my Giant Rock Clan!"

"Playing tricks." Lin Changxiao coldly snorted. His figure transformed into a bolt of lightning and chased after him. "No matter who is behind this, I will take your life today!"

The chase continued for a period of time.

Baiyan Quasi-Emperor didn't hesitate to burn his vital blood to escape, even using several life-saving secret techniques, but he still couldn't shake off Lin Changxiao's pursuit.

The two fought all the way from the Tongtian River to a large desert north of the Tongtian River. Wherever they passed, mountains collapsed, the earth cracked, and rivers flowed backward.

Now, Baiyan Quasi-Emperor was finally caught by Lin Changxiao!

"White Rock, die!"

Lin Changxiao suddenly accelerated, leaving nine lightning afterimages in the air. He instantly crossed tens of thousands of zhang and slammed a punch into White Rock's back.

This punch contained terrifying thunder explosive power. White Rock's Protective Aura shattered like paper, and his entire body crashed into the desert below like a meteor, blasting out a giant pit with a diameter of ten thousand zhang.

When the dust settled, White Rock lay dying at the bottom of the pit. All his bones were shattered, and he didn't even have the strength to lift his hand.

Lin Changxiao slowly descended to the edge of the pit. His right hand once again condensed a lightning longsword. "It's time to end this."

Just as he raised his sword to strike, the world suddenly darkened.

It wasn't dark clouds covering the sun, but true darkness descending, as if someone had siphoned away all the light from this area.

Immediately after, a suffocating pressure descended from the sky. It was a terrifying aura far surpassing the Quasi-Emperor level.

"Great Emperor?" Lin Changxiao frowned, but the lightning longsword in his hand didn't stop at all. Instead, it slashed towards White Rock at an even faster speed.

"Junior, stop your hand for this Emperor."

A hoarse voice sounded. At the same time, a pale hand reached out from the void and lightly flicked, shattering Lin Changxiao's lightning longsword.

The next moment, a figure completely shrouded in a black robe appeared beside Baiyan Quasi-Emperor.

The newcomer's face was indistinguishable, only a pair of eyes glowing with a faint green light were visible.

He merely stood there, and the surrounding space began to twist and ripple, as if unable to withstand his presence.

"Thank you, Master, for saving me..." Baiyan Quasi-Emperor said weakly.

"Useless! You can't even handle such a small matter! If that Lord hadn't told me to act, I wouldn't bother with you!" The black-robed figure immediately cursed angrily before Baiyan Quasi-Emperor could finish speaking.

The black-robed figure ignored Baiyan Quasi-Emperor and looked directly at Lin Changxiao. "Your Lin Family is quite a peculiar Family. First, there was Lin Xuan suppressing the younger generation, and now you, this Lin Family Ancestor, also possess such strength... Merely at the Peak of the Ninth Heaven Quasi-Emperor Realm, yet you already possess some power of a Great Emperor."

Baiyan Quasi-Emperor might not be able to tell, but the black-robed figure could see at a glance that although Lin Changxiao was still at the Peak of the Ninth Heaven Quasi-Emperor Realm, his strength far surpassed this Realm. No wonder White Rock and that Lei Sha Clan's Lei Qianjue combined were not his match.

Facing the black-robed figure's words, Lin Changxiao didn't pay much attention. Instead, his expression slightly hardened, but there was no fear in his eyes. "Who are you? My Lin Family has no grievance with you, so why did you instigate the Giant Rock Clan to attack my Lin Family's properties?"

The black-robed figure didn't deny it, only saying indifferently, "Your Lin Family indeed has no grievance with me... but unfortunately, my Lord wants to eliminate your Lin Family."

Above the desert, the atmosphere was so heavy it almost solidified.

"No matter what conspiracy you have, I will kill White Rock today!" Lin Changxiao said in a deep voice, the lightning around him surging.

"Even if you are a Great Emperor, don't even think about stopping me!"