170: Ultimate battle

Bang, bang, bang—

Three consecutive palms struck the Protective Aura Yang Paitian had activated, generating bursts of booming sounds.

"Hah, merely the First Layer of the Immortal Realm."

As soon as they clashed, Yang Paitian's initial tension immediately subsided.

"Kid, I admit it's rare for someone your age to have this level of cultivation, but challenging two beings you cannot afford to provoke with your current strength is truly unwise."

The moment Yang Paitian finished speaking, Lin Chuan immediately raised his saber and advanced towards Shen Lian.

"Let me sever his limbs, then slowly interrogate him for the cultivation method of the Great Dao Cauldron Refining Hand. Anyone who dares provoke the Realm Lords Mansion will not have an easy time!"

The Saber Radiance in Lin Chuan's hand was like a Flying Shuttle Dark Shadow, and houses all around were utterly destroyed with every strike.

Shen Lian frowned, choosing not to meet the attack head-on. He decisively activated the Four Symbols Limitless Steps to maneuver and evade.

However, Shen Lian's action made Lin Chuan, who was at the Fourth Layer of the Immortal Realm, even more arrogant. His saber momentum grew faster with every strike, forcing Shen Lian into desperate straits with every blow.

While Shen Lian used his movement technique to evade, appearing to be in constant peril, he firmly maintained his defensive perimeter, causing all of his opponent's Saber Qi to miss.

"This Exquisite Saber was forged from Skyfire Ice Stone. It is your honor to die beneath this Emperor Grade saber."

Lin Chuan sneered. The short saber spun rapidly in his palm, and his gaze locked onto Shen Lian's figure instantly.

"Saber Without Equal."

As the strike was unleashed, the Saber Qi split into Ten Thousand Paths, directly sealing off all of Shen Lian's retreat routes.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

Unexpectedly, Shen Lian's disdainful mockery rang out.

"It's a pity that your horrific Saber Technique doesn't match the Emperor Grade Spiritual Artifact in your hand. Where do you get the nerve to ruin that saber?"

As he spoke, Shen Lian executed Void Concealment: Transforming Momentum, dissipating all the Saber Qi that had reached him into nothingness.

Lin Chuan was furious upon hearing this: "You dare insult my Saber Technique? Then let me show you this move!"

"Flying Dragon Slash!"

With a swing of the saber, a golden Dragon formed by condensed Saber Qi immediately materialized from the Saber Radiance, pouncing towards Shen Lian with claws bared.

"Void Concealment: One Qi Separating Yin and Yang!"

Shen Lian countered the move perfectly, using a single Void Concealment technique to completely dissolve the domineering saber strike.

"You use a light and exquisite fast saber as if you were an old man. I can only say that your stupidity and understanding match your life as a good-for-nothing trash."

"Damn it!"

After two consecutive saber strikes were neutralized and he was provoked like this, Lin Chuan instantly lost his composure.

"Today, your life is forfeit, decided by me, Lin Chuan."

"Same words, just swap the subject and object: I'll take your life too!"

After Shen Lian's playful mockery, he suddenly manifested the netherworld chariot, wrapped himself inside, and quickly sped away in the opposite direction.

"Stop! Don't run!"

Lin Chuan was furious beyond measure and chased after him recklessly.

Yang Paitian was shocked by this sight and quickly shouted, "Lin Chuan, come back! Be careful, it might be a trick!"

Lin Chuan simply wouldn't listen: "If I, Lin Chuan, can't even handle a mere First Layer Immortal Realm cultivator, how can I face the Realm Lord?

Don't worry, I'll leave him enough breath to settle his affairs. Today, I absolutely must chop off his limbs!"

After speaking, he directly chased after the netherworld chariot.

"Sigh!"

Yang Paitian sighed. He wanted to try persuading him again, but the man and the chariot had already entered an alleyway.

"Chase!"

Helpless, he could only grab Mu Yaoguang, who was still bewildered, and chase after them... The alley paths were intricate and complex, and the speeding netherworld chariot darted between residential houses and streets like lightning.

Behind it, Lin Chuan's face was full of rage, wanting only to chop Shen Lian into a pulp of flesh to vent his anger.

"Run? Let's see how long you can run for!"

The Exquisite Saber fell, and the two-story residential house blocking the path immediately turned into ruins.

Lin Chuan's gaze was firmly fixed on the speeding netherworld chariot.

"Detour!"

After a period of judgment, he seemed to have figured out the netherworld chariot's trajectory. He decisively lunged from the other side when the chariot made a sharp turn.

Sure enough, the moment he rounded the corner out of the alley, Lin Chuan saw the netherworld chariot speeding past.

"Stop right there!"

Lin Chuan raised his hand, grabbed the rear of the carriage, and leaped into the compartment.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang—

Immediately, bursts of Qi waves rose from the speeding carriage compartment.

Inside the carriage compartment, the two individuals engaged in extremely fierce mortal combat.

Yang Paitian and Mu Yaoguang, who had rushed over from a distance, watched the scene dumbfounded.

"Hall Master Yang, aren't you going down to help?"

Mu Yaoguang couldn't help but ask.

Yang Paitian looked troubled: "No, the Spiritual Steed is simply too fast, and Lin Chuan is inside. If I rashly intervene, I might hurt him."

Hearing this, a trace of anxiety flashed in Mu Yaoguang's eyes.

Recalling Su Yuheng's tragic death, and then remembering the murderous gaze Shen Lian had just given her... no matter what, Shen Lian had to die.

She did not want to become the second Su Yuheng.

"Ah~"

Suddenly, a shrill scream erupted from inside the carriage, instantly making the two of them feel their scalps tingle.

Looking closely again, the compartment of the netherworld chariot was glowing with a scorching red heat.

Immediately afterward, blood sprayed out from the rear of the carriage, instantly leaving a shocking streak of blood on the ground that froze into frost in just a moment.

"That is the effect of the Exquisite Saber when it draws blood—Skyfire Ice, Yin and Yang combined. It is scorching hot upon drawing blood, and the blood freezes into frost when it falls. Even an Immortal Realm Peak expert cannot withstand that sharp Saber Radiance."

Yang Paitian explained, showing an extremely grim expression.

"It seems Lin Chuan has dealt with Shen Lian, but wasn't he supposed to keep him alive?

Now that Shen Lian is dead, and the cultivation method for the Great Dao Cauldron Refining Hand hasn't been ascertained, how am I going to explain this to the Realm Lord?"

Mu Yaoguang, however, looked indifferent. Since Shen Lian was dead, her nightmare was over.

However, as the netherworld chariot slowly decelerated and passed below them, something was suddenly thrown out of the carriage.

Yang Paitian instinctively caught it and looked—it was a bloody human head.

"Lin Chuan~"

When he clearly saw the face of the head, Yang Paitian let out a furious roar.

"Ah~~"

When Mu Yaoguang saw Lin Chuan's tragic, wide-eyed corpse, she could no longer control the terror in her heart and immediately let out a miserable scream.

"Hahaha, is this what you call a penalty drink? If so, I must say, it is truly sweet to the taste! Hahaha!"

Inside the netherworld chariot, Shen Lian's arrogant laughter rang out.

That laughter completely ignited Yang Paitian's killing intent.

"Kid, I'm going to tear you in half with my bare hands!"

"Then we'll see if you, this trash, have the ability to do so. Hahaha."

"Stop right now!"

Seeing the netherworld chariot gradually start to accelerate again, Yang Paitian immediately leaped and chased after it.

"Hall Master, don't..."

Mu Yaoguang wanted to stop Yang Paitian from going, but she was a moment too late.

Yang Paitian caught up to the netherworld chariot after just a few leaps.

"I must blast you into dust!"

The moment he grabbed the rear of the carriage, Yang Paitian's deep roar echoed, and he then leaped, quickly flying into the compartment.

However... "Ah~~"

The moment he jumped into the carriage, a shrill scream immediately echoed in the air.

Mu Yaoguang's pupils constricted as she witnessed an unbelievable scene.

She saw the lower half of a body thrown out of the carriage compartment, accompanied by spurting boiling blood.

"Ah—"

"Hahaha—"

Miserable screams, along with arrogant laughter, echoed together in the air.

The next moment, the netherworld chariot suddenly turned and sped towards Mu Yaoguang.

Mu Yaoguang, who was already terrified out of her wits, was unable to make any move in response.

It wasn't until the netherworld chariot dissolved into black mist that Shen Lian's cold, arrogant figure stood on the pavilion opposite Mu Yaoguang.

In his hand, however, he held a body that had been cut in half at the waist—only the upper half of Yang Paitian, who was still howling miserably.