"You're asking for it!"
Lin Xuan's words completely enraged Li Mingsheng. He never expected Lin Xuan to be even more arrogant than him. His face was contorted in extreme anger, his eyes flashing with bloodlust, and a sharp sword intent erupted from him in an instant.
Boom... Clang...
In the next instant, accompanied by astonishing sword energy, a sword domain instantly formed, pressing down on Lin Xuan.
Amidst the sharpness of the sword energy, there was also a terrifying blaze.
This is the power of the law, which Li Mingsheng has integrated into his sword energy. With each swing of his sword, the sky is distorted, forming a sword domain of its own.
This is the power of a sword immortal—unparalleled in attack and defense. This person possesses the strength of a peak Earth Immortal, but the combat power he unleashes is absolutely king among Earth Immortals, far surpassing other ordinary peak Earth Immortal experts.
A wisp of sword energy pierced through the sky. If it were an ordinary Earth Immortal, it would not be able to stop Li Mingsheng's sword. Unfortunately, Lin Xuan was different. Although his cultivation level was only the first stage of the Celestial Realm, his actual combat strength was already an invincible existence in the Earth Immortal Realm.
Li Mingsheng's sword strike was powerful, but in his eyes, it meant nothing.
"snort……"
Lin Xuan sneered, completely unconcerned. Looking at the sword energy coming towards him, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and he immediately threw a punch.
Boom... Bang...
The fist struck, causing space to tremble. The invisible fist force collided with Li Mingsheng's sword energy, exploding instantly. The invisible power surged out like a torrent, forcing Li Mingsheng to retreat repeatedly, almost causing him to fall off the ninety-ninth step of the Heavenly Ladder.
Lin Xuan chuckled coldly, then threw another punch.
The surging force of the punch forced Li Mingsheng to defend himself, making his face look extremely ugly. Although Lin Xuan's punch could not hurt him, the powerful aura made him tremble and he was forced to retreat from the ninety-ninth step of the Heavenly Ladder, landing on the ninety-eighth step.
This is an utter disgrace.
Li Mingsheng roared, "You bastard, you're asking for death..."
His sword intent surged, and a spiritual sword suddenly flew out, hovering in mid-air, its sharp sword energy crisscrossing, about to slash towards Lin Xuan.
But at that moment, Lin Xuan smiled contemptuously, took a step forward, and ascended the hundredth step of the Heavenly Ladder. Then he turned around and pointed a finger. Instantly, spiritual energy surged in the void, condensing into a light screen that forcefully blocked Li Mingsheng's sword strike before he stepped onto the hundred and first step.
"It's nothing..."
Lin Xuan chuckled coldly, but his voice reached Li Mingsheng's ears like a thunderclap.
"puff!"
Instantly, Li Ming felt a surge of anger, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale. He was trembling all over, consumed by rage. Lin Xuan was too despicable; he had truly broken his spirit!
This statement, "It's nothing," directly damaged his Dao heart.
A disgrace, an immense disgrace.
He never imagined that he, a true disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect, would one day suffer such humiliation; it was simply unbelievable to him.
But now that it has actually happened, he can't accept it at all.
"You bastard, you damned... you slut, I'll make you die, I'll make you die..."
Enraged, Li Mingsheng roared and swung his sword at Lin Xuan.
Clang!
The sword's cry was like thunder, accompanied by terrifying flames, but unfortunately, it was instantly extinguished by an astonishing pressure when it broke through the hundredth level, without even a ripple.
Lin Xuan sensed Li Mingsheng's sword energy, turned around and glanced at the furious Li Mingsheng again, his eyes full of mockery and disdain. This idiot still wanted to attack him. If he wasn't confident in killing this guy without revealing his trump card, Lin Xuan would have suppressed Li Mingsheng long ago.
We won't let him shout like that.
However, he doesn't have time to deal with Li Mingsheng right now. It would be unwise to expose his trump card for such an idiot. Once he ascends the third thousandth step of the Heavenly Ladder and obtains the inheritance of the Crimson Moon Immortal Lord, his strength will surely increase dramatically.
At that time, taking down Li Mingsheng will be a piece of cake.
Many thoughts flashed through Lin Xuan's mind, but he did not slow down at all and continued to walk uphill.
Meanwhile, on the Heavenly Ladder, everything had turned upside down.
They had all witnessed the clash between Lin Xuan and Li Mingsheng, but had not spoken up before because both of them were very strong, and they were unsure who would win or lose, so they dared not speak rashly.
Secondly, the argument between the two lasted too short a time; before many people could even react, the outcome between Lin Xuan and Li Mingsheng had already been decided.
Seeing that Li Mingsheng had actually suffered a great loss at Lin Xuan's hands, everyone was immediately shocked.
"My God, that person's strength is so great that even the true disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect suffered a great loss."
“I knew he was no ordinary person when I saw him kill the people from the Ice Spirit Palace.”
"Even a fool knows he's no ordinary person. Look at how easily he climbed the Heavenly Ladder. It's as simple and effortless as walking. It's obvious that he has comprehended the Crimson Moon Burning Heaven Divine Power to a very profound level, far surpassing Li Mingsheng."
"Hahaha... This is hilarious! Li Mingsheng, relying on his superior understanding of the Crimson Moon Burning Heaven Divine Power, has always looked down on us and been incredibly arrogant. He even confidently told us that the Crimson Moon Immortal Lord's inheritance definitely belonged to him. Well, look what happened, he's kicked a hornet's nest!"
"I have no hope of inheriting the Crimson Moon Immortal Lord's legacy anyway, but I'd be quite happy if Li Mingsheng didn't get it."
...
Many people were discussing it, some were shocked, some sneered, and some mocked.
In an instant, both Lin Xuan and Li Mingsheng were thrust into the spotlight, but it was clear that everyone was shocked, awe-inspiring, and worshipful of Lin Xuan. As for Li Mingsheng, most people responded with sneers and mockery.
This shows that Li Mingsheng is not very popular.
Of course, this is also related to the dog-eat-dog world rule. The desire for strength is ingrained in their very being, something that cannot be changed.
"Damn it, you bastard..."
Li Mingsheng's face was contorted with rage. He had heard everything everyone said, but that was precisely why he was truly furious.
As a true disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect and a peak Earth Immortal, he had never suffered such humiliation.
He nearly ground his teeth to powder, his eyes flashing with fierce killing intent and rage, and roared through gritted teeth, "Being in the lead for a while doesn't mean you can stay in the lead forever. I will definitely catch up."
As he spoke, he glanced down at the crowd discussing below, memorizing the faces of some of them, but did not choose to take action because he was not confident.
Although these people are on a lower ladder than him, it doesn't mean they are weak. Many of them are no less capable than him. Since he can't necessarily win, he can only endure it and settle scores later when he finds an opportunity.
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