"Young man, I didn't expect to meet you here. Very good... This trip has been very successful, and I didn't expect to be able to settle a knot in my heart so smoothly!!"
Wu Chengfeng's face twisted into a grotesque smile, revealing a hint of perverse excitement, while a fierce killing intent flickered in his eyes.
The grudges between the two sides were even greater than Lin Xiuyuan had imagined!
The backlash from the initial pursuit severely injured him, making it virtually impossible for him to contribute in the subsequent joint plan of the four major demonic sects.
That incident greatly challenged his position.
This fueled Lin Xiuyuan's rage, making him wish he could kill him.
During the subsequent battle between the righteous and the demonic forces, he also used his connections to search for Lin Xiuyuan's whereabouts, intending to kill him.
But there has been no news for a long time, which has become an obsession for Wu Chengfeng and has had a great impact on him.
Because the cultivation method is demonic, unlike the orthodox cultivation methods which emphasize rapid improvement of cultivation, the magical power is unstable, and the mind is extremely susceptible to inner demon fluctuations during cultivation.
Therefore, this obsession caused him great distress and impact, almost causing him to go mad several times.
It's easy to imagine how intense his killing intent towards Lin Xiuyuan was.
"Want to kill me? Come on."
Lin Xiuyuan's expression was stern. He pointed to his heart and said coldly.
A few simple words, yet they exuded extraordinary confidence!
Even though the situation has reversed, the Ghost Spirit Sect still holds an absolute advantage in combat power.
However, his cultivation has reached the peak of Foundation Establishment. The superior true techniques he cultivates, although somewhat inferior to those of a major sect like the Ghost Spirit Sect, are not necessarily far apart. Furthermore, he possesses a top-tier low-grade spirit talisman, whose power touches even a trace of a mid-grade spirit talisman, making him an invincible force in this realm.
Even the top leader of these dominant forces might not be able to suppress him!
"Heh, it seems that over the years, you have risen from a small-time rogue cultivator to a sect prodigy. No wonder you have such confidence!"
"Very good, I hope you can continue to maintain this confidence later."
Wu Chengfeng laughed in anger, "Next, I'll show you how big the gap is between you ordinary geniuses with inherited talents and us true top geniuses."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Chengfeng attacked with chilling killing intent, launching a massive offensive.
A surge of spiritual energy swept out in an instant.
Then, streaks of eerie light, reflecting a cold luster, transformed into dark blades, swiftly piercing through the air.
In an instant, just as a series of sharp whistling sounds reached their ears, those 'dark blades,' carrying a chilling killing intent, were already upon them.
The cold yet powerful spiritual energy fluctuations seemed poised to pierce through Lin Xiuyuan in an instant.
Lin Xiuyuan's expression remained unchanged, and the rock shield that had been protecting him immediately spiraled upwards at lightning speed.
Although the rock shield has a small protective area, it is extremely fast in both activating the talisman and in terms of reaction speed.
Even though these dark blades were incredibly fast, they were still blocked by the three rock shields in the first instance.
Thud! Thud!
Click, click...
The moment they clashed, several violent impacts rang out.
The surging spiritual energy waves collided, forming a wave of energy that swept outwards in an instant.
Although they successfully withstood the attack, several cracks appeared on each of the three rock shields.
Upon seeing this, Lin Xiuyuan's expression hardened slightly. The Rock Shield Talisman, which had reached the level of a top-tier low-grade spirit talisman, possessed extremely strong defensive power. Even a high-grade magic shield or a top-tier magic shield activated at full power by a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator was no more than this.
However, a crack appeared in their relationship at first glance...
While there was an element of time-consuming motivation involved, it also indirectly revealed Wu Chengfeng's combat prowess.
"As expected, just like the aura I sensed, his combat strength is definitely no less than Han Chenhua's level. Considering that he comes from the Ghost Spirit Sect, he might have reached the same level of invincible combat strength as me. I just don't know where it will manifest. If it's in defense or divine sense, he will have a significant advantage over me..."
Lin Xiuyuan's thoughts raced through his mind, and the intensity in his eyes deepened.
Although he appeared extremely confident, he showed no sign of arrogance.
His confidence stemmed from his mastery of a top-tier low-grade spirit talisman, which gave him the confidence to face any opponent with ease, but naturally, he would not underestimate his opponents because of it.
On the contrary, his years of wandering in the world of cultivation made him realize that there are many cases of people being caught off guard and even one of the creators of such a thing.
Naturally, there was no intention of being arrogant whatsoever.
The fact that the other party came from the Ghost Spirit Sect, the successor of the dominant force in the Southern Continent, made him even more cautious.
Wu Chengfeng's magical power was extremely profound and surging, estimated to be at least a notch above Lin Xiuyuan's. Under his control, the several 'dark blades' that failed to strike lost little power. Instead, they were instantly replenished with magical power by the opponent, maintaining their peak strength, and slashed down again.
Lin Xiuyuan dared not be careless. Seeing that the rock shield could not fully protect him, he casually threw out a series of top-level spirit talismans and immediately formed hand seals.
"boom!"
As the talisman exploded, a burst of red light shone out, dazzling and bright, and like waves surging, the fiery red energy waves immediately swept in all directions.
Three fire dragons, spewing raging flames, instantly and continuously annihilated the magical power contained in those "dark blades".
"The Four Extreme Water Dragon Kings!"
As the fire dragon appeared, spewing flames, it weakened the opponent's offensive.
In a very short time, Lin Xiuyuan also completed the hand seal.
A flash of blue light appeared, and a vast amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth gathered, making the blue light even more dazzling.
With a soft "plop," the sound of flowing water arose, constantly intertwining and converging, then rapidly extending, appearing at first glance as if four water columns were condensing and extending from around Lin Xiuyuan.
Soon, through continuous condensation, four enormous water dragons formed, roaring through the air and rapidly lunging forward to bite.
The surging spiritual energy fluctuations brought a sense of threat.
Wu Chengfeng narrowed his eyes and sneered, "I underestimated you. It seems you're not what you used to be. You've earned my respect."
"But do you think that's enough to stand up to me? Wishful thinking! I'm about to shatter all your confidence and make you understand that in the face of a true chasm, no matter how much confidence or means you have, it's all worthless!!"
I had already noticed that Lin Xiuyuan was a formidable fighter, but I never imagined he was this powerful.
'Nether Blade' is one of the most powerful attack techniques among the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect.
Even if it's not his strongest technique, once it's used, it's so powerful that anyone at the peak of the same realm would have to expend considerable effort to resist it.
However, Lin Xiuyuan's easy defense and neutralization of the attack, along with the use of offensive talismans, transformed the attack into a double assault.
This clearly shows that those talismans are extraordinary and possess formidable power!
This spell also gave him a sense of threat.
That's really not simple.
But that's all.
Faced with an absolute disparity, no matter how strong one is, it is difficult to overcome this fundamental gap!
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