On the ground, Xiao Chen watched the battle erupt in the air, took a deep breath, and said to Jiang Li, Su She, and Shi Tou, "Are you ready? Next, it's our battle!"
Jiang Li gripped her longsword tightly, a resolute glint in her eyes: "Anytime!"
Su She closed the book in his hands, his body surging with righteous energy: "With righteous energy, what fear is there of evil and heresy!"
Stone brandished his fist, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit: "I've been waiting for this! Watch how I deal with these demon scum!"
Lin Jingxing stepped forward and nodded to Xiao Chen and the other three: "Brother Xiao, let's guard Wangyue Gate together and never let the demon soldiers set foot in the city!"
In the air shrouded in black mist, Xuan Yin hovered among the demonic powerhouses, his gaze sweeping over the human cultivators behind Lin Zhen.
A sinister smile curled at the corner of his lips, his voice, both seductive and cruel, echoing across the battlefield.
"Lin Zhen, we've known each other for many years. Let me give you some advice: don't put up a futile resistance. The demon army is pressing in, and with your limited strength, you won't last long."
He paused, a glint of greed flashing in his eyes: "Why not just admit defeat and submit to the demon race?"
"I can plead with the Demon Lord to spare the lives of you high-ranking officials and allow you to continue ruling the Xuanqiong Realm."
"As for those ants below... they're dead, so be it. They'll serve as food for the Demon Lord, which is their 'value'."
These words were like a poisoned blade, piercing the hearts of all human cultivators. The so-called "leaving a way out" was nothing more than sacrificing all the lower-level cultivators in exchange for the survival of the higher-ups!
Such selfish and cruel conditions are a trampling on the dignity of humankind!
Lin Zhen's aura surged instantly, and the pressure of a peak Nirvana Realm cultivator was like a raging sea, causing the surrounding black mist to churn violently.
He stared intently at Xuan Yin, his eyes filled with rage and disbelief: "Xuan Yin! How dare you say such a thing! You're delusional!"
"Mysterious Yin?!"
The cultivators at the Creation Realm behind Lin Zhen exclaimed in surprise. This name was once a legend alongside Lin Zhen among the older generation of powerful figures in the Xuanqiong Realm!
Back then, both of them were at the late Nirvana stage, possessing exceptional talent and hailed as the future pillars of the Xuanqiong Realm. However, Xuan Yin suddenly disappeared without a trace.
Everyone thought he had already perished, but unexpectedly he reappeared in this way and even joined the demon race!
When Xuan Yin heard Lin Zhen call out his name, the smile on his face became even more twisted: "What? After all these years, you haven't forgotten your 'good brother'?"
He emphasized the words "good brother" heavily, his tone filled with sarcasm and hatred.
Memories flooded Lin Zhen's mind like a tide.
He and Xuan Yin were once inseparable brothers. They had known each other since childhood, cultivated together, and ventured out together. Their talents were comparable, and their bond was so deep that they could entrust each other with each other's lives.
At that time, they all harbored the ideal of protecting the Xuanqiong Realm and made a promise to work together in the future to make the Xuanqiong Realm stronger.
However, as his cultivation deepened, the allure of power and status gradually distorted Xuan Yin's mind.
He began to value cultivation above all else, regarding the position of "Dominator of the Profound Sky Realm" as his sole objective.
Especially after both of them broke through to the late Nirvana stage, the conflict completely erupted; two tigers cannot share one mountain.
Whoever breaks through to the peak of Nirvana first will become the recognized strongest person in the Xuanqiong Realm and control the discourse power of the entire realm.
During that period, their relationship deteriorated rapidly, turning them from brothers into rivals. Their former tacit understanding and friendship were replaced by suspicion and competition.
Later, with a more solid foundation and a stroke of luck, Lin Zhen was the first to break through to the peak of Nirvana.
He originally wanted to find Xuan Yin and have an open and honest talk. He didn't want to lose this former brother, and he wanted to invite Xuan Yin to manage the Xuanqiong Realm together and protect this land.
He sent people to search everywhere, but they could not find any trace of Xuan Yin.
It wasn't until later that he learned the truth from his elders. Back then, when the Lin family learned that he had broken through to the peak of Nirvana, in order to consolidate his position and eliminate potential threats, the then head of the Lin family (Lin Zhen's father) secretly led a surprise attack on the Xuan family without telling him!
At that time, Xuan Yin was in seclusion in a hidden place, at a critical moment in his attempt to break through to the peak of Nirvana, and was completely unaware of the crisis facing his family.
During his seclusion, he suddenly felt the bloodline power connecting him to his clansmen rapidly diminishing, gradually extinguishing like a candle flame. He instantly realized that something had happened to the Xuan family!
Overwhelmed by hatred and despair, he disregarded everything and broke out of seclusion.
However, his hasty exit from seclusion not only caused him to miss the opportunity to break through, but also damaged his foundation, and his cultivation even regressed by half a step.
When he rushed back to the Xuan family, all he saw were corpses and burning ruins. No one in the entire Xuan family survived except him!
From that day on, the last glimmer of light in Xuan Yin's heart was completely extinguished.
He blamed all his hatred on Lin Zhen. If Lin Zhen hadn't broken through first, and if the Lin family hadn't eliminated him completely, his family wouldn't have been destroyed.
Carrying this deep-seated hatred, he wandered from place to place, eventually drawn by the power of the demon race, and joined them, vowing to take revenge on Lin Zhen, the Lin family, and the entire Xuanqiong Realm!
"Lin Zhen, do you really think I want to persuade you to surrender?" Xuan Yin's voice suddenly turned sharp, his eyes filled with boundless hatred.
"I want to watch you, to watch everything you protect turn to ashes under the iron hooves of the demons!"
"I'll make you taste the bitterness of a destroyed family! I'll make you know what your Lin family owes me back then, and today I'll take it all back, with interest!"
He waved his hand sharply and ordered the demon warriors behind him, "Kill! Kill them all! First kill Lin Zhen, then raze Sunlight City to the ground! I want everyone to know the consequences of betraying me!"
"roar!"
The powerful demons roared in unison, their demonic energy surging wildly, like a black cloud, as they rushed towards Lin Zhen and the others.
The golden spiritual energy and black demonic energy in the air collided again, creating a deafening roar. Countless energy fragments fell like meteorites, crashing to the ground and kicking up clouds of dust.
Looking at Xuan Yin, who seemed to have gone mad, Lin Zhen felt a complex mix of emotions: anger, regret, and a deep sense of guilt.
He never imagined that his breakthrough back then would indirectly lead to the destruction of the Xuan family, let alone that his former brothers would become like this, associating with the demons.
"Xuan Yin, you've been blinded by hatred!"
Lin Zhen shouted sharply, a golden longsword materializing in his hand as he charged towards the demonic expert. "Today, I will not let you continue down this path! If you insist on aiding and abetting evil, I will have no choice but to clean house for the Xuanqiong Realm!"
The golden longsword cleaved through the black mist, carrying the power of the peak Nirvana Realm, and pierced straight into Xuan Yin!
Xuan Yin sneered, his demonic energy coalescing into a black bone sword as he charged forward: "Purge the sect? Lin Zhen, you have no right! Today, it's either you die, or I perish!"
The two swords clashed in mid-air, their golden and black lights intertwining to form a dazzling ball of light.
Former brothers, now mortal enemies, engage in a decisive battle concerning grudges and life and death in the skies above Sun City.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com