Su Wanjun also noticed those gazes but paid them no heed. “They probably thought I'd never dare to set foot in Nanke City again after being targeted by those fellows from the Zhen Department.”
Lin Xun instantly understood and laughed. “As it happens, the Alpha Origin Nine Departments are my enemy too. If they still insist on knocking on our door, I'd actually like to see what they're capable of.”
His voice was flat and casual, and as it rang out, the distant sky suddenly shook. There, a magnificent and dazzling figure emerged from thin air. It was a handsome and dashing man in silver armor with a silver halberd in his hand. Crystalline and radiant dao light flowed all over him, making him look intimidating.
“Sure enough, it's you, demoness!” His eyes were like electricity. As they locked onto Su Wanjun from afar, murderous intent surfaced on his expression.
“Look at that, we've only just arrived, and someone already can't wait to die,” said Su Wanjun with a cold arc on a corner of her lips. While speaking, she jumped to action without a warning, summoning her sword and chopping it at the silver-armored man in a precise and straightforward manner.
In the eyes of bystanders, Su Wanjun's move was incomparably overbearing! The silver-armored man was a Heavenly Mandate Apostle of the Zhen Department. Virtually no one in this zone had the guts to provoke him before, but Su Wanjun was different. The word ‘scruples’ didn't seem to exist in her dictionary.
Clang!
A deafening clash resounded. Su Wanjun's sword was blocked by a purple ruyi scepter, and its wielder was not the silver-armored man, but instead an old man in a Taoist robe who had appeared out of nowhere.
The whole region fell silent at his presence, and many people revealed apprehensive looks.
Heavenly Lord Xuelian! In today's Past Retracing Zone, he was undoubtedly one of the most powerful existences. Moreover, he was also the leader of the Zhen Department’s branch in this zone, having over thirty Heavenly Mandate Apostles under his command!
“Su Wanjun, where are those members of our department?”
Heavenly Lord Xuelian spoke with an indifferent expression. Behind him, three dao lotuses emerged protectively in a formation shaped like 品. His tall frame was bathed in a gorgeous light of law power which elevated him into an immortal god.
“You guys are a tad too late. I killed them on my way back to this city,” Su Wanjun casually said.
“They are dead?” Heavenly Lord Xuelian's face sank, killing intent erupting in his eyes. “This matter cannot be settled with peaceful means, so it seems!”
Boom!
The void around him tumbled as one powerful figure emerged after another, each glowing with a sky-blotting aura. Counting in Heavenly Lord Xuelian and the silver-armored man, it was a group of twenty-one experts!
The powerful lineup sent chills through the hearts of the cultivators scattered in the surroundings. Having a bad premonition, they quickly retreated far away for fear of being caught up in the conflict.
“Young Friend Lin Xun, what do you think? If you're unsure about our odds, we can avoid them for now and handle them slowly,” Su Wanjun whispered. “There’s no shame in this, nothing is more important than staying alive.”
These words came from her heart. At the very least, she wasn't certain of her chances against such a lineup.
“Avoid us for now? You think you're still able to leave at this point?” Heavenly Lord Xuelian asked indifferently.
The experts around him also revealed cold smirks. Their auras spread and enveloped the region, locking on the space around Su Wanjun, Lin Xun, and Xia Zhi.
However, Lin Xun ignored it all, smiling as he said to Su Wanjun, “Staying alive is most important indeed, but I'm afraid that none of them will have that luxury today.”
His remark was said in a casual manner, but what it implied was as overbearing and confident as it could get! Heavenly Lord Xuelian and company were stunned as their eyes finally landed on Lin Xun who stood next to Su Wanjun.
Without waiting for them to react, Su Wanjun raised her sword. “Since you've said so, I have more reason to hesitate.”
Boom!
She leapt up and stabbed out her sword.
Lin Xun finally understood that Su Wanjun was completely the type to jump into a fight at the drop of a hat. She hated talking nonsense and wasting time, and couldn't be bothered to analyze things in depth. That was why she was so decisive and effective when she acted.
“Go!” Heavenly Lord Xuelian waved his hand. The crowd of experts around him started moving like gods going out to war, and their killing intent filled the atmosphere.
RUMBLE~~
The sky became dull, and the space was in disarray. As Heavenly Lord Xuelian’s group of twenty-one powerful cultivators attacked together, they appeared unstoppable in the eyes of the distant spectators!
A great variety of supreme skills intertwined alongside all types of Eternal weapons. The monstrous power unleashed gave the onlookers the creeps and struck despair despite them being far away.
Su Wanjun didn't retreat. Instead, she moved forward with her sword. However, Lin Xun suddenly appeared before her and said, “Senior, leave these weaklings to me.”
The moment he started saying this, a sword appeared in his hand. As his words were echoing, the sword drew a casual slash. When his voice stopped resounding, the slash had grown into an unstoppable arc of light that utterly crushed the oncoming attacks from the enemies!
BOOM!
In a sky full of slashing sparks, all the Eternal weapons were sent flying while whimpering. Heavenly Lord Xuelian and his group were rattled to the point they staggered back. Their qi and blood churned as their expressions twisted. How can a sword strike have that kind of power?!
The distant spectators were all caught off guard and gawked, jaws agape as they almost couldn't believe their own eyes. Is...isn't this a little too fierce? Who is this man? Where did Su Wanjun find such a heaven-defying helper?
Even Su Wanjun was startled. She knew that Lin Xun had grown incredibly powerful, but she had not expected this degree of power!
Only Xia Zhi, who had been watching from a distance, was calm and still.
“I know, he's Lin Xun!” one of Heavenly Lord Xuelian's companions suddenly exclaimed in shock.
Lin Xun!
The rest of the group, including Heavenly Lord Xuelian, felt sharp jolts in their hearts as the various deeds and rumors about Lin Xun came to their minds. None of them had expected that he would come so quickly. It had been only three months since he had left the first sky zone, and yet he had already arrived in the fourth sky zone, this Past Retracing Zone.
“Since you seem to know me, there's no need for explanation.” Lin Xun said, swinging his sword as he charged in.
“Kill!”
How could Heavenly Lord Xuelian and his group dare to be slow to react? They went all out. Unfortunately, all resistance was destined to be futile. The gap in strength was too great. Even Immeasurable Dao Lords had ceased to be a match for Lin Xun for a long time now, let alone the likes of Heavenly Lord Xuelian.
Lin Xun’s silhouette moved like electricity, waving his sword like chopping vegetables. Every chop raised blood, followed by the collapse of an opponent. Pierced or cleaved by the blade, or crushed by the sword intent, they died in various ways.
In just several blinks, over half of the enemies were gone one after another. The bloody scene hit so hard that the distant spectators felt their hands and feet going cold, and they were rooted on the spot in a stupor.
“To those like me, these are formidable enemies on the Immeasurable path, but to him, they are chickens that he can be slaughtered with ease.” An indescribable emotion surged in Su Wanjun. The difference in strength was so great that Heavenly Lord Xuelian and company completely fell short, and the battle was one-sided from the very start!
“We’re leaving!” The only remaining members of Xuelian's party were so shocked and scared that their eyes bulged. They turned the other way and fled.
How could Lin Xun let them? As he took a step forward, the sword in his hand trembled and emitted a clear chant. The next second, endless sword intent rose up in the sky, blotting the space between heaven and earth. The world seemed to have become an ocean of raging sword qi all of a sudden, submerging Heavenly Lord Xuelian and his group!
Visible to the naked eye, their bodies cracked and disintegrated like snow melting under heat. One by one, they were destroyed in both form and spirit. In a total of ten breaths, twenty-one Heavenly Mandate Envoys of the Zhen Department had met their demise!
Clang!
When Lin Xun put away his sword, the region was dead silent. Only the smell of blood permeated the air.
As if waking up from a dream, a dazed Su Wanjun asked Lin Xun who was walking back to her, “You’ve reached the realm of Immeasurable Sovereign?”
She was astonished, and considering what Lin Xun had just shown, she was sure that even Immeasurable Dao Lords were nowhere as powerful as him!
“Not yet.” Lin Xun shook his head. “I still have a little bit more to go to get there.”
“A little bit left to go, huh...” Su Wanjun was speechless. He was not yet an Immeasurable Sovereign but already possessed strength that far exceeded Immeasurable Dao Lords. This simply overturned her perception.
“Senior, let's go somewhere else to talk.” Lin Xun looked around and detected quite a number of auras approaching from the horizon. They were clearly alerted by the commotion from the battle just now.
“Alright.” Su Wanjun snapped back to reality. Quickly regaining her composure, she led Lin Xun and Xia Zhi to leave the area. It was only after they vanished from sight that the spectators slowly returned from their stupor.
“Terrifying...”
“Lin Xun is too strong, even Immeasurable Dao Lords aren't as strong as him!”
“Heavenly Lord Xuelian and his crew have been dominant in this zone for so long, yet they got slaughtered like farm animals. I wouldn't have believed this if I hadn't seen it with my own two eyes.”
All kinds of comments rang out. By this time, many cultivators had arrived after catching wind of the battle. After learning about the details, they all gasped nonstop while their hearts quivered.
Words of this matter spread rapidly in the Past Retracing Zone on the same day, and every cultivator it reached was flabbergasted. It was made clear to everyone that no one in this zone was Lin Xun's opponent!
As for the remaining Heavenly Mandate Apostles of the Zhen Department scattered here, if they learned of what had happened to Heavenly Lord Xuelian's group, they probably wouldn't dare to go find and offend Lin Xun anymore. In fact, they'd have to worry about him going after them!
All in all, Lin Xun had caused a huge uproar on his first day in the Past Retracing Zone and became famous after this battle. The man himself was oblivious to it, and even if he knew, he wouldn't have cared anyway. At this moment, he and Xia Zhi landed in a quiet courtyard in Nanke City following Su Wanjun’s lead.