Chapter 79 – Against the inner sect's top ten
Faced with a team hunting him down, Lin Hao had been on the run for a day and a night.
He discovered that among those pursuing him were not only disciples from the Xuan Yin Sect but also quite a few from other sects.
The Xuan Yin Sect disciples were after him because of his bad reputation within the sect, which he could somewhat understand.
But what were disciples from other sects doing here? This group really had no sense of boundaries.
"Another group is coming!" Shui Ling'er's face showed a hint of surprise.
Lin Hao looked up to see more than ten people approaching, all exuding a murderous aura.
The situation was tense, and they needed to flee.
The two of them used their escape technique, transforming into streaks of light as they left.
Relying on this technique, they had evaded several pursuits, but this time they encountered a tough opponent.
The tail behind them couldn't be shaken off, and the distance was closing in.
"Up ahead is the heartland of the Qingqiu Demon Clan. Should we keep going?"
A thin layer of sweat appeared on Shui Ling'er's delicate face, causing her hair to stick to her skin, adding a certain charm.
But in their current state of being hunted, Lin Hao had no time to admire her beauty. He glanced back at the pursuers closing in and gritted his teeth.
"Go!"
Entering the demon clan's heartland, they might encounter powerful demons, which could be life-threatening.
But if they didn't go in, he felt they were in danger now.
The pursuers might not have murderous intent, or they might. No one could say for sure.
As he had previously told Uncle Black and others, in this vast wilderness, a person's death could go unnoticed.
He and Shui Ling'er entered the demon clan's heartland, ran for more than a mile, and noticed no one behind them. They quickly turned back to look.
They saw the pursuers standing at the entrance to the heartland, hesitating.
It seemed they didn't dare to enter.
Lin Hao let out a long sigh of relief.
Luckily, these guys were timid; otherwise, it would have been a real problem.
With no one tracking them, they felt at ease.
He and Shui Ling'er took a brief rest and prepared to traverse a section of the heartland to completely shake off the pursuers.
The two of them followed a large river, moving upstream.
However, they hadn't gone far when a huge wave rose from the river!
The river water condensed into a large tiger, pouncing toward Lin Hao.
Buzz!
The Fire Spirit Sword responded, unsheathing itself.
It slashed out a heavenly fire, and the scorching sword energy split the water tiger in half, evaporating the water vapor.
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Having succeeded with one move, Lin Hao didn't linger in battle, pulling Shui Ling'er along as they ran.
Two breaths later, a woman in white emerged from the river, a look of surprise flashing across her elegant face.
Lin Hao, the ruthless man colluding with demons, turned out to be a coward?
He fled before even engaging in battle.
You little thief, do you think you can escape?
The woman in white formed a hand seal, and the river beneath her feet transformed into a water boat.
She stood at the bow, breaking through the waves.
Her speed was incredibly fast, catching up in the blink of an eye.
"Water Binding Technique!"
She chanted, and then a rope-like stream of river water snaked toward Lin Hao to bind him.
Lin Hao hadn't expected someone to ambush him in the demon clan's heartland.
He had thought that those who entered this area were the elite disciples from various sects, here only to slay demons.
Who would have thought that these genius disciples would also give him trouble?
Moreover, the woman ambushing him was no ordinary opponent.
The snake-like river water, as fast as lightning, coiled toward Lin Hao, who quickly used a move called Su Qin's Sword on the Back to resolve the crisis.
If he kept running, he'd become a sitting duck.
Lin Hao stopped fleeing and turned to face the ambusher.
At a glance, he recognized the pursuer's identity.
Wang Shihan, a genius female disciple from Little Bamboo Peak, at the peak of Foundation Establishment. In terms of both strength and beauty, she was second only to Ning Qingxue among the female disciples of the Xuan Yin Sect in the Foundation Establishment stage.
She had ranked seventh in the last inner sect competition!
Who would have thought such a genius would come to hunt him down!
"Wang Shihan, we have no old grudges or recent enmity. Why ambush me?" Lin Hao stood tall and asked.
The water surged, transforming into countless droplets, like a torrential rain.
Yet Wang Shihan's clothes remained dry. She coldly replied, "Lin Hao, you collude with demons and harbor ill intentions. As a sect disciple, I should stand up to slay demons and eliminate evil. What do you mean by no grudges?"
So it was another self-righteous person, ignoring the truth and only seeing what they wanted to see.
Lin Hao's heart turned cold, and he shouted angrily, "Hmph, you say I collude with demons, but have I ever harmed a fellow disciple? Have I ever done anything detrimental to the sect? Instead, you attack me while I'm fleeing, violating the sect's rules!"
"Good and evil cannot coexist. To deal with someone like you who willingly falls into depravity, there's no need to care about the means, as long as you're slain!"
"Do you know what happened to those beautiful female cultivators who tried to kill me? If you want to join them, go ahead!" Lin Hao sneered.
Upon hearing this, Wang Shihan's face changed, and she shouted angrily, "Beast, prepare to die!"
Wang Shihan raised her hand and tossed a small cauldron into the air, a Yellow-level top-grade magical treasure, the Demon Suppressing Cauldron!
The small cauldron flew into the air, growing larger with the wind, and in an instant, it was the size of a house.
Wang Shihan flicked her finger, sending a stream of spiritual power into the cauldron.
Roar!
A ferocious water dragon emerged from the cauldron, its might overwhelming!
This was a demon beast she had subdued, with strength comparable to the late Foundation Establishment stage!
As soon as the water dragon appeared, it roared at Lin Hao, sending out thousands of water arrows.
Seeing this, Lin Hao merely snorted coldly, "Foolish woman, you were the one who attacked first, saying you wanted to kill me. The recording stone has recorded it all!"
A trace of surprise flashed across Wang Shihan's brow. This demon-colluding scoundrel was so cautious, keeping evidence, thinking of confronting her later?
She laughed coldly, "Even if you use a recording stone, it's useless. Today, you'll fall here!"
"Let's see!"
Lin Hao shouted, slashing out a fiery sword energy.
Then he pulled out a handful of talismans from his talisman box, holding them between two fingers, and chanted a few incantations.
Suddenly, thousands of flames appeared in the air, organized like a military formation, transforming into fire arrows that shot toward the water arrows.
Water and fire were incompatible, but this time, fire had the upper hand.
The fire arrows neutralized the water arrows, with thousands remaining, some targeting the water dragon, others Wang Shihan.
The heat wave from the fire arrows raised the temperature of this small area slightly.
Wang Shihan's hair fluttered, and a serious expression flashed across her pretty face.
"You scoundrel, so extravagant, using middle-grade second-tier talismans like paper?"
These talismans were all drawn by Lin Hao himself, so the cost was acceptable. If he had bought them, he wouldn't have used them so freely.
"Wretched woman, the one thing I don't lack is talismans."
With that, he took out three Golden Blade Talismans from his talisman box. After using them, three golden blades shot forward.
They quickly overtook the thousands of fire arrows, reaching Wang Shihan in an instant.
The woman remained calm, pulling out an embroidered handkerchief from her bulging bosom. After infusing it with magic power, the tiger on the handkerchief leaped out, deftly catching the three golden blades.
The tiger's body expanded with the wind, forming a wall of flesh.
The scorching fire arrows struck the tiger's body, but it was like hitting divine iron, even sparking.
What an impressive defense, Lin Hao silently praised.
Then he moved in close.
He hadn't expected the talismans to achieve much; they were just a means to deplete the woman's resources.