Chapter 1877 - 1878: Execution
He looked at Lin Chen coldly and said:
"It seems your strength is even greater than I imagined, but this should be the end of it!"
With that, Feng Shichang suddenly picked up the long staff in front of his chest, and streams of divine energy immediately erupted from his body, wrapping around the long staff as if forming a curtain of light.
As streams of divine energy continued to burst forth, Feng Shichang's momentum gradually increased. Lin Chen noticed the powerful aura rising from him—more precisely, from the black long staff—clearly indicating the brewing of a deadly move.
Seeing this, Lin Chen let out a gentle breath, and his eyes suddenly turned sharp.
At this moment, the might of the long staff in Feng Shichang's hand grew more formidable, far surpassing the previous attacks. Streams of white divine energy adhered to the staff, exuding powerful momentum.
Suddenly, Feng Shichang pulled the staff to his side, and the air waves formed by the eruption of divine energy surged, appearing extraordinary.
"Die, kid! Mountain-Shattering Thirty-Six Styles!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Shichang leaped high into the air, the divine energy on the black long staff surging. Its power and speed were so great that it created a sonic boom. He swung it diagonally towards Lin Chen, looking like a thunder god descending upon the world.
Lin Chen dared not be careless. Though he mocked and belittled Feng Shichang, the fact remained that Feng Shichang was a powerful figure with six levels of divine power, and his actual combat ability surpassed Lin Chen's.
Lin Chen gripped the Tianyan Ancient Sword tightly, focusing intently. Then, streams of Sword Qi erupted violently. Simultaneously, the divine energy within Lin Chen also surged, transforming into streams of Sword Qi True Yuan enveloping the Tianyan Ancient Sword, like a sword of light and shadow.
However, feeling the imposing attack from Feng Shichang, Lin Chen frowned:
"No! Relying solely on the divine energy of Sword Qi, although powerful, cannot withstand Feng Shichang's attack!"
At that instant, Feng Shichang's long staff began to form a long arc, about to fall upon Lin Chen.
In that moment, a flash of inspiration struck Lin Chen's mind. All remaining divine energy within him boiled violently and then flowed along a mysterious path, accompanied by an indomitable Sword Qi!
The Sword Qi True Yuan entered the body!
Lin Chen dispersed the Sword Qi on the Tianyan Ancient Sword and absorbed it into his body. Previously, he always released the divine energy to create Sword Qi for attacks.
At this critical moment, Feng Shichang's attack reached Lin Chen. Feng Shichang began to sneer, seemingly envisioning Lin Chen's head bursting like a watermelon. In that life-or-death moment, Lin Chen's eyes widened, and he let out a low shout:
"Tianyan Nine Styles, Speed of the Sword!"
Feng Shichang's heart skipped a beat, an intensely uneasy feeling surged through him. Before he could fully react, Lin Chen's arm suddenly lifted, and Feng Shichang only saw a flash of dark gold light. He immediately froze in place!
Lin Chen was breathing heavily, his divine energy nearly exhausted. Beads of sweat the size of beans dripped continuously as he slowly lowered the Tianyan Ancient Sword raised high in his hand. At this moment, the black long staff in Feng Shichang's hand suddenly split apart, as if cut neatly in two, the cut surfaces smooth as mirrors.
Also split apart was Feng Shichang's head!
A red line slowly appeared on his face, and then blood spurted out as his body collapsed powerlessly to the ground!
In one strike, not only did he sever Feng Shichang's weapon, but also took his life with a single blow!
Although the Tianyan Ancient Sword was an Earth Rank weapon, exceptionally precious, Feng Shichang's long staff wasn't ordinary. Yet, even so, it was decisively cut and Feng Shichang met his demise!
Moments ago, in that critical time, inspiration struck Lin Chen, prompting him to try using the Sword Qi True Yuan he had just mastered to execute the Tianyan Nine Styles, and he succeeded!
Lin Chen mastered Sword Intent, which not only could be used to kill enemies but also greatly enhanced his own sword techniques, though Lin Chen had been unaware of this.
Under the amplification of Sword Intent, Lin Chen's Tianyan Nine Styles became significantly stronger. The difficulty of mastering the Tianyan Nine Styles was immense, to the point that even Lin Chen had practiced for a long time without fully mastering the first three styles. Lin Chen could even cultivate Heaven Rank soul techniques; thus, the difficulty of the Tianyan Nine Styles was evident.
The essence of the Speed of the Sword lies in both speed and immense power. Under the amplification of Sword Intent, Lin Chen finally fully mastered this style, delivering a swift and powerful strike, successfully killing Feng Shichang.
Lin Chen looked at Feng Shichang's fallen body, but felt no emotional waves in his heart. Killing had lost its significance for him; it was merely a matter of eliminating those who needed to be killed. If it weren't for Feng Shichang and Ning Hao persistently entangling with him, Lin Chen wouldn't have embarked on a killing spree.
Lin Chen walked forward, not bothering to look at Feng Shichang's corpse, simply taking the storage ring from his hand.
At this point, Ning Hao, who had been watching from the side, seemed to finally come to his senses, shouting in shock:
"Lin Chen! You, you dare to kill Feng Shichang? He was an elite outer disciple of our Sunlight Sect! How dare you kill him!?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen collected Feng Shichang's storage ring, and then looked coldly at Ning Hao, saying:
"Just a worthless person, killing him means nothing!"
Hearing this, Ning Hao's expression froze, then he said:
"You! Are you aware that those who dare to kill our Sunlight Sect members must pay the price?"
Listening to this, Lin Chen merely smiled faintly, then looked at Ning Hao with an odd expression, saying:
"Oh? I'm so scared! What price might that be?"
"Hmph! If you're caught, your cultivation will certainly be abolished, and you'll be made a servant for life!"
Ning Hao immediately boasted grandly but suddenly seemed to think of something, noticing Lin Chen's peculiar expression, and his divine energy began to stir restlessly.
Lin Chen watched his little actions fully, but didn't expose them, instead asked:
"Keep talking, why did you stop?"
Hearing this, Ning Hao's momentum burst entirely, then he turned and fled, instantly covering several meters.
What a joke, Lin Chen's strength, having even killed Feng Shichang, would hardly allow him to leave to report back, right?
Though arrogant, Ning Hao wasn't foolish; he knew Lin Chen definitely wouldn't let him go.