Chapter 58 The Battle Begins

The sudden deaths of the three gave the guys outside a real scare.

The three sudden deaths had everyone spooked—not that they were scared of dead bodies, but because they couldn’t figure out how the three had died. All they saw was them blocking something, and it looked like they'd blocked it, yet within a second, they turned into corpses! That's what really scared them!

The sharp-eyed ones spotted the bloody holes in their foreheads the moment they fell, but they didn’t know what caused them. They only heard a sharp whistling sound before holes like that appeared on their foreheads. Yet, it was these small holes that proved fatal!

These masters couldn’t help but gasp in shock! They had never seen such a clean kill! This guy's a real master. As one, they went on guard.

What really had them on edge was that, although they knew someone was hiding nearby, they had no clue where he was. This was a fatal flaw. Perhaps the next second, they might be next.

Everyone was on high alert, with the weaker ones so scared they drew their weapons. Only the Deputy Hall Master and Gao Xiong remained calm, at least outwardly!

A heavy, oppressive tension hung in the air!

Lin Xing was quite satisfied with this outcome and decided to stop hiding. He suddenly stood up from his hiding spot.

"Who’s there?" The group, already on edge, was startled by Lin Xing’s sudden appearance. "Clang, clang..." Blades rang out as they were drawn, all pointed at Lin Xing.

"Hmm? This person?" Gao Xiong frowned. Why did he seem somewhat familiar? He couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

"You don’t have to welcome me so enthusiastically. Look at all of you—I’m almost embarrassed," Lin Xing teased. But did he look like the type to be embarrassed? Especially since the other side was the enemy!

"What the hell are you?" In the midst of the overwhelming tension, someone finally shouted.

"Hmm?" Lin Xing looked with interest at the person who dared to speak.

Under Lin Xing’s sharp gaze, the man broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead. That sharp gaze and overwhelming pressure were more than he could handle.

"Hmph!" The old man, Deputy Hall Master Yamazaki, let out a cold snort, finally breaking the pressure Lin Xing was exerting on the man.

Lin Xing withdrew his aura, and the man immediately felt a sense of relief as the pressure on him vanished entirely. He couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat: "If not for the Deputy Hall Master, I might have been killed by his aura alone in just a little while longer!"

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, the man still felt a lingering fear. He glanced incredulously at the young man not far away. This youth was too powerful! So powerful that just his aura, even from such a distance, nearly killed him! Thanks to the Deputy Hall Master, he gave a grateful look to Yamazaki, who had helped him out of the situation, and retreated to the side, scared out of his wits by Lin Xing.

"Oh?" Lin Xing withdrew his gaze from that person and turned to the sinister old man. Yamazaki was now fully expanding his aura, locking eyes with Lin Xing, even sizing him up with contempt.

Lin Xing couldn’t help but feel a bit of interest in Yamazaki. "Deputy Hall Master? Someone infinitely close to a Sword Saint? I heard he once fought a Sword Saint without losing! It seems he should be a worthy opponent. A Great Sword Master with strength comparable to a Sword Saint must have some hidden ultimate move or special skill!" This was Lin Xing’s thought in that instant.

Lin Xing slowly walked toward Yamazaki!

Yamazaki was also quite shocked. Just moments ago, he hadn’t figured out how the three dead men had died. He only vaguely saw some objects attacking them. But he hadn’t expected the force contained in those objects to be so immense, directly snapping their blocking weapons and keeping going, killing them on the spot.

Yamazaki knew he couldn't pull that off! In this world, not only Yamazaki, but even some Sword Saint-level experts would find it impossible, because this was infused with Nine Yang Zhen Qi. The fierce Nine Yang Zhen Qi and the skillful mastery of Zhen Qi application were what they lacked. Even if they possessed strength equivalent to Nine Yang Zhen Qi or greater than Lin Xing’s current level, without the technique, without Lin Xing’s application skills, they couldn’t achieve it.

Watching Lin Xing approach slowly, Yamazaki narrowed his eyes, squinting at him. "That young man across from me is definitely a master. What level is he? Even I can’t tell. Is he at the Sword Saint level? Such a young Sword Saint." Yamazaki thought for a moment but found no information about this person in his mind.

But who exactly is this person? How did we provoke someone like this? Yamazaki was somewhat annoyed, but he wasn’t afraid. Even if he truly was at the Sword Saint level, Yamazaki wasn’t scared. In the past, he had fought Sword Saint-level opponents without losing. Now, with his greatly improved strength and relying on his special skills, Yamazaki was confident he could kill Lin Xing.

Though he appeared to be walking slowly, in reality, he moved with incredible speed, arriving just a few meters in front of Yamazaki in an instant. Yamazaki, who was deep in thought, was startled once again by Lin Xing. What kind of movement technique was this? It seemed slow, yet he crossed such a long distance in an instant. Yamazaki, who had been full of confidence just moments ago, now felt a bit doubtful and couldn’t help but view Lin Xing in a higher light!

"This young man is truly extraordinary. That speed is unimaginable—I’ve never heard of anything like it. Who exactly is he? If he fights with such speed, what about me?" Yamazaki broke out in a cold sweat. Even if he could dodge, it certainly wouldn’t be easy. And if that young man decided to flee...

"Hmm? It’s you!" Gao Xiong finally recognized Lin Xing.

"Captain, we parted in South City, and who would have thought we’d meet again here," Lin Xing teased.

"You! How did you get here?" Gao Xiong had a bad feeling. And sure enough...

"Thanks to you leading the way, Captain. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have found this place," Lin Xing said with a smile.

"You... you followed me?" Gao Xiong’s face turned ugly. He thought he had shaken off anyone tailing him with all his twists and turns, but it turned out the other party had been following him from South City, or perhaps even earlier...

The thought that Lin Xing had been tailing him for so many days without him noticing was a huge blow. He had prided himself on being a genius, but this was a massive irony! Gao Xiong’s emotions were complex, his facial muscles twitching uncontrollably with resentment and anger.

"Bastard! You’re looking for death!" Enraged, Gao Xiong recklessly swung his blade at Lin Xing!

This strike was fueled by Gao Xiong’s resentment and anger, carrying his full strength! Even the air hissed with friction.