Chapter 77 Pursuit, Hunt (Part 3)

Lin Xing gave a cold snort, "You're the ones trying to kill me right now!" He swung his blade horizontally at the old man in the black robe. The black-robed old man blocked with his own blade, but the impact forced him back several steps.

Seeing his strike blocked, Lin Xing pulled his blade back and then chopped straight down from above, aiming directly at the old man's head as if to split him in two.

The old man in the black robe took a step back, gripped his blade with both hands, and thrust it upward to meet Lin Xing's descending blade.

"Clang!" The old man parried Lin Xing's attack. Once deflected, Lin Xing twisted his wrist, allowing his blade to slide down swiftly toward the old man's hands.

The old man quickly shifted his stance, turning his blade horizontal to block Lin Xing's slash.

Suddenly, Lin Xing kicked out, aiming for the old man's abdomen! The old man in the black robe twisted his hands, bringing his blade down to slice at Lin Xing's incoming leg.

Lin Xing swiftly retracted his leg while his blade came crashing down fiercely toward the old man!

The old man hastily retreated a step. Lin Xing's blade just grazed the tip of his nose. Although it didn't make contact, the wind from the blade scraped painfully against his face. At the same time, his face felt cool as the black cloth covering it was sliced open, revealing a face covered in scars, as if burned, with blisters covering every inch.

Seeing the old man's face, Lin Xing was startled, and his stomach churned violently. He took a deep breath to steady the roiling sensation in his gut.

"Old man, your face is so ugly! It's revolting."

The old man in the black robe flew into a rage. He hadn't exposed this face to light for over twenty years and felt deeply ashamed of it. Now that Lin Xing had seen it, he couldn't help but be furious.

With an angry roar, the old man lunged at Lin Xing! Lin Xing retreated rapidly while taunting, "What, trying to silence me now that I've seen your face?"

Dodging and weaving, Lin Xing continued his sarcastic remarks, "Old man, do you have any idea how ugly your face is? Seeing it makes me want to vomit up everything I ate last year. You've scared this young master."

The old man in the black robe was now fuming with anger.

"Being ugly isn't your fault, but coming out to scare people with that face is just wrong. If it weren't for this young master's exceptionally strong mental fortitude, I'd have been scared to death. Anyone else would have died of fright long ago. When you went out to kill people before, did you just reveal this face and they'd drop dead from fear? Yeah, that must be it."

Lin Xing was now spewing insult after insult.

"Bastard! I'll kill you!" The old man in the black robe, truly enraged, began slashing wildly at Lin Xing!

Lin Xing's goal was to provoke the old man. He continued to dodge and weave while hurling insults, further infuriating him. The old man grew angrier with each exchange, wishing he could cut Lin Xing down with a single stroke. He was now fighting with all his might to kill Lin Xing!

"Boom!" Lin Xing was sent flying hard. Seeing this, the old man in the black robe was overjoyed. With a furious roar, he lunged forward and swung his blade at Lin Xing.

Lin Xing pushed off the ground with his right hand, his body flying sideways and away from the old man's strike. The old man's blade, missing its target, slammed into the ground, carving out a large crater!

In that instant, fearing Lin Xing might repeat his earlier tactics, the old man became wary and swiftly retreated backward! But it was too late.

This was the moment Lin Xing had been waiting for!

Lin Xing, who had flown sideways, now leaped high into the air and pounced toward the old man, whose position he had locked onto with his spiritual sense!

In an instant!

"Old man! Go die!" He swung his blade at the old man who was already in mid-retreat!

The old man in the black robe was shocked. If he didn't defend, the result would be being sliced in two by Lin Xing's blade! But even if he blocked, he would surely be injured!

With no time to think, the old man channeled all his power, retreating even faster backward. At the same time, he gathered strength in both hands and swung his blade at the charging Lin Xing.

"Boom!" The old man was sent flying diagonally to the right. The force split the skin at the base of his thumbs, and his internal energy churned violently.

Lin Xing was sent tumbling through the air but quickly landed. With a light tap of his toes on the ground, he shot toward the old man like an arrow.

"Boom!" The old man was sent flying again. Lin Xing suppressed his churning blood and energy, gathered strength in his hands, and struck at the old man once more.

"Boom!" "Boom!" Having lost the initiative, the old man was sent flying repeatedly by Lin Xing. Now, his black robe was in tatters, strips of cloth hanging from his emaciated, ribcage-like frame.

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, the old man wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and glared fiercely at Lin Xing. He knew he was severely injured and now had thoughts of fleeing.

Lin Xing didn't care what the old man was thinking. His only thought now was to kill the old man quickly!

Since the old man now intended to flee, he wouldn't fight Lin Xing to the death anymore. Putting on a false show of force, he turned and fled backward at full speed!

"Trying to run." Lin Xing wouldn't let this old man escape. Enemies must be killed, especially those who had tried to kill him—they must not be spared!

Seeing the old man trying to flee, Lin Xing channeled all his Nine Yang Zhen Qi. Instantly, his speed increased again! In a flash, he was behind the old man and swung his blade down with tremendous force!

Hearing the wind behind him and feeling the lethal pressure, the old man was shocked. He knew if he didn't defend, Lin Xing would surely cut him in two!

"I'll fight you to the death!" The old man roared, turning and swinging his blade at Lin Xing!

"Boom!" How could the old man, fighting hastily, be a match for Lin Xing, who had just boosted his power again? He was sent flying backward by Lin Xing's strike, crashing hard into the ground and creating a human-shaped crater.

Strike while the iron is hot, take his life while he's weak. Lin Xing pushed off the ground with his foot and lunged forward.

The old man pushed himself up from the ground with both hands, but was immediately struck again by Lin Xing!

Lin Xing closed in, staying right on the old man's heels. His right fist smashed hard into the old man's abdomen!

"Pfft!" The old man spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying into the air by Lin Xing's blow!

Lin Xing leaped up, delivering a straight punch to the old man's abdomen while he was mid-air. The old man immediately vomited a long stream of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs! His organs had been shattered by Lin Xing's strike. He was dead beyond doubt.

"Run!" With a shout, the dozen or so underlings who had come with the old man in the black robe immediately scattered in all directions, preparing to flee.

"Hmm?" Lin Xing immediately noticed that the narrow-eyed man who had been recovering from his injuries earlier was missing. Looking among the fleeing crowd, Lin Xing smiled and gave chase.

A scream echoed as the narrow-eyed man was directly killed by a punch from Lin Xing! Lin Xing had no interest in the fleeing small fry; his interest lay in their experts.

Although these people were certainly villains, Lin Xing wasn't a bloodthirsty demon. He didn't want to kill indiscriminately, so he let them go.