Chapter 436: Chapter 214: Brother Lin, Are You Looking for Me?

They knew the power of the Kongtong Divine Sword all too well.

Even with their strength at the High Tier of Dharma Aspect, they couldn’t gain much of an advantage against Lin Han when he wielded the Divine Sword.

But now, someone had snatched the sword away in just a few moves.

’This situation has gotten a little murky...’

The expressions of the Three Uglies immediately tensed up.

"Zhao Rui, get the hell out here!"

The shout filled the sky, rolling like thunder and echoing endlessly through the valley.

"Brother Lin, are you looking for me?"

Just then, a figure abruptly appeared on a distant mountaintop. He watched them from afar, a longsword spinning between his fingers with a lazy air.

It was none other than the vanished Zhao Rui.

"Zhao Rui, give me back my Divine Sword!"

Lin Han roared in fury, his figure charging toward Zhao Rui.

"Your Divine Sword? Call it. Does it answer?"

"How dare you!"

Lin Han frantically formed Hand Formulas, even spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Since Brother Lin wants it so badly, then I’ll give it back to him!"

Zhao Rui’s eyes narrowed. The longsword in his hand suddenly shot toward Lin Han like an arrow released from a bowstring.

It was so fast that it reached Lin Han in the blink of an eye.

"Not good! Dodge!"

The Six Demons were horrified and hastily shouted a warning.

But how could the enraged Lin Han react in time? The longsword instantly pierced through his chest, leaving a clear, bloody gash.

"Bathed in the blood of its old master, washed of its past tribulations!"

"From now on, you will be called the Tribulation-Breaking Sword. Follow me and we will sweep away all the demons in the heavens!"

A sharp glint flashed in Zhao Rui’s eyes. Instead of returning, the longsword shot directly toward the Luo River Three Uglies.

The sword was a blur, crossing a thousand miles in an instant, arriving beside the Three Uglies in a flash.

"Not good, form the array!"

The Three Uglies shared a single mind. They instantly used Shift Form and Position, combining their efforts. At once, a vast aura erupted from them.

The Tribulation-Breaking Sword tore through the air, but was deflected by a swirl of the longswords in the hands of the Three Uglies.

"Domain Realm?"

Zhao Rui was slightly taken aback. He hadn’t expected the Three Uglies to have such a combination skill that could elevate their strength to the Domain Realm.

’So what if it’s the Domain Realm?’

Even without the Divine Sword, Zhao Rui could take on two of them. Now, he was empowered by it.

His figure flickered. Man and sword separated. As the sword moved, so did he; the sword followed his every step.

The Tribulation-Breaking Sword flew through the air, executing the Flying Dragon Swordsmanship, while Zhao Rui, his fingers held like a blade, performed the Profound Celestial Sword Technique.

One man and one sword, it was like facing two Zhao Ruis.

The sheer power of the display was so overwhelming that the Six Demons at the side simply forgot to attack.

"Sixth Celestial Daoist, what are you waiting for? Why aren’t you attacking? Do you think he’ll spare you?"

The leader of the Three Uglies shouted hoarsely.

The Six Stars Demon Dao finally snapped out of it, hastily brandishing his Floating Dust and joining the fray.

"Good of you to join!"

Zhao Rui was completely fearless. He was eager to test the might of this Divine Sword.

"Charming Maiden Formless Celestial Demon Great Method!"

The Divine Sword became a blur, splitting into six. Six streaks of sword light, six figures, blotted out the sun and sky as they launched a fierce assault on the four of them.

"We’re done for!"

"It’s the Demon Sect’s Charming Maiden Formless Divine Skill!"

"That damned Lin Han, how did he provoke a Demon like this!" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

The faces of the Six Stars Demon Dao and the Three Uglies turned deathly pale.

Practitioners of the Righteous Dao, no matter how insidious they were in secret, would still maintain some semblance of decorum on the surface. Against them, there might be a sliver of hope for survival. But against a Demon Cultivator, a fight to the death was the only option.

Unfortunately, Lin Han couldn’t hear their complaints. His corpse had long since fallen into the valley below, already grown completely cold.

"Fellow Daoist, we have no grievance or enmity with you. Why must we fight to the death? Fellow Daoist..."

"Cut the crap. Indulge me for a bit!"

Zhao Rui had no patience for their nonsense. He had just gotten his hands on the Tribulation-Breaking Sword.

’I haven’t had my fun yet!’

The sword moved like a dragon. The Flying Dragon Swordsmanship combined with the Profound Celestial Sword Technique, instantly creating a long dragon of Sword Qi.

The dragon’s form was lifelike, brimming with a spiritual aura, as if it were a solid entity.

One of the Six Demons was careless for a moment and was chomped down on by the massive dragon. The dragon’s head thrashed and tore, nearly ripping him apart.

Thanks to his profound Magical Power and the full might of his Domain Power, he managed to escape the dragon’s maw.

Even so, he was drenched in a cold sweat from the terror.

’Is this the true form of the Mixed Element Sword?’

Everyone was aghast.

It wasn’t just the Three Uglies and the one demon who were astonished; even Zhao Rui hadn’t expected this thing to be so powerful.

It was as if he had refined a living Divine Dragon.

"Divine Sword, let’s see whose dragon is stronger!"

Zhao Rui laughed heartily, instantly unleashing twenty-eight blasts of Dragon-Slaying Palm Force from his Dragon Subduing Palm.

Each blast of Palm Force grew in the wind, instantly transforming into twenty-eight long dragons that shot toward the Three Uglies and the one demon.

The entire valley was filled with the sound of dragon roars.

It truly looked like ten thousand dragons had come to pay homage!

This terrifying display startled the members of the Kongtong Sect on a distant mountain. They all rose to their feet in astonishment and stared from afar.

"This is bad. Could a Returning Ruins Dragon-shaped Beast have descended?"

"Kongtong is in danger!"

In the back mountains, the senior Elders of Kongtong leaped into the sky in unison, their hearts filled with dread as they gazed into the distance.

"Junior Brother Dafang, you must protect the Divine Sword Embryo! If the situation becomes untenable, immediately flee with the disciples to another sect."

With that said, the six senior Kongtong Elders soared into the air and sped toward the location of Zhao Rui’s battle.

’Crap, I was having too much fun and forgot about the Kongtong Sect!’

Zhao Rui’s face soured, and for a moment he hesitated.

After all, he had taken their Divine Sword.

’It’ll be so awkward when we meet.’

’I need to end this quickly!’

A cold glint flashed through Zhao Rui’s eyes. His Thunder Domain and Spring Rain Domain appeared at once. In an instant, countless bolts of lightning descended upon the world, and an endless spring rain spread across the land.

The giant dragon soared, lightning flickering within it!

The spring rain poured down, and a desolate, cold wind blew!

It was a terrifying scene, as if the apocalypse had arrived.

"Let’s risk it all against him!"

...

Kongtong Mountain, the Kongtong Sect!

Feihong Zhenren gazed at Lin Han’s very dead body, his expression grave and worried.

"Is there any sign of the Divine Sword?"

"No. I sent disciples to search the surrounding hundreds of kilometers, but they haven’t found a thing," an Elder said, shaking his head.

"That damnable Lin Han, he actually lost our sect’s ultimate treasure!"

Another Elder cursed furiously. The death of a mere Lin Han was no great loss, but his losing the Treasure Sword was the most infuriating part.

As long as Lin Han was alive and the Treasure Sword was with him, it wouldn’t have mattered if he had taken it for a while.

But now, it was nowhere to be found.

This complicated things.

"We must continue searching for the Mixed Element Sword, and we must also accelerate the forging of a new Divine Sword. Without a Divine Sword, the power of our Kongtong Sword Array will be diminished by thirty percent, and I fear we won’t be able to face the great Gui Xu calamity in the future."

A rare look of solemnity appeared on Changhong True Man’s youthful face.

"When are the Sect Leader and the others returning? Is there something in the Song Realm still holding them back?"

"It should be soon. Now that the Heaven and Earth Passage has been annihilated and the Returning Ruins Blue Star has merged as one, our connection to the Song Realm is temporarily severed. For now, our only course of action is to wait and see, and to communicate more with the other sects..."

"Yes, Senior Brother Feihong."

"Are there any traces of the Three Uglies and the Six Demons?"

"None. Judging by the destruction in the valley, it was definitely their joint attack technique... To be able to force them to a point where even their combined strength wasn’t enough to win... Who could it have been?"

’Could it be the Grand Uncle Masters? Have they returned? That can’t be right...’

Just as the members of the Kongtong Sect were racking their brains in confusion, on a small hill a thousand miles away...

Zhao Rui was sitting on a small hilltop, toying with the longsword in his hands.

Not far from him, the Luo River Three Uglies were using their Palm Force to blast open a large pit, before kicking the corpse of the Six Stars Demon Dao into it.

"Are you done burying him? Stop dawdling!"

Zhao Rui said with some impatience.

"Venerable Lord, it’s done, it’s done."

The leader of the Three Uglies hastily pushed the nearby pile of earth into the pit with a palm strike, then quickly flattened it with a few more.

Then, with a sycophantic grin, he trotted over to Zhao Rui’s side and said fawningly, "He’s all buried!"

"Mm. You are all old hands in the Jianghu. There’s no point in me repeating clichés like ’those who follow me will prosper, those who oppose me will perish.’ I’m a man who prefers practical measures."

As Zhao Rui finished speaking, he clenched his right fist. The Three Uglies instantly looked as if they had been struck by lightning, their faces contorting in extreme pain.

"Venerable Lord, spare us! Venerable Lord, spare us! If we three brothers ever dare to betray you, Venerable Lord, may we die without a burial place!"

The Three Uglies immediately fell to their knees, kowtowing repeatedly and begging for mercy.

Zhao Rui let out a cold laugh, retracted his Technique, and rose to his feet. "Let’s go," he said. "Time to meet some of those ’good friends’ of yours."

With that, he transformed into a long rainbow and sped off in the direction of the Qingcheng Sect.

The Three Uglies exchanged a glance, then hurriedly executed their Peak Light Body Technique, treading on air as they rapidly followed.