NOVEL NEXT Chapter 4
Chapter 4: One-Shot Kill, What’s There to Say?
The Setting Sun Patriarch and others thought they misheard.
They couldn’t believe their ears.
That Lin Xuanqing still dared to be so arrogant—it was simply inconceivable.
And what irritated them most was Lin Xuanqing’s arrogant posture.
The way he stood with both hands in his pockets, appearing completely unconcerned, really annoyed them.
To be precise, it extremely annoyed them!
“Lin Xuanqing, since you’re determined to die, this Emperor will have to send you to the afterlife!”
As he spoke, the Setting Sun Patriarch already mobilized the spiritual energy around his body, instantly dimming the sky.
The sun at the top of the firmament seemed to gradually fall, and the clouds on the horizon burned fiery red.
“The Setting Sun Burning Heaven Scripture, the foundation technique of the Setting Sun Sect…”
Zi Zhantian stared at the phenomenon in the sky, murmuring.
Although he had fought against the Setting Sun Sect countless times, this was the first time in his life that he had seen an Emperor Realm expert use this technique.
The power it displayed was enough to suffocate Zi Zhantian.
And standing there wasn’t just the Setting Sun Patriarch alone.
Even a lion uses its full strength to catch a rabbit.
The three patriarchs had lived for over ten thousand years and naturally understood this principle.
Therefore, the moment the Setting Sun Patriarch made his move, the Nine Netherworld Patriarch and Yellow Springs Patriarch also struck simultaneously.
In an instant, beneath the sky appeared an immensely wide Netherworld River, where countless pitch-black souls wandered.
“That’s the Dark Netherworld Classic and the Other Shore Yellow Springs Scripture. Patriarch, retreat quickly!”
Zi Zhantian shouted hoarsely.
With such terrifying attacks, there was no possibility of escape with his peak Saint Realm cultivation, but the Patriarch was at the Emperor Realm, so he should have a chance to escape, right?
However, Lin Xuanqing’s actions once again exceeded everyone’s expectations.
He actually stood motionless in place!
BOOM—
DING DONG—
BANG BANG—
Three powerful attacks heavily struck Lin Xuanqing’s body, like a mountain collapsing into the sea, stirring up tremendous ripples.
“As expected of three patriarchs attacking simultaneously. Even a second-rank Emperor couldn’t withstand this power!”
Ye Zong stared at the mushroom cloud-like dust, saying with satisfaction.
Yin Xuan and Zhao Xu nodded: “If we weren’t at a distance, even the aftershock might have shattered our dantians.”
“The Purple Empyrean Patriarch chose to face it head-on; he’s probably been crushed to powder.”
This scene made the various elders of the Purple Empyrean Sect who had defected to the three major sects feel dread.
If they had still chosen to stand with the Purple Empyrean Sect at that time, they would probably not even have scraps left now.
“It’s all over…”
“Sect Master, why did you have to do this?”
Some Purple Empyrean Sect elders who still had old affections sighed continuously, feeling pity for Zi Zhantian.
However, as the dust gradually cleared, the result wasn’t what they had imagined.
Zi Zhantian was protected by Lin Xuanqing, and the two were standing there completely unscathed!
Seeing Lin Xuanqing without a scratch, the Setting Sun Patriarch, Nine Netherworld Patriarch, and Yellow Springs Patriarch’s pupils instantly dilated, revealing expressions of disbelief.
“This is impossible!”
The three of them almost simultaneously uttered these four words.
“Just now, the three of us attacked together. Even a second-rank Emperor couldn’t possibly remain unharmed!”
Lin Xuanqing casually replied: “What’s so impossible about it?”
“It’s just that you’re all too weak.”
“That attack just now, for me, was actually less effective than one from a menial disciple…”
“Besides, haven’t you heard of the principle: ‘where there’s smoke, there’s no injury’?”
Lin Xuanqing’s words caused the three Emperor Realm patriarchs’ attitudes to change slightly.
As Emperor Realm patriarchs, the pinnacle existences of the Heavenly Domain, to be compared to menial disciples was simply an insult!
But after all, they were monsters who had lived over ten thousand years, not easily provoked to anger.
At this moment, the three unanimously believed that Lin Xuanqing must possess an Emperor-grade treasure, and an extremely rare one at that.
This treasure not only concealed his true cultivation level but also blocked the deadly strike just now.
“Lin Xuanqing, do you think that having a rare Emperor-grade treasure allows you to bluff and scare us away?”
“Do you take us for three-year-old children?”
“I want to see just how many such attacks that Emperor-grade treasure of yours can block!”
With that said, the three once again activated their techniques, and heavenly phenomena appeared once more.
They didn’t give Lin Xuanqing a chance to react and struck directly.
BOOM—
DING DONG—
BANG BANG—
A huge mushroom cloud spread through the air again.
However, when the smoke cleared, Lin Xuanqing was just like before, still completely unharmed.
“Haven’t you eaten properly?”
Lin Xuanqing taunted again.
The three great patriarchs immediately activated their techniques for a third time, launching devastating attacks.
Then came the fourth time, the fifth time, the sixth time…
They intensely bombarded Lin Xuanqing ten times, until they nearly depleted the spiritual energy in their bodies, yet still couldn’t penetrate Lin Xuanqing’s defense.
At this moment, they finally realized that the Lin Xuanqing before them was not a weakling relying on an Emperor-grade treasure to bluff.
On the contrary, Lin Xuanqing was strong, extremely strong!
They seemed to see an insurmountable mountain peak, standing tall between heaven and earth.
The Purple Empyrean Patriarch was definitely not just a first-rank Emperor!
Second-rank?
No, at least third-rank!
Including Zi Zhantian, everyone reassessed the true weight of Purple Empyrean Patriarch Lin Xuanqing in their hearts.
Zi Zhantian also finally understood why the Patriarch had delayed taking action.
He understood!
The Patriarch’s previous restraint was deliberately to expose those fence-sitters in the sect, purifying the composition of the Purple Empyrean Sect!
Looking at Lin Xuanqing’s tall figure, his eyes were full of admiration: “As expected of the Patriarch, I’m still too young…”
Now the atmosphere had changed, and it was the people from the three major sects who were nervous.
“What’s wrong, not continuing?”
Lin Xuanqing taunted for the third time.
He secretly thought that this passive skill of one-shot killing Emperors was truly a show-off divine technique—doing nothing yet intimidating so many people.
Next, he just needed to instantly kill the three of them, and when this feat spread, his Reputation Points would surely skyrocket~
“Since you’ve had enough attacks, it’s my turn now.”
Lin Xuanqing took his right hand out of his pocket and threw a punch toward the sky.
[Ding: Detecting host using one-shot Emperor ability, randomly matching special effects Loading…]
[Ding: “Mount Lu Rising Dragon Domination” special effect successfully matched!]
A golden dragon soared upward, charging directly at the Setting Sun Patriarch.
The Setting Sun Patriarch took one look and knew that the power contained in this dragon exceeded his Emperor Realm understanding.
“Nine Netherworld, Yellow Springs, help me quickly!”
The Setting Sun Patriarch let out a desperate cry, but received no response.
The Nine Netherworld Patriarch and Yellow Springs Patriarch had already greased their heels and torn through space to leave the moment that golden dragon appeared.
However, after the golden dragon pierced through the Setting Sun Patriarch’s body, it quickly dived into the spatial tunnel opened by the Nine Netherworld Patriarch and Yellow Springs Patriarch.
Two splashes of fresh blood spurted outward from inside, accompanied by the screams of the Nine Netherworld Patriarch and Yellow Springs Patriarch.
Three Emperor Realm patriarchs, one-shot killed by Lin Xuanqing!
Ye Zong, Zhao Xu, and Yin Xuan, along with the thirty-plus Saint Realm experts, over two hundred Martial Lord Realm practitioners, and thousands of Martial Ancestor Realm fighters from the three major sects, all had ashen faces.
It was over. They were barbecued.