Chapter 97 - 97 96 Swordsmanship Shows Its Power

97: Chapter 96 Swordsmanship Shows Its Power 97: Chapter 96 Swordsmanship Shows Its Power “Not good, it’s the Earth Armor Beast Leader!” Feng Bufan’s face changed dramatically, and both Zhang Hao and Liu Lan trembled. “Get out of the way!” Lin Xuan’s body surged with Sword Qi, and golden electric arcs danced wildly as if to devour someone. “Brother Lin, get out of the way! That Earth Armor Beast Leader has at least the power of the Peak of Ninth-Grade Condensation, and its defense is extremely strong, even capable of withstanding a blow from a Spirit Sea Realm Martial Artist.” Feng Bufan shouted loudly, even considering the idea of fleeing. Lin Xuan, as if he hadn’t heard, had dazzling light shining in his eyes, and he charged forward. “Outer Heaven Flying Star!” Green Spiritual Energy condensed into sharp Sword Qi, covered with golden electric arcs while the Sword Intent Seed inside him trembled. Like a meteor falling, it flashed by in an instant. Roar… The massive body of the Earth Armor Beast Leader froze in mid-air, and its Demon Energy gradually faded. The next moment, a crack appeared at the center of its body and swiftly enlarged. The colossal body split in two and shattered apart. “Lin, Brother Lin…” Feng Bufan was so shocked he couldn’t speak, and Zhang Hao and the others were also stunned. It was too shocking; the Earth Armor Beast that even Spirit Sea Realm Martial Artists couldn’t contend with was cleaved in half — what immense attack power that must have required! Lin Xuan landed on a tree branch, his face somewhat pale. That strike was his strongest attack, employing the ultimate move “Outer Heaven Flying Star” and, driven by Sword Intent, using the full force of both Wind and Thunder elements. Only then had that scene just unfolded. Roar, roar, roar! The death of the Earth Armor Beast Leader plunged the horde of beasts into a brief silence, but moments later, all the Earth Armor Beasts erupted. Hundreds of Earth Armor Beasts manically swarmed towards the corpse of their leader, their Demon Energy churning and fighting each other ceaselessly. “What is this…” Feng Bufan and the others were dumbfounded, not understanding what was happening. “These Earth Armor Beasts are fighting for the leader’s Demon Crystal; you can safely leave now,” Lord of Wine telepathically sent his voice. Lin Xuan stood on the tree branch, looking down. In the midst of the Earth Armor Beast Leader’s corpse was a walnut-sized Demon Crystal, like an emerald, emanating a green glow. And hundreds of Earth Armor Beasts were madly surging towards it. “Let’s go!” Lin Xuan shouted. Feng Bufan and the other two snapped out of their daze and hurriedly followed behind Lin Xuan, quickly running off into the distance… At the same time, in two other directions, two teams were embroiled in a life-and-death struggle. The team led by Fan Chong encountered the frenzied attack of Red Flame Wolves; hundreds of them were swinging their sharp claws, relentlessly biting and snapping. Beside them was a giant lead wolf, spewing human-sized fireballs from its mouth. Whoosh! Swoosh! The fireball, like a miniature sun, exuded a terrifying heat as it assaulted the people. “Brother Fan, save me!” A Disciple screamed in terror. Fan Chong looked back only to see a fireball hit the Disciple, instantly burning him to ashes. Then, more of the wolf pack pounced… Farther away, the Eagle-man Tribe. The leader of this team was a young girl in a green dress, beautiful in appearance, wielding a Jade Fan, fighting together with a group of Eagle-men. “Sister Hu Man, there are too many Eagle-men, what do we do?” “You all go ahead; I’ll cover the rear,” said the girl in the green dress. Then, she activated the Jade Fan in her hand with all her might, emitting an emerald light. The fan kept enlarging until it was over a meter long. “Wind Spirit Slash!” The girl aimed at the Eagle-man and fanned fiercely. Instantly, a whirlwind of chaos spiraled from the fan, stirring the surrounding air and engulfing everything within ten meters in the Gang Wind. The Eagle-man got caught in the twister, and the four made a quick escape. Half a day later, Lin Xuan and the rest arrived at the central location of Lishan City. Most of the buildings in the city were destroyed, with ruins and broken limbs scattered everywhere, and Demon Beasts appearing from time to time. A pagoda-shaped tower ahead was sliced in half at the waist, its top three floors collapsed on the ground, and the entire structure was damaged seven or eight parts. All around were rubble and remnants of wood, and the doors of the great hall were half off. However, the sign above was still vaguely legible with the three big characters: Hundred Herbs Hall. “This is the place,” Lin Xuan and the others determined after careful identification, and they walked in with caution. Inside, the destruction was severe, with most of it smashed. Lin Xuan and the others found a safe spot to sit down and rest. Fortunately, General Zeng and the others had attracted most of the Demon Beasts away. Otherwise, even if we had found this place, it would have been difficult to enter. As Feng Bufan spoke, he swallowed an Elixir Pill. Although none of them were injured, their Spiritual Power was greatly depleted, and coupled with the mental stress, they all seemed incredibly weak. All four of them consumed Elixir Pills while Zhang Hao and Liu Lan even sat down to adjust their breath. Lin Xuan produced a few Elixir Pills and then pulled out a map. “According to the intelligence, the surviving members of the Hundred Herbs Hall are all hidden in a secret chamber. Now, we need to find this chamber,” Lin Xuan said, holding the map and looking around. Inside him, the voice of the Lord of Wine came out, “Little Xuanzi, take this opportunity to learn the elementary usage of Soul Power.” Lin Xuan saw the three resting and did not want to act, so he asked, “What is the usage of Soul Power?” “Soul Power is a special type of energy, belonging to the level of mental will. Generally speaking, everything in the world is divided into two kinds: the material and the spiritual or the soul.” “Most people’s Soul Power is very fragile unless they have a special Cultivation Method. Otherwise, they can only wait until their cultivation reaches a high enough realm to cultivate the soul.” “But you are different. You have already condensed a Sword Soul Prototype; your Soul Power is much stronger than others. As your Sword Soul continues to grow stronger, your Soul Power will also slowly increase.” “Soul Power has thousands of wonderful uses. I will first teach you the most basic methods of probing and discerning.” “Using Soul Power to subdue the tiger demon last time was also Soul Power, wasn’t it?” Lin Xuan asked. “Uh-huh, last time I used a strong Soul Power to directly suppress the opponent’s soul. Now, I’ll teach you other methods.” Then, under the tutelage of the Lord of Wine, Lin Xuan began to use Soul Power to probe the surroundings. Under the sense of the soul, everything around became clear. Those scenes all appeared in his mind, and every detail around was laid bare under his probe. He discovered a Stone Gate hidden behind a broken pillar, obscured by several large rocks. If one didn’t look closely, they would not find it at all. Lin Xuan’s lips curled slightly as he walked over slowly, “If I’m not mistaken, this must be the place where they are hiding.” Feng Bufan and the other two opened their eyes and all walked over, observing carefully and then frowning. “With our strength, I’m afraid we can’t move these huge rocks,” Feng Bufan sighed. “This stone is made of special rock, I’m afraid only Spirit Sea Realm Martial Artists can open it.” Lin Xuan nodded in agreement; he estimated that the stone was probably even harder than the skin of the Earth Armor Beast. “No problem, there are other teams. Let’s wait until everyone arrives, and then we’ll act,” Lin Xuan said, “For now, what we need to do is recover our strength as quickly as possible.” The four returned to their original spot and began to replenish their strength. An hour later, figures breached their way in.