Chapter 743 - 742: Ignorant Arrogance

Chapter 743: Chapter 742: Ignorant Arrogance

Xiao Naihe, who had held the advantage in the sky, broke into a crazed laugh. Being able to consistently suppress Lin Yun was making him ecstatic.

"Lin Yun, aren’t you so arrogant? Back at the Pharmaceutical Instrument Master’s Guild, didn’t you rely on them to humiliate me? Try acting so tough now, I dare you!" Xiao Naihe roared with laughter.

At first, Lin Yun had ignored Xiao Naihe’s arrogance. But after such a long and intense battle, it was clear Xiao Naihe was dead set on killing him.

And after clashing for so long, Lin Yun had already seen through Xiao Naihe’s Swordsmanship completely.

From Meng Liuli’s perspective, the fact that Lin Yun could fight a Demon Fiend from the Central Domain like Xiao Naihe to a stalemate, despite being in the same Realm, was already an incredible feat.

However, from Lin Yun’s point of view, the fact that Xiao Naihe could fight him for this long while they were in the same Realm was the real surprise. It was only possible because Lin Yun didn’t want to make a mortal enemy of the Spiritual Light Main Pavilion.

But a man’s patience has its limits. Since Xiao Naihe still didn’t know when to quit, Lin Yun had no reason to hold back any longer. The Spiritual Light Main Pavilion might be a thorny problem to deal with right now, but if a confrontation was unavoidable, Lin Yun would not be afraid.

"Since you’re so eager to die, I’ll grant you your wish," Lin Yun said coldly, parrying another one of Xiao Naihe’s thrusts.

Xiao Naihe froze at his words. Lin Yun’s aura had changed completely. The moment he finished speaking, he was like a different person.

Before, Lin Yun had been like a slumbering tiger. Now, that tiger was awake.

Shedding his defensive posture, Lin Yun finally went on the offensive—an assault as relentless as a surging tide. In an instant, he had completely turned the tables.

Now it was Xiao Naihe who was forced into a passive defense. He was clearly under immense pressure from Lin Yun’s onslaught. In just over a dozen breaths, Xiao Naihe had nearly been struck by Lin Yun’s attacks several times.

’This...’ If Meng Liuli and the others couldn’t tell from this sudden reversal that Lin Yun hadn’t been using his full strength before, then they were truly unworthy of their Spirit Realm Cultivation.

At first, Meng Liuli had thought Lin Yun’s Combat Power was already formidable, enough to fight Xiao Naihe to a draw. But now, she realized she had been completely and utterly wrong.

’With this level of Combat Power,’ Meng Liuli thought, ’he’s probably strong enough to rank in the top twenty of the Green Hero Venerable List.’

"You..." Suddenly, he was being suppressed—so utterly overwhelmed that he couldn’t even fight back. Xiao Naihe was furious, but there was nothing he could do. A gap in strength couldn’t be bridged with mere words.

"I don’t want to kill you, but that doesn’t mean I’m afraid to. Understand?" Lin Yun said placidly, ignoring Xiao Naihe’s furious glare.

Hearing this, Xiao Naihe felt as if Lin Yun had just slapped him squarely across the face. Thinking back on his earlier taunts, he suddenly realized that in Lin Yun’s eyes, he had been nothing more than a buffoon all along.

His pride was viciously trampled. For a split second, Xiao Naihe’s concentration wavered. In that fraction of a breath, Lin Yun’s Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear was pressed unerringly against Xiao Naihe’s throat.

The icy aura emanating from the tip of the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear made Xiao Naihe go rigid. He had no doubt that if Lin Yun willed it, his throat would be pierced in an instant.

Swallowing hard, Xiao Naihe looked at Lin Yun but said nothing. With the spear tip still at his throat, Lin Yun spoke calmly.

"There is no deep-seated hatred between us, so I don’t wish to kill you. You can interpret that as me being wary of your status. But let me be clear on one point: I am merely wary of your status, not afraid of it. Do not test my limits again. Otherwise, you will become a cold corpse."

Lin Yun’s tone was placid as he spoke, devoid of any hint of a threat. Yet, it was precisely this extreme calm that made one instinctively believe that he meant every word.

Sparing him, Lin Yun slowly moved the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear away from his throat. However, the instant Lin Yun pulled the weapon back, Xiao Naihe shot backward, putting distance between them.

He stopped fifty meters away, hovering in the air above Lin Yun. Xiao Naihe’s aura suddenly surged, his face filled with a crazed look, his expression twisting grotesquely.

"Lin Yun! How could I, Xiao Naihe, possibly lose to someone like you?! You forced my hand! I’ll kill you today, no matter the cost!" Xiao Naihe roared furiously at Lin Yun.

Hearing this, Lin Yun’s expression remained unchanged. "Incorrigible," he said flatly.

Completely consumed by madness, Xiao Naihe’s aura began to skyrocket. His skin turned deathly pale, as if he had been drained of all blood.

The morbidly white skin made Xiao Naihe look incredibly eerie. At the same time, his aura continued to soar, breaking through the barrier of Spirit Realm Minor Achievement and reaching the level of Spirit Realm Great Success.

’A Secret Technique?’ Unfazed by Xiao Naihe’s surging aura, Lin Yun simply saw it as someone playing with fire. In that moment, true killing intent toward Xiao Naihe finally stirred in his heart.

After using the Secret Technique, Xiao Naihe’s aura climbed to its absolute peak. Feeling his body overflow with Energy, his killing intent for Lin Yun erupted completely.

He slowly drew his longsword across his palm, drenching the blade in his blood. In an instant, the longsword in Xiao Naihe’s hand seemed to transform into a ravenous ghoul.

It began to frantically drink the blood flowing from his wound. This mad consumption made Xiao Naihe’s already terrifyingly white complexion turn even paler.

He was utterly insane, allowing his longsword to feed on his blood. The crazed look on his face grew more intense.

Yet as he watched Xiao Naihe’s actions, a pensive look, not one of shock, appeared in Lin Yun’s eyes. ’His movements...’ he thought, ’they look a lot like a Martial Skill from the Demon Realm...’

After furiously absorbing his blood for several breaths, the longsword in Xiao Naihe’s hand had turned completely crimson, even down to the hilt.

The sanguine aura emanating from the longsword caused Meng Liuli and the others to pale in alarm.

Even a powerhouse at the Limit of the Spirit Realm like Meng Liuli could feel a deadly threat from that longsword. She didn’t know what Xiao Naihe was planning, but she knew this next attack would be exceptionally terrifying—an all-or-nothing, life-risking gamble.