Chapter 240: Brought a Monster Back

Chapter 240: Chapter 240: Brought a Monster Back

The members of the Moon Slaying Alliance were all utterly stunned when they heard Yi Xiaoyao’s words.

Even the Zanyue Leader’s eyes narrowed, and he let out a cold laugh.

"Kid, since you’re asking to die in front of so many of my subordinates, how could I not grant your wish?"

A smile tugged at the corner of Yi Xiaoyao’s lips upon hearing this.

In his previous battle with the old geezer from the Cloud Transformation Sect, he had relied on a combination of the Soul Burning Forbidden Technique and the Eight Desolates Heaven-Burning Finger—amplified by his Heaven and Earth Fire Soul Resonance—to kill that Ninth Realm Nascent Soul expert.

Now, Yi Xiaoyao was a notch stronger than before, but this Zanyue Leader was also extremely powerful. He had even mastered Spear Intent, making him completely incomparable to those old men from the Cloud Transformation Sect.

Facing such a formidable enemy, Yi Xiaoyao’s fighting spirit only surged.

He was treating this battle as a trial to hone his skills and grow stronger.

"Make your move!"

With a low shout, Yi Xiaoyao’s entire body erupted in raging flames. He shot forward, leaving a fiery trail a hundred zhang long in his wake.

He crossed several hundred zhang in an instant, appearing right before the Zanyue Leader. An aura of utter annihilation spread out as his Destructive Sword Intent completely enveloped his opponent.

"Heaven and Earth Fire Soul Resonance! Killing Intent!"

As he spoke, the flames swirling around him were instantly infused with his Killing Intent, multiplying their offensive power severalfold.

An astonishing Flaming Sword Aura then erupted into existence.

The slash traced a breathtakingly beautiful arc of fire, cleaving down from above, straight toward the Zanyue Leader.

The Zanyue Leader snorted, his long spear instantly lancing out to meet the attack.

CLANG!

With the deafening crash, the Zanyue Leader’s expression changed drastically. The force of the blow sent him hurtling backward.

Yi Xiaoyao wasn’t about to let this opportunity slip by.

In the next moment... SWISH, SWISH, SWISH, SWISH, SWISH! A torrent of flaming Sword Shadows surged toward him like a tsunami.

The Sword Shadows closed in relentlessly. Each one contained the explosive burst of the Nine Swords of Slaughter and the fiery might of the Heaven and Earth Fire Soul Resonance. Their speed was fused with that of the Instant Kill Sword, making them unbelievably fast.

If Yi Xiaoyao had reached this level back at the Cloud Transformation Sect, he could have killed that old geezer without even needing to use the Eight Desolates Heaven-Burning Finger.

Even the Zanyue Leader before him wore a look of utter horror. He desperately swung his long spear, trying to fend off the torrent of Sword Shadows while attempting to counterattack.

In the space of a single breath, their weapons clashed hundreds of times.

BANG!

Finally, the Zanyue Leader was violently thrown back.

A chorus of sharp, indrawn breaths came from the crowd.

"My God, that kid... he actually knocked the Squad Leader back?"

"How old is he? To have such terrifying strength!"

"But this doesn’t mean anything. Our Squad Leader still has an incredibly terrifying trump card up his sleeve!"

The several captains watched in awe, their gazes fixed on the two combatants.

"I have to hand it to you, kid. Reaching this level of strength at your age is truly remarkable."

After steadying himself from the retreat, the Zanyue Leader narrowed his eyes and said, "But your show ends here. It’s time to finish this!"

The moment he finished speaking, a terrifying aura erupted from his body, all of it converging on the tip of the spear in his hand.

Then, the long spear abruptly thrust toward Yi Xiaoyao. Its power fully erupted, forming a black vortex with an incredibly strong devouring pull directly in front of him.

VMMMM!

The world seemed to tremble. Everything in the vicinity was frantically pulled into the black vortex. The surrounding Moon Slaying Alliance members were terrified, scrambling for their lives before the vortex’s power could be fully unleashed.

"Run for your lives!"

"That’s the Squad Leader’s ultimate move! It’s said to be a Celestial Tier Spiritual Skill!"

"To think that kid, Yi Xiaoyao, actually pushed the Squad Leader this far... He’s dead for sure now!"

Before the crowd could fully scatter, the black vortex erupted completely, rumbling as it spun toward Yi Xiaoyao to devour him.

Yi Xiaoyao’s pupils contracted sharply at the sight of the vortex.

"Hmph! Kid, this is a low-grade Celestial Tier Spiritual Skill I bought with my entire life’s savings over decades! Countless peak Nascent Soul experts have fallen to it. You can consider it an honor to die by this move today!"

The Zanyue Leader sneered again and again as he watched Yi Xiaoyao.

Yi Xiaoyao sneered back. As he raised his hand, the Eight Desolates Heaven-Burning Finger instantly condensed and shot toward the black vortex.

"What?! That aura... it’s a Celestial Tier Spiritual Skill, too!"

The crowd gasped in unison.

The Zanyue Leader’s face twitched. ’He had spent his entire life’s savings just for the good fortune of acquiring his Celestial Tier Spiritual Skill!’

Yet not only did Yi Xiaoyao also possess a Celestial Tier Spiritual Skill, its aura was even more terrifyingly powerful than his own.

In the blink of an eye, the Eight Desolates Heaven-Burning Finger plunged straight into the black vortex. With an earth-shattering roar, the two dreadful powers began to frantically consume one another.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The collision was like the heavens collapsing and the earth sundering. The vortex, seemingly slow yet incredibly fast, was simply unable to devour a power greater than itself. It lasted for only a moment before violently disintegrating.

The Zanyue Leader’s face turned ashen. He let out a roar of disbelief, "They’re both Celestial Tier Spiritual Skills! Why is the difference in power so vast?"

Yi Xiaoyao gave a cold smile. For one, his Eight Desolates Heaven-Burning Finger was a Spiritual Skill gifted to him by Cang Tianxing. Once cultivated to the third finger, it could reach the high-grade Celestial Tier. How could an ordinary Celestial Tier Spiritual Skill possibly compare?

Furthermore, enhanced by the Fire Control Ability of his Heaven and Earth Fire Essence, the Eight Desolates Heaven-Burning Finger was even stronger.

But Yi Xiaoyao couldn’t be bothered to answer his question. The man was simply ignorant of too much.

How could he possibly know that if Yi Xiaoyao had wanted a quick kill, he wouldn’t have needed to put in so much effort? He could have simply manipulated a few Copper Body Puppets to slay him with ease.

The only reason Yi Xiaoyao had fought him to this extent was to use the battle to hone his own skills.

Finally, under the horrified gazes of the Moon Slaying Alliance members, the giant finger of flame completely engulfed the Zanyue Leader, blasting a massive crater into the earth.

"The... the Squad Leader... is dead!"

"How is that possible! Such a powerful Squad Leader... killed by a kid at the Second Realm of Nascent Soul!"

"Then what do we do now?"

Soon, the members of the Moon Slaying Alliance snapped back to reality. Their leader was dead. Weren’t they now just lambs waiting for Yi Xiaoyao to slaughter?

The other captains turned to Lin Ying, their expressions full of resentment and fury as they roared at her.

"Lin Ying! What kind of monster did you bring back with you!"

"Is this what you called a surprise?!"

Their roars snapped Lin Ying out of her horrified stupor.

’That’s right,’ she thought. ’What kind of monster did I bring back?’

’This wasn’t a surprise. This was a nightmare!’

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