Chapter 730: Divine Ray Across the Sky

Chapter 730 -726: Divine Ray Across the Sky

Facing the two-pronged attack, the youth who had been momentarily stunned finally snapped back to his senses and made his move.

A beam of divine radiance shot out from the youth’s body, slashing toward Lin Hao.

At the same time, he thrust a finger out, attacking Xu Zihao.

This divine radiance was his Divine Soul, nurtured with his very lifeblood, and its offensive power was extraordinary.

At the very least, the finger he aimed at Xu Zihao could not compare to it.

Although Lin Hao had no cultivation, he had killed two people and severely wounded another in the blink of an eye. This sent a chill down the youth’s spine unlike any he had ever felt.

While Lin Hao had the element of surprise and could be accused of using a cheap trick, killing Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artists with pure physical skill was something only the ancient Great Emperors might have accomplished in their youth.

In his eyes, Lin Hao was the truly terrifying one.

Letting Lin Hao get close would be a disaster.

The divine radiance tore through the air, slashing at Lin Hao. He came to an abrupt halt and once again punched out with both fists.

This time, however, Lin Hao’s fists failed to shatter the divine radiance.

In fact, his fists couldn’t even touch it.

The divine radiance hovered between his fists, pointed directly at him.

The divine radiance was a sword, containing an astonishing Sword Intent.

Lin Hao’s body was forced backward.

The Divine Radiance Sword’s killing intent soared, and Lin Hao felt a majestic Sword Intent wash over him. It was as if he were witnessing a Sword Dao Grandmaster commanding a blade across thousands of miles, unleashing its supreme, life-reaping might with a single strike.

Needless to say, this had to be a Supreme Secret Skill of the Sword Control Sect.

The Sword Intent was immense, but it still couldn’t break through Lin Hao’s restrictive field.

By the same token, Lin Hao couldn’t affect it either. His body continued its rapid retreat.

Catching this out of the corner of his eye, Xu Zihao grew anxious.

After blocking the young Sect Leader’s finger strike, Xu Zihao charged forward again, aiming to force the youth into a difficult position.

CLANG!

The youth stopped using finger attacks. With a wave of his hand, a Soft Sword appeared.

With a flick of the Soft Sword, the air itself seemed to twist.

Then, the Soft Sword was whipped taut, and a beam of divine light slashed toward Xu Zihao.

Xu Zihao sidestepped and simultaneously reached out to grab the Soft Sword.

His hand formed a claw, shooting across the distance in an instant.

A cold glint appeared in the youth’s eyes. He didn’t dodge, simply letting Xu Zihao’s hand grab for the Soft Sword.

The majority of his focus was still on Lin Hao.

But he immediately paid the price for it.

Xu Zihao’s palm closed around the Soft Sword with the sound of clashing metal. The blade twisted, trying to slice his wrist. But his palm was glowing crimson, filled with a mysterious, otherworldly flame.

The Soft Sword instantly disintegrated, turning to ash.

The youth shuddered, a look of shock flashing across his face.

His Soft Sword was the personal blade of the Sword Control Sect’s Leader, passed down through generations. Even his own Divine Soul had been born from it, yet now it had simply disintegrated in Xu Zihao’s hand. It was a horrifying sight.

He didn’t know that Xu Zihao wielded a mysterious flame; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so overconfident.

This was also a result of the powerful deterrent that Lin Hao’s earlier actions had created.

Lin Hao’s methods had left an indelible shock on him. Now that Xu Zihao had revealed such a technique, the youth’s first thought was that Xu Zihao had been hiding his true strength all along. He was just as terrifying, perhaps even more so than Lin Hao.

This thought lasted only an instant, but it was enough to give Lin Hao and Xu Zihao the opening they needed to counterattack.

Using the Celestial Flame Divine Skill to channel a faint wisp of the mysterious flame, Xu Zihao succeeded in his first strike and immediately swept his hand out to grab the youth.

Meanwhile, the youth’s momentary lapse in concentration also gave Lin Hao an opportunity.

CLANG!

Lin Hao’s fists slammed into the Divine Radiance Sword.

This was the youth’s Divine Soul. Lin Hao’s strike against the Divine Radiance Sword made the youth’s body jolt as if struck by lightning.

At the same moment, Xu Zihao’s attack found its mark.

He seized the youth in his grasp.

The Celestial Flame Divine Skill sealed the youth’s cultivation.

The youth coughed up blood as the Divine Radiance Sword shot back into his Upper Dantian.

Xu Zihao was about to crush him.

“Wait!”

The voice of the heavily injured Tang Fang rang out.

Xu Zihao looked at Lin Hao.

“You can’t kill him! He has a great treasure!”

Tang Fang sat cross-legged about ten yards away, his expression urgent.

Although he hadn’t died under Lin Hao’s fists, his injuries were so severe that he had only just managed to stabilize them.

If the young Sect Leader died, he himself would have no chance of survival. Right now, the youth was his only lifeline.

“Tang Fang, shut your mouth!”

The youth, pinned in Xu Zihao’s grip and completely unable to move, could still speak.

Hearing Tang Fang’s words, the young Sect Leader’s face fell.

Clearly, he knew what Tang Fang was about to say.

“Oh? What great treasure?” Lin Hao asked Tang Fang.

But Tang Fang started to bargain. “If I tell you, you have to let me go.”

Lin Hao looked at him like he was an idiot.

Tang Fang was taken aback, then his body trembled violently, and he coughed up more blood.

The injuries he had just managed to stabilize worsened, and his body began to split apart.

He was truly shooting himself in the foot. Even if there was a great treasure, it was on the young Sect Leader, and had nothing to do with him.

“If you want to live, trade something of value for it.”

Lin Hao’s words made Tang Fang’s eyes light up with a flicker of hope.

“You want to go deeper into the Dragon Transformation Ancient Realm. If I tell you about the situation inside, will you spare my life?” Tang Fang asked after a moment.

Disappointment flashed in Lin Hao’s eyes.

‘Looks like this guy really is worthless.’

Still, Lin Hao remained impassive. “Let’s hear it.”

“You have to promise to spare my life.”

But Tang Fang was no fool, not so easily tricked.

“That depends on the value of your information.”

“Don’t worry, it will definitely be valuable to you. The Sword Control Sect paid for this information with countless lives.”

“If that’s truly the case, I promise,” Lin Hao nodded.

Tang Fang was still not reassured. “You need to make a Blood Oath.”

Just as Lin Hao was about to speak, Xu Zihao acted more directly. He completed a Blood Oath in an instant, then said emotionlessly, “Now you can talk.”

Tang Fang didn’t answer, his gaze still fixed on Lin Hao.

Lin Hao hadn’t expected Xu Zihao to trust him so completely. He didn’t know whether to laugh or be exasperated.

‘After all, I had already decided to screw this Tang Fang over and let him die.’

“He is my elder brother. I do as he says.”

However, since Xu Zihao had done this, Lin Hao couldn’t betray his trust.

Tang Fang breathed a sigh of relief and then began to speak at length.

Finally, he summarized, “This information should at least keep you safe from attacks by Devil Beasts or other Martial Artists for the next ten days.”

Hearing this, Lin Hao’s brow furrowed in deep disappointment.

What Tang Fang had told them were merely the locations of Devil Beasts and Martial Artist factions they had encountered along their path.

These were all locations of beings and factions that even they hadn’t dared to provoke.

According to him, the only reason they had appeared in this specific area was that it was a path bought with the lives of many Sword Control Sect members. Every location he mentioned was a place where their Martial Artists had previously perished.

“You can’t go back on your word.”

Seeing Lin Hao’s expression, Tang Fang was terrified. He realized he had forgotten to make Lin Hao swear a Blood Oath as well.

“I won’t,” Lin Hao bit out two words.

Before Tang Fang could rejoice, Lin Hao added calmly, “But you will die.”

“You… I admit I fell for your trick, but if you kill me, you’ll be forcing your brother into a position of dishonor and faithlessness!” Tang Fang argued desperately.

The corner of Lin Hao’s mouth lifted into a slight smile as he said something that would make Tang Fang want to cough up blood.