Chapter 476 - 283: Lin Loulan’s Backup Plan (2)

Chapter 476: Chapter 283: Lin Loulan’s Backup Plan (2)

However, he was sorely mistaken.

This was a fight he could never win.

His opponents were willing to engage Su Xing, even thinking they could kill him, for one simple reason: they didn’t understand him, nor could they gauge his true power.

If they had known what Su Xing was capable of, they would have likely vanished without a trace long ago. But now, it was too late for that.

Suddenly!

BOOM!

A violent, terrifying aura erupted from Su Xing, emanating in ripples of white energy. And with that, Su Xing sprang into action.

Although Fang Lingbu had already leaped high into the air, the moment Su Xing’s right hand swept out, Fang Lingbu’s body seemed to freeze in place.

Su Xing’s hand was empty, yet he maintained the posture of a sword grip. In a flash, his hand swept across Fang Lingbu’s waist. At first, Fang Lingbu felt nothing. But as the Snake Sword materialized in Su Xing’s hand, an intense pain erupted from his waist and spread throughout his body.

Fang Lingbu was sent flying backward, smashing hard into the elevator. Fortunately, the elevator was sturdy enough; otherwise, the impact would have destroyed it on the spot. Fang Lingbu, however, wasn’t nearly as fortunate as the elevator.

His body was now completely severed at the waist. His intestines and organs spilled out onto the floor, yet his face was still a mask of confusion. He had no idea what had just happened; Su Xing’s attack had been far, far too fast.

It was so fast that even as death claimed him, his mind was still stuck in the moment before the injury. He stared blankly, wondering how he had ended up lying in the elevator.

"Damn it!"

"My Sequence Energy has been cut off!"

Yin Shifeng said, the realization dawning on him a moment too late. He then heard horrific screams and wails from behind. Whipping his head around, he saw Fang Lingbu lying there. The impact had crushed several people behind him to death; perhaps those "human cushions" were the reason Fang Lingbu was still clinging to life.

"Wh-what..."

He stammered in a panic. He hadn’t even seen when Fang Lingbu was struck. By the time he processed anything, Fang Lingbu was already on the ground.

"Th-this..."

Wang Yifei’s face paled as well. He knew Su Xing was terrifying, but he hadn’t imagined he was *this* terrifying. Fang Lingbu was an Extraordinary Being from Jile Valley, on the cusp of the eighth rank! Even within Jile Valley, he was considered one of their very best.

After all, eighth-rank masters weren’t a dime a dozen; each faction only had a handful. Thus, Extraordinary Beings like Fang Lingbu, who were considered invincible at the seventh rank, were naturally counted among the top experts.

In truth, Su Xing had only needed to circulate a bit of his Righteous Aura to shatter the illusion. The first time he’d tried to use it, it had coincidentally clashed with his opponent’s attack, automatically neutralizing it. If not for that, he would have broken free of the illusion much earlier.

"Don’t come any closer!"

At this thought, Wang Yifei was so terrified his body began to tremble uncontrollably. Watching Su Xing advance steadily toward him, he lost control and unleashed a frantic barrage with his Sequence Energy.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

Wang Yifei’s Sequence Energy manifested as the Thunder Seal, an ability that packed a considerable punch. In his terror, however, he threw them wildly. Not a single one hit Su Xing; they all slammed into the ground beside him.

By the time Wang Yifei had exhausted his Sequence Energy, a shadow fell over him and Yin Shifeng, completely enveloping them.

In contrast to Wang Yifei, Yin Shifeng appeared remarkably calm. His ability wasn’t suited for direct combat, so the moment he felt Su Xing break the illusion, he knew his fate was sealed. Now, he seemed resigned.

He dazedly raised his head to see Su Xing staring down at him. With a hint of amusement, Su Xing asked:

"And you call yourself a criminal with this kind of mental fortitude?"

The warm, moist air from his words brushed against Wang Yifei’s face. The sensation terrified Wang Yifei so much that he tried to turn and flee, but before he could take two steps, Su Xing grabbed his head and slammed it straight into the ground.

BOOM!!!

The impact smashed a huge hole in the already damaged elevator floor. Su Xing could now see what was below—and far beneath that, a glowing space deep underground.

’There are more rooms below.’

Su Xing reached this conclusion instantly.

Having casually killed Wang Yifei, Su Xing turned his gaze to Yin Shifeng. Yin Shifeng met his stare, his expression that of a man unafraid of death, and spoke:

"Go on, kill me."

"You’re not afraid of death?"

Su Xing asked, a hint of confusion in his voice.

"I am. That’s why I’m not resisting."

Yin Shifeng said nothing more. He had already thought it through. Before a monster with such godlike power, everything was useless. Fleeing, resisting—it was all futile. Perhaps, by acting this way, he might have a sliver of a chance to live.

"Heh."

Seeing Yin Shifeng’s demeanor, Su Xing couldn’t help but smile. But that smile, combined with the spray of blood on his face, was enough to send a chill down anyone’s spine.

Seeing Su Xing’s reaction, Yin Shifeng thought that since he hadn’t been killed immediately, he was probably safe. The heart that had been lodged in his throat finally settled, and he began to smile ingratiatingly.

However, his smile froze on his face when he heard Su Xing’s next words.

"A shame. I have no intention of letting you go."

The moment the words left his lips, Su Xing’s fist shot out, smashing into Yin Shifeng’s face. The force lifted him clean off his feet before Su Xing slammed him down onto the ground outside the elevator.

BOOM!!!

Amidst the deafening roar!

A huge crater was blasted into the solid ground, dense cracks spiderwebbing out in all directions. A gory paste of blood and flesh splattered across a large section of the wall.

Su Xing retracted his fist and surveyed the carnage. He felt not a shred of guilt. If he hadn’t been strong enough, they would have undoubtedly killed him in an equally cruel manner.

"*Cough, cough*... HAHAHAHA... *cough, cough, cough, cough*... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..."

Just as Su Xing thought the battle was over, Fang Lingbu, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly started coughing. He then burst into crazed laughter, laughing until the pain forced him into another violent coughing fit.

This sound immediately put Su Xing on alert. He wasn’t some protagonist in a cartoon who would step back and wait for his enemy to power up before countering their special move.

The instant he heard the laughter, Su Xing locked onto his target and sent the Sparrow Sword flying. In a flash, it sliced off Fang Lingbu’s head.

Fang Lingbu’s head shot through the air, his face still frozen in a twisted, bloody expression somewhere between a laugh and a cry. It slammed against the wall and was reduced to a pulp.

Without a doubt,

he was as dead as dead could be.

But... just as Su Xing turned to proceed deeper, a startling voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

"Heh... Lord Lin said I might run into a monster when he sent me. I thought he was just being overly cautious. I never expected to actually meet one."

"However, thanks to you killing me so promptly, you’ve triggered the contingency Lord Lin left on me. Su Xing. Minister Su. We may not be able to do anything to you, but keeping you trapped here for a while? That’s not a problem at all."

"So you just stay right here and watch how we kill Leng Wuque and take all of Cang City for ourselves!"

As the voice faded, Su Xing felt an inexplicable power surge from within him. His consciousness felt as if it were being dragged into the depths of the sea. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a world of pure white.

In the very center of this world hung a giant pendulum clock, its hands beginning to tick forward from the twelve o’clock position.