Chapter 547 - 329: Killed
Chapter 547: Chapter 329: Killed
"BOOM!"
The giant golden hand punched through the air, tearing open white waves of air and even forming a visible shockwave dome.
Lin Jingyu’s face paled as he saw this while flying backward. The strike flying toward him felt less like a palm and more like a massive mountain—one that could smash even a body forged of solid iron into a bloody pulp.
He vaguely regretted provoking Xu Yang. He had assumed Xu Yang hadn’t comprehended Martial Dao Imagery, yet who would have thought this guy still had a trump card up his sleeve during their clash?
"You’re dreaming if you think you can eliminate me! I, Lin Jingyu, am destined to become a disciple of the Celestial Strategy Academy and spread my name across the world!" he roared.
Ignoring his churning Qi-Blood and out-of-control Gang Yuan, he thrust one hand sideways to intercept the golden palm bearing down like Mount Tai, while his other hand punched directly at Xu Yang’s chest.
However, there was no way he could block Xu Yang’s palm. The strike forced his own blocking hand back into his body. Large sections of his clothes burst apart as the fierce and unyielding Force tore straight through him, shredding the back of his garments as well.
"CLANG!"
At the exact same time, his own palm landed on Xu Yang. Yet, it only managed to pierce Xu Yang’s Protective Gang Yuan; by the time it struck Xu Yang’s actual body, it carried very little power. The sound of striking iron rang out, as if his palm hadn’t hit flesh and blood at all, but rather a man made of steel.
"What a tough physical body," Lin Jingyu thought, feeling his palm go numb as though his bones were about to shatter from the impact.
Xu Yang’s body was far tougher than he had ever imagined. Unable to suppress it, a sweet metallic taste rose in his throat, and a mouthful of internal blood trickled from the corner of his lips. That single palm strike had inflicted severe internal injuries on him. Several meridians were severed, blood vessels had burst, and his internal organs were pushed to their absolute limits.
"BOOM!"
Lin Jingyu flew backward at an even faster speed, his face flushed crimson. He desperately released his Heart Spirit, trying to regain control over his chaotic Qi-Blood and Gang Yuan.
Before he could fully recover, however, Xu Yang shot after him like a streak of golden light, his speed absolutely lightning-fast.
"SWISH!"
At the same time, the sound of a sharp blade tearing through the air reached his ears. A fierce sword light slashed over from his flank. It was Sun Tao.
"Damn it!" Lin Jingyu couldn’t help but roar in anger.
Xu Yang alone was already difficult to fend off; with Sun Tao waiting in the wings for an opportunity, he was truly in mortal danger. He only had enough time to prop up a partial layer of Protective Gang Yuan before Sun Tao’s Spiritual Soldier hacked down, carrying a fierce Sword Intent.
"BANG!"
The Protective Gang Yuan shattered into pieces. Looking as though he had been struck by lightning, Lin Jingyu suffered a deep, bone-revealing sword gash under his armpit, sending blood splattering into the air.
Having taken consecutive heavy blows from Xu Yang, and currently caught in the stalled gap of his Cultivation Technique’s circulation, his physical body was far from its peak state. His defenses had sharply plummeted. Sun Tao’s sword strike truly wounded him. The half-foot-long gash split wide open, the curled flesh revealing bones that gleamed with a metallic luster.
Swept away by the sword glare, his body tumbled through the air. He let out cries of agony, his facial features twisting together as the pain caused him to draw in sharp breaths of cold air.
"Junior Brother Lin..." Luo Ying and Huang Xiao wailed in unison, their complexions changing drastically.
The two wanted to stand up and help, but they had already suffered heavy injuries and found it difficult just to get to their feet. Furthermore, since they had already been eliminated, they were forbidden from interfering in the battle.
"Lin Jingyu is done for!"
"Even if he doesn’t die, he’s going to be eliminated."
"Chu Nanguai is truly a piece of trash. A genius with Perfection of Comprehension is about to be eliminated. What a pity."
"Who told Lin Jingyu to pick the wrong side? He teamed up with Huo Xiaochen, thinking Xu Yang and Sun Tao would be easy targets. Who could have guessed they were actually two slumbering lions?"
"It’s not that he picked the wrong side; he chose the wrong patron. Teaming up with Huo Xiaochen wasn’t his idea, but the Kong family’s. He’s nothing more than the Kong family’s dog—a hired thug. He has to bite whomever the Kong family tells him to bite."
"It’s been so many years, yet we’re finally going to see a genius with Perfection of Comprehension fail to even enter the gates of the Celestial Strategy Academy once again."
Witnessing him suffer such severe trauma, a clear realization dawned in everyone’s hearts: Lin Jingyu was finished. He was going to become Chu Nanguai’s next victim. If he didn’t surrender before the time ran out, he would likely be killed by Xu Yang and Sun Tao.
"Quickly, make them stop! We can talk this out! The Yellow Maple Valley was in the wrong before," Huang You said, burning with anxiety as he looked pleadingly at Yue Zhong and Bai Shaoling.
He wasn’t acting stubborn anymore. He only wanted Xu Yang and Sun Tao to stop attacking so they wouldn’t eliminate Lin Jingyu. If Lin Jingyu were eliminated, even if his future wasn’t completely destroyed, it would be dangerously close to it.
"Make Xu Yang and Sun Tao stop. The Yellow Maple Valley is willing to pay any price, as long as it’s something we can afford," he hastily added.
Bai Shaoling sneered, "It’s too late to realize your mistakes now."
"Young Sect Leader Bai, we are all Sects of Fufeng County. Is there a need to show absolutely no mercy? As long as they stop, I guarantee that Lin Jingyu will never seek revenge in the future and will even repay this favor," Huang You growled lowly.
Yue Zhong shook his head. "Idiot. Intervening in the selection at a time like this? You might want to die, but we certainly don’t."
Huang You’s face instantly turned as pale as paper. His vision went black, and he nearly lost his footing. Only then did he remember that this wasn’t a friendly spar—it was the Secondary Dragon Ascension selection site. Let alone Bai Shaoling and Yue Zhong, who were Elders of small Sects, even the Elders of the Thousand-Year-Old Noble Families present wouldn’t dare utter a word of interference.
That Chu Nanguai was not a kindhearted person. If just any outsider could interfere, what fairness would the Secondary Dragon Ascension have left? Even if the Noble Family Members of the Thousand-Year-Old Noble Families were eliminated, they could only grit their teeth and accept it.
"BOOM!"
A deafening roar echoed out. Before Lin Jingyu could even recover his wits from Sun Tao’s sword strike, Xu Yang’s golden palm was already crashing toward him like a towering mountain, carrying a potent Force capable of Mountain-Shattering and Mountain-Breaking.
Behind Xu Yang, a golden Fuyue Bear roared at the heavens, its massive paws slamming into the void. He stared at the nearby Lin Jingyu with eyes brimming with killing intent. His bones and muscles emitted a series of booming sounds as his Gang Yuan continuously converged upon his palm.
The palm strike had yet to connect, but its overpowering strength had already forced Lin Jingyu’s body to sink mid-air, causing the dirt beneath him to fracture and crumble. The previous arrogance and composure vanished from Lin Jingyu’s face, entirely replaced by pain and panic.
"AH!"
In the nick of time, he raised his arm to block the golden palm, without even managing to circulate his Gang Yuan.
"BANG!"
"CRACK!"
A ferocious and unyielding power erupted. Lin Jingyu’s arm—capable of resisting the chops of a Spiritual Soldier—was blasted in two on the spot, its bones splintering apart.
"AH!"
The agony of a severed arm made his vision turn black. Unable to help himself, he opened his mouth and let out a miserable, shrill scream as his body was sent flying sideways.
"Xu Yang, Sun Tao, how dare you!" Not far away, Huo Xiaochen howled in continuous fury.
Lin Jingyu could not be eliminated! If he were, Huo Xiaochen’s own reputation would suffer as collateral damage. Most importantly, without Lin Jingyu, he would have to face both Xu Yang and Sun Tao—two major enemies—all on his own once he entered the Celestial Strategy Academy. He wanted to rush over and rescue him, but Gu Qingfeng wasn’t giving him a single chance to do so.
"What a piece of trash." Chu Nanguai’s expression was currently looking quite ugly as well.
By establishing these rules, the ones he wanted to eliminate were the actual pieces of trash. He actually quite liked geniuses like Lin Jingyu, whose Comprehension bordered on Perfection. Who would have thought that this time, just like before, another tragedy beyond his control was about to occur—a genius of Perfection being eliminated from the competition.
"This is what you get for not cultivating in peace and instead making enemies everywhere," Chu Nanguai thought. "Are you satisfied now? Making enemies is one thing, but you just had to provoke people you couldn’t afford to offend."
He had no intention of stepping in to save Lin Jingyu. If Lin Jingyu hadn’t provoked Xu Yang and Sun Tao, this situation would never have happened in the first place. Moreover, Chu Nanguai couldn’t break the very rules he had personally set.
"Junior Brother Lin, quickly surrender!" Luo Ying and Huang Xiao roared.
With one arm severed, Lin Jingyu’s elimination was now an absolute certainty. The only thing left to do was to surrender and save his own life. Although he wouldn’t be able to enter the Celestial Strategy Academy, there would still be some hope for his future.
But before Lin Jingyu could even open his mouth to surrender, Sun Tao had already closed in. His longsword flashed like a rainbow, aiming straight for the vital point of Lin Jingyu’s throat.
"BANG!"
Lin Jingyu forcibly raised his breath and threw a punch, knocking Sun Tao’s weapon aside. Immediately afterward, his entire body shuddered as blood poured from his mouth.
"Watch out!" Luo Ying’s piercing scream rang out.
Xu Yang rushed in from the flank like a streak of golden light. His golden palm blasted through Lin Jingyu’s unguarded opening, slamming into his ribs with the momentum of Mountain-Shattering and Mountain-Breaking.
"BANG!"
"CRACK!"
Accompanied by a teeth-aching sound of fracturing bone, violent waves of air exploded outward as all the Palm Force was driven completely into Lin Jingyu’s body. With a ripping sound, his clothes burst apart. A clear Palm Seal was imprinted directly into his torso, the surrounding flesh and skin splitting open and crawling with dense web-like fissures. The area struck by the Palm Seal had entirely caved in.
Lin Jingyu convulsed as if struck by lightning, trembling all over. Large mouthfuls of blood gushed from his lips, mixed with several pulverized fragments of his internal organs, as his body was once again sent hurtling through the air. In an instant, his aura rapidly plummeted, turning as frail as a flickering candle in the wind that was on the verge of being blown out at any moment.
Lin Jingyu was finished!
Everyone who witnessed this scene wore faces full of shock. Though they had anticipated it earlier, seeing the exact moment Lin Jingyu was about to be beaten to death still left them unable to suppress the profound astonishment in their hearts. A genius whose Comprehension was approaching Perfection was not only failing to enter the gates of the Celestial Strategy Academy, but was also on the brink of losing his little life. Who wouldn’t be shocked?
If a person like this didn’t die, he would undeniably become a Martial Dao titan in Yun Province in the future—one of the absolute elite.
"Don’t..."
Luo Ying and Huang Xiao trembled all over, their complexions draining in horror. It felt as though the sky had collapsed. They agonizingly closed their eyes, unable to bear watching the scene of Xu Yang and Sun Tao subsequently beating Lin Jingyu to death.
"THUD!"
Lin Jingyu’s body crashed into the ground, smashing out a large crater. He struggled to stand up, but couldn’t manage it. Blood continuously bubbled from his mouth.
Wary of the power held by the Thousand-Year-Old Noble Families, Xu Yang did not charge forward to deliver a finishing blow. However, Lin Jingyu was not going to survive this anyway. That palm strike of his had already shattered Lin Jingyu’s internal organs, destroying nearly all of his life force. If the Thousand-Year-Old Noble Families could still save someone from these kinds of injuries, then he would admit that they were truly formidable.
Furthermore, he estimated that even if they could save him, they probably couldn’t bear to part with such miraculous medicine. It would be a different story if Lin Jingyu were the legitimate son of a Thousand-Year-Old Noble Family, but he was nothing more than a hired thug recruited by the Xiao family. How could they possibly waste such miraculous, god-tier medicine on an outsider?
Sun Tao also didn’t deliver a finishing blow. Similarly, he didn’t want to escalate the conflict to an uncontrollable degree. Since they were all experts, they could naturally sense tyrannical gazes locking onto them.
"Surrender, otherwise I’m going to get ruthless," Xu Yang said as he landed beside Lin Jingyu.
He wasn’t going to finish him off, but he was determined to crush every last shred of Lin Jingyu’s willpower. An invisible, overbearing pressure bore down upon Lin Jingyu.
"I..." Lin Jingyu tried to speak, but only blood mixed with fragments of his internal organs spilled from his mouth. His face was ashen, long stripped of its former radiance, and his eyes had grown completely dim.
"Still not surrendering? Then I’ll just have to send you on your way." Xu Yang raised his golden palm, unleashing a formidable aura that crashed into Lin Jingyu.