Lin Tang had not forgotten. That old man with the beard had pulled out a sliver of a blade and unleashed trendous power, making him sll the scent of death. There were surely other trump cards like that. That was why he hadn't bothered with the "rules of combat" and launched a sneak attack instead, striking first!
Upon hearing Lin Tang's words, the expressions on Xiao Qingcang and the others changed—the Vice Hall Master was under control, so his trump card couldn't be used. How could they possibly turn the tables now?
The students from the Heavenly Person Academy were also stunned. They never expected this. The Langhuan Holy Land had been so high-profile, trying everything to force Long Tianji to appear. But when he finally arrived, it was all over before it had even begun. How pathetic!
"We should retreat quickly, to avoid…" As they were discussing this, a gentle voice suddenly rang out.
"There is no need to retreat, for I have arrived."
"Headmaster?!"
"You've co yourself!"
The students were completely shocked and bowed in unison, overjoyed. Since Headmaster Ji Yongyan himself had co, Long Tianji couldn't possibly turn the tables, even if he was a Heavenly King! He was a dead man, he was absolutely a dead man!
At the scene, the Vice Hall Master's hand went limp. He could no longer hold onto Ning Yuexi, and she fell to the ground. Wei Zichu helped her up, and they quickly ducked behind Lin Tang.
"Uncle Long, thank goodness you arrived in ti! Otherwise, our innocent bodies…" Wei Zichu let out a long sigh of relief.
Lin Tang glanced at her. "Are you stealing Ning Yuexi's lines?"
Wei Zichu: "!!"
"Oh, you're awful!" she said, playfully swatting at Lin Tang.
Ning Yuexi was speechless. Was this really the ti or place for flirting and joking around?
"Long Tianji! My daughter had no grievance or grudge against you! Why did you kill her?" the Vice Hall Master shouted, his voice hard despite his terror. "She was just an ordinary girl in the bloom of her youth, yet you had the heart to strike her down!"
When the others heard this, they finally understood. No wonder they had co to hunt down Long Tianji. So that was the reason!
Lin Tang stated indifferently, "I killed her. What are you going to do about it? In fact, not only did I kill her, I'm now going to kill all of you!"
The Vice Hall Master stiffened his neck defiantly. "Then bring it on! If I so much as frown, you can call your son!"
"Fine!"
"Wait!" Xiao Qingcang anxiously interjected.
He cursed the Vice Hall Master for his incompetence. If only the trump card bestowed by the Saint had been given to him for safekeeping. Then, he could have launched a surprise attack and instantly killed Long Tianji!
"You must be the Heavenly King Long. You probably haven't heard of our Langhuan Holy Land or understood how terrifying its foundations are," Xiao Qingcang said, his tone suggesting he had Long Tianji's best interests at heart. "To be honest, our Holy Land has a hundred ways to deal with a Heavenly King like you. I sincerely advise you not to compound your errors!"
The Vice Hall Master's subordinates quickly chid in.
"Exactly, exactly!"
"Ignorance is no sin. You killed soone without understanding the situation, so we can give you a chance to make ands."
"Release the Vice Hall Master at once, and co back with us to the Holy Land to explain yourself. Only then can we bury the hatchet!"
"We are even willing to vouch for you to join our Holy Land! The Holy Land's Technique Repository contains nurous Cultivation Techniques. Don't you want to learn the secrets of Martial Saints, War Gods, and even Human Immortals?"
"Long Tianji, only by joining us can you advance further. Otherwise, the Heavenly King realm will be your limit. Are you really content with stagnating here?"
After listening to their chatter, Lin Tang seed to beco lost in thought, as if genuinely tempted. The others also felt the offer was too great to refuse; Heavenly King Long should be unable to reject it.
The Heart Monkey Nine Calming Techniques can only be cultivated to the Heavenly King realm, Zhao Xinghe thought. Long Tianji has no idea how to break through to beco a Martial Saint. They have him cornered! To beco a Martial Saint, his only option is to submit…
"Sorry, I refuse," Lin Tang said with a faint smile.
His primary focus was cultivation, after all! The Supre True Dragon Technique was a complete Cultivation Technique; he lacked nothing. Why should he go groveling at the Langhuan Holy Land's feet?
"What?"
"You're so ungrateful!"
"Do you have any idea what you just threw away…"
Everyone was stunned. They thought he must be a fool!
The Vice Hall Master roared, "Long Tianji, if you kneel and kowtow right now and swear to be my slave and dog, you might still live! If you remain so obstinate, I… AHH!!"
A bloodcurdling scream erupted. His entire arm was brutally ripped from its socket! Blood sprayed everywhere, and the tallic stench filled the air.
Everyone was frozen in shock. He hadn't just rejected their offer—he was actually going to kill their Vice Hall Master! This was a fight to the death! An absolute fight to the death!
Even Ning Yuexi couldn't help but sigh. "You're being too impulsive!"
Lin Tang looked at her swollen cheek and said softly, "The mont they laid a hand on you, they were all dood to die!"
Ning Yuexi: "..."
Her heart hamred in her chest for a few beats before she flushed with sha and anger.
Nonsense! He's not doing this for ! He's just a violent brute who refuses to bow his head. He just knows how to say nice things! Does he think I'm a three-year-old, so easily coaxed?
"Not good!"
"Run!"
Xiao Qingcang and the others realized their opponent was truly intent on killing them all. The mont they snapped out of their shock, they scattered and fled.
BOOM!
Lin Tang struck with his palm, unleashing a wave of light that instantly killed two of them. With a flicker, he appeared behind Xiao Qingcang.
"No!" Xiao Qingcang's eyes looked as if they were about to burst from their sockets.
Their teleportation discs could only be activated near the volcano to return them to the Holy Land. Besides, activation required ti. It was too late! All they could do was wait for death…
"The sage said, 'Thus does all flow away, never ceasing day or night!'"
Suddenly, a resonant voice drifted over.
Just as Lin Tang's fist was about to obliterate Xiao Qingcang, the man inexplicably accelerated, barely dodging the blow! It was as if ti itself had sped up around him!
No, it's my own mind that's been affected, slowing my reaction by a beat. Lin Tang tilted his head. "Interesting..."
"Headmaster!" Ning Yuexi blurted out, her face filled with surprised delight.
The others also turned to see Ji Yongyan, dressed as an old scholar, appear leisurely.
"The old scholar from the Heavenly Person Academy?" Having narrowly escaped death, Xiao Qingcang was ecstatic. "You've arrived just in ti! Quickly, carry out the Demons Extermination!"
Ji Yongyan looked at Lin Tang and sighed with pity. "Your killing intent is too strong, little friend. It would be better for you to return with this old man to listen to the sacred teachings and comprehend the path of benevolence and righteousness!"
"Noisy—" Lin Tang threw another punch.
"Do not be disrespectful!" Ning Yuexi cried out, panicked.
Ji Yongyan didn't dare be careless. With a flick of his wrist, a seemingly ordinary bamboo slip unfurled. In an instant, a host of ancient characters leaped from it, fluttering around him like butterflies and birds.
No matter how fast Lin Tang's attack was, as soon as it neared Ji Yongyan, it was like a clay ox entering the sea, forcibly slowed, allowing Ji Yongyan to easily evade him. His other hand was not idle; he picked up a ruler and repeatedly slapped Lin Tang's forehead with it.
Although it couldn't even break his skin, the strikes assaulted his spirit with a deafening resonance. Lin Tang's head buzzed as if he were hearing countless students reciting texts aloud. It was as if endless books and words had materialized, forming an ocean of knowledge that threatened to drown him. He froze on the spot, completely motionless, looking dazed and foolish.
"This…"
"How miraculous!"
"An old scholar actually managed to restrain a Heavenly King!"
"Incredible…"
Those who didn't recognize Ji Yongyan were utterly flabbergasted by the scene. The academy students, however, swelled with pride.
That's our Headmaster for you! He achieved victory with a single move. Not like those guys from the Langhuan Holy Land, whose arrogance was matched only by their later incompetence.
"A perfect opportunity!" Xiao Qingcang's eyes lit up. He imdiately lunged for the Vice Hall Master's severed hand.
The Vice Hall Master was also a ruthless man. He rolled across the ground at the sa ti, snatching the ring just a mont before Xiao Qingcang could. His expression was as ferocious as a demon's. His hatred for Lin Tang was so vast that all the lakes and seas in the world couldn't wash it away.
"DIE, DIE, DIE, DIE, DIE!!"
He activated the ring without hesitation. In that instant, the world seed to shift, and the daylight dimd. A dazzling laser beam shot out from the mouth of the beast head on the ring.
It was a needle! A needle as fine as a down feather!
Yet, it erupted with unimaginable power. It rely grazed Xiao Qingcang's scalp, leaving him bald and scraping away a patch of bloody skin. Xiao Qingcang's soul nearly fled his body in terror.
WHOOSH!
The fine needle pierced Lin Tang's head, making his body shudder.
"It worked!"
"He's finished!"
"Hahaha—"
The Vice Hall Master and his n were about to erupt in triumphant laughter, but their smiles froze on their faces. What were they seeing? Lin Tang's figure was fading, turning from solid to ethereal, bit by bit. Then, it vanished!
It was only his afterimage! His real body had dodged long before!
"How is that possible?!"
Everyone's jaw dropped. They seriously wondered if their eyes were failing them, or if the world had beco as surreal as a dream.
"Not good!" Ji Yongyan, who had believed he had everything under control, saw his expression change. He turned his head in disbelief.
He saw Lin Tang's true form slowly materialize, shifting from illusory to solid.
"You comprehended the power of ti in such a short period? And you used my bamboo slip's influence... How can any human be this talented?"
"Haha, what garbage power of ti. You let it slip yourself. You were just using the bamboo slip to influence everyone's minds, to deceive our senses. It's nothing more than a trick, like brainwashing or hypnosis. Did you really think it was so kind of Spell?" Lin Tang scoffed.
He snatched the bamboo slip away and then reached for the ruler. Ji Yongyan tried to dodge, but without the bamboo slip, his speed was no different from a turtle's in Lin Tang's eyes. Too slow! Lin Tang easily snatched the ruler from his grasp.
"Ga over!"
Lin Tang charged toward the Vice Hall Master and plunged the ruler through his chest.
"Urgh... urgh... urgh..." The Vice Hall Master gasped like a fish on dry land, struggling for breath.
"Let's die together!" he roared with his final breath. The ring on his severed hand gathered a sharp, flowing light.
Just as Lin Tang was about to dodge again, another voice echoed.
"Zhao Xinghe, you traitor! How dare you leak the Heart Monkey Nine Calming Techniques to an outsider? Luckily I've arrived... Capture him!"
WHOOSH!
The newcor threw a glowing circlet, which accurately landed on Lin Tang's head. Like Sun Wukong's golden headband, it settled snugly into place.
Zhao Xinghe's pupils constricted and his face turned ashen.
Long Tianji is done for! And I'm a dead man…
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