The black beetle giant opened its mouth and spat out a swarm of black beetles. Lin Xiao's sharp eyes could even see the ferocious mouths of these bean-sized beetles.
He did not hesitate to draw his sword and thrust it forward. As his wrist vibrated, the sword vibrated at high speed and accurately shattered the beetles one by one.
With more than ten times the strength and agility of an ordinary person, coupled with his own exquisite battle experience and techniques, he easily took on this attack that would make an ordinary person flustered.
Lin Xiao knew all the battle experience and techniques of the millions of spawns in the ancient arena. After so many years of accumulation, the battle techniques that Lin Xiao possessed were unimaginable. Sword saint was not enough to describe his battle techniques.
Forced into a corner, he had no choice but to give it a try. Even if he died on the spot, he would not let his opponent have an easy time.
Over a thousand black beetles were accurately killed, and not a single one escaped. This surprised Julian quite a bit. He then snorted coldly, and the beetle giant collapsed, turning into a vast torrent of beetles that rushed towards him.
Lin Xiao quickly chanted an incantation and cast a zero-circle spell, Air Shield, and a zero-circle spell, Wind Speed, on himself to increase his speed. He held his sword in front of him and coldly stared at the flood of beetles.
Ten meters, eight meters, five meters, three meters … He took a deep breath and took a step forward. With a flick of his wrist, endless starlight exploded like fireworks and scattered like stars in the sky. Countless black beetles were killed or cut in half. The ground in front of him was instantly covered with beetle corpses.
In just a moment of contact, thousands of black beetles were killed, and the number of casualties was still increasing.
At this moment, Lin Xiao brought out his true abilities. His superb sword techniques combined with his powerful mental strength allowed him to firmly control the area three feet in front of him. The sword gleam was like a milky way, blocking the black beetles that were swarming over.
There was a saying to describe a person's powerful sword skills. It was called 'unable to pass through water'.
At this moment, Lin Xiao's swordsmanship had reached this level. Julian had never seen such exquisite swordsmanship, so much so that he was stunned at first. By the time he realized that nearly one-fifth of his beetles had died, he was heartbroken. He snorted coldly and pointed at the air.
In the next second, Lin Xiao sensed a strong threat coming from behind him. He subconsciously moved a few meters to the side, but the threat did not disappear. Instead, it rapidly approached him. His powerful mind allowed him to acutely sense the distortion in the air. A transparent head was faintly discernible as it bit towards him. He quickly raised his hand and stabbed towards the snake's eye.
"Ding!"
Amidst the sparks, the Crystal King Snake's gigantic head appeared out of thin air. An incomparably powerful force surged out like a torrent, forcefully knocking away the longsword in his hand. The remaining force did not dissipate as it crashed into his chest and into the swarm of black beetles.
Absolute strength and physical quality made him unable to display any of his swordsmanship or skills.
Regardless of whether it was using brute force to break through technique or using technique to break through brute force, the precondition was that the difference in strength was not too great. The precondition was that one could hit or injure the opponent.
If one could not hit the opponent, one would not be able to kill a mosquito even if one had the strength to uproot a mountain.
If one's attack was insufficient, one would not be able to harm the opponent at all.
At this moment, no matter how godly Lin Xiao's swordsmanship and skills were, if he could not even break through the opponent's scales, how could he fight?
He crashed into the swarm of beetles, and in an instant, countless beetles pounced on him. He immediately closed his eyes, nose, ears, and other senses to withstand the attacks. In an instant, every inch of his skin was tingling with pain, and he quickly turned into a bloody man.
Even if his physical body was far stronger than an ordinary person's, this bite still left a mark. The beetles continued to bite, biting through his skin that was tougher than leather and devouring his flesh.
Lin Xiao, who had recovered from his shock, turned over and squatted in a half-squat. The muscles on his body vibrated slightly, shaking off the beetles' mouths. He clenched his fist and punched out. With his fist as the center, the air in the space of a few feet shook violently. The black beetles in the air were shaken by the violent vibrations, and their bodies fell one after another. He took the opportunity to rush out of the encirclement, but before he could stand firm, a transparent chain fell from the sky and locked him in place. Then, Julien's figure appeared in front of him out of thin air. He stretched out a crystal finger that had become transparent at some point and pointed it at Lin Xiao's forehead.
Lin Xiao's forehead instantly collapsed, and a large hole appeared in his flesh and blood, revealing his cracked skull. A gush of golden divine blood that made Julien's heart palpitate gushed out. However, there was no trace of pain on Lin Xiao's face. There was even a smug smile on his face that was covered in golden blood.
Julien's heart palpitated, and he wanted to retreat, but it was too late. A vast heavenly might descended at this moment, and everything within a radius of dozens of kilometers was frozen.
Uncanny Valley shone brightly not far away, and a layer of transparent light that covered the entire valley slowly emerged along with the vast heavenly might. A huge monster's face appeared in the valley, staring at the sky and letting out a soundless roar.
At the center of this terrifying heavenly might, be it the black beetles, the crystal king serpent, the bloodied Lin Xiao, or the pale-faced Julien, all of them were unable to move, as if they were insects that had been frozen in amber.
Lin Xiao felt the terrifying heavenly might, and his hideous face that was covered in blood struggled to squeeze out a hideous smile.
"Since I'm going to die anyway, I might as well drag someone down with me!"
At that moment, he had directly drawn out a large amount of divine blood from the Ancient Titan God that did not belong to the World of Adepts. It contained divine power, and it instantly triggered a huge reaction in this world, causing the power of divine retribution to descend.
Under this terrifying power that was as vast as the abyss, he could do nothing but think. He could only watch as this vast power seeped into his body and disintegrated his flesh and blood.
However, the black beetles died the fastest. Although there were many of them, their individual strength was too weak. They were the first to disintegrate into powder, but they still maintained their insect form.
Immediately after, the crystal king serpent's tough crystal scales cracked, shattering into countless pieces like glass. Traces of red seeped out from the cracks.
The muscles on Julien's face trembled violently and arched, as if snakes were slithering under his skin.
As the terrifying heavenly might descended, his skin began to turn yellow, slowly turning gray, brown-gray, and finally black. It withered and cracked, and a snake-like muscle popped out of his body. His body seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
Seeing that he was about to die, Julien's hideous face revealed an expression of unwillingness. A trace of hesitation appeared in his completely black eyes, but it quickly turned to determination.
"In the name of the Ancestor of Zenming!"
As soon as he finished speaking, an equally powerful and terrifying force forcefully pushed aside this vast heavenly might. Julien, who was on the verge of collapse, soared into the sky and disappeared.
"No!"
Lin Xiao let out a hoarse roar filled with unwillingness, but there was nothing he could do. He could only watch as Julien was taken away by this force that came from a foreign race's Divine Dominion civilization.
When this formless force arrived, it had already broken through the power of the Magus World. However, it was only a temporary break, not enough for him to survive. When this vast heavenly might descended again, he would be reduced to powder.
At this moment, a stream of light suddenly gathered at the entrance of the Uncanny Valley, forming an indistinct face that looked at Lin Xiao. A strange voice continuously rang out in his mind.
"Exchange, contract!"
"Exchange, contract!"
"Exchange, contract!"
These were the same words repeated over and over again, but strangely enough, Lin Xiao knew the meaning of these words very well.
He also knew that if he agreed, he would be able to survive, but he would have to pay a huge price.
However, he had no choice. As long as he didn't want to die, he had to agree.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Xiao spoke in a hoarse voice.
"I'm willing!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the huge face at the entrance of the Uncanny Valley opened its mouth, and a powerful suction force pulled him towards the entrance of the valley.
"Boom!"
A bolt of lightning suddenly appeared in the sky, and a dazzling pillar of lightning fell from the sky and drowned him.
After a few seconds, the rolling thunder disappeared, and a huge black hole with a diameter of more than ten meters and a bottomless pit appeared at the entrance of the valley. However, Lin Xiao's figure was nowhere to be seen, and the heavenly might that covered tens of kilometers slowly disappeared.
One day, three years later, in the southern province of the Magus Empire, a tragedy occurred in the Laison County. Everyone in a village died overnight, and the bodies piled up into a huge pile. A powerful vengeful spirit formed by the resentment of the dead had slaughtered a few villages nearby.
However, what was strange was that this vengeful spirit did not continue its slaughter after slaughtering thousands of people in the villages. Instead, it mysteriously disappeared without a trace.
This strange phenomenon attracted the attention of the Magus Empire stationed in the nearby cities. Some Magi went to investigate, but they did not find any clues.
A month later, a very young Magus in a black robe appeared in Buzz, the largest Magus Empire nearby.
The young Magus lifted his hood, revealing a hideous face full of scars. He entered the city and found a random hotel to stay in.
After entering the room, the young Magus pulled down his hood, revealing his hideous face full of scars. If someone knew him, they would recognize him as a young Magus named Leng Lan, who was wanted by the Morning Star Tower in the southern border province of the Empire.
However, now that his face was ruined, even if Julian was in front of him, he might not recognize him immediately.
He crumpled the wanted document into a ball and threw it into a trash bag. After a simple wash, he lay on the bed and closed his eyes. After a while, the skin on his forehead cracked open, and a transparent spirit came out from his forehead. The temperature in the room dropped rapidly.
Lin Xiao opened his eyes and pressed his finger on the struggling transparent spirit. He took a deep breath and pressed it back. The cracked skin healed, but he could still see something struggling under the skin.
"Phew, forty-eight thousand souls!"
Lying on the bed, Lin Xiao let out a sigh of relief, but his frown did not loosen.
He had made a deal with the terrifying existence in the Uncanny Valley to survive, and he had been working hard for the past few years to complete the deal.
The deal was simple. As the price of being saved, he needed to collect a hundred thousand souls within ten years.
Although it was not limited to humans and other races, it was definitely not possible to collect souls that were too weak like beasts.
Lin Xiao had been wandering around for the past three years, and he had collected more than forty-eight thousand qualified souls.
Well, forty-eight thousand souls did not mean he had killed forty-eight thousand people. He was not that cruel. According to the deal, powerful souls could replace a large number of weak souls, so most of the souls he had collected over the years were powerful spirits. One of them could replace dozens or hundreds of souls.
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