Chapter 4854
The clash of metal resounded through the sky as Lin Chong’s sword-formed hand collided with the spear, sending sparks flying in all directions.
The ground beneath them crumbled, and the shockwave from their battle reduced the surrounding mountains and forests within a hundred-mile radius to dust.
“Stubborn!”
Lin Chong suddenly pressed his fingers together to form a palm, and the sun and moon marks on his hands burst into dazzling brilliance.
Behind him, a red-gold sun and a silver-white full moon intertwined, rotating to form a Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram. The immense energy fluctuations caused the bones in the one-horned middle-aged man’s body to crack and pop like firecrackers.
Meanwhile, Kai was rapidly absorbing resources from his storage ring, consuming them as if they were limitless.
He needed to recover as quickly as possible. The situation was still dangerous—Ming Shao had remained motionless this entire time, and Kai had no idea if he had more reinforcements waiting in the shadows.
At the same time, Kai kept a close eye on Lin Chong. The power Lin Chong was unleashing far exceeded his expectations.
It was no wonder Sun and Moon City had risen to become the third most powerful force in the Heavenly World.
Fortunately, the city was affiliated with the Tianlong Temple. Otherwise, Kai wouldn’t know how to handle the current predicament.
“The sun and moon shine together—suppress!”
As Lin Chong shouted, the Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram descended with a deafening crash.
The one-horned middle-aged man let out a desperate roar as the black mist surrounding him was crushed into nothingness. The vengeful spirits entwined around his blood-colored spear shrieked in agony as they were incinerated by the sun flames.
Just as the Tai Chi diagram was about to crush him, the ground suddenly split apart, revealing a massive abyss.
From within, countless white skeletal hands erupted, forcefully holding up the weight of the Yin-Yang Tai Chi suppression.
“Trying to escape?”
Lin Chong sneered as a thin golden beam shot from his fingertips.
It seemed weak at first, but the moment it touched the ground, it transformed into thousands of sword threads, instantly reducing every skeletal hand within a hundred feet to dust.
Seizing the opportunity, the one-horned middle-aged man plunged into the abyss. However, before he could disappear, Lin Chong’s figure ghosted to the edge in a blur.
“You think you can escape with earth-based techniques in front of me?”
Lin Chong pressed his palm against the ground, and scorching sun flames surged through the earth’s veins.
The entire Wuwang Land trembled violently. From deep underground, a blood-curdling scream erupted.
A moment later, a charred figure was blasted from the abyss like a cannonball.
“Emperor Lin… your reputation is well-deserved…”
The one-horned middle-aged man was engulfed in flames, his horn snapped in half. His single remaining eye locked onto Lin Chong with a mixture of fear and rage.
Suddenly, he burst into wild laughter. “Do you think this is the end?”
Before he even finished speaking, he shockingly reached into his own chest and grabbed his heart with his bare hand.
Lin Chong’s eyes widened in alarm as the man’s body began to swell like an overinflated balloon. The blood-red lines on his horn flared with a dazzling crimson light.
“No! He’s going to self-destruct!”
Kai sprang to his feet, but it was already too late to stop him.
With a deafening explosion, the one-horned middle-aged man’s body detonated, scattering countless blood-colored light particles like fireflies. Yet, the moment they touched the ground, they twisted into hideous ghostly faces.
“Hehehe…”
“Emperor Lin, enjoy the Curse of the Four Underworlds!”
The grotesque faces swarmed toward Lin Chong, shrieking as they closed in. However, the instant they reached within three feet of him, they let out agonized wails and disintegrated.
A faint glow appeared between Lin Chong’s brows—the marks of the sun and moon. The moment the ghostly faces touched the blazing Yang flames surrounding him, they dissolved into green smoke. Only a few managed to bypass his defense, latching onto his right arm.
“Damn it!”
Lin Chong’s expression darkened, and frost instantly spread across his right arm.
Seeing this, Kai immediately crushed a jade talisman, igniting a firestorm that engulfed the sky. The remaining ghostly faces were incinerated into ashes.
“Emperor Lin, I’m here to help!”
Although Kai hadn’t fully recovered, he knew he couldn’t stand by at a time like this.
“Mr. Chen, there’s no need!”
Lin Chong abruptly brought his fingers together and sliced through his sleeve, revealing his steel-like muscles.
The sun and moon marks expanded from his forehead, spreading across his entire right arm. Under their burning radiance, the black curse marks melted away like snow.
“Did these fools from the Four Underworld Palaces really think my Sun and Moon Golden Rainbow Art was just for show?”
He turned to Kai. “Mr. Chen, focus on recovering. The aftershocks aren’t over yet.”
Just as Kai was about to respond, the ground trembled violently once more.