Chapter 36

Tang Lin put his fingers together such that they were like a blade and slashed at the Sword Sage’s sword qi. There was a layer of hazy blue light at the edge of his palm, vaguely forming the shape of a blade.

The first move of the Six Arts of Proud Frost — Frozen Glimpse! Using the condensation of qi as a saber, it was a simple move without the frills.

Tang Lin had just learned this stroke. In Nie Renwang’s words, he had just touched the entry level and couldn’t be considered to have mastered it. Therefore, this qi force could barely cover his palm. When he had truly mastered this stroke, Tang Lin would be able to execute a 40-meter-long saber qi and cut down a building directly.

When the entry-level Frozen Glimpse came up against the sword qi of the Sword Sage, who had long reached the pinnacle of mastery, the Sword Sage’s sword qi was actually shattered by Tang Lin.

Tang Lin ate an entire Fire Qilin. However, as the difference in size was too great, it was not enough to greatly strengthen Tang Lin’s body. However, when the Fire Qilin’s flesh and blood were absorbed by Tang Lin, it was equivalent to him eating thousands of Blood Bodhi elixirs. This energy that was stored in his body was only triggered at this moment.

The mastery of the Ice Heart Mantra and the Six Arts of Proud Frost was turning this energy into martial arts true qi, saving Tang Lin a lot of mediation and cultivation time. Even though this true qi could only be considered rudimentary to Tang Lin, the actual total amount of true qi had already far exceeded that of the Sword Sage.

With a wave of his hand, he broke the Sword Sage’s sword qi. Tang Lin became energized.

The biggest problem with dealing with Sword Sage was not that Tang Lin’s attack power was not enough. Even if the Sword Sage’s entire body was made of iron, Tang Lin would be able to trample him to death with a single stomp. The problem was that these martial arts masters were too fast. They were so fast that they were like flowing lights. Tang Lin couldn’t keep up at all.

If he couldn’t hit them head-on, it would be useless even if Tang Lin stomped with a sonic boom. The protective true qi of these experts was heaven-defying. In the original movie, Xiong Ba could still fight the upgraded version of Feng Yun even after taking half a stroke of the Twenty-Three Swords of Heaven and Earth Destruction. He even showed off his ability to catch a “cannonball” with his bare hands just now.

The Sword Sage was definitely much more powerful than Xiong Ba. This defensive ability could not be damaged by the spreading shockwaves.

In Tang Lin’s previous experiences, he realized that these tiny people were not as frail as he had imagined. Mutants were innately stronger than ordinary people. If Angel hadn’t been directly hit by Tang Lin, she would’ve been able to turn and dodge. The shock waves only had a restraining effect on Angel but couldn’t cause much serious damage. Even the venerable Ororo could take heavy beatings in the movie.

After coming to this world of The Storm Riders, it was even more obvious that all the martial arts experts were highly accomplished, so Tang Lin had to be hit hard to cause real damage.

Tang Lin kept reciting the incantation of the Ice Heart Mantra, allowing himself to enter the realm of detachment from self and his surroundings. Every tremor brought about by the Sword Sage’s every step was clearly reflected in Tang Lin’s mind.

Being able to capture the movements of the Sword Sage, Tang Lin resolutely counterattacked. His right foot swept out, and a sharp whistle erupted from the tip of his foot as he kicked the Sword Sage with a thunderous force.

“Hmmm, child’s play.”

The Sword Sage’s body was like a willow catkin as he floated backward before Tang Lin’s kick even landed on him. Tang Lin’s robust kick only sent the Sword Sage flying far away, but it didn’t cause much damage. The shock absorption method of martial arts experts was really amazing.

What the Sword Sage didn’t know was that this was only the beginning. When Tang Lin could capture his figure, he would counterattack repeatedly.

Having kicked the Sword Sage away, Tang Lin took out the salt gun that was hanging on his back and fired at the Sword Sage who had yet to land. The salt particle bullets flew over with a piercing sound, completely enveloping the spot where the Sword Sage was. The Sword Sage waved his sword in mid-air to block the attack. Even Xiong Ba could block the salt particles with his bare hands, so it was naturally not a problem for the Sword Sage. These white crystals were shattered by the Sword Sage’s sword and turned into floating dust.

However, before the Sword Sage could catch his breath, Tang Lin had already stepped forward and stomped his foot on the Sword Sage. If this foot had landed on the target, the Sword Sage wouldn’t be able to withstand it even if his martial arts power was ten times higher.

The Sword Sage had no choice but to use all his might to gather a mouthful of true qi and use his ethereal Qinggong technique to dodge again. However, after dodging, the Sword Sage realized that he no longer had a chance to counterattack.

Tang Lin’s attack would follow him like a shadow as soon as the Sword Sage’s feet touched the ground. Tang Lin’s attack was like a natural disaster. With a stomp, the ground cracked, and the dust that was stirred up enveloped a large area.

From the Sword Sage’s point of view, it was as if a thick dark cloud was pressing down. He could only see the giant’s feet coming down again and again, wanting to trample him into meat paste.

No matter how powerful the Sword Sage’s martial arts were, it was impossible for him to fight Tang Lin head on. He could only try to keep a distance from Tang Lin and try to continue using the sword qi to attack. However, even if Tang Lin’s legs were cut open, the wounds would heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In less than half a minute, the wound quickly healed, and not even a scar was left. The Sword Sage himself began to feel a little exhausted. These powerful sword qi consumed a lot of his true qi, and even the speed of his Qinggong Technique had become much slower.

The more Tang Lin fought, the braver he became. He was now certain that the Sword Sage would not use the Twenty-Three Swords of Heaven and Earth Destruction that could freeze time. Either he hadn’t mastered it, or he didn’t dare to use this move as a kamikaze attack.

Without this threat, Tang Lin was not afraid of being injured. He fought with all his might. He ran out of ammunition for his salt gun, so Tang Lin simply used the Frozen Glimpse with both hands to cancel out the sword qi released by the Sword Sage.

In the beginning, he naturally could not block all kinds of attacks. When the Sword Sage’s true qi was exhausted, Tang Lin could block them properly. What made Tang Lin even happier was that the recovery effect of the Earth Child could even quickly recover true qi. Therefore, Tang Lin’s hands turned into sharp knives and slashed all over without panting.

The only thing he was unhappy about was fighting against an opponent of Sword Sage’s size. Tang Lin had to bend down and squat. This posture really made him feel a little awkward.

Seeing that the situation had reversed, the Sword Sage had the intention to retreat. It would’ve been fine if Tang Lin was simply strong. It was his ability to heal that was the key reason for the Sword Sage to admit defeat. With such self-healing ability, he would probably have to chop off his head, but the Sword Sage knew that he couldn’t do it.

Rather than being exhausted to death by a giant like this, it was better to retreat first and deal with the giant after he had devised a plan.

With the execution of the Sword Eight stroke, the two intersecting sword qi made Tang Lin’s right leg bleed. Before Tang Lin could recover, the Sword Sage used his Qinggong technique and ran away without looking back.

How could Tang Lin let it go? He had never been slashed so many times in his life. He had to kill this old man today. After recovering slightly, Tang Lin chased after him.

On this chase, he actually managed to go all the way to the World Association.

The Sword Sage was really cunning. He knew that Tang Lin wouldn’t let him go, so he brought him back to the World Association and let its people cover his back.

However, the Sword Sage didn’t expect that when he returned with the furious giant, he would see that the people of Wushuang City were still there. Dugu Yifang was commanding the people of Wushuang City to kill the remaining members of the World Association and to move the treasures of the World Association away.

Seeing the Sword Sage appear, Dugu Yifang was overjoyed. He hurriedly walked over and asked, “Big Brother, did you kill that Kua Fu Giant and obtain the Blood Bodhi elixirs?”

With a bitter expression, Sword Sage Dugu used his Qinggong technique and left the World Association. He never laid eyes on his younger brother again.

Dugu Yifang found it strange, but he heard a loud rumble from the horizon. He turned around and saw Tang Lin’s huge figure appear on the cliff.

“This… How is this possible… Big Brother actually lost…”

This was Dugu Yifang’s last thought, because at the next moment, the sky turned dark. Tang Lin’s figure ,which covered the sky and the earth, soared into the sky and jumped into the Three- Point drill ground with great force.

As the foot landed, Dugu Yifang and the Wushuang City warriors beside him were trampled into meat paste. The gold, silver, and jewels that had yet to be taken away were also trampled into the ground, inseparably mashed together with Dugu Yifang’s flesh and blood.