The Prodigies War-Chapter 2270 A Premeditated Catastrophe

Lin Xun swept Uncle Rong an icy look. “No wonder you persistently prevented me from helping Luo Jia, old fogey. Clearly, you had already harbored evil intentions then. What's the use of keeping a traitor like you around?”

Swish!

The illusory sword swept up and slashed at Uncle Rong.

It was the Dao Formless Sword!

The most terrifying thing about this weapon was that while almost invisible, its killing power was enormous. The average Emperor, even if they could sense its threatening presence, still wouldn’t be unable to lock on its trajectory at all.

Uncle Rong's face changed drastically. With a furious roar, he ran his energy to capacity, and a blazing, Emperor-grade armor appeared, fully covering him.

Scarlet Light Emperor Armor!

This was Uncle Rong's life-bound Emperor armor. Its astonishing defensive power had helped him defuse many fatal risks over the years.

However, how could the might of the Dao Formless Sword be ordinary?

Under its slash, the burning scarlet armor cracked like a spider's web and exploded into a rain of sparks with a bang.

Poof!

At the same time, Uncle Rong was dissected from the torso. The matchless sword qi then ground his spirit to bits and erased them.

The attack had only taken seconds. Uncle Rong, a third realm Emperor, had been killed by a single sword strike!

The bloody scene staggered Wu Fatian and Bai Shajun. Their faces twisted as they jumped to their feet.

As supreme quasi-Emperors, how could they ever imagine that a lofty Emperor expert, who could peer down upon everyone in the world, would be slashed to death on the spot like a piece of paper?

This was simply horrifying!

Even Luo Jia gawked, shocked to the core with her mouth open. After all those years since they had last seen each other, this guy was already an Emperor!

“Who are you?! How dare you spoil my plan?!” bellowed Wu Fatian, but the panic written all over his face betrayed how fearful he was at heart.

“Do not panic, Young Master. I am right here,” echoed an old voice suddenly as a white-haired elder with a walking cane emerged. Every time his eyes closed and opened, an intimidating divine fire streamed in them.

The sight of this old man instantly reassured Wu Fatian. The panic on his face was replaced by a sinister chill. He said through gritted teeth, “Who are you? Why are you meddling in my affairs?”

Lin Xun didn't even bother to spare such a minor character a look. His gaze directly landed on the white-haired old man as he commented, “No wonder he dares to be so rampant; he has a seventh realm lapdog guarding him in the dark.”

In the Celestial Phoenix World, a seventh realm Emperor could be considered a god in the sky that every being looked up to.

However, Lin Xun reduced him to a lapdog.

Luo Jia's eyes gleamed with a subtle look in reaction to this as her heart tumbled in emotions. It’s only been a few decades. Just what kind of amazing transformations has Lin Xun gone through?

On the other hand, the white-haired elder’s expression clouded over. “That’s some bold words for a third realm Emperor. Believe it or not, I can kill you on the spot with a flip of my hand.”

Lin Xun snorted with disdain in his eyes. “Why don’t you show me? Come.”

How could the white-haired elder tolerate this kind of provocation? He slapped out with his palm.

How mighty was a seventh realm Emperor expert? A casual strike from them could suppress a third realm Emperor who knew nothing about the heights of heaven!

This was why the white-haired elder’s tone was so confident and domineering.

As a matter of fact, any other third realm expert would indeed fail to block this kind of attack, but unfortunately, Lin Xun was not an ordinary one.

His palm also struck out in a similarly casual fashion.

What ensued was a deafening explosion. Under the horrified gazes of Wu Fatian and Bai Shajun, Lin Xun remained unharmed while the white-haired elder was slapped to the ground in a mangled state. His flesh and blood had become a paste, and his tendons and bones all shattered.

The entire hall shook. If not for the fact that Lin Xun had used his strength to keep the impact under control, his strike could have obliterated the palace.

Wu Fatian and Bai Shajun were so scared that their legs went limp. They dropped to the ground paralyzed, their minds blank. Critically injuring a seventh realm Emperor with a slap, what kind of monster is this man...?

Meanwhile, Luo Jia had completely frozen there too.

Lin Xun killing Uncle Rong with a single sword strike had already shocked her completely. Now, even a seventh level character appeared so powerless in front of him. This overturned her cognition and went beyond everything she ever dared to imagine!

Lin Xun looked down at the white-haired elder and said indifferently, “Didn't you say you could kill me with a flip of your hand? Why are you the one lying flat on the floor and not me?”

The white-haired elder raised his head with difficulty, his eyes tinged with panic. “I failed to recognize your real strength, Senior. Please forgive me!”

“Too late.” Lin Xun flicked his fingers.

The white-haired elder instantly turned to ashes and dissipated into oblivion.

Swish!

Almost at the same time, a blurry figure appeared out of thin air and grabbed Bai Shajun who had been paralyzed with fear, wanting to teleport away.

The sudden occurrence didn't surprise Lin Xun. On the contrary, he seemed to have already predicted it as he flatly asked, “You think I didn't detect your presence?”

Clatter~

Countless sword qi emerged, crowding the whole high space of the hall before they swiftly dropped down and blocked the blurry figure’s path.

The figure jerked back to their original position and said in a heavy voice, “Friend, you should show mercy where it is possible. If you insist on pushing us over the edge, our White Tiger Clan won't take it lying down!”

This figure was revealed to be a gray-robed woman with a cold and stern bearing. Shrouded in flowing silver killing aura that resembled starlight, her might was terrifying.

“Eighth realm?” Lin Xun looked surprised. “With this cultivation level, your status in the White Tiger Clan shouldn’t be low.”

The gray-robed woman was indifferent. “Therefore, you know what the wisest choice you should make now is.”

Lin Xun smiled, “My choice is simple. Since killing you is as easy as killing a chicken, I don’t have to be polite or scrupulous.”

The gray-robed woman's eyes dilated with gravity.

Lin Xun had already attacked, boldly so. The Dao Formless Sword flashed, interpreting the mysteries of the Momentary Dao-Slashing Sword with its full power.

The gray-robed woman's figure flickered and swiftly arrived at the entrance of the hall, where she looked back and laughed coldly, “Your strike is nothing special, but I shall remember this offense!”

Lin Xun gazed at her with pity. “But, can you still leave?”

The gray-robed woman was stunned. Finally noticing something, she looked down to see that the lower half of her body had been soundlessly and evenly separated from the upper half, as if she had been sliced at the waist.

Immediately following, blood gushed out like a spring. The gory scene agitated her so much that her face distorted. She wanted to scream, but her vision already went black and her spirit burst.

Losing the hand that had been clutching him, Bai Shajun plopped down in a pool of hot blood, with gore all over his face as well. He trembled in pure fear as the only small trace of clarity left in his mind also collapsed.

An eighth realm Emperor expert, who was also an honorable relic of the White Tiger Lineage, had been slain in such an unexpected fashion!

This pushed Bai Shajun to the verge of madness.

Some distance away, Wu Fatian, who had been watching the whole thing, was so scared that he had lost all senses along with his mind.

Clang!

Lin Xun put away the Dao Formless Sword and glanced at Luo Jia. Seeing her stupor, he couldn’t help but laugh, “Was it that scary?”

Luo Jia snapped back to reality. She asked dully, “What do you think?”

Lin Xun scratched his nose and smiled wryly. He finally said, “This isn’t a place we should stay for long. Let's leave first.”

With that, he directly knocked out Wu Fatian, Bai Shajun, and Luo Xing who was hiding in the wing. Stuffing them into the Dao Endless Pagoda, he cleaned up the hall before leaving quietly with Luo Jia.

......

Two hours later, in an inn.

“It really is a calculated action,” Lin Xun pondered.

He had just soul-searched Wu Fatian and Bai Shajun. The information obtained from their memories could be described as astonishing and essential.

Some time ago, the White Tiger and the Black Tortoise Clans had each sent a team to the Celestial Phoenix World, ostensibly to discuss some cooperations between the three clans.

In reality, they planned to hurt the Celestial Phoenix Clan during this visit!

The reason was actually simple: they were acting under the order of the Luo Clan on the other side of the cosmos!

As for why the Luo Clan chose this time to deal with the Celestial Phoenix Clan, even Wu Fatian and Bai Shajun had no idea.

Since they were merely following orders, at the end of the day, they were merely the Luo Clan’s pawns.

Still, Lin Xun had obtained an extremely valuable clue from the two’s memories.

In around three months, a big shot of the Luo Clan would come here from the other side of the cosmos!

The current operation of the White Tiger and Black Tortoise Clans was nothing more than a small precursor for what this big shot would do after arrival.

However, Lin Xun was even more surprised by this. For what reason would the Luo Clan go so far as to send an important person over to deal with the Celestial Phoenix Clan?

Luo Jia's pretty face turned pale when she learned about all this. “No wonder they were all so fearless. Turns out they are acting under the Luo Clan’s banner!”

Lin Xun mused, “Do you know why the Luo Clan wants to harm your clan?”

Luo Jia frowned. After thinking long and hard, she shook her head. “I'm not sure, but in the far past, the Celestial Phoenix Lineage severed all ties with the faraway Luo Clan. It was said that this made the Luo Clan incredibly furious, but nothing had been done afterward. It’s been eons since then, so it can’t be that they are still bothered by this?”

Lin Xun actually knew more about this than her. The True Dragon Progenitor Ancestor had chosen to help his mother, thus suffering the suppression of the Luo Clan on the other side of the cosmos.

Although the Celestial Phoenix Clan hadn’t intervened in this, it had severed its relationship with the Luo Clan for hunting down Luo Qingxun.

Only the Black Tortoise and White Tiger Clans had been clinging to the Luo Clan since time immemorial. They could be described as loyal and devoted subjects.

All of a sudden, the Celestial Phoenix Clan had welcomed a catastrophe spearheaded by the Luo Clan and enforced by the White Tigers and Black Tortoises. This might just be related to the ‘breakup’ caused by the Celestial Phoenix Clan back then.

“This won’t do. I must immediately inform the clan!” Luo Jia was unable to sit still any longer and stood up worriedly.

“Wait.” Lin Xun stopped her.