Slash!
The sharp blade force sliced through, blood splattering as an arm flew off.
Prince Ning's arm was severed in an instant, his face contorted in pain.
"Are you the mysterious expert from the Azure Light Sect?"
Prince Ning was both shocked and furious.
Seeing Lin Xiao ready to strike again, he grabbed the treasured sword beside him and soared into the air, piercing through the roof.
Bang!
Lin Xiao followed closely, landing on the rooftop as well. His battle saber swung, sending hundreds of blade forces like a gale, tearing through the air.
Gale Tempest!
The invisible Blade Force enveloped the area like the might of heaven and earth.
"Zixuan Sword Shield!"
Prince Ning's long sword danced tightly, forming a shield as tall as three meters in front of him.
Clang! Clang! Clang!!
The blade forces struck the sword shield, shattering continuously, forcing Prince Ning to retreat.
At this moment, Prince Ning's cultivation level was revealed to have reached the Spirit Transformation Realm 5th Level.
However, having been ambushed by Lin Xiao and losing an arm, his face was pale, struggling to hold on.
"Assassin!"
"Protect Prince Ning!"
"Quick! Quick!"
The entire City Lord's Manor was alarmed, with a large number of guards rushing over.
"Slash!"
Lin Xiao stomped, causing the rooftop to explode as he charged forward, appearing right in front of Prince Ning.
His battle saber aimed at Prince Ning's head, slashing down fiercely, unleashing the full power of his cultivation and the physical strength of the Savage Bull Body.
A powerful strike landed heavily on the Zixuan Sword Shield.
Boom!
A loud explosion echoed.
The terrifying force exploded between the two.
The sword shield shattered, forcing Lin Xiao back two steps, while Prince Ning was sent flying back over ten steps, falling off the rooftop.
Lin Xiao wanted to continue pursuing Prince Ning, but by now, a large number of guards and soldiers had surrounded the area, quickly protecting Prince Ning.
Outside the City Lord's Manor, more soldiers were rushing over.
Swish! Swish! Swish!!
A barrage of arrows shot towards Lin Xiao on the rooftop.
Lin Xiao swung his saber, deflecting the incoming arrows, and shouted, "Prince Ning, withdraw your troops! I will soon visit the Imperial Capital myself, so you better protect your Emperor of Chu!"
With that, Lin Xiao leaped into the air, disappearing into the night after a few bounds across the rooftops.
Spurt!
"Prince Ning!"
"My Lord!"
The guards and soldiers were shocked to see Prince Ning spitting blood.
"What a sharp blade technique, what formidable strength!"
Prince Ning murmured, his eyes slightly red as he stared at the retreating figure, whispering, "And that... Blade Force!"
He was deeply shocked, realizing that the opponent's cultivation was a level lower than his, yet he was unable to defeat him.
Blade Force!
This was a profound force of heaven and earth that only exceptionally talented individuals could comprehend at the Spirit Transformation Realm.
In the entire Kingdom Chu, those who had comprehended 'force' were likely fewer than one could count on one hand.
It seemed that eradicating the Azure Light Sect this time would be difficult.
Moreover, the opponent intended to go to the Imperial Capital, possibly to assassinate the Emperor of Kingdom Chu?
If the opponent reached the Imperial Capital, given their speed and strength, they might indeed succeed in the assassination.
"It seems I must return to the Imperial Capital!"
Prince Ning thought to himself.
This time, he had suffered significant injuries and lost an arm, greatly diminishing his strength.
It would take at least half a month to recover from these injuries.
Eradicating the Azure Light Sect was temporarily out of the question.
This mysterious expert from the Azure Light Sect might really attempt to assassinate the Emperor of Chu, and he needed to return quickly to prepare defenses.
...
"It failed after all!"
Lin Xiao walked through the wilderness, letting out a long sigh.
He had already left Tianyue City.
Although the city gates were closed at night, the tall walls of Tianyue City couldn't stop him, and he leaped over them.
Earlier, if he had continued his attack, there was a chance of success.
However, Prince Ning was extremely powerful, and even after losing an arm, he could still fight fiercely. If Lin Xiao got surrounded, it would be quite risky.
Lin Xiao didn't want to take that risk, so he withdrew directly.
"This time, I must train in an Earthly-rank Martial Art when I return!"
Lin Xiao thought to himself.
If he had trained in a higher-level martial art, he could have killed Prince Ning with a single strike. How could he have failed to take him down?
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Ultimately, his martial arts training was too low-level, and no matter how deeply he trained, the ceiling was not high enough.
This time, he must acquire some higher-level martial arts when he returns.
The next morning.
These were the outer disciples who had fled the Azure Light Sect some time ago, but now they were returning.
Clearly, they had heard of the Blazing Flame Army's defeat and decided to return to the Azure Light Sect.
After a brief thought, Lin Xiao quickly walked over to join them.
"Junior Granduncle Master?"
A thin disciple, seeing Lin Xiao, asked in surprise.
"Greetings, Junior Granduncle Master!"
The other five or six disciples also greeted him.
"Are you all returning to the sect?"
Lin Xiao asked knowingly.
Although he was somewhat annoyed with these fleeing disciples, he didn't blame them.
"Yes! We heard that a mysterious expert helped the Azure Light Sect, driving away a hundred thousand Blazing Flame Army by himself, so we came back!"
The thin disciple said solemnly, showing no embarrassment for his previous cowardice.
Then, he glanced at Lin Xiao and smiled, "Junior Granduncle Master, I didn't expect someone of your special status to flee the Azure Light Sect like us? Tsk tsk tsk!"
He shook his head, clicking his tongue.
Hearing this, the others looked at Lin Xiao with changed expressions.
They were just ordinary outer disciples, and it was understandable for them to protect themselves. But Lin Xiao, being the former Sect Master's disciple and the current Sect Master's junior, also ran away?
How could he face anyone?
They were quite disdainful of this Junior Granduncle Master.
But outwardly, they remained polite.
"My cultivation is not even as high as yours. What use would I be if I stayed?"
Lin Xiao was indifferent to their gazes and said calmly.
He cared about the Azure Light Sect.
But what he truly cared about were just a few people within it.
Like Zhang Ruoling, Zhang Yunyi, and others.
As for the rest, Lin Xiao didn't care at all.
"That's true!"
The thin disciple nodded, not mocking him further.
After all, they were returning to the Azure Light Sect, and Lin Xiao was still their Junior Granduncle Master. It wouldn't be wise to offend him.
The group chatted as they returned to the Azure Light Sect.
Before long, they were back at the sect.
At this moment, the Azure Light Sect was much livelier than a few days ago, with disciples returning daily.
After parting with the others, Lin Xiao headed to the Library Pavilion.
Inside the Library Pavilion, it was extremely quiet, with only the Library Pavilion Elder dozing off.
"Lin Xiao, you're back?"
As Lin Xiao entered the Library Pavilion, the elder immediately opened his eyes, a sharp gleam flashing in his cloudy eyes.