Lin Xiaoyue was fighting when Su Bai suddenly called out, “Sister Lin, you rushed out too fast and forgot to bring the sword manual. Take a look at this first!” As he spoke, Su Bai pulled several wrinkled yellow pages from his chest and handed them to Lin Xiaoyue.
Lin Xiaoyue frowned slightly. At such a critical moment, this old man suddenly jumped out—wasn’t this just adding to the chaos? But when her gaze landed on one of the pages, she suddenly cried out in surprise. An unnatural flush rose on her face, and her expression became extremely excited.
Someone nearby muttered, “What the hell is going on? Did they smear aphrodisiac on that paper?”
Another whispered, “Why does Sister Lin look like she’s about to climax?”
A third person chimed in, “You don’t understand. That page must have erotic illustrations!”
Yet another said in confusion, “But why look at that during a fight?”
Someone added doubtfully, “Don’t tell me she’s planning to use a seduction tactic?”
The speculation grew more and more absurd. A seduction tactic couldn’t possibly be learned and used on the spot, and martial arts were even more impossible to master instantly.
Lin Xiaoyue ignored all of it. Her beautiful eyes were fixed on Su Bai, her delicate face filled with suspicion. Su Bai’s heart skipped a beat, but he forced himself to remain calm, thinking to himself that she couldn’t have discovered something, could she?
Lin Xiaoyue’s gaze was sharp like a sword blade as she carefully examined Su Bai’s expression, yet she found no flaws at all. Since the battle was still ongoing, she had no time to think about why this old man possessed so many Sword Manual Fragmentary Diagrams. She turned her focus to the sword diagram instead, concentrating on comprehending the sword moves.
Ji Kun of the Beast Taming Sect did not stop her. He was extremely arrogant and did not believe that sharpening one’s blade at the last moment would be of any use.
“You can look for a while longer. Don’t say I bullied you. I want to see what impressive move you can possibly learn!” Ji Kun said smugly, thinking that today he was truly stealing the spotlight.
At that moment, Lin Xiaoyue had already put away the few pages. As expected of a Sword Dao genius with S‑grade fortune, she had fully grasped those few sword moves after only a brief glance. Although it was not the complete version, it was more than enough to unleash terrifying power.
“This time, I’ll turn you into a roast chicken!” Lin Xiaoyue said coldly.
She casually threw away the broken sword in her hand. Her fair and slender palm pointed forward, and a stream of golden‑red flames burst forth from her palm, condensing into a massive greatsword formed entirely of blazing fire. Get faster updates on g.com.
The flaming sword stretched over 15 meters long. As it surged out from her hand, it transformed midair into a gigantic flaming phoenix that descended from the sky. Ferocious power radiated wildly from the fire sword, and the Fire Phoenix aura shook the entire battlefield.
On the Beast Taming Sect’s side, the demonic beasts felt the oppressive might of the Fire Phoenix. They trembled violently, urinating and defecating in fear. In an instant, Beast Taming Sect disciples were thrown off the backs of their beasts, falling into filth, their bodies covered in excrement, their faces turning pale and ugly.
The one who felt the greatest pressure was Ji Kun himself. What a terrifying sword strike! He drove his artifact with all his strength to block it, only to realize that he could not stop the horrific attack at all.
The spherical artifact shattered instantly. His clothes were completely burned away, and the flames of the Fire Phoenix clung to him as if they were sticky, making them impossible to shake off. Amid shrill screams, Ji Kun was left with nothing but scorched black skin, as if he had been struck by lightning, smoke rising from his hair.
The golden chicken fared even worse. It was roasted alive into a charred bird, its aroma spreading through the air and making mouths water. Ji Kun survived only because he was protected by a treasured robe, barely clinging to life. The golden chicken, however, was slain on the spot.
One sword. Instant kill.
Witnessing such a shocking scene, the Azure Cloud Sect disciples erupted into cheers, their hearts filled with excitement.
“What a terrifying strike!”
“Divine flames annihilating a powerful enemy—this is true divine power!”
Faced with her fellow disciples’ praise, Lin Xiaoyue ignored them completely. Even she herself was stunned by the power of that sword. She had originally thought she would only severely injure the enemy, but instead she burned the golden chicken so thoroughly that not even bone fragments remained.
“If this were used for killing and arson, it would even save the trouble of destroying the body…” she muttered to herself.
At this moment, Su Bai was utterly dumbfounded. He didn’t know whether the sword moves he had drawn were simply too powerful, or whether Lin Xiaoyue’s comprehension was just that terrifying. In any case, the power of this strike had far exceeded his expectations.
Lin Xiaoyue cast a cold glance at the Beast Taming Sect disciples and snorted. “If you dare come to the Azure Cloud Sect to cause trouble again, that golden chicken will be your fate.”
Though her words were brief, they struck terror into the hearts of the Beast Taming Sect disciples. They looked as if they had seen living ghosts, trembling uncontrollably, not daring to breathe, as they scrambled away in panic. Find the original chapter at g.com.
Today, Lin Xiaoyue had saved the situation and brought honor to the sect. Her reputation soared instantly, and many felt that although this outer sect genius was domineering, she was also righteous enough.
Ignoring the admiring gazes of her fellow disciples, Lin Xiaoyue put two fingers to her lips and let out a sharp whistle. A massive black eagle spiraled down from the sky. When it was about 15 meters above the ground, Lin Xiaoyue leapt up and landed on its back. With a flick of her wrist, a rope shot toward Su Bai, wrapping tightly around his waist.
“Old Su, come back with me!” she said.
Su Bai felt a powerful force yank him upward, and before he could react, he was already airborne. He wanted to resist, but with his current strength, he was no match for a Qi Refining Realm cultivator at the 6th stage. He could only be dragged helplessly onto the eagle’s back.
A distance of several kilometers was crossed almost instantly. When Su Bai finally landed on the ground again, his legs went weak. He had to lean on his walking stick as his heart pounded wildly. It had been many years since he had experienced such intense stimulation.
“Sister Lin, could you be a bit gentler? These old bones of mine can’t take this kind of tossing,” Su Bai said, panting heavily. Although the Hundred‑Life Pill had strengthened his body to surpass that of a young man, he still put on the appearance of a frail old man.
“Keep pretending. Go on, keep pretending,” Lin Xiaoyue sneered, her blazing gaze fixed on Su Bai like she was staring at prey. “How many Sword Manual Fragmentary Diagrams like this do you actually have?”
She said arrogantly, “No matter how many you have, I’ll take them all. If you can give me the complete sword manual, I’ll give you an even bigger gift.”
Lin Xiaoyue straightened her chest, her expression full of confidence.
“I only have these few…” Su Bai explained calmly. Having lived long enough to become cunning, his lies showed no cracks at all.
“Still playing dumb. If you didn’t have the complete sword manual, how could it be such a coincidence that you went down the mountain once and came back with several more pages?” Lin Xiaoyue did not believe him at all. A man’s mouth was full of lies, and the words of an old man were even less trustworthy.
“I really only have these few,” Su Bai said helplessly. Then, however, a crafty smile like that of a merchant appeared on his face. “But it’s not that I have no way of getting the complete version. It’s just that…”
“You’ll have to pay more!”