As this overwhelming power spread, the surrounding space violently fluctuated, casting a suppressive feeling over everyone's hearts.

"Whinny whinny..."

The dozens of horses that belonged to the Raksha Sect began to neigh in the distance, unable to resist the pressure, they lay prostrate on the ground, this oppressive force causing all beasts to tremble with fear.

Such a formidable and terrifying energy fluctuation immediately caught Xu Fuguan's attention. His shocked gaze was drawn to the dazzling array of seven-colored lights before Li Lin, feeling the terrifying energy contained within. His complexion turned to one of horror, unable to comprehend how the young man, who was clearly injured just moments ago, seemed to have grown in strength instead. This energy was too terrifying.

"Little dragon, let me handle this!" Li Lin shouted, and Little dragon, with a low roar, rapidly retreated like lightning.

"Vermilion Bird Articulation."

Li Lin roared, sending out hand signs forcefully. The terrifying seven-colored energy orb above plunged fiercely towards Xu Fuguan, as another mouthful of blood was spat out, his Qi completely depleted.

The terrifying seven-colored energy instantly transformed into a phoenix energy body about ten meters in size. In the blink of an eye, it expanded, turning into a nearly four-hundred-meter vast body. Flames roared around it, with a violent aura surging to the heavens, covering hundreds of meters in the sky with flames that crackled as they burned the air, reaching a pinnacle of terror.

"Damn, how could this be? Could it be a Profound-level martial technique?" Xu Fuguan's face turned pale as the strange technique's power seemed to double compared to the previous strike. Such a formidable attack coming from the youth was beyond his comprehension. He was almost convinced the youth had hidden his strength; as a Martial Soul, how could a mere Martial Master unleash such a terrifying attack?

With nowhere to retreat and no escape, Xu Fuguan rapidly formed hand signs, spitting out a mouthful of essence blood into them. Terrifying energy surged from all directions, with bizarre energies beginning to gather, his expression showing unprecedented seriousness.

"Huff huff..."

A gigantic blue water orb, over four hundred meters in size, materialized out of thin air above, with terrifying energy crashing down. The blinding blue radiance on the water orb was soul-shaking. At this moment, Xu Fuguan's face was terrifyingly pale.

Xu Fuguan, controlling the last condensed massive water orb, crashed it fiercely into the vast and terrifying phoenix energy body.

The collision of two extremely powerful energies created a deafening explosion...

"Boom boom boom..."

The clash of forces unleashed rampant energy ripples, with towering flames spreading across thousands of meters. The spatial airflow twisted, tearing open countless air rifts and turning into terrifying tornadoes that swept across the sky.

"Ah..."

Dozens of Flying Spirit Gate disciples who couldn't dodge in time were swept into the high sky, the terrifying force tearing the plaza apart with countless cracks, overturning the ground, and spreading a deep fissure all the way to the front of the Flying Spirit Gate's main hall.

"Rumble rumble..."

As the terrifying energy caused the ground to fissure, the grand hall of the Flying Spirit Gate cracked and then collapsed directly, raising clouds of dust, thunderously crashing down.

The terrifying force created endless sonic booms, leaving the entire plaza and the visible space utterly devastated, reduced to flat ground.

"Pfft!"

Such a fearsome wind swept directly, sending Xu Fuguan flying, his protective barrier shattered, spitting out blood like a kite with its string cut, his bones emitting a crackling sound. His figure crashed to the ground, creating a small crater upon impact.

"Pfft!"

Xu Fuguan spewed blood again, mixed with fragments of his shattered organs, as the ground where he landed cracked and spread out.

"Such terrifying power."

All the disciples of the Flying Spirit Gate were dumbfounded, only now realizing the extent of their young Sect Leader's terrifying strength.

"Boom..."

Li Lin was fiercely shaken and flew into the distance, spitting out his third mouthful of blood. The Qing Ling Armor he wore had dimmed to the point of losing its luster.

"Sect Leader."

Seeing Li Lin shaken away, all the disciples immediately rushed over. Zhang Mingtao, Fang Xinqi, and Huang Boran were the fastest, but it was Zheng Ying who reached Li Lin first.

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"I'm fine, check if that guy is dead," Li Lin said as he stood up with Zheng Ying's support.

Zheng Ying then handed Li Lin over to Fang Xinqi, Zhang Mingtao, and the others who had caught up, and went to Xu Fuguan's body. By then, Xu Fuguan was already breathless, dead beyond doubt, with a pile of shattered organs amongst the blood at the corner of his mouth.

"Sect Leader, Xu Fuguan is dead," Zheng Ying returned to Li Lin's side, handing him a spatial bag containing Xu Fuguan's belongings.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

"Is that Raksha Sect's Xu Fuguan? Sect Leader, what happened?"

Four figures rapidly approached from behind, landing in front of Li Lin, surveying the devastation around them and Xu Fuguan's corpse on the ground. They then turned to Li Lin's pale face, visibly startled. The four were Zhou Yuhou, Hu Nansheng, and two other elders who had emerged from seclusion due to the earth-shattering noise.

"Whoosh..."

Another figure in a black robe swiftly descended, his cold aura making many feel uneasy. It was Dong Wuming, the Soul-Poison Marshal, who had also come out of seclusion.

"Sect Leader, are you alright?" Dong Wuming glanced around and asked Li Lin with a furrowed brow.

"I'm fine, but I'll need a few months to recover," Li Lin said with a wry smile, swallowing a pill and then jokingly added to Dong Wuming, "If you had come out of seclusion earlier, I wouldn't have had to risk my life."

"Who are these people?" Dong Wuming looked at the corpses on the ground, then glanced at Xu Fuguan's body and asked.

"Elder, this is a Raksha Sect elder who came to cause trouble at our Flying Spirit Gate. The Sect Leader just killed him," Zheng Ying informed Dong Wuming.

"What, Xu Fuguan was killed by the Sect Leader?"

Zhou Yuhou, Hu Nansheng, Chang Lei, and Chen Xinjie, the four elders, looked at Li Lin in shock, deeply inhaling a breath of cold air. They knew Xu Fuguan's strength, having seen Zheng Ying injured, they had been surprised, thinking she had killed him. Now hearing that it was the Sect Leader who did it, they were almost disbelieving.

Dong Wuming's expression also passed a look of surprise and disbelief, knowing Li Lin was no ordinary person, but not having expected him to be capable of killing a Second Layer Martial Soul.

"Elders, you've arrived just in time. I'll leave this to you; I need to seclude myself for some time to recover," Li Lin said with a bitter smile, then headed towards the back mountain, needing to recuperate immediately.

"Whoosh..."

Little dragon transformed into a twenty-centimeter size, leaping onto Li Lin's shoulder. Seeing Little dragon's small form, all Flying Spirit Gate disciples no longer underestimated it; this little snake could contend with a Martial Soul powerhouse.

"Go ahead, I'll handle things here. When you've recovered, I'll go and destroy the Raksha Sect," Dong Wuming said coldly, a chill spreading, making it clear that provoking Flying Spirit Gate meant provoking him, and with his temperament, he wouldn't let the Raksha Sect off.

"Dong Elder, hold off for now. Your injuries haven't healed, and it wouldn't be good if we attracted too much attention," Li Lin quickly advised, knowing Dong Wuming's temper and his serious commitment to Flying Spirit Gate. Provoking them was provoking him, and he wouldn't let the Raksha Sect off easily.

"Hmph," Dong Wuming snorted, aware of Li Lin's points. With his enemies, the Celestial Sect, also in the ancient domain, revealing his presence in Flying Spirit Gate could draw unwanted attention.

After a moment, Dong Wuming said, "We'll keep a tab on this. Raksha Sect, I'll definitely destroy you."

"Let's talk after I come out of seclusion. Dong Elder, please don't act rashly. We'll deal with the Raksha Sect sooner or later," Li Lin concluded, then glanced at all Flying Spirit Gate disciples and said, "All Flying Spirit Gate disciples listen well, without strength, you're vulnerable to being killed at any time. Train hard, so one day you can storm into the Raksha Sect and avenge our fallen brothers."

"Go back to training. We will avenge our brothers and attack the Raksha Sect someday," Zhang Mingtao shouted.

"We will avenge our brothers."

"Dong Elder, I'll leave this to you. I need to heal," Li Lin said to Dong Wuming, confident in leaving things in his capable hands while he recovered.

"Go ahead, everything's under control," Dong Wuming assured.

"Sect Leader, let me help you," Fang Xinqi said, supporting Li Lin as they left the devastated plaza for his residence.