Chapter 96

"Bad, it's the leader of the Earth Armor Beast!" Feng Bufan's expression changed drastically, and Zhang Hao and Liu Lan beside him also trembled.

"Get out of the way!" Lin Xuan's body was aglow with sword qi, golden arcs of electricity writhing as if to devour a person.

"Junior Brother Lin, quickly hide. This Earth Armor Beast leader has at least the peak of the Ninth Stage of the Condensation Pulse, and its defense is extremely tough, even capable of withstanding a strike from a Spirit Sea Realm martial artist."

Feng Bufan shouted loudly, even considering fleeing.

Lin Xuan seemed not to hear, his eyes shining brightly as he charged forward.

"Starfall from the Heavens!"

A sharp sword qi formed from green spiritual energy, adorned with golden arcs of electricity, his inner sword intent seed trembling.

Like a meteor falling, it flashed past.

Roar...

The massive body of the Earth Armor Beast leader froze in mid-air, the demonic aura gradually fading.

In the next moment, a crack appeared in the center of its body, quickly expanding. The massive body split into two, shattering.

"Junior Brother Lin, Junior Brother Lin..." Feng Bufan was speechless with shock, Zhang Hao and the others also stunned.

It was too shocking. The Earth Armor Beast, which even a Spirit Sea Realm martial artist could not defeat, had been cut in half. How powerful must the attack have been!

Lin Xuan landed on a tree branch, his face pale.

That strike was his strongest attack, not only using the ultimate move "Starfall from the Heavens," but also under the influence of sword intent, utilizing both wind and thunder forces, resulting in the scene just now.

Roar, roar, roar!

The death of the Earth Armor Beast leader caused a brief silence among the demonic beasts, but after a moment, all the Earth Armor Beasts went berserk.

Hundreds of Earth Armor Beasts rushed madly towards the leader's corpse, demonic auras surging, fighting each other non-stop.

"What is this..." Feng Bufan and the others were stunned, not understanding what was happening.

"These Earth Armor Beasts are fighting over the leader's demon crystal. You can leave safely now!" Jiuye's voice transmitted.

Lin Xuan stood on the tree branch, looking down. He saw a walnut-sized demon crystal in the leader's corpse, glowing green like an emerald.

Hundreds of Earth Armor Beasts were rushing madly towards it.

"Quick, let's go!" Lin Xuan shouted.

Feng Bufan and the others reacted, quickly following Lin Xuan and running away...

At the same time, in two other directions, two teams were in a life-and-death struggle.

Fan Chong's team encountered a frenzied attack from the Crimson Flame Wolves. Hundreds of Crimson Flame Wolves swung their sharp claws, continuously pouncing and biting. Beside them was a huge head wolf, spewing fireballs from its mouth.

Whoosh! Swoosh!

The fireballs, like small suns, emitted terrifying heat, rushing towards the group.

"Senior Brother Fan, save me!" a disciple cried in terror.

Fan Chong turned around, only to see a fireball land on the disciple, instantly burning him to ashes.

Then, more wolves pounced...

Further away, at the Eagle People Tribe.

The leader of this team was a girl, wearing a green dress, with a beautiful appearance, holding a jade fan, fighting a group of eagle people.

"Senior Sister Hu Man, there are too many eagle people, what should we do?"

"Quick, go, I'll cover you!" the girl in the green dress said.

She then fully activated the jade fan in her hand, emitting an emerald glow, the fan continuously growing, finally reaching over a meter in length.

"Wind Spirit Slash!"

The girl aimed at the eagle people and swung the fan. Immediately, a fierce wind erupted, a massive tornado flew out from the fan, stirring the surrounding air, covering a ten-meter radius with gale-force winds.

The eagle people were swept into the tornado, and the four quickly escaped.

Half a day later, Lin Xuan and the others arrived at the central area of Lingshan City.

Most of the buildings in the city were destroyed, with ruins and debris everywhere, and demonic beasts occasionally appearing.

A pagoda-shaped pavilion was cut in half, the top three floors lying on the ground, the entire structure destroyed to about eighty percent.

Surrounded by rubble and broken wood, the door of the hall was half-fallen, but the sign still faintly read "Bai Cao Tang."

"This is the place." Lin Xuan and the others carefully identified it, finally confirming. The four cautiously entered.

Inside, it was also in ruins, mostly smashed. Lin Xuan and the others found a safe spot and sat down to rest.

Fortunately, General Zeng and his group had attracted most of the demonic beasts, otherwise, even if they found this place, it would have been difficult to enter. Feng Bufan said this while swallowing a pill.

Although the four were not injured, their spiritual energy was greatly depleted, and the mental stress made them appear extremely weak.

All four were taking pills, with Zhang Hao and Liu Lan sitting in meditation to recover.

Lin Xuan took out a few pills and then the map.

"According to the information, the surviving members of Bai Cao Tang are hiding in a secret room. We need to find the secret room." Lin Xuan held the map, looking around.

Inside his body, Jiuye's voice sounded: "Xuanzi, take this opportunity to teach you the basic use of soul power."

Lin Xuan saw that the three were resting and could not move, so he asked, "What is the use of soul power?"

"Soul power is a special kind of energy, belonging to the spiritual will level. In general, everything in the world is divided into two categories: one is material, and the other is spiritual and soul."

"Ordinary people's soul power is very fragile. Unless there is a special cultivation method, it can only be cultivated when one reaches a very high realm."

"But you are different. You have already formed a sword soul, making your soul power much stronger than others. As your sword soul grows stronger, your soul power will also gradually increase."

"Soul power has countless uses. I will first teach you the basic methods of exploration and insight."

"Was the subjugation of the tiger demon also due to soul power?" Lin Xuan asked.

"Yes, last time, I used powerful soul power to directly suppress the other party's soul. Now I will teach you other methods."

Following Jiuye's guidance, Lin Xuan began to use soul power to explore the surroundings.

Under the influence of soul perception, everything around became clear, all the scenes appearing in his mind, every detail in the surroundings becoming crystal clear.

He discovered a stone door behind a broken stone pillar, blocked by several large rocks. If not for careful observation, it would have been impossible to notice.

Lin Xuan's lips curled slightly as he slowly walked over. "If I'm not mistaken, this is where they are hiding."

Feng Bufan and the others opened their eyes and walked over, carefully observing and frowning.

"With our strength, we probably can't move these rocks." Feng Bufan sighed, "These rocks are made of special stone, and only a Spirit Sea Realm martial artist can move them."

Lin Xuan nodded in agreement, estimating that the rocks were even harder than the skin of the Earth Armor Beast.

"No problem, there are other teams. Once everyone is here, we will act." Lin Xuan said, "For now, we need to quickly recover our strength."

The four returned to their original spot and began to recover their strength.

After half an hour, someone entered.