The two Nine-star Wu Shen sprinted away at lightning speed, but Lin San's speed was even more terrifying.
Crackle—
In an instant, the Ye Fan Sword in Lin San's hand released an incredibly powerful surge of electricity.
[Thousand Thunder]!
Once again, Lin San unleashed this ability.
Crackle—
In the blink of an eye, the terrifying lightning energy shot forward, crashing toward the two fleeing Nine-star Wu Shen.
The air around them filled with the smell of burnt flesh from the powerful lightning energy. The two fleeing Nine-star Wu Shen could clearly sense the approaching danger from behind—the overwhelming lightning was rapidly closing in.
But at this moment, neither of them dared to look back.
They knew that if they turned around, they would be struck by that terrifying lightning. If that happened, they would be in big trouble.
They had just seen how their companions were paralyzed by this lightning energy, rendered completely helpless, and then killed by Lin San.
Lin San unleashed even more of his powerful energy, increasing his speed as he gave chase. Having just absorbed a vast amount of energy, Lin San's entire body was still brimming with power.
Meanwhile, the fleeing Nine-star Wu Shen had consumed much of their strength, and their speed began to slow.
This is my chance!
At this moment, even more terrifying electrical energy surged from the sword in Lin San's hand.
The bolts of electricity struck the two Nine-star Wu Shen in an instant, and this time, there was no escape.
The moment the lightning struck them, both men felt searing pain throughout their bodies, followed by a numbing paralysis. The pain was one thing, but the paralysis—that was fatal!
Slash—
Lin San swung the Ye Fan Sword horizontally!
Clang, clang—
The two Nine-star Wu Shen immediately retrieved weapons from their storage rings and blocked Lin San's horizontal strike with the Ye Fan Sword. The deafening sound of metal clashing rang out as they were both blasted backward by the impact.
Lin San didn't waste any time and immediately pressed his attack on one of the Nine-star Wu Shen.
"Damn it!"
The Nine-star Wu Shen's face twisted with frustration. He gritted his teeth, forcing himself to endure the pain and numbness caused by the lightning, as he raised his battle axe to clash with Lin San's Ye Fan Sword.
Clang, clang, clang—
Their weapons collided, creating an ear-splitting metallic sound. However, after only a few blows, deep cracks began to form in the Nine-star Wu Shen's weapon.
Then, the [Breaking Army] effect activated!
Boom—
With a dull explosion, the battle axe in the Nine-star Wu Shen's hand shattered into pieces.
The fragments from the exploding axe shot forward, embedding themselves into the Nine-star Wu Shen's body with devastating force.
A scream of agony tore from his throat.
"Ahhh!!!"
The fragments pierced his organs, inflicting excruciating pain. At the same time, the intense electrical current from the Ye Fan Sword surged into his body, leaving him paralyzed and defenseless.
Slash!
Lin San followed up with a powerful blow, cleaving the Nine-star Wu Shen's body in half.
Pale golden blood sprayed from the wound, and a mass of yuan shen energy burst out from his remains.
Seeing this, Lin San reacted swiftly, moving to cut the yuan shen in half before it could escape.
"No!!!"
The yuan shen wailed in despair, but Lin San hesitated not a second, slicing it cleanly in two.
[Killed Nine-star Wu Shen, gained 900,000,000 evolution points]
[Absorbed Nine-star Wu Shen blood essence, gained 9,000 energy points]
[Absorbed Nine-star Wu Shen blood essence, gained 9,000 energy points]
…
Another Nine-star Wu Shen had been slain.
Now, only one Nine-star Wu Shen remained!
"Don't come any closer!"
The last Nine-star Wu Shen trembled in fear. It was too terrifying.
They were Nine-star Wu Shen, not mere nobodies. Yet here they were, slaughtered one by one by Lin San with such ease!
Lin San ignored his pleas. Wielding the Ye Fan Sword, he slashed through the air once more.
A massive sword energy projection shot forth, slicing straight toward the Nine-star Wu Shen.
At this moment, he had no way to dodge.
The powerful slash cleaved his body in half.
Boom—
However, as the Nine-star Wu Shen's body was cut in two, no blood or yuan shen appeared. Instead, with a dull sound, his body dissolved into pure energy and disappeared.
"A clone?"
Lin San furrowed his brows as he realized what had happened. He hadn't noticed at first, but now it was clear that this Nine-star Wu Shen had left behind a fake clone!
He released his senses but could no longer feel the presence of the Nine-star Wu Shen anywhere nearby.
"Forget it," Lin San muttered, choosing not to continue the chase.
"As long as I've killed him, that's all that matters."
He glanced at the corpse of the slain Nine-star Wu Shen on the ground and removed a storage ring from the body.
Those books should be in this Wu Shen's possession.
With the storage ring in hand, Lin San injected his energy into it.
Boom—
In no time, the restrictive seal on the storage ring was broken.
"Just as I thought, they're all in here."
Upon inspection, Lin San found that all the books and manuals were inside the storage ring.
"These books all look the same... what's their purpose?"
Lin San muttered to himself. The manuals that Tang Wutian had been forced to surrender earlier were now inside the storage ring as well.
Including the ones Lin San had obtained before, there were now a total of... nineteen books!
"I'll figure it out later. Time to head back to Tianyun City."
Without any clues to go on for now, Lin San decided to return to Tianyun City first.