[Killed a ninth-level Qi Refining stage cultivator of the Boundless Empire, gained 399 evolution points.]
[Killed a fifth-level Foundation Establishment stage cultivator of the Boundless Empire, gained 5,831 evolution points.]
[Killed a seventh-level Foundation Establishment stage cultivator of the Boundless Empire, gained 8,945 evolution points.]
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With each system notification, Lin Li's spirit grew more and more excited!
"Ten years! I've waited for ten whole years!"
While Lin Li had been stabilizing his cultivation in Hailan Kingdom, spending time in sweet romance with the Ninth Princess, those ten years had been sheer boredom for Ye Fan!
Now, with the Holy War of Baixing Kingdom beginning, Ye Fan finally felt like his moment had arrived!
"Just a few tens of thousands more evolution points, and I can evolve again!"
Ye Fan was filled with eager anticipation: "I wonder what I'll evolve into this time?"
After all, Ye Fan was already a top-grade magical weapon. As for what he would become after this evolution, even Ye Fan himself was uncertain.
Meanwhile, Nanchuan Island had long been prepared to defend against the attacks of Baixing Kingdom.
Therefore, even before Lin Li could approach the island while flying on his sword, he was ambushed by Nanchuan Island's forces.
However.
Lin Li's strength was overwhelming!
The group of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators hidden in the sea not only failed to stop Lin Li, but instead, all turned into easy targets, offering up evolution points for Ye Fan.
As more Boundless Empire cultivators leaped from the sea to attack Lin Li, arcs of spiritual energy shot out from around him in return.
Although these arcs were intangible, summoned casually by Lin Li, they were backed by his absolute power. Like slicing through vegetables, they effortlessly cut down the enemy cultivators who emerged from the sea to block his path.
In just a short span, Ye Fan had already amassed tens of thousands of evolution points!
At the same time, Lin Li had broken through the sea defenses and arrived at Nanchuan Island.
At that moment, a streak of light flew towards him.
After it stopped, Lin Li saw that it was a Core Formation cultivator wielding a large blade, armored and helmeted, just like Baixing Kingdom's vanguard general, Yang Sheng.
"Who goes there?!"
The blade-wielding cultivator shouted angrily, "How dare you harm the cultivators of the Boundless Empire? You seek death!"
"Baixing Kingdom, vanguard general, Lin Li!"
Lin Li clasped his hands in greeting, then revealed a bloodthirsty smile. "If you wish to live, state your name now! Otherwise, my sword will soon claim the life of another nameless soul!"
"Hmph! Arrogant!"
The blade-wielding cultivator snorted coldly. "I am Guo Shuang, garrison commander of the Boundless Empire! Take this!"
With that, Guo Shuang charged through the air, his enormous flaming blade sweeping down at Lin Li with the force of a mighty storm.
This was Lin Li's first time facing a Core Formation cultivator in battle, and he dared not be careless.
"Like a Fish in Water!"
Activating the demon sword's special skill, Lin Li's movements became as fluid as the wind, effortlessly dodging Guo Shuang's fiery blade. At the same time, he sneered, "Heh! So, this is all you've got?"
"How dare you!"
Guo Shuang, enraged, launched another attack!
The fierce flames roared, whipped into countless fiery blades by the wind, all aimed at Lin Li, leaving him nowhere to escape!
"Slaughter!"
Lin Li's eyes turned blood-red as a powerful crimson aura erupted from his body.
"Breaking Heaven Sword!"
This time, Lin Li didn't use his trump card, the stunning sword technique, but instead entered a slaughter state and used the first move of the Breaking Heaven Sword Art, which he had mastered in the past decade.
The Breaking Heaven Sword had ten moves in total. The one Lin Li now employed was the first, Breaking Heaven Slash!
With a horizontal slash, the air before Lin Li was forcefully displaced, forming an invisible rift in the wind!
The fiery blades that had enveloped Lin Li were all swept away by this wind rift.
At the same time...
In his "Like a Fish in Water" state, Lin Li moved with incredible speed. Before Guo Shuang could react, Lin Li was already behind him.
"Breaking Heaven Sword, Fourth Move: Absolute Killing from All Directions!"
With lightning speed, Lin Li thrust his sword in four directions, sealing off all of Guo Shuang's escape routes.
The sword energy from these four strikes pierced Guo Shuang's body completely!
[Killed a second-level Core Formation stage garrison commander of the Boundless Empire, Guo Shuang, gained 28,888 evolution points.]
"Twenty-eight thousand evolution points!"
Ye Fan was thrilled. "I'm less than ten thousand points away from evolving!"
As Ye Fan was celebrating, inside the largest city on Nanchuan Island—Nanchuan City...
In the ancestral hall, a wooden tablet suddenly shattered with a loud crack!
Seeing this, a servant's face changed drastically. He rushed out, shouting, "Something terrible has happened! The city lord is dead!"
Moments later...
"What?!"
Inside the city lord's mansion, the remaining eleven Core Formation cultivators on Nanchuan Island all turned pale!
"City Lord Guo Shuang... is dead?!"
"He died so quickly?!"
"Impossible!"
However.
After they went to the ancestral hall and confirmed that Guo Shuang's life tablet had indeed shattered, they all fell silent.
After a long pause.
Finally.
Three of the cultivators, their expressions filled with fury, shouted, "Great Marshal! Please order us to take action. The three of us will join forces and bring that enemy cultivator who killed City Lord Guo Shuang to justice, avenging his spirit in the afterlife!"
These three cultivators had been close to Guo Shuang, and at this moment, they were all seething with rage.
The most powerful of the eleven, the late Core Formation Great Marshal, Chen Peng, nodded and said, "Be careful!"
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[Killed a ninth-level Qi Refining stage cultivator of the Boundless Empire, gained 99 evolution points.]
[Killed a third-level Qi Refining stage cultivator of the Boundless Empire, gained 34 evolution points.]
[Killed a seventh-level Qi Refining stage beast tamed by the Boundless Empire, gained 89 evolution points.]
Lin Li quickly advanced deeper into Nanchuan Island.
The civilians had already hidden away, but many defending cultivators still remained on the island, foolishly attacking Lin Li. Each one was swiftly and easily killed by him!
Finally.
After Lin Li slew another Foundation Establishment cultivator, three streaks of light—one red, one orange, and one yellow—rushed toward him, stopping right in front of him.
"How dare you!"
"Was it you who killed City Lord Guo?!"
"Name yourself!"
As the light faded, a warrior cultivator wielding a hammer, a Daoist cultivator holding a horsetail whisk, and a beautiful female cultivator dressed in red all glared at Lin Li, shouting angrily.
"Oh?"
Lin Li quickly gauged the cultivation of the three before him—all were early Core Formation stage!
It seemed that the late Core Formation cultivator overseeing Nanchuan Island and the two mid-Core Formation cultivators had yet to make their move.
Lin Li's lips curled into a smile: with his demon sword, fighting groups was the last thing he feared!
"Hahaha! And what if I am?"
Lin Li laughed loudly, mocking them, "Another group of fools come to throw their lives away! My name is Lin Li, vanguard general of Baixing Kingdom, and it will not change whether I stand or sit!"
"You?!"
The three of them were furious!
Lin Li's words had deeply wounded their pride!
"Damn you! We will avenge City Lord Guo right now!"
"Take this!"
"Prepare to die!"
Furious, the three launched a combined attack on Lin Li!