"Lin Tanyu, you killed my sister, and you still dare to spew nonsense here?" Miao Xue suddenly shouted in anger.
"Who killed Miao Shuang, you know better than I do," Lin Mo countered without any sign of weakness, gazing directly at Miao Xue. "It was clearly you who pushed her into the path of my sword in your attempt to escape."
"Nonsense!" Miao Xue rebuked sharply. "Miao Xin, you are the Goddess of the Miao Xue Divine Palace. They have wiped out our Miao Xue Divine Palace and killed your second master. Today, you must avenge us by personally killing him."
Having said that, Miao Xue's hands formed a spell, and several transparent ice swords, clear as ice crystals, immediately shot towards Lin Mo.
"Bang Bang Bang!"
When these ice swords came within ten meters of Lin Mo, they shattered into snowflakes as if they had struck an iron wall.
Elder Qiu and Elder Yuan also made their moves at the same time, each brandishing a treasure sword that circled around before slashing towards Lin Mo.
Both swords were clearly top-grade magical tools, leaving long green marks in the air and emitting a piercing screech.
Lin Mo narrowed his eyes slightly and punched fiercely with both fists. Two golden Punch Marks flew out from his hands, knocking the two approaching green treasure swords off their trajectory, nearly causing them to fall from the sky.
The faces of Elder Qiu and Elder Yuan both revealed shock. The two of them were Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators as well as elders in the Qingxuan Sect. They hadn't expected their combined attack to be blocked by Lin Mo.
"Just as expected, a great devil, able to block even a strand of the Sect Master's Innate Divine Thought. It seems we cannot underestimate you," said Elder Yuan coldly.
Immediately, figures like Qing Xuan, Yao Lei, Wu Yue, Ouyang Xinghe, and others also launched their attacks. A myriad of colorful and dazzling magics covered the sky and shook the air as if it would shatter.
Sword light, Fire Dragons, and Thunder, all swarmed in.
"Not good," Elder Qiu suddenly paled as Lin Mo seemed to vanish from right before his eyes.
Had it not been for his Divine Thought constantly focusing on Lin Mo, he would have thought that Lin Mo had vanished into thin air. It was simply that Lin Mo was moving too fast for the eyes to follow his flight speed.
"Bang!"
The next moment, Elder Qiu turned his head only to see Yao Lei being punched away by Lin Mo; the body actually exploded in mid-air.
Yao Lei was a respected genius of the Wind Thunder Sect. Though weaker than Qing Xuan, he was still the sect's top disciple. Yet, he had been shattered by Lin Mo's single punch.
It wasn't just Elder Qiu who grew pale; the others also showed ashen faces.
Had Lin Mo been hiding his strength all along?
Ouyang Xinghe's face turned pale as he spat out three streams of intense white True Fire from his folded fan. The heat of this True Fire was nearly 5,000 degrees, ranking as the second most powerful True Fire Magic Treasure in the True Fire Sect. Using even a fraction diminished its supply. Even when Ouyang Xinghe had left the Heavenly Sect, he had been granted only three streams of True Fire.
At such a critical moment, Ouyang Xinghe didn't dare to hold back any trump cards, immediately bringing out his strongest Magic Treasure.
Even Lin Mo wouldn't dare to resist such intense white True Fire with his body. He cast a spell with his hands and, to everyone's horror, strands of milky-white Spiritual Energy wrapped around the three streams of True Fire. Then Lin Mo opened his mouth and swallowed the three streams of True Fire into his stomach.
"My True Fire?" Ouyang Xinghe's face turned ghastly pale, and he looked stunned.
In the next moment, Lin Mo already appeared in front of him and slapped him away.
Ouyang Xinghe was sent flying backward, breaking several trees in succession and spitting out blood. He turned and headed towards the edge of the Miao Xue Divine Palace, seeking to escape.
Lin Mo had intended to pursue, but Wu Yue and Miao Xue attacked him simultaneously from both sides.
Lin Mo's figure vanished once again, and with a casual swing, he sent Wu Yue flying, while another punch smashed towards Miao Xue.
The ice wall that had formed in front of Miao Xue, as solid as steel, was like paper paste in front of Lin Mo, shattering in succession. Miao Xue's face turned pale, her pupils contracted slightly, revealing a look of horror.
Just as Lin Mo broke through all the ice walls and aimed a punch at Miao Xue's body, a sharp gleam of light flashed from the side.
Miao Xin held a longsword and stabbed diagonally from the flank.
Lin Mo clenched his teeth; if he struck out, Miao Xin would certainly be injured, but if he dodged, Miao Xue would escape, and he would never allow Miao Xue to slip away from his grasp again.
"Bang!"
Golden light blazed on Lin Mo's fist as he fiercely landed a punch on Miao Xue's shoulder. Then, feeling a sharp pain in his own shoulder, it was pierced by Miao Xue's longsword, and a trace of blood tinted with hints of gold slowly trickled down.
Miao Xin's eyes widened in shock. She had not expected her sword to injure Lin Mo, especially since she had just seen that Lin Mo's body was as hard as steel, impervious even to the treasure swords wielded by Elder Qiu and Elder Yuan.
"Heh heh..."
Miao Xue was sent flying and saw this scene, her face revealing a cunning smile.
However, in just a moment, Miao Xue's complexion drastically changed as golden flames erupted from within her body, engulfing her entirely. She screamed in agony, the sound echoing throughout the Miao Xue Divine Palace.
It turned out that at the same time Lin Mo had struck her with his fist, he had infused a strand of True Fire into her body! The Great Palace Master Miao Xue of the Miao Xue Divine Palace had fallen!
"Great Master," Miao Xin saw the fiery figure of the Great Palace Master and her pretty face immediately turned pale.
But she was unable to approach Miao Xue now and could only watch helplessly as Miao Xue turned into a pile of ashes.
"Miao Xin, you must avenge your master!" Miao Xue's voice resonated in the chilly air.
"Lin Mo, you killed my Great Master and Second Master; I must avenge them." Miao Xue forcefully bit down on her silver teeth, and suddenly the longsword in her palm vibrated, a gorgeous sword flower blooming in the air, dazzlingly beautiful.
Wu Yue widened her eyes in surprise; with Miao Xin's strength, how could she possibly injure Lin Mo? Lin Mo could have easily dodged at such speed, but he did not.
The sword flower pierced Lin Mo's other shoulder, and blood slowly flowed down from the wound. Miao Xin held the sword hilt with her pristine white hand, her expression wooden, somewhat surprised as she looked at him. "Why didn't you dodge just now?"
Lin Mo didn't care about the wounds on his body but instead revealed a smile like sunshine, "I just wanted to let you know that I haven't lied to you."
Hearing Lin Mo's words, Miao Xin was suddenly at a loss, her pretty face revealing an extremely complex expression. She didn't know whether she should believe Lin Mo now. Could it be that her Great Master and Second Master were truly evil?
"Meng Die, come back to Star Sect with me. Miao Zhu and Aunt Mei are there; they will tell you the truth," Lin Mo said immediately, seeing the conflict on Xia Mengdie's face.
"Devil, you killed Daoist Yao and incinerated Sect Leader Miao Xue. Today, our Qingxuan Sect will execute justice on behalf of the heavens and put an end to you, the devil."
Right then, Elder Yuan and Elder Qiu regained their composure and suddenly shouted in a fierce tone.
Lin Mo looked up and saw an ordinary-looking mirror floating in the sky, but the vast and ancient aura that emanated from it even made Lin Mo pause for a moment.
This mirror was actually a Second Grade Treasure!
The perimeter of the mirror was inlaid with a circle of brass, carved with a pattern of flames that radiated a halo of reddish light. Ancient runes were densely inscribed on the brass flame pattern around the edge of the mirror, and that ancient aura emanated from there.