Lin Mo, with his current strength, was entirely unafraid of the power of the Ice Cone. In fact, his swing could have shattered all the ice cones into fragments, but that would have hurt not only Qing Xuan but also Miao Xin who was standing next to him.
At the critical moment, Lin Mo flicked his wrist and forcefully retracted some of the sword light he had released. However, it was impossible to fully take back the unleashed sword light; he could only weakly retrieve about half its power.
The remaining sword power vibrated all the ice cones into fragments. Miao Xin's pupils dilated slightly, revealing a look of astonishment.
Qing Xuan's body then emitted a strong brilliance, and the leftover sword light directly struck him, sending him backward like a cannonball, sliding for about a hundred meters across the ocean surface before plunging into the water.
At the same time, Lin Mo suddenly detected a cold gleam shooting from his pupils, having sensed a dangerous aura behind him. He turned swiftly, but it was too late. A black, snake-shaped mist violently struck his chest, knocking Lin Mo from the sky into the ocean depths.
The mist suddenly transformed into the cane in Snake Lord's hand.
Miao Xin stood where she was, tightening her heart slightly upon seeing Lin Mo injured. If Lin Mo hadn't hurriedly weakened his sword light, causing his energy to falter and distracting him, he wouldn't have been ambushed by the Snake Lord.
On one side was Lin Mo, and on the other, Qing Xuan. Miao Xin's heart fell into a state of extreme complexity. After hesitating for a moment, she decisively turned and darted toward Qing Xuan.
Just as Lin Mo emerged from the ocean, he saw Miao Xin's retreating figure, a hint of pain flashing deep within his eyes.
Meanwhile, the situation in the sky was clearly not looking optimistic. The combined strength of Ye Beichen, Qi Yue, Chen Qinggong, Yingzi, and others was unable to defeat Snake Lord and his allies. They had managed to hold on for a while, but now Snake Lord and his group were gaining the upper hand and were free to focus on Lin Mo.
"Master Ye, our Qingxuan Sect and Beiyao Sect have never held deep grudges," Snake Lord grabbed his flying cane, his body radiating a green aura like burning flames, and coldly asked, "If you plan to stop me, Lin Mo has injured the Qingxuan Master, can you bear this responsibility?" Ye Beichen gasped heavily, barely standing through the support of the treasure in his hand. He might have fallen otherwise. Upon hearing Snake Lord's words, he pondered momentarily. To reprimand or even to injure Qing Xuan was one thing, but to kill him would mean a relentless vendetta with the Qingxuan Sect, a consequence not even the Demon King's son would dare face.
"Is it my fault that Qing Xuan's skills were inferior?" Ye Beichen suddenly said with a laugh.
Snake Lord huffed coldly. Indeed, they had all underestimated Lin Mo's combat prowess, even overlooking the Xuanyuan Sword in his possession, a treasure they never expected Lin Mo to own, proving he was no ordinary practitioner of Martial Arts.
"Sword Light Shadow Skill—Three Thousand Sword Kill!"
Lin Mo's pupils burst forth with two beams of golden light as he shouted, causing the Xuanyuan Sword to suddenly swoop into the air like a peacock spreading its feathers, with light swords unfolding beautifully like blossoming flowers.
"Qingxuan Master, are you alright?" Miao Xin skimmed across the water, and by the time she reached him, Qing Xuan had already emerged from the water, looking even more bedraggled than before.
As the son of the Master of Qingxuan Sect, he had always been revered and feared from a young age—never had he suffered such humiliation.
"Lin Mo, you've humiliated me today. From now on, whether in the high heavens or down to the Netherworld, I will kill you," Qing Xuan gritted his teeth, each word popping through clenched teeth with intense murderous intent.
At that moment, Lin Mo's Sword Light Shadow Skill was ready, and thousands of light swords, like countless stars, lit up the entire ocean surface, each containing immensely terrifying energy!
"Such immense power," July clenched his fist, his eyes emitting a fiery glow as he stood midair. "Is this what true power is?"
He had thought that after Lin Mo gave him the Elixir, ascending to the Peak of the Martial God Realm, he had reached the pinnacle of Martial Arts. Only upon encountering the people from Heavenly Sect did he realize how weak he actually was.
Snake Lord, Wu Yue, Yao Lei, and Ouyang Xinghe were all stunned, sensing a annihilating aura of slaughter emanating from the myriad of sword shadows. Even the strong practitioners from Heavenly Sect might not have mastered such a grand killing skill. Could it be that Lin Mo was also a Cultivator!
Among the Three Thousand Great Ways, countless Magic spells peak with the sword as the art of slaughter. At this moment, Lin Mo's power, transforming into three thousand Light Swords, had reached its limit.
Even Qing Xuan would likely be unable to withstand such powerful magic pressure.
Ye Beichen's eyes widened suddenly, and he exclaimed, "Brother Lin, stop... Qing Xuan is the son of Qingxuan Sect Master. If you kill him, the Qingxuan Sect Master will come personally from Heavenly Sect to hunt you down."
"For my wife, even if I have to go against the entire Heavenly Sect, so what?" Lin Mo replied with a cold laugh, his expression carrying an inexplicable sense of tragic heroism that seemed to infect even the bystanders on the shore, their blood boiling.
"Kill!"
A single word lightly fell from Lin Mo's lips.
The three thousand Light and Shadow Swords hovering in the dark sky trembled and buzzed. One Light Sword, like a meteor, suddenly shot towards Qing Xuan.
Ye Beichen was already totally unable to stop it, while Miao Xin, hearing Lin Mo's words, couldn't help but curl her palms slightly but still threw a Jade Token. As soon as the token appeared, waves rose tens of feet high and instantly froze into ice, creating a hundred Ice Walls in front.
After piercing through one Ice Wall, the Light and Shadow Sword's speed slowed considerably. By the second Ice Wall, it completely dissipated, but countless more Light and Shadow Swords followed closely behind, like swimming Flood Dragons. Clearly, the hundreds of Ice Walls were insufficient to stop all the Light and Shadow Swords.
"Master, I'll block him; you get away first," Snake Lord suddenly transformed into a clear light and reached Qing Xuan's side, saying gravely.
"Snake Lord!" Qing Xuan's pupils dilated. Was he truly going to lose, was Lin Mo really going to kill him and make an enemy of the entire Qingxuan Sect?
"Master, please listen to me and leave quickly." Snake Lord's expression grave, he spoke while rapidly forming spell symbols with his hands, preparing various Magic spells.
Qing Xuan gritted his teeth. "Lin Mo, today's grudge, I will definitely repay you in full another day."
After saying this, Qing Xuan turned around and transformed into a clear light that disappeared. Miao Xin hesitated for a moment then also followed him. Wu Yue, Yao Lei, and Ouyang Xinghe quickly broke free from the fight, displaying Divine Skills, and turned into Floating Light and Shadow escaping into the distance.
The Light and Shadow Swords broke through all the Ice Walls. Even Snake Lord was unable to withstand such a lethal art. The Light and Shadow Sword pierced through her body and annihilated her soul along with it!
"Brother Lin!"
Ye Beichen frowned—Lin Mo had completely ignored Snake Lord and was already in pursuit of Qing Xuan.