"Who are you?" Grand Tutor Hu also noticed Lin Xiao Tian. Normally, he would have attacked Lin Xiao Tian directly in his rage.
But he didn't move.
It was because he had only just discovered Lin Xiao Tian.
And with his Void Refinement stage strength, he shouldn't have only just discovered him!
Lin Xiao Tian shook the paper in his hand. "Guess?"
Grand Tutor Hu wasn't an idiot; he realized immediately.
"It's you!"
Lin Xiao Tian nodded.
"You actually dare to show yourself before me again!"
"Why wouldn't I? Weren't you looking for me all along? You've been searching for nearly a hundred years. You miss me so much, how could I not come?"
"Heh, good, very good. Since you're courting death, I'll grant it to you!"
Grand Tutor Hu was furious.
A heaven-shattering aura pressed down, as if it would crush the heavens and earth.
If this aura descended, everything within a hundred-kilometer radius, including the imperial capital, would be annihilated.
But Lin Xiao Tian merely smiled faintly, casually raising a hand to dissipate this aura.
Grand Tutor Hu was startled. "Void Refinement stage? You... who exactly are you? There shouldn't be any Void Refinement stage cultivators in the Northeast Domain!"
Ever since the Qing Kingdom had campaigned against other nations, Grand Tutor Hu, with his absolute strength, had cleared all threats. He had even killed another Void Refinement stage expert within the Qing Kingdom, becoming an unrivaled existence in the Northeast Domain.
He had also sensed that there were no more Void Refinement stage cultivators in the Northeast Domain.
But what was this Void Refinement stage cultivator?
"I'm not here to answer your questions. Let's keep it simple. You want revenge, right?" Lin Xiao Tian beckoned to him. "Come here!"
"Arrogant!"
Both were at the Void Refinement stage, so Grand Tutor Hu was naturally not afraid. If he couldn't defeat Lin Xiao Tian, he could at least escape.
However, some things were only what he thought.
How could an ordinary cultivator provoke a Void Refinement stage sorcerer?
A silver arc appeared before them, completely enveloping the two.
"Jue Tian Formation!"
"In this formation, all the residual power from our combat will be stored and absorbed. The duration is fifteen minutes. During this time, our battle will be akin to close combat!"
Lin Xiao Tian shrugged and continued, "I like close combat."
The few sorcerers behind them heard Lin Xiao Tian's words and their eyes lit up.
Such a formation required on-site setup and had extremely high requirements for the caster's skill level. Only sorcerers could employ such a method, and moreover, this technique had long been lost.
"A Void Refinement stage sorcerer... how is this possible?" Even they themselves could not believe it.
Hearing Lin Xiao Tian's words, the one with the most unsightly expression was none other than Grand Tutor Hu.
This formation prevented his large-scale attacks. The formation itself could create a vast space, and his world-destroying techniques could only manifest within the formation for a short period.
While it didn't affect the power, it shattered his resolve to escape. Because in a short span of time, his battle would be akin to close combat, and attempting to escape the formation by relying on the power of heaven and earth would only put him at a disadvantage in the fight.
"Putting on a brave front, do you think I'm afraid of you?" Grand Tutor Hu gritted his teeth, though in truth, he was already starting to panic.
Lin Xiao Tian smiled faintly.
The battle between the two Void Refinement stage cultivators was imminent.
Due to the formation, their fight was closer to close combat. At this moment, the lightning surrounding Lin Xiao Tian provided significant assistance.
This was the lightning that could only be possessed by a lightning pool, the lightning that cultivators feared greatly during their tribulation!
The moment the lightning touched Grand Tutor Hu, he felt a heart-palpitating power, a power that seemed to tear his very soul apart.
As a cultivator, sometimes the most terrifying thing wasn't a cultivator stronger than oneself. Tribulation was their most feared moment; this power of the Heavenly Dao was unavoidable and could not be defied.
The aura emanating from Lin Xiao Tian at this moment was precisely the power of the Heavenly Dao.
Grand Tutor Hu grew more and more fearful.
Conversely, Lin Xiao Tian fought with increasing fervor.
Gradually, Grand Tutor Hu began to show signs of defeat, and new wounds appeared on his body.
Blood flowed incessantly; this feeling was excruciating.
What made it worse was that Lin Xiao Tian seemed completely unharmed!
"You... who exactly are you?" Grand Tutor Hu was in a panic.
Lin Xiao Tian had no intention of wasting words with him and continued his assault.
"Your Excellency, I believe we may have a misunderstanding. It's not easy for both of us to reach such a cultivation level. Why must we fight to the death?"
Lin Xiao Tian still ignored him.
Grand Tutor Hu was both angry and scared.
However, his magical treasures were only effective against those below the Void Refinement stage. Against someone at the same stage, they were utterly useless.
There were few existences like Void Refinement stage cultivators in this world, and naturally, there weren't many methods to deal with them.
All his magical treasures failed before Lin Xiao Tian, and coupled with Lin Xiao Tian being a sorcerer, the battle became one-sided.
"Your Excellency, stop fighting. We can discuss this. I am the Grand Tutor of the Qing Kingdom. As long as you are willing to stop, you will surely receive ample benefits!"
However, no matter how Grand Tutor Hu threatened or enticed him, Lin Xiao Tian remained unmoved.
"Don't waste my time. You've spent a hundred years bothering me, and today I've come to resolve the trouble completely. Today, it's either you or me!"
Lin Xiao Tian's words made it clear that he was determined to kill Grand Tutor Hu.
Seeing Lin Xiao Tian's ruthlessness, Grand Tutor Hu also unleashed all his life-saving means.
As long as he could hold on until the formation weakened, he could escape using the power of heaven and earth.
For a Void Refinement stage cultivator to attempt to escape, few in this world could stop them. Even if Lin Xiao Tian was also at the Void Refinement stage, he could only make Grand Tutor Hu pay a higher price.
"You want to drag it out until the formation ends so you can escape, is that it?" Lin Xiao Tian suddenly said.
Grand Tutor Hu was startled. "Kid, you've only just reached the Void Refinement stage, haven't you? You're too arrogant. Do I need to escape from someone like you?"
Lin Xiao Tian sneered. "That's good. I just wanted to remind you that there's no need to waste time. You won't have a chance to escape this formation."
The next moment, a monstrous pressure spread within the formation.
"This... the aura of this formation has changed. What did you do?" Grand Tutor Hu, sensitive to the power of heaven and earth, immediately sensed something was wrong.
Lin Xiao Tian's previous formation had only felt troublesome, but this current formation made him feel fear.
"Nothing much, just afraid you'd run away." Lin Xiao Tian couldn't be bothered to tell him the truth.
Did he really need to explain his secretly prepared Immortal Slaying Formation to a dead man?
Although this Immortal Slaying Formation was a bit small, with Lin Xiao Tian's strength combined with the formation, killing Grand Tutor Hu would be incredibly easy.
But Lin Xiao Tian didn't do that. He lacked practical combat experience, and he genuinely needed someone to spar with.
Grand Tutor Hu was quite pitiful, becoming Lin Xiao Tian's training dummy.
A few minutes later, Grand Tutor Hu's attacks grew weaker and weaker.
He wanted to escape, but as soon as he reached the edge of the formation, he was repelled by the power. And when he turned around, Lin Xiao Tian was waiting for him.
Only at this moment did he fully understand that this person had been toying with him from the very beginning.
He had painstakingly searched for him for a hundred years, solely to find him. He had even devised methods on how to torture Lin Xiao Tian.
He never expected that after finally finding Lin Xiao Tian, he would die at his hands.
Ridiculous!
Utterly ridiculous!
"Your Excellency, spare my life, and I can give you everything I have."
"I am the Grand Tutor of this Qing Kingdom. This Qing Kingdom is mine. I can give you whatever you want."
"Please, Your Excellency, I don't want to die!"
In the last moments of his life, Grand Tutor Hu finally abandoned his dignity.
"If you knew this would happen, why bother in the first place?" Lin Xiao Tian glanced at him.
The next moment, Grand Tutor Hu's voice abruptly ceased.
So many people desperately wished to reach Grand Tutor Hu's level of cultivation, but Grand Tutor Hu himself did not cherish it, dying in vain at Lin Xiao Tian's hands.
There was no other way; if the other party hadn't relentlessly pursued him, Lin Xiao Tian would not have resorted to killing.
After resolving Grand Tutor Hu, Lin Xiao Tian dispelled the formation and disappeared into the night, leaving behind the stunned crowd in the grand hall.
As a revered figure of the Qing Kingdom, the news of Grand Tutor Hu's death was completely suppressed, as if nothing had happened.
Except in a temple in Black Rock City, a disappearance case occurred: a Foundation Establishment stage instructor had gone missing.
The imperial side did not pursue the missing person case much, only searching symbolically. Although the academy expressed strong dissatisfaction, the imperial side remained indifferent. Moreover, only a Foundation Establishment stage instructor had gone missing, so the academy eventually gave up.
Only Wan Hao and Zhu Kai continued to send people to search for Lin Xiao Tian.
However, after five or six years passed, the two brothers could only give up.
Meanwhile, in the forest, Lin Xiao Tian's strength advanced by leaps and bounds after absorbing pills of the Mahayana stage.
"Finally, the peak of the Void Refinement stage? The Shen Nong Heart Method is truly heaven-defying."