Watching this Martial Cultivator from the Five Elements Level dare to charge forward, Baili Fengzhi’s eyes suddenly turned ice cold.
Had it not been for her not wanting to attract attention and avoid having Prince be suspected of his identity, she would have stopped wasting words with this Song Cidong and knocked him down on the spot.
Baili Fengzhi was about to maintain her state of restrained aura to topple the opponent with just a slightly superior strength at the Five Elements Peak, when suddenly she felt Lin Yue grab her shoulder from behind.
Lin Yue whispered and, with a fleeting movement, instantly confronted Song Cidong.
Seeing Lin Yue had engaged, Baili Fengzhi stopped where she was,
simply ready to intervene in the fight if necessary.
After all, this was also Prince’s first real battle. From his aura, this Song Cidong was just an ordinary Martial Cultivator from the Five Elements Heavenly Barrier.
Even if Prince wasn’t familiar with the killing skill he just learned, he could easily defeat the other with the use of Primordial Power.
"Clang, clang, clang—!!"
In an instant, the sound of weapons clashing rang out, with Lin Yue having engaged in combat with Song Cidong. The Mystic Iron Blade in his hand continuously struck against the opponent’s longsword, drawn from his waist, sparking a series of fireflies in the gloomy cavern.
Martial Cultivators are characterized by Refining Power Like Silk, reaching the Micro Realm of Perfect Unity, with evenly matched force in every move. When the strengths of the two combatants are equal, it all comes down to real battle experience.
"This Song Cidong really has just broken through less than a year ago, his strength is mediocre."
During the clash of weapons, this thought flashed through Lin Yue’s mind.
He dared to come forth and use this person as a whetstone to enhance his real battle experience precisely because he knew Song Cidong’s secret—that he was not an assassin.
At this moment, he wasn’t using Primordial Power; relying solely on his physical body and Micro Realm, he managed to trade blows evenly.
This revealed the opponent’s strength was average.
Of course, the Ancient God’s Way provided an advantage in physical strength. On physical strength alone, he had the power of a Martial Cultivator at the Peak of the Five Elements Heavenly Barrier. It was only due to his lack of actual combat experience that he could only fight to a draw.
Song Cidong, on the other hand, was even more frustrated.
How could this young man, with evidently little real battle experience, have a strength at the Peak of the Five Elements Heavenly Barrier?
Even with his experienced tactics, occasionally slipping a sinister sword move to find an opening, it was futile as the other’s sheer strength allowed timely counterattacks.
Plus, he didn’t dare to confront directly, or he would surely suffer greatly.
What kind of freak was this?
But after all, with shallow experience... A thought crossed Song Cidong’s mind, and he gradually took control of the battle, seizing the opportunity to immerse himself in the Killing Skill’s Spiritual Realm and executed his Killing Move!
Residual Electric Sword Wind!
Suddenly, a deep thunderous roar surged, and in that moment, Song Cidong’s sword light actually carried the intent of wind and thunder, seemingly transforming into a curved lightning bolt, instantly dodging the long blade in Lin Yue’s hand!
Immediately after, the lightning-fast sword light pierced directly at Lin Yue’s shoulder!
Just at that moment, when Lin Yue appeared unable to evade the sword, his movement speed suddenly almost doubled, instantly shifting back a foot to dodge the strike, and then his blade light swept across Song Cidong’s wrist!
Although Song Cidong tried to retract his hand, the blade still sliced open a large gash across his wrist!
The longsword fell to the ground.
Subsequently, the cold Mystic Iron Blade was placed across Song Cidong’s neck.
Lin Yue, looking down from above, said with a hint of regret, "Pity, I thought I could beat you without using anything, but it seems not."
Song Cidong was stunned.
Baili Fengzhi walked up behind him and said, "Your real combat experience is too shallow; you still need more practice when we go back."
"Mm." Lin Yue nodded slightly.
Song Cidong looked at Lin Yue and asked in a deep voice, "With such strength at a young age yet no real battle experience, could it be that you are one of the geniuses secretly nurtured by our Red Maple Lake?"
"Young master, how should we deal with this person?" Baili Fengzhi asked.
She was, of course, leaning towards killing him.
After all, Red Maple Lake was under the control of the Tantian Sect, so killing him wouldn’t have much impact.
"Find a rope and tie him up."
Lin Yue casually said, "It’s strange to me that this person didn’t take the chance to kill me when he had the opportunity."
Baili Fengzhi went behind Song Cidong and pulled out a tough long rope, carefully tying up Song Cidong, with each knot precisely positioned at the force points, making it impossible for a Martial Cultivator who Refines Power Like Silk to escape.
"I naturally won’t kill you."
Song Cidong just looked at Lin Yue and said, "If Sect Leader is willing to seal the Forbidden Land for you to enter and comprehend, then you must be like me, one of the geniuses secretly nurtured by our Red Maple Lake. Since there’s been a misunderstanding, calling me ’senior brother’ will put this matter behind us."
Lin Yue’s eyebrows lifted slightly, but he didn’t respond.
Baili Fengzhi just sneered to herself.
According to age, one being under twenty and at the Peak of the Five Elements indeed constituted a genius, and it was possible for an ordinary Martial Cultivation Sect to chance upon nurturing such talent.
But if this person knew that Prince had only practiced for a month, he wouldn’t dare to think this way.
Such an exceptional monster would be considered a once-in-many-years prodigy even among the Holy Land Sects of the Three Religions, and among the Xiahong clan, perhaps only the Prince could be more outrageous.
How could a genius of such caliber be nurtured by a second-rate sect like Red Maple Lake?
This person was also shallow in his experiences, failing to discern the Ancient God’s Way, probably thinking that Prince was just a Martial Cultivator, and mistaking his use of the Wind Element earlier for a Killing Move.