hsntnovel Chapter 90 Desperate Situation
Chapter 90 Desperate Situation
"It's time to go back."
Standing atop the ice peak, Lin Yun gazed at the southern horizon, a longing for home welling up within him. For two months, he had challenged over twenty Saint-level experts on the Arctic ice plains, each battle having greatly benefited him. His progress in the seven elemental mysteries surpassed the total progress of the previous year combined.
But this is not a place to stay for long.
Deep within the Arctic ice plains dwell even stronger beings—ancient monsters who have lived for thousands of years, top-tier experts of the second tier, and even those at the pinnacle of the first tier's Saint Realm. Lin Yun knew that with his current strength, he was no match for them.
"I'll come again next time." Lin Yun turned around, preparing to leave.
Just then, his mental energy sensed two powerful auras rapidly approaching.
The two auras didn't fly in from afar, but appeared out of thin air around him—one in front and one behind, blocking his escape route.
Lin Yun's pupils suddenly contracted.
He challenged his way across this icy plain for over two months, and no one ever came looking for him. Those reclusive powerhouses each occupied their own territory, respecting each other's boundaries. Even those he defeated simply conceded defeat and left, never seeking further repercussions.
But these two people are different.
Their aura was cold and sharp, carrying an undisguised killing intent.
"Lin Yun Baruch?" A hoarse voice came from behind.
Lin Yun slowly turned around.
Ahead, a man dressed in a long black robe hovered in the air. His face was gaunt, his eyes sunken, and his gaze was as cold as a venomous snake. A slender, curved sword hung at his waist, its blade faintly pulsating with the energy of wind.
Behind them, another man rose from the other side of the ice peak. He was burly, dressed in khaki armor, and wielded a massive shield. His aura was steady and profound, as unshakeable as the earth itself.
The two look extremely alike; they are clearly twin brothers.
"Who are you?" Lin Yun's hand was already on the hilt of his knife.
"I am Feng Sha," the black-robed man in front spoke, his voice like a blade in the cold wind. "This is my brother, Di Sha."
"We've been living in seclusion on this Arctic ice field for five thousand years," the burly man behind added, his voice deep and thunderous.
Lin Yun's heart sank.
Five thousand years ago—figures from the same era as Farn. Having lived in seclusion on the Arctic ice plains for five thousand years, their strength had likely approached the top tier of the second echelon, perhaps even rivaling the level of the Pope of Light.
"What do you want to do?" Lin Yun asked, even though he had already guessed the answer.
"What are you doing?" Feng Sha laughed, a cold and cruel laugh. "Five thousand years ago, your first ancestor, Baruch, relying on the power of the Dragonblood Warrior, chased my brother and me for three days and three nights, from the central part of the Yulan Continent all the way to the edge of the Arctic Ice Plains."
"In that battle, my brother and I were seriously injured and hid in this icy plain for five hundred years before we dared to come out." Di Sha's voice was filled with deep hatred. "Later, we swore that if we ever encountered a descendant of the Baruch family, we would kill him to avenge the grudge of that year."
Feng Sha licked his lips, his gaze fixed on Lin Yun like a venomous snake: "Unfortunately, all the Dragonblood Warriors of your family left the Yulan Continent. For the next five hundred years, the Baruch family declined, and we couldn't find a single descendant worth killing. Until today..."
"Such a young Saint-level cultivator, practicing all seven elements simultaneously, and even defeating Ice Demon and Brigitte." Di Sha chimed in, his voice tinged with a bloodthirsty excitement, "The Baruch family has finally produced a respectable junior."
"So, we've come." Feng Sha slowly drew his scimitar. "Consider your life as repayment for the old debt owed to our ancestor Baruch."
A cold glint flashed in Lin Yun's eyes.
He didn't speak. In this dog-eat-dog world, hatred needs no reason, and killing needs no excuse.
"Are you sure you can kill me?" Lin Yun slowly drew his long sword.
"Kid, stop being so stubborn." Feng Sha licked his lips. "We've already figured out your strength. You've dabbled in all seven elements, but you haven't mastered any of them. You can use your seven-element rotation to defeat people like Ice Demon and Bi Ji. But against us brothers..."
"Your Seven Elemental Cycle is useless." The Earthly Fiend raised its shield. "I focus on defense, while the Wind Fiend focuses on offense. Your attacks cannot break through my defense, and your defense cannot withstand the Wind Fiend's attacks."
Lin Yun's heart sank to the bottom.
They are right. The core of his Seven Elements Cycle is to use attribute counters to find the opponent's weaknesses. However, his weaknesses are also obvious. His understanding of the laws of each element is not deep. Compared to those old monsters who have lived for thousands of years, those people may only have comprehended one or two profound mysteries. However, the profound mysteries they comprehend are basically only one step away from becoming gods.
"Alright, enough nonsense." Feng Sha brandished his curved blade. "Kid, prepare to die."
The battle erupted in an instant.
Feng Sha's body transformed into a streak of azure light, moving so fast that Lin Yun's spiritual power could hardly capture it. That was the "profound mystery of speed" within the wind elemental laws, and the depth of his comprehension far surpassed any opponent Lin Yun had encountered before.
Lin Yun had no time to dodge and could only raise his knife to parry.
"clang--"
The curved blade clashed with the longsword, producing a piercing metallic sound. Lin Yun was jolted back several steps, his hands and feet numb. Feng Sha's strength wasn't much greater than his, but his swordsmanship was unpredictable, his angles tricky, and each strike carried a profound, dimensional cutting force.
Lin Yun gritted his teeth and unleashed his dragon form.
His entire body was covered in turquoise scales, dragon horns protruded from his forehead, and his tail swung behind him. His strength surged, and his speed also increased to a new level.
"Dragonization?" A glint of excitement flashed in Feng Sha's eyes. "The symbol of the Baruch family! Baruch used this form to hunt us down back then!"
His attacks became even more ferocious. The scimitar left afterimages in the air, each strike containing dimensional mysteries, slicing the air into pieces.
Lin Yun tried his best to resist, but Feng Sha's speed was too fast. Although he had already mastered the basics of "Lightning Speed" and "Light Speed", he was still far behind Feng Sha, an old monster who had lived for five thousand years.
After a few moves, he had several wounds on his body. His scales were cut open by the dimensional slash, and blood seeped from the wounds, condensing into red ice crystals in the cold air.
"Is that all?" Feng Sha sneered. "Is this all the descendants of Baruch are capable of?"
Lin Yun did not answer. He took a deep breath and concentrated his mental energy to the maximum.
Earth System Laws – Gravity Space.
An invisible gravitational field emanated from him, enveloping an area of tens of meters around him. The wind demon's speed decreased sharply, and its movements became sluggish.
"Gravity space?" A hint of surprise flashed in Feng Sha's eyes. "You've also grasped this profound mystery of the Earth element's laws?"
But he didn't panic. Because the Earthly Fiends had made their move.
The Earthly Fiend raised its shield, and a thick, earthy-yellow battle aura surged from it, enveloping the Wind Fiend within. The power of gravity was blocked by that layer of battle aura, and the Wind Fiend's speed returned to normal.
"I told you, your Seven Elemental Cycles are useless against us." Di Sha's voice was deep and thunderous. "Your gravity space can be countered by my earth pulsations. Your lightning resonance can be isolated by my earth-elemental battle aura. Your dimensional slash can be blocked by my shield."
Lin Yun's heart sank to the bottom.
He tried to attack the Earthly Fiend with the "Profound Mystery of Explosion" from the Fire element, but the Earthly Fiend's shield remained unmoved. He then bombarded it with the "Explosion of Lightning" from the Light element, but that was equally ineffective. He attempted to bypass the Earthly Fiend and attack the Wind Fiend with the "Speed of Light" from the Light element, but the Wind Fiend was faster than him.
He concentrated the chill into a single point with the sharpness of ice and shot it towards Di Sha's shield, but the chill was absorbed by the battle aura on the shield. He used the illusion of mist to create illusions, but Feng Sha's spiritual perception was extremely strong, and he easily saw through them.
The seven-system rotation system failed completely.
"Have you had enough fun?" Feng Sha's voice came from above.
Lin Yun suddenly looked up and saw that Feng Sha had appeared above him. The blue light on the scimitar surged, and a huge dimensional slash descended from the sky.
Lin Yun rolled to the side with all his might, but the Dimensional Slash was too fast. His left arm was grazed, scales shattered, and blood gushed out. The intense pain made it almost impossible for him to hold the sword.
"Not bad speed." Feng Sha landed in front of him, his curved blade pointed at his throat. "But it's far from enough."
Lin Yun gritted his teeth and struggled to his feet. His left arm hung limply at his side, blood dripping from his fingers and congealing into red ice beads on the ice. His breathing was rapid; his mental energy was greatly depleted, and his physical strength was rapidly waning.
But he did not admit defeat.
"You can still stand up?" A hint of admiration flashed in Feng Sha's eyes. "Not bad, more resilient than I imagined. However, this will only make your death more painful."
He swung his sword again, and the blue light of the blade slashed down like a bolt of lightning.
Lin Yun fought back with all his might, but Feng Sha's attacks grew faster and more vicious. New wounds kept appearing on his body—shoulders, back, thighs... The sound of scales shattering echoed continuously, and blood stained the ice beneath his feet.
The Earthly Fiend stood not far away, holding up its shield to provide defensive support for the Wind Fiend. Lin Yun tried to attack the Earthly Fiend several times, but each time his attack was blocked by the shield. That shield was like an unshakeable mountain; any attack that landed on it was like a mud ox sinking into the sea.
"Are you desperate?" Feng Sha's voice echoed in my ears.
Lin Yun's eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and his body felt increasingly sluggish. His mental energy was almost exhausted, and he knew that if this continued, he would surely die.
"I have to find a way," Lin Yun told himself. "There must be a way..."
He closed his eyes, no longer relying on sight, but using his mental power to perceive.
Feng Sha was incredibly fast, but his attacks were predictable. Before unleashing his Dimensional Slash, his curved blade would perform an extremely subtle charging motion. That motion lasted less than a tenth of a second, but Lin Yun's mental power could detect it.
The Earthly Fiend's defense was strong, but his shield wasn't impenetrable. The flow of battle energy on the shield would occasionally fluctuate slightly—that was the interval when he changed the rhythm of his battle energy circulation. That interval, too, lasted less than a tenth of a second.
"I see." Lin Yun opened his eyes, a flash of understanding in them.
The wind-swept scimitar slashed down again.
This time, Lin Yun did not retreat. He charged forward towards the curved blade, and just as the blade was about to strike him, his body suddenly transformed into a blur—the laws of light, refracting profound mysteries.
Feng Sha's blade struck the afterimage.
Lin Yun's true form appeared to Feng Sha's side, and purple lightning surged on his longsword as he slashed towards Feng Sha's neck.
A hint of surprise flashed in Feng Sha's eyes, but his reaction was extremely quick. He retracted his scimitar, blocking Lin Yun's attack.
"That's right," Feng Sha said, "but you forgot, my brother is still alive."
The Earthly Fiend's shield had already appeared to Lin Yun's side and was hurtling towards him.
Lin Yun did not dodge. Using the impact of the shield, he flew backward, and at the same time, he waved his right hand, sending a beam of icy blue light towards Di Sha's eyes.
That was his "ice-sharp edge," a power imbued with the chill of his entire body—not meant to break through defenses, but to disrupt.
The Earthly Fiend instinctively closed its eyes. A tiny crack appeared on the shield.
Right now.
Lin Yun's body suddenly turned in mid-air, rushing towards the gap. Lightning flashed on his longsword, and he unleashed a hundred layers of hidden energy at full power.
"boom--"
The longsword struck Di Sha's shoulder. A hundred layers of hidden energy exploded within his body, causing Di Sha's body to shudder violently, and his shield flew out of his hand.
"You!" The Earthly Fiend's eyes were filled with horror.
Feng Sha's expression also changed. He hadn't expected Lin Yun to be able to counterattack in such a desperate situation and even injure Di Sha.
"Kill him!" the Earthly Fiend roared.
Feng Sha held back, the azure light on his scimitar surging to its peak. A massive dimensional slash tore through space, hurtling towards Lin Yun.
Lin Yun no longer had the strength to dodge.