Chapter 569: Slaughter Dao!!

A thousand zhang away from Wang Lin, on the Second Layer of a tavern beside the river channel, two men sat facing each other, looking through the window lattice toward Wang Lin in the distance.

Both men were dressed in black, one being older and the other somewhat younger.

"Very strong!" the older man said solemnly.

"This person's cultivation should be at the Nascent Soul Transformation Stage!" the young man said slowly, his eyes flashing.

"No matter what his cultivation is, since he is the person the Old Ancestor specifically ordered us to capture, he won't escape!" The older man picked up his wine cup and took a sip.

"Send someone over. Don't let the Old Ancestor grow impatient waiting," the older man added.

The young man smiled faintly, tapping the table with his right hand. Following this tap, one person stood up among the several black-clothed individuals sitting on the first floor of the tavern. This person was middle-aged, with star-like eyes beneath sword-like eyebrows. He walked out of the tavern, and with a flash, transformed into a Sword Rainbow, heading straight for Wang Lin.

Wang Lin sat beside the river channel. The Pleasure Boat was currently halfway across, and waves of zither music entered his ears. The sorrowful melody continuously merged into his heart. Immersed in it, a look of peace appeared on his face.

In the distance, the Sword Rainbow, carrying dense Killing Intent, whistled over. Within a radius of several miles around this area, there was currently not a single pedestrian; it was as if the place was deserted.

The Pleasure Boat on the river channel also seemed to sense this abnormality and accelerated its speed.

The Sword Rainbow suddenly approached, crossing the thousand zhang distance in a flash. The grass around Wang Lin's body immediately bent uniformly toward his position, as if struck by a strong gust of wind.

Waves of intense whistling sounds, mixed within the zither music, created a unique flavor!

Wang Lin did not turn his head, nor did he even glance over. He pressed his right thumb toward the direction the Sword Rainbow was rushing from —it was still the Finger of Annihilation!

A black light quickly flashed out, following its previous trajectory. Its speed was extremely fast, meeting the Sword Rainbow mid-air. The two collided almost instantaneously.

A muffled groan came from within the Sword Rainbow. Immediately afterward, the rainbow light collapsed, revealing the figure of the man inside. His face was pale, and as he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his body frantically retreated. His movements were fluid and natural, and he retreated again and again without any hesitation.

However, the Finger of Annihilation was too fast. Flashing, it immediately caught up to the man and imprinted itself upon his chest.

The man let out a low roar, and dense Demonic Power suddenly burst forth from his body. His figure was forced to the ground, and he continuously stumbled backward. Ultimately, his Demonic Power collapsed. His body trembled, and he spat out another mouthful of fresh blood before falling onto the ground.

A strand of gray qi dispersed from his body and flew toward Wang Lin.

Wang Lin never paid attention to where the Finger of Annihilation went, instead quietly listening to the zither music.

In the tavern a thousand zhang away, the young man immediately stood up, staring intently at Wang Lin on the distant river channel. After a long moment, he took a deep breath and sat down again.

Only the older man maintained his usual expression, unchanged.

"He has restrained his internal Aura, making it impossible to discern his true cultivation!" the young man said solemnly.

"This person's cultivation should be at the Nascent Soul Transformation Middle Stage. Only then could he kill Number Four, who was equivalent to the Nascent Soul Transformation Early Stage! Send Number Three!" the older man said slowly, staring at Wang Lin in the distance.

The young man's eyes flashed, revealing a trace of Battle Intent. He shook his head and whispered, "No need for Number Three. I'll go!"

As he spoke, he stood up again, gazing toward Wang Lin in the distance.

"You?" The older man frowned.

"Don't forget, I am Number Two!" The young man walked down the tavern stairs.

"Number Two's cultivation is equivalent to the Nascent Soul Transformation Late Stage, only a thread away from Perfection. If he goes, there is no suspense in this battle!" The older man held his wine cup, not even sparing a glance at the distant river channel.

The young man walked out of the tavern. A breeze blew from the river channel, causing his clothes to flutter. Facing the wind, he walked step by step toward Wang Lin in the distance.

He covered the thousand zhang distance as if strolling through his own garden, extremely composed. With every step forward, his Aura grew higher and higher, as if countless Auras were being added to him with each stride.

He stopped thirty zhang away from Wang Lin. At this moment, his entire body was permeated with Demonic Power. Strangely, a trace of Immortal Power was mixed within his Demonic Power!

The Fusion of Immortal and Demon created an extremely strange Aura that thickly spread outside his body! Standing there, he seemed to become the master of this place, capable of changing the color of heaven and earth with a flip of his hand.

Wang Lin did not look at this person. The Pleasure Boat on the river continued moving into the distance, and the zither music drifted slowly, providing him with a different kind of enlightenment as it fell upon his ears.

Toward the person thirty zhang away, Wang Lin casually waved his right hand, and the Finger of Annihilation reappeared!

The Finger of Annihilation, flashing black light, materialized once again in front of Wang Lin and shot toward the young man like lightning.

The man chuckled softly. Instead of retreating, he stepped forward, Forming Hand Seals with his right hand. All the Immortal and Demonic Power in his body immediately condensed onto his right hand, and following his Hand Seal, it transformed into a fist-sized sphere of light right in front of him.

The moment the sphere of light appeared was precisely when the black light of the Finger of Annihilation approached. The two sides collided directly without any pause, and the black light seemed to be absorbed, melting into the sphere of light.

"Overestimating your own abilities!" the young man whispered. However, the moment his voice fell, his expression immediately changed.

A black mist suddenly appeared inside the sphere of light, which had originally emitted white light. This mist instantly permeated the entire sphere, turning it completely black. At the same time, cracks instantly appeared, and the sphere utterly disintegrated amid the young man's gloomy expression. The black light flashed out from the wreckage and shot straight toward the young man.

The man quickly retreated, Forming Hand Seals with both hands. Sphere after sphere of light frantically materialized in front of him. In the blink of an eye, nearly a hundred spheres of light appeared, moving to block the black light.

The black light continuously vanished, and the spheres of light kept collapsing. However, as the spheres collapsed, the black light gradually dimmed, completely dissipating when only eight spheres of light remained.

Sweat faintly appeared on the young man's forehead. He took a deep breath, staring solemnly at Wang Lin, who still hadn't looked his way: "This black light Divine Ability must be your strongest move. I admit, this Divine Ability is indeed very powerful; no wonder Number Four and Number Five died! But now that your strongest Divine Ability has been broken by me, I want to see what other tricks you have!"

At this moment, the Pleasure Boat gradually drifted away, and the zither music faded from his ears. Wang Lin stood up, turned his head, and looked at the young man. His eyes suddenly opened wide, immediately revealing a faint red hue within them. A wave of slaughter qi, like a sharp sword, vented forth following Wang Lin's gaze!

Boom!

It was as if countless rumbling thunders exploded out of thin air in the young man's mind! Above the calm river channel, it seemed as if bolts of lightning truly struck! A monstrous Killing Intent immediately burst forth from that gaze, directly tearing through the young man's Immortal and Demonic Qi. Following his eyes, it branded itself onto his mind. His body instantly stiffened, as if struck by powerful lightning, his hands and feet trembling uncontrollably.

"This… this is…" The young man's mind shook violently, and his scalp tingled. A strong stinging sensation erupted in his glabella, as if a sharp sword had pierced his forehead and shot out through his Heavenly Spirit.

Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump. The young man could clearly hear his heart rate rapidly accelerating. His mind even felt like it was about to collapse, and his entire body was icy cold, as if he were facing an enemy naked.

The powerful Aura he had built up while walking the thousand zhang distance was shattered by a single gaze in this instant!

On the first floor of the tavern, the eyes of all the black-clothed men, who had been looking toward this location, immediately revealed shock. Although they were far away, they felt as if they were actually present, and the sweat seeping from their bodies instantly soaked their clothes.

Given their cultivation, they had no idea why this was happening —why a single gaze from a thousand zhang away instantly made them feel as if sharp swords were pressing against their bodies, coupled with a fear of impending death. It was as if the person a thousand zhang away had transformed into a God of Slaughter between heaven and earth!

On the Second Layer of the tavern, sharp light flashed fiercely in the older man's eyes. He abruptly stood up, and the table in front of him immediately disintegrated, turning into dust and scattering.

His face, which had always been placid, changed drastically at this moment! The Immortal and Demonic Power within his body, like a raging Dragon, instinctively circulated rapidly throughout his entire being.

Everything he did at this moment was subconscious behavior. Under that gaze, he felt that if he did not resist, he would be severely injured or die. His eyes showed shock and uncertainty; the Killing Intent within that momentary gaze was practically tangible!

"Slaughter Dao!! This is the Slaughter Dao!! Just how many people must this person have killed to possess a gaze that has materialized like this! He is very strong, very strong!"

The look he gave Wang Lin in the distance became extremely solemn. This level of solemnity was something he only exhibited when facing an Immortal Guard!

"Too terrifying!! My cultivation is comparable to his, but I am definitely not his opponent. Flee quickly!" Without any hesitation, the man flashed his body, intending to instantly move, but immediately, his figure was forcibly squeezed out of the void.

His expression changed drastically. He stopped trying to instantly move and instead shot up from the ground. In this instant, the Immortal and Demonic Power he erupted caused the Second Layer of the tavern to immediately collapse and crumble. Amidst the rising dust, his figure rushed out of the smoke, intent on fleeing desperately.

But immediately, his rapidly fleeing steps abruptly ceased. His body stopped mid-air, and cold sweat continuously streamed down his entire body. one zhang in front of him, Wang Lin was calmly looking back at him.

"You disturb my cultivation, and you still think you can leave?"

The older man gave a tragic smile, a hint of madness appearing in his eyes. Without hesitation, he triggered a Seal deep within his body that he had been unwilling to touch his entire life. In this instant, the Immortal and Demonic Power within him suddenly self-destructed!

A destructive force enveloped the collapsed tavern, creating a massive, rumbling explosion.

After the massive sound, everything within a hundred zhang radius was annihilated!

Wang Lin revealed his figure a hundred zhang away. His expression was normal, but a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes. He gently patted the dust off his clothes and walked into the distance.

On the river channel, the young man's body slowly collapsed, and wisps of gray qi dispersed from his body, chasing after Wang Lin's retreating figure…