Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

Chapter 572: Chapter 572: One Man Holds the Pass Against Ten Thousand

Faced with the frenzied charge of the Taiqing Academy disciples, a bloodthirsty smile appeared on Lin Yun’s face. Though there were over a thousand of them, as long as he was here, Lin Yun would not let them pass.

The Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear in his hands became a scythe reaping lives. Lin Yun showed no mercy to any Taiqing Academy disciple who charged, ending their lives with the swiftest, simplest attacks.

Yet even as Lin Yun continuously reaped their lives, the Taiqing Academy disciples continued to swarm forward like madmen.

”Kill him! Kill Lin Yun and you’ll become a Core Disciple and get one hundred thousand Middle Grade Primordial Stones! Brothers, kill!”

”Kill...” Many Taiqing Academy disciples surged toward Lin Yun, roaring for his death.

Soon, the bodies of Taiqing Academy disciples were piled high before Lin Yun. However, these corpses were quickly submerged by the next wave of disciples charging forward.

One man, one spear. Lin Yun was like a God of Slaughter barring the way. No matter how the Taiqing Academy disciples attacked, he refused to fall. And while the wounds on his body grew in number, so too did the number of dead Taiqing Academy disciples.

Inside the stone house, everyone listened to the sounds of slaughter outside, no one speaking a word. Though separated by only a single door, they all knew that on the other side, Lin Yun was single-handedly holding back the charge of a thousand Taiqing Academy disciples.

The eyes of all the Flawless Palace disciples, Qin Feng, Lu Bingning, and the two other women turned red. Witnessing such a brutal battle, it was not hard to imagine how dire Lin Yun’s situation was.

”Sister Bingning...” Mo Qingliu couldn’t bear it any longer. She knew Lin Yun was just barely holding on. She looked at Lu Bingning, her large, red-rimmed eyes blinking.

Stroking Mo Qingliu’s hair, Lu Bingning kept telling herself to hold back. ’If we rush out now, all hope will be lost. We have to wait. Only when He Yuntian and Bai Zhicheng arrive will we have a sliver of hope for survival if we charge out then.’

The Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear in his hands had reaped countless lives, and his body was covered in wounds. Yet, Lin Yun still did not fall.

After piercing the throat of another Taiqing Academy disciple with his spear, Lin Yun stood calmly before the stone house. At this moment, no one from Taiqing Academy dared to charge forward again.

Before him lay the bodies of over a hundred Taiqing Academy disciples—all slain by his hand just moments ago.

The crowd of Taiqing Academy disciples surrounding Lin Yun looked at one another, uncertain whether they should continue to attack.

Although Lin Yun truly seemed to be a spent force, the ferocity of the previous slaughter had made him seem like a demon, striking terror into the hearts of these disciples.

Meanwhile, Wei Yunhang was still battling Little Ape in the sky. Little Ape’s constitution was even tougher than Lin Yun’s. Despite being struck several times by Wei Yunhang’s sword, it relentlessly continued its assault.

Forcing Little Ape back with another sword strike, Wei Yunhang glanced down at the Taiqing Academy disciples who no longer dared to charge, and then at the scar-covered Lin Yun. He bellowed.

”Lin Yun is a spent force! Charge! Whoever lands the killing blow on Lin Yun, in addition to becoming a Core Disciple, will be rewarded with two hundred thousand Middle Grade Primordial Stones! Any who cower from the fight will be executed without mercy!”

Wei Yunhang’s words reignited the killing intent in the hearts of the terrified Taiqing Academy disciples. If they charged forward and killed Lin Yun, not only would they become a Core Disciple, but they would also receive two hundred thousand Middle Grade Primordial Stones.

But if they didn’t charge, it meant death. Faced with the choice between a reward and death, the Taiqing Academy disciples naturally chose the reward.

”Come on, then...” Looking at the disciples preparing to charge once more, Lin Yun muttered to himself, a faint smile on his lips.

With renewed war cries, they charged at Lin Yun again. Truthfully, Lin Yun had no more stamina left. The effects of the Blood Burst Pill were also about to reach their limit, after which the side effects would kick in. At that point, let alone fighting, it would be a question of whether he could even survive.

But none of that was what Lin Yun needed to consider now. He had only one thought: hold this ground and do not let the Taiqing Academy disciples enter the stone house.

”Kill...” With Wei Yunhang’s threat hanging over them, the Taiqing Academy disciples had no path of retreat. They could only focus all their efforts on killing Lin Yun.

Facing the disciples’ renewed assault, Lin Yun desperately defended the entrance to the stone house. He had already forgotten the wounds on his body, paying no mind even when the disciples’ attacks cut into his flesh.

One man against a thousand. And these thousand were all disciples of Taiqing Academy, including Core Disciples, Direct Disciples, and Inner Sect Disciples.

The Inner Sect Disciples could barely withstand a single move from Lin Yun, while the Direct Disciples and Core Disciples constantly launched opportunistic attacks as he was busy slaughtering the weaker ones.

The battle raged on. Under normal circumstances, even an expert at the limit of the Celestial Spirit Realm would have fallen by now. But Lin Yun did not. He remained standing, straight as a ramrod, no matter how furiously the Taiqing Academy disciples attacked.

This was the very picture of one man holding a pass against ten thousand. By himself, Lin Yun had forcefully held back over a thousand disciples of Taiqing Academy.

”What do we do now?” a Direct Disciple asked a Core Disciple.

”How should I know? You’re asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?” the Core Disciple snapped back, agitated.

Lin Yun’s entire body was dyed red with blood. Only his two rows of pearly white teeth, revealed by the smile on his face, seemed all the more chilling.

He just stood there guarding the door, no longer taking the initiative to attack, simply letting the disciples charge him. A chill rose in the hearts of the Taiqing Academy disciples, and at the same time, they couldn’t help but wonder.

’Why won’t Lin Yun fall? He’s already killed hundreds of Inner Sect Disciples from Taiqing Academy, and his wounds are countless. How can he still be standing? How can he still be fighting...?’

It wasn’t just the attacking Taiqing Academy disciples. At this moment, in the Taiching Hall, a group of Main Seat Elders, Supreme Elders, and the Taiqing Institute Director were also watching Lin Yun’s battle.

The Taiqing Institute Director’s face was grim. He was astonished that Lin Yun, this person he couldn’t quite figure out, could fight to such an extent. Even he, a supreme expert of the Spirit Realm, was somewhat surprised.

”Director, why don’t we just let them leave...?” a Main Seat Elder said to the Taiqing Institute Director, having just recovered from his shock.

Hearing this, the Taiqing Institute Director said coldly, ”Let them leave? Things have already come to this. Even if we can’t kill Qin Feng, I absolutely cannot let Lin Yun live.”

The Taiqing Institute Director’s words revealed his killing intent toward Lin Yun. To put it bluntly, the Director was starting to fear him. This was a young man who could make even the Director of Taiqing Academy feel threatened. For a fleeting moment, a thought even surfaced in the Director’s mind.

’In the future, I fear no one in the entire Eastern Domain will be able to stop Lin Yun.’

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