"Brother Lin, your friend?" Ye Beichen cast a glance at the two of them, seeing that their strength was mediocre, even weaker than that of Wu Yue and Yao Lei. However, even though they were weaker, they were sufficient to stall for time.
Now, Lin Mo had five people by his side, and the opposing side also had five people. In terms of numbers, there didn't seem to be any significant disadvantage.
"Brother Lin, my friend and I will hold back these four people while you focus on dealing with Qing Xuan," Ye Beichen told Lin Mo.
Lin Mo nodded. After all, the others were from Heavenly Sect and real cultivators, and who knew what Magic Treasures they might possess. It would be somewhat presumptuous for Lin Mo to take on all of them alone, but handling Qing Xuan alone wouldn't be a problem.
"Master Ye, we are all from the Heavenly Sect, do you really plan to make enemies with our Qingxuan Sect, Red Moon Sect, Wind Thunder Sect, and True Fire Sect?" Snake Lord narrowed his eyes slightly and, leaning on his cane, stepped forward and spoke slowly.
Ye Beichen sneered, "Snake Lord, please don't put such a lofty cap on me. I'm just an idler; I can't represent the Beiyao Sect or the Demon Path."
"Fine, since you've said so, don't blame this old woman for not being merciful." As Snake Lord spoke, his Snake Staff suddenly transformed into a streak of black light and launched a sneak attack.
Ye Beichen opened his mouth, and a Thunderball burst out, knocking the Snake Staff off its trajectory. Then, with a twist of his hand, a white curved knife appeared in his grasp. The knife was dull and lacked luster, yet it emitted an incredibly dreadful aura.
Even Lin Mo and Qing Xuan took a glance, feeling the terrifying aura emanating from the curved knife in Ye Beichen's hand.
"Second Grade Treasure…" Lin Mo was slightly surprised. It seemed Ye Beichen held a high position, otherwise, his senior would not have bestowed such an important treasure upon him.
Snake Lord drew back his cane, holding it tightly and narrowing his eyes, "I never expected, the Demon King actually bestowed 'Netherworld' upon you. It seems the Demon King holds you in high regard."
"Less talk, let's fight." Ye Beichen gripped the curved knife, and his entire demeanor suddenly changed, becoming like a sharp sword. He surged forward explosively, his blade cleaving through the sea. The blade's energy was like steel, crossing a hundred meters, aiming to slash at Snake Lord and his group.
Snake Lord and his companions quickly dispersed. The original spot where they stood by the sea was sliced by the blade's energy, leaving a long scar that swiftly closed up.
Qing Xuan and Chen Qinggong exchanged a glance, also enhancing their True Yuan to its peak, and charged towards Ouyang Xing and his group.
Yingzi, with the Purple-Blue Treasure Sword in hand, radiant with brilliant purple-blue light, charged towards Wu Yue. Qing Xuan didn't bother watching the fighting nearby, his gaze was fixed intently on Lin Mo. Then, flipping his palm, he summoned the Ten Thousand Mountains Seal, deciding that since close combat was not his forte against Lin Mo, he had to use his powerful magic skills. Even if Lin Mo's body were formidable, it could not withstand the powerful magic attack.
The Ten Thousand Mountains Seal flew into the sky, its light brilliant and vast majesty emanating from it, almost crushing the entire sky.
"Lin Mo, Luo Yin couldn't exert the full power of the Ten Thousand Mountains Seal, but it's different in my hands. Are you ready to die?" Qing Xuan, full of confidence, coldly scoffed. His hands continuously formed spell seals, turning them into brilliant lights that merged into the Ten Thousand Mountains Seal.
Accompanying the spell seals Qing Xuan cast, the pressure emitted from the Ten Thousand Mountains Seal gradually increased, even squeezing the seawater towards the edges, leaving a concave impression about several zhangs around, like an upside-down bowl placed on it.
Compared to Luo Yin controlling the Ten Thousand Mountains Seal, now under Qing Xuan's control, its power was almost ten times stronger. After all, the Ten Thousand Mountains Seal was also a Treasure, and its power was not to be underestimated.
"Press down!"
Qing Xuan roared, and the Ten Thousand Mountains Seal formed a virtual mountain shadow, carrying the force of ten thousand jun, and suddenly fell from the sky.
At this time, if it were an ordinary person, they would certainly dodge, but Lin Mo didn't even move his body; instead, his eyes faintly showed excitement. Clenching his Golden Fist, he charged upwards like a dragon soaring into the sky.
His fist collided with the Ten Thousand Mountains Seal, and the entire "mountain" and the air shook, causing the seawater under his feet to erupt into dozens of hundred-meter-high water columns.
The "Green Mountain Shadow" transformed by the Ten Thousand Mountains Seal suddenly shattered; the palm-sized Ten Thousand Mountains Seal returned to Qing Xuan's hand, now covered in dense cracks. With a snap, it turned into a pile of cyan jade dust.
Qing Xuan's eyes were about to split open; he stared, his expression wooden.
Although the Ten Thousand Mountains Seal wasn't a top-tier Magic Treasure, it was still of Treasure level and reputed to be extremely sturdy, even capable of withstanding modern super artillery shells. Yet, it was shattered by Lin Mo's punch. Shocked, Qing Xuan felt an intense pain in his heart.
"Lin Mo, I'm going to kill you," said Qing Xuan, his hands furiously manipulating spells as various magics covered the sky.
The Spiritual Energy within hundreds of miles of the sea began to surge wildly. Besides Qing Xuan, others like Snake Lord were also engaging with Ye Beichen and others; battling together, performing various spells, and drawing Spiritual Energy from the environment when their own was insufficient.
Ye Beichen, Qi Yue, Yingzi, and others were slightly overpowered, given that their opponents were from Heavenly Sect. Even though they were not on the Heavenly Ranking, all were elite disciples of various sects, with formidable strength.
Being at a disadvantage was one thing, but they were still barely managing to hold on.
A silver light flickered behind Lin Mo; he reached deep into his back, and a three-foot-three-inch-long Ice Cone appeared in his hand. The brilliant Ice Sword, flashing with blue Thunder, carried an annihilating aura.
"Qing Xuan, today you die first!"
Lin Mo's expression was cold as he swung the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand. A transparent sword edge descended, slashing all the spells cast by Qing Xuan and directly chopping onto Qing Xuan's body, sending him shooting into the distant seawater like a cannonball.
When Qing Xuan burst out from the sea again, he was as drenched and disheveled as a drowned rat, with a deep, bone-revealing wound on his shoulder. Blood flowed down his arm to his palm, then dripped into the sea with a tick-tock.
For the first time, Qing Xuan felt the threat of death, a fear that caused his pupils to shrink and his body to shiver uncontrollably.
Just as Lin Mo had pointed out, despite being a genius with abundant Cultivation Resources, Qing Xuan had too little combat experience and had never faced life-or-death trials. Now, his mindset had utterly collapsed.
"Take another sword from me!" Lin Mo, holding the Xuanyuan Sword, shouted loudly, his voice echoing through heaven and earth.
"Stop," just then, hundreds of transparent Ice Cones like a rain curtain shot forth from the sea's surface, and a beautiful figure immediately appeared beside Qing Xuan.
The Ice Cones enveloping the sky, permeated with a cold breath, each containing a force no less than bullets shot from the Breaking Martial Spear.