In his eyes, Lin Ye was just a genius who had just reached the Xiantian realm.
According to Li Xingchen's description, Lin Ye was only at Houtian ninth stage a while ago. Now that he was hunting in the wilderness, he should have just reached the Xiantian realm. Shengwu College had a rule that disciples could only come out after reaching the Xiantian realm.
When he saw Lin Ye kill a Level 2 Yellow Rank monster, he was even more certain that Lin Ye had just reached the Xiantian realm.
He had already reached the peak of Xiantian seventh stage and had been in the wilderness for ten years. His combat experience was not something a newbie like Lin Ye could compare to.
Perhaps, in his eyes, Lin Ye was only worth two million gold coins.
As long as he killed Lin Ye, Li Xingchen would give him two million gold coins.
"You think you can kill me?"
Lin Ye looked at Senior Brother Yao and said indifferently.
Xiantian seventh stage was indeed good for him at the peak of Xiantian second stage.
As he spoke, he waved the long sword in his hand and the first sword of the Thundercrash Sword Art burst out.
A Level 3 Spiritual Weapon was extremely sharp.
The long sword brought along bursts of wind and thunder as it passed.
"Your long sword is not bad."
"It will belong to me when the time comes."
Looking at the long sword in Lin Ye's hand, his eyes became greedy.
A Level 3 Spiritual Weapon was very good for a Xiantian realm martial artist. If one was not a Shengwu College disciple, it would cost at least one million gold coins to buy a Level 3 Spiritual Weapon.
"Chi"
Just as Senior Brother Yao was speaking, Lin Ye's long sword cut through the air and landed on Senior Brother Yao's shoulder. Immediately, blood splattered and Senior Brother Yao's body was pushed back a few meters. His face was filled with shock and anger.
He never thought that a martial artist who had just reached the Xiantian realm would be able to injure him with a single sword.
If he had not dodged in time, the sword would have landed between his eyebrows.
He was shocked by Lin Ye's speed and the power of the Thundercrash Sword Art. He had also practiced the Thundercrash Sword Art before, but he had only reached the third sword. He was very familiar with the Thundercrash Sword Art.
However, the first sword of the Thundercrash Sword Art was able to injure him, which was beyond his expectations.
"Very good."
"Very good."
"It's already not bad that you were able to injure me."
"Then, let me show you what the Thundercrash Sword Art is."
Senior apprentice-brother Yao's killing intent grew even stronger. He reached out and took out a long sword from his storage bag. It was also a third-order sword, but it was only a low-grade one. Compared to Lin Ye's top-grade sword, there was a huge difference.
As soon as he finished speaking, he executed his movement technique, and the longsword in his hand slashed out streaks of sword light, causing gusts of wind and thunder to blow.
Clang! Clang!
Clang! Clang!
For a moment, Lin Ye and Senior Brother Yao were engaged in a fierce battle.
Both of them were using Tier Three Spirit Artifacts and were using the Thunderclap Sword Art.
However, senior brother Yao's complexion became more and more unsightly, because he discovered that his attack was weakened by more than half when it landed in front of Lin Ye. Moreover, Lin Ye's attack was incomparably terrifying, it was not something that a Xiantian novice could possess.
What made him feel even more terrified was that Lin Ye actually used the fourth sword of the Thunderclap Sword Art.
"Xiantian seventh stage is nothing more than this."
Lin Ye's body was also left with two bloodstains, but they were not serious.
The two had already exchanged more than a hundred moves, and he already had a rough understanding of senior brother Yao's strength. If he used the fifth sword, his strength would be on par with senior brother Yao's.
But it was obviously impossible to defeat senior brother Yao.
After all, his opponent was at the peak of Xiantian seventh stage, and he was only at the peak of Xiantian second stage.
This was also because of his absolute defense and invincible attack, the power of the Luo Water Scripture's Heaven Level Cultivation Technique, and of course, the top-grade third-order spirit artifact.
The fourth sword of the Thunderclap Sword Art and the perfection of the Cool Breeze Shadow were also a lot.
Being able to be on par with a martial artist at the peak of Xiantian seventh stage made him feel a little satisfied.
On the side, Li Xingchen's face was filled with horror.
He did not expect Lin Ye to be so powerful. In just over a month, he had reached the peak of Xiantian second stage and was able to be on par with senior brother Yao who was at the peak of Xiantian seventh stage.
"Humph, you have succeeded in infuriating me."
Senior brother Yao was extremely angry.
The peak of Xiantian seventh stage was humiliated by a peak Xiantian second stage martial artist.
While feeling humiliated, he was also shocked by Lin Ye's talent.
A newcomer who had just entered Shengwu College actually cultivated the fourth sword of the Thunderclap Sword Art to the perfection of the Cool Breeze Shadow in just a month. This was more terrifying than him cultivating for ten years.
How heaven-defying was this?
If he did not kill Ye Xiwen this time, he would die without a burial place in the future.
While speaking, he quickly retreated and put away his long sword. A palm-sized rune appeared in his hand. The rune was simple and unadorned. Ye Xiwen did not know what it was used for.
Senior brother Yao's eyes were filled with reluctance, but then his eyes became resolute.
Boom ~
Seeing the rune in senior brother Yao's hand, Lin Ye was extremely curious, but the threat of death rose from the bottom of his heart. When he wanted to retreat, the rune erupted with a terrifying power.
He saw a huge sword light bombarding towards him.
Its speed was extremely fast and almost instantly arrived in front of him.
"Absolute Defense."
Seeing this, Lin Ye's mind trembled. He no longer dared to hold back. With a stroke of his hand, a one meter long Tai Chi shield appeared in front of him. On top of the Tai Chi shield, yin and yang symbols were constantly rotating.
Absolute Defense, the real absolute defense.
Rumble ~
With a loud sound, the sword light fiercely bombarded the absolute defense of the Tai Chi shield.
Suddenly, the air within a radius of a hundred meters distorted.
"Thunderclap Sword Art, fifth sword!"
The sword light and the absolute defense of the Tai Chi shield disappeared at the same time. Lin Ye retreated a step. His face finally revealed a murderous look. With a wave of his hand, the fifth sword of Thunderclap Sword Art broke out.
In his heart, he was shocked.
He did not expect that a rune could actually break his absolute defense. If there was another rune, he would die without a burial place. Thinking of this, he could not help but shudder with fear.
He naturally did not know that this rune of senior brother Yao was incomparably precious. It was his life-saving means.
"Puchi."
Before the sword arrived, a trace of sword qi slashed through the air. Senior brother Yao, who was still in shock, spat out a mouthful of blood. His body stood motionless on the spot. A trace of blood could be seen on his neck.
Following which, his entire body collapsed.
He couldn't be any more dead. From the beginning to the end, he couldn't believe that Lin Ye had already cultivated the Thunderclap Sword Art to the fifth sword and was able to release sword qi. If not, he wouldn't have died so easily.
Being killed by Lin Ye was because he did not expect Lin Ye to have mastered the fifth sword. Secondly, he did not expect his rune to be blocked by Lin Ye's light. This light was so mysterious that he was shocked. While he was shocked, he was killed by the sword qi.
"It's your turn."
After killing senior brother Yao, Lin Ye did not stop.
Executing Shadow Breeze to the extreme, he dashed towards Li Xingchen and slashed out with his sword.
"You …"
Li Xingchen did not even have time to react. The sword qi landed on his forehead.
Just as he said a word, he fell.
"Why bother?"
Lin Ye looked at senior brother Yao and Li Xingchen's corpses and said indifferently.
However, his heart was in turmoil.
From the day he started cultivating, he knew that one day, he would not only have to fight with demonic beasts, but also with humans. However, he did not expect this day to come so soon. Two living beings were too fragile at this moment.
At the same time, he thought that if he was not stronger than senior brother Yao and Li Xingchen, he would have been the one to die.
Walking to the two corpses, he took their storage pouches.
After doing all this, he used Shadow Breeze and dashed into the distance.
After leaving the battlefield for a hundred miles, Lin Ye stopped. Looking at the sky, it was close to nightfall. It was obviously impossible to continue hunting demonic beasts. Following which, Lin Ye found a secluded small cave and entered.
"What a mysterious rune."
"It could actually break through my absolute defense."
In the cave, Lin Ye took out senior brother Yao's storage pouch. In the storage pouch, other than a crystal chip, there were some low level spiritual weapons and demonic beast materials, as well as martial skills and cultivation techniques.
Most importantly, he discovered a jade slip and a talisman.
This rune was exactly the same as the one senior brother Yao used.
Looking at the rune, Lin Ye could not help but feel emotional. Such a small rune could actually explode with a terrifying power in an instant. It could even break through his absolute defense. Its power was domineering and incomparably magical.
Fortunately, his absolute defense could withstand a full blow from any Xiantian Realm martial artist. Otherwise, he would have been dead.
Of course, if senior brother Yao used another rune, he would also be dead.
"This should be a level three spiritual rune."
"With my cultivation, only a level three spiritual rune can break through my absolute defense."
Lin Ye looked at the palm-sized rune and muttered to himself.
Now that he was in the Xiantian Realm, his absolute defense could withstand a full blow from any Xiantian Realm martial artist. Even a Spirit Maneuvering Realm martial artist might not be able to break through his absolute defense. Unless this spiritual rune was a level three spiritual rune, its power was equivalent to a Spirit Maneuvering Realm martial artist.
No wonder senior brother Yao was so reluctant to use it. This was a rune that could injure or even kill a Spirit Maneuvering Realm martial artist. Using it on Lin Ye was quite distressed.
"Ding!"
After looking at the rune, Lin Ye put it away. This rune could explode with a powerful force. It could be used at a critical moment. He then picked up the crystal chip and transferred the wealth from senior brother Yao's crystal chip to his own.
Then, he transferred the wealth from Li Xingchen's crystal chip to his own crystal chip. Suddenly, Lin Ye's crystal chip had an additional large amount of gold coins.
30120100 gold coins.
More than thirty million gold coins. Compared to Lin Ye's initial wealth, it was thirty times more.
This thirty million gold coins basically came from Li Xingchen.
Li Xingchen was Moon City's number one genius. Moreover, he was the son of the Moon City's mayor. The mayor's son was also a genius. As the mayor, he would naturally give Li Xingchen a large amount of gold coins to squander.
"Map?"
After doing all this, Lin Ye picked up the jade strip.
His spiritual sense entered the jade strip. The information inside the jade strip unfolded in his mind.
The information inside was actually a map.
This map came from senior brother Yao.
"Could it be that the rune was obtained from somewhere in the map?"
Lin Ye thought of the rune used by senior brother Yao.
For a martial artist like senior brother Yao, without a strong background, it was impossible for him to buy such a precious rune. A level three spiritual rune was not something a Xiantian Realm martial artist could afford.
Since it was not bought, then it must have been obtained from somewhere else. This map, that place, might be in the map.
Thinking of this, Lin Ye carefully looked at the map inside the jade strip.
The map inside the jade strip was very large and detailed.