Liu Zhiyuan's body suddenly collapsed under Wang Lin's punch from thousands of feet away. Liu Zhiyuan's body turned into a pile of flesh and blood that fell to the ground. His origin soul became distorted and shattered under Wang Lin's strongest punch.
Only his head was pushed back by a powerful force toward Wang Lin. Wang Lin grabbed it and then he disappeared.
The moment Wang Lin disappeared, the entire battlefield became silent. Liu Zhiyuan's mournful cry before he died spread in all directions!
The mid stage Void Tribulant old man named Zhang, who was fighting Lu Wenran, trembled. He ignored Lu Wenran and quickly retreated. Lu Wenran's eyes narrowed as he heard the mournful cry before Liu Zhiyuan's death.
"A Void Tribulant cultivator died in battle?"
"Liu Zhiyuan!!"
The old man named Zhang quickly retreated and arrived at the place where Liu Zhiyuan died. When he saw the flesh and blood on the ground, his pupils shrank.
He clearly knew the relationship between Liu Zhiyuan and the Devil Dao Sect's sect master. Seeing Liu Zhiyuan die, his heart trembled.
There was also the old man named Zhao, who was fighting Yan Lu and company. He also desperately retreated. When Yan Lu and company heard the scream, they were startled and arrived at the place where Liu Zhiyuan died.
"Liu Zhiyuan … is dead?"
The three early stage Void Tribulant cultivators from the Green Devil Continent also retreated. Their faces were pale and their eyes were filled with disbelief.
Aside from them, there was no one else.
On the Extreme Sky Prairie, anyone who heard Liu Zhiyuan's miserable scream before his death was shocked and their eyes were filled with horror.
"A Void Tribulant cultivator has died!!"
"That voice … That voice sounds like Elder Liu's!!"
"A Void Tribulant cultivator has died!!
An uproar echoed. Void Tribulant cultivators rarely died!
"Retreat!"
There was a flash of coldness in the eyes of the old man named Zhang. He waved his sleeves and his divine sense spread out. He turned into a ray of light and quickly left. The people around him quickly followed and left in the blink of an eye.
Lu Wenran didn't chase. He looked at the old man's back and pondered.
"The identity of this person must be extraordinary … But, who killed him?"
Xu Dongde looked around and frowned. He didn't know who had killed the enemy Void Tribulant cultivator, but he was shocked.
"He killed a Void Tribulant Earth Cultivator in such a short period of time. Who is this person?"
Only Yan Lu's pupils shrank. She vaguely noticed something and her right hand couldn't help but tremble.
"It's him …"
As the Void Tribulant cultivators retreated, the thousands of Green Devil Continent cultivators that were still alive quickly fled into the distance in fear.
"Return to the underground palace and guard it tightly. The other party will definitely launch a second attack. We just need to defend within the mist. Don't chase after them!" Lu Wenran flicked his sleeves and looked around.
"Who could it be …?" He took a step forward and disappeared into the ground.
Shortly after, all the Heavenly Bull Continent cultivators melted into the earth and disappeared.
In the underground palace below the Extreme Sky Prairie, almost 10,000 cultivators had gone out, but less than 4,000 had returned.
These 4,000 people silently pondered and returned to their caves to prepare for the next battle.
Wang Lin also returned to the underground palace with the thousands of cultivators. His face was pale. His battle with Liu Zhiyuan hadn't lasted for long, but it had been an extremely difficult battle for Wang Lin. He had calculated everything, including the order of his attacks and the other party's reaction. He had also taken advantage of the fact that the other party's celestial spiritual energy was exhausted and the fog formation.
All of these conditions allowed him to kill Liu Zhiyuan, but even so, he was injured. There was intense pain in his chest, and he needed to heal as soon as possible.
"This is the first Void Tribulant cultivator I killed … Void Tribulant cultivators are too difficult to kill!" Wang Lin silently pondered. If it wasn't for the Heavenly Bull Formation, he wouldn't have been able to kill Liu Zhiyuan.
Wang Lin had expected that no one would notice that he had killed Liu Zhiyuan. In truth, when he attacked, in order to prevent Liu Zhiyuan from escaping, he had already shrunk the restriction around the area where he and Liu Zhiyuan were fighting. With the restriction around, even if other people's divine sense entered, it would be blurry and they wouldn't be able to see clearly.
Therefore, even when he summoned the Great Soul Sect's ninth ancestor, Luo Yunhai, it would be difficult for others to notice.
After all, Wang Lin had a lot of secrets, and he didn't want others to notice him. That was why he had used the restriction to make it difficult for others to notice him.
At this moment, almost every cultivator in the underground palace was filled with speculations. They were all wondering who had killed a Void Tribulant cultivator on the other side!
Inside the underground palace, Lu Wenran, Yan Lu, and the other five Void Tribulant cultivators were all silently sitting there. Beside them were the three old men that had looked down on Wang Lin.
The three old men were filled with shock. It was obvious that they found it hard to believe that someone on their side had killed a Void Tribulant cultivator. If it was Lu Wenran, they could accept it. Even if it was one of the other Void Tribulant cultivators, it would still be acceptable. However, it was obvious that the person who had killed the Green Devil Continent's Void Tribulant cultivator wasn't one of them, so who was it?
"I didn't see it clearly. During the battle, the cultivator named Liu retreated as if he wanted to devour pills to replenish his celestial spiritual energy. Then the sounds of battle came from there."
"During this time, I also scanned with my divine sense, but there was a restriction there. After my divine sense entered, it was blurry and I couldn't see clearly."
"I also scanned with my divine sense, but I didn't find anything."
The three Void Tribulant cultivators from the nearby sects spoke to each other. Their eyes were filled with doubt and dread. They were confused about who had killed the Green Devil Continent's Void Tribulant cultivator and feared what kind of cultivation level was needed to kill an undying Void Tribulant cultivator in such a short period of time?
To a certain extent, cultivators who had passed nine Arcane Tribulants and stepped into the true Void Tribulant stage were undying and undying!
Undying meant that their lifespan was as long as the world. Undying meant that it was extremely difficult for Void Tribulant cultivators to die!
One of the three old men that hadn't reached the Void Tribulant stage and had looked down on Wang Lin muttered, "Who could it be …"
"It looks like there is a hidden powerhouse among the cultivators outside …" Lu Wenran's gaze swept by everyone. He didn't think these people could kill a cultivator of the same cultivation level in such a short period of time.
As his gaze swept by, he suddenly thought of a person. His pupils shrank, but he soon gave up on this absurd thought.
"It can't be him, he can't do this!" Lu Wenran thought of Wang Lin.
"Okay, since this person isn't willing to show up, then there's no need to look for him. This is a good thing for us, and perhaps this person will show up soon!"
Lu Wenran's expression was gloomy. He didn't like that something he couldn't grasp had happened in the third meridian he was guarding. This made his mood fluctuate a bit.
Xu Dongde frowned and suddenly said, "Is it possible that the person who did this isn't here and was just passing by during the battle …"
As soon as the words left his mouth, everyone began to ponder the matter. Lu Wenran gaped in shock. After thinking about it for a moment, he came to the conclusion that it was quite possible. After all, he didn't believe that there was anyone other than himself who could do such a thing.
The same scene was happening outside the Heavenly Bull fog. At the edge of the Extreme Sky Prairie, the thousands of Green Devil Continent cultivators were silently sitting down. The two mid stage Void Tribulant old men were at the center, and they were questioning Liu Zhiyuan's death.
"It's not that no Void Tribulant cultivators have died in the war between the Green Devil Continent and the Heavenly Bull Continent, but this is the first time we've watched them die without knowing who killed them!"
The old man named Zhang's expression was extremely gloomy and filled with anger. He didn't know how angry the Devil Dao Sect's sect master, who had been in closed door cultivation for many years, would be if he found out about this.
"Elder Liu's identity …" Someone among the Void Tribulant cultivators fighting with Liu Zhiyuan said in a low voice, but he didn't finish speaking.
"Let's put the matter of identity aside for now. Think about it carefully and see if there are any clues. How could something like this happen in such a short period of time?!
The old man named Zhao let out a sigh and slowly spoke.
"At that time, Elder Liu retreated to take the Devouring Pill. We were blocked by the fog and couldn't see clearly. But soon, we heard the sounds of fighting. In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the fighting was over …" Divine Sense can't penetrate inside, there's a layer of restriction … "
"However, I noticed that Elder Liu took out his treasure and caused a large amount of resentment to gather …" A few of them spoke about what happened.
As everyone spoke, a woman who hadn't spoken until now suddenly said, "Elder Zhao, I have a discovery …"
This woman was one of the four people fighting with Liu Zhiyuan against the three Void Tribulant cultivators from the Heavenly Bull Continent. She was a bit hesitant, and when the old man named Zhao looked over, she clenched her teeth.
"Aside from the Heavenly Bull fog, there is another layer of restriction that prevents our divine sense from entering. This restriction … should be the Devil Restriction Sect's Space Restriction Formation!
I have come into contact with this formation before, so I shouldn't be wrong! "
As soon as he said this, the surroundings immediately quieted down. Everyone's gazes were focused on the old man surnamed Zhao.
This old man named Zhao was someone from the Green Devil Continent's three great sects, the Devil Restriction Sect!
The old man named Zhao's eyes lit up and he slowly said, "I'm not familiar with the Space Restriction Formation, so I didn't notice it … However, now that you mention it, I think of something …"
"The tragedy at the Pill Sea was investigated by my Devil Restriction Sect and combined with the reports of our spies, we locked onto an elder of the Great Soul Sect named Wang Lin … Also, a Space Severing Restriction compass disappeared in the Pill Sea!
"However, according to the sect's central formation, the compass wasn't destroyed." As the old man named Zhao spoke, he looked into the depths of the Extreme Sky Prairie.
"If that is the case, then it is likely that he killed Elder Liu!
Even if he isn't, there must be some connection! "
"Wang Lin …" There was a flash of killing intent in the eyes of the old man named Zhang. He had to kill this person, or else he wouldn't be able to withstand the anger of the sect master.
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