Chapter 16: The Power of Sin

Swish!

The sword light condensed by the Myriad Swords Paying Homage Art flashed once. The Scarlet Earth Dragon instantly sensed the descending danger, turned its head, and fled!

“Runs pretty fast!”

Lu Jin frowned. The longsword instantly whistled through the air, piercing directly into the Scarlet Earth Dragon’s head. With a bang, the Earth Dragon died instantly.

“So weak?”

Lu Jin shook his head. The situation had been urgent, so he hadn’t probed the Earth Dragon’s strength beforehand. Only after easily killing it did he realize that its strength wasn’t even at the First-Grade Spirit Pearl Realm!

“I thought you were a king, but you turned out to be a rookie. Still, for Ling Tao to be trapped here, this place probably isn’t very peaceful…”

Lu Jin continued forward. The further he went, the larger the space became, and the fire-attribute Spiritual Energy permeating the air grew increasingly dense.

Scrape! Scrape! Scrape!

As he rushed forward, he suddenly saw streaks of fire darting about in a space ahead. But it wasn’t actual fire; it was a swarm of Scarlet Earth Dragons, cheering and jumping as if dancing. Their movements looked extremely bizarre!

“Hm? That is…”

When his gaze focused on the center, he was instantly astonished! Because in his line of sight, a human skeleton had actually appeared!

The skeleton stood in the middle of a pack of Scarlet Earth Dragons, its bone joints creaking. Its movements were strange, as if performing some mysterious manipulation or summoning ritual!

“Snake Catcher?”

Lu Jin frowned, the name surfacing in his mind.

A so-called Snake Catcher was someone possessing powerful abilities specifically for hunting snakes, pythons, anacondas, and even Jiao (Flood Dragons)! Lu Jin had only heard of them but had never truly seen one. At this moment, the scene before him was indeed surprising!

A person has already become a skeleton, yet can still command those Earth Dragons?

While he was still stunned, a slight movement came from behind. He turned his head and saw that Mo Chen and Zi Xuan had actually caught up.

“Snake Catcher… Ling Tao! It’s Brother Ling Tao! He’s not dead!”

Seeing the swarm of Earth Dragons dancing before them, Mo Chen immediately became excited.

“Brother Lu Jin, this skeleton is Brother Ling Tao’s method!”

“He must have been besieged by Earth Dragons here and used this method to preserve his life temporarily!” Zi Xuan added.

Lu Jin frowned: “Ling Tao’s method?”

“Exactly! But at a time like this, we probably can’t interrupt him. If we interrupt him directly, I fear the swarm of Earth Dragons will frantically backlash, plunging us into a situation of eternal damnation!”

“Brother Lu Jin, look. The combat power of those Earth Dragons is quite strong. Although you easily killed one earlier, there are simply too many of them here, at least a hundred! Once a beast tide erupts, we might not be able to withstand it…”

Hearing this, Lu Jin frowned: “Where is Ling Tao right now?”

Zi Xuan replied: “He is currently hiding in the dark, manipulating them. His identity as a Snake Catcher is quite powerful. It is precisely because of this ability that he could enter the Scarlet Moon Holy Land with only First-Grade Golden Core strength.”

“But the number of Earth Dragons here is too great. He won’t be able to escape anytime soon. Furthermore, this method of manipulation severely consumes Spiritual Energy. If he remains unable to escape, he will eventually suffer a backlash when his stamina is exhausted.”

Roar!

Just then!

Suddenly, an Earth Dragon let out a roar. In this dim underground world, the sound was deafening and shook the soul!

Following this roar, Mo Chen and Zi Xuan instantly became nervous!

“Ling Tao can’t hold on any longer! The Earth Dragons realized they were being manipulated. This is a sign that the Snake Catcher’s control is about to collapse!”

Bang!

Before their voices could fade, the swarm of Earth Dragons seemed to break free from control instantly. They rushed toward the skeleton and tore it to shreds! Then, all the Earth Dragons charged in one direction!

“Ling Tao is over there!”

Zi Xuan’s urgent voice rang out, and she had already rushed forward!

In their line of sight, a face strangely appeared in the initially blurry space. It was pale and bloodless, white enough to induce panic!

This person was none other than Ling Tao!

“His aura is withering; he can’t hold on! Brother Lu Jin, find a way to take him and break out!”

Mo Chen shouted, then, wielding a sharp sword, charged directly into the swarm of over a hundred Earth Dragons!

“There are quite a few of these beasts…”

Lu Jin wasn’t particularly nervous. After killing one Earth Dragon earlier, he felt they were too weak. So, even though the swarm was large, it still didn’t arouse his interest in a big fight. Instead, Mo Chen’s and Zi Xuan’s excessive reaction surprised him somewhat.

“You go save him.”

Lu Jin looked at Zi Xuan and said:

“Take him out.”

Zi Xuan nodded, grabbed the incredibly weak Ling Tao, and flew directly toward the exit.

However, just as she left, a series of terrified wails rang out from the space below!

“Hm? This…”

Mo Chen was also dumbfounded at this moment.

He had intended to engage in a fierce battle with these Earth Dragons, even prepared to risk his life. He never expected that under Lu Jin’s longsword, these Earth Dragons would be harvested rapidly. To his surprise, Lu Jin raised his sword and dropped it, taking the lives of several more Earth Dragons!

As easy as chopping melons and vegetables!

“This…”

While Mo Chen was stunned, he saw an Earth Dragon lunging at Lu Jin. Its combat power was strong enough to rival a Third-Grade Golden Core human cultivator! Yet, it was still dispatched by him in two or three moves!

“His combat power is even stronger than I imagined…”

Mo Chen stopped moving. He just watched the battle. It seemed every move Lu Jin made sparked a different feeling in his heart.

Buzz!

At this moment, the reason Lu Jin began slaughtering the swarm of Earth Dragons so frantically was because when he killed one earlier, a strange force was swallowed by the Burial Heaven Coffin. After this force was purified, he discovered that a new power had appeared within the Infernal Flame Prison Sword!

“The Infernal Flame Prison Sword… truly needs the power of profound sin to improve!”

“But where does the sin of these Earth Dragons come from? Is it because these beasts wanted to eat Ling Tao?”

Lu Jin was somewhat surprised, but there were too many Earth Dragons here. He didn’t overthink; he simply continued to slaughter and devour.

The entire process was also a process of cultivation. As the energy of the Infernal Flame Prison Sword increased, the destructive power of his trump card rose with the tide!

“Brother Lu Jin, I’m going out first…”

Mo Chen was speechless.

He had barely killed a single Earth Dragon! The gap between people was too great, so much so that his nervousness vanished, replaced by a sense of inferiority! As fellow Holy Hall Apostles, how could this guy be so outstanding?

“Alright.”

Lu Jin nodded. When Mo Chen left the space, Lu Jin’s entire body trembled. A majestic wave of Spiritual Power roared out, instantly spreading in all directions!

Rumble

Amidst the floating spiritual light, a phantom of a flame longsword condensed!

The majestic sword might was soul-stirring!

“Now, with one strike of my sword, destroying a Fourth-Grade Golden Core Realm expert is nothing!”

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