Lian Qiu and a few disciples of the Dao sect took hold of sacks filled with XianTian treasures and threw them at the Array then quickly retreated back into a formation created by the group.
Lian RuXue and Ling Tian stood in the front with those in the Inner Heaven Realm that had defensive arts; Those with long-range offensive ability but lacking in defense stood in the very back while those with close-range offensive power were in the middle; Clearly waiting for an attack.
The sacks and treasures inside turned to ash and caused the array to turn red as a crimson wall appeared in front of them, Ling Tian smiled, 'As I expected, if a large number of targets pass through in a short period of time it will signal...' He held a Peak Inner Heaven Blood Bringer sword in front of him and waited.
After a few seconds, the crimson wall vanished as dozens of men in black robes suddenly rushed inside, using Qi techniques to attack.
What they didn't expect was the same as Ling Tian's group also attacked at the same time which took them by surprise and in that single moment, most of them died.
Some were incinerated by a Fire attack and others sliced by sword Qis; Ling Tian didn't actually attack as he felt a dangerous presence approaching, 'What is this aura? It's like a dark fire... It's coming from there...'
He seriously looked behind from where the group had attacked from and saw a devilishly handsome man with long white hair casually approach them, a black sword with an evil air was in his hand as his red eyes looked at them disdainfully. He wore luxurious black robes with golden designs of bones on them.
"Useless ants indeed... Let's see what we have here." The young man observed them and his eyes lingered on Lian RuXue as he snorted, "I see a bunch of pigs and a would-be slave... well, time to die, trash."
Lian RuXue frowned in anger as Ling Tian smirked, 'Arrogant? In front of me? Is this a face slapping situation?!' he wondered as he prepared to attack the man.
Red eyes glowed as Dark Qi exploded from the youth, the entire area was thrust into darkness as if the light that illuminated the space from before was an illusion. The only light was of the glowing red eyes.
Ling Tian instantly frowned, 'Peak Inner Heaven Realm. This sinister cold feeling... It's as if I am alone in the woods late at night being chased by a predator... This guy is very strong!'
He felt danger from the left and brought his sword up to defend while he channeled all his Body Cultivation power through his heart.
A loud clashing sound echoed as a shockwave sent the group around Ling Tian flying, only Lian RuXue was unaffected yet she grew pale.
Ling Tian felt his hand go numb, and his bones tremble and yet he managed to block it with his sword. 'Extremely powerful physically. He has body cultivation!'
His Qi was already moving and he increased its output to the maximum as a red aura of slaughter mixed with sharp deadly sword intent exploded forth from him. The light lit up the surroundings showing the pale faces of the group as they retreated with fear. Only Lian Qiu seemed used to it as he watched with interest yet caution, 'Finally, show this arrogant bastard how it's done!'
The youth was taken aback as he retreated and observed Ling Tian more thoroughly with interest, "Interesting, a rightous cultivator of Dao sect with evil sword intent? Where did you come from? How come I have never heard of you?"
Ling Tian spoke arrogantly, "Do you deserve to know of my name?"
White hair flickered as Dark Qi surged forth in massive amounts, "You dare stand arrogant in front of me, Mo Hui?!"
Lian RuXue seemed scared as she heard the name, 'Mo Hui?! The one that slaughtered 10 million Mortals in one night due to a fit of rage?!! The invincible Devil heir of Dark Flame! This is extremely bad...'
Ling Tian ignored him as dozens of red sword rivers appeared around him, each one like a serpent pointing at Mo Hui.
The Dark Qi condescend around Mo Hui in the form of surging dark flames shaped like deformed souls letting out silent screams.
"I capture the soul of every worthy man I kill and form these Dark flame souls with the Imperial Devil Art; Each one used to be an arrogant man like you but look at them now, burning for eternity in service below my feet. Your fate will be the same." Mo Hui said menacingly.
Ling Tian felt pity for the souls and realized Mo Hui was evil to the core very similar to Empress Rong. He sighed as his eyes turned cold to the extreme, he didn't reply which infuriated Mo Hui.
The world in Ling Tian's eyes grew slow as if time was slowing down, his Qi enhanced everything about him to an extreme extent; Only Heavenly Awakening realm experts could perceive the world at such speeds. He realized Mo Hui's eyes hadn't slowed down and realized the enemy also had the same ability.
Lian RuXue suddenly shouted, "Retreat!" The group quickly retreated in the forest but she stayed behind with Lian Qiu. Despite disliking Ling Tian, she had a responsibility as the leader and her honor as the daughter of Lian Shuren didn't let her flee. Inside, she felt angry at herself because a man she disliked wasn't fazed to face the notorious Devil heir while she felt afraid.
Mo Hui suddenly attacked, faster than their eyes could perceive, Ling Tian disappeared as well. Dozens of loud clashing sounds with shockwaves shook the entire Forest and surroundings. The Lian siblings were shocked by the speeds as they also retreated.
Ling Tian was truly surprised as even when he went all out, he was barely able to keep up speed-wise, 'This opponent is on par with me in regards to speed... If I hadn't trained in Heart Slaying Sword Art, I would have been in big trouble...'
The pure physical clash of extreme speed relied on skill most of all; Ling Tian felt like he was dueling a swordsman with extreme skill, he could barely keep up.
Every clash caused massive destruction around them which wrecked the forest, from afar it seemed as if Heavenly Kings were battling. Everyone who was in the forest was horrified as all ran away, whether cultivator or beast.
As he clashed again and again with Mo Hui he noticed some things, 'Despite his surprised face, he keeps calm and constantly counters creatively, there is no rhythm to his movements, it is very chaotic and unpredictable!'
The attacks came in several directions but suddenly changed directions which forced Ling Tian to adapt and change his form to block and counter. At the same time, sword rivers pierced through Dark flame souls that reformed and devoured sword rivers that reappeared similar to Hydra heads.
Ling Tian was at a loss, the enemy countered every attack; He felt like he didn't know what to do to win! Unlike the Greater Demon, the enemy was on par with him in speed, skill, and intelligence.
Mo Hui was extremely frustrated and yet excited, he had not faced an opponent on his level for a long time. No matter what he did, he couldn't get through to Ling Tian.
He retreated and stopped, Ling Tian also did the same.
Mo Hui suddenly said, "Your sword keeps going after my Heart... what an exquisite sword art! I want it. Give it to me and I might spare your soul after killing you."
Ling Tian smiled calmly, "Give me the Imperial Devil Art and I might consider sparing your life."
Mo Hui laughed, "Truly daring. Good! I will stop playing with you then. Die."
A blast came toward Ling Tian, he slashed it in half with a Qi wave slash that continued toward the location of Mo Hui. Mo Hui wasn't there though, he was missing. Ling Tian looked up as he felt a ginormous amount of Dark Qi move...
The wandering dark flame souls fused into one and formed a giant avatar, Ling Tian watched with wide eyes as a mile tall giant made of dark fire formed. A Roar of pure anguish shook the entire Forest as the heat that Ling Tian could shrug off with his Qi turned unbearably high that affected him.
The Trees around them that reached the knee of the Avatar began burning as the air rippled in heat. Mo Hui looked at the burning Forest from atop the Avatar with a crazy smile, "YES! BURN! How do you like my Imperial Devil Avatar?!! HAHA!"
Mo Hui wanted to see Ling Tian despair but he was shocked to see him smile in excitement as silver wings appeared behind him which brought him up to his height in the air instantly. 'This treasure is really good!' Ling Tian thought as he flew up.
The silver wings disappeared as Ling Tian's clothes flickered as he used his Qi to Form a hundred Sword Rivers hundreds of meters long and dozens of meters thick, the aura of Heartless Slaughtering Sword intent spread to the Sword Rivers.
Ling Tian brought his hand up and clenched it in front of him as he looked at Mo Hui with a smile, 'You think only you can go big?! A battle of pure might and destruction is to my advantage compared to a close-range extremely fast one!'
The blood-red sword rivers grew solid as a bloody chill spread to the Forest and froze everything near Ling Tian and his sword rivers.
"Here comes your order, Blood Ice Sword Rivers to reap your life." He mocked casually.
Cultivators could use Qi to enhance their body to the extreme for close-range combat and some specialized in it, or they could use unique techniques to cause havoc and destruction on a large scale to battle from afar, and there were those who specialized in that as well. But a truly great Cultivator was a master of both.
Ling Tian was much better at the second one compared to the 1st one since the 1st type needed time and skill while the second one was handed to him by the system. The 2nd one for others was much harder since it took extreme effort, level of Cultivation, and many secret techniques to be good at it; That was why very few people were good at the second type while most were good at the 1st type, being good at the 2nd type was a sign of Background and potential.
Ling Tian was a special case though...
The Blood Bringer sword began vibrating as it glowed extremely bright, "Here is your second-order, Sith blade."
Mo Hui felt extreme danger as he looked at the hundred Serpent-like red sword rivers ready to slice him to pieces... The Sith blade in Ling Tian's hand made him gulp as he realized the situation had taken a turn for the worse... The feeling of slight fear made him feel humiliated and enraged.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
From afar, the group and the Lian siblings watched with wide eyes what was happening.
"It's like a Demonic Fire god preparing to face 100 Red Dragons... Are they really not Heavenly Kings?!" Lian Qiu asked himself with indignation, "They live in a different world compared to us."
Lian RuXue smacked his head, "I can summon a Lotus of that Size as well but who would protect you if I join the fight?! My responsibility is to protect the group and lead it, he seems fine so why should I bother?"
She kept blocking the shockwaves for the group and if not for her, the group would have had many casualties before retreating a safe distance.
Lian Qiu didn't seem to pay much attention as he said, "Sure, Sure; Keep telling yourself that..." He suddenly froze as he felt his sister's death glare, "I am sorry!"