Chapter 152: Slain the Domain Lord, Obliterated the Lin Family

Gu Sha's figure seemed to defy the very concept of distance. In a mere instant, he appeared directly in front of the head of the Lin family. Wielding the Tang blade in his hand, he slashed forward. A torrent of blade light surged forth, infinite energy coalescing into wave after wave of razor-sharp brilliance that emitted a heaven-shaking luminescence and enshrouded the target.

The head of the Lin family and the numerous War Emperors of the Lin family hurriedly launched their counterattacks.

Various weapons manifested surging, violent energies that poured overwhelmingly toward Gu Sha.

"Boom!"

With a deafening explosion,

energy akin to violent sea waves churned and rippled outward. Towering palaces shattered one after another, and the earth itself split apart.

The protective energy barrier formed by the combined might of the War Emperors managed to block Gu Sha's single strike.

The Lin family head spoke in an icy tone, "Gu Sha, since you are obstinate and insist on disrupting internal peace, I am left with no choice but to—"

"Are you done with this act? Aren't you tired of being so hypocritical?"

Gu Sha let out a cold snort and lashed out with another slash of his blade.

"You ungrateful wretch!"

The Lin family head roared in fury, a blinding multicolored glow erupting from his hands. He summoned a treasured weapon that radiated a crystalline, divine light, resembling a star falling from the outer realms, carrying terrifying energy fluctuations.

"Gu Sha, since you refuse to listen to reason, I am forced to subdue you—"

"Are you even worthy?"

Gu Sha sneered. Energy erupted from the Tang blade, scattering boundless sacred radiance as it directly cleaved right through the Lin family head's energy turbulence.

"Puff!"

The Lin family head's eyes widened in horror. The weapon in his hand snapped and instantly shattered into pieces. He watched helplessly as the blade descended; even before it touched his flesh, he was already coughing up mouthfuls of blood.

His eyes were filled with absolute terror.

Under this blade, he was going to die!

However, at that very moment, a gentle wave of energy materialized in front of the Lin family head, intercepting Gu Sha's Tang blade.

Amidst ripples in the air, an old man appeared. Mist swirled around his feet, hazy and ethereal, exuding the air of an otherworldly immortal. An aura so terrifying it made one tremble emanated from his body.

"Very well, that is enough."

The old man's expression was calm, and his tone was equally placid. Though he looked at Gu Sha, his eyes betrayed no emotion whatsoever. A single, short sentence carried an unquestionable authority, as if Gu Sha were obligated to obey his every word.

The moment this old man appeared,

the nervous tension on the faces of the Lin family's War Emperors dissipated, replaced by profound relief and certainty.

"Greetings, Great Elder!"

"We pay respects to the Great Elder!"

They instinctively bowed to the old man, completely convinced that Gu Sha no longer held any right to defiance in the presence of this figure.

This was the Domain Lord of the Lin family,

the Great Elder of the Lin family, Lin Yue.

Lin Yue stood with his hands clasped behind his back, nodding slightly. He looked at Gu Sha and said, "Gu Sha, you have committed a grave crime, but considering your outstanding contributions to humanity, your capital punishment can be waived—"

"Waived your fucking ass!"

Cursing aloud, Gu Sha slashed his blade directly toward Lin Yue.

Looking entirely unconcerned, Lin Yue slowly extended a hand and said, "With this single palm strike, I punish your insubordination!"

Lin Yue struck out with a palm, converging brilliant energy that transformed into a Flood Dragon blade. Its scales were chilling and its claws ferocious, it surged straight forward with razor-sharp edge, directly swallowing Gu Sha's Tang blade.

Acting as if he had just performed a trivial task, Lin Yue kept one hand behind his back and said, "Gu Sha, I originally held a high appreciation for you—"

"Boom!"

Suddenly, at that exact moment,

Gu Sha's Tang blade tore directly through Lin Yue's attack.

In a flash, it appeared right in front of Lin Yue, and a hand slapped fiercely across Lin Yue's face.

"Smack!"

A crisp, resounding slap stunned everyone present.

Lin Yue's aged face instantly turned beet red, bearing the fiery, crimson imprint of a handprint.

"Old bastard, what kind of barking were you just doing?"

Gu Sha smashed his fist toward Lin Yue. The force of his punch whistled like a roaring flood dragon, spewing boundless, blinding light—it was a tempest of lightning, yet rendered entirely in gold.

Having been struck across the face, Lin Yue was consumed by rage, yet he desperately tried to maintain his detached, serene facade. A sudden oppressive aura erupted from his body, creating the illusion that a miniature world had instantly encapsulated Gu Sha, wreathed in wind and thunder. Lin Yue looked like a God of Thunder descended to the mortal realm as boundless purple light surged forth, transforming the very air into crackling lightning.

This was Lin Yue's domain.

Gu Sha's body appeared to be bound instantaneously.

"Those who are arrogant court their own destruction. Gu Sha, you are a young man with immense potential, but unpolished jade cannot become a vessel. Today, I shall properly teach you the meaning of awe and reverence!"

Lin Yue brought his palm down. Instantly, thunder shook the ears, and the space was crowded with crackling arcs of electricity, triggering a massive, violent explosion.

However, the very next instant,

the serene detachment on his face completely collapsed, and his expression froze utterly.

This was because Gu Sha had not been bound at all. Instead, he instantly shattered the domain and broke straight through.

"You... you... you are a Domain Lord..."

"Bang!"

Gu Sha threw a punch. This was the culmination of the War-Immortal Fist. With a single strike, energy poured forth. Twelve layers of force stacked together with unstoppable momentum, tearing all the lightning to shreds before slamming squarely into Lin Yue's palm.

"Bang!"

With a resounding crash,

a bone-fracturing sound echoed from Lin Yue's arm. The immense impact drove his hand backward, striking him heavily in his own chest.

"Puff!"

Lin Yue spat out a mouthful of blood, his entire body sent flying backward as he crashed straight into a pile of ruins.

"Cough, cough!"

Struggling, Lin Yue crawled out from the ruins, coughing up two more mouthfuls of blood.

The very next instant,

Gu Sha descended from the heavens,

bringing his foot down hard on Lin Yue's head.

With a loud "boom,"

Lin Yue's legs buckled, and he dropped heavily to his knees on the ground.

Executing a backflip, Gu Sha kicked Lin Yue under the chin, launching him back into the air before reaching out to grab him by the throat. In an icy tone, he said, "Old thing, what were you barking about earlier?"

Lin Yue completely lost the supreme, detached demeanor he had displayed upon his arrival. Panic-stricken, he pleaded, "Gu Sha... you cannot keep compounding your mistakes. If you stop now, you still have a chance to survive. You will become the common enemy of all beings in the upper realms—"

"Crack!" With a crisp snap,

Lin Yue's neck broke.

Gu Sha stripped Lin Yue of his spatial ring, tossed his corpse unceremoniously into the ruins, and raised his gaze to look at the panicking War Emperors of the Lin family.

"I hereby declare the Lin family erased from existence!"

Before his voice even faded,

Gu Sha had already soared into the air, his Tang blade slashing wildly. Layer upon layer of blade light wove across the ground and filled the sky, forming an inescapable net that suppressed the scattering, terrified War Emperors right in the center.

"Ah!" "Ah!"

Cries of agony rang out.

Gu Sha moved swiftly through the air, flashing like streaks of light. Every single pause he made was accompanied by the fall of a War Emperor, with blood raining down like a storm.

The battlefield had shifted from the City Lord's Mansion to the outside.

Countless human residents within the city witnessed this battle, watching the scene of Gu Sha hunting down and butchering the Lin family's War Emperors without mercy.

"Bang!"

Accompanied by a deafening crash,

the Lin family head's defensive artifact shattered, sending him crashing through a building in the city. With disheveled hair and broken wings, vomiting mouthfuls of blood, he roared at the top of his lungs, "Gu Sha, you cannot kill me! If I die, Tianshui City will be left without leadership. If the Lin family falls, the order of the millions of people in Tianshui City will collapse, directly impacting the frontline—"

"Clang!"

In mid-air, Gu Sha hurled his blade. It pierced straight into the Lin family head's head, and instantly, his skull exploded like a shattered watermelon, gore splashing in all directions.

"Idiots, you're the ones who propped me up as a god, and then you actually believed your own hype? You dare try to shackle me with righteousness?"