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Upon seeing this spectacle, the faces of the surrounding powerhouses changed greatly, exclaiming unanimously.

"Tch!"

At that very moment, the blood-red sword in Lin Yun's hand fell upon Venerable Lingyuan's body.

In an instant, Venerable Lingyuan was cut in half from head to toe.

"Vroom! Vroom!"

At the same time, the blood-red long sword in Lin Yun's hand emitted a bright red light and vibrated rapidly, appearing quite jubilant.

"Is the Bloodthirsty Sword absorbing blood?"

"That Bloodthirsty Sword..."

The surrounding powerhouses, witnessing this scene, shivered slightly, their hearts filled with trepidation.

Could it be that this Lin Yun, like Nanweng, had truly fallen into the path of the demonic, beginning to kill and absorb blood?

Despite their fears, none dared to make a move on Lin Yun.

Such was the power of a formidable background.

If it had been Nanweng behaving this way, they wouldn't care about Nanweng's motives; they would have ganged up on him long ago.

"Ahhhh—"

Although Venerable Lingyuan was cleaved in two by Lin Yun, the powerhouses' extraordinary and robust vitality prevented him from dying.

However, having his life force drained by an external force was immensely painful. Especially the looming presence of death growing ever closer filled Venerable Lingyuan with tremendous fear, causing him to wail in a mix of shock and terror.

He struggled with all his might to break free, but to no avail, deepening his fear.

Lin Yun's strength far exceeded his expectations.

He never anticipated that Lin Yun, who was at the twelfth level of the Peak Realm, possessed such terrifying power.

If he had known this, he wouldn't have dared to provoke Lin Yun, even if Lin Yun and the miniature Super Golden Beast didn't have a powerful background.

Huff! Huff!

As Lin Yun's Bloodthirsty Sword absorbed the fresh blood inside Venerable Lingyuan's body, Lin Yun's body radiated a blood-red light, and his aura steadily increased.

His strength was improving.

"Vroom——"

After about a dozen breaths' time, Lin Yun suddenly withdrew the Bloodthirsty Sword, abruptly halting the process.

As soon as Lin Yun withdrew the Bloodthirsty Sword, Venerable Lingyuan's body, split into two halves, quickly closed in on itself and slowly recovered.

A red line formed from his forehead down his body, appearing incredibly ghastly.

Neither more nor less, Venerable Lingyuan's aura was now only half of what it had been.

This seemingly mere draining of vitality did not only absorb his vitality but also sapped a person's spirit, causing a genuine decline in their strength that was difficult to recover from—this was something that Lin Yun had discovered long ago.

This was what made the Bloodthirsty Sword able to plunder the adversary's vitality and increase its own strength without destabilizing its realm.

The Bloodthirsty Sword possessed the ability to seize the essence of others for its own use, a predatory trait that was all-encompassing.

Venerable Lingyuan's entire body collapsed, hovering in space out of sheer instinct, as if all his strength had evaporated in an instant.

Venerable Lingyuan looked up at Lin Yun with a face filled with terror, as if he were looking at a demon.

Although he was mentally prepared, he had not expected that Lin Yun would drain his cultivation in this manner.

Lin Yun... could actually seize the cultivation of others.

Soon, Venerable Lingyuan was jolted back to reality.

His cultivation was already lost, and he absolutely could not offend Lin Yun again.

Otherwise, his previous losses would have been in vain.

Moreover, it would be akin to courting death.

After witnessing Lin Yun's might, his wariness of Lin Yun deepened.

To deal with him, Lin Yun didn't need the backing of his background or to invite other powerhouses—Lin Yun alone could slay him.

This feeling was a mix of terror and admiration, incredibly complex.

"Th... thank you, Master Lin, for sparing my life... for your... mercy..."

Having lost half his cultivation, Venerable Lingyuan's recovery rate had declined significantly. It took a considerable amount of time before his body looked somewhat normal again. He bowed again, deeply, to Lin Yun, speaking with a trembling voice.

"Let's put an end to this matter. If you seek revenge in the future, I am always ready." Lin Yun nodded slightly, speaking impassively.

His decision not to kill Venerable Lingyuan was not out of mercy.

It was because he was in a sensitive position at the moment and didn't want to portray an image of a ruthless killer.

Moreover, he had plans to participate in the Heavenly Principle Fruit Competition.

The Heavenly Principle Fruit Competition was organized by the Human Race. If he were to kill a super warrior of the Human Race now, it might affect his participation in the competition.

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare at all. It was my fault. From now on, I'll be cautious and refrain from attacking others," Venerable Lingyuan stated hastily.

Refrain from attacking others?

So that implied he would still attack others?

Could it be... perhaps, he was investigating his opponent, deciding whether to provoke them before making any move?

Lin Yun glanced at Venerable Lingyuan.

He didn't point out the flaw in Venerable Lingyuan's words, or attempt to guess their meaning.

It didn't matter.

Whoosh!

Lin Yun turned and flashed towards Little Gold.

"Little Gold, let's head back," Lin Yun said.

Roar—

Little Gold let out a soft roar.

Whoosh!

The next moment, both human and beast dashed towards Xiao Chong's battleship, not too far away.

The surrounding warriors, whether ordinary or super warriors, Lin Yun paid them no mind.

"This Lin Yun..."

"He could actually control the murderous influence of the Bloodthirsty Sword and didn't kill Venerable Lingyuan, this shows that Lin Yun's willpower is incredibly strong…"

"Indeed, he's the one who was capable of beheading the Bloodthirsty Demon…"

"Certainly, he's the one who has a great connection with the Immortal Origin Holy Land…"

A number of warriors saw this and began to discuss amongst themselves.

Lin Yun's decision not to kill Venerable Lingyuan earned the respect of many.

Among these warriors, few were of pure intentions.

Before, many didn't know the cause of the conflict between Lin Yun, Little Gold and Venerable Lingyuan.

They only saw Little Gold fighting Venerable Lingyuan, and some super warriors were very wary of Lin Yun's status and dared not intervene, causing others to feel resentment towards them.

Later, the reasons for Lin Yun and Little Gold's conflict with Venerable Lingyuan were revealed.

Most could not help but think that Venerable Lingyuan was truly asking for death.

In addition, Lin Yun was a human race warrior, which inevitably fostered a sense of identification among others.

The strength Lin Yun displayed also earned a lot of respect.

In the end, Lin Yun's magnanimity greatly impressed many people.

There were not many warriors with such strength, background, and magnanimity.

"Venerable Lingyuan really is a lucky guy…"

"Indeed, he was about to be killed by the Eastern Emperor and the Nine Lines Dragon, but instead was saved by Lin Yun. He only lost half of his abilities, that's so generous…"

"Absolutely, very generous!"

"Speaking of the Eastern Emperor and the Nine Lines Dragon, truly disappointing… They appeared to be so weak and timid. We had high hopes for them, but they fell far short of this Lin Yun…"

Some sighed.

Among the stars.

"Let's move on, this incident today has been an eye-opener. Now that this matter is over, it's time to leave."

"Yes, today, the Eastern Emperor and the Nine Lines Dragon lost a lot of face. When they see us here, they won't direct their resentment to us, better leave promptly."

A few super warriors echoed in agreement.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

As they conversed, some super warriors left the place.

"Wait a second, this Lin Yun seems to have a good character. Let's wait here, and see if we can befriend him!"

"Indeed, even if we can't befriend him, now, a new super warrior has been born here, this is a good opportunity to gain insight, we can just have it here!"

Some super warriors communicated this privately.

They stayed put.

Regardless of them, Lin Yun inside the battleship, was once more in a state of cultivation.

"The essence blood of a super warrior is really amazing. Originally, I just had a bit of twelve-grade peak status. After absorbing so much of the super warrior's essence blood, I immediately reached my limit. Just a little more and I could've broken through the half-step Super Realm…"

Lin Yun controlled the massive power within his body to spin rapidly, inwardly saying.

It was because of Little White and Little Blue within the Bloodthirsty Sword, that the Sword could absorb so much more essence blood. Otherwise, so much essence blood of the super warriors could absolutely let him break through to the Half Step Super Realm.

"Just a little more, if I had absorbed a little more essence blood, I might have…"

Lin Yun shook his head.

At that time, he used the Bloodthirsty Sword to only absorb half of Venerable Lingyuan's essence blood, leaving the other half.

If he had absorbed a little more essence blood then, he might have broken through to Half Step Super Realm.

But, he had already spoken out then and couldn't take back his words.

"It's just as well, I've been cultivating too rapidly recently, and many aspects are not yet steady. Just then, if I'd truly broken through to Half Step Super Realm, it wouldn't have been good…" After a pause, Lin Yun comforted himself.