Wu dong Qian Kun: I, Lin Langtian, Refuse to be a Supporting Character

”As expected from a half-step Nirvana…”

Looking at Ling Lie, who had managed to hold his own in a stalemate, Lin Langtian’s expression turned serious. This encounter had shown him the raw power of a half-step Nirvana master. If not for his mastery of the two-pattern Black Flame Physique, the force of Ling Lie’s attack alone might have left him injured.

The gap between the Transformation mastery level and the half-step Nirvana level was certainly not easy to bridge.

While Lin Langtian was contemplating this, Ling Lie was in shock. Since when had Transformation mastery fighters grown so powerful that they could go toe-to-toe with a half-step Nirvana master? Had this not happened to him firsthand, he would have thought it impossible!

Ling Lie felt deeply unsettled. With Lin Langtian’s strength near that of a half-step Nirvana and his powerful puppet, they could very well overpower him right here.

Not far away, Ling Long and his brothers, now gravely wounded and barely clinging to life under the puppet’s onslaught, watched the battle with despair. They had hoped Ling Lie would finish off Lin Langtian and come to their aid. But who would have imagined that Lin Langtian could hold his ground against their Supreme Elder?

As the three despaired, a fierce figure suddenly appeared beside them, capitalizing on their distraction, and delivered a powerful punch like a cannon blast.

”Agh!”

Two anguished screams echoed through the estate as the puppet’s attack struck. Only Ling Long, the peak Transformation master, managed to dodge, while Ling Hu and Ling Quan fell dead, their chests crushed.

Hearing the screams, Ling Lie turned to see the bloody bodies of his comrades and Ling Long barely hanging on. The sight sent a chill down his spine. He realized that once the puppet dealt with Ling Long and turned its focus to him, his own life would likely end here too.

”Lord Lin Langtian, I surrender. Blackrock Manor will belong to the Lin clan henceforth, and the Ling family will withdraw from this matter. Please, would you spare this old man’s life?” Ling Lie lowered his posture, clasping his hands in a humble gesture toward Lin Langtian. Despite his plea, however, a calculating glint flashed in his old eyes.

Lin Langtian sneered, ”Don’t say I didn’t warn you. I already gave you the chance to leave peacefully, but you ignored it. Now it’s too late to beg.”

Ling Lie’s face twitched with rage, seething at the humiliation of being scorned by a younger opponent. ”Boy, don’t think that a bit of skill lets you act with impunity. If I wish to leave, you can’t stop me!”

With that, he took a step forward, his throat emitting a low, rasping sound as he summoned a powerful surge of energy. The very air seemed to crackle as he conjured a massive lightning serpent before him, far more potent than anything Lin Langtian had unleashed with his Phoenix Seal earlier.

Hiss!

The lightning serpent coiled in the air, radiating the fierce power of a half-step Nirvana master’s full strength.

”Then let’s see if you can escape,” Lin Langtian replied with a cold smile, showing no hint of fear. Gripping his spear, he channeled his energy into its tip, which glowed ominously as it pointed forward. As he extended his spear, the surrounding energy exploded.

A moment later, an enormous fire dragon materialized, emerging from a blazing inferno, its presence overwhelming. Although not a true dragon, it exuded a domineering aura that instantly suppressed the lightning serpent.

”Flame Devouring Dragon Strike!”

Lin Langtian’s eyes flashed as a wave of mental energy surged from him, expanding and materializing into a massive spiritual array around Ling Lie.

This was the Stasis Array, an advanced spiritual technique Lin Langtian had learned in the Talisman Master’s Tower, and it radiated powerful spiritual energy. Ling Lie felt a ripple of unease—this young man was also a skilled talisman master?

Ling Lie had no choice now but to strike back and attempt an escape to summon aid from his clan. If that failed, he’d have to plead with the clan head to personally kill Lin Langtian.

”Thunder Python Mace!” Ling Lie swung his thunder mace, summoning a massive lightning python. The raw energy crackled outward, causing the ground to splinter into a spiderweb of cracks.

Lin Langtian countered with a strike from his spear, sending the fire dragon howling forward, unleashing a wave of searing heat that caused dry objects to spontaneously ignite.

Swoosh!

Both attacks hurtled toward each other, colliding with fierce momentum. Being a true half-step Nirvana, Ling Lie initially held the upper hand.

Yet, despite his disadvantage, Lin Langtian showed no fear. A strange smile appeared on his face, and his black eyes remained calm and confident. Just as Ling Lie’s thunder python mace was about to strike, Lin Langtian activated the Stasis Array.

A ripple of energy surged out from beneath Ling Lie’s feet, and a wave of ominous power spread outward.

Ling Lie’s heart seized with a sense of foreboding. But it was too late.

The thunder python mace froze just inches from Lin Langtian’s chest, held in stasis for a split second—but in a high-level battle, even a moment’s pause was enough to decide the outcome.

Swoosh!

During that split second, Lin Langtian’s fire dragon seized the opening, devouring the lightning serpent whole, while Lin Langtian’s spear thrust forward like the scythe of death, piercing through Ling Lie’s chest and exiting out his back.

Blood spurted from the wound as Ling Lie’s body went rigid, his expression frozen in disbelief. His gaze fell on the blood-soaked hole in his chest, and his face contorted in fury and confusion, unwilling to accept his fate even in death. Slowly, he collapsed.

Ling Lie, the formidable half-step Nirvana master, had fallen.

(End of Chapter)

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