Peng Qianhe gasped. Only now did he realize how vastly he had misjudged Jin Duyi, originally thinking that the latter was only a young man who had gotten lucky and saved Dugu Youran once. Now, it turned out that Jin Duyi was a true menace in every sense of the word! Contrary to everyone else, Dugu Youran seemed a little odd. Staring at the screaming Zhu Lin whose eyes had exploded into two bloody holes, she was delighted inside. In fact, she would have burst out laughing with joy if this wasn’t the right occasion. Rong Xiangli rushed over and slapped out his palm. There was immediately a flash of light, and then, a torrent of red vitality force surged into Zhu Lin. Next, Rong Xiangli took out a green gourd, which poured out two drops of liquid that glowed with a holy luster. As they entered Zhu Lin's eyes, there were bursts of dao light as arcane law power condensed and restored Zhu Lin's eyes. However, Rong Xiangli's face dropped. He could sense that while Zhu Lin's wound had healed, his natural talent had been completely impaired! He shot Lin Xun a fierce stare, his voice chilling, “I didn’t think you’d be this cruel. It was only a casual exchange, and yet you used such a vile attack and destroyed Zhu Lin's Jade-Green Sword Pupils talent. Simply unforgivable!” “I must kill him!” roared Zhu Lin madly. His heart was dripping blood and his face hideously twisted. The loss of his innate talent was a fatal blow to his dao path. His cultivation would be greatly affected from now on. Upon his declaration, he erupted with a horrifying might as he struck his palm in Lin Xun’s direction. Immediately, the sky and earth turned pitch black. A gigantic hand filled with the aura of sin appeared in the air and slapped down. From it, countless illusions of demonic gods whistled out with terrifying power. It was like the demon realm had appeared on earth! "Great Demon Controller Palm Seal, the most supreme secret art of the Zhu Clan! This hand can easily pull the opponent into the boundless darkness of the demon realm where they’ll suffer a life worse than death for eternity!" Color was drained from Peng Tianxiang's face. However, Lin Xun didn’t even look at the gigantic hand as he similarly deployed a palm strike. The execution was plain, but the moment the attack struck, it resembled a heavenly monarch descending the mortal world, blooming with an infinite killing force. The ancient pavilion exploded. The heavy restrictions covering the City Lord’s Residence sprang into operation to defuse the horrifying torrent of power. The crowd had retreated far away even much earlier. In the sound of the collision, Zhu Lin was shaken as his full-body protective energy scattered from the shock. He found himself unable to run his strength no matter how hard he tried. Despite having abundant experience in battle, he had never encountered anyone whose aura put him under such a strong oppression. "This is impossible! How can someone from the Great Thousand Worlds have this kind of power?" shrieked Zhu Lin as his face drastically distorted. Like a dark lord trying to destroy the world, his palms cast out thousands of hand shadows of the Great Demon Controller Palm Seal in succession. The entire City Lord’s Residence quaked as the countless restrictions tossed and turned. Facing this, Lin Xun merely thrust his palm at the sky. Under a thick layer of dao light, waves of power brewed and burst out. This palm strike resembled an ancient sacred mountain smashing down on earth. It arrived with petrifying visions of the sky collapsing, the planets shattering, and all the daos crumbling into demise! All of Zhu Lin's attacks were also easily crushed under it. The next second, everyone saw Zhu Lin get sent flying through the air while blood spurted from his mouth nonstop. Lin Xun had gotten up from his seat and, in a flash, teleported in front of Zhu Lin, casually clutching his neck. Zhu Lin struggled desperately but couldn't move at all. His face took on the color of a pig's liver. The area was dead silent. Zhu Lin, a supreme Great Emperor from the Immortal Imperial Zhu Clan, a dazzling world-class giant, had been restrained by the neck in just seconds like a dead dog! Who would dare to believe this? The battle prowess displayed by Lin Xun was equally frightening. He was as vicious as he was powerful, dominating a supreme Great Emperor at every turn. This was beyond what everyone could have expected. "Scumbag! Kill me if you have the guts, or I guarantee that you will die without a place to bury your corpse!" roared a berserk Zhu Lin who seemed to have gone crazy. Under this kind of suppression, his mind and emotions had spiraled out of control. Lin Xun's black eyes flashed with killing intent, “I didn't plan to kill you, but now it looks like you can’t be allowed to live.” “Stop!” Peng Qianhe and Rong Xiangli rushed out almost immediately. Peng Qianhe was feeling helpless. As a member of the Peng Clan, he more than wished for Zhu Lin to be killed, but he knew better. If this guy was killed on his own turf, then the force behind him would hold his entire clan responsible! In other words, Zhu Lin could die, but not on the Peng Clan’s territory! Peng Qianhe didn’t hesitate to use the power belonging to an Ancestor of a Path right from the start. Blotting out the sky, it didn’t aim to subdue Lin Xun, but instead to save Zhu Lin's life. On the other hand, Rong Xiangli summoned a fiery red shuttle, which was clearly a terrifying Emperor-grade weapon from how sharp its aura was. It went straight for the back of Lin Xun's head! Everyone was clear that if Lin Xun killed Zhu Lin, then he would suffer a fatal blow at the same instant. At this dangerous juncture, the Green Wood Dao Body and the Red Flame Dao Body shot out. In a shocking clash, the fiery shuttle was blocked. At the same moment, the Red Flame Dao Body glowed as it faced Peng Qianhe’s terrifying might head-on. The sky above the City Lord’s Residence fell apart, generating a raging torrent of destruction. The spectators were dumbfounded. None of them had dreamed that Lin Xun would be able to dissolve such a deadly threat. It was just inconceivable. The fact that the pressure of an Emperor Ancestor existence like Peng Qianhe had been forcefully stopped made everyone gawk in shock and disbelief. Lin Xun's true body had exerted his strength in the meantime, and Zhu Lin in his clutch instantly exploded, revealing a primordial spirit that resisted the power. Spirit Locking Seal! Just like Fang Xuanzhen and Wen Shaoheng, Zhu Lin had used the Spirit Locking Seal at the brink of death. Lin Xun wasn’t surprised as he had long been accustomed to this. He directly imprisoned the primordial spirit and swiftly stowed it inside the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron. The Phoenix Flame of Order then operated and ground away the primordial spirit into oblivion. This marked the complete death of Zhu Lin! “You—!” Rong Xiangli was enraged. His face was a horrid green color, and his eyes wanted to spit fire. He had never thought Lin Xun would be so merciless and dare to kill without a scruple even in the face of threats. “Imperious!” Peng Qianhe's beard and hair flared in fury. His face was also terribly gloomy. Zhu Lin was dead. When this matter got out, even he as an Emperor Ancestor would be implicated and met with undeserved disaster. Meanwhile, the group of supreme Great Emperor guests in the distance had been utterly stupefied, their eyes and mouths agape. Zhu Lin came from an Immortal Imperial Clan! Regardless of his cultivation, his identity alone was enough to deter any cultivator from the Great Thousand Worlds from offending him. Despite that, Jin Duyi had not only disabled Zhu Lin's talent but also directly killed him. On top of that, not even Peng Qianhe or Rong Xiangli had been able to stop him! Even Peng Tianxiang was so dumbstruck that his jaw almost fell to the ground. Even though he hated Zhu Lin and the way the latter acted, he had to admit Zhu Lin was superior to him in terms of status. Yet, the guy was dead just like that! That bloody scene had also shocked his scalp numb. “He begged me to kill him, so I would look unkind if I didn’t, no?” said Lin Xun casually, his expression calm. “Jin Duyi, you’ve just made a death wish!” Rong Xiangli's expression was terrifyingly morose, "You have no idea how serious the consequences you'll face for doing so! And you as well, your Peng Clan will surely be held responsible for this!" Peng Qianhe's face darkened. He angrily said, “Jin Duyi, you are a criminal! Even the death sentence won’t suffice, I will subdue you and send you to the Zhu Clan for atonement!” “Enough,” Dugu Youran raised her voice at the critical moment, her eyes like the frostiest gems and her beautiful face was full of an oppressive authority. “Zhu Lin was wrong first, and he reaped what he sowed. No matter what consequences there will be, his Zhu Clan can come to find me!” Her words were declared clearly and calmly. Everyone revealed a look of disbelief. Zhu Lin's death would definitely anger the Zhu Clan, and everyone knew that the consequences wouldn’t be easy to bear, or else Peng Qianhe wouldn’t be so furious right now. In spite of that, Dugu Youran said she would shoulder it all! Only Peng Qianhe was secretly ecstatic and felt like a weight was lifted off his heart. With Dugu Youran claiming the responsibility, his Peng Clan would no longer have to worry about being implicated. “Youran, during all these years, Zhu Lin has done a lot to you, but for the sake of an outsider, you’re dismissing his death...?” Rong Xiangli's eyes were filled with boundless fury. He simply couldn't figure out why an intelligent woman like Dugu Youran would make such a stupid decision. Dugu Youran coldly glanced at Rong Xiangli, “As I said, he reaped what he sowed. Also, Brother Jin is my benefactor. My family won’t criticize me harshly even if they know about my decision. “And you, in the past, I didn’t want to make you look bad on account of my respect for your clan. But look at you now, judging me and telling me what to do? Who do you think you are?” Hearing this, Rong Xiangli’s ego took a great hit. His face clouded over, and his eyes reddened with anger. In fact, Dugu Youran's reproach had cut so deeply that his entirety was in discomfort. Everyone's heart trembled as they couldn't believe that Dugu Youran would go so far to defend Jin Duyi. it was clear that she had no intention to give Rong Xiangli any more face! Peng Tianxiang, on the other hand, was grinning from ear to ear inwardly. Zhu Lin is dead, great! Rong Xiangli got reprimanded and suffered a mental blow, awesome! But the one Youran is defending isn't me, not cool... At this thought, Peng Tianxiang’s mood quickly went down. Meanwhile, Rong Xiangli took several deep breaths, during which his expression gradually eased up. Finally, he said, “Youran, if my actions just now made you angry, then I can apologize. However, about today's matter, I can only say that Jin Duyi won’t be able to escape the blame!”