The Prodigies War

Chapter 1757 Treasure Competition

Clang!

The hellish Abi Sword collided with the bone halberd, producing a soul-piercing noise and stirred the entire region.

In the blinding explosion, Xu Lingkun was knocked back.

Before Lin Xun could continue his attack, the Taiwu Dao Sword arrived through the air like a white jade rainbow with a harsh whistling sound and a boundless, misty aura.

Lin Xun swung the Yuantu Sword to parry it.

In just the blink of an eye, the two clashed hundreds of times. Every encounter generated a heaven-shaking impact, causing the area to rumble endlessly.

Wen Qingxue slightly trembled. There was a rare gravity on her beautiful face.

Lin Xun, on the contrary, was going at a shocking momentum and speed despite being under the pincer attack of Xu Lingkun and Wen Qingxue. His strikes were domineering, and he was like a boiling abyss!

The onlookers watched from afar with bated breath and utmost attention.

Lin Xun’s strength made them alert, and similarly, the coordination between Xu Lingkun and Wen Qingxue astonished them.

“Die!” shouted Xu Lingkun, and his long hair flew wildly. His eyes were like the blazing sun as he swung the bone halberd and set off a raging storm of light.

His every strike carried overwhelming murderous intent and, if put in the outside world, could easily kill an average supreme Big Saint.

After all, he was thirteenth on the Starry Sky Big Saint Rankings. The depth of his strength and the dao laws and arts he had mastered were far from ordinary.

But no matter how ferocious his attacks were, Lin Xun dispelled them one by one with force and continuously set him back.

Xu Lingkun’s expression shifted between anger and horror, and his aura kept climbing up.

As for Wen Qingxue, her fighting skills were also exceptional. She wielded the Taiwu Dao Sword like it was her arm as she interpreted a secret sword scripture. The power and the density of the sword qi generated created a white rainbow that skewered the sun.

But like Xu Lingkun, her offense was like a flood meeting a closed sluice gate, a dragon trapped in a great abyss as it was repeatedly suppressed by Lin Xun!

Zhuanyu Heng, Hua Xingli, and the others watched with somber expressions. In their minds, they were imagining themselves in this situation and pondering how they would respond.

If they were Xu Lingkun or Wen Qingxue, what measures should they take against Lin Xun?

The more they compared, the more serious their expressions became.

There was no doubt that this kind of battle could be called unprecedented even in the Ancient Nebula Road!

After all, a hegemon like Xu Lingkun was already a rare character.

A heaven-defying menace like Lin Xun was equally hard to come by.

As for Wen Qingxue, while she was only in the top 100 of the Starry Sky Big Saint Rankings, the battle prowess she was displaying was eye-opening.

“Rise!” Wen Qingxue suddenly uttered an obscure dao sound.

Whoosh!

A rusty, broken sword tip swept out. Despite its appearance, it released ripples of scarlet sword qi that dyed the void red.

“Emperor Dao’s aura! Don’t tell me it’s a shattered Emperor Sword?!” exclaimed a startled onlooker in disbelief.

Some other cultivators even stiffened, and their hair stood up as they sensed a bone-chilling threat from the sword tip.

“Slash!” Wen Qingxue solemnly drew a stroke with her finger.

With a flash, the sword tip teleported through the air. It seemed very slow, but it appeared right before Lin Xun’s eyes in an instant and viciously stabbed at the spot between his brows.

The seemingly slow but actually fast movement was so uncomfortable that it made people want to cough up blood.

Clang!

The Broken Blade that was stored in Lin Xun’s mindsea swiftly swept out and met the sword tip with unparalleled precision.

Upon colliding, the Broken Blade quivered and was sent flying!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Xun teleported away. As he appeared in another place, there was a flash of surprise in his expression.

This broken sword tip was clearly extremely remarkable, suspected to be an incomplete Emperor-grade treasure!

Swish!

The sword tip flashed, setting off a wave of scarlet sword qi as it attacked once again.

Almost at the same time, Xu Lingkun shouted loudly and attacked from the other side. From his bone halberd, an endless cold current surged out with dense rune patterns and vague dao echoes.

The audience all stopped breathing for a second. This series of attacks was as fast as lightning and dangerous to the extreme!

Rumble!

Amidst the deafening noises, everyone saw a blood-stained bronze shield appear in front of Lin Xun.

This was an ancient treasure that Lin Xun had obtained from Underworld Son that had an unfathomable origin and astounding defense. However, the shield exploded into pieces in just a second.

Just like before, Lin Xun seized the opportunity and launched a counterattack. The Abi Sword, Yuantu Sword, and the Broken Blade shot toward Xu Lingkun together.

Under normal circumstances, Xu Lingkun’s strength was a cut above Wen Qingxue’s.

But the current situation wasn’t normal. Wen Qingxue’s mysterious sword tip possessed terrifying killing power that had impacted Lin Xun to a certain degree.

Therefore, he planned to finish off Xu Lingkun first before dealing with Wen Qingxue.

Xu Lingkun’s pupils shrunk. He did not hesitate to resist with all his might, but one exchange was all it took to knock him back, making his qi and blood churn. If he hadn’t evaded in time, then the Broken Blade would have left a cut on his cheek. Still, he was in a bit of a sorry state.

An enraged Xu Lingkun roared, “You think I don’t have any good treasures in reserve?”

With a wave of his sleeve, an ancient scroll appeared and unfolded in the air, revealing the painting of sixteen flying daggers.

One was slim and glistening white like a dancing light.

One was ink-black, looming in the darkness.

One was like a golden flame that shed sharp blade sparks.

Each flying dagger was incredibly realistic with different forms and auras. They were magical but also emanated extremely terrifying might.

“That’s the Imperial Xu Clan’s Diagram of Sixteen Emperor Daggers!”

Many jumped in shock when they recognized the scroll. Hand-drawn by one of the Xu Clan’s seven great demon-beast Emperors, Demon-Beast Emperor Xu Hong, the scroll painting was imprinted with Emperor will and essence.

When all of the sixteen flying daggers emerged, they could cut down demons and gods and cleave the sky!

“Void Light!”

At Xu Lingkun’s shouted order, a flying dagger as slender as a streak of light flew out from the scroll and split the air as it shot toward Lin Xun.

Although its speed was not unimaginably fast, the dagger was so indistinct that it was impossible to capture.

Clang!

Lin Xun blocked it with the Broken Blade. As the two weapons met, Lin Xun was slightly shaken. He couldn’t help but narrow his eyes.

“Nirvana Dark!”

Xu Lingkun’s expression was ruthless as he sent out a pitch-black flying dagger. Like a black smear in the darkness, it slashed at Lin Xun.

“Latent Fire!”

“Crow Shade!”

“Broken Moat!”

“Charging Frost!”

Xu Lingkun proceeded to release the remaining ten flying daggers in one breath and sent them to Lin Xun.

Each flying dagger had a unique ability. As ten of them flew out in unison, the surrounding void was permeated with colorful and magnificent light.

Watching from a distance, Zhuanyu Heng’s group gasped in shock.

That was the Diagram of Sixteen Emperor Daggers, a masterpiece that the Demon-Beast Emperor Xu Hong had poured his heart and soul into making!

In just a moment, Lin Xun was put in a perilous situation.

The most frightening thing was that Wen Qingxue didn’t stay idle during this onslaught. She kept steering the Taiwu Dao Sword and the mysterious sword tip to deal with Lin Xun.

Anyone who saw such a scene would feel their scalp tingle with fright.

As a matter of fact, Lin Xun was indeed in danger, constantly teleporting to dodge the incoming attacks while finding that his available space for teleportation was being reduced with time.

Although the Broken Blade, Abi Sword, and Yuantu Sword were strong, they were not Emperor-grade weapons. It was difficult for them to fight against the mysterious sword tip and the Diagram of Sixteen Emperor Daggers.

This was a demonstration of the aid of external forces!

How could characters like Xu Lingkun and Wen Qingxue who were of noble origins not have some life-saving treasures up their sleeves?

These ‘external forces’ alone were enough to help them turn situations around when they encountered unbeatable opponents!

Now, Xu Lingkun and Wen Qingxue secretly heaved a sigh of relief, feeling reassured that they were finally suppressing Lin Xun after resorting to all means possible. This also lifted their spirits.

“Kill him!”

The two of them certainly wouldn’t miss this opportunity. Without a pause, they attacked even more ferociously than before, obviously aiming to completely take Lin Xun down.

The onlookers’ eyes flickered. On the path of seeking the dao, one must rely on themselves, but in battles, external forces were also part of one’s strength. Such was the irrefutable truth since ancient times.

And right now, Wen Qingxue and Xu Lingkun had the advantage of external forces!

But before the two of them could celebrate, the seemingly suppressed Lin Xun suddenly sneered.

“I intended to compete with you using only my dao, so that you’d be a little more willing when accepting your death, but your performance...really disappoints me.”

He didn’t hide his disdain in this remark.

The next second, a treasure pagoda emerged from Lin Xun. Looking like a tower made of polished gold, it bloomed with a brilliant light!

The crowd felt a stab of pain in their eyes as a vast and ancient aura spread out. It was a mere pagoda, but its might let them feel a supreme power that dominated the ages!

It was also at this moment that all the treasures attacking Lin Xun, whether it was the sixteen flying daggers, the Taiwu Dao Sword, or the mysterious sword tip, seemed to be restrained by something. They trembled in the void and fell into a state of stagnation!

“What...?” The pupils of Xu Lingkun and Wen Qingxue shrunk in unison, and their faces faltered.

“Did you really think you’re the only ones with trump cards? I, Lin Xun, have never once lost when it comes to competing with external objects!” said Lin Xun icily as the pagoda floating above him launched a counterattack!

Boom!

The pagoda glowed with endless golden lights, blazing, sacred, and majestically mighty.

The mysterious sword tip buzzed as it struggled. But it was without any success and was sent flying.

The flying daggers wailed thunderously but could not get an inch closer to Lin Xun. It was as if they had hit an invisible wall.

This was as if Wen Qingxue’s and Xu Lingkun’s greatest trump cards had been suppressed by Lin Xun in one fell swoop!

“What kind of treasure is that?”

“Could it be the pagoda that disappeared during the Dao War of Emperors? It can’t be! It was supposedly destroyed a long time ago, never to appear again...”

Zhuanyu Heng, Hua Xingli, and the rest of the crowd paled in shock.

The power of the pagoda made them feel pressured and their hearts palpitate. It was simply too divine and extraordinary!

“Die!” Lin Xun was already charging at Xu Lingkun with his swords at an astonishing speed, his force surging like a tsunami.

It was too late for Xu Lingkun to evade. With a roar, he gathered all of his strength to take it head on.

The instant they clashed, Xu Lingkun was sent flying with blood flowing out from his seven orifices and stars filling his vision. As his tendons and bones nearly snapped entirely, he grunted in pain.