Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World
Chapter 943: The Celestial Blade’s Deception

Chapter 943: The Celestial Blade’s Deception

A few skeptical looks lingered on her, but no one pursued it further. They returned their focus to the battlefield, where Kenny Lin was now absorbing vast amounts of spiritual energy from Ten Thousand Floating Island, channeling it into his pseudo-divine artifact.

The more energy he absorbed, the more delighted Dongjian Zhao became. To him, it indicated that the Blood Hand Scale Poison was rapidly spreading within Kenny Lin’s body.

With each surge of Kenny Lin’s energy, Dongjian Zhao grew more confident that, once the poison took full effect, Kenny Lin would be utterly defeated.

At that moment, a calm voice sounded from across the battlefield.

"If you’re so confident, then take this—my Celestial Blade of Annihilation!"

With a thunderous roar, the space around Dongjian Zhao distorted as a heavy force descended. Time seemed to slow for everything nearby.

Dongjian Zhao saw a towering sword, radiating an overwhelming divine presence, descending upon him like a heaven judgment. Unable to resist, he watched it pierce through his armor, which whined in futile protest before shattering under the sword’s power. Blood burst from his chest, and droplets floated in slow motion before his eyes, as if time had slowed to a crawl.

Dongjian Zhao’s eyes quivered slightly as he stared at Kenny Lin, who stood opposite him, smirking ever so faintly.

"Idiot," Kenny Lin whispered.

Dongjian Zhao couldn’t comprehend it. His mind was flooded with confusion. Why hadn’t Kenny Lin followed his plan? How could he unleash such a powerful attack after being poisoned by the Blood Hand Scale?

"Dongjian!" Elder Liugong was a beat too late. He, like his disciple, had assumed Kenny Lin was incapable of counterattacking, and so he hadn’t intervened in time to protect him.

When he finally acted, he could only shield Dongjian Zhao from the sword’s residual energy, preventing further harm, but the severe injury was already done.

Tan Kai made no move to stop him from saving Dongjian Zhao and simply watched, unfazed, as he pulled Dongjian Zhao to safety.

Dongjian Zhao lay in Elder Liugong’s arms, covered in blood, his eyes wide open. Seeing his master had come to his aid, he opened his mouth to speak, but coughed up a fresh torrent of blood.

"Don’t speak—you’re seriously injured!" Elder Liugong quickly began transferring spiritual energy into him.

Just as Dongjian Zhao felt some relief, a sharp pain seized his chest, causing him to cough up more blood. This time, it was black, thickened into clots, mirroring the poison symptoms Kenny Lin had shown moments ago.

"The Blood Hand Scale Poison!" Elder Liugong’s face darkened.

How could his own disciple be poisoned by his own deadly technique?

"Master, the antidote!" Dongjian Zhao frantically searched through his storage pouch and finally pulled out a bottle. Seeing the bottle in his hand, he let out a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, a fierce gust blew past, snatching the antidote bottle from his hand.

Elder Liugong was caught off guard, unable to stop it in time, and glared at Tan Kai. "Tan Kai, what is the meaning of this?"

Tan Kai held the antidote bottle he had taken. He poured out one antidote pill and tossed it over.

Elder Liugong hesitated for a moment before, under his disciple’s desperate gaze, feeding the pill to him.

After swallowing the antidote, Dongjian Zhao finally felt a weight lift from his heart, though his wounds remained severe. He quickly began using medicinal pills to repair his injuries.

A powerful aura surged from Elder Liugong, directing intense hostility toward the Green Lotus Sect. "Tan Kai, hand over the rest of the antidote, or face the consequences."

Tan Kai took out another antidote pill and threw it to Kenny Lin, who pretended to swallow it.

"You’ve been scheming against us," Elder Liugong accused as he watched this unfold, realizing what had happened.

"Likewise. I’ll be holding onto the remaining antidote," Tan Kai replied openly, putting it away.

On the surface, it seemed as though he and Kenny Lin had planned to seize the antidote together. In reality, Tan Kai had only gone along with this plan after a sudden telepathic message from Kenny Lin.

Everyone was left wondering how Kenny Lin could unleash such a powerful Celestial Blade of Annihilation while poisoned.

"Dongjian Zhao, you kept saying my fellow disciples hadn’t warned me about you. Well, now’s your chance—why don’t you ask Senior Brother Tan?" Kenny Lin, his complexion slightly flushed after "swallowing" the antidote, smirked.

Dongjian Zhao froze, his face pale with shock. The moment Kenny Lin had unleashed the Celestial Blade of Annihilation, he had realized just who he was dealing with.

The Celestial Blade of Annihilation was the legendary technique of Master Lian, it was renowned for its immense power and far surpassing even the Eight God Blades of the Eternal One Sect. Those who mastered this technique could even defeat cultivators stronger than themselves.

As Master Lian’s disciple, Kenny Lin was technically Tan Kai’s junior brother in terms of rank.

Tan Kai, a powerhouse on par with Kenny Lin’s master, would hardly regard him as a serious threat.

"The three challenges are complete. I’ve won," Kenny Lin said, retracting his pseudo-divine artifact before turning around to walk back toward the Green Lotus Sect’s camp.

Just as he neared Amalia, he suddenly coughed violently, spitting up blood into his palm.

Amalia: "..."

"Martial Uncle, are you okay?" Renshu Chang jumped in alarm, fearing it was an aftereffect of the Blood Hand Scale poison.

Looking exhausted, Kenny Lin waved a hand dismissively as he reached Amalia’s side. "I’m fine, just a little unwell. I’ll be alright after a short rest."

"Your face looks so pale... are you sure you’re okay?" Renshu Chang, unaware of the true situation, fell for the act.

Kenny Lin shook his head. "Using the Celestial Blade of Annihilation took a toll, that’s all. My meridians are sore, but I’ll be alright after some medicinal pills."

Jirandai Tang approached, pulling out a bottle of pills. "These are Meridian Nourishing Pills. They can help repair damaged meridians."

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