The Prodigies War
Chapter 2320 Stop!

Chapter 2320 Stop!

Duckweed would rise and fall with the waves and could easily be drowned within them.

However, Lin Xun was no duckweed.

He marched straight ahead despite the massive mob surging towards him from every direction. Wishpower of the living furiously assaulted him like raging waves, but was unable to touch even the hem of his clothes.

After all, this was merely an illusionary world made from wishpower.

At the end of the day, Earth Treasury Emperor hadn’t succeeded in constructing a golden body of virtue, making it impossible for him to properly revive.

Otherwise, why would he need to use an illusory world against Lin Xun?

It was nothing but a joke.

High above the heavens, the majestic Earth Treasury Emperor seemed to have finally realized that something was wrong. With a deep sigh, he reached out his arm and swatted at Lin Xun.

Rumble!

The arm stretched across the void like a heavenly pillar, making the sun, moon, and stars appear incomparably small.

From a distance, it looked as if the hand of god was descending upon the mortal realm.

Lin Xun's footsteps didn’t stop. A blade as bright as blinding snow coalesced in the air, rapidly expanding to a length of ten thousand feet as it slashed at the heavens.

My heart is a blade that can cut down the sun, moon, ghosts, and gods!

In an instant, that giant hand was chopped down by the blade and dissipated into a rain of illusory light.

"If you kill my grand self, billions of lives will be snuffed out because of you!" bellowed the magnificent voice, causing the heavens to tremble.

However, Lin Xun merely raised his head as his expression grew increasingly mocking. "Pretending you’re real when you’re not, what will you fight me with since you can’t revive?"

Omm!

With a thought, he shot into the sky.

Since it was an illusory world made from the wishpower of the living, he should naturally face it with his own dao wishpower.

This was the very dao wishpower that had triggered a bizarre and incomparably terrifying tribulation all those years ago!

The dark world suddenly blazed with light as an inconceivable transformation occurred.

When my dao is realized,I will be crowned by eternity, immortality shall clothe me,fortune shall become my boots as I tread my way...

My heart is the heart of the heavens.

My dao is the great dao.[1]

......

The grand aspiration Lin Xun had made back then was akin to a brand that had been imprinted into his very essence. In this moment, it manifested from him in the form of a corporeal force.

The darkness was chased away as Lin Xun transformed into the most dazzling of lights.

His imposing figure towered high above the heavens, surrounded by billions of eternal divine lights as ten thousand daos flowed from him like waterfalls. He was like the brightest light guarded by even the sun, moon, and stars.

Every living being couldn’t help but pause in place as they trembled at this sight.

Far in the distance, Earth Treasury Emperor looked as if he had seen a ghost and involuntarily cried out, "What kind of dao wishpower is this? How...how can it..."

However, Lin Xun ignored him and instead looked down at the endless masses of people. "My generation will not kneel to the heavens above nor the lands below. We do not fear demons or gods or Buddhas. If our heads are taken, it will be nothing more than death, but if our knees are shattered, we will never be able to stand up again."

His words resounded throughout the heavens as if they were the sound of the dao itself, causing everyone to tremble, especially the cultivators, who revealed struggling looks in their eyes.

Earth Treasury Emperor realized the situation was rapidly taking a turn for the worse and bellowed, "I’ve protected all of you until now. My will is the will of the heavens. If anyone dares to disobey, you will be abandoned by the world and fall for eternity!"

His voice shook the heavens, causing billions of people to shiver.

Lin Xun nonchalantly said, "Although the vast majority of them have converted to the Earth Treasury Realm, they might not have gone willingly. Once they begin to resist, the wishpower of the living will naturally crumble on its own. What will you, Earth Treasury Emperor, use to enslave them then? What right do you have to talk about reviving?"

With that, Lin Xun spread his arms and legs outward. As he raised his hand, dao light rushed throughout heaven and earth and enveloped billions of living beings.

"I, Lin Daoyuan, will give you a chance to decide again. If you didn’t willingly convert to the Earth Treasury Realm, enter this bottle now!"

Dao wishpower rumbled as it coalesced into the shape of the Dao Immeasurable Bottle and hovered in the air.

"Who dares!?"

Earth Treasury Emperor was furious.

Despite this, countless cultivators rose from the endless mass of people and rushed into the Dao Immeasurable Bottle without hesitation.

When someone took the lead, the others would naturally follow. For a time, billions of living beings swarmed towards the Dao Immeasurable Bottle like a great river.

Earth Treasury Emperor roared, "I will kill all of you!"

His three heads and six arms began to dance, making hand seals, fists, and palms to slaughter the masses. "Lin Daoyuan, you did this, they will all die because of you!"

Lin Xun responded with a wave of his hand.

Rumble!

Endless dao light surged and molded into the shape of a sword cauldron. In the blink of an eye, it severed all six of Earth Treasury Emperor's arms.

Immediately after, Earth Treasury Emperor began to crumble and disintegrate.

Lin Xun quietly watched.

Like Xi had said, the wishpower of the living was an evil path that would forever shackle its user.

With the wishpower of the living under Earth Treasury Emperor’s control continuing to drain away and pour into that Dao Immeasurable Bottle, Earth Treasury Emperor was destined to perish. Revival was completely out of the cards.

"Lin! Dao! Yuan!"

Earth Treasury Emperor’s towering figure ultimately dissipated like smoke. In his final moment, he could only let out a roar filled with incomparable hatred and reluctance.

Every word dripped with monstrous hatred as if it were a curse that had forcibly crossed over from more than ten thousand years in the past.

However, Lin Xun's heart remained a rippleless lake from start to end.

Rumble!

Soon, the dark world also collapsed and was destroyed.

The scenery before his eyes began to change as his consciousness returned to his body. He found himself still inside the Earth Treasury Realm.

The black Buddhist niche that had reached into the clouds began to crack at this moment. Spider-web-like cracks also spread on the faceless Buddha statue enshrined within it before they collapsed together with a loud rumble.

Smoke and dust filled the air as a tidal wave of wishpower of the living surged across the land. It was the faith of billions and billions of people that had been accumulated by the Earth Treasury Realm over countless years.

With the destruction of Earth Treasury Emperor’s divine statue, the immense and incomparable wishpower of the living was now ownerless.

Omm!

Lin Xun summoned the sword cauldron. Immediately, the wishpower of the living poured into it like a raging tsunami.

"After I destroy the Earth Treasury Realm, I will set all of you free..." Lin Xun promised with clear eyes.

For cultivators, such wishpower was absolutely a deeply coveted treasure that would make even Emperors salivate.

However, Lin Xun had never once entertained even the thought of cultivating with the wishpower of the living. As such, it was easy for him to let it go.

When Lin Xun put the sword cauldron away, a sudden terrifying rumble rang out from the distance.

He immediately turned around.

Far away, the divine beast Cangzhe’s enormous body was pierced by Xi’s spear and exploded with a loud bang.

The explosion also sent Xi flying. She staggered unstably in the air as if about to fall at any moment.

Lin Xun's heart tightened as he immediately dashed over and reached out to catch Xi by the waist.

Her slender body abruptly tensed as she instinctively swung an arm to strike him away.

When she saw who it was, her fair and soft hand barely managed to stop an inch from his face.

"Let go!" Xi was mortified.

In the past, she was as cold as snow and as ethereal as a celestial fairy from the heavens. She was usually surrounded by dreamy rain-like light that made it impossible to clearly see her features.

Even so, anyone could tell that she was a beauty who should never be desecrated.

It was the first time Lin Xun had seen her show an embarrassed and angry expression, and he couldn’t help but be stunned by the sight of it.

However, he quickly cast aside such thoughts and said, "Don't move, elder. Your injuries are quite serious."

The clothes across Xi's chest were stained with blood, and bone was visible from the deep gashes on her shoulder. Strangely enough, strands of what appeared to be taboo law power seemed to be growing around the wound, and was constantly eroding her delicate, snow-white skin.

These were only the wounds visible on the surface.

Lin Xun also noticed that Xi's breathing was erratic, a sign that she had suffered extremely severe internal injuries.

This made him slightly narrow his eyes, realizing that Cangzhe was far more terrifying than he had imagined.

While Lin Xun was intently examining her body for injuries, Xi felt uncomfortable as if ants were crawling all over her.

It was the first time in her life that she was being held by a man. Although he was only concerned about her injuries, the strange sensation made it impossible for her to feel at ease for a time.

Just as she was about to struggle again, Lin Xun brought her to the ground and said with a serious expression, "Elder, I’ll tend to your wounds first."

"I...”

Before Xi could refuse, Lin Xun had already torn off the cloth covering her shoulder, exposing a section of her supple jade-like shoulder. The contrast of her delicate collar bone only made the bloody gashes on her shoulder stick out even more.

Xi was inwardly mortified. If it weren’t for her grave injuries and depleted qi, she would already be smacking around the young man whom she had watched grow up since he was a boy.

However, the sight of Lin Xun’s serious and worried expression made Xi hold herself back. She inwardly reminded herself that he was only concerned about her injuries and did not mean to offend...

While Xi's mind drifted, Lin Xun began cleaning her wounds with careful and gentle movements.

"Elder, the taboo law power has soaked the wound. You’ll have to neutralize it yourself." While speaking, Lin Xun bandaged the cleaned wounds.

Xi vaguely hummed in response.

A split second later, however.

Her eyes snapped wide open as she shouted, "Stop!"

Lin Xun was just about to clean the blood on her chest area, causing Xi to tense up as if she was about to explode.

Lin Xun was taken aback and hastily withdrew his hand as he tried to explain, "I almost forgot, elder, you..."

Before he could finish, Xi clenched her teeth and spat out two words, "Get lost!"

Lin Xun smiled bitterly. He had been too worried earlier and forgot about the difference between men and women. He had absolutely no intention of trying to take advantage.

However, it was clear that Xi had misunderstood and was very angry.

Lin Xun wisely turned around and walked away. "Elder, you focus on recovering while I go check out the battlefield. This is the Earth Treasury Realm after all, and there might be..."

He quickly drifted away as he spoke.

When Lin Xun finally disappeared from view, Xi coldly grunted and retracted her gaze. This brat...did he forget the warning she had given him recently?

1. This was back in Chapter 1521 when Lin Xun underwent his Saint tribulation. ☜

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