Evan Lin walked at an unhurried pace, but never stopped.
He strolled as if in a garden.
Peak inner-strength fighters were like paper, Diamond Body experts like ants, Profound Insight masters like mayflies.
First Elder Rowe was furious, Second Elder Rowe was stunned, and the Rowe Patriarch’s forehead veins trembled.
Lily Liang’s heart thumped wildly—she felt like it might burst from her chest at any moment.
Daniel Ward and Lucy Sun’s group had only one thought in their minds.
Freak!
This wasn’t a competition at all.
This was pure one-sided slaughter!
In just a few breaths, Evan Lin had already cut down thirty-six people!
"Still a bit too slow," Evan muttered.
Evan sighed, not planning to waste too much qi or spiritual energy on these people.
Amid the wood chips, the youth stood with his sword.
Condensed inner strength took form—shaped like people.
"You arrogant brat!"
Misty Rain, Enlightenment, Sudden-Clarity!
These three swords from the Southriver Sword Sect’s sword tomb weren’t nearly as sharp as Worldleaver.
But once the swords entered the avatars’ hands, it was like flood dragons entering the sea!
The three human-shaped avatars formed from inner strength advanced with swords in hand.
No fancy moves—just straightforward attacks: see a person, swing the sword, and that person died.
Simple, ancient.
They pressed forward, crushing everything in their path!
Even Profound Insight masters who condensed inner strength at their fingertips and unleashed terrifying attacks couldn’t escape death under the sword!
"What... what on earth are those things?!"
First Elder Rowe’s voice trembled.
He was a third-grade Profound Insight master, and at best could condense a phantom behind him from his inner strength.
The phantom had immense destructive power, but it always moved with him and could never leave his body!
But what he was seeing now was far beyond anything he expected!
This was a technique utterly beyond belief!
Unheard of!
"Master Lin from Seacrest...!"
Second Elder Rowe gritted his teeth hard, his eyes now completely bloodshot.
Before his eyes, Rowe clan disciples fell in droves.
They died under the sword, but with almost no blood; the way Evan Lin killed now actually looked strangely beautiful.
"Brat, you’re way too arrogant!"
The Rowe Patriarch’s expression shifted for a long time, then suddenly exploded in a roar.
He couldn’t hold back anymore.
He was completely out of control!
Raging flames burned in his heart!
The Ancient Martial Rowe clan, with hundreds of years of heritage, was being slaughtered by this young man like stray dogs!
First Elder Rowe’s voice trembled.
Those people were the true foundation of the Ancient Martial Rowe clan—their roots, their future!
"For the sake of the Rowe clan’s reputation, you watch your own people die in droves. So much for the Rowe clan’s pride."
Evan Lin turned, glanced at the Rowe Patriarch and the two elders, and casually swung his sword, slicing down a Rowe junior who tried to sneak attack him: "So now you want to throw away your pride and gang up on me?"
"For the sake of the Rowe clan’s reputation, you watch your own people die in droves. What a big face you have, Rowe clan."
Evan’s tone was calm, while the three sword-wielding avatars beside him kept advancing, like bulldozers from three directions, cutting down everything in their way.
Wherever they passed, corpses littered the field.
"Go die!"
Second Elder Rowe didn’t bother to reply; he stomped the ground, his robes flying, and the giant phantom behind him grabbed a towering ancient tree, infusing it with massive condensed inner strength, then smashed it at Evan Lin.
With that smash, the air exploded, inner strength shrieked through the atmosphere like a swarm of bees.
Like a tidal wave, like a mountain crashing down!
Sunlight hit the tree, casting a shadow that completely swallowed Evan Lin.
Seeing this, Lily Liang’s breathing grew rapid, and Lucy Sun’s group all changed color at once.
Rowe clan elders rarely acted, let alone the Patriarch.
But when an elder made a move, the power was absolutely terrifying!
Evan Lin raised one hand, flicked his sword to create a burst of sword-flowers, and fired sword-qi at the ancient tree.
But in everyone else’s eyes, Evan’s sword didn’t stop the falling tree at all.
His sword-qi vanished like a clay ox in the sea, disappearing without a trace!
"Useless! You think I’m like those idiots you killed?!"
Second Elder Rowe was at his peak, eyes red with rage: "I’m a third-grade Profound Insight master! Third-grade!"
First Elder Rowe and Second Elder Rowe, and even the Patriarch didn’t bother to look anymore; they turned away, ready to disperse the three avatars that were slaughtering their disciples.
"Ridiculous, absolutely absurd!"
He howled, falling from the sky together with the giant phantom and the crashing tree.
Boom!
Finally.
The massive tree slammed down where Evan Lin had just stood, shaking heaven and earth, startling grass and woods alike!
"This time, you’ll be smashed into pulp!"
Second Elder Rowe laughed wildly, feeling utterly satisfied inside.
He’d figured it out: Master Lin from Seacrest wasn’t afraid of pure inner strength, so he’d fused it into the ancient tree’s mass. As expected, this strike, Master Lin couldn’t resist at all!
He’d smashed the tree straight into Evan’s body.
He was probably smashed to bits!
Seeing this, Lily Liang’s legs nearly gave out—she almost collapsed to the ground.
"He really was a heaven-favored genius, but it’s a shame—why couldn’t he just stay away from the Rowe clan instead of showing off?" Lucy Sun couldn’t help but sigh.
"At least he died a worthy death," Chloe Cheng nodded beside her.
Tim Xu and Ray Zhao were just as shocked, but that was all.
That ancient tree must weigh well over a hundred pounds.
A tree that size, combined with third-grade Profound Insight-stage inner strength—if it hit your body, you’d be lucky to survive!
No one thought he could live through it.
Everything seemed to stop abruptly—as if it was all over.
Rowe One, Rowe Two, and even the Patriarch didn’t bother to look anymore; they turned away, ready to disperse the three avatars that were slaughtering their disciples.
Only now could it be considered truly over.
"That’s all the strength you’ve got? How disappointing."
A faint voice sounded from beneath the ancient tree.
"Impossible!"
Second Elder Rowe whipped his head around, eyes wide.
First Elder Rowe and the Patriarch felt their hearts clench as well.
Lucy Sun looked up, Chloe Cheng bit her lip, Lily Liang’s eyes filled with joy, and Ray Zhao and Tim Xu exchanged glances, unable to hide their shock.
"He’s still alive!"
Dan Wu Wang spoke in a deep voice, his words full of unspeakable shock.
This young man—what terrifying power!
The next second.
The giant tree instantly turned to dust and splinters, swept away by the air.
Amid the wood chips, the young man stood with his sword.
"Which of you three will die first?"
His black hair whipped about, his expression calm.
As always—one man, one sword.