Chapter 853: Resolve
"Thunder Fire Spell!"
As soon as the Guild Master appeared, a mass of low dark clouds suddenly gathered in the distant sky. Lightning flashed within the clouds, and it appeared red, like red-hot iron.
Thunder light descended like pillars, and Heavenly Fire fell like meteors.
"Thousand Shadows Light Sword."
Lin Mo immediately halted, the Xuanyuan Sword beneath his feet transformed into thousands of Light and Shadow Swords to resist the falling thunder and Heavenly Fire.
"The Eastern mystical arts are truly powerful."
The Guild Master paused and said indifferently, "But your strength is still a level below mine, prepare to die."
"To kill me, let's see if you have the skill." Lin Mo snorted coldly.
He swung a palm towards the Guild Master, the air quivered, and space seemed on the verge of tearing apart.
"It's useless, the gap between our strengths is too great." The Guild Master shook his head.
Lin Mo immediately felt a continuous force through his body, as if he was sinking into a swamp. The power of the palm he had just swung diminished by half, and even its speed slowed.
A flash of golden light passed, the opponent vanished from sight, reappearing instantly behind him, striking Lin Mo's back with a palm.
"Poof."
Lin Mo felt as if hit by a high-speed fighter jet, spitting out a mouthful of blood, swaying unsteadily.
"I need to hurry."
The Guild Master frowned, suddenly clenched his slender hand tightly in the void, and a broadsword entirely golden and emitting a dazzling light appeared in his hand. The Light Sword, about two meters long and fifty centimeters wide, was truly wide and massive compared with a human body, containing a heart-palpitating power within.
"Die!"
A low roar, like the whisper of a death god at one's ear.
The golden broadsword, like a radiant golden pillar, emanated incomparably brilliant dazzling light in the Guild Master's hand.
The powerful force contained within it made Lin Mo feel a dangerous aura. Despite both being a level apart, even with Lin Mo's cultivation in Immortal Laws, their gap was not significant, at least the Guild Master's strength was still far from the Qingxuan Sect Master.
But the power gap across one realm isn't easily bridged, especially with Lin Mo in a weakened state.
At this critical moment, Lin Mo's body radiated golden light, his whole body from neck, shoulders, arms, legs, to chest covered in a layer of resplendent golden War Armor, tightly enveloping him.
"What is this?" The Guild Master's pupils suddenly enlarged.
Yet the speed of the golden broadsword in his hand showed no sign of slowing, still tearing through the air with a sharp whistle. The incoming airflow formed a series of air pressure streams along the golden broadsword, wrapping it, countless streams of air forming a visible streamline Qi Shield.
The distance of dozens of meters between them vanished in less than a second.
"Bang"
The tip of the golden broadsword slammed against Lin Mo's chest, with the chest as the origin, a golden ring-shaped shockwave spread out layer by layer, in a speed visible to the naked eye in the air. Simultaneously, with the tremendous force hitting his body, Lin Mo's body shot towards the ground like a cannonball. Though the powerful impact failed to shatter the golden War Armor he wore, the forceful collision caused his blood to boil, a trickle of starkly contrasting blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
"Your strength is formidable, yet regrettably, not enough compared to mine." The Guild Master shook his head, diving down to pursue Lin Mo.
Lin Mo's mouth curled into an eerie arc.
"Not good." The Guild Master's face drastically changed.
Meanwhile, a cold sweat broke out across his back as an extreme sense of danger suddenly arose in his mind.
"Whoosh!"
A frosty blue beam shot from behind at nearly twice the speed of sound, like a line of death.
It was Lin Mo's Xuanyuan Sword, and because the sword light exceeded the speed of sound, the sound hadn't reached the Guild Master's ears before the sword light did.
"Despicable!"
The Guild Master shouted coldly, his body suddenly transformed into a golden haze, with such speed and launching an attack from behind, even with his strength, he couldn't resist. Furthermore, Lin Mo was proficient in Sword Technique, his Xuanyuan Sword wielding an unparalleled killing aura.
Taking this sword head-on, even not facing death, would still result in severe injury.
The rapidly descending Lin Mo paused in shock seeing the opponent's body turn into a haze.
Subsequently, the Xuanyuan Sword pierced through the golden haze, reappearing far away, continuously buzzing.
"Using such despicable means?"
The hazy light began solidifying, revealing the Guild Master's true form, angrily reprimanding.
"You call me despicable, yet your cultivation is a whole level higher than mine, now you come hunting me, isn't that despicable?" Lin Mo's cold laughter echoed through the hills.
The Guild Master, clutching the golden broadsword, just as he was about to dive and slay the cunning guy before him, his expression suddenly shifted, "Damn, I expended too much strength earlier, next time I will surely kill you."
Saying so, the opponent transformed into a golden meteor, quickly retreating to the northwest, leaving a golden trail in the sky.
"Next time we meet, I, Lin Mo, will certainly avenge today's grievances."
"Boom!"
With a colossal crash, Lin Mo plummeted to the ground like a meteorite.
"Buzz!" The Xuanyuan Sword in the sky drew a curve, transforming into a sapphire light before returning into Lin Mo's body.
Where Lin Mo landed, created an enormous crater, leaves scattered, birds and beasts fled.
"That hurt."
Lin Mo rubbed his chest, a fierce glint in his eyes.
"Hmm?"
Lying on the ground, watching the Guild Master vanish into the horizon as a golden streak, Lin Mo showed a puzzled look, why did the opponent suddenly leave when he could have pursued and won?
Suddenly, Lin Mo slapped his forehead, finally understanding, the opponent was probably like the Qingxuan Sect Master, restricted by something, could only leave temporarily, otherwise, they couldn't have given up pursuing him.
"I must quickly enhance my strength, who knows when he'll reappear, next time, I won't be so embarrassed." Lin Mo gritted his teeth, his black pupils reflecting a resolute gleam.
...The Guild Master, now a golden meteor, flew for about an hour, arriving at a perilous gorge, suddenly diving into a hidden cave where the inside gradually widened, with golden flames floating within, illuminating the entire cave. The irregular rock walls were covered with verdant moss, with occasional water droplets condensing and falling from the rocks, the entire cave spanning approximately a hundred square meters, slightly damp.