Chapter 988: Chapter 611: Seven Nights Aurora Sword, Imprisoned Immortal Secret Skill, Seventh Senior Brother (2)

Originally, in his eyes, this plan could be called perfect, but he hadn’t expected Lu Lin to show up, first making contact with Cao Hui, then unexpectedly finding the Sect of Seven Poisons’ inheritor. If it had only been that, it would still be tolerable.

But no matter what, he never imagined Lu Lin would actually be able to track all the way to this place.

This made Hao Datong feel as if all the schemes and arrangements he’d plotted for so many years had vanished like Flowing Water.

He hadn’t even attended Lv Potian’s birthday banquet before everything was exposed.

Now, after dealing with Lu Lin here, he would probably have to choose to leave.

Otherwise, given Lu Lin’s status in General Mountain, never mind that on the surface no one knew about Lu Lin’s situation—so long as Lv Potian and the Seven Great Elders took it seriously, that would be enough.

By then, under absolute ability, all of Hao Datong’s conspiracies and tricks would have nowhere to hide.

"You, a mere Star King Level, what right do you have to speak of me?"

"Even if my plan is bound to fail, you and my Master, not a single one of you will live."

"Lu Lin, I’m merely losing a plan, but you’re throwing in a life. Whose loss do you think is greater?"

Hao Datong was still trying hard to maintain his persona of being calm and unconcerned with all things, but Lu Lin could see his face had already flushed red from agitation and shame-fueled rage.

"Heh heh."

"Hao Datong, you’re that confident... that you can definitely defeat me?"

Lu Lin spoke in a rather casual tone, but in truth he had already shut down the more than twenty channels delivering lake water, and had readied the broken knife and silver wire armor.

"Defeat you?"

"I’m going to kill you today!"

Hao Datong said through gritted teeth. With a clang, his precious sword left its sheath, and a streak of chilling sword-light stabbed toward Lu Lin.

From this first move, Hao Datong went all out.

He knew geniuses always have bottom cards.

Give them just a sliver of a chance, and they’d be able to reverse-kill you.

"Nothing more than that."

Lu Lin snorted coldly, neither dodging nor retreating, and met the sword-light with his left hand clad in the armguard.

When the sword-light scattered, Hao Datong clearly saw that on Lu Lin’s armguard, not to mention shattering, there wasn’t even a single scratch.

"Impossible!"

"With this sword of mine, even a Ninth Grade Star Tool would shatter."

"Kill!"

Hao Datong roared in fury, and once more fired out three streaks of sword-light.

In midair, Li Xuanjin’s Illusion appeared. Looking at those three sword-lights, a trace of longing surfaced on his face.

This was one of the final killing moves of the "Seven Nights Aurora Sword Skills" that Lv Potian had passed on to him.

It was just that these last few high-powered killing moves all required the Star Emperor Level before they could be fully unleashed, and he, for the rest of his life, would never be able to undergo Promotion to the Star Emperor Realm.

"Lu Lin, be careful."

Li Xuanjin said softly.

Lu Lin also knew these three sword-lights were hard to handle. His figure flickered repeatedly, trying to dodge.

But these three sword-lights were not only terrifyingly powerful, they even possessed a Tracking effect.

No matter where Lu Lin dodged, he simply could not evade these three sword-lights.

Since he couldn’t dodge, then he wouldn’t. Lu Lin simply steadied himself in midair and swung out a knife.

The black knife-aura slammed into the vast silver-white sword-light.

"Boom—"

The entire cave where the lake was located shook violently. Even the divine sword in the lake seemed to be affected, continuously trembling.

"So strong."

Li Xuanjin couldn’t help blurting out praise.

He already knew Hao Datong’s ability—that was absolutely at the Star Emperor Peak level, possibly even approaching the level of a Star Lodging War General.

But Lu Lin was clearly just Star King Level. Even if he’d reached the peak, compared to Hao Datong, that gap was like heaven and earth.

Yet to think that with such a huge disparity, Lu Lin could still block Hao Datong’s attack.

A glint of light involuntarily appeared in Li Xuanjin’s eyes.

Maybe today would be the day he finally broke free.

"What?!"

"Lu Lin, you’re just a Star King."

"Just a Star King, how can you withstand my attacks!"

"I don’t believe it."

"Kill!"

Hao Datong prided himself on being a genius. If this move had been caught by someone else at the Star Emperor Peak, he could accept that. But Lu Lin was merely a Star King, and even if he was at Star King Peak, in Hao Datong’s eyes he was a being who could be crushed with one hand—yet he had blocked his attack.

Impossible.

Lu Lin had to die.

"Seven Nights Aurora Sword."

"Midnight Insomnia."

A single sword-light, infused with terrifying Star Power might, swept toward Lu Lin.

Even the lake surface below, which had always been calm and rippleless, was stirred by this fluctuation, raising faint ripples.

The lake surface that had been still for a thousand years now wrinkled.

"Good, come!"

Lu Lin also shouted loudly.

The reason he had run earlier was because he’d vaguely wanted to hide his ability.

But now, Hao Datong’s berserk state had also stirred Lu Lin’s ferocity.

You’re strong, you’re fierce, you’re a Star Emperor?

Bah.

Who’s really strong, who’s really fierce, you only know after you fight.

Lu Lin soared into the air, actively charging toward that terrifying sword-light.

"Boom—Boom rumble—Boom rumble rumble—"

An even more terrifying shockwave spread outward in all directions.

Circle after circle of ripples, visible to the naked eye, blasted outward from Lu Lin and Hao Datong as the center.

In the cave, rocks shattered and fell; the lake below also surged into waves.

Strands of cold air were also driven out from the lake.

"He can withstand this too?!"

This time, Hao Datong was truly shocked.

Midnight Insomnia—this move was the highest level battle technique of the Seven Nights Aurora Sword that he could currently control.

Above that was the ultimate killing move, Seven Nights Aurora.

But Seven Nights Aurora—that move he had never been able to unleash.

It was a technique that could be called invincible within the Star Emperor Realm.

If Hao Datong could master this move, then pushing Master Wan Chong aside and becoming the true Number One Under the Saint would be no problem at all.

However, with his own ability, it was simply impossible to execute this ultimate killing move, unless...

A sudden inspiration flashed through Hao Datong’s mind as he thought of a solution.

Imprisoned Immortal Mountain was named so because they believed themselves to have powerful strength, strong enough to imprison even the legendary Immortals.

After so many years of bearing this name, someone in Imprisoned Immortal Mountain had indeed created an absolutely powerful secret skill.

Imprisoned Immortal Secret Skill.

Imprison powerful Martial Artists within one’s body, and when it was time to explode in power, devour the opponent’s entire being—from flesh to Spirit—to strengthen oneself.

However, this Imprisoned Immortal Secret Skill also had its drawbacks.

Each time it was used, it would cause the Martial Artist’s Cultivation to permanently drop by one level.

Hao Datong was currently at Star Emperor Peak. If he dropped a level, he would fall to Star Emperor Peak again at the lower tier, and would never be able to cultivate back.

However!

If he couldn’t cultivate back, then so be it.

Now, he had to kill Lu Lin.

Besides, Hao Datong had already prepared a way out for himself. Once Lu Lin died, this "Hao Datong" would die along with him. At that time, he could take the opportunity to seize his Master’s Spirit and flesh. Not only would Lu Lin’s death have a proper explanation, his plan could also continue.

As for Li Xuanjin being unable to advance to Star Emperor, that would no longer matter.

Since Hao Datong had a way to prevent Li Xuanjin from advancing, he naturally had ways to keep breaking through.

Everything could be called perfect.

Then, right now, it was time for him to test that "Immortal" who had been imprisoned in his Divine Palace Acupoint for a thousand years of cultivation.

"Heh heh heh heh."

Hao Datong bared his teeth, his smile extremely sinister and venomous.

All this took a long time to describe, but it was only a split-second thought in Hao Datong’s mind.

Lu Lin, who had just blocked the Midnight Insomnia move, saw that smile on Hao Datong’s face and knew he was absolutely up to no good.

For someone with bad intentions, Lu Lin had only one approach.

Send him on his way as fast as possible.

"Hao Datong, you’ve attacked for so long—time to taste my methods."

Lu Lin shouted, gripping the broken knife as his figure shot forward like lightning, straight at Hao Datong.

"Too late."

Hao Datong chuckled softly.

In front of him, a middle-aged man with ordinary features and a dull expression suddenly appeared.

The man wore coarse linen clothes, looking honest and simple.

But Li Xuanjin, watching from the side, couldn’t help covering his mouth in shock, staring at this person in disbelief.

"Seventh Senior Brother."

"It’s actually Seventh Senior Brother!"

Hao Datong glanced at Li Xuanjin, a triumphant smile blooming on his face as he said softly,

"Imprisoned Immortal devours Immortal, Immortal enter my body!"