freenovelworld Chapter 794 Lin Xue kills Zhao Hu with a single finger through his throat
Chapter 794 Lin Xue kills Zhao Hu with a single finger through his throat
Zhao Hu stared wide-eyed at Lin Xue, who was still dressed as a dancer. Although Lin Xue's clothes had been torn to shreds by the soldiers' earlier tugs, exposing large areas of her fair and delicate skin, and she was completely naked, the martial arts skills she displayed still secretly shocked Zhao Hu.
He clearly sensed an intense pressure emanating from Lin Xue's body, spreading outwards continuously. This pressure was far beyond his own capacity to withstand. Undoubtedly, Lin Xue's true cultivation level had surpassed his at this moment, a fact that filled Zhao Hu with fear, causing him to tremble uncontrollably.
What on earth was going on? Zhao Hu's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief. He simply couldn't understand how Lin Xue, the female spy who had clearly died, could suddenly come back to life as if by magic, and become so powerful! Just a short while ago, this woman was only at the peak of the Profound Realm. Although she could outperform several of his subordinates who were at the Great Perfection of the Profound Realm, even injuring two and killing one, she was instantly killed by him with a single sword to the throat, dying a miserable death. But now, she had suddenly surpassed him and become a powerful Earth Realm expert!
Faced with such an inexplicable situation, Zhao Hu felt as if he were trapped in a huge mystery, completely baffled. Lin Xue, standing before him, exuded a chilling aura, making him hesitant to approach and test her true strength. After all, with his current cultivation level, even contending with her would be difficult, let alone figuring out just how powerful she truly was…
At this thought, Zhao Hu felt a surge of fear and unease, which made him tremble all over and almost unable to stand.
The setting sun, like blood, dyed half the sky red, reflecting on the ruins that had just witnessed a fierce battle. The air was thick with the stench of blood and gunpowder, and among the broken walls and rubble, embers could occasionally be seen, struggling weakly in the evening breeze.
Zhao Hu leaned on his blood-stained longsword, breathing heavily. His armor was covered in scratches and nicks, and his face was splattered with the blood of either enemy or his own men. This battle to annihilate the "female spy" Lin Xue had proven far more difficult than he had anticipated. Although he ultimately intervened personally, delivering a fatal blow to the strangely powerful peak-level Xuan Realm woman, his losses were extremely heavy—several of his capable Xuan Realm Grand Perfection subordinates had been caught in her frenzied counterattack; two were wounded, and one was even killed by her!
"Pah! You lowly wench!" Zhao Hu spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, his eyes filled with ruthlessness and a hint of barely perceptible fear. That Lin Xue, so young, yet so ruthless, her combat instincts terrifyingly sharp. If it weren't for his cultivation being far superior, he would probably be the one who capsized in the ditch today.
He turned his head and looked at the woman's corpse lying on the ground in the stone chamber not far away. Lin Xue's eyes were wide open, her face still frozen with the unwillingness and resentment before her death, a hideous wound on her neck, the blood already staining the ground beneath her, and she was lifeless.
"Finally solved..." Zhao Hu breathed a sigh of relief and was about to approach to investigate. Suddenly, a terrifying aura that sent shivers down his spine erupted from behind him without warning!
This aura was cold and domineering, carrying a sense of deathly stillness and destruction as if it came from the deepest hell, far surpassing anything Lin Xue had ever experienced before, and even... even surpassing himself!
"Who?!" Zhao Hu turned around abruptly, his heart pounding wildly, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
Lin Xue, who should have been dead long ago, slowly stood up from the ground! The fatal wound on her neck was visibly wriggling and healing, disappearing in an instant, leaving only a faint, almost invisible red mark. Her eyes, which were once clear, had now become deep and cold, with two black flames burning in her pupils, emitting a chilling light.
"What...what on earth is going on?!" Zhao Hu's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost. He rubbed his eyes hard, wondering if he was hallucinating from the intensity of the battle just now.
She came back to life? Lin Xue, who had been fatally killed by his own sword, suddenly came back to life as if by magic!
Moreover, the aura emanating from her... it was the aura of a powerful Earth Realm expert! Genuine Earth Realm pressure!
How can this be? !
Zhao Hu couldn't understand it at all. Just a short while ago, this woman was only at the peak of the Profound Realm. Although she could kill enemies beyond her realm, she was still instantly killed by him with a single sword to the throat, dying a miserable death. But now, not only has she been resurrected, but her cultivation has also surpassed his, making her a powerful Earth Realm expert whom he needs to look up to, someone whose realm is even higher than his own!
"You... what kind of monster are you?!" Zhao Hu's voice was hoarse, and his body trembled slightly uncontrollably. The Lin Xue in front of him no longer felt like a human being, but a vengeful demon returned from hell.
Lin Xue didn't answer immediately. She simply stared silently at Zhao Hu with her cold eyes, a cold and cruel smile curving her lips. Her gaze was filled with endless hatred and mockery, as if she were looking at a dead man.
“Zhao Hu…” she began, her voice hoarse and cold, with a metallic quality, “Just now, you used your sword to pierce this place, didn’t you?”
She stretched out her finger and gently tapped her neck, the very spot where Zhao Hu had slit her throat with a single sword strike.
"What on earth is going on?" Zhao Hu's mind was in complete chaos; the enormous mystery left him utterly bewildered. Fear and unease surged through him like a relentless tide, causing him to tremble uncontrollably, almost unable to stand. He gripped his longsword tightly, his spiritual energy surging, and warily stared at Lin Xue, not daring to easily approach and test her true strength. After all, with his current cultivation level, even contending with Lin Xue, a current Earth Realm expert (he could sense that Lin Xue was now an Earth Realm expert, surpassing his own Lesser Earth Realm completion strength, but the specific level was still undetectable due to the difference in realms—author's note), would likely be difficult, let alone figuring out what had happened to her.
“I should thank you,” Lin Xue slowly took a step forward, and with each step, the ground seemed to tremble slightly, and the killing intent in the air almost materialized. “It is your ‘blessing’ that allowed me to completely break free from my shackles and transform.”
Her voice wasn't loud, but it reached Zhao Hu's ears clearly, carrying a chilling edge: "Now, it's my turn."
Before she finished speaking, Lin Xue's figure vanished from the spot!
"So fast!" Zhao Hu's pupils shrank, and a shadow of death instantly enveloped his entire body. Without thinking, he unleashed all his spiritual power without reservation, his longsword dancing into an impenetrable sword curtain to protect his vital points, while he retreated rapidly, trying to create distance.
However, faced with an absolute disparity in strength, all his efforts seemed so pale and powerless.
He only felt a blur before his eyes, and Lin Xue's cold figure appeared in front of him like a ghost, right up close! She didn't even use any weapon, but simply slowly raised her right hand, her index finger together, the tip of her finger shimmering with a faint, eerie light.
"No—!" Zhao Hu let out a desperate roar. He felt the indestructible and terrifying power coming from his fingertips. He wanted to dodge, but found that his body seemed to be imprisoned by an invisible force, unable to move!
Lin Xue's eyes remained unwavering, as if she were crushing an ant. Her slender, pale fingers, however, had become the most terrifying weapon in the world, burning with vengeful rage and resentment, as they mercilessly stabbed towards Zhao Hu's throat!
"laugh--"
A soft sound, as if cloth were being torn.
Zhao Hu's pupils dilated suddenly. He felt a cold, sharp pain in his neck, followed by an indescribable feeling of suffocation. He looked down, staring in disbelief at Lin Xue's slender finger, which had... had easily pierced his throat as easily as if it were a thin sheet of paper!
Blood, mixed with fragments of broken trachea and internal organs, gushed from the two bloody holes in his neck, splattering Lin Xue all over.
Lin Xue's face was expressionless. She just coldly watched the life force rapidly disappear from Zhao Hu's eyes, and the disbelief and despair on his face that were exactly the same as hers just now.
"I've repaid you for this sword wound." Her voice remained icy, carrying a hint of vengeful satisfaction.
Then, she slowly withdrew her finger.
Zhao Hu clutched the bloody hole on his neck, a wound even more gruesome and terrifying than Lin Xue's, and his body went limp, emitting hoarse gasps. His eyes glazed over, and life was extinguished. Even in death, he couldn't understand how a "dead man" could avenge his sword wound with a single finger, in the same way.
Lin Xue stood beside Zhao Hu's corpse, her cold gaze sweeping over the surroundings. The stench of blood in the air seemed to excite her even more. She gently licked the warm blood remaining on her fingers, feeling the surging Earth Realm power within her, and finally a cold and eerie smile appeared on her lips.
The setting sun cast its last rays upon her, yet seemed unable to warm her cold soul. Amidst the ruins, only a blood-soaked, reborn figure of vengeance remained, along with countless corpses and endless mysteries.