Chapter 1237 - 1237: Who Do You Think You Are!

"Get out!"

Lin Mu's voice was icy cold, spitting out two words.

He had just witnessed that scene from outside the palace.

As one of their own, Xie Yue was severely injured, and these people actually sat by idly, not even daring to meet the East King's eyes.

What good are these useless wretches?

The three Great Generals and the King's Guard were all top-tier Second Tribulation powerhouses, yet at this moment, they were downcast, not even daring to retort.

Previously, they had already betrayed Nanyuan King once.

This time, they sat by again as Xie Yue was humiliated.

With these two incidents combined, they had completely lost the chance to gain Lin Wudi's trust.

Everyone's faces turned ashen, regretting their earlier choices.

What they lost was not merely the prospect of leaving the King's Palace and losing the chance to follow Lin Wudi; they would also miss the opportunity to leave the Forbidden Sand Sea with Lin Wudi.

Thinking of this, the three Great Generals and the King's Guard felt their guts turning green with regret.

Who could have imagined that Lin Wudi would come back precisely at this critical juncture?

"Wait!"

As the three Great Generals and the King's Guard were about to leave the King's Palace in despair, the Eastern King suddenly spoke up.

He looked at Lin Wudi with a playful glint in his eyes, chuckling softly, "Interesting, you seem to not consider me at all..."

Without waiting for Lin Wudi's response, he continued speaking on his own, "Well, you easily slaughtered a hundred practitioners who faced the Third Tribulation, and even wiped out the Black Smoke Monster from the Sixth-Level Guiyu, of course you have the right to scorn me!"

"But!"

The Eastern King stood up suddenly, his smile turning vicious, "But, I really dislike being underestimated; it makes me want to snap your head off, what shall I do?"

Lin Mu still ignored this Hidden King, and instead, his gaze coldly swept across the three Great Generals and the King's Guard.

This left the three Great Generals and King's Guard struck dumb.

Both sides were formidable and couldn't be offended—one ordered them to stay, the other to get out.

No matter whose command they followed, it seemed there'd be no good outcome.

Hundreds of Second Tribulation powerhouses stood stupidly in the King's Palace, unable to decide what to do.

Lin Mu's gaze gradually turned cold.

Standing still was also a choice.

It was clear that despite Lin Wudi achieving so many great deeds, in the eyes of these Second Tribulation practitioners, his authority was still not comparable to the Hidden King.

Not surprising, given that he had been in the Stone Gate Realm just for a few months.

While the Hidden King had dominated the Stone Gate Realm for hundreds of thousands of years!

Boom!

Lin Mu turned his palm over, pressing it upon the hundreds of Second Tribulation powerhouses.

Opportunity given, but not taken, means death!

"Bold!"

The Eastern King, appearing angered by Lin Mu's disregard, abruptly raised his hand.

Bang!

Their palms collided fiercely.

Lin Mu remained unmoving, while the Eastern King staggered back two steps, his complexion turning very unsightly.

Lin Mu's brow also furrowed slightly.

Though he had indeed repelled the Eastern King, the three Great Generals and the King's Guard were also not dead!

If so...

"Slash!"

Lin Mu's mind moved, a Dao method cleaving through the air, transforming into blades that flew towards the hundreds of Second Tribulation powerhouses.

This Dao method, when matched against the Third Tribulation, certainly wasn't as formidable as the Tribulation Thunder Thought.

However, to crush Second Tribulation, it was more than sufficient.

"Courting death!"

The Eastern King, having retreated two steps and feeling humiliated, launched a strike violently.

"Shake the Natural Order!"

The Eastern King waved a palm, unleashing a stream of golden-yellow energy towards the blade formed by Lin Mu's Dao method.

Clearly, he was unwilling to be insulted and wished to compete with Lin Wudi in Dao methods.

Lin Mu's eyes held a faint smile.

In competing with Dao Arts, not even the Heavenly Realm Tribulation practitioners, let alone the Immortals descending from the Immortal Realm, could be his match.

Rumble!

The two waves of Dao Arts collided.

The Eastern King's golden-yellow sand-like energy flow was shattered by a single blade.

"Not good! Run!"

The three Great Generals and others turned pale with shock.

They hadn't expected that in a clash between the Hidden King and Lin Wudi, the Hidden King would lose twice in a row.

If they had known earlier, they would have slipped away immediately.

Now wanting to flee, it was already too late!

Their Tribulation Thunder Thoughts had just arisen, yet Lin Wudi's Dao method blade had already arrived!

Bang!

Crack!

The protective Tribulation Thunder Thoughts of the hundreds of Second Tribulation powerhouses were unbelievably shattered by the Dao method.

"Impossible..."

Everyone was in disbelief.

In the Heavenly Realm, after entering the Tribulation stage, the role of Dao methods was already negligible. How could it possibly crush their Tribulation Thunder Thoughts?

"Is this...Ghastly Qi?"

Among the three Great Generals, the Bone General, being the oldest and most knowledgeable, suddenly recognized that within Lin Wudi's Dao method was the Ghastly Qi of Tianqian Valley.

"Damn..."

The Bone General turned pale with fright; the Ghastly Qi of Tianqian Valley was capable of corroding even powerhouses of the Ten Kings level, which explained its ability to shatter their Tribulation Thunder Thoughts.

The moment the thought arose, the Dao method blade had already swept past him.

His expression froze instantly.

The next moment, his skin turned black and began to peel away from his body.

Shortly after, he became a set of stark white bones.

Finally, even his Sea of Consciousness was corroded by the Ghastly Qi, exploding violently.

Bang bang bang!

With the Bone General's death, the other Second Tribulation powerhouses followed suit, collapsing one after another.

Hundreds of Second Tribulation powerhouses left no survivors.

The tendency for cowardice and betrayal—once there is a first time, it's inevitable there will be a second.

From the moment they chose to betray Nanyuan King, when the backbone was broken, it was destined they would meet a bitter end.

"Lin Wudi, you're courting death! I had thoughts of recruiting talent like you, but you succeeded in angering me; today, your death is certain!"

Eastern King's expression twisted, reinforcing the rumors that the Hidden King lineage were all madmen.

"Recruit?"

Lin Mu gazed back coldly, saying indifferently, "What do you have to offer, to think you could recruit me!"

"Arrogant fool, ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, fine, today I'll show you the meaning of the Hidden King!"

The Eastern King, filled with burgeoning rage, waved to unleash his Tribulation Thunder Thoughts!

"Huh?"

Xie Yue, Nan Weiyun, and others were surprised to find the Eastern King's Tribulation Thunder Thoughts were entirely different from theirs.

Under normal circumstances, Thunder Thoughts of the Third Tribulation generate electric arcs, crystal-clear and bright like thunderbolts.

But the Eastern King's Tribulation Thunder Thoughts were golden-yellow, filled with the gritty presence of the Forbidden Sand Sea.

Even more terrifying was, as his Thunder Thoughts appeared, everyone could distinctly feel countless mysterious energies gathering around.

It was as if all the sands of the Forbidden Sand Sea had become a part of the Eastern King's Tribulation Thunder Thoughts.

Clearly, just six thousand Thunder Thoughts of the Third Tribulation, yet the threat felt by Xie Yue and others far surpassed the earlier strike by the Heavenly Realm Guard!

"This is the Hidden King, isn't it? Indeed formidable!"

Due to his close ties with the Nanyuan King, Xie Yue understood a bit about the Hidden King.

According to Nanyuan King, this Eastern King had integrated his Tribulation Thunder Thoughts with the Forbidden Sand Sea, borrowing its power.

Executed well, this could one day enable him to use the Forbidden Sand Sea to advance to the Fourth Tribulation!

Of course, Nanyuan King stated that the Eastern King was destined to fail, labeled him a madman.

But now, Xie Yue was struck by the strength exhibited by the Eastern King.

Every move drew upon nature's forces.

Clearly just one person, yet as strong as hundreds, even thousands facing the Third Tribulation.

As if the whole Forbidden Sand Sea had become the Eastern King's domain.

All of the Forbidden Sand Sea's energy was at the Eastern King's disposal.

"Has the Hidden King lineage truly chosen the wrong path?"

As the most loyal to Nanyuan King, Xie Yue's faith in Nanyuan King's judgment wavered at this moment.

The reason was none other than the Eastern King's exceptionally formidable display.

At this moment, the Eastern King might be capable, with his lone strength, to step into Sixth-Level Guiyu!