Chapter 28:Evolution

The sword qi burst forth! A crystal - clear, highly condensed sword qi shot out from Dao Xuan's sword. This minuscule, unassuming sword qi radiated a blinding light as intense as that of the sun!

In an instant, all things in the world - plants, rocks, rivers, and the earth - seemed to transform into a fierce and biting killing intent, surging forward. The sword qi, like the moon surrounded by countless stars, led the thousands of killing intents in its vicinity, advancing with an overwhelming and unstoppable might!

This was a sword strike that embodied the solemn and murderous essence of the universe!

Lin Xing darted left and right, changing his course a dozen times in a split - second. However, no matter how he maneuvered, that strand of sword intent clung to him tenaciously. There was no way to evade it! It felt as if, in the very next moment, it would pierce through his neck.

The sword qi suddenly hurtled forward!

Lin Xing was so alarmed that cold sweat streamed down his back, and his heart leaped to his throat. Despite being a thousand - zhang away, it seemed as if his life could be claimed at any instant.

Damn it!

I even used transformation techniques. In Dao Xuan's eyes, I should be just an insignificant nobody. Why on earth would he use such a powerful move against me!!

Damn!

Lin Xing exhausted his spiritual energy, running like mad. As he fled, he kept an eye on the sword qi behind him. He noticed that for every zhang he ran, the sword qi closed in by a hundred - zhang. At this high - speed pursuit, in just a few more dashes, the sword qi would pierce through him!

Damn it! The sword qi was getting closer. In the blink of an eye, it was only over three hundred - zhang away. Lin Xing made a high leap, yet still couldn't shake off its lock.

There were only two hundred - zhang left!

Lin Xing sprinted forward, the howling wind whistling in his ears. That tiny sword qi was like a death - warrant, sticking closely to his back.

"Slap"

The skeletal structure of Susanoo stepped onto the water surface steadily. Lin Xing's precise control over spiritual energy and chakra enabled him to move on the lake as if it were solid ground.

There were only one hundred - zhang left!

Damn it, damn it, damn it!!!!

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Lin Xing. As if recollecting something, he spun his body with the help of momentum and then dived into the water.

"With high - speed movement, the water resistance is huge. I hope this will work in time!"

The sword qi pursued relentlessly. In the blink of an eye, there were only fifty - zhang between them.

"If only there was no water resistance ——"

As Lin Xing was thinking this, what happened next left him completely stunned.

The water surface actually split open with a large gap!

Without hesitation, Lin Xing quickly turned around and submerged underwater. The water layers parted as he entered, and then closed up behind him, attempting to block the incoming sword qi.

Puff —— The sword qi struck the water surface without splashing a single drop. It plunged down rapidly! Lin Xing was petrified. It was like an otherworldly homing missile!

He dived deeper frantically while desperately absorbing the essence - blood of the Water - Qilin. Lin Xing's body was almost completely drained, with not a trace of spiritual energy left.

The sword qi advanced unhindered. It was only thirty - zhang away from Lin Xing.

Damn it!!!!

Lin Xing abruptly turned around. If necessary, he was prepared to fight it head - on.

In the Mangekyo Sharingan, the Bagua diagram spun at a furious pace. The eight trigrams - Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui - exuded a profound and boundless aura.

Suddenly, the "Li" trigram quivered, emitting a flowing, water - like radiance. Through his senses, Lin Xing immediately realized the mutation of the Mangekyo Sharingan!

He had no idea what this ability was, nor how to utilize it. But the intimate connection between him and the endless water around him was unmistakable.

As if possessed, Lin Xing raised his hand.

The water rushed violently, like a reversed waterfall, surging forward with an irresistible, overwhelming momentum towards the approaching sword qi! Wave after wave!

With just a thought, Lin Xing could control the flow of water around him.

The speed of the sword qi gradually decreased, yet it still continued to advance.

"Boom!"

With a deafening roar, the next second, a large gash was torn in Lin Xing's Susanoo. This extremely pure spiritual energy was incredibly powerful!

In the blink of an eye, the sword qi had reached Lin Xing's chest. Its speed was dozens of times slower than at the start, but at such close range, there was no time to dodge.

Perhaps it was a flash of inspiration in desperation, or a last - ditch attempt. Lin Xing suddenly extended his spiritual power and sensed that small, bright sword qi.

At this reduced speed, Lin Xing finally managed to capture its trajectory.

The space distorted, and the tiny sword qi vanished the moment it touched Lin Xing's clothes. Lin Xing stood dumbfounded in the water, as if still in disbelief of what had just occurred.

He stood there, the hairs on the back of his neck still standing on end.

After a long while, Lin Xing regained his senses and suddenly exclaimed, "Damn it! So the storage space can be used like this!!"

——— On the Land ——— Dao Xuan looked at the churning lake in the distance and walked towards it step by step. How audacious to launch a night attack on the Qingyun Sect!

But after taking a few steps, Dao Xuan suddenly laughed. A hint of confidence, mixed with a bit of self - mockery, appeared on his celestial - like face. "I'm getting more and more muddle - headed with age. There's no way he could have escaped this sword strike!"

This was a killing move derived from the Zhu Xian Sword Formation!

Dao Xuan gently shook his head. Then, his eyes suddenly sharpened as if he had remembered something, and he rushed back in a hurry.

The lake surface was calm.

Half an hour later, a figure suddenly leaped out of the water and landed on the grass.

"Damn, luckily he didn't come back to deliver another strike. Otherwise, I'd really be dead!" The person heaved a heavy sigh of relief. His face was a healthy pink, and not even the hem of his clothes was wet.

This person was none other than Lin Xing, who had narrowly escaped death.

After this thrilling, well, strategic retreat, Lin Xing had gained a great deal.

He had always thought the Mangekyo Sharingan's abilities were useless, but it turned out he just didn't know how to adapt. Storing non - living substances - how many attacks were alive anyway! Damn it!

No matter how fierce and imposing an attack was, putting it into the storage space made it ineffective!

This was almost an invincible skill!

The only drawback was that the attack couldn't be too fast, like the sword strike from Old Man Dao Xuan just now.

The key to using the storage function was to make spiritual - energy contact with the target, and then communicate with the Mangekyo Sharingan's storage space. If the target's trajectory couldn't be captured, it would be a futile effort. Old Man Dao Xuan's sword strike was incredibly fast! Without the successive obstruction of the lake water and the collision with Susanoo, Lin Xing would never have been able to capture it.

If that were the case, Lin Xing might have been reduced to a pile of flesh and blood by now...

Anyway, apart from the further development of the old abilities, the new ability of the Mangekyo Sharingan was also exciting!

Water - control!

"Damn, it sounds like some kind of superpower," Lin Xing muttered, puzzled.

Among the eight trigrams, "Li" represents water. This awakening of the "Li" trigram was likely due to the Water - Qilin.

As a top - grade water - type demon beast, the Water - Qilin's entire body of essence - blood was permeated with the aura of water. Absorbing its essence - blood had precisely connected with the "Li" trigram in the Sharingan, promoting the awakening of this new ability.

"But, I can understand the ability of the 'Li' trigram representing water. What about the 'Qian' trigram representing the sky? How should I interpret its ability?"

Lin Xing was in a dilemma.

Surely it doesn't mean I have to swallow the sky...