Chapter 157 Death Is Liberation

"Kill! As long as I kill you, Sister Lier will definitely agree to let me stay by her side!" He Fan suddenly stood up from the ground, gripping a half-broken saber, his eyes blood-red as he looked at Lin Yu, his face full of杀意（Killing urge）. 

Zhao Zhonghan's expression also turned ferocious, and he muttered to himself: "I lost to you just now. Sister Lier must be disappointed. I absolutely can't let her down. This time, I must not lose again!" 

As soon as the words fell, he clenched his long sword and stepped beside Liu Lier. 

Wang Renjie looked at Lin Yu and said in a deep voice: "I didn't want to be your enemy, but you offended Sister Lier. Since Sister Lier wants you dead, you must die for me!" 

Boom! 

The three of them simultaneously unleashed the pressure of Mysterious Phenomenon Realm warriors, causing sand and stones to fly in the canyon, and a strong wind to howl. 

Layers of blue waves surged from He Fan's body, and he was like burning himself, somehow using a secret technique to abruptly raise his cultivation to the sixth rank of Mysterious Phenomenon Realm. 

Zhao Zhonghan was not to be outdone. Flames blazed from his body, and his strength continued to rise, also advancing to the sixth rank of Mysterious Phenomenon Realm. 

However, the price he paid was that he looked as if he had aged ten years, with fine wrinkles appearing at the corners of his eyes and between his brows. The secret technique he used was definitely one that increased cultivation at the cost of burning life force. 

Wang Renjie raised his long spear, and hundreds of bolts of lightning surged and converged on the spear, finally making a clattering sound, as if what he held in his hand was not a long spear but a river of converging thunder. 

Standing behind them, Liu Lier wore a proud smile on her pretty face and shouted loudly: "Three brothers, you must avenge me and kill this hateful guy!" 

"Don't worry, Sister Lier! He will definitely die today!" He Fan roared in a deep voice, transforming into a blue stream of light and charging straight at Lin Yu. 

"Sister Lier, watch me slay this villain!" Zhao Zhonghan also laughed wildly, with flames surging under his feet as he dashed toward Lin Yu like an arrow. 

The last one, Wang Renjie, let out a long whistle. The thunder coiling around his body suddenly exploded, and he charged toward Lin Yu like a bolt of thunder. Although he made the last move, he arrived before He Fan and Zhao Zhonghan. 

"Die!" 

Wang Renjie leaped into the air and thrusted his long spear at Lin Yu. 

A silver sharp light淬炼 by countless bolts of thunder surged from the spear, like a dragon leaping out of a thunder river, shooting toward Lin Yu. 

He Fan swung his broken saber, and layers of blue waves cascaded down toward Lin Yu like a collapsing mountain and cracking earth, intending to crush him into powder. 

Not to be outdone, Zhao Zhonghan gritted his teeth and slashed horizontally at Lin Yu. 

Mighty flames surged from the long sword, transforming into a giant blade dozens of feet long, extremely sharp, and capable of burning everything to ashes, slashing horizontally at Lin Yu's waist. 

Seeing He Fan and the others join hands to unleash their killing moves, bombarding Lin Yu overwhelmingly, Liu Lier's eyes sparkled with excitement and anticipation. 

"Lord Ding, if I kill Liu Lier, can these people regain their senses?" Looking at the approaching trio, Lin Yu called out to Lord Ding in his mind. 

"It's said that those controlled by the Heavenly Demon Mind Control Art will rise and fall with the caster. Even if you kill that girl, the worst case for these people is becoming demented due to soul injuries, and the best case might be their souls being completely annihilated!" Lord Ding truthfully explained, finally adding softly: "This is why Demonic Sect martial arts are detested!" 

"I understand!" Lin Yu gently shook his head. Originally, he had no grudge against these people. The other party had taken a fancy to the Sword Heart Grass he picked and wanted to snatch it, but they had still shown some restraint. 

He had only intended to teach He Fan and the others a lesson and let them go. 

But he never expected that Liu Lier, as a direct descendant of one of the Five Great Clans and Seven Prominent Families in Penglai Continent, would secretly cultivate a lost Demonic Sect technique and control He Fan and the others' minds. 

These three had now completely lost their minds. Even if Liu Lier were killed, under the control of the Heavenly Demon Mind Control Art, they would still be worse than dead! 

The best way was to kill them. 

Only in this way could their souls find true liberation! 

With a thought, a cyan stream of light flew out from Lin Yu's Sumeru Ring, and the blade of the sword shone with a dazzling cyan light, drawing an arc and shooting toward Wang Renjie, who was charging at the front. 

Whoosh! 

The Wind Controlling Sword was so fast that it slashed onto the silver dragon in an instant, erupting with a thunderous roar that resounded through the canyon. 

Then, the silver dragon was easily split in two by the cyan sharp light of the Wind Controlling Sword, like cutting melons and vegetables, and then turned into bolts of thunder, bombarding the mountain walls on both sides. 

"This... this is the art of sword control..." Wang Renjie was大惊, and before he could recover, the cyan sharp light whistled past him. 

He turned to look at the cyan sharp light and saw it draw an arc, easily breaking through the layers of blue waves surging from He Fan's saber in a loud roar, then piercing through He Fan's chest, nimbly turning a corner, and rushing toward Zhao Zhonghan. 

Only then did he feel a sharp pain in his chest. 

Wang Renjie looked down at his chest in disbelief, only to see blood gushing out, dyeing his robe red. 

It turned out that the flying sword had pierced his chest before penetrating He Fan's. 

"Sister Lier..." Wang Renjie turned his head reluctantly, looking toward Liu Lier, but in his sight, Liu Lier's figure was getting farther and farther away as she dashed out of the canyon. 

Bang! 

Wang Renjie collapsed to the ground. Before his soul vanished, he happened to see the Wind Controlling Sword destroy the flame giant blade施展 by Zhao Zhonghan and sweep across Zhao Zhonghan's neck. 

"They're all dead, all dead. Now none of us can have Sister Lier. How fair..." As Wang Renjie lay dying, seeing He Fan and Zhao Zhonghan both killed by Lin Yu's sword, he finally let out a sigh of relief. 

He couldn't have Sister Lier's heart, and he was determined that He Fan and Zhao Zhonghan shouldn't have it either. 

He Fan and Zhao Zhonghan felt the same. The three lay on the ground, their gazes meeting, all showing satisfied expressions before closing their eyes peacefully. 

It only took an instant for Lin Yu to kill He Fan and the others with his flying sword. He turned to look at Liu Lier, who was almost out of the canyon, and a fierce look appeared in his eyes. 

"You, the culprit, still want to run?" Lin Yu chuckled, urging the Wind Controlling Sword with the Nine Heavens Sword Control True Art. 

Boom! 

The Wind Controlling Sword erupted with a thunderous roar, and its already极致 speed suddenly increased, catching up to Liu Lier in an instant and passing by her side. 

Liu Lier's goose-yellow dress fluttered like a butterfly, but after she rushed forward more than ten feet, her legs suddenly gave way, and she fell into the stream at the canyon entrance. 

"My legs, my legs..." Liu Lier looked at her legs in horror, only to see her dress torn to shreds from the knees down by the Wind Controlling Sword, and blood gushing from her knees. 

When the flying sword passed by her, its sharp sword qi had severed her kneecaps, making it impossible for her to move. 

The Wind Controlling Sword hovered above Liu Lier, its blade trembling slightly. If she made the slightest move, it could kill her!