123 Chapter 123

Old Lin stood in the void and looked down with a hint of playfulness in his eyes. To the man of his rank, there was no difference between them and ants. He could crush them in a blink of an eye.

It wouldn't be wrong to say that Old Lin could travel to almost any part of the Dou Qi continent without fear. However, when an individual's strength reaches a certain level, they can ignore all reasoning and act willfully—like Old Lin, playing with Gu He and others.

While falling, only Yun Yun among the group was calm. She rationally analyzed the situation and found that the other party did not show any bloodlust since the beginning.

Yun Yun raised her head; a stubborn light flashed in her eyes. She wasn't ready to die, not yet. The dou qi inside her body surged and gathered towards her hands.

Soon, it formed a spherical barrier covering everyone within it. The interior was filled with liquified dou qi to act as a cushion. Only a Dou Emperor can use this method without using up all of their dou qi.

But, Yun Yun enlarged its size to save everyone and used most of her dou qi without hesitating.

The three Dou Kings were not idle; they also added their dou qi to enhance its defense.

'Bang!' The spherical barrier hit the ground with a loud noise, and cracks formed on its surface.

It formed a large pit on the ground, eradicating the sand grains in its surroundings. As a result, it looked like a pitch-black abyss if one looked from the sky.

The barrier shattered almost instantly after it collided with the surface. Everyone got out, only suffering some minor internal injuries.

As the barrier controller, Yun Yun endured the backlash and suffered the most; blood leaked through the corner of her mouth.

They had lost their noble demeanor and got back to their feet with clothes soiled in the sand. Nobody moved; everyone raised their heads and looked up at the figure in the sky, wondering what was next.

In their hearts, they knew if it weren't for his mercy, they would have died long ago.

Standing above in the sky, old Lin's eyes were locked on Yun Yun's figure as he stroked his beard. 'Her qi seems familiar. Where did I sense it before?' He thought.

As old Lin kept racking his brain to find where he sensed her qi earlier, the people down inside the pit stood in their places anxiously.

There was no doubt that they would die if they tried to escape. Their situation was similar to the stone monkey trapped in Budha's palm.

Like a thunderbolt striking him, old Lin's body shook as he remembered where he first sensed her qi.

"It was when I was searching for the young master. There were traces of her qi on the battlefield."

After that, almost instantly, old Lin's temperament changed from a frail old man to an apex predator. Wisps of Scarlet flashed in his eyes.

Old Lin's figure vanished from the sky, and the next second, he flashed in front of them.

His sudden appearance and changed temperament made their minds blank. It was as if they could witness their death gazing back at them. The weaker ones couldn't even stand and fell to the ground.

There was nothing but indifference on old Lin's face. He slowly raised his right foot and stepped in Yun Yun's direction. As he took each step forward, thick killing intent manifested around his body. Wisps of scarlet-colored dou qi condensed into a gigantic sword above his head.

Everyone paled the moment he took the first step forward, and with each step, a killing intent condensed after slaughtering millions of creatures pressed on their bodies. It made it difficult for them to breathe, let alone make any other movement.

It was not a secret that pill king Gu He was pursuing Yun Yun, the sect master of Misty Cloud Sect. Almost everyone with some status in the empire knew about it.

On Gu He's forehead, Veins pulsed as he saw old Lin closing towards Yun Yun. He stopped his body from quivering in fear and filled every corner of his body with his dou qi. A blue-colored beast flame materialized on his skin.

He dashed forward with every drop of strength that he could muster from his injured body. Gu He placed himself between old Lin and Yun Yun. After being suppressed by old Lin's killing intent, it took all his might to achieve this feat.

As if prepared to die, Gu He did not look toward old Lin; instead, he turned his head and stared at Yun Yun's eyes.

Yun Yun blankly stared at everything that had happened. She was old Lin's prime target, and his killing intent was aimed at her, rendering her frozen to her spot. She could feel the surging emotions in Gu He's eyes the moment their eyes made contact. But in her mind, there was only Xiao Yan's figure.

The light in Gu He's eyes dimmed after not finding what he was looking for. 'So, there was someone else in your heart, Yun'er?' He bitterly mocked himself.

All of this happened in a few seconds. Old Lin stopped in his tracks after seeing Gu He's actions. A trace of admiration flashed in his eyes.

"Young lad, I admire your persistence, but it is not enough. Today, no one can intervene. All I want is an answer. Her response will decide her destiny; whether or not she will live."

Because Gu He's actions were to his liking, old Lin spoke a few more words.

He lightly waved his hand, and a blast of wind pushed his body away. Gu He flew over and fell into the distance.

"Now, no one will interfere," old Lin spoke in a heavy voice as he stood in front of Yun Yun.

He raised his right hand, and a wisp of dou qi condensed into Xiao Ning's miniature figure above his hand.

"Did you attack him?" Old Lin asked in a soft voice. His eyes stared directly into hers. At the same time, he covered the surroundings with his spiritual strength. He made it impossible for Yun Yun to lie.

Yun Yun's eyes stared at Xiao Ning's figure floating above old Lin's right palm. She was very sure she had never seen this man before.

"No! I don't even know him; why would I attack a stranger?" Yun Yun always valued justice in her heart.