"Your Majesty!"
Kong Deming cried out in alarm and rushed toward Xu Tianran.
Although it had seemed like a long time had passed, only a few breaths had elapsed since Lin Xiao entered the study. Kong Deming never imagined that in the brief moment he was gathering power to counterattack, Xu Tianran would already be in this state.
Even the several soul tools on Xu Tianran's body hadn't been triggered.
No!
The instant Kong Deming approached Xu Tianran, he suddenly sensed something wrong. Xu Tianran's chest was still rising and falling; he wasn't dead. Instead, it was as if his soul had been extracted.
He turned to look to the side. Another figure standing nearby was an offering of the Sun Moon Empire, in the same condition as Xu Tianran.
But where was the assassin?
As Kong Deming pondered, he suddenly felt a chill across his body, his brow twitching violently. Before his mind could react, his body instinctively dodged to the side. Then he saw a gray figure brush past him.
After activating his domain, Lin Xiao, like everyone else within the domain, had his soul separated from his body. However, as the master of the domain, his body did not stand frozen in place without a soul; it still retained consciousness.
More precisely, at this moment, Lin Xiao's consciousness existed simultaneously on both the side of flesh and the side of soul.
Since Kong Deming could use soul tools to block his soul skill and prevent being pulled into the domain, he would intercept him right here.
Soul power surged within his body, so powerful that it almost sounded like a rumbling "long long" as it coursed through his meridians. Seizing the momentum, Lin Xiao moved. Taking advantage of Kong Deming's momentary lack of reaction, both arms struck out together.
A metal shield rose beside Kong Deming, but the moment it was touched by Lin Xiao's left arm, it instantly melted away.
Over these years, Lin Xiao had never ceased nurturing his left arm bone. Its ability ranked quite highly even among hundred-thousand-year soul bones.
No matter what level of soul tool Kong Deming produced, as long as it contained metal materials, it would lose its function upon contact with Lin Xiao.
Kong Deming's movements seemed to pause slightly, but in the next instant, his figure rapidly retreated backward. Then he took out even more defensive soul tools.
Lin Xiao's left arm swept continuously, melting away one soul tool after another. Yet his expression grew slightly grim.
As a Class 10 soul engineer, Kong Deming naturally had excellent eyesight. Even if he hadn't reacted when he threw out the first soul tool, he could surely guess Lin Xiao's ability afterward.
But he still kept producing defensive soul tools in futile struggle; there must be some other plan.
With this thought, Lin Xiao's body shook. The entire world of the dead hidden in his dantian trembled faintly. Endless soul power throughout the entire plane flowed continuously with his consciousness.
At that moment, a faint light barrier rose around him.
The instant he saw the Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier, Lin Xiao actually breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Kong Deming continuously stalling for time, he had feared the other might pull out something strange.
But soon he realized something was wrong. The thin layer of the Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier around him wasn't protecting Kong Deming; it was "protecting" him instead.
Borrowing spatial power, the thin barrier completely enveloped Lin Xiao in metal. In an instant, he felt as if he had been exiled to another world. His left leg glowed, but his figure only flickered in place.
Enveloped by the Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier, the entire space around him had become completely chaotic. Even though he was no stranger to spatial power, he couldn't break free for the moment.
On the other side, Kong Deming could finally catch his breath a little.
It seemed as though he had trapped Lin Xiao, but in reality, it was an act of helplessness.
Although he was the only Class 10 soul engineer on the entire continent, he shared the same weakness as other soul engineers.
If this were a frontal battlefield where he faced Lin Xiao directly and controlled the battle rhythm, he was confident that even a Limit Douluo wouldn't be his match.
But he still had to protect Xu Tianran. Just now, because of Xu Tianran's abnormal state, he had been caught off guard and let Lin Xiao get close; he had already fallen into a disadvantage.
Of course, he could see that Lin Xiao could melt those soul tools. Those seemingly casually thrown defensive soul tools were all above Class 8; how could he not feel heartache over them?
Even if he himself could pull away distance, if Lin Xiao turned back to target Xu Tianran, he still couldn't ignore it.
In that instant, there was no time for much thought. He could only use the brief delay to turn the Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier against Lin Xiao and trap him.
Fortunately, he succeeded.
Thoughts flashing through his mind, Kong Deming's gaze swept over Xu Tianran. Although he didn't know exactly what had happened to Xu Tianran, taking him away from this place first was always the best choice.
However, before he could make a move, Lin Xiao, who was trapped inside the Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier, suddenly acted.
Strands of black light seeped out from Lin Xiao's right arm, like threads of black silk drawing something across his arm.
Of course, Lin Xiao didn't know what Kong Deming was thinking. Seeing himself trapped, his soul power immediately surged wildly, pouring toward his right arm.
Beneath the flesh of his right arm, the entire arm bone had already turned completely pitch-black.
Dark power seeped from the bone into his flesh, causing his entire right arm to tremble slightly, as if something was growing beneath the skin.
In the blink of an eye, Kong Deming sensed a violent power emanating from Lin Xiao through the Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier.
It carried the same aura as Lin Xiao's death that made people uneasy, but unlike the dead silence and gentle call of peace from the beginning, this death was like cold weapons on the battlefield, piercing flesh: the most ferocious, most direct, slaughter-like death.
Looking again at Lin Xiao, his entire right arm had thickened by a circle. The arm was covered by the Nether River's Embrace, making the changes hard to see clearly, but on the exposed back of his hand, strands of black lines had already transformed into densely packed black dragon scales.
His entire right palm was no longer human in shape, but a pitch-black dragon claw. With a slight movement of the fingertips, streaks of black cracks appeared, as if space itself was being torn apart.
No, it wasn't "as if." It really was space being forcibly ripped open by the power of Lin Xiao's right arm bone.
Soul bone skill: Space Cleaving.
In an instant, ripples appeared across the Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier. The space around Lin Xiao shattered, and violent spatial turbulence erupted, tearing everything nearby to pieces.
The already shattered furnishings in Xu Tianran's study were also dragged into the depths of space by this turbulence, ground away by chaotic spatial power until they completely vanished.
Kong Deming's expression changed dramatically. He instantly understood what Lin Xiao intended to do. The next moment, a mouthful of blood sprayed from his mouth. Looking again at the Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier, where was Lin Xiao's figure now?
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