Zombie Bodyguard

Chapter 2036: Chapter 2033: A Thousand Li of Scorched Earth

"Master... Master, the power of fire won’t consume too much energy, should we be worried about it losing control?" the Sword Spirit cautiously said, actually wanting to say it had eaten its fill.

"What grade is the power of fire? Do you think just this amount of energy would make it lose control? If I’m not mistaken, the possibility of advancement is greater." Though the pain was agonizing, Lin Tian’s consciousness was exceptionally clear. At this moment, he was even more calm.

"What should we do then?" the Sword Spirit asked curiously.

With a determined gaze, Lin Tian said solemnly, "Since it wants to advance, I’ll lend it a hand!"

Enduring the torment of pain, Lin Tian picked up the Heavenly Tribulation Sword, transforming pain into strength, and swung at the evil spirits at a faster pace. At this moment, the purple flames on the Heavenly Tribulation Sword were more fierce, and the flames extended over twice the length of the sword body.

As he swung the Heavenly Tribulation Sword, a "Wind and Fire Wheel" appeared, annihilating a large batch of evil spirits. The energy surged like river water being let loose, fiercely pouring into his body, then being divided and consumed by the two major entities.

As the energy continued to be absorbed, Lin Tian felt his forehead growing hotter, and in the eyes of other ghost soldiers, he seemed to have opened a Heavenly Eye, with purple light radiating from his forehead.

Suddenly, Lin Tian felt a contraction in his forehead, with energy constantly compressing inward. Compressed to a certain degree, his forehead shook, and a vast amount of energy was about to explode.

Roar!

Lin Tian roared loudly, the evil spirits around were shaken and toppled, he suppressed the energy and shouted, "Mu Yun, He Shan, quickly retreat back to the fortress, hurry!"

On hearing his urgent shout, the two couldn’t help but look at each other, questioning how they could retreat like cowards at this moment.

City Lord Jia frowned, seemingly sensing something, decisively ordered, "Retreat, hurry, this is an order!"

Even though He Shan was unwilling to leave Lin Tian alone in battle at this moment, the order had been given, and he had to lead all ghost soldiers to quickly retreat into the fortress.

Once the last ghost soldier disappeared through the city gates, Lin Tian finally could not suppress the surging energy anymore, even throwing the Heavenly Tribulation Sword aside, half-kneeling uncontrollably onto the ground, fists pounding down heavily.

Rumble...

The gorge and city walls shook violently, a purple flame exploded from his fists, spreading along the ground in a fan shape towards the gorge.

Where the flame passed, evil spirits burned away, black vines turned to ash, even the hard rocky ground was reddened and cracked by the heat. The flame spread far, up to a li away.

After the energy calmed, the ground outside the fortress was completely transformed. The Array set by Zhang Lingyu was also nowhere to be seen, not a single evil spirit remained within a li.

"A thousand li of scorched earth... It was true after all!" Zhang Lingyu’s eyes widened, whispering to himself, "Though it hasn’t reached the thousand-li realm, his flame has advanced!"

Lin Tian slowly stood up, but at this moment he had no time to look at the results of his explosion. He was immersed in internal viewing, through his vision he saw a purple bead appearing deep in his forehead.

The bead was semi-transparent, with purple flames flowing inside, as if it had life, like a miniature fire dragon, seemingly adorable.

Yet Lin Tian knew, it was anything but adorable, because the energy contained in the bead was earth-shattering; if this bead were to explode, it could flatten half the fortress.

Of course, Lin Tian wouldn’t dare to explode the whole bead. This was the crystallized essence gathered from the power of fire, with the energy grade advancing a step higher than before.

"It’s truly a great thing." The Sword Spirit suddenly said, imitating a greedy mouth-watering sound.

"You want it?" Lin Tian teased.

The Sword Spirit was so startled it quickly refused, "No, how could this king be that greedy."

"Heh, I despise you. If you’re afraid of being swallowed by it, just admit it, why boast?" Lin Tian chuckled, flipping it a middle finger disdainfully.

"Hehe, master, why expose this king, it’ll hurt this king’s fragile heart." The Sword Spirit, being sly, shamelessly replied.

"Quit acting silly. This time, the energy you absorbed should be enough for you to digest for some time. Train well and aim to surpass your peak as soon as possible," Lin Tian said calmly.

"All thanks to you, master," the Sword Spirit hurriedly flattered, though it’s unclear if it was genuine.

Lin Tian was too lazy to bother with this joker, picked up the Heavenly Tribulation Sword, converting it back into a bracelet, and retrieved the Crescent Blade. Looking at the canyon again, he paused in surprise; the ground was still dark red, emitting wisps of green smoke.

In the distance, the evil spirits halted, the burning boundary like a magic suppression circle, no evil spirit dared to cross.

Suddenly, the evil spirits collectively raised their heads, their eyes glowing red. Lin Tian feared another assault, yet all the evil spirits turned away, rapidly withdrawing.

Like a tide coming in quickly, and retreating just as swiftly, in a short while, the evil spirits vanished.

"Did they run?" Lin Tian frowned, without relief, rather puzzled, as if some force was summoning all the evil spirits away.

Who is so powerful to summon and control the Evil Spirit Tide? It’s terrifying.

After thinking for a while, unable to figure it out, Lin Tian gave up exploring, turning towards the fortress. He saw He Shan and his group also climbed the city wall, yet they all stared at him, motionless, as if petrified.

"Lin Tian!" Not knowing who shouted first, then shouts of "Lin Tian, Lin Tian" echoed one after another, eventually unified in calling his name, resounding throughout the canyon, powerful and heroic.

This voice held admiration, gratitude, reverence, joy. At this moment, Lin Tian was their hero, their warrior!

Zhang Lingyu gazed intently at him, as if Lin Tian’s figure was reflected deep in his eyes, a smile subconsciously appearing at his lips. Mu Yun looked at Lin Tian, his eyes shining with Flowing Light, as if something had increased.

Lin Tian shifted his gaze, landing on Xiao Manxuan, the little girl seemed to sense it, her pretty face returned an angelic smile.

She held up an ancient zither, wanting to stand up, but her complexion turned pale, her body swayed, slowly falling, Zhang Lingyu quickly supported her. Lin Tian was startled, not even bothering with the city gate, directly leaping up, amidst the ghost soldiers’ dumbfounded stares, quickly reaching the tall city wall in a few bounds.

With two steps, he reached Xiao Manxuan, supporting her alongside Zhang Lingyu, anxiously calling, "Xuanxuan..."

With so many prior incidents, he wasn’t anxious, yet at this moment, his heart panicked. But not to the extent of losing his mind, he touched Xiao Manxuan’s forehead, checked her pulse, and performed a super vision scan of her body.

Carefully scrutinizing once, finding no issues, Lin Tian finally sighed in relief.

"How is she?" Zhang Lingyu asked worriedly.

Mu Yun, City Lord Jia, and He Shan all gathered around, similarly concerned. Just now, performing a song had made everyone see Xiao Manxuan in a new light. Regardless of the melody of the zither or its magic power, they were left in awe.

"Nothing serious, just mentally and physically exhausted, needs rest," Lin Tian reassured them.

"Someone, bring a carriage to escort the heroes back to the City Lord’s Mansion for recovery!" City Lord Jia commanded loudly, ghost soldiers immediately came forward.

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