Upon realizing his plan, Lin Li narrowed his eyes slightly and began to subtly pretend that his spiritual energy was depleting, falling into a "weakened" state.
"Hahaha!"
The Demon Sect incense master saw this and grinned with satisfaction, "See? I told you, that sword cultivator's spiritual energy isn't endless. Now his energy is almost completely drained, and his strength has dropped dramatically! Soon, his energy will be completely exhausted! And then, it will be time for us to avenge our fallen comrades!"
"Good!"
The ten puppet masters controlling the Green-Haired Zombies behind him were invigorated by his words and cheered in unison.
A hundred meters away, at the window of a Demon Sect building, the vice commander of the Demon Sect shook his head slightly and chuckled, "Looks like I won't need to intervene after all. Just the Green-Haired Zombie Formation will be enough to wear that sword cultivator to death."
...
"Now's the moment!"
While pretending to be weakened, Lin Li had quietly closed the distance between himself and the incense master.
At this moment.
Surrounded by the Green-Haired Zombie Formation, Lin Li was now only about twenty meters away from the incense master...
Though the distance wasn't particularly short, for Lin Li's Jinghong Sword, it was...
More than enough!
In an instant, Lin Li poured nearly all of his remaining spiritual energy into his sword!
"Jinghong Sword!"
This time, unlike the previous time when he had dispersed his attack to wipe out the Green Mosquito Cloud, Lin Li focused all the infinite golden light into the sword in his hand. The blade, now enveloped in a brilliant golden light, resembled a glowing sword of pure light.
Seizing the moment, Lin Li thrust his sword with lightning speed, faster than anyone could react!
This strike carried the essence of an unstoppable sword intent!
At the same time.
The dazzling golden light magnified the sword's power immensely!
The golden light made the incense master, as well as the ten puppet masters, feel a shock of fear. Their hearts trembled, and a chilling sense of doom overtook them, causing their hairs to stand on end!
It felt as if they were completely enveloped by the infinite golden sword energy, with no escape in any direction!
In an instant—so fast that there wasn't even time for a breath—
The golden sword energy of the Jinghong Sword flashed by in a blink!
[Killed Foundation Establishment Stage 4 Demon Sect Puppet Master Incense Master, gained 4,856 evolution points!]
[Absorbed Foundation Establishment Stage 4 Demon Sect Puppet Master Incense Master's blood essence, gained 431 energy points!]
As the system notification chimed, Ye Fan saw that the once smug incense master now had a gaping hole in his chest!
In the next second...
The incense master collapsed to the ground, lifeless.
"What?!"
A hundred meters away, the Demon Sect's vice commander shouted in shock, his eyes wide with astonishment and fury, "He still had the strength to use the Jinghong Sword?!"
"Doesn't the Jinghong Sword consume a massive amount of spiritual energy each time it's used?"
"He was supposed to be almost out of energy! How could he still have the strength to unleash the Jinghong Sword?"
"Damn it! I was planning to step in when the incense master and his men were struggling, but I didn't even get the chance to show myself before the incense master was killed by that sword cultivator!"
At the same time.
Behind the incense master.
The ten puppet masters controlling the Green-Haired Zombies were utterly horrified: "Incense Master!!!"
"No!"
"How is this possible?!"
"He was supposed to be out of spiritual energy! How could he suddenly—?!"
They cried out in disbelief.
However, Lin Li gave them no time to react.
At this moment.
Everyone was still stunned by the sight of Lin Li killing the incense master in a flash.
Even the nearby Demon Sect disciples, who had originally felt secure with the incense master present, were now terrified after seeing him killed. They watched in horror as Lin Li, no longer trapped by the leaderless Green-Haired Zombie Formation, charged towards the ten puppet masters.
"What do we do?"
"What else can we do?!"
All around, the Demon Sect disciples were nearly scared out of their wits! They exchanged glances, screamed, "Run! Or we'll be the next ones to die!"
Without further hesitation, they all turned and fled.
"I'd like to see... who dares to run?!"
Suddenly, a powerful and commanding voice echoed from nearby!
A hundred meters away, the Demon Sect residence exploded into rubble!
A man in a black robe leaped high into the air from the ruins of the Demon Sect building!
At the same time, a swarm of black and purple bats flew out of his sleeves!
"The Holy Sect's order! Those who flee the battlefield... will be killed without mercy!"
"Ah?! That's... the vice commander!"
"No, no, no!"
"Vice commander, please have mercy! We weren't running away, it was a tactical retreat..."
"Please, spare us!"
The fleeing Demon Sect disciples all dropped to their knees, begging for mercy.
Meanwhile.
Lin Li, like a tiger pouncing into a flock of sheep, had already reached the ten puppet masters!
"You—you—you..."
"No..."
"Vice commander, save us!!!"
The ten puppet masters were so frightened at the sight of Lin Li that their faces turned pale, and they screamed in terror.
However.
Having been trapped and attacked by the Green-Haired Zombie Formation for so long, Lin Li had no intention of showing mercy.
This time, Lin Li didn't use the Jinghong Sword—they weren't worthy!
With his spiritual energy boosting his speed, Lin Li moved like a ghost!
With every step, he appeared in front of, or behind, one of the puppet masters.
A single slash of his sword, and a head would roll!
[Killed Qi Refinement Stage 9 Demon Sect Puppet Master Disciple, gained 872 evolution points!]
[Absorbed Qi Refinement Stage 9 Demon Sect Puppet Master Disciple's blood essence, gained 63 energy points!]
[Killed Qi Refinement Stage 9 Demon Sect Puppet Master Disciple, gained 981 evolution points!]
[Absorbed Qi Refinement Stage 9 Demon Sect Puppet Master Disciple's blood essence, gained 78 energy points!]
[Killed Qi Refinement Stage 9 Demon Sect Puppet Master Disciple, gained 888 evolution points!]
[Absorbed Qi Refinement Stage 9 Demon Sect Puppet Master Disciple's blood essence, gained 98 energy points!]
...
With every breath, one or two puppet masters lost their heads!
By the time the swarm of black-purple bats sent by the vice commander reached the scene, all ten puppet masters had already been slain by Lin Li!
"Damn you!!!"
Hovering in the air about thirty meters from Lin Li, the black-robed vice commander, now with bat-like wings sprouting from his back, roared, "How dare you kill my trusted subordinates! Prepare to die!"
"Screee..."
The swarm of black-purple bats let out a shrill, rat-like screech.
But their sound was even sharper and more piercing than that of the demonized rats!
This...
Was the ultrasonic attack of the demonized bats!
The ground around them began to tremble from the vibrations of the ultrasound!
Lin Li could only imagine that the sharp noises he could hear were just a small part of the ultrasonic waves.
The real damage was being done by even more destructive high-frequency waves that were beyond the range of human hearing...