His shout seemed to anger the person lurking in the shadows.
Suddenly, the earth shook violently.
The ground trembled in a place where earthquakes were almost unheard of.
A tremendous pressure instantly obliterated everything around where Lin Xiao had been standing.
Except for the spot Lin Xiao occupied, the ground within a dozen meters around him sank four to five meters, and all surrounding objects were destroyed, with living beings also annihilated.
This scene even brought a look of shock to Lin Xiao's eyes.
The feeling was more impactful than when he had witnessed a small nuclear bomb explode with his own eyes two years prior.
Was this what a cultivator was like?
"To dare to contend with the heavens just because you're lucky."
A voice appeared in Lin Xiao's ear.
Hearing this voice, Lin Xiao finally suppressed the shock in his heart, his words carrying even more sarcasm: "Is that so? If you truly dared to act against me, then why did you spare my life? You even dared not to touch the ground beneath my feet."
"Noisy!"
This voice was clearly tinged with impatience. After a scolding, a pressure instantly passed over Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao's bones made a "crackling" sound. He almost knelt under that fleeting pressure.
He held on stubbornly, a trace of blood appearing at the corner of his lips.
"It seems you're not much."
Lin Xiao's heart raced. This guy truly didn't dare to kill him. Even the pressure just now had lasted only a second.
But... a second of pressure had already made his body unable to bear it. This kind of pressure, was this the strength beyond the Divine Realm?
Didn't number thirty-seven mention something about "Great Freedom" just now?
This time, the voice did not respond to Lin Xiao anymore. He understood that Lin Xiao was trying to provoke him.
After the first instance, he calmed down. The slight pressure he had shown earlier was a warning to Lin Xiao and also a test.
Clearly, he still could not act against Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao swallowed a healing pill and slowly walked out of the ruins, continuing to speak: "You said I was lucky to dare contend with the heavens. You are comparing yourself to heaven, aren't you thinking too highly of yourself?"
"If you are heaven, then how could I possibly be alive? You are merely someone who wants to ascend to heaven. As a cultivator, you are still on the path of cultivation, how dare you compare yourself to heaven?"
Lin Xiao repeatedly pushed the cultivator's limits of tolerance.
He knew the cultivator was still there; he had that feeling, the feeling of being watched.
"What's wrong, lost your tongue? Did I hit a nerve?"
Lin Xiao walked and spoke, his target being the base of the Shadow Assassin here.
"Or perhaps, because you targeted me earlier, you can't speak now?"
"Oh, so you're not only mute, but also a peeping tom, only daring to watch me secretly from the shadows. How about it, do you think I'm young, talented, and blessed with good fortune? You're envious, but you can't achieve it, right!"
Lin Xiao spoke with increasing fervor, and with each word, he nervously squeezed his own palm.
He wanted to test their bottom line...
To test it with his own life.
Moreover, since they hadn't made a move in the past few years despite numerous opportunities, they might not act just because of his few words.