If there was one way he liked to kill the most, it was naturally to enjoy the sensation of the blade cutting through flesh with the military knife in his hand.
It was because he enjoyed that feeling back then that he persevered until now, that he held on, and that he was able to live to this day.
At that time, he enjoyed killing.
But then, he went berserk.
From that moment on, he realized his state was not right. He could not enjoy that feeling; that feeling was too pathological.
So, he sealed that sensation within himself.
Especially after meeting his daughter and wife, he had even more so forgotten that feeling.
But now, he had found that feeling again. He had liberated himself, and he had unleashed all of his strength.
The Great Elder frowned. This Lin Xiao was too strange.
Possessed, yet not possessed. He seemed to be using possession to enhance his strength, and then... turning this possessed state into a switch that could be toggled at will?
How could someone achieve this?
If Lin Xiao were a disciple of their Kui Tian Sect, then the Kui Tian Sect's power would likely reach an unattainable height!
But, it was too late now.
The spiritual energy within him erupted, all of it used to strengthen his body.
Otherwise, he truly wouldn't be able to keep up with Lin Xiao's movements.
"It seems you really can't hold on any longer."
Lin Xiao's smile was extremely sinister. His movements quickened by a fraction.
Faster still?
A new cut appeared on the Great Elder's body. He hadn't been paying attention just now and had been slashed by Lin Xiao.
Blood flowed.
He instinctively tried to use his spiritual energy to seal the bleeding, but he discovered the problem.
His spiritual energy did not stop the blood from his wound; instead, it caused the wound to continuously expand!
What was happening?
The Great Elder instinctively increased the distance between himself and Lin Xiao. He stared at Lin Xiao in horror, sensing the issue with his wound.
"Are you curious why your wound cannot heal?" Lin Xiao held his military knife in a stance, his spiritual energy fluctuating, and a wave of energy erupted.
Boom!
Consecutive sonic booms sounded in the air.
Clang clang clang!
In the span of a single thought, the two exchanged over a hundred blows!
Pfft...
Blood spurted from the wound on the Great Elder's waist.
"The Great Elder is injured?!"
"No way..."
Liu Fang's face turned pale. Was this Lin Xiao's current strength?
The Great Elder's expression remained unchanged. As he attacked, he calmly said, "The power of devouring is attached to your blade. This strike also attached that power to my wound."
"Indeed. As expected of the Great Elder. Not only do you know, but you can remain so calm." Lin Xiao's knife moved even faster!
"This power only devours spiritual energy. Therefore, as long as I don't use spiritual energy to nourish it, this wound will naturally heal." The Great Elder was not worried; he knew exactly what kind of power this was.
"It seems your position as Great Elder in the Kui Tian Sect wasn't just attained through seniority. You do have some skills."
Lin Xiao was also somewhat surprised, giving the Great Elder a higher appraisal.
It was indeed so.
He experimented, and this devouring power did not devour flesh and blood. Moreover, once it left the body, it could not devour the vital essence of life.
However, this was enough.
In a contest of this level, he had already gained an advantage.
Furthermore, this Great Elder wouldn't live much longer.
He would soon be able to completely settle the grievances of the Lin family, not just the Great Elder, but those people as well! Those disciples of the Kui Tian Sect!
After her fear, Jiang Yuan began to vomit profusely. After a while, she even threw up bile. Then, she didn't care anymore and scrambled to leave. Her legs were completely weak and she couldn't stand. She crawled all the way to the elevator entrance.
The remaining fourteen bodyguards stared at Chu Feng, their throats bobbing. At this moment, they were not much better off than Yan Zhi Fei.
If they hadn't known Chu Feng's strength, they might have still had a sliver of courage to try and confront Chu Feng, relying on their numbers. But now... the immense gap and the inhumane smile on Chu Feng's face had robbed these people of even the ability to resist.
"Someone is coming up in the elevator. Be careful."
Chu Feng's voice reached Jiang Yuan's ears.
Someone was coming up?
Almost all the bodyguards stared at the elevator entrance. Could it be that the esteemed one had arrived?!
Jiang Yuan used all her strength to prop herself up against the wall and slowly got to her feet. Just as she was about to press the button, the elevator door opened.
The moment the door opened, an icy aura enveloped the sky garden on this floor.
The electronic thermometer on the wall rapidly changed numbers. When the person stepped out of the elevator, the thermometer showed that the temperature on this floor had dropped below zero.
At this moment, the only sounds on this floor were the rapid whirring of the air conditioner and the footsteps of the person emerging from the elevator.
Chu Feng looked at the person with mild curiosity.
A middle-aged man, about 1.8 meters tall, with well-proportioned muscles, in top physical condition. He was wearing relatively ordinary casual clothes, and judging solely by his attire, his identity was indiscernible.
His most striking feature was his face; it was very ugly.
Although there was a saying that no man was ugly, this fellow had two moles on his face, both of which had hair. One was on the side of his upper lip, his jaw was quite large, not exactly "full of flesh" but his cheekbones were a bit too pronounced, and his chin looked even sharper than some internet celebrity faces.
And it was such an unremarkable person who was now one of the five Grandmasters of Long Country.
The Eight Extremes Grandmaster, Sun Xiao Zhu.
Of course, some people secretly called him Emperor Ming.
"You, you must be the Ugly Emperor, right?" Chu Feng sized up Sun Xiao Zhu. He had read this person's profile, and it mentioned that this person's nickname was Ugly Emperor, which was much easier to remember than his name.
Most importantly, among the five Grandmasters of Long Country, this was the only one who acted recklessly and paid no mind to what others thought, relying on his Grandmaster strength to do as he pleased.
While not outright evil, he wasn't a good person.
Of course, Chu Feng never considered himself a good person.
Sun Xiao Zhu, who had been staring intently at the corpse of the Divine Empress on the ground, instantly looked up and stared at Lin Xiao, "You, are very good."
As soon as he finished speaking, he crossed a distance of five steps and appeared before Chu Feng.