Chapter 3537: Lin Mu’s Intervention

"Protect the Princess!" the soldiers roared.

They rushed forward desperately, but it was already too late.

A massive arc of blinding white light swept across the battlefield.

BOOM

The Flash Cleave Axe tore through the formation like paper. Armor shattered instantly, bodies were hurled away, and several unfortunate cultivators lost limbs as they were thrown aside by the overwhelming force.

"With me, brothers!" the Golden Urn Sect core disciple shouted, his face contorted with anger.

He activated his skill, summoning five massive golden urns that hovered around him. Only one was a real immortal tool, while the others were projections formed from his cultivation technique.

The other Golden Urn Sect disciples followed suit, combining their power.

Fifteen golden urns now floated in the air, surrounding the twins in a tightening formation as a terrifying suction force erupted from all directions.

SHUA SHUA SHUA

The urns began draining Qi relentlessly, trying to exhaust the twins by force.

"Keep it up!" another disciple shouted. "We’ll tire them out!"

HISSS

Xiao Yin flicked her tongue sharply as she brought the Demon Punishing Spine Lash under control. The whip cracked through the air with a deafening sound.

WANG

CRACK

Its three spiked segments slammed into the urns with overwhelming force.

SHATTER SHATTER SHATTER

Three of the golden urns exploded instantly into fragments of light.

SHING

Xiao Yang followed up, swinging the Flash Cleave Axe in a brutal arc that cleaved through five more urns in a single strike.

In mere seconds, only the real golden urns remained.

"Damn it," one of the disciples cursed. "Their weapons are too strong!"

WOOONG

"We will assist," the Boundless River Sect female disciples said in unison.

They raised their hands, controlling the rivers and lakes nearby. Massive water whips surged forth, wrapping around the battlefield. One lashed toward the Flash Cleave Axe, another entangled the Demon Punishing Spine Lash, while two more aimed directly for the twins’ bodies.

"Twelve Rivers Entanglement Art!" they shouted together.

More disciples joined in, layering water techniques to suppress the twins completely.

Xiao Yin and Xiao Yang struggled against the bindings. They could break free, but doing so would take time, and time was exactly what they were running out of.

There were simply too many enemies.

Seeing that the twins were restrained, one of the princesses immediately realized that this was her opportunity.

A sharp smile spread across her face, her eyes glittering with excitement and cruelty as she stepped forward.

"HAHA! NICE!" the princess of the Great Steppe Kingdom laughed loudly as she drew an arrow from her quiver and nocked it onto her bow. "I will deal the final blow myself!"

TWANG

The bowstring thrummed violently as the serrated arrow was released.

The arrow screamed through the air, wrapped in sharp Qi, its tip gleaming with deadly intent. It was aimed straight at Xiao Yang’s exposed side.

Xiao Yin reacted instantly.

She twisted her body and slammed into her brother with all her strength, pushing him out of the arrow’s path.

"SISTER!" Xiao Yang hissed, fury erupting within his eyes.

The arrow tore through the space where Xiao Yang had been a moment ago and continued onward, now aimed directly at Xiao Yin.

Even if the arrow was not strong enough to kill her outright, it would certainly injure her. At the very least, it would delay her movements long enough for another barrage of attacks to land.

"I should have just killed them all from the start!" Xiao Yang snarled, his voice filled with regret and murderous intent.

From the beginning, the twins had been holding back.

They had avoided lethal strikes, avoided crushing vital meridians, and avoided killing unless absolutely necessary. They knew their master did not want unnecessary bloodshed, especially not in a place tied so closely to their future travel.

But now, that restraint had turned into their greatest mistake.

WHOOSH

Just as the arrow closed the final half meter, a figure appeared out of thin air.

A palm extended calmly, fingers slightly curled.

CLANG!

The sound rang out like metal striking stone.

The arrow that could easily pierce the defenses of a Third Tribulation Stage immortal rebounded violently and shattered into fragments midair.

"HUH!?"

The Great Steppe Kingdom princess stared in disbelief.

Everyone froze.

No one had sensed anyone approaching. No one had felt spatial fluctuations. No one had detected any aura. And yet, a man had appeared between life and death as if he had always been there.

He did not wear the armor of any kingdom, nor the robes of any sect.

His appearance was refined and handsome, enough that even the princess and several female disciples instinctively compared him to their intended partners. And in their minds, he surpassed them easily.

But the expression on his face erased all such thoughts.

His eyes burned with a fury so intense that it felt as if it might spill out and engulf the entire forest.

"You..."

Lin Mu slowly lifted his gaze and swept it across the assembled cultivators. His voice was calm, but the chill behind it was enough to make hearts tremble.

SHUA

His immortal sense exploded outward.

It washed over the forest like a freezing tide, pressing down on everyone present. It felt as though they had been plunged into an icy abyss, their breathing tightening, their thoughts slowing.

"Over five hundred," Lin Mu said calmly.

He then turned toward the twins and gently severed the restraints binding them.

"Are you two all right?"

The water whips shattered beneath his hands as if they were made of straw, dissolving instantly back into harmless droplets.

"How is that possible?" the Boundless River Sect disciples exclaimed in disbelief.

"Who is this man?" the Golden Urn Sect disciples whispered among themselves.

None of them recognized him, yet he had effortlessly dismantled combined techniques that required coordination from multiple core disciples.

His black robes fluttered slightly, and the massive sword sheath on his back radiated a silent pressure. It was an aura that blended dignity, danger, and absolute confidence.

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