Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain Chapter 3318 - 3317: He Arrived, But Is Already Dead!

The raging wind howled, and the sea waves surged.

The Dark Emperor watched helplessly as Lin Dong’s fierce sword strike fell like lightning upon him, yet he was powerless to resist.

Earlier, he gambled everything on his final move, a technique like burning flames that, though dazzling briefly, exhausted all his strength.

He burned himself, pouring all his inner Qi and blood essence into it, and at this moment, he was spent and frail, his white hair fluttering as if a light breeze could topple him.

And now, Lin Dong’s ’Sword Three’ came with unparalleled might, instantly slicing the Dark Emperor in half.

Blood sprayed out like a fountain, dyeing the sea beneath with red.

Meanwhile, the Dark Emperor’s spirit and soul released from his broken body, shimmering with a ghostly green light, full of terror and unwillingness, trying to escape into the distance.

However, Lin Dong was well-prepared.

In the instant the Dark Emperor’s spirit flew out, Lin Dong utilized his mental power, reaching out to grasp in the void.

A powerful mental force, like an invisible giant hand, instantly pulled the Dark Emperor’s spirit back.

The spirit of the Dark Emperor struggled wildly in Lin Dong’s hand, the green light flickering, emitting sharp cries.

Lin Dong coldly laughed, "Where do you think you’re going?"

His voice was icy and firm, like a frost blade in the cold night, sending chills down one’s spine.

The Dark Emperor’s spirit cried out, "Lin Dong, do you mean to take even my spirit and soul?"

His voice was full of despair and pleading, but more than anything, deep-seated resentment.

Lin Dong replied, "What do you think? If I had lost, would you spare my spirit?"

His gaze was stern, devoid of any pity.

The Dark Emperor did not respond, understanding well that if Lin Dong were the one dying now, he wouldn’t spare Lin Dong’s spirit either.

The principle of eliminating the root, he understood better than anyone.

At the Junior Patriarch level, these individuals have burning trump cards and won’t easily become sacrifices for others.

Just as emperors construct imperial tombs, they fend off future invasions by setting up mechanisms, ensuring that those following won’t excavate their tombs easily.

Junior Patriarch level martial artists are standout individuals who know many can grow by devouring others’ inner Qi and blood essence, thus they avoid such deaths.

However, with spirit and soul, there’s no self-explosion or burning, only the consumption of lifespan, blood essence, and inner Qi.

With the final move the Dark Emperor made, he already exhausted his inner Qi and blood essence, so Lin Dong couldn’t use the Devouring Technique to absorb them to enhance his strength.

But his spirit could be absorbed.

Lin Dong can boost his mental power through devouring his spirit.

"Lin Dong, you will die a terrible death!" The Dark Emperor knew today his spirit would inevitably fall.

If the spirit perished, he would be completely broken and disappear from the world, his fear and resentment reaching an extreme.

Upon hearing him, Lin Dong smiled faintly, "Many have said I will die terribly, yet I stand here well, while they have long vanished from this world."

With that, Lin Dong commenced the Devouring Technique.

The terrifying Devouring Technique, like a massive vortex, began tearing the Dark Emperor’s spirit apart.

The Dark Emperor’s spirit emitted a mournful scream, as if from the depths of hell, chilling to the bone.

Lin Dong, like a greedy devourer, absorbed the Dark Emperor’s spirit as energy, refining it like nutrients.

The consciousness of the Dark Emperor’s spirit grew increasingly blurred; he tried to resist but was powerless.

Ultimately, he let out one last mournful scream, completely dissipating, transforming into endless energy absorbed into Lin Dong.

Lin Dong sat cross-legged, fully focusing on refining this energy.

Time around him seemed to slow down, the fierce wind gradually ceased, leaving only the faint light emanating from Lin Dong flickering in the darkness.

Lin Dong refined for a full half-day before thoroughly absorbing the Dark Emperor’s spirit.

Although his mental power grew somewhat, he still hadn’t breached the fifty-rank threshold.

"Mental Power of Fifty Rank, is too difficult." Lin Dong sighed, revealing fatigue and helplessness in his gaze.

This threshold is as challenging as rising to the secondary ancestor from the first tier, akin to ascending to the heavens.

He sensed having touched the fifty-rank threshold in mental power; the feeling was like groping for the edge of light in darkness, but still falling short, unable to break through.

Like a swimmer, seeing the shore just ahead, extending a hand should reach it. Yet before him stands a massive glass barrier, insurmountable despite his efforts.

Lin Dong felt just like that.

He must break that glass, that bottleneck, before successfully reaching the shore.

But breaking it is easier said than done!

That glass to the shore, that bottleneck in mental power isn’t easily overcome.

"Relying solely on mental energy won’t suffice for a breakthrough. It requires mental state and sudden enlightenment." Lin Dong thought to himself.

He understood deeply that the martial way is not merely accumulation of force but also the honing of mental state.

As the ancient saying goes, under the Bodhi Tree, enlightenment is attained!

Under the Bodhi Tree, in the Pusuo World, one becomes a Buddha. Lin Dong needed such an opportunity, a chance for mental clarity to break through his bottleneck.

He stood up, gazing at the distant undulating mountain range,

His mind filled with endless thoughts.

"If my mental power reaches fifty rank, then probably I can challenge genuine ancestor-level powerhouses?" Lin Dong thought.

Currently, he reached the level below the first tier of ancestor-level.

The strongest might not guarantee victory, but close enough.

At this moment, Lin Dong sensed two presences; they stood afar, looking his way.

Lin Dong recognized their familiar aura; they were Ni Chang and Dragon Venerate, unexpectedly returning.

"Dragon Venerate, Ni Chang..." Lin Dong called out towards the distance.

Dragon Venerate and Ni Chang, emerged from the distance.

They didn’t witness Lin Dong’s battle with the Dark Emperor nor the scene of Lin Dong slaughtering him.

But they saw the devastated battlefield, knowing a fierce, epic battle erupted here.

"Just now, here erupted a battle of the Secondary Ancestor Peak Level. Did that Dark Emperor come?" Dragon Venerate, now beside Lin Dong with Ni Chang, asked.

Lin Dong nodded, saying, "He came. But now, he’s dead. No more Dark Emperor in this world!"

Wow!!!

With these words, Dragon Venerate and Ni Chang were shocked!