"Not only that, but your sect's founder consorted with demons and established a rule that whenever a sect leader's lifespan neared its end, they had to enter the demon seal in the forbidden area to be sacrificed to the demons! Such a scumbag, how dare I insult him?"
"Impossible! You're lying!"
Leng Siran's blood boiled with rage, and he spat out three more mouthfuls of blood.
"Lying?"
Zi Linling sneered, "Whether I'm lying or not, none of that matters. What matters is that from this moment on, Liuyun Sect belongs to the Zi family. If anyone objects, step forward!"
"I object!"
Leng Siran's eyes bulged, and he glared at Zi Linling with fury, shouting loudly.
"You object? Very well! Anyone else?"
Zi Linling shifted her gaze from Leng Siran to the other elders.
"She's just a young girl, why should she be our Liuyun Sect leader? I object too!"
"I object too!"
"I object!"
...
In a moment, nearly twenty elders had stepped forward.
Zi Linling stood with her hands behind her back, saying calmly, "Anyone else?"
"Yes!"
Several more elders stepped forward.
"Good, you have backbone. For the rest, does anyone else object?"
The remaining dozen or so elders hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not step forward.
Zi Linling smiled faintly, "Excellent! Since the elders have spoken, what about you disciples?"
The disciples remained silent.
As one of the four major powers, the Liuyun Sect was rarely challenged.
Therefore, the disciples here had grown accustomed to a peaceful life and lacked spirit.
Zi Linling looked at the elders who had stepped forward and smiled brightly, "Since you object, I will give you a chance to challenge me. Come at me together!"
The elders glanced at each other, and not a single one made a move.
Zi Linling sneered, "You were so full of spirit when you stepped out, what happened to becoming cowards now?"
"You impudent girl, don't push your luck too far! We merely feel that it would be a laughing matter for so many of us to bully a little girl like you!"
An elder among those who had stepped forward said with his nostrils pointed to the sky.
"Oh? So you mean you want to fight me one-on-one?"
Zi Linling gave a sarcastic smile and continued, "It's not that I look down on you, but I genuinely do. Even if all of you attack me together, you won't last a single move against me. Are you sure you want to fight me one-on-one?"
"This..."
The elders exchanged glances.
Zi Linling had just claimed that Fu Liuyun had also been defeated by her.
Whether her words were true or not, it was something these elders had to consider.
Seeing this, Leng Siran said indignantly, "Impudent girl, don't be so arrogant! Release me and let me experience your supposed prowess!"
Zi Linling glanced at him dismissively, "You? You're not even worthy of being called a defeated opponent!"
Leng Siran roared, "I was caught off guard just now and fell into your trap. If you have the guts, release me and we'll fight again!"
Zi Linling sneered, "Fight again? You might have the time, but I don't! Of course, if you want to fight, you can, but they have to fight with you!"
She said, pointing at the elders who had stepped forward.
Upon hearing this, the elders felt greatly insulted and started shouting at her one after another.
"Unappreciative!"
"You court death!"
"Arrogant!"
"Boastful!"
"Too overbearing!"
...
Leng Siran laughed madly, "Hahaha! Impudent girl, you truly don't know your place! We are all at the mid or late stage of the Huayuan realm, and you, a mere girl who hasn't even grown hair, dare to claim you can fight thirty of us at once?" Su Dan Novel Network
Zi Linling waved her right index and middle fingers, saying calmly, "Wrong, wrong, wrong! It's not fighting thirty at once, but defeating thirty in a single move!"
Her voice, though calm, couldn't conceal her immense arrogance.
"Very well, very well! I'd like to see how you plan to defeat thirty in a single move!"
Leng Siran sneered, "Elders, since this girl is seeking death, let's grant her wish!"
"Good!"
The thirty elders who had stepped forward, provoked by Zi Linling's arrogance, all echoed loudly.
Zi Linling's eyes turned icy.
It wasn't that she was being conceited, but rather that she needed to awe the entire Liuyun Sect, and for that, she had to display absolute strength!
With a thought, the vines on Leng Siran disappeared instantly.
She said contemptuously, "You're good at rallying them! You can take your seat now!"
Leng Siran sneered, "Elders, attack!"
Thirty cultivators of the Huayuan realm attacking simultaneously – one could imagine how spectacular the scene would be.
Zi Linling smiled faintly and unhurriedly extended her right hand.
Her lips parted, "Five Spirits Burst!"
A basketball-sized energy sphere appeared in the palm of her right hand.
Five Spirits Burst was the fusion of Wood Spirit Burst, Fire Spirit Burst, Water Spirit Burst, Metal Spirit Burst, and Earth Spirit Burst.
Previously, her spiritual energy, divine sense, and soul power were not vast enough, so she couldn't precisely control the balance between the five spiritual energy elements.
Today, having fused with half a Chaos Heart, not only had her overall strength improved, but her affinity with spiritual energy elements had also reached a terrifying level.
Now, when she used spiritual energy, she didn't need to actively manipulate it; with a mere thought, the spiritual energy elements would automatically arrange themselves according to her will.
In other words, to unleash Five Spirits Burst, she only needed a single thought, and the spiritual energy elements would automatically form a balanced state.
Simultaneously, due to the autonomous cooperation of the spiritual energy elements, the formed sphere would be highly compressed.
The smaller the compression, the greater the power.
Therefore, when the energy sphere appeared in Zi Linling's palm, everyone in the square felt a sense of dread.
Especially the disciples, who involuntarily fell to their knees, trembling.
The thirty elders charging towards Zi Linling felt an instinctual sense of imminent danger.
They unhesitatingly withdrew their attacks, channeling all their spiritual energy to their bodies, preparing to defend against this terrifying strike.
Even so, they still felt the palpable threat of approaching death.
Leng Siran was no exception.
Zi Linling looked at the disciples kneeling on the ground, devoid of will to live, and shook her head helplessly. With a wave of her left hand, she erected a barrier around them.
The moment the barrier formed, the disciples finally dispelled the shadow of death, but their spirits were already broken, and they remained seated on the ground, unable to rise.
This barrier was Zi Linling's greatest act of mercy, and she could not afford to do more.
Her gaze fell upon the thirty individuals, and she smiled charmingly, "If you can withstand this move, you will have a chance to live. Otherwise... death!"
As her words fell, the basketball-sized energy sphere shot out and landed in the midst of the thirty individuals.
"Boom!"
A deafening roar, accompanied by a sky full of dust, completely engulfed the thirty people.
The entire Liuyun Sect trembled violently, and some buildings that were closer collapsed with a crash.