A trace of blood at the corner of the old Taoist's lips.
He had been careless.
Just now, when Lin Xiao suddenly pulled him into his domain, even though he was in the Zi Zai realm, the domain, after being strengthened by that immortal blood, had reduced his strength by fifty percent. Lin Xiao's疯子-like attack had caught him completely off guard. He had only managed to deflect the punch in a hurry, sustaining some internal injuries, but it wasn't a major problem.
He frowned. In the minute he had been distracted, Lin Xiao had already questioned many people.
He had lost face spectacularly.
He let out a soft hum. No wonder that guy An Ying had been unwilling to get into too much conflict with Lin Xiao from the beginning. He probably knew something.
The intelligence gathered by An Ying's people had always been faster than that of their assassin department.
Withholding information, he would have to have a good talk with that bastard An Yin and demand an explanation!
However, for now, he needed to patiently finish off Lin Xiao.
No matter how powerful the immortal blood was, it was merely a simple enhancement. This level of reinforcement would soon cause Lin Xiao's physical body to collapse.
This was power that far exceeded what he could currently withstand.
Judging solely by the force of that punch just now, it was already comparable to that of someone in the Zi Zai realm.
If there was any difference, it was that the killing intent on that punch was still just killing intent, it hadn't reached Dao Rhyme.
But if Lin Xiao had been able to imbue his punch with Dao Rhyme, he probably would have already entered the Zi Zai realm.
"Enough."
The old Taoist reappeared. He parried and deflected Lin Xiao's hand, blocking Lin Xiao from the assassin in his grasp.
"Old man, you're not dead yet?"
Lin Xiao said, then, without any preamble, he threw a punch at the old Taoist. At the same time, Lin Xiao's domain instantly doubled in size, aiming to envelop the old Taoist once more.
But this time, the old Taoist had reacted.
He had experienced the same method before.
But…
Lin Xiao flicked a drop of blood, which attached itself to the domain. His domain forcibly expanded again, enclosing a portion of the old Taoist's body.
This punch landed on the old Taoist's hand, which had been pulled into the domain.
As expected of Lin Xiao.
The old Taoist also reacted, his palm instantly bursting with immense spiritual energy and exerting control over the domain, allowing him to block Lin Xiao's punch.
This time, he not only blocked Lin Xiao's punch, but his counter-attack also crippled Lin Xiao's hand.
Many bones in his hand were broken.
"You may leave."
Saying this, the old Taoist sent Lin Xiao's body outside the domain, and also outside the San Qing Hall where Lin Xiao had first entered the domain.
He truly did not want to fight Lin Xiao.
A person like this, if kept alive, would be of the greatest benefit to the Dragon Country.
This was for the future of the Dragon Country, and also for the future of their Shadow Assassin organization.
Since Lin Xiao had appeared here alone, he did not believe that there would be no one observing in secret.
If he were to truly kill Lin Xiao, the Shadow Assassin organization would ultimately suffer the consequences.
He even suspected that the reason Lin Xiao had found this place was deliberate. If no one had intentionally revealed this location to Lin Xiao, how could Lin Xiao have found it through ordinary mundane means?
As for the True Dragon Qi that Lin Xiao had previously left on those people, he had already cleared it away.