After descending the mountain, my aloof fiancée became completely devoted to me.

He finally realized that everything from the debate over whether Shen Aoxue was real or fake, to the involvement of various forces, and then to his life-or-death struggle with Xiaoyuer, had fallen into Lin Ping's calculations!

After decades of lying low and making plans, he was completely manipulated by a young man!

This realization caused Mo Qi to lose face completely and was consumed by rage.

"I'll see just how much you're worth!"

Mo Qi no longer stayed behind. He poured out all his cultivation, and the pitch-black spiritual energy around him transformed into a gigantic claw. The murderous aura rolled in, covering the sky and the sun. With the power to shatter mountains and split rocks, it fiercely grabbed at Lin Ping's head!

This is his trump card, a move that can instantly kill more than 90% of the martial arts masters in the Southern Border!

A fierce wind raged, pebbles danced wildly, and a deadly intent locked onto all of Lin Ping's possible escape routes.

The little fish, sprawled on the ground, gasped for breath, staring intently at the battlefield, wanting to see how Lin Ping would deal with this fatal blow.

In her opinion, while Lin Ping's instant kill of the grunts was impressive, it was absolutely no match for Mo Qi's all-out effort!

But what she saw next shattered her understanding once again.

Facing the enormous, black claw that could crush everything, Lin Ping remained standing, calm and composed.

He simply turned slightly to the side, and casually extended two fingers.

With two fingers joined together, a faint, spiritual light emanated from them, and the point was made with unparalleled precision.

Ding!

A crisp, resounding sound echoed throughout the secret chamber!

The seemingly light touch of a finger precisely struck the core weakness of the pitch-black giant claw!

The next second, the surging and domineering giant claw of pitch-black spiritual energy shattered and vanished into thin air!

The violent power dissipated without a trace, not even causing a ripple.

Mo Qi was violently shaken, his tiger's mouth burst open, his blood and qi surged, and he staggered back several steps before he could barely stand up. His eyes were filled with terror and horror.

His all-out killing blow was easily countered by a casual finger from his opponent!

The difference is like night and day!

Lin Ping walked slowly forward. With each step, the ground trembled, and an invisible aura completely enveloped the entire secret room, making Mo Qi stiff and unable to breathe.

"You devoted decades of your life to slaughtering the Shen family, imprisoning Ao Xue, and exploring the earth's veins."

"They thought they had a far-sighted plan and were in control of the whole situation."

His gaze swept indifferently over Mo Qi, each word piercing to the heart.

"Little do you know, the clues to the earth's veins you've been exploring are all flaws I deliberately revealed. The primal energy you're vying for is just a facade I casually created."

"Your internal strife and fighting with Xiaoyuer are merely pawns I use to wear down various forces and identify weaknesses."

Mo Qi's face turned deathly pale, his mind reeling, and a mouthful of blood surged up into his throat, almost causing him to spit it out on the spot.

Years of planning and half a lifetime of scheming, only to become someone else's pawn!

This disparity was enough to shatter his entire state of mind!

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Mo Qi roared, his eyes filled with madness. "How could a mere youth like you possess such means to control the secrets of the earth's veins!"

Lin Ping raised the corners of his lips slightly, revealing a cold and indifferent smile.

"The Shen family's land veins were sealed and guarded by my own hands back then."

One sentence struck them like a thunderclap!

Little Fish's pupils suddenly contracted, and he became completely stunned.

Mo Qi's blood and qi surged in reverse as he stared at Lin Ping in disbelief, his mind completely blank!

That's it!

No wonder they have spent decades trying to reach the core of the earth's veins, and no wonder all the clues are fragmented and limited in every way!

Because the true controller of this land vein has always been this seemingly young man!

How ridiculous it is that a group of people would fight to the death over something that someone else had casually sealed away, resulting in mutual destruction!

Lin Ping's gaze swept over the shattered crystal dome, then fell upon the motionless fake Shen Aoxue inside, and he spoke calmly:

"This puppet body was used by you to test the earth's vein fluctuations, and now its purpose is exhausted."

As soon as he finished speaking, a wisp of light flicked from his fingertip.

Whoosh!

The spiritual light fell upon the fake Shen Aoxue's body, and the earth vein aura that had been surrounding her instantly dissipated. The puppet's body instantly became dull and lifeless, and the remaining evil restrictions within her body crumbled inch by inch, turning her into a completely useless empty shell.

Seeing the opportunity he had fought so hard for vanish in an instant, Mo Qi's mentality completely collapsed, his eyes turned bloodshot, and he appeared to be insane.

"Lin Ping! I'll die with you!"

He roared, burning his own cultivation and lifespan, his spiritual energy surging once more, as he prepared to fight to the death, even if it meant mutual destruction.

Lin Ping's eyes turned slightly cold, and he was too lazy to waste any more words with him.

"Noisy."

He raised his hand and waved it lightly, and an invisible force instantly crushed out.

boom!

A muffled thud!

All of Mo Qi's explosive power was forcibly suppressed in an instant, and his body fell heavily to his knees. All the meridians in his body were sealed, and his decades of martial arts cultivation vanished in an instant!

He was covered in cold sweat, his body was limp, and he was completely useless. He could only stare at Lin Ping with despair and regret in his eyes.

From beginning to end, he didn't even have the right to make Lin Ping take a serious action.

The outcome is already decided in a crushing defeat!

Lin Ping turned his gaze to Xiao Yu'er, who was lying on the ground severely injured and trembling.

Little Fish was utterly devastated, all traces of his former arrogance and ruthlessness vanished. Supporting his broken body, he bowed his head with difficulty, filled with horror.

She finally realized the reality: in front of Lin Ping, her mechanical modification power and all her calculations and plans were ridiculously insignificant.

"The Illuminati covets the ley lines and interferes in the Shen family's feud." Lin Ping's voice was indifferent, devoid of any emotion. "Considering that you helped me exhaust Mo Qi's combat power today and cripple all your mechanical evil power, I will spare your life and send you out of the Southern Frontier."

"If you dare to set foot here again, may your bones be crushed and your ashes scattered."

As soon as the cold words fell, all the mechanical cores in Xiaoyuer's body were instantly destroyed, the red light around him completely went out, and he no longer had any fighting power.

She was completely exhausted and collapsed to the ground, her face ashen, yet she dared not utter a single word of rebuttal.

Being able to save one's life is already a great blessing.

Thus, the leaders of the two top forces that had stirred up the winds and waves in the southern border region, one crippled and the other disabled, have both met their end.

……

Lin Ping ignored the two and looked up toward the deep mountain secret realm, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

Zhu Xiaohan's voice transmission rang out at just the right moment: "Sir, Ake is trapped in the secret realm's maze. She forced her way through and has already triggered the shallow killing array of the secret realm. She is slightly injured but is still desperately trying to explore the core."

Lin Ping said calmly, "Let her be."

"The illusionary formation and killing formation won't harm her, and they'll just help me completely clear away the remaining restrictions in the secret realm."

He turned and slowly walked out of the secret room. The night breeze fluttered his clothes, and his posture was upright and his demeanor was unparalleled.

In the courtyard, Zhu Xiaohan, Alu, and Ade bowed and waited, their eyes filled with respect as they looked at Lin Ping.

Aru's eyes lit up: "Sir, Mo Qi and Xiao Yu'er have been dealt with. Now we just need Ake to explore the core of the secret realm, and then we can completely control the Southern Border's ley lines!"

Lin Ping nodded slightly, his gaze falling towards the bedroom, his eyes instantly losing all their coldness and filling with tenderness.

"The outcome is decided."

"Next, we just need to wait for the secret realm to be completely unsealed, find out the whole truth about the massacre of the Shen family, and reclaim all the access to the earth veins."

Before she could finish speaking, a rapid burst of spiritual energy suddenly came from the direction of the secret realm, and then Zhu Xiaohan's expression changed slightly.

"Sir, something's wrong! Deep within the secret realm, Ake touched a hidden restriction. The fluctuations from that restriction perfectly match the fragments of Shen Aoxue's lost soul energy!"

Lin Ping's gaze suddenly sharpened, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.