Oh No, Things Got Out of Hand

After receiving clear news, Wang Dingtian was clearly very excited. What he needed to do now was to get justice for his brothers. Now that things had finally progressed, he was naturally overjoyed.

To this end, he immediately summoned a few subordinate leaders, ordering them to properly prepare their cavalry and horses today and bring the people back with him tomorrow.

Upon receiving the order, everyone quickly began gathering their subordinates from all over. With the stronghold now back in operation, it even had a lively and vibrant appearance reminiscent of the past.

The sun blazed high in the sky. It was mealtime, and the bandits began to get their food in batches in an orderly fashion. Wang Dingtian's meal, however, was delivered to his residence.

Looking at the big fish and meat on the table, Wang Dingtian couldn't help but recall the times he had drunk and chatted happily with his two younger brothers. He couldn't help but sigh repeatedly, grabbing the wine jar and taking a big gulp.

But just then, various strange noises suddenly came from outside the house.

Judging by the sounds, it was like people and plates falling to the ground, and these sounds kept coming. Wang Dingtian immediately sensed that something was wrong.

When he walked out of the house, he saw people lying everywhere in his large stronghold, collapsing on the ground, their meals scattered around them.

He quickly found a subordinate leader in the crowd, pulled him up, and asked, "What's going on? What happened?"

"Reporting to the Great Chieftain... the food... it's poisoned..."

A subordinate, enduring the soreness all over his body and the stagnation of his True Qi, said with difficulty.

The leader was about to answer, but he seemed to see something, and his pupils suddenly widened.

Sensing the leader's abnormality, Wang Dingtian suddenly felt a chill, and a cold air rushed from the base of his spine to the crown of his head.

Without any hesitation, Wang Dingtian threw the leader in front of him backward.

The next moment, a flash of blade light bloomed in mid-air, and the leader was instantly split in two like an earthworm!

Blood sprayed out, and Li Yan landed, his eyes meeting Wang Dingtian's.

Upon seeing Li Yan's face, Wang Dingtian froze for a moment, then his expression quickly turned ferocious, his eyes filling with bloodshot veins.

"It's you! Wan! San! Huo!"

His roar shook the heavens, causing the surrounding birds to flap their wings and flee in a hurry.

"Very good, very good!"

"I originally planned to use that bitch from the Shangguan family to mourn my brothers first, and then find you to avenge them."

"I didn't expect you to come knocking on my door yourself!"

"Then it's perfect. Today, I'll torture you properly first, and tomorrow I'll bring that bitch here. I'll use both of your blood to properly mourn my two brothers!"

Hearing this, Li Yan chuckled and said, "Coincidentally, you want to kill me, and I don't intend to let you live either."

"You don't know that these past few days, you've appeared in my nightmares every day, disturbing my sleep!"

For a moment, their eyes met, and the killing intent between them was not hidden at all!

"Heh, hahahahahaha, good, good!"

Suddenly, Wang Dingtian burst into laughter. The next moment, his golden and silver True Qi surged, and his entire body was instantly covered in golden radiance and silver light.

"Kid, you won't die easily today!"

As his voice fell, the bluestone beneath Wang Dingtian's feet suddenly cracked, and his figure shot out like a cannonball towards Li Yan.

However, upon seeing the incredibly powerful True Qi on Wang Dingtian's body, Li Yan's mind buzzed.

But he didn't have time to think further. He unleashed the Treading Waves Step, his body like shattered waves, unpredictable. With a few leaps, he dodged Wang Dingtian's initial onslaught.

"Damn kid, where do you think you're going!?"

Wang Dingtian, having finally managed to get Li Yan to reveal himself, naturally wouldn't let him escape. He immediately pursued and continued his attacks.

The vast gap in True Qi meant that Li Yan could not confront him head-on. He could only rely on his agility to constantly dodge, while his mind raced.

He had clearly watched the doctored food being delivered to Wang Dingtian's residence before leaving. He had also calculated the time and used the Muscle Softening Powder when the crowd was most concentrated.

Since most of the people present were incapacitated by the Muscle Softening Powder, why hadn't the Ice Heart Qi Condensing Powder on Wang Dingtian taken effect?

Could it be that this guy's cultivation was too strong, and he withstood the effects of the Ice Heart Qi Condensing Powder?

"Hmph, you dare to space out while fighting me!?"

A roar came, and a terrifying fist pressure suddenly erupted. Before Li Yan could react, the fist was already in front of him.

In a moment of panic, Li Yan drew his saber and stepped forward. Relying on the toughness of the Waning Moon and his agility, he narrowly avoided the direct impact of the punch.

But as soon as he landed, his internal organs churned, and a sweet taste filled his throat as he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Damn it, he had messed up!

Regardless of the reason, the Qi Condensing Powder had definitely not taken effect on Wang Dingtian!

What should one do when facing an enemy who was a whole major realm higher, and who also had a grudge for his murdered brothers?

The wrong answer is to run for your life!

The opponent's strength was far superior to his. If he chose to flee at this moment, the final outcome would be being caught up to and brutally killed.

But if he couldn't run, then what should he do?

"Hahahahahaha, kid, don't be afraid, I definitely won't kill you so quickly!"

"The pain of my brothers' death, their fear before they died, I want you to taste it all!"

With his words, Wang Dingtian charged at Li Yan once more.

Seeing this, Li Yan, disregarding the churning Blood Essence within him, rolled to the side to evade the attack. As he dodged, he raised his blade and struck down one of the minor commanders beside him.

He reached out and took all the Attribute Points that fell from the man.

[Strength +2]

[Speed +3]

[Constitution +2]

[Blood Essence +0.8]

As the small amount of Attributes entered his body, his previously turbulent Blood Essence stabilized considerably.

Wang Dingtian wasn't bothered that his attack had missed. And as for Li Yan killing one of his subordinates, Wang Dingtian couldn't care less.

They were just minor commanders. He had plenty of men who could take their place. Even if all of them died here, it wouldn't make a difference.

Compared to that, Li Yan's current disheveled, fleeing appearance was exactly what he wanted to see.

He wanted the murderer of his brother to suffer, for the pain to increase bit by bit, for the blood within him to drain away slowly.

And then, to end his tragic life amidst endless torment and regret.

"Kid, don't die too quickly, hahahahahaha, take this!"

A roar erupted, and Wang Dingtian's attack arrived again.

Just like before, Li Yan always managed to evade the attacks at the critical moment. Then, he would lash out at the surrounding bandits, sometimes killing one, sometimes two.

Before long, the entire stronghold was awash in blood. Not a single one of the dozen or so minor commanders survived.

Looking at the grinning Wang Dingtian and the blood-stained blade in Li Yan's hand, the surrounding bandits felt a chill in their hearts.

Wait, you two are fighting for your lives, so why are we the ones dying?