Ambushed Late at Night, Counter-Kill!

Late at night, the bright moon hung high, and the sky was dotted with stars.

Wutan City was shrouded in hazy moonlight, and the Xiao Family's rear courtyard lay in silence. Inside a plain side room, misty water vapor spread through the air.

"Whew—"

With a soft sigh, Little Fairy Doctor lightly hooked a slender finger, and her purple sash fell at once. Her snow-white gauze garment slid slowly down her delicate curves, revealing jade-like skin. She raised a fair foot and stepped into the bath barrel, ripples spreading across the warm surface of the water.

Just then, at that charming moment, the door suddenly opened with a creak.

"Xian'er, today's dual cultivation..." Lu Yu's voice cut off abruptly. Before his eyes, amid the curling mist, the Young Girl's smooth jade back showed faintly, her damp hair clinging to her snowy skin, droplets of water slowly sliding down her exquisite collarbone.

"Ah!"

Little Fairy Doctor cried out in alarm and sank entirely into the water, leaving only her flushed little face exposed. "Brother Lu... didn't we agree on midnight..."

Lu Yu hurriedly turned around, only to bump into the doorframe. Wincing, he rubbed his forehead. "Sorry, sorry, I remembered the time wrong!" As he spoke, he was about to back out.

"Wait!" Little Fairy Doctor bit her lip, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz. "Since you're here... help me pass over the bath towel on the screen..."

Lu Yu froze for a moment, then took a deep breath and steadied his emotions. His Adam's apple bobbed slightly as he reached for the bath towel on the screen. Just as his fingertips touched the soft fabric, a warning suddenly flared in his heart.

"Something's wrong..." His gaze sharpened abruptly, and the bath towel slipped from his hand to the floor.

Little Fairy Doctor also sensed something off and was just about to speak when Lu Yu stopped her with a gesture for silence. A wisp of Dou Qi gathered at his fingertip, and he traced the words "there are people" in the mist.

At that moment, outside the courtyard wall, six dark figures were silently closing in.

The leader wore a veil over his face, and five old men with deep, restrained auras followed behind him. Under the moonlight, their shadows twisted and warped across the ground.

"We must deal with him tonight." The veiled leader's voice was hoarse, and cold light flashed in his eyes. "A sixteen-year-old Great Dou Master... Give him a few more years, and I'm afraid there'll be no place left for our two families in Wutan City!"

The black-clad man beside him gave a sinister smile. "Rest assured, Brother Jia Lie. Our two families have sent out all their Great Dou Masters. With six Great Dou Masters joining hands, even a peak Great Dou Master would find it hard to escape death. He won't get away even if he grows wings."

Inside the room, Lu Yu took a deep breath. He moved soundlessly to the window as Earth Core Flame surged violently out from within him, a faint crimson glow rising over his palm.

Little Fairy Doctor had already risen from the bath barrel and quickly wrapped herself in her outer robe. Between her fingers, faint flashes of dark-blue powder could be seen.

In just a few short seconds, the six dark figures approached like ghosts.

The instant they were about to touch the eaves—

Cold light flashed in Lu Yu's eyes, and his figure suddenly shot up. With a thunderous boom, the wooden window exploded apart, and he fired out like an arrow loosed from the string.

"Guardian Trigram Palm!"

Crimson light blazed from both palms as Earth Core Flame spun wildly in his hands. Before two of the Great Dou Masters could react, they were struck squarely in the chest by the scorching palm wind.

Terrifying palm force pierced into their bodies, and Earth Core Flame ran rampant through their meridians. Before the two could even scream, they turned into charcoal and collapsed to the ground.

"Careful!" the veiled man shouted sharply. Green wind spirals circulated around him, and his whole body gave off the terrifying aura of a Five-star Great Dou Master.

On the other side, a dark-blue watery glow rose over the black-clad man's palms, and he likewise erupted with the terrifying aura of a Five-star Great Dou Master!

Little Fairy Doctor's white robes fluttered as dark-blue poison mist spread like a gauze curtain, trapping the remaining two One-star Great Dou Shi inside. Wherever the poison mist passed, grass and trees withered instantly.

"Wind Erosion Kill!"

"Cold Water Break!"

Cold light flashed in the veiled man's eyes as dozens of green Wind Blades flew from his sleeves, while the black-clad man blasted out a dark-blue water pillar. The wind strengthened the water, and the two Dou Skills actually fused in midair, turning into a huge waterspout that swept toward Lu Chen.

"Petty tricks!"

Flames surged around Lu Yu's body as armor formed from Earth Core Flame shone brilliantly. He pressed his palms together, and eight crimson palm seals bloomed like a lotus. "Guardian Trigram Palm, Eight Directions Wind and Rain!"

The flaming palm seals collided with the waterspout with a crash, and rising water mist instantly enveloped the entire courtyard. Amid the scorching steam, Lu Yu's figure flickered like a phantom behind the veiled man, his hand wrapped in Earth Core Flame going straight for the man's back!

"Brat, you fell for it!"

In that split second, the veiled man suddenly gave a wicked laugh, and green cyclones burst out around him. "Wind Reversal!" The violent airflow forcibly pushed Lu Chen toward the black-robed man.

"Brat, die!" Seven dark-blue ice cones had already condensed between the black-robed man's palms, their bodies spinning at high speed and bringing up an ear-piercing shriek. "Mysterious Ice Kill!"

Seven streaks of cold light tore through the mist, aiming straight for the vital points all over Lu Yu's body!

At the critical moment, the corner of Lu Yu's mouth suddenly lifted in an arc of disdain for all living beings, as if he were saying:

Is that all you've got?

Golden light flared in his eyes, and his chest vibrated like a war drum. The next moment—

"ROAR!!!"

An earth-shaking lion's roar erupted, the sound waves turning into visible golden ripples that swept in every direction. The air within a radius of ten zhang shook violently, and all the broken stones on the ground were reduced to powder.

The two men's movements froze instantly. The wind spiral in the veiled man's hand scattered in disorder, and the black-robed man's ice cones shattered into fragments in midair.

Profound-tier High-grade Dou Skill, Roaring Lion's Chant!

Seizing the chance, purple light surged behind Lu Yu, and a pair of gorgeous wings spread open with a whoosh, cutting a dazzling arc through the night sky.

The veiled man suddenly looked up, his pupils contracting sharply as he cried out in shock, "A Dou Wang expert?!"

In the night sky, Lu Yu's purple wings unfurled. He looked down at the ground from above, his right index and middle fingers pressed together as a speck of crimson light rapidly gathered at his fingertips, scorching the surrounding air until it twisted.

"It's over."

As that low murmur fell, the speck of crimson light suddenly swelled, turning into a blinding beam. The veiled man tilted his head back, staring in horror as that crimson light drew a blazing trail through the night sky, as if it were about to tear the very heavens apart.

Earth-tier low-grade Dou Skill, Heavenly Dragon Flame Finger!

"Together!"

The veiled figure shouted, and a whirlwind suddenly surged around him, turning into a cyan tornado. The man in black thrust out both palms, and ice condensed into a thick shield wall. The two Five-star Great Dou Masters staked everything on one desperate defense, wind and ice merging into a compound barrier.

Boom!

The instant the crimson beam collided with the compound defense, the shockwave spread out in a ring, and the entire courtyard floor sank three feet. Yet that defensive barrier only held for three breaths before shattering with a crash.

Pfft—

Amid the faint sound of penetration, horror flashed through both their eyes. Before they could even react, a charred hole had already appeared between their brows, black blood seeping out.

After a brief delay, the two corpses crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The night wind brushed away the smoke and dust. Lu Yu folded away his Purple Wings and landed lightly. With a flick of his fingertip, a wisp of Earth Core Flame burned the two bodies to nothing.

In the distance, Little Fairy Doctor withdrew the poison mist; the other two Great Dou Masters had already turned into pus and blood. She gathered her disheveled robes and looked toward Lu Chen, a strange glint flashing through her eyes.

"All dealt with?"

"Mm. Should just have been those six."

Just then, a jumble of footsteps suddenly came from not far away. The Xiao Family guards hurried over with torches raised. Xiao Zhan, at their head, looked frantic. "Little Lu, are you all right?"

Lu Yu waved a hand to show he was fine. When everyone saw the miserable state of the courtyard, they could not help sucking in a cold breath.

At that moment, on a nearby eave, Xiao Yan stood with his arms folded, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. "Teacher, looks like we worried for nothing."

Old Man Yao's illusory figure floated beside him and gave a lazy yawn. "Told you already, that kid's plenty strong. A mere six Great Dou Master-level pieces of trash, tsk tsk..."

"But..." A trace of fighting spirit flashed through Xiao Yan's eyes. "That Flying Dou Skill of his is pretty interesting."

"What? Tempted?" Old Man Yao teased. "Once you break through to Dou Practitioner, this old man will get you an even better one."

Xiao Yan nodded, then gave Lu Yu in the courtyard one long look before turning and vanishing into the night.