What Kind of Monster Are You?

Experts who had opened the Spirit Hidden Realm possessed spiritual power as tangible as substance, unfathomably profound, and could wield countless methods ordinary people could never comprehend.

Their spiritual power could take on all manner of forms. When fine, it could be like steel needles piercing into a person's mind, killing them without a sound. When broad, it could resemble boundless raging tides, shaking dozens of miles.

There had once been an expert of the Spirit Hidden Realm who, with a single thought, stunned an army of tens of thousands.

More powerful ones could control others from afar, turning them into their own puppets and manipulating them as they pleased.

The strongest could even use spiritual power to control the heaven-and-earth essence. With a single thought, all the essence within dozens of miles could be compressed without limit into a single thread.

Thus, the Spirit Hidden Realm had always been the hardest and most mysterious of the three Hidden Realms to cultivate.

Once opened, one's strength would undergo an earth-shaking leap.

The three Spirit Hidden Realm experts just now had been hiding in the void, intending to capture Lu Chen alive and force the imperial court to withdraw its troops. Yet they had immediately been discovered by the four elderly imperial clansmen and forcibly driven out.

"You three brothers of the Lin Family need not threaten us. The four of us are old and decrepit; we cannot decide matters for the imperial court. We came today only under orders and have no idea what those above are thinking. So trying to reason with us is pointless."

One of the elderly imperial clansmen chuckled.

"Does your imperial clan truly intend to tie itself to the Sky Sword Sect?"

That elder of the Lin Family spoke in a low voice again. "And how much longer can the Sky Sword Sect protect you?"

"I already said it. Reasoning with us is useless."

The elderly imperial clansman shook his head. "We only know one thing: we must keep you occupied!"

"That's right!"

The other three elderly imperial clansmen smiled and stepped forward in unison.

"Keep us occupied?"

The three elders of the Lin Family all wore dark expressions as they stared fixedly at the four men.

Boom!

Invisible spiritual power clashed between both sides in an instant, like two invisible little worlds colliding with each other in a thunderous roar. Sand and stones flew through the air, fierce winds howled, and the void twisted.

Countless bolts of lightning even emerged between them, crackling loudly with dazzling radiance.

The entire ground shook violently.

In the end, all seven figures vanished at once.

It was not that they had become too fast for the eye to see. Rather, their pure spiritual power had wrapped around their bodies and confused the range of human vision.

Only those whose spiritual power had reached the same frequency as theirs could see their bodies.

Otherwise, even spiritual power only slightly weaker than theirs would be unable to catch them.

But Lu Chen was not worried in the slightest.

Since these four elderly imperial clansmen had dared to follow him here, they surely had methods to hold those three back.

If they could not even do that, then the imperial clan deserved to be wiped out.

Lu Chen lifted his feet and continued walking forward.

The entire Lin Family was in chaos.

Many elders led their disciples to form battle formations at once and charge toward Lu Chen.

"Lu Chen, you are utterly arrogant! You dare enter my Lin Family alone? You are courting death!"

An elder of the Lin Family held a longsword, his eyes red as he pointed at Lu Chen.

"That's right. Do you think those people outside can break our will by themselves? Impossible!"

Another elder of the Lin Family shouted sharply, "My Lin Family has been passed down for thousands of years. What great storms and towering waves have we not seen? Today, we swear to defend the Lin Family to the death!"

"Defend the Lin Family to the death!"

The others roared as well, their eyes red as they formed battle formations and rushed rapidly toward Lu Chen.

Wave after wave of fierce auras surged forward like mountains crying and seas roaring.

"Too noisy!"

Lu Chen's gaze turned icy.

You wanted to kill me first, and now you're acting as though you're the victims?

What kind of logic is that?

Boom!

His long saber suddenly left its sheath, blazing with dazzling brilliance as the intent of the blade around him instantly reached its absolute peak.

Puff puff puff puff puff!

Aahhh!

In an instant, the killing intent within these people was detonated. Strands of killing intent transformed into sharp blades and shot wildly out from their bodies.

The entire area became like a hell of slaughter.

Who knew how many people burst apart and died in an instant, flesh and blood flying everywhere.

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"Defend the Lin Family! Defend the Lin Family!"

The remaining people still charged forward as though they did not fear death.

Boom!

Lu Chen showed no mercy as he unleashed his saber technique.

No Life continued to erupt.

Figures exploded in swathes.

With his current cultivation, unleashing No Life was truly like slaughtering vegetables.

The entire square was a bloody blur, severed limbs flying everywhere. It was too ghastly to behold.

Lines of Merit Points continued appearing at high speed.

Lin Wanhua, who had only one leg left, was pale with terror and trembling all over. Ignoring everything else, she retreated desperately, supporting herself with a cane as she fled in panic.

Too terrifying!

Lu Chen had once again left a deep psychological shadow in her heart, robbing her even of the courage to look back.

Those True Qi Hidden Realm elders were actually dying in swathes?

At this moment, deep within the Lin Family.

Inside a spacious grand hall.

No matter how shrill the screams outside became or how chaotic everything was.

Three figures remained unmoved.

On a broad throne sat a burly figure with a weary face. His face was covered in thick beard, and the sharpness once present in his eyes had now dimmed somewhat.

Before him, a young man and woman looked uneasily at the burly figure.

"Father..."

"Say no more. Things have come to this. My Lin Family will likely find it difficult to escape this calamity today."

The burly figure rubbed his brow. "What worries me most is the two of you. Your bloodline is the purest bloodline my Lin Family has seen in five hundred years, infinitely close to our distant ancestor. No matter who in the family meets with disaster, neither of you can come to harm. So long as you live, your future achievements will surely surpass that Lu Chen's. When that time comes, I ask you to destroy the Sky Sword Sect!"

By the end, the burly figure was gritting his teeth.

His slightly dim eyes were filled with deep hatred.

Sky Sword Sect!

Everything was because of them!

If not for them, their ancestor would not have died!

Nor would the Lin Family have faced the danger of annihilation.

"Father, rest assured. Once your daughter grows strong, I will definitely destroy the Sky Sword Sect!"

The woman in her early thirties had reddened eyes, tears spilling forth as she spoke through clenched teeth.

"With those words, I am at ease."

The burly figure forced out a smile. "The outside world keeps spreading tales of what a genius Lu Chen is, but I do not believe a word of it."

Less than sixteen years old, yet already at the ninth level of the True Qi Hidden Realm?

That was simply too fake to be any faker.

If Dugu Wudi had not infused Lu Chen with his cultivation, he would never believe it even in death!

Even if you were the reincarnation of a heavenly god, you could not reach the ninth level of the True Qi Hidden Realm at sixteen!

He understood far too well the filthy schemes within these great powers.

It was not only the Sky Sword Sect that liked boasting. Which secluded lineage did not boast?

Did they not all use every sort of cheating method to push their own heirs to the forefront of the Jianghu?

But he had never imagined that Dugu Wudi would fabricate something this outrageous!

Damn it, the ninth level of True Qi at sixteen?

Could you make it any more absurdly fake?

"Enough. There is no need for you to grieve. Take the treasures of the Lineage and escape through the back mountain now. Your father will personally teach that Lu Chen a lesson."

The burly figure smiled. "A ninth level of True Qi cultivated through infusion has real strength inferior even to the third level. I can destroy him with one move!"

He rose to his full height, picked up a long saber, and walked out of the grand hall.

Bang bang bang bang!

The moment he stepped outside, he saw countless corpses before him exploding chaotically, blood spraying everywhere.

Severed limbs and broken bodies flew wildly through the air.

He looked ahead.

Lu Chen was walking while swinging his saber.

Countless members of the Lin Family before him were exploding in swathes.

The entire scene was simply too ghastly to behold!

"Beast!"

The burly figure's eyes turned red as he suddenly let out a furious roar. Holding the Precious Blade, he shot toward Lu Chen like lightning, carrying the terrifying cultivation of the ninth level of the True Qi Hidden Realm as he smashed forward viciously.

"You counterfeit genius, created through cultivation infusion, dare run wild in my Lin Family?"

"I'll destroy you!"

Rip!

Boom!

A flash of blade light streaked past.

Lu Chen's long saber shattered everything, forcibly splitting apart all the Blade Qi unleashed by the burly figure. Like pushing over golden mountains and toppling jade pillars, it crashed viciously into the burly figure's body.

He sprayed blood wildly and screamed. His body flew backward like a torn sack before smashing viciously back into the grand hall.

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"Your cultivation wasn't infused into you by Dugu Wudi?"

The burly figure's face was filled with terror. His chest was a bloody mess, and one of his arms had exploded apart.

How was this possible?

He was also at the ninth level of the True Qi Hidden Realm!

Yet he had not even withstood a single slash!

Lu Chen's cultivation did not resemble cultivation gained through infusion at all. Instead, it was like he had cultivated in seclusion for many years, pure beyond all measure.

Did monsters truly exist in this world?

"What nonsense? Who told you I was infused with cultivation?"

Lu Chen's tone was cold as he stepped forward.

"Young Family Head, run!"

Suddenly, an angry roar rang out. Two more elders at the eighth level of True Qi charged toward Lu Chen with their entire bodies burning, disregarding everything as they tried to buy time.

Lu Chen did not even look at them before swinging his saber.

Boom! Boom!

The two elders, who had burned their essence and blood, exploded on the spot. They could not have died more thoroughly.

The burly figure was completely terrified.

Impossible!

This was impossible!

How could Lu Chen's saber technique be so terrifying?

Two elders who had burned their essence, blood, and life were killed by a single slash!

He felt as though his entire life of more than a hundred years had collapsed at once.

What kind of monster was this?

Their Lin Family was completely finished!

Even if that pair of children escaped, they could never possibly be Lu Chen's match!

"Monster, what kind of monster are you?!"

The burly figure roared in despair.

"I'm your father!"

Lu Chen swung his long saber and smashed it directly toward his body.