Yue Shan's Killing Intent

Just as Lin Fan was trampling through the Bloodcloth Sect on horseback, the Gloomy Elder entered Flame City from the other side of the city.

The old man was a native of Flame City, and his entire family lived within the city, so naturally he could not simply abandon them and leave.

After returning to Flame City, he did not go back to the Bloodcloth Sect, but headed straight for the Blood Wolf Gang.

Upon entering the Blood Wolf Gang's headquarters, the old man immediately saw a large troop of men, all of them radiating a baleful aura.

The man at their head was a burly, middle-aged brute, bare-chested, with a blood wolf tattoo exposed on his skin.

Though there were no particularly intense Yuan Power fluctuations around the man, merely standing there, he was like a mountain, making others afraid to underestimate him.

This man was the leader of the Blood Wolf Gang—Mountain-Breaking Hand Yue Shan, an Essence Core Realm Great Perfection expert.

The old man's gaze met the big man's for a moment, and his heart instantly tightened. He hurriedly lowered his head and spoke respectfully. "This old man greets Gang Leader Yue!"

"I remember you. You're an elder of the Bloodcloth Sect, aren't you?"

Yue Shan swept a faint glance over him and asked, "I heard you had something important to see me about. What is it?"

Thud!

The old man immediately dropped to his knees and cried out, "Gang Leader, you must seek justice for my Bloodcloth Sect! Now, both the sect master and vice sect master of my Bloodcloth Sect have been killed!"

"Mm?"

Yue Shan frowned and asked, "Which faction did it? The Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild, or the City Lord's Mansion?"

"Neither."

The old man shook his head and said, "That person is from the Qingyang Town Lin Family."

"What kind of faction is that? Why have I never heard of it?"

Yue Shan asked in some surprise.

"The Qingyang Town Lin Family is merely a subordinate force under Flame City. In the past, they had never even produced a single Lesser Essence Core Realm expert," the old man answered.

"Are you playing me?"

Yue Shan said coldly, "A faction without even a single Lesser Essence Core Realm expert could kill Wei Tong, who was at Essence Core Realm Small Perfection?"

"Gang Leader Yue, every word I say is true, because that was all in the past."

The old man trembled all over as he explained, "Now, the Lin Family has suddenly produced a young expert. This person is a Three-Seal Talisman Master, and he has even mastered Superior Martial Arts!"

"A Three-Seal Talisman Master? Superior Martial Arts?"

Yue Shan's gaze sharpened as he said, "This person's identity is likely not simple. I'm afraid I may be powerless in this matter."

"Gang Leader, this person truly has no great background. He is merely Master Yan's disciple, that's all."

The old man lied, changing Lin Dong's apprenticeship under Yan Xuan to Lin Fan. He was also afraid that Lin Fan truly had some background, and that Yue Shan would not dare to act.

And if Yue Shan did not act, then his entire family would likely die at Lin Fan's hands.

Then he continued to incite him. "The Qingyang Town Lin Family recently dug up a Yang Yuan Stone Vein, and our sect master took a fancy to it. But when he went there, he discovered that the backer behind the Lin Family was Master Yan.

Originally, we were about to withdraw, but that person suddenly jumped out and heavily injured the sect master. The sect master said that the Bloodcloth Sect was only a vassal of the Blood Wolf Gang, and asked him to spare the Bloodcloth Sect for your sake, Gang Leader Yue. But he said..."

"What did he say?"

Yue Shan asked, his tone giving no hint of joy or anger.

The old man said in a trembling voice, "He... he said that even if you, Gang Leader Yue, stood before him, he could still cleave you apart with one sword!"

"How bold!"

Yue Shan shouted angrily, his gaze turning terribly dark.

Seeing Yue Shan enraged, an almost imperceptible excitement flashed through the old man's eyes.

A trace of forest-like chill flickered in Yue Shan's eyes as he glanced at the old man and said, "Lead the way. Today, I must cut down this arrogant brat!"

Hearing Yue Shan's murderous words, the old man immediately replied, "Yes, Gang Leader!"

With that, he led Yue Shan and the Blood Wolf Gang's experts outside.

They had just walked out the gates when a member of the Blood Wolf Gang ran over.

The man knelt on one knee and shouted, "Gang Leader, this is bad! Just now, a young man rode a horse into the Bloodcloth Sect, and he's slaughtering everyone inside!"

"Bring me my horse. We're going to the Bloodcloth Sect!"

With a wave of Yue Shan's hand, someone immediately brought over horses, and the group headed straight for the Bloodcloth Sect.

For him to become the leader of one of Flame City's three top factions, he was naturally no simple man.

He appeared rough and crude, but in truth, he was sinister and ruthless, and he repaid every slight.

On the surface, it seemed as if the Bloodcloth Sect elder had persuaded him with just a few words, but in reality, it was because he felt Lin Fan was too great a threat and wanted to eliminate this calamity early.

Right now, he and Lin Fan had no grudges or enmity, but that did not mean it would remain that way in the future.

Among Flame City's three great factions, the City Lord's Mansion had the city lord, a Form Creation Realm expert.

As for the Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild, besides its chairman Xia Wan Jin being at Essence Core Realm Great Perfection, it also had Master Yan, a Four-Seal Talisman Master, serving as an elder.

In other words, the Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild actually had two Essence Core Realm Great Perfection-level experts.

Yet within the Blood Wolf Gang, there was only Yue Shan alone.

Among the three great factions, the Blood Wolf Gang had already been the weakest.

If Lin Fan became an Essence Core Realm Great Perfection expert too, then the Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild's side would effectively have three Essence Core Realm Great Perfection experts.

When that time came, the Blood Wolf Gang might very well be destroyed. That was something he was unwilling to see.

Of course, aside from the future threat, the fact that Lin Fan had no background and possessed Superior Martial Arts was also why Yue Shan made his move.

With no background, Yue Shan did not fear anyone taking revenge. And if he could kill Lin Fan and obtain that Superior Martial Arts, then even if he fought one against two, he would no longer fear the Ten Thousand Gold Commerce Guild and the Symbol Master Association.

After all, the boost Superior Martial Arts gave to attacks was unimaginable. It could even allow him to fight opponents above his level.

There was one more point as well: the Lin Family possessed a Yang Yuan Stone Vein, something that held enormous value even to Flame City's three great factions.

All these reasons added together were what made Yue Shan decide to seize this chance and strangle Lin Fan in the cradle.

The Bloodcloth Sect.

After Lin Fan finished looting the Bloodcloth Sect's Treasure Vault and had just stepped out through the main gate, he saw a large group of people heading toward him.

Among these people, Lin Fan spotted that Bloodcloth Sect guest elder at a glance.

Then Lin Fan shifted his gaze toward the center of the crowd. A burly man was taking the lead on horseback, his entire body giving off an extremely sharp aura.

Sensing an aura from the man that far surpassed Wei Tong's, Lin Fan guessed that this person should be the leader of the Blood Wolf Gang—Yue Shan.

Yue Shan sat on his horse, looking down at Lin Fan as he said in an even voice, "So you're the one who killed my Blood Wolf Gang's vassal, the Bloodcloth Sect's sect master, Wei Tong?"

"He wanted to seize my Lin Family's mine, so of course I had to kill him!"

Lin Fan swept a faint glance over the man and said, "What, you want to stand up for him?"

"I heard you were arrogant. I didn't expect it to actually be true!"

Yue Shan narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile, "As your elder, I'll properly teach you a lesson on Yan Xuan's behalf today."

Before his voice had even faded, Yue Shan had already flipped down from his horse.

His body sank slightly, as if he were sitting astride a mountain, and an aura as steady and heavy as a mountain instantly surged out.

"Mountainous Fist!"

Yue Shan let out a low shout and stomped down hard. Immediately, a mighty surge of Pure Yuan Hardening Qi that made people's expressions change rapidly gathered over his fist, then he blasted a punch fiercely toward Lin Fan!

A dazzling ball of light surged violently from Yue Shan's fist. As the light flickered, expanding and contracting unpredictably, it faintly took on something of the shape of a mountain!

"As expected of Gang Leader Yue. He has actually begun to grasp some Form Creation Intent!"

Seeing this scene, the Bloodcloth Sect guest elder's face instantly lit up with delight.

The so-called Form Creation Intent was an unavoidable step on the path to entering the Form Creation Realm.

Since Yue Shan had been able to comprehend Form Creation Intent, it was likely that before long, he would advance into the Form Creation Realm, one of the Creation Three Realms.

Calling the current Yue Shan a Half-Step Form Creation Realm expert was reasonable enough. He refused to believe Lin Fan could contend against the Half-Step Form Creation Realm.