"Yan Yan, Yun Shan, why has your Black Dragon Stronghold come out in full force to invade my Lin Family?" Lin Ken waved a hand, and the guards instantly drew their bowstrings taut.
"Hehe, Brother Lin Ken, there's no need to be so nervous. The two of us merely heard that Ironwood Manor seemed to contain some great treasure, so we came to have a look," Yan Yan said with a false smile.
"Do you Black Dragon Stronghold really have the strength to fight my Lin Family?" Lin Ken's expression immediately turned strange. If it had been before, with the Lin Family split into two groups, dealing with Black Dragon Stronghold would indeed have been difficult. But now...
"Whether we have the strength or not, how would we know without trying? I know your Lin Family isn't weak and has four Heavenly Origin Stage experts. But now... there's only one of you left, isn't there?"
Yan Yan no longer bothered to conceal himself. With a sinister laugh, he drew a broadsword from his waist. With a light tap of his toes, he shot forward at high speed, surging Yuan Power gathering around the blade. He swung with all his might, and a one-meter-long Blade Aura instantly flew toward Ironwood Manor's gates!
Lin Ken snorted coldly. Grabbing a spear at random, he charged out and intercepted Yan Yan.
Clang!
Blade and spear collided, sparks flying in every direction as powerful Yuan Power erupted. In the end, both men were sent staggering back several steps.
"Lin Ken, you may be able to stop me, but you can't stop everyone else! Yun Shan, lead the brothers and kill them!" Yan Yan shouted before charging at Lin Ken once more.
"Brothers, kill with me!" Yun Shan grinned upon hearing this, then led the many men of Black Dragon Stronghold toward Ironwood Manor with murderous intent. "Watch me be the first to scale the wall and claim the first merit!"
"Loose the arrows! Loose the arrows!" Killing intent surged in Lin Ken's eyes as he clashed with Yan Yan once again.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The guards atop the courtyard wall finally released their drawn bowstrings. In an instant, a rain of arrows blanketed Black Dragon Stronghold's forces. The air filled with piercing whistles and endless screams.
"Lin Dong!" Seeing Yun Shan charge over, Lin Changqiang hesitated no longer and immediately gave Lin Dong a meaningful look.
Lin Dong nodded and charged toward Yan Yan with a shout. "Changqiang, hold Yun Shan off first. I'll help Uncle kill Yan Yan!" With that, he unleashed the aura of an early Heavenly Origin Stage cultivator.
"Such a trivial matter is hardly worth mentioning!" Afraid that Yun Shan might not hear him, Lin Changqiang hurriedly shouted in a booming voice, "They say the Heavenly Origin Stage far surpasses the Earthly Yuan Stage. Today, let me, Lin Changqiang, experience your impressive skills!"
Before his words had even faded, under the strange gazes of the Lin Family guards, Yin Fiend Qi erupted from him as he fearlessly charged at Yun Shan.
"Two Heavenly Origin Stage experts?!" Yan Yan's pupils shrank as doubt filled his face. "Could it be that the Lei Family wanted to reap the benefits and deliberately fed me false information?"
He forced himself to calm down, then roared, "Yun Shan, quickly deal with that brat and come help me!" With that, he shifted from offense to defense. Rather than clash head-on with Lin Ken, he began retreating as he circled around him.
"Got it, Big Brother! No problem, Big Brother!" Yun Shan was initially startled, but then he turned a vicious gaze toward Lin Changqiang. As long as he dealt with this Earthly Yuan Stage brat first and then helped his big brother, they would still have a great chance of winning.
With that thought, Yun Shan suddenly leaped into the air and lunged at Lin Changqiang, astonishing Yuan Power erupting from his massive hands. His face twisted savagely as he said, "I heard you wanted to witness the might of the Heavenly Origin Stage?"
In the blink of an eye, the imposing Yun Shan had arrived before Lin Changqiang. Yet the latter stood still, as though frightened stiff.
"This is what you asked for!" Yun Shan was overjoyed, assuming his opponent was merely a rookie who had never experienced a life-or-death battle. With a roar, he channeled power into his right palm and viciously slammed it toward Lin Changqiang!
At that critical moment, Lin Changqiang suddenly unleashed the strength of the mid Heavenly Origin Stage. His left hand shot out, and with a sharp smack, he clamped down on Yun Shan's right palm.
"You tricked me?!" Yun Shan's expression changed drastically as he felt the other man's surging Yuan Power. Yet his years of combat experience allowed him to calm down instantly. "Wind-Tearing Hand!"
As the technique activated, Yun Shan's already massive left palm swelled even further before smashing toward Lin Changqiang's chest with terrifying force. At that instant, it seemed as if even the air had been torn in two.
Yet Lin Changqiang paid it no mind. He did not even bother defending against the incoming attack. Instead, he extended his right hand, spread his fingers, and pressed it toward Yun Shan's head.
Bang!
Yun Shan's left palm continued onward and slammed into Lin Changqiang's chest. But to everyone's surprise, Lin Changqiang merely let out a muffled grunt and nothing more. At the same time, Yun Shan felt his movements strangely slow for several moments. Before he could react, Lin Changqiang slapped him across the face and suddenly exerted force, violently pressing him to the ground.
"Now you won't be able to run away~" Looking at Yun Shan beneath him, dazed from the fall and unable to move, Lin Changqiang smiled happily. "Five Fireball Technique."
Surging Yuan Power continuously gathered in his right hand. As soon as fireballs formed, they exploded one after another on Yun Shan's forehead!
Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang—
For a moment, explosions resounded through the skies outside Ironwood Manor. The Black Dragon Stronghold men charging toward the Lin Family, as well as the Lin Family guards drawing their bows, all stopped at the same time and stared at the scene before them in disbelief. The entire battlefield fell so silent that a pin could be heard dropping.
Yun Shan, a Heavenly Origin Stage cultivator, had been defeated by a teenage boy! And judging by the situation, he clearly would not survive.
"Three Heavenly Origin Stage experts? The Lei Family set me up!" Feeling the Yuan Power fluctuations coming from Lin Changqiang, which were in no way inferior to his own and even somewhat stronger, Yan Yan's face darkened terribly. After a rapid calculation, he casually exchanged a blow with Lin Ken before borrowing the force to retreat violently. "Retreat! Retreat!"
Hearing Yan Yan's hoarse cry, Black Dragon Stronghold's men, who had already lost all fighting spirit, fled in panic like a receding tide, leaving behind numerous corpses riddled with arrows.
Seeing the enemy collapse, the Lin Family's morale soared even higher. Just as several guards eagerly prepared to pursue and press the attack, Lin Ken raised his right hand and stopped them.
Ding, mission complete. Congratulations to the host for obtaining Gao Lao Village.
Seeing this, Lin Changqiang finally stopped his Deidara Behavior, and the chaos at Ironwood Manor gradually subsided. Only then did everyone discover in amazement that they had driven back Black Dragon Stronghold without suffering a single casualty! Cheers immediately rang out into the skies.
"If Changqiang had not been born, eternity would have been like a long night!"
"Of all the world's arrogance, Lin Changqiang alone possesses eight tenths!"
"Like a demon-slaying lord descended from heaven, truly a divine tyrant among men! This Lin Changqiang!"
"Awesome!"
Feeling the fanatical gazes around him, goosebumps rose all over Lin Changqiang's body. He could not help regretting it. Wouldn't it have been better to just defeat Yun Shan honestly? Why did I suddenly think of Naruto vs. Yakushi Kabuto?
At that moment, Lin Ken walked over with a hearty laugh. He looked at Lin Changqiang, then gave the latter's shoulder a hard pat. "Good lad, you really did it!"
Only Lin Dong looked helpless. Lin Changqiang had ended it far too quickly. Lin Dong had not even had his fill of fighting before the guy was already done.
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