Heaven Collapsing, No Guilt

Linglan's expression was flustered, her tone hurried, and she entered with a whirlwind of energy.

But, the location was wrong!

Hanyu scratched his head. Shouldn't she be looking for the Bai siblings with this news?

Why would she come to him?

"Something happened... Bai Jingliang and Junya-jie are in trouble."

Linglan gasped for breath before she finished speaking.

Hanyu's expression turned strange, and then he looked at her, saying, "No, if they're in trouble, me looking for me is useless!"

Linglan clutched the corner of her clothes pitifully, on the verge of tears, and said, "Besides them, I... I only know you. I don't know who else to tell."

Hanyu helplessly invited her in, poured her a glass of cold water, and then sighed, "Go on! What happened to them."

Linglan gripped the cup, took a sip of water, and slowly recounted the events...

Fifteen minutes later!

Hanyu's head throbbed. This was not how he imagined it!

Shouldn't Bai Junya have displayed exceptional talent, slapped the faces of the clan elders, and forcefully become the new star of the Bai Family?

How did she, after awakening her water-element divine ability, only become more valuable?

What were those people in the Bai Family thinking?

"Bai Jingliang wanted to help Junya-jie escape, but he was apprehended by the clan elders on the spot. Junya-jie was also locked in her room. I... I don't know who to ask for help."

"But it's useless for you to ask me!"

Hanyu sighed. It was their family's business, not something an outsider could criticize, let alone interfere with.

Linglan drooped her head, clutching the cup, and mumbled, "I originally wanted to help Junya-jie escape, but I realized I couldn't defeat the people in her family."

Hanyu was startled by this, and he glanced at her in a daze, saying, "Even your sect leader had to obediently bring her back. Where did you get the confidence to run away with Bai Junya?"

Those words were quite hurtful. Linglan's tear-streaked face immediately burst into tears. This completely flustered Hanyu, and he hastily tried to console her.

"Don't cry! It'll make people think I'm bullying you."

Linglan seemed not to hear him, continuing to cry, her shoulders shaking. This gave Hanyu a terrible headache.

"But if no one helps them, Bai Jingliang will be locked up forever, and Junya-jie will be sold off by their family."

Linglan cried sadly.

"That's really their family's business. You can't do anything about it."

Hanyu sighed helplessly.

Why was this little girl so stubborn!

Linglan suddenly looked up with hope, her tear-stained face looking at Hanyu, "Can you help me save them? You're so strong?"

Damn!

She thinks so highly of me, I was already planning to run, and now she wants me to break into the Bai Family to rescue someone?

"You think too highly of me."

Hanyu refused outright. The girl continued to sob and look at him, "I heard them talking outside. Because Junya-jie has a talented divine ability, the Qin Family is even more satisfied. You've made Junya-jie more valuable, don't you feel guilty?"

Trying to guilt-trip me!

This girl is just trying to find a way to get me to help.

Hanyu shook his head firmly, "Even without me, her family would still force her to marry."

"Don't you feel guilty?"

The little girl continued to ask.

Hanyu nodded decisively, "Even if the sky falls, it won't be me feeling guilty!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud cracking sound. Hanyu looked up in horror. The entire beam suddenly cracked, and the bricks and tiles above shook violently.

Suddenly, his expression changed, and the entire dome collapsed and fell.

Outside the inn, a group of cultivators had already gathered. Third Elder Qin stared coldly at the collapsing second floor and sneered.

The residents downstairs had all fled upon hearing the noise. The entire top floor of the second story had collapsed, turning it into an open-air space, with dust and smoke covering the entire floor.

When the dust settled, a human figure stirred amidst the rubble and debris. Hanyu shook off the debris and dust, crouching down. Beneath him, Linglan had managed to protect herself and was unharmed, except for a pale face.

After Hanyu released Linglan, he turned to look at the cultivators below. His gaze met that of a cultivator in black formal wear.

Third Elder Qin's eyes were filled with surprise. He had thought the younger generation's boasts were exaggerated, but he hadn't expected this person's physical body to be so incredibly strong. He had even planned for the roof collapse to injure him and cause him some suffering, but unexpectedly, the other party was completely unharmed.

Furthermore, he couldn't discern this person's cultivation. As a cultivator who had half-glimpsed divinity, he couldn't see the cultivation of a person. This meant either this person's cultivation was stronger than his, or he was someone who didn't have a trace of cultivation within him.

How was this possible.

"Go up and kill him."

Third Elder Qin waved his hand, and the cultivators behind him quickly drew their swords and leaped into the air.

In an instant, swords and sabers hummed, and over thirty sword and saber energies formed a large net, lunging towards Hanyu.

Hanyu quickly flung Linglan away, then spread his hands apart. A fire lotus instantly appeared, and a blazing inferno enveloped him before erupting.

A massive wave of fire surged in all directions, and the net formed by swords and sabers dissolved instantly under the impact.

"Get down!"

Hanyu roared, the surging flames pressing down even more fiercely towards the over thirty cultivators in the sky.

"Quick, retreat!"

A cultivator shouted urgently and descended from the air.

A few cultivators who were a step too slow met a miserable fate. Flames wrapped around their bodies, instantly igniting their clothes, and then they began to fall like dumplings.

Upon landing, the flames did not extinguish; even rolling around was useless.

Hanyu was also surprised. He hadn't expected that the origin he had swallowed last time had also brought with it the divine ability traits of that Peeping God Realm expert.

The black-robed man's flames back then had one characteristic: they were extremely difficult to extinguish and spread incredibly fast.

Third Elder Qin was also astonished, exclaiming in disbelief, "A pure physical divine ability cultivator? What kind of freak is this!"

He immediately shed his contemptuous attitude and quickly rallied the remaining twenty-odd cultivators, "Form the array! Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies Strike!"

They couldn't let them unleash their combined strike. Last time, even with over a dozen cultivators of meager cultivation, they could produce such power. Now, facing a group of Shore Realm cultivators, who knew what kind of power they could unleash.

At this, the twenty-odd cultivators quickly closed ranks. Hanyu retracted his fire divine ability, a fierce resolve hardening in his heart.

Looking around, there were no onlookers left. Only Linglan remained, her face pale with fear, standing far away.

"Hungry Ghost Path!"

Hanyu waved his hand, and a massive Hungry Ghost image materialized behind him.

"Kill!"

Activated almost simultaneously, the hungry ghosts surged out in swarms, like a tidal wave.

On the other side, the combined strike of the twenty-odd cultivators exploded like thunder, and a colossal tornado instantly engulfed the entire area.

The inn, already half destroyed, was now completely blown apart by the immense wind force. It was truly terrifying! The hungry ghosts at the forefront were swept into the vortex, torn apart, and crushed.

Before Third Elder Qin could rejoice, another wave of hungry ghosts surged forward like a tide, even more numerous. Wielding bone knives, they fearlessly charged into the vortex, wave after wave.

In the blink of an eye, the hungry ghosts had filled the entire vortex. White bones flew everywhere, creating a ghastly sight.

"Third Elder, we can't hold on."

The cultivators' faces turned pale. Maintaining the combined strike required a constant influx of True Essence. Now, with a horde of hungry ghosts diving in, the cultivators' burden instantly increased.

At this point, let alone blowing the wind further away, they struggled even to keep it stirred.

"We can't hold on!"

One cultivator's face turned pale as he dropped his saber and sat on the ground. One by one, the cultivators succumbed to exhaustion.

The tornado stopped abruptly. Skeletons began to fall from above, their jaws clattering as they crashed down onto the cultivators. This was truly terrifying. As many hungry ghosts as had been blown into the sky by the tornado were now raining down on them.

"Ah..."

A cultivator was the first to be entangled by the hungry ghosts. Before he could even unleash his Shore Realm cultivation, he was submerged by the horde of skeletons.

"Quick, ascend!"

"No! They're still falling from the sky!"

"Elder, save us!"

"A bunch of trash!"

Third Elder Qin gritted his teeth in anger but couldn't ignore them. These were the vital forces of the entire Qin Family. He conjured a saber and a sword from thin air and unleashed the Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies Strike by himself.

"Heaven and Earth Inverted!"

With a furious roar, the bluestone slabs on the ground shattered, lifting the disciples and hungry ghosts alike into the sky.

"Aren't you leaving yet!"

Third Elder Qin roared. The cultivators snapped back to their senses and, while Third Elder Qin relaxed his control, they quickly escaped.

"Hanyu, your energy is almost depleted!"

Little Glazed suddenly reminded him.

Hanyu frowned. It was always at critical moments that things fell apart.

On the other side, hungry ghosts continued to be swept into the sky along with the debris. Third Elder Qin's saber and sword clashed, sending a massive wave of energy outwards, which then surged towards the sky.

The huge explosion detonated the countless white bones in the air. The powerful impact also forced Hanyu to retreat a few steps. It was precisely at this moment that the Hungry Ghost image dissipated.

"This child absolutely cannot be allowed to live!"

Having dealt with the hungry ghosts, Third Elder Qin's gaze towards Hanyu was filled with extreme malice.

A formidable physique, coupled with two divine abilities, and both divine abilities could harvest low-level cultivators like cutting grass. If such a freak were allowed to develop, no aristocratic family could withstand him. Coincidentally, the Qin Family already had a grudge against him.

He absolutely could not be allowed to live!

"Can they tell what cultivation level I'm at?"

Hanyu knew the little Artifact Spirit had the ability to sense the opponent's capabilities, otherwise, it wouldn't have even discovered Bai Junya's hidden innate divine ability.

"Half-step Divine Peeking!"

Little Glazed quickly replied.

"And he wants to kill you."

This was hardly necessary for Little Glazed to point out; just looking at Third Elder Qin's eyes, which were as wide as copper bells, it was clear he wasn't here for a friendly chat.

"You all retreat first!"

Third Elder Qin waved to the group of disheveled cultivators behind him. "You're not needed here."

He was afraid Hanyu would unleash his divine ability again. It was only because he had been careless and underestimated his opponent earlier that the cultivators had launched a combined attack prematurely, wasting a large amount of True Essence. Now, losing seven or eight cultivators still stung.

If Hanyu were to harvest all these disciples again now, he feared Qin Tiannan wouldn't easily forgive him.

After speaking, he continuously swung his saber and sword.

"Azure Wave Art!"

The immense saber and sword energy transformed into waves, surging like the tide...

Here is the second update of the day. The third update will be posted tonight as usual!