The entire Silver Iris Family fell.
The burly man wielding a strange silver scythe held out before Lin Qi for only a quarter of an hour before he nearly suffered a mental breakdown and dropped to his knees.
Compared with Aikaste, when the man with the silver scythe activated his battle energy, six layers of battle patterns appeared beneath his feet. Every single one was a close-combat battle pattern that enhanced attack speed, attack frequency, and attack power. These six layers of battle patterns raised his offensive strength to a terrifying level. Every slash tore through the air, and his blade even ripped open visible black fissures in the void.
But he could not break through Lin Qi's defenses.
Lin Qi stood where he was and let the man hack at him. Every strike landed solidly on Lin Qi's body, yet not one could break his skin. Lin Qi used no power, activated no defensive magical equipment, and cast no protective magic shield. He simply stood there and allowed the man to chop at him—for a full quarter of an hour, the man hacked with every ounce of his strength.
In the end, the burly man was so exhausted that his limbs went weak and he could no longer remain standing. Mentally shattered, he knelt before Lin Qi and repeatedly kowtowed, offering his entire soul to him.
The core upper echelon of the Silver Iris Family attending the clan assembly was swept up by Lin Qi in one net. Over the following days, under the guidance of Aibite and the other elders, Lin Qi led a large band of enforcers all over the place. Every mithril puppet belonging to the Silver Iris Family and scattered across the continent was stripped clean by Lin Qi, and the family's mithril reserves were