Since They Refuse to Submit, Then Destroy Them!

This night was destined to be a sleepless one.

At the Xuanshen Island monitoring headquarters, a piercing alarm suddenly blared.

The staff member on duty in the monitoring room jolted awake at the sound of the alarm, leaping straight out of bed without a second thought.

When he entered the monitoring room and quickly reviewed the transmitted footage, he was so terrified he nearly fainted.

"Are... are the Ryan Family all insane?"

The observer rubbed his eyes, seemingly trying to confirm if he was dreaming.

After a few seconds of silence, the observer immediately realized the gravity of the situation; he promptly uploaded the video to a tablet and woke the messenger waiting outside.

"What on earth happened?"

Startled awake in the middle of the night, the messenger asked with lingering fear.

"Take this to Lord Adkins immediately. Something huge is going to happen tonight!"

The observer simply sighed and handed the tablet to the messenger.

"Holy crap!"

The messenger took one look at the video and nearly collapsed on the spot.

"Lord Adkins, Lord Adkins, it's bad, something terrible has happened."

Accompanied by a series of breathless shouts, Adkins was jolted awake from his research.

"You had better have a good reason!"

His inspiration interrupted, Adkins looked at the newcomer with some dissatisfaction.

"My Lord, please look at this."

The messenger cautiously handed over a tablet, then stood quietly to the side, not daring to speak.

"Hmm? What is going on?"

The messenger's expression made Adkins frown, and he tapped the tablet to watch the video.

[Xuanshen Island, do you think we, the Ryan Family, care about this?]

[If Huosi isn't afraid of death, he can go ahead and try.]

"Ah!!! Bastards! How dare they!"

Adkins threw the tablet to the ground in a rage, his entire face flushed red as if he might fly into a murderous frenzy at any second.

What a bold Ryan Family; not only had they killed his parents, but today they actually dared to insult that Lord.

Although furious, Adkins had not lost his reason. He took a deep breath, picked up the tablet from the floor, and flew toward the residence of Lord Huosi.

"Wow, the quality of the tablets developed by the research institute is really good; it didn't even break after that."

The messenger swallowed hard, unsure if the device was just high-quality or if Adkins hadn't used his full strength.

Adkins flew at full speed, and within a few minutes, he landed directly outside Huosi's room.

"Come right in!"

Huosi had sensed Adkins the moment he arrived and spoke via telepathy.

"Yes, my Lord."

Adkins adjusted his emotions slightly and slowly walked into the room.

"Is there something you need, coming to see me at this hour?"

Huosi set down his observation device and asked.

"My Lord, please look at this."

Adkins did not answer directly, instead respectfully handing over the tablet.

"Oh?"

Huosi raised an eyebrow in surprise and took the tablet to watch.

After a long while, Huosi slowly set the tablet down and took a deep breath.

"Interesting. This Ryan Family is truly arrogant. That fellow Lingester really knows how to lead his subordinates!"

"Adkins, bring Bernas; we are leaving."

Huosi closed his eyes to ponder for a moment, then suddenly snapped them open:

"Since they refuse to submit, then let's wipe them out!"

"My Lord, you? And Lingester..."

Adkins asked cautiously.

From Adkins' perspective, he naturally wanted revenge. The Ryan Family had not only killed his parents but had also hunted him and Grandpa Bernas for years.

However, the Ryan Family were Lingester's subordinates; if Lord Huosi took action, he would likely clash with Lingester.

Although he had always wanted revenge, he could not bring himself to make things difficult for Lord Huosi.

Even though he believed that Lord Huosi would not lose to a fellow like Lingester, he did not know how the other god-level powerhouses on the continent would view the situation.

"Do not worry. If this were three years ago, I might have had some reservations, but now, a Lingester is not someone I even care to look at."

Huosi's tone was indifferent, as if this were a matter of course.

Many years had passed since he first arrived in this world, and his strength had never seen any breakthrough.

Therefore, he had not opposed the rules established collectively by the other god-level powerhouses.

The god-level powerhouses of the Qingya Continent had jointly set a rule that neither god-level nor sanctuary-level beings were allowed to interfere with the affairs of the continent at will.

When it came down to it, this matter was still a conflict between the Ryan Family and the forces under Xuanshen Island.

Of course, the words Walker had spoken were enough to give Huosi a legitimate reason to intervene.

If it were before, he might not have acted, because although he had a reason to intervene, he lacked the certainty to kill Lingester.

Once that fellow made a move, they would likely end up in a mutual destruction scenario.

However, three years ago, after his interstellar armor underwent its first upgrade, his strength had achieved a new breakthrough.

Now, he had sufficient confidence to kill Lingester.

The reason he had not yet moved to unify the continent was, first, that his strength was not yet enough to confront eight lower gods simultaneously, so he chose to remain hidden.

Second, using force to forcibly unify the continent would lead to a period of chaos, which would not be beneficial to the development of science; it was better to maintain the status quo for now.

Originally, Huosi had intended to wait until the research on the super nuclear bomb achieved a fundamental breakthrough, and then directly let the other god-level powerhouses experience the power of nuclear peace.

Afterward, he would integrate the entire continent and continue to develop resources and progress.

But now that Lingester had delivered himself to his doorstep, he would not be polite. Although Huosi was not an aggressive person, he was certainly not someone who would let himself be bullied.

In the past, when he lacked his cheat, he had been wary of Lingester's strength; now that he had his cheat, if he still had to be wary of him, wouldn't that mean the cheat had come for nothing?

If Lingester were sensible, he would just wipe out the Ryan Family and ignore him.

If he insisted on interfering, then, as the continent had not seen a god fall in a long time, he would not mind sending him on his way.

"My Lord, thank you for your grace!"

Adkins fell to his knees with a thud and knocked his head hard against the ground.

Although he knew that the Lord was not specifically seeking revenge for him, he did not care; as long as he could resolve the grievances of many years this time, he could finally put the past to rest.

"Get up. You don't need to mind it; I have always been very good to my own people."

Huosi raised an eyebrow and finally accepted the gesture.

Regardless of the reason, he had saved his life, and he was about to help him take revenge; he could afford to accept this gesture.

"Lord Huosi."

Just as the two were speaking, Bernas received a divine sense transmission and hurried over.

"Let's go!"

Huosi nodded, said nothing more, and took the lead, flying toward the direction of Haide Province.

Haide Province, Ryan Family headquarters, deep in the basement.

"Saiwode, why must you do this? Resisting to the death will only increase your suffering."

An enforcer holding a blood-red whip spoke with an expressionless face.

Over the many years he had spent helping the family interrogate people, it was very rare to encounter a tough nut like Saiwode.

"Pah!"

Saiwode was fearless, spitting a mouthful of blood directly onto the other man's face.

"Bastard, you're courting death!"

The enforcer wiped his face, raised the whip, and lashed down fiercely.

"Is he still refusing to talk?"

Hearing a familiar voice, the enforcer immediately knelt on one knee and addressed him as Family Head.

"Saiwode, I never thought that a merchant like you would have such a tough spine."

Walker looked at Saiwode with some surprise. He had assumed that creatures like merchants were all spineless, likely to wet themselves after a few beatings.

He had not expected Saiwode to be an unexpectedly tough man, refusing to say anything in the face of torture.

"Walker, don't you f*cking get cocky. Your Ryan Family is about to face a catastrophic disaster."

Saiwode laughed with a mouth full of blood. The fools like Walker did not know it, but he was very clear that the video footage must have already been transmitted to Xuanshen Island.

"Oh? Is that so? I would like to see who can destroy my Ryan Family."

Walker did not get angry; he simply watched Saiwode.

To be honest, if not for this incident, he might have considered befriending a tough man like Saiwode.

It was a pity, but Saiwode should never have chosen to oppose their family; since he had chosen this path, death was his only destination.

However, in the very next second, Walker felt a sudden flash before his eyes, followed by a massive tremor that kicked up a thick cloud of dust and debris.

"Bang!"

"You certainly have a big mouth, but it doesn't matter. You're going to die soon anyway, and it's no big deal for a dead man to spout nonsense."

Adkins's voice rang out from mid-air.

"Adkins, you are courting death!"

At the same time, the voice of the ancestor, Ryan, echoed through the air.

Hearing the ancestor's voice, Walker finally snapped back to reality and looked up toward the sky.

"This, this..."

Walker's eyes widened instantly, and a sense of despair slowly began to emerge.

At this moment, the mansion belonging to the Ryan Family had already collapsed. Chaotic rubble was scattered everywhere, the entire basement was completely exposed to the open air, and the sounds of screams were mixed in among the ruins.

There was no need to guess; many clansmen had likely been buried beneath the wreckage.

Since the founding of the Ryan Family, no one had ever dared to cause trouble at the Ryan Family estate.

Of course, that was not the most terrifying part; the most terrifying thing was the four figures standing in the sky.

Standing in mid-air was a hallmark of Saint-level powerhouses. Although wind-element mages could also achieve this, these individuals clearly were not that; only Saint-level powerhouses could destroy an entire mansion in an instant.

More importantly, Walker recognized three of them: one was their ancestor, Ryan, and the other two were the old fellow who had escaped back then and Adkins.

As the family head who had hunted them for many years, Walker identified them at a single glance.

However, these two alone were not enough to make him despair. After all, his own ancestor had reached the Saint-level many years ago and would not fear two people who had only broken through to the Saint-level a few years prior.

What truly made him despair was the young man standing behind Adkins and Bernas.

Adkins and Bernas deliberately controlled their flight altitude, both remaining below the young man to signify his status.

One had to know that Adkins and Bernas were high-ranking members of Xuanshen Island; only one person could make them act with such deference.

The founder of Xuanshen Island, a pinnacle existence on the Qingya Continent, and one of the eight God-level powerhouses: Huosi.

"Why? Why would Huosi show up in person?"

Walker felt a wave of bitterness in his heart. Given the situation today, the Ryan Family was likely in grave danger.