"B-Brother Lin-"
Fu Le watched Lin Hao stride toward him with a dripping sword in hand. He wanted to run, but his feet felt as though they had been filled with lead!
It was as if everywhere the man passed turned to darkness, a black dragon's shadow coiling behind him, while Fu Le himself had long since been firmly locked on to.
"I-Intent condensation!"
Lin Tao was a Transforming Force expert. Although his own aura had been all but crushed, and he could only feel the air ahead warping and growing heavy, he still raised the long saber at his waist.
But his eyes were filled with terror.
When he first heard the man lay claim to the Lin Family's assets, he had risen in outrage. Seeing the man retreat, he had even sneered inwardly.
Who could have imagined that he had merely been using the situation to get close to Cao Wang!
With his discerning eye, he could tell that this fellow did not actually hold much of an advantage over Cao Wang. His clean, decisive victory had depended entirely on surprise, on concealing his sword well, and on that terrifying force pressure of intent condensation!
Even with so many advantages snowballing together, his first strike had failed to kill. That alone showed that he was not actually as overwhelmingly powerful as he appeared.
But that strike had severed Cao Wang's hand and left him no chance to pick up the weapon right beside him, leading to everything that followed!
"Brother Lin, there may have been a misunderstanding between us. That Heart-Protecting Pill..."
"You gave it to me. Of course I'll take it."
His expression indifferent, Lin Hao continued walking until he reached Cao Wang's former seat. He picked up the spear that had originally leaned against the chair,