Li Mu moved quickly. Wherever he passed, people died, and he did not spare a single member of the city guard.
Naturally, some of these people were innocent, but he did not care.
How could he leave the slaughter of his entire family unavenged?
Since he did not know exactly who had been involved, they could all accompany his family to the grave.
As countless ice-crystal spears streaked past, Li Mu finally crossed the outer city and entered the inner city.
Unlike the outer city, where the city guards had resisted, the people in the inner city behaved themselves. Even the city guards dared not advance, surrounding him in terror instead.
Some local families watched the scene with fear in their eyes, but Li Mu acted as though he had not seen them.
As he raised his hand, more ice-crystal spears condensed.
Each strike from these spears carried power comparable to a Soul King's, or even that of someone stronger.
Although the Snow Empress herself was not acting, the Silver Dragon King Bloodline allowed him to convert and wield these powers with virtually no delay.
As the ice-crystal spears pierced down without restraint, the gates of the city lord's estate collapsed with a crash.
Stepping inside, he found that this so-called city lord's estate actually occupied an enormous area.
Judging by the courtyard layouts of Li Mu's previous life, this would have been a standard residence with four successive courtyards.
That was already quite a considerable size, enough to house a family clan of over a hundred people, or even more.
Yet as he walked inside, Li Mu found the place somewhat unfamiliar.
In the past, he and his elder sister had never been qualified to use the so-called main entrance. They could not even enter through a side gate.
They could only return to the estate through a small gate at the back, and their opportunities to go out had always been few.
"It really does feel strange coming through the main entrance. I actually can't remember where those people are."
Li Mu shook his head as he spoke. His gaze swept across the finely dressed maids and servants, and the corners of his lips curled slightly.
"It doesn't matter. Since you were all involved, I might as well kill you all together."
Li Mu's voice was soft. The already frightened attendants panicked almost instantly upon hearing his words.
Two attendants who possessed Soul Power charged at him, but in the next second, ice-crystal spears pierced their chests.
As Li Mu raised his hand, more of the Snow Empress's power poured continuously into his body.
Within the space, the Snow Empress stood silently. She felt her power being drawn away, but her expression showed nothing more.
The power the boy had used did not amount to even one percent of her own.
Naturally, this amount of power meant nothing to her, but the fact that a boy of only ten could bear her power truly shocked her.
Under the Snow Empress's gaze, the boy raised his hand toward the sky.
Above, a ball of ice as wide as the mouth of a bowl steadily condensed. As it expanded, its size grew greater and greater.
Meanwhile, the guards, maids, and servants charging at him were slaughtered one after another by the ice-crystal spears.
As body after body fell, Li Mu slowly stepped into the main hall.
An ice-crystal sword condensed in his hand. After cutting down another person, he found a plain-looking middle-aged man seated before him.
The middle-aged man had a square face and an imposing, solemn gaze. He stared at Li Mu, killing intent gathering in his eyes, but there was even more fear.
"It's you. You actually survived. Ah, I should have listened to my wife back then and killed both you and your sister outright."
"I shouldn't have hesitated. If I hadn't, you and your sister would certainly have died long ago."
The middle-aged man sighed as he spoke, a trace of despair in his eyes.
He was not weak himself. As a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor, becoming the city lord of this area was already quite an achievement.
After all, this era was not ten thousand years in the future. In the present age, even a Soul King counted as a high-level combatant capable of guarding a region.
In a small city like this, his strength as a Soul Ancestor was certainly more than sufficient.
Yet compared to the boy before him, his strength was like a drifting cloud facing the vast blue heavens. There was no comparison at all.
Li Mu's expression did not change at the middle-aged man's words. "You merely coveted my sister's beauty. When you killed my parents, you already knew that we would seek revenge."
"You probably just never imagined that my sister's Martial Soul would be so useless, while mine would be so terrifying."
Li Mu grinned as he spoke, a sickly savagery flashing across his handsome, gentle face.
Then he stepped forward. Terrifying power swept out, and his hand transformed into a silver dragon claw in an instant.
The silver dragon claw thrust forward viciously, piercing straight through the man's chest and tearing out his heart.
Blood sprayed everywhere, splashing the boy's face, yet Li Mu's expression remained as calm as ever throughout.
He toyed with the bright red heart in his hand, a hint of amusement flashing through his eyes. "Even the heart of trash like you is red?"
"What a shame."
"You won't die. Ice crystals will seal the blood vessels around the wound. You'll remain alive for at least another twenty minutes."
"And during those twenty minutes, I'll make you watch everyone in your estate accompany you to the grave."
Li Mu's voice was soft. As he spoke, he crushed the heart, then darted deeper inside like a fleeting shadow.
As he rushed inside, screams and shrill howls rang out behind him.
Among them were elderly people, young boys and girls, and young women.
But Li Mu spared none of them. They had killed his entire family.
He would kill their entire family in return. The reasoning was that simple.
Once everyone was dead, Li Mu returned to the entrance of the main hall.
The middle-aged man sat there, his face already turning ashen and his eyes filled with despair. Li Mu spared him no further glance.
As he lowered his hand and released his grip, the enormous ball of ice that had long since formed in the sky came crashing down.
With those terrifying ice crystals hanging overhead, whatever secret passages or mechanisms lay hidden here would not survive the force of that terrifying power.
The enormous ball of ice smashed down, and not a single person within Snow Mountain City's city lord's estate escaped.
Outside Snow Mountain City, Li Mu now stood quietly, his face somewhat pale.
He had not actually suffered any injuries. With the Snow Empress's power, dealing with these people had ultimately been all too easy.
But the drain on his power was unpleasant as well.
Still, at the thought that he had finally taken his revenge, Li Mu fell silent for a moment.
He did not know where the bodies of his parents and elder sister had been thrown.
So he silently knelt facing Snow Mountain City.
He kowtowed three times without a word, then rose, his eyes regaining their calm.
"Father, Mother, Sister, I have avenged you. The entire city lord's estate has accompanied you to the grave."
"Now I'm going to set out on my own path and seek my own future."
After speaking, Li Mu fell silent for a moment. He looked back once more at the city where he had lived for ten years, his expression betraying no further feeling.
He turned his hand slightly, and a recommendation letter bearing the words "Snow Mountain City" quietly appeared in his palm.
He had found it in the city lord's estate, and it was also his credential for his upcoming journey to Shrek Academy.