Sorry! I specialize in beating shrews.

Above a forest, Di Chen hovered in midair.

"Finally here!!!" A smile curved Di Chen's lips. This should be the Heavenly Moon Dao Domain! Its ruler should be the Domain Lord's Manor. Good thing the Tenth Ancestor got me an encyclopedia of the Canglan Immortal Domain when I was seven, or I'd be blundering around like a headless fly.

The next moment, Di Chen gathered his thoughts. Treading through the void, he headed straight for the Heavenly Moon Dao Domain's most prosperous city-Heavenly Moon City.

Heavenly Moon City was the foremost great city under the Domain Lord's Manor. The Domain Lord's Manor would send down an elder-level figure to appoint the four great lineages to govern it jointly. Every year, the major powers sent their young prodigies here to gain experience, while also exchanging resources and other goods. Of course, the cultivators who came here for training each year were the elite among elites.

As soon as Di Chen arrived above Heavenly Moon City, the martial guards protecting it stopped him. "Who are you? Flying is forbidden in Heavenly Moon City!" A soldier swept a cold glance over him, a trace of wariness in his icy voice.

Di Chen paused slightly, then understood. Flying over a city was considered a challenge to the city lord's manor's authority. He immediately cupped his hands. "Sorry, I've only just arrived and don't know the rules." He then slipped ten gold coins into the soldier's hand.

The soldier's expression softened considerably. After all, he had taken the money and would do his part, though his tone remained cold. "Also, remember: private fighting is forbidden in Heavenly Moon City. Violators will be killed without mercy."

"Many thanks!!!" Di Chen cupped his hands.

On his first trip out, Di Chen did not want to cause trouble, so he did not mind paying a little money to buy some peace. Otherwise, a mere Spirit Sea Realm cultivator was nowhere near enough to challenge him.

The streets bustled with people, an endless stream of carriages and horses flowing through them. Along the way, he saw quite a few unusual sights.

"You brat up ahead, get the hell out of the way! You're blocking this young master's path! Watch out for your worthless life!!" An arrogant, overbearing shout suddenly rang out in the distance.

The next moment, a young man in brocade robes charged toward Di Chen on a tall horse, his manner haughty.

"Oh my heavens, it's Li He, the young master from the city lord's manor! Run! Run!" The passersby hurried out of the way, afraid of angering this bully. "Young man, hurry and move aside. He's the city lord's only son, and he's used to throwing his weight around Heavenly Moon City. Whenever he sees someone he dislikes, he finds an excuse to teach them a lesson. And here he goes again today." A middle-aged woman beside Di Chen kindly warned him, hoping he could endure it for a moment. The city lord's manor wielded overwhelming power and could not be provoked.

Di Chen curled his lips. He had no interest in the sort who bullied others by leaning on their influence, and turned to leave.

Unfortunately, how could Li He let the matter rest?

"Stop right there, you mongrel!!!"

Li He roared. A lowly country bumpkin actually dared defy me? He must be tired of living.

Bang... Li He lashed out with his whip, its tip vicious and cunning, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue. In the blink of an eye, it reached Di Chen's back.

"Hmph!!!" An icy sound suddenly escaped Di Chen's mouth.

With a snap, the whip's tip broke off. Di Chen slowly turned and looked at Li He, his expression indifferent.

"You... how could a mere brat like you withstand my strike?" Li He's face was filled with disbelief. He was at the middle stage of the Spirit Sea Realm! A mere brat could at most be at the Spirit Transformation Stage. How could he have blocked it?

Di Chen sneered disdainfully. "Trash! A mere ant thinks himself worthy of attacking me!" Before his words faded, Di Chen swept his sleeve, and a surging blast of air knocked Li He to the ground.

"You... you dared hit this young master? A lowly country bumpkin actually dared hit me! Do you know who I am? My father is the city lord, Li Yunxiao!!!" Li He scrambled up and roared, staring at Di Chen hatefully.

"The city lord? Heh, is he that impressive?" Di Chen scoffed. Li He scrambled up in a sorry state, his face twisted hideously. "Guards! Seize him!" Li He roared hysterically. "I'll make this lowly country bumpkin taste every torture in the world! I'll make his life worse than death!!!"

At those words, Di Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, a cold glint showing within them. He really thinks I'm made of clay.

Rustle~~~

In an instant, dozens of guards surrounded Di Chen in unison.

"Capture him," Li He said sinisterly.

"Yes," the guards answered together, drawing their swords and attacking Di Chen.

"Pathetic!

"!! Truly pathetic!" Deep pity flashed through Di Chen's eyes. Mere Reincarnation Realm cultivators-even a whole group of them-were ants in his eyes. He could casually crush a great swath of them to death.

The next moment...

A trace of killing intent flashed through Di Chen's eyes as a strand of Sword Qi condensed over his palm.

Suddenly, a voice came from afar.

"Wait!!!"

Hearing this, Di Chen looked into the distance. The speaker was a woman in a long red palace gown. With a graceful figure and a bright, captivating oval face, she slowly approached.

Di Chen shook his head at the sight, and the Sword Qi in his hand shot toward the guards.

"Psh! Psh! Psh!"

Flowers of blood bloomed as dozens of heads flew into the air.

"Holy shit, this kid killed people from the city lord's manor! Is he insane?" Everyone was horrified and hurried far away, terrified of getting caught up in the misfortune. "You... you dared kill my men! You... you're finished!!!" Li He said, his face contorted and his whole body trembling.

Di Chen's expression remained as still as an ancient well. "Who do you think you are? Not one person I've wanted to kill has ever survived." His voice was terrifyingly calm.

"I told you to stop just now! Didn't you hear me?" A faint trace of anger now appeared on the woman's pretty face.

"And who do you think you are?" Di Chen asked with a frown.

The woman's willow-leaf brows knitted, and a trace of balefulness flashed through her beautiful eyes. She said coldly, "I am Li Linglong, daughter of Heavenly Moon City's city lord. Even the heads of the four great lineages must show me some courtesy, yet you dare question my words!"

The daughter of Heavenly Moon City's city lord? No wonder she dares act so arrogant and overbearing. Di Chen understood. "Oh? So what?"

"Bastard... you... you dare speak to me like that!" Li Linglong's body trembled violently as she cried through gritted teeth. Then she raised her right palm, intending to slap Di Chen.

Di Chen glanced at her coldly, lifted his foot, and gave her a light kick. Bang!

"Ah!!!" Li Linglong screamed as she shot backward like a cannonball, smashing through two walls before slamming into an artificial mountain. In an instant, the artificial mountain exploded with a thunderous crash.

Hiss~~~~~

The onlookers were instantly struck with terror and sucked in cold breaths. "This... who exactly is this young man? How can he be so vicious?

"He even dares beat the city lord's daughter! Doesn't he know how powerful the city lord is?"

"You little beast, I'll never spare you!" Li Linglong struggled out of the rubble, her hair disheveled and her clothes torn. Covered in blood, she looked utterly wretched.

Another strand of Sword Qi appeared in Di Chen's hand. He stepped forward and walked toward the rubble.

"Stay away!!! You... if you dare come even half a step closer, I'll have my father take your head!" Li Linglong cried in panic, a trace of fear flashing deep within her beautiful eyes. Though she was the city lord's esteemed daughter, she had been pampered since childhood and had never suffered hardship. Now, facing the threat of death, extreme terror rose in her heart.

"Damn country bumpkin, stay away from my older sister! Otherwise, I'll make you unable to live or die!" Li He said venomously, his eyes red as though they might spew fire.

A wicked smile curled Di Chen's lips as he addressed Li Linglong chillingly. "Do you know? For some reason, there's nothing I hate more than being threatened!!!" The instant he finished, the Sword Qi in his hand erupted.

"You little beast, you dare... you dare? Ah!!" Li He cried, shocked and furious, his face filled with terror.

Yet Di Chen paid no attention to his reaction. The Sword Qi from his hand came whistling toward him.

Whoosh-

The Sword Qi pierced through the air and bored through Li He's chest.

"No!!!" Li He watched helplessly as his chest was pierced and blood spurted wildly. Like a deflated ball, he collapsed limply to the ground, his pupils dilating as he lost consciousness completely.

"This... isn't this young man far too bold?"

Everyone was utterly stunned. This was a direct descendant of the Li Lineage!

"No!!!" Li Linglong let out a piercing wail, her face filled with pain, regret, fear, and vexation.

I actually provoked a madman like this. Why haven't Father's men hurried here to save me yet?

Just then...

"You vile creature! You dared kill my son! I'll tear out your tendons, strip your bones, grind them to dust, and scatter your ashes!" A furious shout filled with towering rage resounded through the air.