With a whoosh, Yin Fan's fist struck Chen Mu's palm, but there was no earth-shattering sound. Instead, it was as if it had struck a soft sponge, gradually disappearing into nothingness.
"This level of attack can't hurt me, you'd better all come at me at once!"
Chen Mu had even defeated Wang Yu, who Late Core Formation Realm, so how could he possibly take the early and mid-stage Core Formation Realm of the Yin Lineage seriously?
He clasped his hands together, his hand seals changed, and his Dharma Power immediately surged into the ground.
" The Five Elements Rotation, All Things in Myriad Phenomena!"
In an instant, a huge Five Elements Ring of light shone on the ground within a hundred-meter radius, and countless vines stretched out from the ground, sweeping towards Yin Guang, Yin Fan, and Yin Lirong.
"Careful!"
Of the three, only Yin Lirong was at the Mid Core Formation Realm, and his reaction was the fastest. He immediately took to the air to avoid the attack of the vines.
However, Yin Fan and Yin Guang were not fast enough and were successively entangled by the vines.
"Ah... open it for me!"
Yin Guang roared, and a two-meter-long crescent blade appeared in his hand.
He swung the crescent blade in his hand, and an incomparably domineering power surged from his body, instantly sweeping away the surrounding vines.
"Youngster, how dare you underestimate the Beifeng Yin Lineage! Today I will make you pay the price."
The crescent blade that Yin Guang took out was the Yin Lineage's heirloom, the seventh-grade magic weapon Hegemon Blade. With this treasured blade protecting him, his combat power was now several levels stronger than Yin Lirong's.
He leaped up like an invincible overlord, charging swiftly towards Chen Mu.
"Haha, don't rush! The real show has only just begun."
Seeing Yin Lirong and Yin Guang charging towards him menacingly, Chen Mu smiled calmly, utterly composed.
With a slight change in the hand seals, Yin Guang's forward speed immediately slowed down, while Yin Lirong was in the air, swayed and fell from the sky. When he landed on the ground, he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
They discovered that their entire bodies were incredibly heavy, and that moving even the slightest bit was extremely difficult.
"A formation?"
Seeing the vines wrapping around him again, Yin Lirong quickly took out a long knife and chopped at them. He was both shocked and angry, and he shouted to Yin Guang.
"Patriarch, quickly activate the clan's protective formation!"
Yin Guang had wielded the Hegemon Blade for many years and was in perfect harmony with it. Even under the combined attack of gravity and Hegemon Blade, he still had strength left to spare.
However, Yin Fan and Yin Lirong were in a very bad situation. These vines seemed soft, but they were ubiquitous and extremely tough. Once entangled by them, even Yin Lirong had to expend a lot of Spiritual Power to break free.
What's even more terrifying is that the vines keep growing from the ground. Despite the three of them fighting for so long, there's no sign of the vines decreasing; they seem endless.
Yin Guang did not want to use the clan's protective formation to win, because this was a gamble, and winning in this way would be an unfair victory.
However, if they lost this battle, the loss of face would be far more humiliating than an unfair victory. Yin Guang gritted his teeth, raised the Hegemon Blade high, and let out a loud shout.
Geng Metal Tiger Baleful Intent Formation!
Soon, countless sharp blade energies converged on Yin Guang from all directions, all entering the Hegemon Blade in his hand. Part of the Hegemon Blade's power entered his body, and his aura instantly surged, becoming several times stronger than before.
"Youngster, taste this blade of mine!"
He held the knife in both hands, his muscles bulging, and slowly slashed forward.
This seemingly slow strike, however, arrived in front of Chen Mu in an instant with its terrifying momentum.
"Hmm! Not bad for a knife, but you yourself are too weak!"
Chen Mu shook his head and stomped his foot hard on the ground.
Rumble...!
A small mountain rose abruptly from the ground, blocking Chen Mu's path and with a loud boom, it blocked Yin Guang's blade.
Chen Mu decided to end the battle. His hand seals changed again, and with a soft chant, the world changed color.
"All things in the Myriad Phenomena All-Encompassing turn to ashes, Ryūjin Jakka!"
In an instant, all the vines on the ground burst into flames, and the intense heat caused the protective spiritual shields of Yin Fan, Yin Lirong, and Yin Guang to crackle and pop.
Immediately afterwards, the burning flames transformed into sharp, fiery blades, attacking Yin Guang.
"Aaaaaah!"
Yin Guang brandished his broadsword and roared incessantly, but to no avail; he was still being suppressed and forced to retreat step by step.
With the support of the clan's protective formation and the Hegemon Blade, his strength was now comparable to the Late Core Formation Realm. However, Chen Mu's strength had improved since his battle with Wang Yu, so how could he be Chen Mu's opponent?
These burning flames are no ordinary flames; they are the Five Elements Fire, formed by the mutual generation and interaction of the Five Elements, and their power is dozens of times stronger than ordinary Spiritual Power flames.
Of the three, Yin Fan was the first to give in. His protective spiritual shield was quickly burned through, and since he had never cultivated a physical body, he screamed in agony from the burns.
"Stop burning it, I give up!"
Yin Fan was the first to admit defeat, while Yin Guang and the fire blades surrounding him held out for a moment, realizing that there was no way to turn the tide, and finally had no choice but to give up the fight.
You win!
When Chen Mu heard Yin Guang admit defeat, he released his hand seal, and the surrounding flames immediately went out, turning the area within a hundred meters into scorched earth.
Yin Guang sheathed his crescent blade, exchanged a glance with Yin Lirong beside him, sighed softly, and looked at him with a complicated expression.
Yin Lirong's expression was also unpleasant, but in the cultivation world, the strong are always respected. Since Chen Mu could defeat several of them, he deserved the respect of the Yin Lineage.
"Alright! Now that you've defeated us, young man, you can take them both away. We won't stop you anymore."
Yin Lirong looked at Chen Mu, his tone becoming much more respectful.
"No rush! Elder Yin, Patriarch Yin Lineage, didn't I just say that if I win, I want you to calmly listen to my advice?"
This isn't the place to talk. Why don't we go to the living room, sit down, and talk it over?"
As the saying goes, skill breeds boldness. Chen Mu was not afraid of any tricks the Yin Lineage might play. Instead, he wanted to go back to the Yin Lineage's living room for a detailed discussion.
At this moment, the expressions on the faces of Yin Zhan, Yin Jing, and Zheng Fengdao behind Chen Mu were extremely interesting.
"Third Brother, if you had told me you had such a formidable friend, why would we have run away? We could have just gone straight to Father to negotiate!"
Yin Jing was the first to lose her composure and started whispering to Yin Zhan.
"This... I don't know either! Didn't Chen Mu only break through to the Core Formation Realm less than a few months ago?"
How can he be even stronger than Late Core Formation Realm? Mad Daoist, do you know what's going on?
As they spoke, Yin Zhan and Yin Jing both turned their gazes toward Zheng Fengdao.
In fact, Zheng Fengdao often went out to fight in Chen Village. Although he roughly knew that Chen Mu's strength was stronger than that of an ordinary Core Formation Realm, he did not know that it was this strong.
He was now being stared at by the two of them, and an awkward expression immediately appeared on his face.
"Ahem, this is just a surprise for you!"
"Leave...!"
Yin Zhan and Yin Jing rolled their eyes, too lazy to pay him any attention.