The Ruthless Ambition's End

Five minutes ago, Chen Lingfeng was full of enthusiasm and visions for the future; five minutes later, he abandoned his wife and children and was in a sorry state.

How did he find the Chen Lineage's territory?

In that life-or-death moment, Chen Lingfeng's mind was racing. Almost instantly, he fixed his suspicious gaze on Elder Jiang: "Jiang Yelei, you old bastard! I should have killed you back then!"

This place was seized from the Jiang Clan, so it's only natural that they have some backup plans.

"And Jiang Yungui, you've raised a fine daughter!" He almost ground his teeth to powder. He clearly had the upper hand, but a poor boy had turned the tables on him, and now even his last escape route had been cut off!

A chill ran through him, and he retreated swiftly.

A crimson ghostly figure flashed by, Lantern-Bearing Ghost silently appeared in the earthen house.

"The protective array has been breached!" Chen Lingfeng felt a chill in his heart and thrust out his longsword.

There was no turning back at this point; they had no choice but to fight to the death.

At that moment, another Lantern-Bearing Ghost broke through the earthen house, joining the first one on the left and right to surround him.

"Go!" A chill ran through him. Without the slightest hesitation, he flashed forward, unleashing a burst of Sword Qi that forced the two attacking ghosts back.

The Sword Qi struck the window, shattering it along with the earthen wall!

Lin Xu sat cross-legged on the cloud, listening to the screams below, his expression as cold and hard as iron.

Once the battle begins, the Chen Lineage adventurers who have entered combat mode lose the ability to "log off" and can only defend their fortress to the death.

"Boom~"

On the fourth floor of the inner circle of the earthen fortress, a wooden window shattered, and sharp Sword Qi shot out.

"Lin Xu, I know it's you! Come out, come out here!" Chen Lingfeng's angry voice echoed in the earthen fortress.

With his Evil Eye fixed on the shattered wooden window, Chen Lingfeng jumped out of the window in a disheveled state, lightly touching the ground with his feet and spinning around to reduce the force of his fall by more than half.

But the moment he landed, the three Daoist soldiers standing below the earthen fortress brandished their halberds and launched an aerial attack on Chen Lingfeng.

"Get lost!" Upon seeing the Dao soldier, Chen Lingfeng gritted his teeth, his Sword Qi energy forcing the soldier back. "Lin Xu, it really is you! You get out here!"

Lin Xu remained unmoved, watching Chen Lingfeng was struggling like a cornered beast, with indifference.

At this point, any words are superfluous.

The surrounding Dao soldiers quickly rushed forward to surround and kill them. A dozen Dao soldiers joined forces, and a golden-red magical power flowed, transforming into an invisible net, aiming to turn the entire space into a cage.

"Kill!"

Three halberds attacked simultaneously from three different directions, almost eliminating any possibility of Chen Lingfeng's escape.

He didn't even have time to speak. He gritted his teeth, and with a surge of sword Sword Qi from his longsword, he launched a series of attacks.

"Clang~"

The clang of metal echoed, and Chen Lingfeng staggered back a step, leaving a gaping wound on his chest.

Blood stained half of his clothes, intense pain throbbed through his nerves, and his meticulously styled hair was soaked with blood and sweat. In his disheveled state, he sensed the approach of death.

"No! Lin Xu, you can't kill me!" Chen Lingfeng roared, struggling to parry the Dao soldiers' assassinations. "Jiang Shiyan from Lei City, he's after you! He made me place a beacon in your territory—"

However, the Daoist soldiers did not stop their attack; their halberds flashed, and they relentlessly attacked.

Chen Lingfeng dodged, a flicker of disbelief in his eyes. In that split second between life and death, he finally understood everything. "You were plotting against me, weren't you? You knew all along that Jiang Shiyan was going to deal with you, so you let me bribe the Black Tiger Gang to place the beacon in your territory—"

He gritted his teeth, the shame and anger in his heart corroding like a deadly poison.

This lucky kid, whom he had never even given a second glance, had actually manipulated him from beginning to end!

But what puzzled him even more was: how could Lin Xu, a newly promoted lord, have the confidence to fight against a veteran viscount?

"Lin Xu, let me go. I know many secrets of the Jiang Lineage, and I will be of great use to you—"

Chen Lingfeng struggled desperately, but the wounds on his body multiplied. In a split second, a long halberd flashed past, severing Chen Lingfeng's right wrist, which was holding a sword.

It's Zhao Yan!

He launched only one attack from beginning to end, but that one strike ended Chen Lingfeng's dying struggle!

When Chen Lingfeng raised his sword to defend himself again, he discovered that his wrist was broken and a large amount of blood was gushing out.

Ah~

The belated, excruciating pain sent shivers down his spine. Enraged, Chen Lingfeng charged madly towards a certain spot on the earthen fortress. "You won't let me live, I'll make sure you get nothing!"

But in the next instant, several Mind Blast descending from the sky made Chen Lingfeng pause.

The sharp light and shadow of the halberd swept in, and at that moment his consciousness was stretched out, and time seemed to slow down.

He was the eldest son of the Chen Lineage and was born to inherit the family business. His privileged life did not breed him into a spoiled and dissolute person. Instead, under his father's strict requirements, he developed a hardworking and self-disciplined character.

His diligent training and excellent teachers in his childhood made him one of the best among the new generation of the Chen Lineage, and the pride in his father's eyes is etched deep in his memory.

Until that day, in the battle that laid the foundation for the Chen Lineage family's legacy, the father, who was at the forefront, was killed by Jiang Yelei in a fit of rage.

At that moment, the sky collapsed.

Some people think he spared the remnants of the Jiang Clan to avoid upheaval in the transition of power in Qimeng City. What a joke! When has he ever cared about the hostility of the weak?

Only he himself knew that he was afraid.

The father who he thought was invincible fell down in Jiang Yelei's hands. That ferocious face was an unspeakable shadow in his heart...

The father fell, but the Chen Lineage rose again.

Having conquered the Spirit Realm village, he led the Chen Lineage family to conquer the entire Qimeng City, bringing the Lineage to unprecedented heights. He even made connections with the Jiang Lineage of Lei City, hoping to elevate the Chen Lineage family's status to another level in his lifetime.

He should have been a legend of the Chen Lineage, a Legendary of Qimeng City!

Until he met his destined nemesis—at the very last moment of his life, he saw that hateful face again!

The next instant, the halberd slashed, accompanied by a spray of blood mist, and the man was torn to pieces in mid-air!

Lin Xu released his control over the Evil Eye, and after sensing Chen Lingfeng's madness, he decisively attacked, coordinating with the Dao soldiers to deliver a fatal blow.

The blood-stained head rolled around a few times, its face tilted upwards towards Lin Xu, and crimson tears of blood flowed from its unseeing eyes.

Inside the earthen fortress, the battle was gradually coming to an end.

The unique terrain of Chen Lineage Fort made the Red-Robed Ghosts the main protagonists of this battle.

But this did not change the final outcome. More than half of the Red-Robed Ghost had advanced to level 3, and hordes of ghosts swept past, enough to crush the adventurers' resistance.

When Yan Jingshu returned to Lin Xu's side, the blood aura surrounding her became even more intense.

"Master, it's all done." She stretched out her hand, and a phantom soul wandered fearfully in her slender hand, trying to break free from the invisible bondage, but it couldn't escape no matter what.

It was Chen Lingfeng's soul. When he looked up and saw Lin Xu, his face showed a mixture of surprise, fear, and hatred.