On the bustling, crowded street.
Thousands of people, whether on the street or in the surrounding buildings, watched openly or from the shadows as the three great families besieged the Spirit Pill Pavilion.
But now...
The three great families had dispatched over a hundred experts at the Seventh Layer of the Essence Realm or higher, backed by eight masters at the Earth Soul Realm and above. Yet this mighty coalition, ford to attack the Spirit Pill Pavilion, had been utterly annihilated.
The one responsible for wiping out a force strong enough to sweep through any family in Shishui City was none other than the youth with a calm smile on his face.
Looking at the tranquil curve of his lips and his deceptively harmless, playful expression, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
"Wow... Big Brother, you're amazing!"
Yun ngyao covered her mouth with her small hands, her dark, bright eyes wide. Like a joyful elf, she ca bouncing toward Hong Yu.
Her petite body leaped high and into Hong Yu's arms.
A pair of fair, delicate arms wrapped around Hong Yu's neck. She clung to him like a lazy sloth, tilting her small head up to gaze intently at him with lively, blinking eyes. Within them, little stars of excitent and adoration twinkled.
"You little rascal, you're a grown woman now, but you still act like a child!"
Hong Yu gently tapped the girl's delicate nose and chided her with a laugh.
Yun ngyao giggled. "So what if I'm a child? In front of Big Brother, I'm a child who never wants to grow up!"
"Oh, you!"
Seeing the girl's earnest expression, Hong Yu couldn't help but smile.
"Ahem, cough, cough... L-Little Brother Hong Yu, h-how did you get so strong?"
Xue Butong had just recovered thirty percent from his injuries when the crowd's uproar startled him awake. He had abruptly opened his eyes just in ti to see Hong Yu's domineering figure sweeping through eight Earth Soul Realm experts one after another. He was so shocked he could barely speak clearly.
Hong Yu gently patted Yun ngyao's head. "Alright, little rascal, get down now!"
"Hmph!"
A blush spread across Yun ngyao's pretty face. She stuck out her pink tongue and reluctantly hopped off him.
Hong Yu walked over to Xue Butong. "Brother Xue, your injuries?"
"Much better!"
Xue Butong nodded, then pointed to the eight Earth Soul Realm experts wailing on the ground. "Little Brother Hong Yu, you did all this by yourself?"
Hong Yu shrugged.
Just as he was about to speak, a furious roar ca from behind him. "How dare you, Hong Yu! You openly attacked the experts of the three great families! This is making an enemy of all of Shishui City!"
As he spoke, Hong Lin pulled a Command Arrow from his robes. Upon activation, a brilliant signal soared into the sky.
BOOM!
Amidst the roar, a firework display illuminated the heavens.
"Insolent! Who dares to challenge the might of the Hong Family?"
"In Shishui City, I'd like to see who dares to touch my Wang Family."
"Lin Mo has arrived!"
Three resounding roars echoed from three different directions in Shishui City.
Following the roars, three incredibly powerful montums erupted into the sky. These auras were profound and mighty. Three streaks of light shot forth, arriving at the Spirit Pill Pavilion within a few breaths' ti.
"Look! It's the Hong Family Patriarch, Hong Yuanfeng! And the Wang Family's Grand Elder, Wang Shicheng, and the Lin Family Patriarch, Lin Mo!"
"My heavens, the strength of those three is unmatched in Shishui City. Especially Hong Yuanfeng—he's at the Peak of Earth Soul Realm, the number one powerhouse in our city!"
"Hong Yu is finished. I heard that Hong Yuanfeng can't stand him."
"Look at the eyes of the Wang and Lin Family experts—they're filled with grim, Evil Qi. Hong Yu is probably done for."
Hearing the onlookers' whispers, Yun ngyao's eyes flickered with worry. She gently tugged on Hong Yu's sleeve. "Big Brother, what should we do?"
"Don't worry."
Hong Yu waved his hand dismissively.
Just as he was about to speak, Xue Butong stepped past him to face Hong Yuanfeng and the other two. He said in a deep voice, "You three, you've tried to wipe out my Spirit Pill Pavilion for the finished Breaking Forbidden Spirit Pills and the Pill Recipe. I will take full responsibility for today's events. It has nothing to do with Little Brother Hong Yu. If you have a problem, direct it at ."
"Oh? Master Xue, are you prepared to bear all the consequences?"
Lin Mo said nonchalantly.
Wang Shicheng also wore a mocking expression. "Even if it ans handing over the finished Pills and the Pill Recipe?"
Hong Yuanfeng also stared at him without blinking.
Xue Butong hesitated for a mont, then sighed in defeat. "Fine!"
"Hahaha! We threatened you with the survival of the Spirit Pill Pavilion, and you refused to hand them over. But now, to protect this little brat, you're actually willing to give them up?" Lin Mo said with a sneer, his cold gaze shifting to Hong Yu.
After all, his sons had also died at Hong Yu's hands during the joint family tournant.
Hong Yuanfeng half-lidded his eyes and looked at Hong Yu.
Hong Yu sensed the gaze and looked up as well.
Their eyes t.
This was the first ti he had seen the current leader of the Hong Family.
Hong Yu felt a strange mix of emotions.
'Once upon a ti, when I was still just a mber of a branch family, let alone the grand Patriarch of the Hong Family, even a minor Steward from a branch family was a high and mighty figure. Now, in just a few months, I've grown strong enough to face a Patriarch calmly.'
Hong Yuanfeng gave Hong Yu a deep look, his own thoughts complex. He sighed softly. "You are Hong Yu?"
"Hong Yu greets the Patriarch!"
Hong Yu responded with composure.
Hong Yuanfeng nodded, then said, "The Third Elder and the others went to the Cyan Nether Sword Sect for the promotion tournant. Logically, the tournant should have just ended. For you to be back in Shishui City at this ti, you must not have participated. The Hong Family sent four people to the Cyan Nether Sword Sect, and you're the only one who wasn't even qualified to join the promotion tournant. How disgraceful."
Hong Yuanfeng's eyes flickered, growing colder and more severe. A sharp aura, like the edge of a blade, enveloped Hong Yu.
An imnse, oppressive pressure rolled forth, like a mountain crashing down. "Hong Yu, do you have any idea how difficult it is for the family to nurture a disciple who can enter the Cyan Nether Sword Sect? You have disregarded the family's honor. You should have been cultivating diligently in the Cyan Nether Sword Sect to bring us glory. Instead, you sneak away and disgrace yourself here in Shishui City. You have truly disappointed ."
His words were grand and righteous.
Hong Yuanfeng stood there with a look of haughty pride.
In truth, the speed at which information traveled in the Fengyue Kingdom was too slow. Even the Fourth Elder and Fifth Elder had not yet returned to Shishui City.
Naturally, no one in Shishui City knew of Hong Yu's spectacular achievents in the Cyan Nether Sword Sect.
What's more...
By normal reasoning, if Hong Yu had participated in the promotion tournant, he would have returned with the Fourth and Fifth Elders.
Seeing only Hong Yu return without the Elders, Hong Yuanfeng naturally wouldn't believe that Hong Yu had not only participated but had also beco the First True Disciple.
In his eyes, Hong Yu was surely just an outcast who couldn't make it in the Sword Sect and had left to cause trouble and fight viciously in the outside world.
After all, for a disciple of the Sword Sect, it wasn't difficult to defeat opponents of a higher realm in the secular world.
So, even looking at the eight Earth Soul Realm experts on the ground, Hong Yuanfeng still didn't think much of Hong Yu.
'Just another outcast!'
Although Hong Yu's return on the back of a Golden Holy Dragon had indeed surprised Hong Yuanfeng.
But this Golden Holy Dragon was only in its youth, with combat power around the Mid to Late Stage of the Earth Soul Realm. Though rare, it wasn't sothing Hong Yuanfeng had never seen before. After all, the resources required to raise a Golden Holy Dragon from infancy to maturity were imnse—even more difficult than directly forging a Primordial Core Realm powerhouse.
Naturally, he didn't take it seriously.
Of course, Hong Yuanfeng had two other reasons.
First, his son, Hong Renjie, was the Leader of the Four Kings, a distinguished True Disciple of the Cyan Nether Sword Sect who even had the strength to contend for the position of Chief Disciple.
Second, he was determined to obtain the Breaking Forbidden Spirit Pill from Xue Butong, intending to use it to break through to the Celestial Soul Realm!
Considering all these factors, Hong Yuanfeng certainly wasn't going to show Hong Yu any kindness.
Seeing Hong Yuanfeng's firm stance and his lack of intention to protect Hong Yu, Wang Shicheng and Lin Mo exchanged a glance, their expressions turning ferocious.
Seeing that the three powerhouses were about to move against Hong Yu, Xue Butong had no choice but to brace himself. "You three, you have already forcibly plundered everything within my Spirit Pill Pavilion, and I will not pursue the matter. I will even give you the Pill Recipe for the Breaking Forbidden Spirit Pill and help you with the Refining into Pills. All I ask is that you spare Little Brother Hong Yu."
"Xue Butong, you're in no position to bargain with us right now," Lin Mo snorted coldly.
Wang Shicheng said placidly, "Xue Butong, we'll settle the score with you later. For now, get out of the way. This Hong Yu dared to harm the experts of my Wang Family. He must pay the price today."
"Everyone..."
Xue Butong's expression was grim, but he still gritted his teeth, wanting to continue persuading them.
However...
This act greatly displeased Lin Mo. He snorted, and with a lift of his palm, he condensed a claw of light and sent it hurtling toward Xue Butong.
Lin Mo was also a Peak Earth Soul Realm Powerhouse. With his strength, dealing with the heavily injured Xue Butong was child's play.
Thus, as he launched the attack, a grim and triumphant look appeared on Lin Mo's face. "Xue Butong, back then, I kindly sent soone to purchase a Breaking Forbidden Spirit Pill, yet you refused. After today, I will make you a slave to my Lin Family, forced to refine Pills for us for the rest of your life!"
"Damn it!"
Xue Butong's expression changed. He was about to activate his Profound Skill to defend himself, but the movent aggravated his injuries, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.
Seeing the claw about to strike him down, a trace of resignation flashed in Xue Butong's eyes, and he closed them.
But after a mont, the powerful energy attack he expected never ca.
Xue Butong froze, then opened his eyes, only to be completely stunned.
Hong Yu was standing in front of him. The energy claw had struck his body and simply exploded on impact. Yet there wasn't a single scratch on him. Hong Yu dusted off his chest, his face holding a chillingly playful amusent. "I really hate it when people attack my friends."
"You damn brat! I'll not only attack your friend, but I'll make sure you don't escape my grasp either!"
Lin Mo snorted. "Today, you will repay the debt for my sons, Lin Tao and Lin Hai, with your blood."
'Since Hong Yu wasn't even qualified for the promotion tournant, his status in the Cyan Nether Sword Sect must be pitifully low,' Lin Mo thought. 'With my current alliance with the Hong Family, and once I get the Breaking Forbidden Spirit Pill from Xue Butong and break through to the Celestial Soul Realm, the Cyan Nether Sword Sect would never get upset with over a single, insignificant disciple, even if they knew I killed him.'
At this thought...
The killing intent in Lin Mo's eyes grew sharper. He began brewing a powerful attack, locking onto Hong Yu in an instant.
"Arrogant brat, die!"
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