Chapter 587: A Matter of Convenience

(The author is from a rural area, and it's a bit busy during the New Year period, having to help with things like butchering pigs. Updates might be a bit slow, but they definitely won't stop.)

Seeing that there was not only no look of fear on Ye Lin's face, but rather a hint of arrogance, one of Ding Haoyan's lackeys couldn't stand it anymore.

He took a large stride forward and reached out to pat Ye Lin on the face.

"Damn it, who do you think you are? Are we supposed to report everything to you? I f*ck your..."

Before the word "mother" could be finished, Ye Lin made his move.

The Undying Demon Dragon body instantly had its dragon blood boiling, and one could even faintly hear the sound of a dragon's roar from within Ye Lin's body.

The Undying Demon Dragon was a creature of the Longevity Continent to begin with, so the abilities gained from devouring it would naturally not be restricted by the rules of the Longevity Continent.

Ye Lin closed his five fingers and threw a punch, the terrifying force instantly causing the chest of the person in front of him to cave in.

His body was like a sheet of paper, pierced through by Ye Lin's punch!

"So weak, and you're learning to be a gangster?"

Ye Lin raised an eyebrow, activated Endless Devour, and instantly devoured the man completely.

However, the energy produced did not linger in Ye Lin's body, ultimately turning into nutrients to nourish Ye Lin's physical form.

Ye Lin frowned slightly, thinking it must be because his body had not yet finished reshaping.

Little did he know, his actions had already caused the expressions of Ding Haoyan and his group to change wildly.

Ding Haoyan and the others never imagined that Ye Lin's combat power would be so formidable!

"You're this good at fighting? Why didn't you say so earlier?" Kuai Yan was also dumbfounded.

If he had known Ye Lin was this capable, why would he have been so subservient and acted like a grandson in front of Ding Haoyan just now?

"You didn't ask!" Ye Lin said righteously.

Kuai Yan: "......"

Ding Haoyan and his group realized at this moment that the Ye Lin before them was not simple, and Ding Haoyan immediately changed his demeanor, laughing heartily.

"Hahahaha! Brother Ye, as the saying goes, we get to know each other through fighting! In this way, we can consider ourselves acquainted. How about this, I'll treat you to a drink, how about that?"

"Trying to be brothers with me? You have already invited your own death!"

Ye Lin lunged forward, like a fierce tiger, and smashed a punch toward Ding Haoyan's face.

"Ye Lin! Don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit! You killed one of my men, and I didn't hold it against you. If we keep fighting, we will only both end up hurt!" Ding Haoyan threatened.

"Both end up hurt? Are you even worthy?"

Ye Lin's momentum did not decrease, and he did not take Ding Haoyan's threat to heart at all.

"Damn it, since you're looking for death, I'll grant your wish!"

Ding Haoyan roared, his muscles bulging high, like indestructible granite.

He returned the favor, throwing a punch at Ye Lin. That punch was extremely heavy, like a mountain pressing down toward Ye Lin!

Mountain-Suppressing Divine Peak Body; every move is like a mountain pressing down!

Bang!

The two fists collided, emitting a dull sound and kicking up a violent gust of wind.

Ye Lin frowned; only then did he understand how great the gap was between the Longevity Continent and the world he was in before.

If it were in his original world, this punch would have been enough to shatter the space.

"Ah!!!"

A shrill scream suddenly rang out, and Ding Haoyan retreated repeatedly while clutching his arm.

His arm had twisted into a bizarre angle, just like a twisted dough twist.

To onlookers, it was clear that Ding Haoyan had fallen into a disadvantage in this clash.

Only Kuai Yan, who was behind Ye Lin, rubbed his eyes, his gaze filled with disbelief.

"Did I see that wrong?"

Kuai Yan scratched his head in confusion; he had just seemed to see Ye Lin's arm also get broken, but it immediately recovered at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

Ding Haoyan was covered in cold sweat from the pain, and the look in his eyes as he gazed at Ye Lin already held a sense of dread.

He did not expect that he would fall into a disadvantage in the strength he was most proud of, and even have his arm broken by Ye Lin's punch.

"What are you looking at? Attack together!"

Ding Haoyan let out a roar at the lackeys beside him.

But at this moment, those lackeys hesitated.

"Brother Yan, this isn't very honorable of you. You can't even beat him, and you want us to go up?"

"Exactly, if you ask us to go up, isn't that just throwing our lives away?"

"We only chose to follow you because we saw your strength was great, but now it seems..."

A few lackeys muttered, but not one dared to step forward.

After all, the image of the first person being killed by Ye Lin's punch and having his bones ground to dust was still fresh in their minds.

"What do you mean? Being fence-sitters, are you?"

Ding Haoyan was both shocked and angry, but he had no other choice.

Even if he couldn't beat Ye Lin, if he could just fight Ye Lin to a draw, these lackeys would have rushed up without hesitation.

But he couldn't even take one punch from Ye Lin, so he naturally lost his prestige in the eyes of these lackeys.

In the end, these people, who were all fellow ascenders, chose to follow him because they valued his strength.

"Those who know the times are heroes. You are smart people. If you continue to stand on his side, you will be my enemies."

Once Ye Lin said this, it was truly a heart-piercing blow.

Those few lackeys who were originally hesitating immediately walked toward Ye Lin.

"Sorry, Brother Yan, we had no choice."

Watching all his lackeys choose to betray him, Ding Haoyan gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot.

"Not bad, not bad, you are all smart people."

Ye Lin put his arm around someone's shoulder with a bright smile, and that person showed a fawning smile; everything looked so harmonious.

But in the next second, Ye Lin struck with zero-frame speed, directly snapping that person's neck.

"It's just a pity, the thing I hate most in my life is a traitor!"

After Ye Lin finished speaking, he moved again, rushing toward the other few people.

The few were scared out of their minds, fleeing in all directions in a panic.

"You can't kill us, we came to follow you!"

One of them even tried to reason with Ye Lin, but Ye Lin simply gave him a "heart-ripping" package.

In a few quick moves, these people were all cleaned up by Ye Lin, and then he destroyed the bodies and evidence with Endless Devour.

Only Ye Lin, Kuai Yan, and Ding Haoyan remained alive at the scene.

After dealing with these lackeys, Ye Lin lifted his foot and slowly walked toward Ding Haoyan.

Ding Haoyan squeezed out a smile.

"That... Brother Ye Lin, look, you've already killed them, can you spare me? I've already learned my lesson, and I will definitely never come to trouble you again in the future!"

As he spoke, Ding Haoyan directly took out nearly twenty thousand low-grade Immortal Source Stones and placed them in front of Ye Lin.

"These are the Immortal Source Stones I've saved over these years. Take them all, I have no complaints!"

"You are quite sensible."

Ye Lin revealed a kind smile and collected all the Immortal Source Stones.

Ding Haoyan let out a long sigh of relief, and just when he thought he was safe, Ye Lin slapped his head into pieces.

"Don't worry, killing you was just a matter of convenience."