Chapter 354: Always a Price to Pay

The Attack Mages of the Lion King Organization present all had grim expressions; the Lion King Organization had dominated for many years and had never encountered an opponent so difficult to deal with.

Even against the Fourth Progenitor, hailed as the strongest True Ancestor, they had means to contend. If other True Ancestors came to Itogami Island, they also had means to contend to some extent. But facing this vampire of unknown origin, they had fallen into the greatest predicament.

When this battle began, they had made meticulous preparations; only after knowing Lingyun appeared at the Prison Barrier and clashed with Xiandumu Aye did they choose to make a move on Liuli and the others. But they had never expected that Lingyun's mastery of Space Magic would be so high, appearing in this place via a Space Array in such a short time. The Composite Magic Array that appeared afterward was even more beyond their expectations; with just one strike, it exhausted the strongest trump cards they carried on them. Facing Lingyun's current aggressive pressure, they were suddenly at their wit's end.

"Some things, once done, always require a price to be paid, don't they?" A smile curled at the corners of Lingyun's mouth, making him look like a sunny, big boy, but the killing intent seeping from his body locked onto these people before him tightly.

The terrifying killing intent enveloped these Attack Mages, instantly shattering their mental defenses and leaving an indelible shadow in their hearts; even if they could luckily survive Lingyun's hands today, they had completely lost the possibility of advancing any further.

Just as Lingyun intended to make a move, a Space Array suddenly unfolded before him, and a Spear appeared silently in front of Lingyun, piercing through Lingyun's body with the force of a thunderbolt.

The sudden turn of events stunned everyone present. Himeragi Yukina even stood up from her hiding spot; she clearly saw that on this Spear, what appeared was the "Divine Vibration Wave Driving Formula"! Although this was only a one-time-use item and the power on the Spear vanished after passing through Lingyun's body, this was already enough to explain many things.

"Cough, cough, can only say, as expected of the Lion King Organization, so many Attack Mages are just used as cannon fodder; the real killing blow was actually kept for this moment!" Lingyun covered his wound and spoke coldly.

"Charge, kill him!" Seeing Lingyun heavily wounded, the Attack Mages present suddenly regained their courage, raised their weapons, and charged toward Lingyun's direction.

"Come forth, Golden Lion!"

Just at this moment, following a sharp shout, golden Thunder descended from the sky, beating back all the Attack Mages.

"Fourth Progenitor?" Seeing this iconic attack, the Attack Mages present were all shaken.

After the Thunder vanished, the figure of Xiao Gucheng appeared in front of Lingyun. Although he was still holding Sentomoku Yuma in his arms, he firmly shielded Lingyun behind him.

"Fourth Progenitor, are you intending to make an enemy of our Lion King Organization?" the leading Attack Mage asked.

"No wonder Teacher Na Yue kept warning me to stay away from people from the Lion King Organization; it turns out there are still many people in the Lion King Organization who are not good people!" Thunder overflowed from Xiao Gucheng's body as he stared at the Attack Mages in front of him. "Today, with me here, don't even think about causing any harm to Teacher Lingyun."

"Senior..." Himeragi Yukina, who arrived afterward, looked at Xiao Gucheng with a complex expression, not knowing what to do for a moment.

"Student Gucheng, leave this kind of thing to me. You are still a student; this kind of thing is not suitable for you." Just at this moment, a hand reaching from behind rested on Xiao Gucheng's shoulder.

Xiao Gucheng turned his head to look; Lingyun was actually standing behind him completely unharmed. As for that "Lingyun" who had been heavily wounded, in Xiao Gucheng's eyes, it shattered into fragments like glass.

"This, is this the same technique that fooled Xiandumu Aye back then?" Xiao Gucheng looked at this scene with some surprise.

"Heh, some idiots thought they were hiding very well in the dark, little did they know I had discovered them long ago. The reason I acted like that was just to see what kind of tricks they were playing!" Lingyun waved his hand indifferently.

"By the way, don't expect that guy to come out and save you; after I appeared, that guy used the fastest means to run away," Lingyun looked at the Attack Mages present and said disdainfully.

"Um, Teacher Lingyun, can you not kill them?" Just at this moment, Himeragi Yukina walked up to Lingyun with great courage and spoke in an extremely small voice.

"Hmm?" Lingyun's gaze fell upon Himeragi Yukina.

Feeling Lingyun's gaze, Himeragi Yukina's body couldn't help but tremble slightly. She knew this was almost impossible; after all, the people from the Lion King Organization had tried to kill Lingyun. If Lingyun hadn't been prepared, that Spear just now would have been enough to leave him heavily wounded or even dead.

"Teacher Lingyun..." Seeing Himeragi Yukina's appearance, Xiao Gucheng's heart softened, and he couldn't help but speak.

Lingyun looked at the two of them and suddenly felt his sleeve being tugged; he turned his head to see Nangong Nayue shaking her head at him slightly.

Lingyun took a deep breath and then slowly said: "Himeragi Yukina, you should be glad you have a boyfriend who is good enough. But I warn you, you had better think carefully about the relationship between you, the Lion King Organization, and Xiao Gucheng."

Hearing Lingyun's words, Himeragi Yukina couldn't help but lower her head, her fingers gripping Sekkarou turning white.

"However, this matter cannot be settled so simply. I said it before, some things, once done, always require a price to be paid! Death penalty can be avoided, but living punishment is inevitable!" Lingyun pointed his fingers like a sword and swung them coldly. "Thousand Sword Array!"

Himeragi Yukina was startled, and then she heard a series of screams from behind. She hurriedly turned her head to look; countless Light Swords fell from the sky, instantly piercing through the bodies of the Lion King Organization's Attack Mages and pinning them to the ground.

"Rest assured, I didn't take their lives," Lingyun said, looking at Himeragi Yukina's appearance.

Himeragi Yukina ran quickly to one of the Attack Mages to carefully check his injuries. That Attack Mage had been pinned to the ground by several Long swords piercing his body; although he looked extremely miserable, these Long swords had all skillfully avoided his vital points, ensuring his injuries were not fatal. However, the places where these Long swords pierced were also extremely clever; if one wanted to remove the Long swords from their bodies, they would inevitably have to suffer quite a bit.

"Obelisk the Tormentor! Osiris the Sky Dragon! The Winged Dragon of Ra!" Just at this moment, Lingyun called out, and three Familiars instantly appeared behind him.

"Teacher Lingyun, you are intending to..." Seeing Lingyun suddenly summon Familiars, Xiao Gucheng's expression couldn't help but change.

"Nothing much, just sending a big gift to some people!" A silver glint flashed in Lingyun's eyes, as if he were calculating something.

"Superconducting Wave Holy Light! God Fist Smash! God's Cannon!"

The attacks of the three Phantom Gods were unleashed simultaneously, but their target was the empty sky.

"Super Space Transfer Gate, open!"

Lingyun pressed his hands into the void, and three Space Arrays suddenly appeared in the sky. The three attacks drilled into the arrays simultaneously and vanished into the Void.

"Done and dusted!" Lingyun let out a light breath, and the three Phantom Gods behind him vanished simultaneously.

"Xiao Gucheng, leave the matters here to you; I'm leaving first!" Lingyun opened a Space Transmission again and disappeared into this ruin with Liuli and the others.