Chapter 52: Xiao Huo's True Appearance

Isn't that my niece? Qingmu Sect Master exclaimed, hearing Li Yilan's name, he was startled again and again.

He and Li Yilan are both descendants of the Hundred Flowers Fairy; by seniority, Li Yilan ought to address him as "uncle."

I never imagined they'd bring forces to assault the Xiao family—surely to avenge her parents.

Isn't this just messing around?

Qingmu Sect Master slammed the table in anger, stood up and shouted, "That girl is utterly lawless! Xiao clan chief, I'm somewhat related to her—let me go out and give her a proper dressing‑down, make her get lost."

"No need, Qingmu Sect Master." Xiao Potian intervened, saying, "I've been worrying about having nowhere to settle scores with her, but now she's come to our door on her own—perfect."

"Come on, let's go out and deal with that little brat, see who's backing her behind the scenes, daring to stir trouble at my Xiao family." Xiao Potian said coldly.

Although his severed arm has grown back, the humiliation he endured at Qingyun Sect must still be laid at Li Yilan's door—and his own son seems quite taken with her as well.

He had refrained from attacking Qingyun Sect to find her, waiting for the Hundred Flowers Assembly; but her daring to show up at the Xiao family on her own left him unable to bear it any further.

"Fine!" Qingmu Sect Master said after a brief silence, then nodded in agreement.

As Xiao Potian and Qingmu Sect Master led their entourage out of the hall,

Suddenly, two figures appeared in the sky, hovering midair and gazing down at the Xiao family hall.

They were Lin Yang and Li Yilan.

With the Xiao family's reports, disciples from all four gates kept reinforcing; Lin Yang had the elders push forward, slaughtering their way through.

He brought Li Yilan straight to the Huanglong stronghold to settle the score in person.

Seeing them, Qingmu Sect Master in the crowd bowed his head low—after all, Li Yilan is his relative; he and her parents are also descendants of the Hundred Flowers Fairy, who had always treated him well. Knowing the Xiao family killed her parents, and now Li Yilan sees him still allied with them, he feels ashamed to face her.

Xiao Potian, seeing them, halted and asked coldly, "So she dared to storm my Xiao family's gate because you're backing her from behind."

Lin Yang, looking down, calmly replied, "You're mistaken."

"What's wrong about it?" Xiao Potian asked, eyes narrowed.

Lin Yang said slowly, "It's not a break‑in—it's destroying the gate to get in."

"Your Xiao family's south gate is already a heap of rubble."

"Oh, maybe the north, east, and west gates are likewise ruined."

"Damn beast!"

"To storm my family, smash my gate, and still act arrogantly here—you're practically begging for death."

Beside Xiao Potian, an elder fumed, hair on end, pointing at Lin Yang—since the Xiao family's founding, they've never been so insulted, and he can't bear this indignity.

Lin Yang slightly frowned, his cold gaze fixed on the elder.

The elder, under Lin Yang's gaze, faltered, stepped back twice, felt ashamed, yet plucked up courage to snap, "What are you staring at me for? Do you still want to kill me?"

"This is a key Xiao family stronghold, teeming with experts—even if you had ten times the courage, you wouldn't dare kill me, got it?"

"Get down on your knees right now, kowtow, admit your fault and apologize, beg the Xiao family to forgive your misdeeds."

But before he could finish,

Lin Yang, without a word, pointed directly at the elder.

Boom!

The elder's body instantly burst apart, becoming a cloud of blood mist that vanished from sight.

Seeing this, the Xiao family members all sucked in a breath—Lin Yang gave them no face whatsoever.

But just moments ago, Elder Shuwen Xiao merely pointed at Lin Yang—Lin Yang was unharmed—yet when Lin Yang pointed at Elder Shuwen Xiao, the elder instantly exploded.

"This..."

Everyone instinctively clenched their fingers, afraid to point at anything.

Qingmu Sect Master in the crowd, seeing Lin Yang's might, likewise wore a terrified expression—his visit to the Xiao family seemed ill‑timed, and he regretted allying with them so early.

Beside him, Xiao Potian narrowed his eyes and said, "Looks like the rumor that you killed the Blood Demon Sect master with a single finger is true."

It's clear that Xiao Potian has heard about the Blood Demon Sect master and is curious: how could a mere Nascent Soul realm nobody suddenly become so powerful, and he still can't gauge the opponent's strength.

"You old dog, you're well informed." Lin Yang calmly said, "Since you know I can kill the Blood Demon Sect master with a finger, then surrender peacefully—hand over my disciple's parents' remains and your son Xiao Huo."

"Then have all Xiao family members kowtow and apologize to my disciple, after which you may take your own lives."

"In that case I could leave your ancestral tomb alone; otherwise, if I have to act myself, not only will you all die, but I'll dig up your ancestral tomb and feed the bones to the dogs."

Lin Yang delivered each word with domineering authority, warning the Xiao family—he has always been a protector of the young, and for that he can be utterly devoid of moral scruples.

This also made Li Yilan beside him adore him to the point of excess, her face flushing crimson.

At that moment, a youth suddenly landed on the Xiao faction's side and shouted.

"Want to wipe out my Xiao family? You're spouting your mother's bullshit."

Lin Yang's eyes turned cold.

The youth before him was Xiao Potian's son, Xiao Huo.

He's the one who shouted "Thirty years east, thirty years west, don't underestimate the poor youth"; behind him stands a medicine old man as his mentor.

He had expected Xiao Huo to resemble the deceased character from the Blue Star novel—steadfast, loyal, confident and carefree, with clear loves and hates.

But Xiao Huo turned out to be an ugly‑looking, hateful‑faced big fool who spews vulgarities.

A towering two‑meter tall figure, with well‑developed limbs and a simple‑minded demeanor.

Immediately, Xiao Huo's attribute tags appeared before Lin Yang.

【Name: Xiao Huo】

【Cultivation: Yuan Ying realm】

【Talent: Daily‑level talent】

【Golden trait: Speech turns filthy】

【Golden trait: Pure Yang Holy Body】

【Purple trait: Within the ring resides a medicine old mentor】

【Blue Trait: Soul Power Infinite】

【White Trait: Outstanding Talent】

【Black Trait: I scold you, I'm happy, you scold me, I kill you】

「Vomiting! 」

Just a distant glance at Xiao Huo made Lin Yang feel nauseous, and he never dared to compare him to the Xiao idol from the Blue Star novels again.

Moreover, he felt a strong urge to slap him to death first.

He also understood why Li girl chose to break off the engagement—with looks like that, he just couldn't bring himself to love her.

【Ding.】

【System notification: Inside the ring on Xiao Huo's finger lives a Medicine Elder; killing the Medicine Elder yields his soul power, which can help others strengthen their soul power.】

【Ding!】

【System mission issued: After killing Xiao Huo, the host can obtain a reward, a nether prison.】