Chapter 746: Li Yanwang

The others also entered the room at this time.

Hearing Wang Fu's words, Sha Lifei scratched his large bald head, "The city is being watched too closely. Should we leave the city?"

"There is no time."

Wang Fu's brows were tightly locked. He raised his eyes to scan the crowd, his gaze finally landing on Manager Kong, who still wore a dull expression and occasionally babbled. He said in a deep voice, "The human soul extracted from Manager Kong has already passed the optimal time while drifting in the outside world. If too much time passes, even if the soul can be forcibly retrieved and detained back into the body, the sea of consciousness will inevitably suffer heavy damage, leaving the intellect obscured, no different from being mentally disabled, and it will be difficult to recover."

"To make him sober, the only way is to act before the Hour of the Rat, while the soul has not yet dispersed, and set up the 'Three Yin Soul-Returning Altar' to borrow the power of Yin reaching its extreme and giving birth to Yang during the intersection of Heaven and Earth, so as to protect his last thread of consciousness."

"Therefore, we must act tonight!"

Wang Fu's words were decisive, "If we drag it past the Hour of the Rat, everything will be lost."

Upon hearing this, Kong Shangzhao's face turned pale instantly.

At this moment, although the government officials had already left the Chamber of Commerce, they were still surrounding the outside. Through the tightly closed courtyard gate and high walls, one could still see flickering firelight and hear those suppressed footsteps and shouts.

Leave Jinan City?

At this moment, the entire city was under martial law. The forces of the Kong family, the government, and the Mingde Academy were intertwined like a net. Let alone carrying a "wanted criminal" like Manager Kong, even a bird would find it as difficult as ascending to heaven to fly out of the city without a sound.

Not to mention, time!

The most fatal thing was time!

Even if they managed to rush out by luck and shake off the pursuers, where would they find those special spiritual materials in the desolate wilderness outside the city?

"Damn it, it seems there is no choice."

Sha Lifei spat, a fierce light flashing in his eyes, "We can only meet force with force. Here in Jinan City, here in the Jiangzhe Chamber of Commerce, we will set up our stance and have a big showdown with them!"

For a moment, the air in the room felt like solidified lead.

Kong Shangzhao looked at his father's blank expression, his teeth clattering, and fire almost seemed to spew from his eyes.

Li Yan's eyes were terrifyingly calm. He slowly stood up and said in a deep voice, "Let it be so."

"We will guard the Chamber of Commerce, not let anyone in, and the ritual will proceed as usual!"

After saying this, he went to the front courtyard, opened the gate, and walked out.

"Senior Zhao!"

Looking at Master Zhao in the distance, Li Yan's expression was calm, and he said sincerely, "Some things don't need to be said too clearly. We will not leave, and there will definitely be an explanation afterwards. Can you grant us a day or two?"

"Hmph!"

Master Zhao had just been rebuffed and was still in a fit of anger. He flicked his sleeves and said coldly, "Stop talking nonsense!"

"You lot have abducted a major criminal and hold the national law in contempt. You should hand over the criminal immediately and wait for the joint interrogation and sentencing by the Prefectural Yamen, the Kong Fu, and the Mingde Academy! As for other matters, we can discuss them after the crimes are clarified!"

"This is the principle of law and order; how can it be bargained over!"

"Principle of law and order?!"

The last trace of patience in Li Yan's eyes completely dissipated.

He had never been a person with a good temper; he used to be called "Ghost Fear." It was just that as he grew older and his Dao cultivation increased, he couldn't be bothered to haggle over small matters, and he also understood that some things were better solved indirectly.

But when encountering this kind of situation, his cold, overbearing stubbornness flared up again.

"Heh~"

He let out a cold laugh, and an inexplicable baleful aura permeated from his body. With a 'clang', he drew his Dust-Severing Blade, took a step forward, and stared coldly at Master Zhao, his voice like a blade scraping across everyone's eardrums:

"Fine! Then I, Li Yan, will lay it out today!"

"Within two days, this Jiangzhe Chamber of Commerce is a forbidden zone temporarily marked out by me, Li Yan!"

He scanned the gleaming blades and guns and hostile faces all around.

"Whether it is government soldiers, yamen runners, Kong Fu retainers, or disciples of your Mingde Academy!"

"Anyone who dares to step in one step..."

"Die!"

Once these words were spoken, many people were stunned.

They were seeing such an arrogant person for the first time!

Master Zhao's face turned livid, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.

As a direct disciple of a Grandmaster of the Mingde Academy, he had entered the Gang Jin realm for many years and was respected by the world. When had he ever been threatened like this?

He was furious, his righteous aura surging and billowing, and his majestic momentum slammed fiercely toward Li Yan:

"Arrogant brat! Who do you think you are!"

This was the tyranny of the Gang Jin realm.

To cultivate Gang Jin, there was a necessary prerequisite: the martial intent must be extremely condensed.

Only in this way could one draw upon the Gang Sha Qi for reinforcement.

Likewise, every person who cultivated Gang Jin could use their martial intent to harm others.

Just like the Cheng Jianxian of the past, just one look could cause someone's spirit to suffer heavy damage.

However, facing this majestic and cold momentum, Li Yan did not retreat even half a step.

His posture was like a deep pool or a towering mountain; he did not move a fraction under his feet. A cold killing intent also rose, staring fixedly at Master Zhao, like a fierce beast ready to pounce at any moment.

Whoosh~

Two invisible intents collided fiercely in front of the courtyard gate, actually setting off a small whirlwind, causing the torches to flicker unsteadily.

The ordinary yamen runners and martial arts masters around were forced to retreat repeatedly by this momentum, their faces turning pale.

This kid...

Looking at the expressionless Li Yan, Master Zhao felt a sense of dread in his heart.

He did not expect that the other party, at such a young age, had already condensed his martial intent.

One must know that many experts, after thousands of trials, never had such an opportunity.

He recalled the information on Li Yan he had just seen.

The affairs in Chengdu Prefecture and Luoyang City, as well as the struggles with the Great Song Ghost Sect and the Jianmu demon, seemed easy to explain in his view—either it was a newborn calf not fearing the tiger, or it was a desperate counterattack when forced into a dead end.

But the final analysis of the intelligence report stated:

Li Yan has the potential of a Grandmaster!

He hadn't cared about it originally; after all, there were many geniuses in the Divine Land, and there was more than one with such an evaluation.

But now that things had reached this point, he couldn't help but mutter in his heart.

Sensing the other party's hesitation, Li Yan sneered even more and took out a hook-warrant from his bosom, "Do you recognize this?"

"If you annoy me, I won't be finished with your Mingde Academy!"

"You..."

Feeling Li Yan's fierce, reckless, and mutually destructive nature, Master Zhao was speechless.

He only then remembered that Li Yan also had the identity of a Living Yin Messenger.

If this madman really ran to the academy and released Yin soldiers...

"Fine! A fine Twelve Yuan Chen!"

Master Zhao suppressed his anger, his voice squeezed out from between his teeth, "I'll see how you end this!"

After throwing out these harsh words, he ultimately didn't dare to order a forced attack and retreated back into the formation in a fit of rage.

"Hmph! No need for you to worry..."

Li Yan rolled his eyes and stood guard outside the Chamber of Commerce gate with his blade.

At the same time, Sha Lifei and Lu San, along with Kuai Dayou and Fatty Lin, snuck out through a secret passage at the back of the Chamber of Commerce, preparing to go into the city to purchase spiritual materials.

However, they still underestimated the influence of the Kong family.

Soon, someone sent a message, secretly informing this side. ===== CHAPTER 747 =====