Chapter 2733: Such Arrogance!

At this very moment, the courtyard surrounding the villa had already become a purgatory!

Chang Shengbo held a wooden sword less than thirty centimeters long, yet its invisible blade extended nearly two meters!

This was the Dharma artifact temporarily entrusted to Chang Shengbo by the Lord for his protection!

Though the wooden sword looked short, small, and unremarkable, in reality, it was like a lightsaber from a sci-fi film, possessing an extraordinary reach.

While the lightsaber in movies relies on a hilt releasing plasma to form a blade, Chang Shengbo's wooden sword was even more formidable! It could manifest a blade using spiritual energy, and that blade could be controlled entirely by his will!

Several bodyguards attempted to surround and attack Chang Shengbo, but he merely held the sword with one hand and flicked it through the air. A sword aura, heard but unseen, shot out instantly. The bodyguard at the very front was pierced through the chest by the invisible blade while still a meter away from Chang Shengbo!

Chang Shengbo flicked his wrist, and the sword aura embedded in the man's chest violently tore open the wound. Blood and viscera gushed out uncontrollably, and the bodyguard died instantly!

The remaining bodyguards were terrified out of their wits!

They had never seen such bizarre means of attack. Chang Shengbo's unremarkable, short wooden sword was clearly still some distance from their companion, yet the companion's chest had been pierced in an instant, and even torn open by an invisible force!

This bloody scene left them paralyzed with fear, their survival instincts causing them to instinctively retreat.

However, in front of Chang Shengbo, they could not come and go as they pleased!

While Chang Shengbo's speed might not surpass the radar-locking and muzzle velocity of a close-in weapon system, these ordinary martial artists stood no chance against him!

If the close-in weapon system was a shotgun, Chang Shengbo was a cheetah, and these pathetic martial artists were at most rabbits who couldn't even bite through a leopard's skin!

The moment the men stopped and turned to flee, Chang Shengbo took a fierce step forward, his body instantly shooting forward like an arrow released from a bow!

Immediately after, a scream rang out!

The slowest bodyguard looked at the bleeding wound on his chest and let out a miserable cry.

Bizarrely, despite suffering such a grave injury, his running speed became even faster than before!

Moments later, he uncontrollably slammed into his companion at high speed. Meanwhile, that companion's chest suddenly erupted with blood. The man, terrified, tried to cover the wound with both hands, only to have his four fingers sliced off instantly!

The man was scared out of his mind, crying out, "What... what on earth is this thing..."

Before he could finish, Chang Shengbo flicked his wrist again with lethal intent. The two men lost their momentum instantly, and then a wet, tearing sound was heard. Looking at them, their chests had been sliced diagonally down to their waists, spilling their organs all over the ground!

Following this, Chang Shengbo moved quickly, slaughtering the remaining bodyguards who had been scared out of their minds one by one.

Although some bodyguards drew pistols and fired at Chang Shengbo, his movement was extremely fast, and the bodyguards' marksmanship and reaction speeds were nowhere near as precise or rapid as a radar-guided weapon system, so they couldn't harm him in the slightest.

Chang Shengbo, however, was different. His speed was lightning-fast, and the An family's bodyguards and martial arts experts had no chance of survival before him, quickly being slaughtered to the last man!

On a nearby hillside, Yun Ruge watched Chang Shengbo wreak havoc in Wanliu Villa, her brow furrowing.

She had known Chang Shengbo for quite some time and had always thought he was a man solely devoted to cultivation. Only today did she realize this old fellow possessed such a strong bloodlust!

Just as she felt Chang Shengbo was being overly cruel, a low-flying helicopter roared through the sky, rushing toward Wanliu Villa!

Meanwhile, the An family, listening to the screams outside, felt their hearts rise into their throats.

They could never have imagined that having just experienced a near-extermination crisis in New York not long ago, the enemy would track them down to China so quickly!

An Zhaonan, Ye Chen's third uncle, said nervously, "Dad, Mom, this looks like a dead end. You two should leave through the back door first!"

An Chongqiu also reacted, saying, "That's right, Dad. You and Mom go first; we'll stay here and hold them off!"

Old Master An Qishan snorted coldly, "Leave? Where to? No matter who has come, their target is our family. None of us can escape!"

Having said this, he looked at Li Yalin and said, "Yalin, this is the An family's business. You were already implicated once before; we absolutely cannot let you be dragged into this again. You leave first. Their target is us, not you."

Li Yalin smiled helplessly and said seriously, "Uncle An, last time I listened to you and left first, which is why I ended up riddled with bullets. On the contrary, you were sitting in the private room and didn't encounter any danger. You want me to leave first again today? That doesn't seem right, does it?"

An Qishan blurted out, "Yalin! I'm not joking with you! The situation is different this time. Leave while they haven't broken in yet! You'll be safe once you're out of Wanliu Villa!"

Li Yalin shook his head and smiled, "Uncle An, you are blessed with good fortune, so staying with you is the safest place for me!"

An Qishan grew anxious and cursed, "You brat, why are you so stubborn? If something were to happen to you because of my An family, how would I face your short-lived father?!"

Just then, the door was kicked open with great force, and a cold voice echoed: "Leave? Hmph, none of you are leaving today!"

Everyone saw the intruder—a cold, grim-faced old man in a long gown with a gaunt figure—and were struck with terror.

An Qishan stared at Chang Shengbo and demanded loudly, "Who are you?"

Chang Shengbo sneered, scanning the room with an arrogant expression, "My name is Xu Changqing. You can call me Daoist Changqing, or Chang Shengbo."

An Qishan frowned and asked, "Since you claim to be a Daoist, why are you not cultivating in a temple instead of coming here to slaughter the innocent?"

Chang Shengbo laughed, "Who says a Daoist can't kill? Today, I, Daoist Changqing, shall begin a massacre here. None of you will escape!"

Having said this, he suddenly frowned, as if struck by electricity, his eyes widening as he blurted out, "Here... why is there a faint trace of spiritual energy here?!"

The formation Ye Chen had set up using the Rejuvenation Pill was still silently operating within the villa.

The An family and Li Yalin could only feel refreshed and in better health while living there, unaware that the villa was actually permeated with the faint spiritual energy and medicinal effects of the Rejuvenation Pill.

So, when Chang Shengbo suddenly asked this, the An family members were all puzzled, having no idea what he meant by spiritual energy.

Chang Shengbo, however, felt as if he had discovered a new continent, excited beyond measure!

He did not understand formations and could not immediately tell where Ye Chen's spiritual formation was, assuming the villa naturally possessed a spiritual vein.

In this Age of Dharma Decline, finding spiritual energy in the natural world was as difficult as ascending to heaven. Yet, he never expected this villa, built of reinforced concrete, to be filled with faint spiritual energy!

If this spiritual energy remained constant, cultivating here would surely yield twice the result with half the effort!

In his excitement, he pointed his wooden sword at the crowd and said coldly, "No one answering? Since no one will answer, I have no choice but to pick one person to behead in front of you all, to serve as a warning to the rest!"

His gaze fell upon An Youyou, who was dressed in a very intellectual style, and he sneered, "This young lady must be the An family's second daughter, An Youyou, right?"

An Youyou asked vigilantly, "What do you want?!"

Chang Shengbo sneered, "I want you to teach your parents and brothers a lesson. The lesson is titled 'The Consequences of Refusing to Cooperate'."

With that, he immediately swung his wooden sword, and the invisible blade slashed toward An Youyou.

An Youyou felt a gust of wind hit her face, and her entire body seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move an inch.

At the critical moment, Li Yalin suddenly smashed a teacup on the floor and roared, "You damn bastard! If you still want to find Lin Wan'er and her ring, stop right now!"

Chang Shengbo's pupils contracted violently, his movements freezing instantly. He stared at Li Yalin in disbelief and blurted out, "You... who are you?! How do you know the name Lin Wan'er?! How do you know about her ring?! Speak! What is your relationship with her!"

Li Yalin never expected that the sentence Ye Chen had taught him would actually work!

Seeing the man stop completely, he felt relieved and said without backing down, "You aren't worthy of knowing who I am!"

Chang Shengbo's expression turned incomparably grim. "If you know what's good for you, tell me everything you know about Lin Wan'er and that ring. Otherwise, I will make you wish you were dead!"

Li Yalin sneered, "What? Threatening me? I'm telling you, if you dare hurt anyone here today, you will never find Lin Wan'er for the rest of your life!"

Chang Shengbo felt both nervous and excited. He was nervous because he was one step away from completing the Lord's mission; if he unleashed a volley of attacks, the An family would surely be killed by his sword aura.

But he was excited because he had actually found a lead related to Lin Wan'er!

Could it be that this trip to Jin Ling would result in a full harvest?!

Thinking of this, he strode up to Li Yalin, grabbed him by the neck with lightning speed, lifted him into the air, and said coldly, "You don't understand spiritual energy, and you aren't a martial artist. How could you know the name Lin Wan'er? Speak, who told you!"

Li Yalin, choked and lifted into the air, quickly turned purple, but he endured the agony and gave Chang Shengbo a cold sneer, struggling to say, "If... if you have the guts, kill me!"

Chang Shengbo said coldly, "Do you think I don't dare?!"

Li Yalin sneered and gritted his teeth, "Then try it! Let's see if you dare!"

Chang Shengbo gritted his teeth for a moment, his face full of malice. "Truth be told, my mission today is to take the lives of the An family! And now, this mission is just one final step away from success!"

"After exterminating the An family, if I can find Lin Wan'er, that's just the icing on the cake; even if I can't, exterminating the An family today is a great achievement in itself!"

"So, don't think that just because you know Lin Wan'er's whereabouts, I will show you mercy. On the contrary, within three seconds, if you don't reveal where she is, you will be the first to die!"

Just then, a young man's mocking, sarcastic voice came from the doorway: "A mere old dog, wanting to exterminate the An family? Old thing, you have quite the arrogance!"

At this moment, a young man's mocking, sarcastic voice came from the doorway: "A mere old dog, yet you want to wipe out the entire An family? Old thing, you've got some nerve!"