Chapter 379: Because of You, the Duan Family

Hearing the old man's words, Lin Yang shook his head and said.

"I respect the elderly and love the young; I'll give you three chances to strike."

"If you can wound me even a little, I'll spare your life tonight!"

Hearing Lin Yang's words, the old man flew into a rage.

"Good, very good!"

"Are the youngsters nowadays all this arrogant?"

"Then let me see just how capable you are!"

Having said that, he let out a great shout, and a talisman appeared in his hand.

"Fire Burn!"

A sheet of flame shot straight toward Lin Yang.

Looking at that blazing flame, Liang Xu flattered and said.

"As expected of Feng Lao's fire, like heavenly fire, it inspires awe!"

Duan Wei also spoke with a hint of pride.

"That's right, Feng Lao's fire is indeed formidable."

As they praised, the flame came to a stop one zhang before Lin Yang.

It seemed as if something was blocking it from outside.

The bewildered Liang Xu shouted.

"Feng Lao, you needn't hold back for us; if you burn him to death, we won't find it the slightest bit cruel!"

Duan Wei also said with a sinister expression.

"Feng Lao, have you forgotten that I love watching scenes of a big fire burning people alive?"

Hearing their words, Feng Lao was so angry he wanted to curse.

It's not that he fears they can't bear it mentally—pfft!

It was his own flame; when it reached Lin Yang, it was blocked.

Moreover, a force was pushing the flame back toward him.

If he didn't sever the flame now, he would likely suffer a backlash!

He gritted his teeth and severed the flame.

Without spiritual power to sustain it, the flame vanished instantly.

Lin Yang looked at the old man, smiling, and said.

"Continue, you still have two chances to strike."

Hearing Lin Yang's words, the old man produced a stack of talismans.

"I don't believe tonight that I can't summon heavenly lightning to strike you dead!"

"Lightning, come!"

The originally clear night sky with sparse stars instantly became overcast with dark clouds.

Then, a booming thunderclap sounded.

"Boom—"

A bolt of heavenly lightning fell violently, blasting a deep pit as thick as a bowl's mouth into the ground.

Seeing that pit, Liang Xu swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

If it struck him, he'd probably be done for.

Fortunately, this lightning is aimed at Lin Yang.

He sneered, "This time, let's see how you survive!"

"Struck alive by lightning into a charred corpse, tsk tsk."

As he fantasized, Lin Yang was struck by lightning and turned into a charred corpse.

The lightning began to fall, continuously striking around Lin Yang.

However, the falling lightning was all blocked by an invisible qi wall.

Those lightning bolts could only stir ripples at a distance of one zhang from Lin Yang.

Watching this, the old man's pupils contracted as he asked.

"What treasure are you using!"

"A treasure?"

Lin Yang shook his head and said.

"Dealing with someone like you, what need is there for a treasure?"

"I'm merely releasing my spiritual power outward."

"Releasing spiritual power?"

The old man immediately rejected it.

"Impossible!"

"You couldn't possibly achieve releasing spiritual power!"

"You're just a youngster; how could you do something I can't even do!"

Lin Yang smiled, thinking "summer insects can't discuss ice," and saw no need to explain himself.

"You have one last chance to strike."

"When you finish your move, it'll be my turn."

Upon hearing that, the old man gripped his short sword, let out a great shout, and rushed straight at Lin Yang.

He came to within one zhang of Lin Yang, let out a Great Shout, and thrust out a sword.

Then, the Duǎn jiàn was blocked by the Qi Wall.

The old man looked at the Duǎn jiàn in his hand, and it began to bend under pressure from an unknown force.

Terror finally appeared in his eyes.

As he was about to draw his sword, the Duǎn jiàn suddenly shattered.

Lin Yang shook his head and walked toward the old man.

"You've used up your three chances; now it's my turn to act."

Seeing Lin Yang walking toward him, the old man broke out in a cold sweat.

"You... you have successfully established your foundation?"

Lin Yang stood before him and shook his head, saying.

"No."

As the old man let out a breath of relief, Lin Yang said.

"I have already formed my Golden Core; in all of Jinling, no one is my match."

"Golden Core?!"

The old man looked at Lin Yang with a face full of terror.

His body went limp, and he knelt directly on the ground.

A Golden Core cultivator—how could a mere Qi Refining practitioner compare?

Before a Golden Core cultivator, I am like an infant.

He knelt on the ground, continuously kowtowing and saying.

"Senior above, please forgive my transgression!"

"I am willing to make amends with merit!"

Looking at Feng Lao, who just a moment ago was high and mighty, now kneeling on the ground kowtowing and begging for mercy.

Liang Xu and Duan Wei were both dumbfounded.

What is this situation? Shouldn't it be Lin Yang kneeling on the ground begging for mercy?

Now it's come out reversed.

"Feng Lao, did you get something wrong?"

Duan Wei spoke up to ask.

The old man completely ignored Duan Wei and kept begging for mercy.

Seeing him beg for mercy, Lin Yang said.

"I gave you three chances to act, but you failed to seize them."

"Now I will take it upon myself to send you on your way."

Having said that, he formed a seal with one hand, and a fire dragon appeared, rushing straight at the old man.

The fire dragon instantly swallowed the old man.

After the flames dissipated, only a charred corpse remained on the ground.

Seeing the charred corpse, Duan Wei was frightened.

Seeing Lin Yang walking toward him, he shouted.

"Don't come over, don't come over!"

"My backer is the Duan family—what do you intend to do!"

Hearing Duan Wei's words, Lin Yang laughed and said.

"Precisely because your backer is the Duan family, I want to kill you!"

Upon hearing that, Duan Wei immediately knelt on the ground.

"Please, spare me!"

"I can give you money—however much you want, I can give it!"

Looking at him begging for mercy, Lin Yang laughed and said.

"I don't want a single cent of your money."

"All I want is your death—nothing else."

As his words fell, Lin Yang kept his hand on his brow.

"In your next life, may you be reborn well."

Having said that, spiritual power directly pierced his brow.

Seeing all this, Liang Xu was so frightened he wet his pants.

He knelt on the ground, trembling as he spoke.

"Please, spare me!"

"I will never compete with you for Xue'er again."

Looking at the begging, pants-wetting Liang Xu, Lin Yang laughed and said.

"Seeing that you found a Duan family member for me today, I won't kill you!"

"However, while the death penalty may be avoided, living punishment cannot be escaped."

He placed his hand on Liang Xu's shoulder, a stream of spiritual power rushed into Liang Xu's body, and finally struck a certain spot.

"Now you won't think about competing with others for love and jealousy."

This time, Lin Yang destroyed the nerves in that spot, rendering him incapable of being a true man for life.

Unaware Liang Xu loudly gave thanks.

"Thank you for not killing me, thank you for not killing me."

Lin Yang smiled, returned to the car, and drove away.

On the way back to the Wū jiā, Lin Yang asked.

"I didn't scare you, did I?"

Wu Shiya stuck out her tongue and said.

"I didn't even look."

Lin Yang gave a surprised smile, stopped the car, and said to her.

"We're home, get out of the car."

Wu Shiya laughed and asked, "Won't you come sit at my place?"

"In the middle of the night, inviting a man back home, Wu Shiya, what are you planning!"

At some point, Wu Youdao was already standing beside the car, with a grim face looking at Lin Yang.