569: Destruction, a Hero in the World (42k)

"The Bone Bloom leader, Bone Bloom, and the Xie Family patriarch, Xie Weisheng, died on the same day!"

"The Xie Family is one of the Five Great Families propped up by Bone Bloom, and the Bone Bloom headquarters is located inside the Xie Family!"

"Xie Weisheng had mastered Dao rhythm power!"

Within the city, someone spread this earth-shattering news, shocking the entire city into silent speechlessness.

This was too astonishing!

After the silence, Yun Que City fell into heated discussion.

"What the hell? The Xie Family was actually propped up by Bone Bloom?"

"Bone Bloom is that powerful?"

"Xie Weisheng actually mastered Dao Rhythm too? He hid that way too deep, didn't he?"

"How could two powerful masters of Dao Rhythm die simultaneously? Within the bounds of Yun Que City, who could kill them?"

People were shocked and also puzzled.

A Boundary Realm expert who has mastered Dao rhythm power stands at the very peak within the bounds of Yun Que City.

Who could kill them?

Moreover, killing both of them at the same time!

Just as everyone was shocked and bewildered, immediately following came another, even more astonishing piece of news.

"City Lord Bo Shi is out of contact!!"

"What?"

"The City Lord is missing?"

"???"

Everyone was dumbfounded for a moment.

How could the City Lord go missing?

As everyone knew, the City Lord was stationed in the city lord's mansion and did not need to go out.

The resources needed for cultivation were naturally delivered by others.

No need to venture into the wild, no need to bear any city living costs, and not even having to worry about cultivation.

Therefore, competition for the position of City Lord was extremely fierce.

Whenever a city's City Lord position became vacant, a large number of powerful experts would compete for it.

Once successfully appointed, many city lords would be only too happy to stay holed up in the city lord's mansion, never stepping foot outside, and would never easily set foot in any dangerous situation.

Yet Bo Shi was actually out of contact?

This was truly unbelievable.

"Bone Bloom and Xie Weisheng were killed on the same day, City Lord Bo Shi has also gone missing, and now the Wei Xu Leader has been killed too. Could there be some connection between these events?"

"Could it be that City Lord Bo Shi killed Bone Bloom and the others?"

Someone made a guess, but it was instantly refuted by others.

"That's impossible!"

"The City Lord's strength is only on par with Bone Bloom and the others. How could he possibly kill them silently within the city?!"

"Exactly, even by mobilizing the power of the Formation Array, killing Bone Bloom and the others would create a huge commotion. It absolutely couldn't have been City Lord Bo Shi's doing!"

"Then that's strange. If it wasn't City Lord Bo Shi, could it be that the mysterious expert who killed Bone Bloom and the others dealt with him as well?"

"Ah? That's even more impossible. Not to mention that mysterious expert should have no reason to attack the City Lord, and besides, the power of the Formation Array is concentrated within the city lord's mansion. If someone really infiltrated, it's unlikely that City Lord Bo Shi wouldn't be able to send out even the slightest warning before being silently killed."

"It's truly odd. Let's wait and see how the Kunyu Country authorities will report the situation later."

"Hey, if City Lord Bo Shi was really also casually dealt with by that mysterious expert, the vacant City Lord position is going to cause another round of competition."

"Let them compete. It has nothing to do with us anyway. To become City Lord, one needs to at least have mastered Dao rhythm power. Now, all those who have mastered Dao rhythm power in the city, openly or secretly, are dead. I reckon Kunyu Country will send someone new."

"Hmm..."

People discussed, not particularly concerned about who would become City Lord, but rather focused on another matter.

"The leaders of both Bone Bloom and the Ghost Ruins are dead. Now these two major underground forces are leaderless; they should fall into internal chaos, right?"

"If they are in chaos, then perhaps we can venture outside the city more often during this time. They probably won't have the time to rob us."

"That's true. Before their internal chaos ends and the new City Lord arrives, a new order likely won't be established. We should take advantage of this time to go out and handle our affairs more often."

"Sigh, that mysterious expert killing the leaders of the two major forces has indeed done a good deed for us city dwellers. It's just a pity he didn't wipe out Bone Bloom and the Ghost Ruins entirely while he was at it. That would have truly been a cause for great celebration!"

"...I say, brother, isn't that asking a bit too much? That big shot has already done a monumental deed by taking out the leaders."

"Exactly. As for completely annihilating Bone Bloom and the Ghost Ruins, that's unrealistic. Even if the big shot killed all their members now, new underground forces would spring up again before long."

"Right. Killing all the leaders means that before new experts with Dao rhythm power take over, the two major underground forces won't be able to thrive like before. This already provides us with significant convenience and help. How can you still be so greedy?"

"Ahem, everyone, I was just saying it offhand. Don't gang up on me. I'm also very grateful to the big shot. I was just making a wish!"

"..."

Who became City Lord had little to do with the people in the city, but the deaths of the Bone Bloom and Ghost Ruins leaders directly affected everyone's personal interests.

Therefore, everyone in the city was now excitedly discussing and starting to seek out teammates, preparing to take the opportunity to go out and hunt ferocious beasts more often.

Just as everyone was discussing, suddenly, exclamations of shock spread throughout the city.

"Go look at the Xie Family! The Xie Family has been sealed off!"

Hearing this, everyone in the city instantly stopped their discussions and looked over from afar.

Then, an even more intense and excited outburst erupted.

"Holy crap?! This sealing method... it seems familiar. It looks like the method used to seal off the Xie Family last time. Am I seeing things?"

"You're not mistaken. It's exactly the same method used by that mysterious expert last time. The Xie Family headquarters is now completely sealed off. Does this mean they are really going to completely annihilate the Xie Family and Bone Bloom?"

"Ahhh, oh my god! Did the big shot hear my prayer? Is he really going to wipe out the underground forces?"

"The big shot is mighty!"

"If the big shot really wipes out Bone Bloom and the Ghost Ruins, I'm willing to support him as the permanent City Lord of Yun Que City!"

"Pfft, would the big shot even care about a small place like Yun Que City?"

"Exactly, exactly. I reckon the big shot doesn't give a damn about some lousy City Lord position."

"Ahem, that's true, but have you forgotten? If this mysterious big shot is really the one behind the He Family, then to support the He Family, he might actually be willing to stay in Yun Que City as the City Lord."

"...Wait a minute, hold on. If the big shot is that person, and he's now suddenly sealing off the Xie Family headquarters... then, could it be that he also killed Bone Bloom and the others?"

"Ah, this..."

"That's not very likely, is it? Although he could instantly kill a third-level Boundary Realm expert before, he never displayed Dao rhythm power."

"What's impossible about that? Can't he have hidden his strength?"

"Right. Being able to instantly kill a peak third-level expert while at the first level is abnormal in itself. Looking at it now, that person was definitely hiding his strength back then!"

"This..."

"If he can silently eliminate even Bone Bloom and the Wei Xu Leader, his true strength... could it be Guiyuan Realm?"

"Whether it's Guiyuan or not isn't clear. I only know one thing now: if it really is that person who acted, the He Family is about to rise completely."

"...The He Family is really lucky..."

The people in the city speculated about Lin Yang's identity and strength. When mentioning the He Family, many couldn't help but feel jealous and sour.

Whether Lin Yang was at the Guiyuan Realm or not, if he really was the one who silently eliminated the Wei Xu Leader and Bone Bloom, then he was an invincible existence within Yun Que City.

An invincible existence in the city, fully supporting a single family—it was easy to imagine that the He Family would undoubtedly become the strongest family in Yun Que City.

This naturally made people envy and resent He Linchuan's good fortune.

"Hah, good fortune is good fortune, but would you be willing to exchange your life for it?"

Some were more rational, and their words silenced those who were jealous.

They envied the good fortune He Linchuan had brought to the He Family, but if they had to exchange their own lives for it, that would require some consideration.

Meanwhile, within the He Family.

He Linxue was also watching nervously.

Although she had no cultivation, as the one in charge of the He Family, she naturally had ways to see what was happening in the city immediately.

Now, hearing people speculate that Lin Yang was the one who killed Bone Bloom and the others, she was arguably the most nervous and also the happiest.

But this happiness was not because the He Family was about to become a superpower in Yun Que City under Lin Yang's support, but rather because she was happy for Lin Yang's successful emergence from seclusion.

Previously, Lin Yang had said his breakthrough would take a long time, possibly up to a hundred years.

Now, after only thirty-some years, he had emerged early and even killed experts like Bone Bloom who had mastered Dao Rhythm.

This indicated that Lin Yang's breakthrough had gone very smoothly!

She was happy for this.

After all, emerging from seclusion so much earlier than planned usually meant things hadn't gone smoothly.

"Brother, can your spirit in heaven see this? Lord Lin Yang is now annihilating the entire Bone Bloom to avenge you..."

He Linxue murmured.

Whether Lin Yang killed Bone Bloom and the Wei Xu Leader or not.

But now, Lin Yang was annihilating Bone Bloom for real.

The Yue Family.

At this moment, Yue Duanjiang also wore an expression of shock and disbelief.

His children surrounded him.

They were now far more shocked than when they learned Lin Yang had killed the raiding Squad outside the city last time.

"Father (Uncle), Uncle Lin... is he now the number one person in our Yun Que City?"

They all felt somewhat dreamlike.

In such a short time, their Uncle Lin had become an invincible existence within Yun Que City.

This excited the young lads immensely.

"From now on, when we go out and mention Uncle Lin, let's see who dares not give us face!"

Yue Duanjiang's youngest son, Yue Bu, became smug.

*Slap!*

Yue Duanjiang slapped the back of the boy's head.

"You little brat! It's not even confirmed yet if it was your Uncle Lin who killed Bone Bloom, and you're already thinking about flaunting his influence?"

Yue Duanjiang's face flushed even redder with anger as he roared:

"I'm warning you little rascals, not only is it unconfirmed, but even if it is confirmed, if any of you dare to rely on your Uncle Lin's influence to run amok in the city, I'll be the first to kill you before Uncle Lin even has to lift a finger!"

"To avoid bringing disaster upon Uncle Lin and the family!"

The boys were all startled and quickly waved their hands, indicating they wouldn't dare.

"Hmph, Yue Bu, do you admit your mistake?" Yue Duanjiang singled out Yue Bu, rolling up his sleeves as if preparing to give him a beating.

Yue Bu instantly clasped his hands in front of him, nodding his head like a pestle pounding garlic, begging for mercy like a well-behaved kitten:

"Father, I know I was wrong! I was just talking nonsense! I won't dare speak recklessly again!!"

Yue Duanjiang held absolute authority within the Yue Family.

When he said he would teach someone a lesson, he truly meant it.

Even his own children were no exception!

Yue Bu's pitiful pleas for mercy immediately made the others laugh: "Haha, Yue Bu, see if you'll dare to shoot your mouth off so casually from now on!"

"..."

The Xie Family.

At this very moment, the entire Xie Family was completely sealed off by an Absolute Domain.

Lin Yang showed no mercy, ignoring the pleas for mercy from the Xie Family members and those in the Bone Bloom headquarters, killing them one by one.

space power transformed into spiritual ropes that penetrated into the Xie Family compound.

"Ah!"

"Ah..."

Screams rose and fell, one after another, incessantly.

Yet, Lin Yang's expression remained completely unchanged.

These scum deserved to die!

After killing the Wei Xu Leader and collecting the bounty, he went to the Star Divination Tower to purchase another batch of resources.

After recovering his strength, he immediately came to the Xie Family, intending to wipe out both the Xie Family and the Bone Bloom members in one fell swoop.

"Linchuan, your master has avenged you!"

Lin Yang also murmured.

He chose not to go after the Ghost Ruins first, but to come here instead, precisely because he didn't want the Bone Bloom members to escape after hearing the news.

Not a single one of them would be allowed to live!

As for the Ghost Ruins members, if some escaped, so be it.

Soon, not a single living soul remained within the entire Xie Family compound.

Lin Yang searched through the resources and assets of both the Xie Family and Bone Bloom before withdrawing the Absolute Domain and quietly leaving for the Ghost Ruins.

Killing the Ghost Ruins members was just a matter of convenience now.

And as Lin Yang departed.

The situation inside the Xie Family became clearly visible to everyone.

Thousands of corpses lay scattered throughout the courtyards.

This scene shocked the entirety of Yun Que City.

"The big shot is just too... too fierce. In just a few minutes, he slaughtered the Xie Family and Bone Bloom."

"So many people... if it were me, just standing there killing would take me several hours!"

"Too strong, he's just too strong!!"

People were profoundly shocked.

As for sympathy?

Of course, no one felt any sympathy whatsoever.

One could say every single one of those thousands of corpses deserved to die!

Suddenly, someone exclaimed again.

"Look! The Ghost Ruins headquarters has also been sealed off!"

"Oh my god! The big shot is going on a killing spree today! He's really going to uproot both Bone Bloom and the Ghost Ruins together!"

"Idol! I declare the big shot my first and only idol in this life!"

"This is upholding justice, doing good and eliminating evil. I wish I could be like the big shot someday, roaming the world as a hero!"

"The big shot is truly a role model for us cultivators!!"

The people in the city began discussing again, and this time, it was filled entirely with admiration and reverence for Lin Yang.

After all, while there were many powerful experts in the Mirror Ruins Realm, few were willing to eliminate evil like Lin Yang.

If wiping out Bone Bloom might still have contained some element of avenging his disciple, He Linchuan.

Then annihilating the Ghost Ruins now was truly a pure act of eradicating evil!

This naturally inspired genuine respect from the heart!

Perhaps other underground forces would rise again in the future, but at least for now, it gave them an opportunity to live without being oppressed and robbed by such forces.

The voices of the people gradually quieted down.

They waited quietly for Lin Yang to annihilate the Ghost Ruins.

After a few more minutes.

The power sealing off the Ghost Ruins headquarters dissipated, revealing corpse after corpse.

Thus, the two largest underground forces in all of Yun Que City were completely annihilated.

At this moment, an indescribable feeling welled up in the hearts of the city's inhabitants.

Suddenly, someone bowed deeply in the direction of the Villa in the high-class residential district where Lin Yang resided:

"We thank you, Lord, for eliminating these evildoers for us ordinary cultivators and clearing the path to peace!"

"We ask the Lord to accept our bow!"

*Swish, swish, swish.*

A large number of Yun Que City's ordinary citizens, also affected by the emotion, followed suit, speaking out in reverence!

"We ask the Lord to accept our bow!!"

...(End of Chapter)