A powerful person in the Imperial Realm? The Liu family's top brass are depressed!

"How is this possible?"

"What kind of power is this?!"

As the Imperial Dragon Qi continuously devoured the blood mist, Evil Cloud seemed to sense something amiss, and his words were filled with fear and disbelief.

His essence of flesh and blood was dissipating.

This boy's Imperial Dragon Qi possessed supreme destructive power, capable of suppressing all evil spirits, and could truly consume his Physical Body's essence, even killing him.

Ah!

Feeling his flesh and blood dissipate, Evil Cloud immediately abandoned his Physical Body, and a wisp of Divine Soul escaped, rushing towards Lin Dong regardless of anything.

"Boy! You forced my hand!"

"I'm a little reluctant to kill you now! You should just obediently let me Possess you!"

The birth of a Divine Soul indicated that Evil Cloud's true strength was at least in the Purple Mansion Realm, as only by opening the Purple Mansion could one condense and split a Divine Soul.

The power of the Divine Soul was immense, and for Cultivators who had not yet given birth to a Divine Soul, it was simply a dimensionality reduction attack.

"Devour!"

Watching Evil Cloud rush towards him, Lin Dong muttered, gently raised his right hand, and a huge vortex condensed before him.

"What kind of hellish place is this?"

"Ah… what kind of technique is this, it can actually devour my Divine Soul…"

The vortex devoured Evil Cloud's remnant soul, as if it had fallen into a deep black hole, and terrified screams emanated from it. He had originally intended to Possess Lin Dong at all costs, but never expected Lin Dong to have a technique targeting the Divine Soul.

"Boy, just you wait!"

"This is just a Clone blood body of this Venerable…"

As the vortex spun, Evil Cloud's unwilling voice gradually diminished until it dissipated.

This was a technique Lin Dong had developed after comprehending the Heaven Refining Divine Soul Scripture!

Even heaven and earth could be refined, let alone a mere Divine Soul, which was only fit to become nourishment for Lin Dong's Divine Soul.

After devouring Evil Cloud's Divine Soul and purifying the negative energy, it transformed into a ball of Divine Soul essence.

As Lin Dong absorbed it, his Divine Soul was nourished, and he felt his own Divine Soul power increase. It was as if he had discovered a new continent.

He could devour the Divine Souls of others to enhance his own Divine Soul, and there were no side effects.

Similarly, he could also devour the essence of others' flesh and blood to strengthen his Physical Body.

When he destroyed the Bai Family, he hadn't discovered this technique, which led to the waste of the Bai Family members' flesh and blood.

Lin Dong also secretly swore in his heart that this technique went against the natural order and should not be exposed in front of others, otherwise he would be considered to be Cultivating a Demonic Technique.

But even after killing Evil Cloud, Lin Dong's Face still showed no joy, but rather a hint of solemnity.

This was just a Clone of the opponent?

It was somewhat troublesome.

The opponent was at least a King Realm expert, or even a Great Power of the Emperor Realm!

Such an expert, even in Qingzhou, was a powerful figure. He had only heard of them, never seen them.

Being targeted by such an expert, Lin Dong was not afraid, but his heart felt a little urgent, and the joy of just Breaking through to the Tiangang Realm vanished.

He needed stronger power.

He also had a clear understanding of his own strength; he was probably invincible below the Purple Mansion Realm.

As for the Purple Mansion Realm, he didn't know yet; he would only understand after fighting!

Walking out of the small courtyard, Lin Dong had a calm and composed expression, his robes not even wrinkled, completely unlike someone who had just experienced a great battle.

"Young Master, weren't you in seclusion? Why are you out?"

The butler came to meet him, seeing that Lin Dong was not in seclusion, and asked in confusion, "Or is there something you need to instruct this old servant?"

The butler had just finished assigning tasks to his subordinates when he heard the commotion in the backyard and immediately rushed over, only to see Lin Dong walking out.

"Hmm? I'm out of seclusion!"

Lin Dong clasped his hands behind his head and said with a smile, "I'm hungry, butler. Have someone prepare something for me to eat."

He hadn't eaten all day today, and after so many fights, his consumption was indeed quite large. He needed a big meal to replenish himself.

"Ah… out of seclusion?"

The butler almost dropped his jaw. A normal Hua Hai Realm expert would usually be in seclusion for at least ten days to half a month.

His Young Master was out of seclusion in half a day?

That much time wasn't even enough for a nap.

Moreover, he could feel that the Young Master's Aura was becoming deeper and stronger, clearly much stronger than before he returned.

Had he actually made such a big Breakthrough in just half a day?

He found that he was increasingly unable to see through his Young Master.

He still remembered that just a few days ago, the Young Master had only Broken through to the fifth level of the Qi Training Realm.

How, in just a few days, had the Young Master Broken through to the Hua Hai Realm and destroyed the Bai Family?

He couldn't figure out the reason, so he could only attribute it to Lin's father, perhaps the Old Family Head had left him something.

"Is there a problem?"

Lin Dong saw the butler's shock and smiled slightly.

The butler shook his head, "No, this old man will arrange it for the Young Master immediately."

He was about to leave when his peripheral vision caught sight of the mess in the small courtyard, and he was somewhat stunned.

The once serene small courtyard was in disarray. There was also a powerful Aura lingering, as if there had just been traces of a fierce battle.

"What… what happened…"

The butler swallowed hard; just the lingering Aura made his Divine Soul tremble.

Lin Dong casually said that he had accidentally damaged it while Cultivating, and thus brushed it off.

…

At the same time.

Yunlan City, Liu Family.

The night was silent, but the Liu Family's discussion hall was brightly lit.

In the hall, there were more than a dozen figures seated. At the head was the Liu Family Head, Liu Yicheng, and the others were all high-ranking Liu Family Elders.

They seemed to be discussing something important.

Liu Yicheng said with a look of disappointment, "Alas… Yanran, look at the foolish thing you've done! How could you break off the engagement?!"

"That's right, Young Miss, even if you disliked Young Friend Lin!"

"Considering the past relationship between the Lin Family and our Liu Family, you shouldn't have privately broken off the engagement! Alas… never mind, there's no way to undo it now."

"Our Liu Family is truly unlucky!"

"To have missed out on such a Heaven-Defying Prodigy as a son-in-law!"

The Liu Family Elders pointed fingers at Liu Yanran, shaking their heads and sighing.

The Elders who were originally unaware were very happy. Lin Dong was their Liu Family's son-in-law. If he achieved great accomplishments in the future, their Liu Family would certainly benefit.

It was like they were destined for great success.

But who knew that a few days ago, the Young Miss had actually broken off the engagement, leading to Lin Dong breaking off the engagement in return?!

Their group of high-ranking members were completely unaware, and they had been happy for nothing!

And it was all for Bai Han, who had died from the Bai Family…

Now, it wasn't just about losing a son-in-law with Heaven-Defying potential; the Liu Family had also offended Lin Dong because of Liu Yanran.

What should they do?

The Liu Family didn't want to follow in the footsteps of the Bai Family, which led to the current emergency meeting.

Liu Yanran frowned slightly. She had just returned from the academy and was called to the main hall by her father, and then lectured by a group of Elders.

It was all because of Lin Dong, who had repeatedly made her look foolish in front of everyone at the academy today.

Feeling utterly bewildered, and having already suffered much grievance and frustration today, an inexplicable anger rose within her. She completely disregarded the Elders' Face and said,

"This is my own happiness, and I have the right to decide! There's no need for you Elders to worry!"

"Moreover, isn't Lin Dong just a Hua Hai Realm Cultivator!"

"I can also Breakthrough to the Hua Hai Realm in the future, do you Elders need to be so serious?"

Liu Yanran spoke self-righteously, as if she didn't feel she had done anything wrong, and was completely unaware that Lin Dong had destroyed the Bai Family today, speaking without reservation.

She was very confident in her own talent and didn't believe she would be weaker than Lin Dong.

"Ignorance! Do you know what Lin Dong did today?!"

An Elder shouted, "Half a day ago, Lin Dong alone killed hundreds of experts from the Bai Family, and he single-handedly stormed the Bai Family, killing the Tiangang Realm Bai Family Old Patriarch, and destroyed the Bai Family!"

"What?!"

"He killed a Tiangang Realm Cultivator?!"

Liu Yanran was struck by lightning, her Face filled with disbelief.