101: Chapter 101 Awe-inspiring Prestige in Bao'an
"No—!!!"
Yan Gang let out a wail like a dying beast.
He witnessed with his own eyes the last two King Realm foundations of his family being casually erased by that youth's hand.
That wasn't a battle.
It was a slaughter.
Extreme terror and sky-high resentment crushed all of his rationality.
"Little beast! I want you to be buried with my clansmen!!!"
Yan Gang roared to the heavens, and his entire body's blood essence exploded!
His body expanded frantically, and countless dark-gold divine patterns burst open on his hard rock skin; it was the fatal omen of burning his martial intent and life essence!
Three meters, five meters, ten meters!
A rock colossus like a destructive demon god rose from the ground, surrounded by a terrifying force field that shook the ley lines. With every step he took, the earth let out a groan of pain!
He abandoned all defense and bet everything on this final blow to perish together!
"Die!!!"
The giant's fist tore through the sky, carrying the will to collapse mountains and rivers, and smashed down fiercely toward that solitary figure in the center of the ruins!
However, Lin Yuan still hadn't even raised his head.
He merely glanced indifferently at the hundred-meter white tiger that had been fighting Yan Gang.
"Noisy."
A cold word was spat out.
The moment the voice fell, that Killing White Tiger, formed from a million Spirit Blades, suddenly ignited with a layer of pitch-black demonic flames!
Fire of Guixu!
Roar—!
The Black Flame White Tiger let out a roar that shook the soul. It stopped entangling and turned into a bolt of black lightning, actively meeting that world-destroying punch!
Under Yan Gang's horrified gaze,
his giant rock fist, which was enough to level mountains, actually began to decompose silently the moment it touched the Black Flame White Tiger's claws!
The indestructible rock intent was as fragile as sand before the Fire of Guixu!
Crack!
A piercing sound of shattering.
The Black Flame White Tiger's claws pierced through Yan Gang's fist and continued with unstoppable force to penetrate his entire arm!
"Aaaaah!"
Yan Gang let out a shrill scream, his massive body lost balance, and he crashed to the ground like a landslide.
Before he could even struggle,
Ssh! Ssh! Ssh!
Countless deep purple hell venom vines burst out from the ground beneath him. The barbs on the vines easily tore through the rock skin he was so proud of, pinning his massive limbs firmly to the earth!
Xiangliu Poison was frantically injected into his body through the vines!
Sizzle...
Large patches of rock skin began to rot, turning into foul-smelling pus and revealing the bloody flesh beneath.
"No... don't... I was wrong... Commander Lin... spare me..."
Yan Gang's giant form rapidly receded, returning to his original body.
He lay on the ground, limbs pierced by vines, his body ulcerated over large areas, letting out desperate wails and pleas for mercy.
Lin Yuan walked slowly to him, looking down with an indifferent gaze.
He raised his foot and lightly stepped on Yan Gang's head.
Yan Gang's pleas for mercy stopped abruptly, leaving only endless terror spreading in his pupils.
"The Baili Imperial Clan never intended to save you."
Lin Yuan's voice was very calm, but every word was like a heavy hammer smashing against Yan Gang's soul.
"Do you think they would let an 'ally' who knows the plan to collude with demons live?"
One sentence completely shattered Yan Gang's final illusion.
He understood.
From beginning to end, he was just a pawn that could be sacrificed at any time.
Lin Yuan gave him no more time to think.
A wisp of pitch-black fire followed his foot and slowly poured into Yan Gang's head.
There was no scream.
Yan Gang's body, along with his soul, was swallowed and decomposed in that extreme darkness, finally returning to nothingness.
After doing all this, Lin Yuan withdrew his foot.
He looked around at the messy manor, seemingly somewhat dissatisfied.
Buzz!
A massive phantom of a lotus, entirely mysterious black with dark-gold edges on its petals, slowly bloomed behind him.
In the heart of the lotus, a pitch-black fire flickered gently.
The next moment, the extreme black fire, like a living tide, spread silently from Lin Yuan toward the entire Yan Family manor.
Wherever the black tide passed, whether it was buildings, vegetation, or the corpses on the ground, they all decomposed and disappeared silently.
The earth, along with everything on it, was completely swallowed.
Lin Yuan felt the surging energy within his body, then disappeared from the spot...
When Zhen Hai, Ling Huanxin, and Xiao Shi arrived with their people almost simultaneously, they saw a scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives.
The originally magnificent Yan Family manor, covering thousands of acres, had disappeared.
In its place was a massive sinkhole as smooth as a mirror.
It was as if this place had been a void from the very beginning.
The three King Realm Experts stood dazed at the edge of the sinkhole, as if struck by lightning.
"No... impossible..."
Xiao Shi looked at that empty ground, his legs went weak, and he collapsed directly onto the ground.
His whole body trembled violently as he pointed at the sinkhole and let out a madman-like scream.
"Crazy! Lin Yuan is crazy! He actually... he actually exterminated the entire Yan Family!!!"
His scream sounded exceptionally piercing in the silent night sky.
Just then,
a figure slowly walked out from the shadows not far away.
The crisp senior colonel uniform on Lin Yuan's body was as neat as new; not even a drop of blood or a speck of dust was on it.
He walked with composed steps to the edge of the sinkhole, as if he had just returned from an after-dinner stroll.
He didn't even look at the slumped Xiao Shi or the complex-faced Ling Huanxin, but instead turned his gaze toward his nominal deputy.
"Deputy Commander Zhen Hai."
His voice was so calm it didn't have a single ripple.
"The Yan Family colluded with unknown evil cultivators, intending to subvert Baoan City, and has now been exterminated by those evil cultivators."
"You, immediately lead men to seal off the scene, thoroughly investigate the culprit, and be sure to bring the evil cultivators to justice."
Zhen Hai's body shook, and he subconsciously straightened his back, shouting loudly.
"Yes! Commander!"
Only then did Lin Yuan slowly turn his head to look at the still-screaming Xiao Shi, his lips curling into a playful arc.
"Patriarch Xiao, who did you just say... exterminated the Yan Family?"
"One can eat whatever they want, but one cannot say whatever they want."
Xiao Shi's scream came to an abrupt halt, as if his throat were being squeezed by an invisible hand.
He met Lin Yuan's pitch-black, bottomless eyes, and a chill rushed from his tailbone straight to the crown of his head!
Slap!
Slap!
He suddenly raised his hand and used all his strength to slap himself twice!
"I! I misspoke! My eyes were playing tricks on me!"
He scrambled to his feet, a fawning smile on his face that looked worse than crying.
"It's evil cultivators! It was those damned evil cultivators who exterminated the Yan Family! Commander Lin came to save people! Yes! To save people! Unfortunately, he was a step too late!"
On the other side, Ling Huanxin looked at this scene. Not only was there no fear in her beautiful eyes, but instead, an unprecedentedly fanatical light erupted.
Without the slightest hesitation, she knelt on one knee before Lin Yuan in front of everyone, her voice respectful and devout.
"Commander Lin's divine power is peerless!"
"The Ling Family is willing to be the Commander's vanguard, to go through water and tread on fire, without hesitation!"
"First thing tomorrow morning, all of the Ling Family's accounts and resources will be delivered to the military headquarters on time for the Commander to deploy!"
Overnight,
the Yan Family, one of the three major families of Baoan City with hundreds of years of heritage, was wiped out and uprooted.
The news spread like a plague.
In the entire Baoan City, all forces, large and small, removed all family emblems and plaques hanging at their doors overnight.
This night, countless people were unable to sleep.
They were all in fear, wondering if the next one to disappear from the map would be themselves.