84: Chapter 84 A Clown

The sudden situation made Lin Muyang frown slightly.

Loushi Group? Are they always this domineering?

He quietly activated 【Divine Sight】, his gaze sweeping over the arrogant young man chewing on a grass stem at the front, as well as the group behind him.

【Lou Tianyu, Level 75, s-rank talent (Thunder Controller), Class: Thunder Mage.】

This strength was perhaps slightly inferior even to Su Qingyue. But what was truly worth noting were the two middle-aged men behind him with steady Auras and sharp gazes: a Level 122 Berserker and a Level 124 Shadow Warlock. Besides them, there were several professional-looking anatomists and collectors with focused expressions. This was clearly a well-prepared professional team, ready to directly take over the Frost Blue Whale carcass.

It was not surprising that epic-grade materials worth hundreds of billions would attract covetous eyes after being discovered. But the opponent's arrogant attitude—ignoring everything and announcing "sovereignty" right off the bat—made Lin Muyang very uncomfortable.

Seeing the young man calling himself Lou Tianyu strolling over with a haughty and greedy look on his face, Lin Muyang, lying on his beach chair, couldn't even be bothered to fully open his eyes. He just retorted indifferently:

"Is your Loushi Group's name carved onto this beach? Or is your Loushi Group's name written on this whale?"

Lou Tianyu's footsteps faltered, a playful yet impatient expression appearing on his face: "Oh? Aside from the Gu family, is there actually anyone in Tianhai City who dares to talk to this young master like that?"

He hadn't originally paid any attention to the few people on the beach, but when his gaze swept over the young women beside Lin Muyang, his entire body instantly froze. His eyes widened, as if he had seen something incredible.

Elena's holy and pure temperament, Elabess's mysterious and charming allure, Lilia's lively and natural beauty, Ao Qingyan's cold and otherworldly elegance... plus that newborn, golden-haired little loli Feng Ling, as exquisite and cute as a porcelain doll...

As the third young master of Loushi Group, Lou Tianyu had seen countless women and had extremely high standards; ordinary beauties couldn't even catch his eye. But at this moment, he felt like he had walked into a treasure vault of peerless beauties that had never been discovered before! Every single one was breathtakingly beautiful, far surpassing any woman he had ever seen!

In particular, his gaze involuntarily, and with a nauseating greed and evil intent, locked onto the little Feng Ling, who looked the youngest and most innocent.

This line of sight was immediately and keenly captured by Lin Muyang.

A cold anger rose from the bottom of Lin Muyang's heart.

His eyes turned cold; without even needing to speak, he moved his mind!

God-Tier Aura — 【Endless Darkness】! Instantly enveloping the target!

Lou Tianyu, who was still intoxicated by "discovering treasure," only felt his vision suddenly go black; all light and all sights instantly disappeared! It was as if he had been thrown into an absolutely void abyss without a shred of light!

"Ah?! What's going on?! My eyes! I can't see!" Lou Tianyu screamed in panic, scrambling backward, "There's an assassin! Protect me! Quickly protect me!"

The two bodyguards behind him—the Berserker and the Shadow Warlock—immediately became solemn, instantly entering combat mode. One held a shield to block in front, the other was surrounded by shadow energy, his sharp gaze scanning the entire area.

However, they didn't perceive any abnormal energy fluctuations! The young man lying on the beach chair just let out a cold snort without even moving a finger! No one else in the field showed any unusual movement either.

"Third Young Master, calm down! There are no signs of any enemies attacking!" the Shadow Warlock said in a deep voice.

"Bullshit! I'm blind! It must be a curse! Hurry and dispel it for me!" Lou Tianyu roared in exasperation, his voice trembling with fear.

The Shadow Warlock frowned deeply, not daring to delay. He quickly took out a magic scroll radiating a pure light Aura from his bosom—【High-Level Purification Scroll】, specifically used to dispel various negative statuses and curses.

The scroll was torn open, and a soft white light enveloped Lou Tianyu. However, after the white light dissipated, Lou Tianyu's vision remained a bottomless darkness!

"Useless?! How is this possible?" The Shadow Warlock's expression changed. This scroll was expensive, had excellent effects, and had never failed.

How could he know that 【Endless Darkness】 was a God-Tier Aura effect, and its rule level was far beyond what an ordinary magic scroll could reach. More importantly, the Aura effect was continuous; as long as Lou Tianyu was still within the Aura's range, even if it was temporarily dispelled, it would be instantly reapplied!

"Kid! No matter who you are, or what crooked means you used, immediately remove the abnormal status from the Third Young Master! Otherwise, the anger of the Loushi Group is not something you and the people behind you can bear!" The Berserker bodyguard's face was gloomy, his gaze shooting at Lin Muyang like a knife, his tone full of threats.

At this moment, Shen Yanshan, who noticed the conflict here, walked over quickly. Hearing the words "Loushi Group," his heart also tightened. This was the local tyrant of Tianhai City, with immense strength; it was even rumored that their family ancestor was a powerful existence approaching the Nation-Guarding Level!

Despite knowing Lin Muyang had a mysterious background, facing such a local powerhouse, Shen Yanshan was still a bit fearful. He bit the bullet and stepped forward, cupping his hands:

"Everyone, I'm afraid there's some misunderstanding here. This Frost Blue Whale was entrusted to us by a senior to handle. Even if it's the Loushi Group, surely you wouldn't be unreasonable and forcibly snatch someone else's spoils, right?"

As he spoke, his gaze involuntarily glanced at Lin Muyang, carrying a question and a trace of imperceptible plea for help. He wanted to hint that Lin Muyang had someone behind him.

However, Lin Muyang just lay there expressionlessly, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Shen Yanshan's words made the two bodyguards exchange a look.

"Misunderstanding?" Although Lou Tianyu couldn't see, his hearing was still there. Hearing Shen Yanshan's words, he immediately shrieked, "No misunderstanding! This kid ambushed me! He blinded my eyes! Kill him! Kill him for me! Capture all the women!"

His clamoring made the two bodyguards frown even more. They were much calmer than Lou Tianyu. The strength Shen Yanshan displayed (s-rank, Level 115) could not be underestimated, and the other party clearly mentioned a "senior." The appearance of this Frost Blue Whale carcass here was inherently strange.

"Friend, how should we address you?" The Shadow Warlock looked at Shen Yanshan, his tone slightly softer, but still carrying scrutiny.

"Shen Yanshan, President of Tianqi Tower in Zhongnan City." Shen Yanshan stated his name.

"Zhongnan City?" A flash of doubt crossed the Berserker bodyguard's eyes. How could forces from Zhongnan City run to the beaches of Tianhai City to handle such precious epic-grade materials? And be involved with some "senior"?

They were usually busy with affairs and naturally wouldn't pay attention to those small matters about Ye Cheng and Li Zhengshan losing face that happened in Zhongnan City before (the parties involved wouldn't publicize it either). Therefore, they had no concept of the name "Lin Muyang" or the power that might exist behind him.

"Which senior is your Excellency referring to?" The Shadow Warlock pressed, trying to figure out the background.

This question made Shen Yanshan a bit awkward. He really hadn't seen that senior's true face, and didn't even know if they were male or female, old or young. He subconsciously looked at Lin Muyang, but saw that the other party still had no intention of speaking.

"This, I'm afraid Shen cannot disclose. That senior acts mysteriously, has unfathomable combat power, and their ability is... unimaginable." Shen Yanshan weighed his words, trying to increase the deterrent effect, "Shen advises you two to take your young master and leave, so as to avoid unnecessary conflict."

"Humph, you can't even say the name, yet you want to scare us off from the Loushi Group with empty words?" The Berserker bodyguard heard this, and most of the doubt on his face dissipated, replaced by disdain. In his view, Shen Yanshan was mostly bluffing.

"Since that's the case, there's nothing more to say." The Shadow Warlock's tone turned cold, and his eyes became dangerous, "This Frost Blue Whale appeared in the waters of Tianhai City, so it naturally belongs to the forces of Tianhai City to handle. President Shen, please take your people and leave immediately. Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite!"

While speaking, he had already sent a request for help in the Loushi Group's internal channel. Lou Tianyu's inexplicable blindness and the strange situation made him uneasy, so he decided to call for more support to ensure nothing went wrong.

However, at this moment, he and the Berserker bodyguard noticed at the same time that Lou Tianyu, who had been clamoring wildly just a moment ago, had suddenly gone silent.

The two looked sideways, and their pupils instantly shrank!

They saw their Third Young Master, Lou Tianyu, actually kneeling straight, in an extremely humiliating posture, on the beach towards Lin Muyang's direction! His mouth was wide open, his face flushed, as if he was screaming desperately, but he couldn't make a sound! His pair of eyes were blankly open, with only endless darkness and terror left inside!

God-Tier Aura: 【Language Deprivation】!

Lin Muyang found him too noisy and also loathed his disgusting gaze, so he directly deprived him of his language ability and used a mandatory Aura to make him "quiet down" in the most humiliating way.

The Aura was a forced-action type, and its effect depended on the comparison of the caster's and the affected party's spirit attributes. When Lin Muyang's spirit attribute exceeded the opponent's by two times, the Aura would forcibly take effect!

Although Lou Tianyu was a Level 75 s-rank mage with a not-low spirit attribute, Lin Muyang was now wearing top-tier equipment, enjoying Elena's whole-team attribute bonus, Lilia's buff status, and the random attribute increase from 【Angel Cuisine】; his spirit attribute had long reached a terrifying level, far exceeding two times that of Lou Tianyu!

Thus, Lou Tianyu became like a marionette, uncontrollably kneeling there, unable to speak, unable to see, and even unable to mobilize mana to release skills—the 【Silence Domain】 was still active, and he was miserable to the extreme.

And this was just the beginning.

Lin Muyang's eyes were cold as he looked at Lou Tianyu, who was kneeling on the ground like a clown, and the two bodyguards behind him whose expressions had changed drastically, both shocked and angry. He moved his mind again.

God-Tier Aura — 【Fear Imprint】! Activate!

Target: Lou Tianyu!

An extreme fear, originating from the depths of the soul, incomprehensible and irresistible, like the coldest poisonous snake, instantly drilled into the deepest part of Lou Tianyu's consciousness! This fear was not directed at any specific thing, but a fear of "existence" itself, a fear of the "void," a fear of the "unknowable"!

"Hah... hah..." Lou Tianyu's body kneeling on the ground began to tremble violently. His face turned from red to white, then from white to cyan, and cold sweat instantly soaked his clothes. He still couldn't make a sound from his wide-open mouth, but a wheezing sound like a broken bellows came from his throat; that was a physiological reaction to extreme fear. His pupils dilated and scattered in the absolute darkness due to extreme fear, and his entire spiritual will was on the verge of collapse at this moment!