Situ Lansheng, facing Ling Tian who had reappeared after his supposed death, prepared for a final struggle. With his uninjured arm, he mustered all his strength and shot a flying knife.
For many in the martial world, hidden weapons were a last resort for survival. Unlike unique secret techniques, hidden weapons required no innate talent, only diligent practice.
Situ Lansheng had decades of rigorous training in hidden weapons. The black knife he shot out traveled at a speed comparable to a bullet.
As the tip of the flying knife was less than a centimeter from Ling Tian's face, Situ Lansheng was ecstatic. This time, Ling Tian was surely dead.
Situ Lansheng felt no burden in killing Ling Tian. After all, in the eyes of the outside world, Ling Tian was already dead, so dying again made no difference.
More importantly, if their young master, Situ Liuguang, wanted to possess Wang Bingxia, Ling Tian was the biggest obstacle. Eliminating Ling Tian would surely earn him some benefits from the Situ family.
But in the next moment, Situ Lansheng felt as if he had seen a ghost. The flying knife, which had been shot out with such force, suddenly vanished before Ling Tian!
This was incredibly bizarre. Situ Lansheng stared intently at Ling Tian, absolutely certain that Ling Tian had not moved or caught the flying knife with his hand!
Yet, the flying knife was gone. Such a strange occurrence was far beyond his comprehension!
Little did he know, the flying knife hadn't disappeared into thin air. It was now quietly suspended in the warehouse of Ling Tian's spiritual realm space!
This was a new function of the spiritual realm space that Ling Tian had developed recently!
Ling Tian discovered that as his mental power grew, he could accurately judge the trajectory of even the fastest hidden weapons. Then, Ling Tian could use the Spiritual Mirror Key to directly collect any hidden weapon flying towards him into the spiritual realm space!
For Ling Tian, things like flying knives and arrows had practically lost their threat.
Essentially, any cold weapon that entered within fifty meters of Ling Tian's body could be directly collected into his spiritual realm space!
If the object was further away, the mental energy required to capture and lock onto the target would be too great, and Ling Tian would find it difficult to manage.
Ling Tian had also conducted numerous experiments. He found that most cold weapon-based hidden weapons could be collected. However, collecting projectile weapons like bullets proved to be more challenging.
Small-caliber bullets posed little threat to Ling Tian, and he could collect them using his spiritual realm space. But for large-caliber bullets, such as those from machine guns and sniper rifles, or even rocket-propelled grenades, Ling Tian could not collect them into his spiritual realm space.
This was because these projectiles not only carried immense kinetic energy but also contained a significant amount of thermal energy. This thermal energy, when passing through space, could cause disturbances in the spatial coordinates.
If he forcefully collected them, Ling Tian feared that such energy impacts could damage his spiritual realm space!
In any case, Ling Tian now had plenty of ways to protect himself, so there was no need to risk his spiritual realm space!
"You... you... I..."
Situ Lansheng's mouth hung open, likely unsure of what he even wanted to say.
Seeing this, Ling Tian smiled gleefully.
"I guess you're wondering where your flying knife went, aren't you?
No need to strain yourself. I'm a very understanding person!"
As Ling Tian spoke, he raised his hand, and the flying knife appeared in his palm. Immediately, the knife shot out from Ling Tian's hand, its tip piercing directly into Situ Lansheng's throat!
Situ Lansheng could feel a hole in his neck, with blood and air from his lungs rapidly spraying out. He tried to cup his hand over the wound, grasping the flying knife, but it was all in vain. Within seconds, Situ Lansheng's corpse collapsed onto the ground.
Ling Tian felt no reservations about killing someone like Situ Lansheng. Wang Bingxia was his absolute bottom line, and this time, Situ Lansheng had led people to target Wang Bingxia, intending to abduct her!
Even more outrageous was that the Situ family had dared to lay hands on Old Master Wang. Such an act was unforgivable.
To Ling Tian, Old Master Wang Chunfeng was like his own grandfather. The Lin family had been wiped out, and in this world, Ling Tian had very few relatives. Wang Bingxia and Old Master Wang were the most precious things in his life, their importance no less than that of his own teachers.
Actually, Ling Tian had returned home this time intending to surprise Wang Bingxia and the others. It had been nearly half a month since his plane crash. The people monitoring Wang Bingxia and the others had retreated, and the three women had been staying at home, giving no opportunity for prying eyes.
Moreover, after this period of quiet, most people believed Ling Tian was dead!
Unexpectedly, while his eagle was still circling in the sky, Ling Tian discovered that Wang Bingxia and the other two were being pursued.
At that moment, Ling Tian had intended to reveal himself. However, Zhang Caifeng and Ou Ruola had dealt with the unwelcome guests themselves. Ling Tian was also surprised by this, as both Ou Ruola and Zhang Caifeng had made significant progress in just a few months apart!
Thus, Ling Tian did not reveal himself. He followed the fleeing Situ Lansheng and chose a secluded location to eliminate him directly.
Looking at the corpse on the ground, Ling Tian pondered for a moment and summoned a fire spirit. As soon as the fire spirit appeared, it joyfully circled around Ling Tian. With a flicker of Ling Tian's thought, the fire spirit understood and lunged towards the corpse on the ground.
A dozen seconds later, Situ Lansheng's body was reduced to ashes, with not even a speck remaining. The fire spirit's control over flames was exquisite, so much so that even if one looked closely, there were no signs of burning on the ground.
In Ling Tian's opinion, directly killing Situ Lansheng would raise suspicions among those who were paying attention. It would imply that the Wang family possessed hidden strength. Ling Tian still planned to play the role of a pig eating a tiger for a while longer.
It would be better to make him disappear from this world. At the very least, even if the Situ family wanted to investigate, they would have to expend considerable effort to confirm whether Situ Lansheng was still alive.
Having completed this, Ling Tian prepared to return home, but he quickly changed his mind!
The Wang family was currently in a state of turmoil. If he appeared now, his identity might be exposed. Some matters were more convenient to handle discreetly!
For instance, by killing Situ Lansheng, the Situ family wouldn't know who the culprit was, and thus wouldn't trouble the Wang family.