"Brother-in-law, be careful!"
Lan Junjie exclaimed, loudly warning Ling Fan.
Lan Xueyi's beautiful eyes were filled with tension, and she couldn't help but clench her fists.
Under that terrifying power, the young disciples of the Lan family felt incredibly insignificant, only able to tremble.
This was the full might of an attack from a veteran expert at the early stage of the Xuan Gang realm, wielding a mid-grade Yellow tier martial skill!
Under their horrified gazes, the three-headed giant dog, entirely formed from surging martial qi, pounced towards Ling Fan.
Ling Fan slightly raised his eyes.
His gaze was like ancient, cold ice, without the slightest ripple.
If it were a month ago, when he had only opened three attribute meridians, it would indeed have been somewhat difficult to contend with a veteran early-stage Xuan Gang realm expert.
But now that he possessed all four elements, dealing with a mere early-stage Xuan Gang realm, even one at the peak of the early stage, was as simple as flicking his fingers.
The true qi of gold, water, wood, and fire converged.
Within Ling Fan's body, it was as if forty-eight great rivers were surging.
A vast amount of true qi, far exceeding that of the Meridian Opening realm or even the Qi Refining realm, circulated through several cycles in an instant.
His internal energy circulated four hundred steps.
Boom!
The peerless divine bird Kun Peng reappeared. Ling Fan's figure vanished from his original position, transforming into an afterimage too fast for the naked eye to follow. His hands spread like wings, or like two heavenly blades unsheathed.
Sky Peering Thirty-Six Techniques.
The first move, Cloud Severing Wings.
Swish!
A sharp glint flashed.
The three-headed giant dog, condensed from immensely powerful martial qi, suddenly let out a mournful cry. It was pierced by a fine line, and from head to toe, it exploded into pieces.
This scene made everyone's breath catch in their throats!
Even Tian Gou himself's expression changed drastically.
He had thought that by unleashing his trump card, a mid-grade Yellow tier martial skill, it would be a simple matter to subdue a junior like Ling Fan.
But who would have thought that Ling Fan possessed such a terrifying killing move!
What martial art was that?
It was too terrifying.
This thought flashed through Tian Gou's mind.
Before he could react further, Ling Fan had already passed him.
Swish.
Several blood lines appeared on Tian Gou's body. One of them appeared on his neck. With a *pu chi*, blood splattered, and his gleaming bald head flew high into the air.
Behind where Tian Gou stood, a massive stone pillar, three to four people in circumference, had a clean cut right through its center.
The cut was incredibly smooth, as if it had been made by a divine weapon of extreme sharpness.
Rumble.
The massive stone pillar toppled with a crash.
Thud.
The moment Tian Gou's bald head rolled onto the ground.
In the vast mining cave, the silence was so profound that a pin drop could be heard.
Whether it was the young generation of the Lan family or Tian Gou's subordinates, they were all dumbfounded, their mouths agape, wide enough to fit a fist.
The ferocious and arrogant Tian Gou was dead just like that?
He was a mighty figure at the peak of the early-stage Xuan Gang realm, someone who stood on equal footing with the patriarchs of the major families in Jiangnan City!
"Run!"
"He's a demon, he must be a demon! Damn it, we shouldn't have come with him!"
"Quickly find the Mountain Lord, only the Mountain Lord can deal with this brat!"
Tian Gou's subordinates were terrified to their core. They threw down their armor and fled in disarray.
But before they could run ten steps, Ling Fan's gaze narrowed slightly.
Two red lotus imprints suddenly appeared in his eyes.
The moment the red lotus imprints overlapped with the figures of those men.
Boom!
Tian Gou's subordinates were immediately engulfed by an incredibly terrifying sea of fire.
This flame was too terrifying. It not only burned their flesh but also instantly ignited their true qi. In an instant, a terrifying sea of fire surged towards the top of the mining cave.
"Ah! Spare me!"
"Damn it, what kind of fire is this, ah!"
Screams echoed, but these screams did not last long.
The demonic fire of the red lotus was incredibly domineering. Even the Xuan Gang realm experts could not withstand it for long, let alone these mere Qi Refining realm grunts.
Soon, these people were burned down to nothing but ashes.
Ling Fan closed his eyes, the red lotus imprints disappeared, and the blazing sea of fire also vanished.
However, Lan Xueyi, Lan Junjie, and the young disciples of the Lan family behind him were already stunned.
"Sis... Brother-in-law, this fire, you... you released it..."
Lan Junjie swallowed hard and stammered.
Ling Fan nodded faintly and said, "Correct."
Hearing Ling Fan's admission, Lan Junjie and the other Lan family disciples were even more shocked. Their gazes towards Ling Fan were filled with worship and awe.
They were all of the younger generation, but their brother-in-law had completely reached a height that they could only dream of.
This ability to conjure a hellish demonic fire from nowhere was like something out of myth and legend.
"How is Father's situation?"
Ling Fan asked.
The enemy had already pursued them into the Fire Crystal Mine. The situation at Lan Family Fort was likely very grim.
Lan Junjie replied, "We don't know the specific situation. Liang Hutou from Mo Gan Mountain sent a visiting card, threatening that our Lan family must leave Lan Family Fort within two hours and hand over the Fire Crystal Mine, otherwise they would raze our Lan family. My father told us to come here to meet you and leave. He stayed at Lan Family Fort with the others."
"What is Liang Hutou's strength?"
Ling Fan asked again.
Lan Junjie answered, "They all say Liang Hutou has at least the strength of the late-stage Xuan Gang realm. We don't know if that's true, as we haven't met him. However, even his subordinates are at the Xuan Gang realm, so he himself is likely not weak."
"Late-stage Xuan Gang realm..."
Ling Fan's gaze lowered, and a flash of heavenly fire seemed to flicker in his eyes.
If he hadn't cultivated the Demonic Eye and collected the demonic fire of the red lotus, dealing with a late-stage Xuan Gang realm expert would indeed have cost him a considerable price.
But now...
Ling Fan strode towards the outside of the mining cave.
Lan Junjie and Lan Xueyi exchanged glances, both startled.
Lan Junjie hurriedly asked, "Sister, Brother-in-law, where are you going!"
"Lan Family Fort."
"But... but Father told us to leave, to absolutely not go back!"
Lan Junjie hesitated.
On one hand, his heart ached to go back and share life and death with the Lan family.
He would accept death!
But on the other hand, he felt that Lan Tianxiong's words were correct, asking him to lead the younger generation of the Lan family to escape, so that even if the Lan family was destroyed, they could still preserve the lineage.
For a moment, he was caught in a dilemma, unsure of how to choose. kuAiδugg
Suddenly, Lan Xueyi gently patted his shoulder and said, "Xiao Jie, let's go back too! Trust your brother-in-law."
"Sister, you..."
Lan Junjie stared at her with wide eyes.
But Lan Xueyi did not hesitate and firmly followed Ling Fan's footsteps.
"If we die, we die! It's better than living cowardly!"
Lan Junjie gritted his teeth fiercely.
"I'm going too!"
"Count me in!"
Many young disciples of the Lan family also stepped forward.
Lan Junjie glanced back and saw that many people had not yet expressed their stance. He said, "I won't force anyone. Those who are willing to go, come with us. Let's go."
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