Everyone was stunned when Lingyunzi stepped forward.
Was even Lingyunzi going to cast reason aside?
"The Western Profound Domain is too tyrannical! They don’t let others protect their own, but they’re the first to jump in and protect theirs."
"This isn’t fair!"
"Heh, since when did people from the Western Profound Domain become so shameless?"
The crowd from the Northern Profound Domain complained indignantly.
Unable to watch any longer, a young prodigy from the Northern Profound Domain dressed in white stepped out and accused, "Elder Duan, Elder Lingyunzi! Are you planning to eat the shit you just took? Aren’t you disgusted with yourselves?"
"Insolent!"
Lingyunzi raised a hand and blasted the white-robed youth away.
"You..."
The white-robed youth lay on the ground, knocked unconscious.
Lingyunzi scanned the crowd. "Think I’m being tyrannical? Heh, that’s because I am stronger than you. If anyone else dares to interfere or insult me, I’ll strike them dead on the spot."
BOOM!
Lingyunzi’s powerful Mid Stage Martial King cultivation instantly enveloped the entire area, pressing down on the crowd from the Northern Profound Domain until they could barely breathe.
Although the people from the Northern Profound Domain were furious, they dared not voice their anger.
He was a Martial King, after all.
They couldn’t afford to offend him.
Seeing that no one dared to speak, Lingyunzi turned his gaze to Bai Yun. "Bai Yun, for Mo Taishang’s sake, I won’t hold this against you. But you must step aside."
"If you don’t, you die!"
Duan Shuiliu stared daggers at Bai Yun.
Bai Yun’s face darkened.
As a powerhouse of the Northern Profound Domain, being threatened and intimidated on his home turf was the greatest humiliation he had ever suffered.
Elder Baiyun sighed. "Alas... I had hoped to bury the hatchet and save your lives, but since you don’t know what’s good for you, you can all just go die."
"Bai Yun, what do you mean by that?"
Duan Shuiliu frowned.
Bai Yun said faintly, "I mean exactly what I said. If you dare to touch a single hair on Xiao Lin’s head, your Celestial Tiger Sect is doomed."
"Hahaha!"
Duan Shuiliu burst out laughing.
’I wouldn’t dare touch Xiao Lin?’
’What a joke.’
Even if Xiao Lin was a monstrous talent, before a Martial King like him, the boy was less than an ant.
Duan Shuiliu said with contempt, "I’m going to touch him today and see what happens."
"I’m not afraid of you!"
Xiao Lin was fearless, as immovable as a mountain.
BOOM!
Duan Shuiliu’s right hand transformed into a tiger’s claw and shot viciously toward Xiao Lin’s head, intending to crush it.
However, the moment he made contact with Xiao Lin, a barrier of light appeared around him.
BANG!
Duan Shuiliu’s large hand was repelled.
Hm?
Duan Shuiliu’s face was filled with shock. He clearly hadn’t expected Xiao Lin to have a Restriction on him, let alone one powerful enough to repel his attack.
’No wonder the kid isn’t afraid.’
"A Restriction, is it? Heh, let’s see if this little barrier of yours can truly stop me." Duan Shuiliu sneered and channeled his power, grabbing for Xiao Lin once more.
This time, he pushed his power to its absolute limit.
However...
BANG!
A terrifying force blasted Duan Shuiliu away, and blood dripped continuously from his right hand.
Duan Shuiliu was dumbfounded.
’A mere Restriction possesses such horrifying power?’
It had completely mangled his right hand.
"It hurts so much!"
Duan Shuiliu said, grimacing in pain.
Lingyunzi stepped forward. "Junior Brother Duan, stand down. Let me try. I refuse to believe I can’t break the Restriction on him."
BANG!
Lingyunzi was forced back several steps by the Restriction.
Duan Shuiliu was astounded. "What? Even Senior Brother Lingyunzi can’t break it? Where did this kid get a Restriction like that?"
"Hehe, I told you not to touch him. You’ve lost face now, haven’t you!"
Bai Yun gloated at the two of them before sneaking a glance at the still-sleeping Su Mo.
’Su Mo really is powerful.’
’Simply unfathomable!’
A casually placed Restriction had repelled two Martial King Powerhouses, Lingyunzi and Duan Shuiliu, at the same time.
Lingyunzi’s face was ashen.
He never would have dreamed that he would be stopped by a mere Restriction.
"I will break your Restriction today, no matter what!"
Furious, Lingyunzi strode up to Xiao Lin.
BANG! BANG! BANG!...
He unleashed dozens of strikes in a row, each one filled with terrifying power, trying to forcefully shatter the Restriction on Xiao Lin.
BANG!
Finally, the Restriction on Xiao Lin was broken.
Lingyunzi boasted arrogantly, "Heh, it was just a paltry Restriction. I—"
"Senior Brother, your hand..."
Duan Shuiliu suddenly pointed out.
Lingyunzi looked down and saw that his hand was covered in blood. His fingers had actually been shattered by the backlash.
HISS...
A piercing pain shot through him, causing Lingyunzi to grimace and grit his teeth.
Seeing this, everyone in the crowd was floored.
Who on earth had placed the Restriction on Xiao Lin? It had crippled Lingyunzi’s right hand!
One had to remember, Lingyunzi was a Mid Stage Martial King.
Lingyunzi raised his left hand and roared in fury, "You dare shatter my fingers?! I’ll torture you to death! Soul Refining!"
WHOOSH!
A terrifying power enveloped Xiao Lin.
"Lingyunzi, stop! As a dignified Martial King Realm expert, aren’t you afraid the world will mock you for bullying a junior?"
Bai Yun shouted, but Lingyunzi couldn’t be bothered to pay him any mind. He continued his tyrannical assault on Xiao Lin.
"Holy shit, the old bastard actually dares to do it."
"Old bastard, stop right now!"
"Xiao Lin, get out of the way!"
Everyone in the Xiao Family panicked.
But just then, Su Mo awoke from his slumber, took the beef shank from Xiao Lang’s hand, and threw it at Lingyunzi.
BANG!
Lingyunzi’s arm exploded. He cried out in horror, "Who?! Who sneak-attacked me?"
"You old scoundrel, did you just ambush my Senior Brother Lingyunzi?"
Duan Shuiliu roared at Bai Yun, his anger flaring.
He thought Bai Yun was the one who had attacked.
Bai Yun replied coldly, "Which one of your damn eyes saw me attack you?"
"Who else could it be?"
Duan Shuiliu said, glancing around.
Bai Yun was the only Martial King from the Northern Profound Domain present. People from the other Profound Domains wouldn’t possibly meddle in such affairs.
Therefore, he was certain that Bai Yun was the culprit.
Lingyunzi said with a savage expression, "Bai Yun, you dare ambush me? Aren’t you afraid of starting a war between the Northern and Western Profound Domains?"
"I already said it wasn’t me."
Bai Yun was speechless.
He was only an Early Stage Martial King.
Lingyunzi was a Mid Stage Martial King.
Even if he wanted to ambush Lingyunzi, he wouldn’t have the power to succeed.
"You old scoundrel..."
Duan Shuiliu was about to question Bai Yun again when a sudden cry of surprise came from the side. "Young Master, why did you throw my beef shank?"
"Beef shank..."
Lingyunzi suddenly realized something and quickly looked down at his feet.
Sure enough, there lay a blood-stained beef shank.
Just now, that was the very beef shank that had blown up his left arm.
’Could it be that this kid sneak-attacked me?’
Lingyunzi looked at Su Mo with suspicion, but then immediately dismissed the thought.
Su Mo was only at the Warrior Realm. He wasn’t even on the level of an ant.
’It couldn’t have been Su Mo who attacked him.’
Lingyunzi turned back to Bai Yun and said coldly, "Old man, it must have been you. You’re just pretending you don’t know. Don’t think I can’t see through your act."