Chapter 380: The Heavenly Emperor Swears, Heaven and Earth as Witness!
"Hmm?"
The Dwarf’s expression changed slightly, but he immediately snorted coldly. "I’d like to see how you’re going to annihilate my entire sect!"
As soon as his words fell, he lunged for Qin Luoli’s neck. As long as he controlled this woman, the Qin Family would be his for the taking!
"Sister Qin!" Shi Potian cried out. He lay on the ground covered in blood, trying to struggle to his feet, but he simply couldn’t.
HUM!
Suddenly, the faint cry of a dragon echoed through the air, followed by a brilliant flash of sword light that descended from the sky, slashing down at the Dwarf.
"Not good!"
The Dwarf’s face changed drastically. He had no time to grab Qin Luoli and could only retreat with haste. His reaction was extremely swift, and he instantly put several meters between them.
However, the blade of light clung to him like a shadow, inescapable as a maggot on bone, as it slashed at him.
"Stop!" the Dwarf roared. His face twisted ferociously as energy erupted from his body, forming a protective barrier of light in front of him.
SIZZLE!
Yet, this seemingly solid barrier was as fragile as tofu before the blade of light, which sliced it open instantly. The Dwarf’s face turned pale, and he instinctively raised his hand to block.
PUFF!
The blade of light fell, and an arm dropped to the ground, its fingers still twitching forcefully.
"Ah, my hand!" the Dwarf shrieked, clutching his severed wrist in a miserable wail. The sight of the blood pooling on the ground made many cry out in shock.
A single streak of light had severed the Dwarf’s arm? Who could be so powerful?
"Chen Family, Luo Family, Fang Family, Fire Cloud Sect... you dare lay a hand on my family!" From the sky above, a voice thundered, filled with a breathtaking killing intent that swept over them like a frenzy, threatening to destroy everything. "Very well! Today, I, your master, swear an oath! If I do not slaughter every last one of you, may my path on the Martial Way be forever severed!"
With these words, the very heavens and earth changed color. Wild winds and thunderbolts billowed forth in unison, as if the entire world was bearing witness to this vow. The Heavenly Emperor had made a vow, and heaven and earth were its witness!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The skies above River City became tumultuous with churning clouds and converging thunderbolts, a scene straight out of the apocalypse. Every Martial Artist looked up at the sky with fear, shaking their heads in shock. Not only that, but throughout the entire Huaxia Martial Arts World, some of the most powerful cultivators felt the disturbance and turned their gazes toward River City.
"A Martial Arts Grandmaster is making an oath? Who provoked Lin Wudi!"
"Heavens, this is terrifying! When a Grandmaster is enraged, rivers of blood will flow!"
"Hurry, find out what in the world happened in River City!"
Countless people were abuzz, their hearts filled with shock and terror. They had only just received the news that Lin Wudi had fought Xing Zirong—ranked tenth on the Heavenly List—at Hongfeng Lake and slain him with a single strike. Right now, his reputation was at its zenith, his power at its absolute peak. For someone to provoke him at a time like this... wasn’t that just courting death?
"It’s Lin Wudi!"
In Sichuan-Shu, on a mountain path, Jiang Yawei was resting with his granddaughter, Jiang Mingyue. He suddenly sensed something and looked sharply toward River City, his expression changing dramatically.
"Grandfather, what’s wrong?" Jiang Mingyue’s strength was still too low for her to sense the celestial phenomenon, so she asked with concern when she saw her grandfather’s grave expression.
"Someone provoked Lin Wudi. I don’t know what’s happened," Jiang Yawei said, his breathing heavy. He could sense a major event was about to unfold.
"Lin Wudi?" Jiang Mingyue trembled. She quickly unlocked her phone and swiped to a news feed, letting out a startled cry. When Jiang Yawei looked over, her face was pale, and her beautiful eyes were filled with disbelief.
"What is it?" he asked.
"Last night, at the Southern Sky Hongfeng Lake, Lin Wudi fought Xing Zirong and killed him with a single sword!" This piece of news had already been shared tens of thousands of times on the Martial Artist forums, with an uncountable number of comments.
"What?" Jiang Yawei trembled with shock. "He was far away in Southern Sky last night, and today he’s already in River City? Did he fly?"
「Capital.」
"Commander, about the situation in River City, should we go take a look?" Han Xiaochuan asked with a solemn expression, though he was cursing inwardly. You, Lin Wudi, disappear for half a year and start stirring up trouble the moment you show up. Now Elder Xiao is going to have to clean up your mess again.
But Elder Xiao just chuckled and said, "Youthful vigor is a good thing."
Han Xiaochuan’s mouth hung open in shock. Commander, did I hear you right? This guy killing Xing Zirong is one thing, but now he wants to annihilate the Fang Family and slaughter the Fire Cloud Sect, and you call that ’youthful vigor’? That’s murderous intent! Besides, the Fire Cloud Sect is an ancient martial sect with a history of hundreds of years, countless experts, and a Sect Leader who is a Grandmaster on the Heavenly List! Fine, maybe the Fire Cloud Sect Leader is no match for Lin Wudi, but what about the Fang Family of River City? They’re in cahoots with the Jiangling Martial Alliance Branch. Making a move against them is like poking a hornet’s nest.
Elder Xiao said indifferently, "Don’t worry. The kid knows his limits."
Knows his limits, my ass! Han Xiaochuan cursed in his heart. That guy slaughters entire families at the drop of a hat, and you call that ’knowing his limits’? Commander, there has to be a limit to how much you dote on your protégé, right?
"Commander, are we really not going to intervene?" Han Xiaochuan asked, unwilling to give up.
Elder Xiao looked at him with a grin. "Can you handle him?"
"I..." Han Xiaochuan was instantly deflated. The Commander is terrible at conversation.
「River City.」
"It’s the Venerable Master!" Cheng Bugui shot up from his sickbed and looked out the window. A dark shadow was streaking toward them at an incredible speed, and he was instantly moved to tears of joy. "Gather the men! Go to the Qin Family to protect our mistress! The Venerable Master has returned! We’re saved!"
"All family disciples, follow me to reinforce the Qin Family!"
From the moment Lin Mu appeared, River City was thrown into chaos. The forces of Cheng Bugui, the Liang Family, the Song Family, and many others all gathered their people and rushed toward the Qin Family estate in a great, surging tide. The scene left countless onlookers secretly alarmed. What on earth was happening in River City?
「Qin Family Estate.」
Qin Luoli gazed at the sky, tears of relief slowly streaming down her face. "You stupid man, you finally decided to come back?"
Chen Xinlan and the others, however, stared with terror at the figure rapidly approaching from the horizon.
"Don’t just stand there! Take Qin Luoli down now! Even if Lin Mu’s methods are profound, what can he do to us if we have her!" Chen Xinlan blurted out.
"Yes, get control of all his family members!" Luo Jinping’s face twisted, his eyes filled with venomous hatred.
"You two, make your move," the Dwarf growled at the two elders, his face a mask of hate.
"Alright!"
The two elders exchanged a glance, nodded, and shot toward the members of the Qin Family. They moved with extreme speed, planning to seize the family first to force Lin Mu to hold back.
BUZZ!
The moment they moved, a dark green longsword whistled down from the sky, slashing toward them.
"Not good, retreat!" the two elders cried out, their expressions changing drastically as they scrambled backward. A moment ago, the Dwarf had his wrist severed by a mere blade of energy; now, the sword itself had appeared.
"You worthless trash, don’t run!" The Dwarf stomped his foot in fury, but with no time to think, he turned to flee himself.
"Not a single one of you is leaving!" an utterly cold voice declared. The dark green ancient sword flickered softly.
HUM!
A draconic cry emanated from the blade as the sword intent surging around it erupted and shot forward.
"Slash!"
The Dwarf had already leaped onto the roof, intending to vault the wall and escape. But the blade of light, as if anticipating his escape route, appeared instantly in his path and slashed down.
PFFT!
With a final, wretched scream, the Dwarf was sliced in half by the sword.
The gruesome scene chilled Chen Xinlan and the others to the bone.