Chapter 381: A dragon has its scale reverse, touch it and you will surely die!
A single sword strike slew the dwarf!
The two elders were even more shocked. The dwarf’s cultivation level was not much weaker than theirs, yet he had been slain with a single strike. They exchanged glances, each seeing a flicker of fear in the other’s eyes.
That man’s power is terrifying!
Chen Xinlan and the others turned pale, their limbs growing ice-cold with fright, while the Qin Family members were overcome with ecstatic joy.
"It must be Lin Mu! It has to be Lin Mu!" Lady Xue was overjoyed, gripping Qin Yan’s hand and refusing to let go.
"Hmph!" Qin Yan’s face turned unsightly as she shook off her mother’s hand.
Lady Xue gave an awkward smile but said nothing.
Qin Luoli’s beautiful eyes were fixed intently on the sky above.
A figure flew rapidly from the distance, finally landing on the rooftop. He wore simple casual clothes, and his long hair draped over his shoulders. His posture was ramrod straight, and he emanated a murderous intent so potent it was painful to look at him directly. After more than half a year, he seemed even stronger, his entire bearing having become more ethereal and cold.
He slowly reached out his hand, and the Yulong Sword flew into his palm.
VMMM!
Sword Intent filled the world!
Lin Mu’s gaze was icy as he wielded the Yulong Sword and slashed.
"You dare!" The two elders’ expressions changed drastically. They let out a low roar as their True Qi erupted, attempting to block the attack.
But how could they possibly block such a strike? A clear streak of sword intent tore through the air, and in the blink of an eye, it was before one of the elders, descending viciously.
SCHLICK!
The elder let out a sudden, wretched scream as the sword sliced open his chest, spilling his internal organs onto the ground.
"You..." Terror filled the elder’s eyes as he collapsed to the ground in despair, dead.
Seeing this, the other elder didn’t dare to linger for a second.
Escape!
That was the only thought in his mind.
"I said that none of you would be leaving," an icy voice drifted from Lin Mu’s lips. Another stream of Sword Qi burst from the Yulong Sword, howling as it shot forward.
The world seemed to contain nothing but that single streak of sword light. Its fierce intent made everyone’s scalp tingle.
The elder was incredibly fast, fleeing several hundred meters in the blink of an eye.
Faster, faster!
His heart pounded with terror; that man was simply horrifying.
He shouldn’t be able to catch up now, right?
The elder subconsciously glanced back with a sneer.
However, the sneer froze on his face. His entire vision was consumed by a flash of light. With a single slash, the elder was instantly sliced in half!
"No!" The elder only managed to utter a single word before he met the same fate as the other two.
All who witnessed this gasped, sucking in a cold breath.
That strike was too terrifying! But that wasn’t the main point. The main point was that Lin Mu had acted without the slightest hesitation or mercy, cleanly killing three people in a row.
"You... you..." Pointing at the figure on the roof, Chen Xinlan was so frightened her body felt like ice and her lips trembled. Although the man’s appearance had changed, his aura was unmistakable.
It’s Lin Mu!
As if sensing her gaze, Lin Mu suddenly looked toward Chen Xinlan. A dazzling, divine light erupted from his eyes.
"AHH!" Chen Xinlan screamed, collapsing to the ground and shaking uncontrollably.
HUFF!
The two burly men exchanged glances, both feeling the immense pressure and gravity of the situation.
"You’re Lin Mu? You killed the Young Sect Master of our Fire Cloud Sect?" one of the burly men asked, his face grim. Despite his tone, his legs couldn’t help but tremble slightly. The sheer grace of that last sword strike had shaken them to the core.
"Fire Cloud Sect?" Lin Mu said indifferently. "Since you dared to come to the Qin Family seeking death, you will not be leaving alive."
As Lin Mu raised his hand to strike, one of the burly men suddenly shouted, "Wait!"
"If you kill me, your mother won’t live either!" The man laughed. "Lin Mu, your mother is in our hands. Either cripple your cultivation and follow me to the Fire Cloud Sect to atone for your crimes, or you can watch your mother die!"
With a light wave of his hand, two Fire Cloud Sect disciples walked in, holding a middle-aged woman between them.
"Mom!" Qin Luoli’s expression changed drastically, and she cried out. The woman was, shockingly, Lin Mu’s mother, Lady Su.
"Luo Li, Xiao Mu!" Lady Su looked disheveled and weak, as if she had been mercilessly tortured. "Don’t worry about me! This crazy woman from the Chen Family only captured me to threaten you. Don’t believe a single word she says!" Despite her capture, Lady Su showed no fear.
"Chen Xinlan, how dare you capture my mother-in-law!" Qin Luoli was furious, her tone ice-cold. "Involving family is a line you don’t cross. You are despicable!"
"Despicable?" Chen Xinlan sneered viciously. "Did you think of today when you drove me out of the Qin Family, when you angered my father to death?
"Lin Mu, don’t you claim to be invincible? Go on, kill me. I’ve poisoned your mother, and only I have the antidote. If you kill me, she is guaranteed to die!" Chen Xinlan’s face was twisted with madness. "I want you to feel the same pain I felt! Lin Mu, Qin Luoli, if you kneel on the ground right now and beg me to let her go, maybe I’ll consider it!"
Chen Xinlan looked triumphant, as if she had grasped Lin Mu’s greatest weakness.
"And have him cripple his own limbs and deliver that woman, Qin Luoli, to me personally!" Luo Jinping added coldly. "You humiliated me, didn’t you? Well, I’m going to make you, Lin Mu, the biggest joke in the world!"
"You... are very good," a cold voice suddenly echoed in their ears.
BOOM!
As the words fell, a surging killing intent erupted from Lin Mu.
"Dare to touch my family, and I will obliterate your souls, ensuring you never know rebirth for all eternity!"
Hearing this, one of the burly men immediately grabbed Lady Su’s neck. "Lin Mu, you dare!" he threatened.
"Lin Mu, are you really going to defy all morality and watch your own mother die?" Chen Xinlan shrieked. "If you do, you will be condemned by the entire world!"
"You can try me." Suddenly, a divine light shot from Lin Mu’s eyes, and a terrifying force from his Divine Soul swept out.
Everyone felt their bodies stiffen, unable to move. A phantom-like figure appeared beside Lady Su, wrapped an arm around her, and retreated rapidly. At the same time, he formed a blade with his fingers and instantly pierced the brows of the two Fire Cloud Sect disciples holding her.
This all happened so fast that by the time Lin Mu returned to Qin Luoli’s side with his mother, no one had even processed what had occurred.
"Xiao Mu..." Lady Su was too weak. She managed to utter his name before fainting.
Lin Mu handed his mother to Qin Luoli, his killing intent surging to new heights.
"Lin Mu, what are you doing?" Chen Xinlan was terrified, scrambling backward frantically.
Lin Mu merely glanced at the woman, the corners of his lips curling into a cruel smile.
The two burly men from the Fire Cloud Sect were equally terrified. "Lin Mu, this woman captured your mother! It had nothing to do with us!"
"Is that so?" Lin Mu said indifferently. "Then you can die, too."
As soon as he spoke, he thrust out his hand. A violent suction force pulled the two men toward him, trapping them in his grasp.
"I said I would obliterate your souls, and I am a man of my word," Lin Mu said with a cold smile. A purple flame erupted from his palm, instantly incinerating the two men to ash.
Brushing his hands clean, Lin Mu turned to Chen Xinlan. "Now, how do you want to die?"
A dragon has its Ni Lin; touch it, and you die.
Lin Mu’s family was his Ni Lin.