Chapter 596 I’m Unhappy!
Keep killing. Don’t stop!
That was Lin Mu’s intent. Killing Qiu Yi had done nothing to extinguish the murderous intent in his heart.
The Spirit Seer dared not refuse and walked straight up to Shen Lian.
"Master, I..."
Seeing the Spirit Communication Master approaching, Shen Lian screamed in fear, his limbs going weak as he found himself completely unable to move.
"Master, please spare my son," Patriarch Shen pleaded. "After all, the Shen Family is one of the Three Clans and Five Surnames of the Southeast Five Provinces."
There were many prestigious families in the Southeast Five Provinces, but only eight belonged to the elite Three Clans and Five Surnames. The Shen Family was one of them.
"The Three Clans and Five Surnames?" Lin Mu scoffed. "Impressive, is it? It’s precisely someone from your Three Clans and Five Surnames that I intend to kill!"
"Kill him!"
Lin Mu’s icy words sent a shiver down the Spirit Seer’s spine. He knew that if he didn’t act now, he would be the one to die.
"Enough!" Shen Cheng declared.
"Lin Mu, you are courting death!" Seeing Lin Mu’s audacity, Shen Cheng’s face flushed with a fury so intense it felt as if his eyes would split. "I am a member of the Dragon Protection Hall. You dare kill my brother!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was startled.
Dragon Protection Hall? What kind of place was that? Was it really so powerful?
However, Kong Lin’s face instantly paled with fear.
"Damn it!" Kong Lin spoke with a hint of dread. "Shen Cheng actually joined the Dragon Protection Hall?"
"Grandfather, what is the Dragon Protection Hall? I’ve never heard of it," Kong Ying asked, her complexion turning grim.
"The Dragon Protection Hall, as the name suggests, is a mysterious organization independent of the Military Department," Zou Ju sneered. "To enter, one must at least be an Inner Strength Martial Artist. To become an official member, you must be at the very least at the peak of Internal Energy!"
"Several years ago, Shen Cheng was noticed by someone from the Dragon Protection Hall and recommended to join," Zou Ju said proudly. "Now, with only a few months left until his assessment, once Shen Cheng officially receives the Dragon Guard Order, he will soar to the heavens! If you dare to touch the Shen Family now, you are destined to die without a burial place!"
Zou Ju’s words stirred up a monumental shockwave.
Dragon Protection Hall? Dragon Guard Order? These unfamiliar terms left everyone reeling, unable to process what they were hearing. But everyone knew this organization was the most mysterious and powerful in all of Huaxia, because no other group or department would dare claim the title "Protector of the Dragon"!
Zou Ju’s smile grew even broader. "Moreover, the head of the Dragon Protection Hall is none other than the Sword God of today’s Martial Arts World, Shen Lang!"
Sword God Shen Lang! The name alone signified invincibility. His swordsmanship was so advanced that he had attained the level of Reaching the Divine. Otherwise, who would dare call themselves the Sword God? Furthermore, the Sword God’s surname was Shen.
This time, the faces of the Shen Family members showed a trace of relief and pride. Sword God Shen Lang! He was the Shen Family’s greatest backer. In all of Huaxia, to touch the Shen Family was to oppose the Sword God!
Shen Cheng glared at Lin Mu, his eyes cold. "Lin Mu, I admit I misjudged you this time, but if you dare lay a finger on my brother, just you try it!"
"Are you threatening me?" Lin Mu stood with his hands clasped behind his back, exuding the supreme aura of a deity looking down upon all creation.
Shen Cheng sneered, "So what if I am? Even if you are a Grandmaster, we have countless Grandmasters within the Dragon Protection Hall."
"Do you know why my strength has surged so drastically?" Shen Cheng stated proudly. "It’s because the Sword God Shen Lang favors me and intends to take me as his disciple!"
At this revelation, the faces of the Divine Machine Camp members changed drastically. Could his strength have become this formidable in just a few short years?
"You’re just a minor Divine Machine Camp Instructor. Even if you are a Grandmaster, people from the Dragon Protection Hall are not to be offended, not even by other Grandmasters!" Shen Cheng declared arrogantly. "Besides, the Sword God Shen Lang has deep connections with my Shen Family. He will immediately take me as his disciple once I obtain the Dragon Guard Order and officially become a member of the Dragon Protection Hall! By then, what will you amount to?"
Everyone was stunned by Shen Cheng’s words. They had never expected such a towering figure to be backing the Shen Family. A true deity!
Even the Spirit Seer’s face showed a hint of hesitation. His strength was great, but even he lacked the confidence to oppose the Sword God. That man was a top-ten powerhouse on the Heavenly Rankings. With a single sword strike, he was invincible against thousands.
"Hahahaha!" Lin Mu suddenly burst out laughing. "You say that because you’re about to join the Dragon Protection Hall, I wouldn’t dare kill your whole family?"
His tone turned icy. "But when I, Lin Mu, want someone dead, not even the Sword God himself could stop me!"
With a wave of his hand, Shen Lian, Patriarch Shen, and the other members of the Shen Family exploded into a mist of blood. In an instant, the air filled with the heavy scent of gore.
With his father, brother, and clansmen gruesomely killed before his eyes, Shen Cheng’s face contorted with madness. "Lin Mu, you’re courting death!" he roared, preparing to fight to the death.
"Scram!" Lin Mu simply waved his sleeve, sending Shen Cheng flying through the air, blood spewing from his mouth.
"The only reason I’m not killing you is to leave you your dog’s life so that after you enter the Dragon Protection Hall, you can come find me for revenge!" Lin Mu said, his killing intent surging. "But by then, I will make sure to eradicate every single member of your Shen Family!"
Shen Cheng wanted to say more, but he clenched his jaw, glared venomously at Lin Mu, and turned to leave.
I’m no match for Lin Mu. But one day, I will kill him with my own hands and avenge my clan! Lin Mu, just you wait!
Shen Cheng left, but the others were scared out of their wits.
My god, Lin Mu had even dared to kill members of the Shen Family? This was utter insanity.
"It’s over, this is the end!" Kong Lin’s face twisted with fear.
The Sword God! He wasn’t someone an ordinary Grandmaster like Qiu Yi could compare to.
"Lin Mu, you’re as good as dead!" Zou Ju sneered cruelly at Lin Mu. "Once Shen Cheng enters the Dragon Protection Hall and returns with the Sword God, that will be the day you die!"
"You talk too much." Lin Mu pointed a finger, and Zou Ju let out a sharp scream. "Lin Mu, you dare kill me?"
"So what if I kill you!"
BANG!
With a sickening thud, Zou Ju exploded on the spot. Lin Mu had endured that old woman for far too long.
This time, Kong Lin was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.
Lin Mu killed Zou Ju as well? This time, truly no one could save him! Zou Ju wasn’t just anybody!
The others were already so terrified that their limbs went weak and their hands and feet turned ice-cold. This god of slaughter, just how many more people did he intend to slaughter before he was satisfied?
Kong Lin was terrified. "Instructor Lin... how about we end this here?" He had never anticipated Lin Mu’s desire to kill was so overwhelming. He had killed so many people. Killing the others might have been forgivable, but Shen Cheng and Zou Ju were two people that even Kong Lin wouldn’t dare to offend.
"Yes, Mr. Lin, please let it go."
"Mr. Lin, we understand our mistake! Please, spare us this once."
"From now on, we will follow your lead, Mr. Lin, obeying your every command!"
The others quickly came to their senses, realizing that regardless of who Lin Mu had offended, saving their own lives was all that mattered now.
Suddenly, Qin Luoli spoke up. "I’m not happy."