Chapter 451: Chapter 447: Displaying Might at the Lin Mansion
Lin Hao was not a bloodthirsty madman. Even though he knew these people wanted him dead, he still didn’t want to cause unnecessary slaughter.
However, he had never forgotten what happened more than three years ago.
Therefore, Lin Hao would absolutely not spare Lin Wei and Shen Bilian.
"Annihilate him!" a young man roared in response.
At the young man’s roar, dozens of people sprang into action.
A glint flashed in Lin Hao’s eyes. The Evil-Slaying Sword appeared in his hand, and in the next instant, he vanished.
The moment he disappeared, a massive crater exploded where he had just stood.
At that moment, everyone inside and outside the Lin Mansion heard a voice ring out: "From our generation, the world’s storms are born; once on the martial path, time itself runs short."
The next moment, Sword Qi crisscrossed the Lin Mansion!
Then came the second line: "Empires and hegemonies are but idle talk; nothing beats a life lost in a drunken haze."
The Sword Qi rampaged, and palatial structures within the Lin Mansion collapsed one after another.
"With sword in hand and mounted on my steed, I unleash a ghostly rain; mountains of white bones send startled birds to flight."
As this line rang out, the horrified crowd saw winds begin to howl and clouds churn above the Lin Mansion, as if the end of days was upon them.
But it still wasn’t over. When the verse "Worldly affairs are a tide, and people are but water; alas, how few who tread the martial path ever return" echoed, the roiling clouds above the Lin Mansion howled and then transformed into a boundless rain of swords. The sword-rain descended from the heavens, and an unknown number of palaces within the Lin Mansion were turned to dust.
Outside the Lin Mansion, everyone was dumbfounded.
This was the Lin family, one of the Four Great Families! To think Lin Hao would be this audacious.
"The Lin family is one of the Four Great Families; they’ve existed for thousands of years. Lin Hao is only at the Soul Gathering Realm, but he’s causing this much destruction? Something’s not right," someone noticed something odd and said in confusion.
"It’s strange that none of the Lin family’s leaders have shown up yet."
"It’s perfectly normal. I heard that all the high-ranking members of the Lin Mansion are in seclusion right now. Lin Wu entered the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion and sent back many advanced Cultivation Techniques and martial arts for the Lin family, so of course they’re seizing the opportunity to practice."
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly understood. No wonder Lin Hao dared to storm the Lin Mansion alone.
"However, the Lin Mansion is still one of the Four Great Families. Even with their leaders in seclusion, they have far too many other capable experts. I’m afraid Lin Hao has miscalculated."
As if in response to that statement, the words had barely faded when the crowd heard a murderous roar from within the Lin Mansion.
"Lin Hao, you are utterly lawless! Today, you will not leave this place alive!"
The area around Lin Hao within the Lin Mansion was a scene of devastation. Of the dozens of Annihilation Guard members, only a few had survived.
The recent disturbance had been too great, finally alerting some of the Lin Mansion’s mid-level leaders.
Now, a dozen or so people appeared opposite Lin Hao. They were a mix of old and middle-aged men.
The one who had just spoken was an old man with graying hair, his hair and beard bristling with fury.
For the third time, Lin Hao asked about the whereabouts of Lin Wei and Shen Bilian.
"You can ask them in Yama Hall when you’re dead!" the old man said grimly.
"It seems I’ll have to find them myself. Those who stand in my way die!"
The single word "die" escaped Lin Hao’s lips. He then gripped his sword with both hands and pointed it to the heavens.
"It’s just an ordinary Divine Soldier, yet you dare to act so arrogantly in the Lin family’s home? You’ve come to the wrong place!" A middle-aged man stepped forward, a bizarrely-shaped weapon appearing in his hand.
It was a Tier One Spiritual Artifact.
Lin Hao said nothing more. He took a step forward and brought the Evil-Slaying Sword down in a sudden slash.
A blinding flash of the sword!
The middle-aged man’s Spiritual Artifact also erupted with a brilliant light.
The next moment, the two attacks collided.
A heaven-shaking explosion rocked the earth. Another palace in the Lin Mansion crumbled to dust.
And the middle-aged man who had attacked was annihilated, not even his bones remaining!
"Lin Hao’s cultivation is no weaker than ours! Kill him!" The old man who had spoken first turned pale. Even as he roared madly, his figure was already retreating at high speed.
Lin Hao didn’t give chase, nor did he have the chance. He was already surrounded by a dozen or so people.
These were the mid-level figures of the Lin Mansion, each with a cultivation no lower than the Fourth Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm. The slightest carelessness would lead to severe injury, so Lin Hao didn’t dare to be complacent. Chaos Qi swirled around his body as he intentionally released the pressure of his King Body.
Although Lin Hao hadn’t recovered his former bloodline constitution, he had now cultivated a King Body and possessed Emperor Arts. The moment he released his pressure, it had a miraculous effect.
When the pressure of the King Body was released, the movements of the dozen or so Martial Artists all faltered for an instant.
When experts clash, a single instant can decide life and death.
In that single moment of hesitation, two Martial Artists at the Fourth Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm were decapitated.
At the same time, four or five others were severely wounded, coughing up blood as they retreated in a hurry.
Lin Hao naturally wouldn’t let such an opportunity slip by. He dashed through them, reaping several more heads.
Outside the Lin Mansion, some highly cultivated individuals were observing the battle from the sky. Seeing this scene, they couldn’t help but gasp.
All they could see was an afterimage flash by, followed by several heads falling to the ground. Their eyes could barely keep up with the speed of Lin Hao’s attacks.
"Don’t spread out! Activate your Spiritual Artifacts with all your power!" a Martial Artist roared from within the Lin Mansion.
The onlookers outside the Lin Mansion immediately saw several phantom projections appear in the air above the estate.
Those were the terrifying projections imprinted on the air after the Spiritual Artifacts were activated.
Countless people looked at each other in dismay.
Their cultivation levels were too low for them to rise into the sky. But even though they couldn’t see what was happening inside, they could imagine the terrifying scene.
Lin Hao was just one person, yet he had the people of the Lin Mansion completely on the defensive. He was overwhelmingly powerful!
RUMBLE!
The next moment, a massive boom came from the Lin Mansion, and the people watched in horror as a pillar of light, formed from countless overlapping auras, shot towards the square where they stood.
The onlookers were all stupefied; many forgot to even try to dodge.
In truth, they couldn’t have dodged anyway. It was simply too fast.
Countless people closed their eyes in despair.
But the next moment, they felt a ripple spread out before them. Opening their eyes, they saw that the pillar of light had vanished.
If not for the massive trench that had appeared before them—a trench that stretched from the Lin Mansion all the way to the edge of the square—they would have thought it was all a dream.
"What happened? Why are we unharmed?"
"Array Runes! The outside of the Lin Mansion is reinforced by a mysterious Array Pattern Skill. Nothing from inside the mansion can break through the Array Runes’ defense."
"So powerful! How did Lin Hao do that? Look!"
In the next moment, no one spoke, because they realized they could now see Lin Hao’s figure.
At this moment, Lin Hao stood with his sword in hand, facing four old men.
Lin Hao had his back to the crowd, so they couldn’t see his expression, but the four old men looked utterly battered. Their faces were grim, and all of them looked as if they were facing a formidable foe.
"Those four are the chief stewards of the Lin Mansion! Each of them is at the Fifth Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm, but to think that against Lin Hao, they can’t gain any advantage at all! How on earth is Lin Hao doing this?!" someone exclaimed in shock.
Before anyone could answer, the crowd watched as one of the four men suddenly split in two, right down the middle.
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