Chapter 14: Aggressive Response

The hall was a mess!

Almost everyone in the hall heard about the shocking news about the Red Shelled Pill that killed Yin Jue who reached Dark Burst Realm. The clan’s elders and retainers all scattered in panic.

Those who sat near the doorway immediately fled the hall.

The others, who weren’t as lucky, could only hide in a far corner, as far away from Yu Yuan as possible.

Now, most of the clan members all saw Yu Yuan as a stranger, a psychopath.

“How dare he?”

Everyone wanted to say that!

Not only Yu Can, but even the three siblings and Lin Hanyu also had the same thoughts, “Why?!”

Lin Hanyu was the second son of the Lin Clan, and was one of the most powerful families in the whole Silver Moon Empire!

Also, Lin Zhuyun was appointed by the Cold Shadows Sect to be their future member; she would be the daughter of heaven that could reach the Land of Genesis!

Why did Yu Yuan poison these two?

How could he? What was he relying on?

Everyone was confused, and no one could think of a logical explanation.

But then everyone remembered that Yu Yuan only counted to one before throwing the poisoned vase toward Lin Hanyu and Lin Zhuyun. There could one been one answer.

Yu Yuan was not threatening them from the very beginning!

Rather, he made up his mind to poison both of them long before!

Still, the same question raised: how dare he?

Soon, after the elders and retainers noticed that the bloody mist that escaped from the vases was only surrounding the two from the Lin Clan, they quickly came to another conclusion.

Yu Yuan had planned it!

“Don’t be too nervous, the poison will only target the Lins.”

It was as if he confirmed their thoughts, Yu Yuan’s calm and cold sound slowly echoed in the chaotic room, “This is the hall of the Yu Clan. You are all of my elders, and I, as a member of the clan, am responsible to defend against the threats we are facing!”

“The poison will be my response from the Yu Clan!”

After taking a deep breath, he stared indifferently at the two from the Lin Clan surrounded by the mist, “It’s useless. With your realm and skills, there is no chance to keep the blood poison out of your body.”

Lin Zhuyun’s face was pale, and her clear eyes showed pain and struggle.

She felt the poison from the mist slowly turned into countless tiny poisonous insects and broke through her spiritual shield. They were seeping into her skin.

Finally, she was convinced that Yin Jue did die from this poison, and she was also convinced that this was the real “Red Shelled Pill”.

“How did he get such a pill? Who gave the Red Shelled Pill to him, and who was backing him up?” Lin Zhuyun was puzzled.

On the other side…

Lin Hanyu, who was furious moments ago, calmed down completely after he saw the red mist surrounding him.

He did not choose to escape.

Instead, he immediately used the strong spiritual power in his Dantian to form a transparent spiritual barrier around his body.

His defensive style was already an instinctive response to approaching danger.

However, he soon found that his spiritual barrier did not affect the thin blood-like mist that was almost invisible after it faded.

As a cultivator in the Dark Burst Realm, his skin was extraordinarily sensitive, and he felt countless subtle and invisible bugs traveled through his capillary holes, penetrating into his flesh and blood.

A numb feeling gradually spread from his skin to his muscles.

As a special effect of the poison, cultivators in the Dark Burst Realm were significantly more vulnerable to this pill than those in the Yellow Hall Realm.

That was because the stronger the cultivator, the faster the blood flow, and the Middle Core was opened.

It could quickly help the poison to spread across the limbs and internal organs!

“Red Shelled Pill.”

Lin Hanyu felt a slight bitterness in his mouth as he spoke. Looking at Yu Yuan who was staring straight at him, for the first time, he started to pay attention to his so-called son-in-law.

“Uncles and aunts, please protect me.”

Yu Yuan said while retreating backward. He decided to keep some distance between Lin Hanyu, “The poison was rapidly taking over his body rapidly. If he tries to attack with his spiritual power, it will only accelerate his death. He is already weakened, and, as long as you guard me for a while, there shouldn’t be a problem anymore.”

He paused before continuing, “Then we can just watch him die from the poison.”

“Got it!”

Before Yu Wei and Yu Lian were able to respond, Yi Li stepped over beside Yu Yuan, “Since we get to this point already, looks like the only choice left for me is to trust in you!”

The two brothers Yu Wei and Yu Li also hurried over after they saw their sister took action.

“Don’t worry. As long as I survive, the Lin Clan will be the one having a headache next.” Yu Yuan said boldly, “I still have more Red Shelled Pills like this, and if I release them at Lin Clan, it will suffer incredible casualties.”

“Everyone, protect my grandson!”

The old man was just as decisive and motioned the elders and retainers to cover Yu Yuan, in case Lin Hanyu would risk his death to kill Yu Yuan first.

“Don’t move. You are considered a member of the Cold Shadows Sect; they won’t dare mess with you.” Lin Hanyu took a deep breath and quickly told her daughter, “I’ll risk all I have to get rid of anything in your way! Won’t worry, before I die, I’ll make sure to force the antidote out of Yu Yuan’s mouth!”

Then, he screamed into the air.

Along with the scream, a pale yellow light erupted from his sleeves.

As the light faded away, a meter-long broadsword appeared.

The broadsword scabbard had been hidden in his sleeve. Numerous shiny brass gems were embedded on the ebony-wood handle.

The half-curved blade was flowing with shiny yellow light. If one was to take a closer look, the light would burn the eyes, making anyone a little uncomfortable.

“Yellow Moon!”

Lin Hanyu swung his sword solemnly, making a high pitched whistling sound in the air. The sword light formed a yellow moon crescent. Everyone in the hall felt an indescribable pressure.

“A spirit class broadsword.” Yu Yuan frowned slightly.

Swoosh!

The sword named “Yellow Moon” swung through the air, coming straight toward Yu Yuan!

It flew like lightning. The sharp, piercing sound burst through the air.

The gems on the handle were like eyes that opened. Each of them started at those who were protecting Yu Yuan.

Without knowing why, even Yu Li, the person of the highest realm, felt uneasy!

The others were even worse. Their hearts beat faster than ever before!

Those, who hadn’t yet opened the Middle Core’s “Dark Door”, suddenly felt a bloating pain, almost as if their chest were about to burst open!

Slash! Slash!

Beams of yellow light from the sword cut through the spiritual shield made by the elders and retainers like tofu.

This caused much damage to those standing between Lin Hanyu and Yu Yuan. Flesh and blood splashed everywhere.

Within a split of a second, five of Yu Clan’s members and retainers were severely injured. They were dragged aside unwillingly, screaming from their painful wounds.

Yu Yuan’s expression was frozen. In his eyes, there seemed to be a sharp yellow fish swimming among his relatives.

The cruising yellow fish cut through the spiritual shields, giving them some bloody lessons.

“The great gap between the realms, along with his suitable weapon, puts our whole clan in such a defenseless situation.” Yu Yuan touched his chin. The calm mood he had was gone.

He now began to worry that even with the full efforts of all the clan members and retainers, they might still not be able to stop the heavily poisoned and weakened Lin Hanyu.

In this hall, there was no one from the Yu Clan who reached the Dark Burst Realm.

The most powerful Yu Li was only at the Late Stage of the Yellow Hall Realm. She is one whole realm below Lin Hanyu, who even had a dominant weapon: the Yellow Moon.

“Aunt.” He suddenly got an idea, “I have a way out.”

Facing the overpowered enemy, Yu Li was probably the most nervous one as she was standing closest to Yu Yuan.

The poison did not affect the “Yellow Moon” at all, and the weapon was only getting stronger as Lin Hanyu inserted more spiritual power. She was only hoping that the poison from the Red Shelled Pill could weaken Lin Hanyu faster.

Otherwise, if Lin Hanyu decided to rush up and kill them, she had no confidence that Yu Yuan could be fully under her protection.

As she heard Yu Yuan’s whisper, she immediately turned her head to him and asked, “What advice? Do you want me to keep you safe while you escape this hall?”

She thought Yu Yuan was scared as well.

“Well, not that…” Yu Yuan shook his head and pointed to Lin Zhuyun, who was standing there alone. He said, “With the poison on her body, the more she moves the faster the poison will sink into her organs. Her father is powerful, but she is still at a low realm. You might as well leave me alone and deal with her first.”

Yu Li didn’t expect that. She glared at Lin Zhuyun and said, “Are you sure about this?”

As she was watching her father’s powerful attacks, the impatient Lin Zhuyun also heard his words, and stared at him in disgust. “You little rat!”

“If you want to end this with less damage to the clan members, the best way is to use our advantage in numbers and disperse his focus. Taking control of my fiancee is the best way to calm my father-in-law down.” Yu Yuan said clearly. Then he added, “When he calms down, the poison will still work its way through his body.”

“Yes!”

Yu Li was also a ruthless person. She immediately stepped toward Lin Zhuyun and said, “Excuse me, Mrs. Lin.”

She was a bit apologetic because a few months ago, the girl from the Lin Clan was still helping Yu Clan to fight off their enemy Huang Clan.

She also wanted to believe that Lin Zhuyun intended to handle the relationship between them peacefully.

But now, everything has changed.

So, she did not hesitate to make her move. She signaled her elder brothers to protect Yu Yuan while approaching Lin Zhuyu.

She strategically took a route that avoided Lin Hanyu and quickly got closer to his daughter.

“How dare you!” Lin Hanyu was furious.

Yu Yuan said obviously, “Since we got to this point already, what do we not dare?”