Chapter 30

"Damn it! We had to take a detour, and now we've been caught up by them. Are you satisfied now?"

Ling Xin suddenly stood up, holding a long saber, glaring at Qin Lie, who was still sitting cross-legged on the ground, and shouted angrily, his eyes full of rage.

Many of the Ling clan members who had previously been on the same side as him also glared at Qin Lie, believing that it was Qin Lie's wrong decision that had delayed everyone and allowed the Feng family to catch up.

Qin Lie narrowed his eyes, his expression dark, and did not respond to Ling Xin's provocation.

"Shut up! What time is it to argue?"

Ling Feng shouted angrily, almost instantly drawing his spirit tool, the Fire Cloud Hammer. A streak of firelight ignited on the hammer, turning his arm a deep red and enveloping the area around him in intense heat.

Ling Yushi bit her lower lip, took out two silver rings with intricate patterns from her waist, and stood in front of Qin Lie with a serious expression. She whispered to him, "Feng Yi is at the Eighth Stage of Body Refinement, and many of the Feng family members are at the Sixth or Seventh Stage. Although they are fewer in number, their true strength is much greater. Ling Ying has no combat experience, and I... I'm not sure about you. Be careful, don't overexert yourself."

After speaking, she looked up at Feng Yi, frowned, and said softly, "I didn't expect it to really be you. Why?"

Ling Xin, Ling Ying, and others also gathered together, their expressions solemn, each drawing their weapons, preparing to deal with the Feng family's fierce attack.

"To be honest, the Feng family has been loyal to the Ice Shattering Manor for two years. We haven't announced it yet because we wanted to make a big contribution at a critical moment," Feng Yi said with a sunny smile on his handsome face. "The Flame Sun Jade is too precious. A mine is worth the Feng family revealing itself. To keep the information from leaking, we had to take drastic measures."

Feng Lun and Feng Jie grinned wickedly, their eyes openly scanning Ling Ying, their intentions clear.

"Feng Yi, we have fought side by side before. Do we really have to shed blood?" Ling Feng shouted.

"I have no choice. If I don't eliminate you, the Ice Shattering Manor will blame me. I'm already in trouble for letting you escape the canyon early. I can't afford to make any more mistakes now."

Feng Yi also looked helpless, then said seriously, "Yushi, although it's not the right time to say this, I have to... From the first moment I saw you, I wanted you. After today, I will truly possess you. Don't worry, you will live, and I will take you back to the Feng family and imprison you, never letting you leave."

"Either you kill me, or I kill you. There's no other possibility," Ling Yushi said coldly.

Feng Yi smiled, said no more, and signaled Feng Lun to attack.

"Kill!" Feng Lun laughed wickedly.

The Feng family warriors immediately rushed forward, drawing their weapons, their spiritual energy flowing rapidly, making them as fierce as tigers descending from the mountains.

There were nine Feng family warriors in total. Apart from Feng Yi, two of them had spiritual energy glowing from their hands as they charged, clearly at the Seventh Stage of Body Refinement.

In contrast, the Ling family, apart from Ling Yushi at the Eighth Stage of Body Refinement, only Ling Feng had reached the Seventh Stage. The others were at the Fifth or Sixth Stage. Although they outnumbered the Feng family by one, their overall strength was weaker, which is why Feng Yi dared to bring only Feng family warriors to kill the Ling clan members.

"Feng Lun, your opponent is me!" Ling Feng shouted.

He swung the Fire Cloud Hammer and engaged Feng Lun in battle. Feng Lun was one of the two at the Seventh Stage of Body Refinement, and they were evenly matched, immediately engaging in a fierce struggle.

Feng Yi smiled, drew a bright yellow sword, and with a flick of his wrist, a meter-long yellow sword beam erupted, extremely sharp.

"Yushi, congratulations on breaking through to the Eighth Stage of Body Refinement, but I did it a year and a half earlier. This Neon Sword is a Fifth Rank Mortal-grade weapon, given to me by my older brother. If I remember correctly, your Twin Heart Rings are only Fourth Rank Mortal-grade. You can't possibly be my match."

"Then let's see!"

Ling Yushi's face turned cold as she shouted. Her black hair suddenly swirled, and the two silver rings in her hands emitted rings of silver light.

"Clang!"

The two rings collided, producing a clear ringing sound that reached Feng Yi's mind, causing him to shudder.

Seizing the opportunity, Ling Yushi's body flashed like a cold bolt of lightning, shooting towards Feng Yi. She suddenly threw the silver ring in her left hand, forming a silver light screen that enveloped Feng Yi's head.

"You are much stronger than before."

Feng Yi smiled calmly, drew the Neon Sword in the air, and three bright yellow rainbows immediately pierced through the air, blocking Ling Yushi's silver light screen.

Ling Yushi pursed her lips, said nothing, and continuously gathered spiritual energy, using the Twin Heart Rings to attack Feng Yi.

Feng Yi calmly deflected her attacks without initiating any of his own, seemingly preparing to exhaust her spiritual energy and then capture her alive.

On the other side, Ling Feng and Feng Lun were evenly matched, but Feng Jie, at the Seventh Stage of Body Refinement, was not someone any Ling family member could match.

Ling Xin and Ling Ying fought together against Feng Jie, but they were overwhelmed by his short spear.

At this moment, Ling Xin's chest was already covered in blood. Even if Feng Jie didn't continue to attack, just by wasting time, Ling Xin would bleed to death.

The other Feng and Ling family warriors were also engaged in battle. From the situation, the Feng family had a clear advantage. The Ling family members were constantly adding new wounds, and it was only a matter of time before they were defeated.

In the entire scene, only Qin Lie remained still, and no Feng family member approached him.

To all the Feng family warriors, Qin Lie was still that fool, a standing fool. Why waste time and energy on him when he could be killed at any time?

This was exactly what Qin Lie hoped for!

Not being noticed, the suddenness of his attack would give him a significant advantage. He was waiting! Waiting for the best opportunity, waiting for the moment to instantly kill someone!

"Whoosh!"

A silver spear suddenly flew out of a Ling family member's hand, piercing the ground half a meter in front of him.

The Ling family member who lost his weapon was immediately impaled in the abdomen, screaming in pain. He desperately grabbed a Feng family member's neck, trying to break it despite his severe injuries.

Unfortunately, without his weapon and with his injuries, he lacked the strength to do so. He was stabbed several times in the chest and fell to the ground like a pile of mud, drenched in blood.

His eyes remained wide open, staring at the sky in frustration, as if not being able to kill the other person made him die with regret.

"Ling Yang!" Ling Xin's eyes turned red, blood trickling down his neck, and he roared in anger, almost losing control.

"Anxious, are you? Hehe, I'll send you on your way now, to join your cousin."

Feng Jie grinned, his short spear, clearly a spirit tool, suddenly emitting a dazzling spiritual light. The light blinded Ling Ying and Ling Xin, making them temporarily blind.

At this moment, he even leered at Ling Ying's chest, then raised his short spear to stab Ling Xin's heart.

Right then!

Qin Lie, who had remained still, suddenly pulled out the silver spear, channeling his spiritual energy, which contained the power of thunder and lightning, into the spear.

The silver spear was not a spirit tool and had no spirit array inscribed inside, unable to withstand such violent spiritual energy. It suddenly began to crack with a "snap, snap" sound.

Qin Lie didn't care, using his waist strength to launch the silver spear with all his might.

"Whoosh! Snap!"

The silver spear shot out like a bolt of lightning, the spear shaft crackling with terrifying electrical energy, and it pierced Feng Jie's back.

"Boom!"

The violent spiritual energy inside the spear exploded!

The spearhead burst, and a force like a mountain collapsing blasted a terrifying hole in Feng Jie's back, bones and flesh splattering, the scene too gruesome to bear.

Feng Jie died instantly, not even having time to make a sound!

Ling Ying and Ling Xin, blinded for a moment, knew they couldn't escape death and waited in despair for the short spear to pierce their hearts.

Then they heard a terrifying explosion. When their vision cleared, they saw Feng Jie lying dead at their feet, a broken spear shaft protruding from his back.

The two were dazed, not knowing what had just happened. When they came to their senses, they saw Qin Lie suddenly appear, picking up Feng Jie's short spear while they were still in shock.

"Kid! You're taking advantage of the situation?!" Ling Xin, suddenly realizing what had happened, roared in anger, "I really want to kill you first, you damn brat!"

Before he finished his angry outburst, Qin Lie had already picked up the short spear and turned to walk towards Ling Feng.

His sudden attack, killing Feng Jie in a flash, and the series of actions all happened in an instant.

Not only did the blinded Ling Ying and Ling Xin not see it, but even the surrounding Feng and Ling family members, focused on their battles, did not notice. So no one told Ling Ying and Ling Xin what had just happened.

"How did Feng Jie die?" Ling Ying covered her mouth, her beautiful face full of surprise.

"Who knows!" Ling Xin's eyes were red, breathing heavily, and he gritted his teeth, "Forget about it, I have to avenge my cousin. I will tear that guy to pieces!"

"Okay!" Ling Ying nodded, and together with Ling Xin, helped their clan members fight the Feng family warriors.

At this moment, Qin Lie was charging towards Feng Lun, holding the short spear used by Feng Jie, a Third Rank Mortal-grade spirit tool, the first true spirit tool he had ever touched!

When he channeled his spiritual energy into the short spear and infused a thread of his mental energy into the low-grade spirit tool, his mind suddenly jolted, and a strange expression appeared in his eyes.

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