Lin Huanhuan and Bai Lingfeng had been standing to the side, not participating in the siege. They had long sensed something was wrong, so they had conserved their strength, ready to deal with the Huang family head’s sneak attack at any moment.
However, they had calculated everything except for one thing: that the Huang family head would actually use a soul-path technique for his sneak attack.
Ever since the soul-path shattered, almost all soul-path inheritances had gradually vanished from the Five Domains. At the very least, in all their years, they had never seen anyone cultivate the soul-path or master any soul-path techniques beyond soul-searching arts.
Caught off guard, how could they possibly withstand it?
The ghostly purple Soul-Fixing Needle shot straight toward their heads. In that instant, they could clearly feel the chilling cold emanating from the needle’s tip. Yet, no matter how they twisted or dodged, they couldn’t avoid this Soul-Fixing Needle.
The next moment, they felt as if a long needle had been forcibly driven into their brains, churning violently inside. Even more agonizing was that the needle also appeared at their spiritual platforms, stabbing toward their souls. The pain was unbearable.
“Don’t just stand there! Attack!”
The Huang family head wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and shouted coldly. The few remaining Huang family disciples, seeing this, no longer hesitated. They hurriedly raised their weapons and rushed forward, intending to send them to their deaths.
At the critical moment, Bai Lingfeng’s eyes flashed with ferocity. He stabbed his own thigh with his sword. The longsword pierced through his leg, blood flowing freely. The intense pain allowed him to seize back control of his body. Then, with a sweeping sword strike, he once again killed all the charging disciples, leaving only the slowest Huang family disciple barely alive.
That sole surviving Huang disciple was so frightened his wrist went limp. Clang! His weapon fell to the ground. He retreated repeatedly, his eyes filled with terror.
Bai Lingfeng tightly gripped his longsword, standing in front of Lin Huanhuan. Veins bulged on his forehead, his face a mask of agony, as if he might collapse completely at any second.
‘Damn it, the damage from that attack far exceeded my expectations. My soul must have suffered significant trauma. I can still fight, but my strength has been reduced by at least half.’
‘And this is the result of my resilient soul. For an ordinary person, even someone at the late Foundation Establishment stage, they’d probably lose their combat ability outright… The Huang family head must think so too. I’ll pretend to be at my limit, let him drop his guard and come to finish me off, then counter-kill him. It’ll be bad if he has any more trump cards.’
Lin Huanhuan looked at the figure standing before her, feeling slightly dazed. The intensity of that last attack had indeed exceeded her expectations, but the damage it inflicted on her wasn’t as great as she had imagined.
She briefly sensed her spiritual platform and saw her somewhat listless inner demon. She immediately understood the situation and couldn’t help but smile. ‘As expected of my super inner demon.’
‘This Bai Lingfeng guy is truly loyal and righteous. It seems I’ll have to work on raising his favorability a bit more in the future. Might as well raise it high. It’s not easy to drop anyway. At the very least, he can be used as a fighter without worrying about betrayal.’
‘Why didn’t I think of this before? Never mind, there’s a powerful enemy in front of us right now. I shouldn’t think about this too much.’
‘This Huang family head does have some tricks up his sleeve. To actually master a soul-path technique in this day and age… But he must think I’ve lost my fighting ability… I still have about sixty percent of my combat power left. I’ll pretend to be unable to hold on, then give him a surprise when he comes over!’
The Huang family head glanced at the two who appeared completely spent and couldn’t help but heave a huge sigh of relief, his heart settling. He looked at the corpses littering the ground, and his heart bled again. So many family disciples had died. This hurt him even more than the death of his chosen heir earlier.
‘But it’s okay. I’m still alive. Once the Ten Thousand Souls Banner is successfully refined, I’ll take it and flee immediately to the demonic path’s territory to re-establish the family. My Huang family will definitely not perish!’
The Huang family head looked again at the Huang disciple trembling in fear. After thinking for a moment, he remembered the other’s name and spoke softly, “Huang Huasheng, right? Good child, you’re the only one left.”
Huang Huasheng’s body stiffened. He hurriedly hid the resentment in his eyes and turned, saying with panic, “Greetings, Family Head. I… I don’t know why, but I feel like my whole body is trembling, and I can’t muster any strength… I… I’m not afraid to fight!”
The truth was, after Huang Huasheng had given Lin Huanhuan that important information, he had felt restless. He had paced in his own room, unsure whether he should actively seek out more intelligence.
Upon learning that someone had invaded the Huang family, he hurriedly followed the other Huang disciples, suited up in gear, wanting to personally witness the death of this hypocritical Huang family head.
When he saw that the only ones who came were Lin Huanhuan and Bai Lingfeng, Huang Huasheng couldn’t help but feel disappointed. He even complained inwardly, ‘How can this Miss Lin Huanhuan from the Lin family be so arrogant and conceited? Just two people plan to wipe out the entire Huang family? These young masters and misses from great families really are unreliable.’
But he was already on the boat and couldn’t jump off. He could only choose to see this path through to the end.
During the battle, he had only pretended to exert effort. Although he acted very diligently, he had actually been hiding behind others. Thanks to the Huang family’s internal unity—no one expected anyone to do such a thing—he hadn’t been discovered.
It was precisely because he hid until the end that he barely managed to keep his life. Of course, it was also because Lin Huanhuan saw him and deliberately held back against him.
He understood very well how hard-won this opportunity was, so he was even more cautious, afraid of revealing even the slightest flaw.
The Huang family head showed him a gentle smile, proactively comforting him, “Child, don’t be afraid. It’s okay. These two have truly gone too far, not only invading our Huang family but also killing so many people. Facing such a terrifying enemy, fear is only natural.”
“To be honest, even I am a little afraid. But even if we’re afraid, we must fight. After all, behind us is the entire family, the people we must protect!”
“Family Head…” Huang Huasheng was instantly moved to tears, momentarily at a loss for words.
The Huang family head smiled with relief. He took out a bottle of stamina-restoring pills from his Qiankun Bag and placed it down, saying with a smile, “Take these to recover your stamina. Then go over and kill that youth in white. Tie up Lin Huanhuan.”
“This…” Huang Huasheng hesitated, his eyes filled with deep fear.
The Huang family head proactively explained, “Both of them have been injured by my secret technique. Right now, they must be at the end of their rope. Even moving is difficult for them. There is absolutely no danger for you to go up now.”
“Actually, I should be the one to go up at a time like this. But using that secret technique consumed almost all of my spiritual energy. Even my soul is overburdened and can barely move. That’s why I need you to do it.”
“Child, the fate of the Huang family rests in your hands. Don’t be afraid.”
“Almost… can’t move?”
Huang Huasheng’s voice suddenly became strange.
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