Without responding to Zhong Moyang, Lin Xiao nodded at Fu Yan, saying firmly, “I said it. I will settle my personal grudges with the three families alone, with no interference from outsiders.”
“However, I have two conditions. First, the time is set for one month from now. Second, I will visit each of the three families one by one. The families can use any means and any number of people against me.”
Fu Yan and the others’ expressions darkened slightly. They hadn’t expected Lin Xiao to propose this, delaying the confrontation by a month, causing them to miss their current opportunity.
Moreover, challenging each family separately would split the three families’ forces.
Of course, facing an entire family instead of the group before them wouldn’t weaken their strength much.
They didn’t believe Lin Xiao could gain the power to challenge a family in just one month.
But they also didn’t want to miss today’s chance.
“Interesting. One person challenging an entire family, a twenty-year-old junior against a Martial Emperor family. This duel is intriguing, and I fully support it.”
At that moment, a sinister, raspy laugh rang out, followed by a figure swiftly appearing in everyone’s sight.
“You again!” Seeing the pale, ghostly figure, Fu Yan’s eyes widened, his face flushed with anger.
This was none other than the Burial Sect expert who had previously intervened for Lin Xiao at the Ling Sword Sect.
Last time, they ruined their plans, and now the Burial Sect was meddling again.
Originally, with five against five, and Yun Jing and Zhong Moyang heavily injured, they held the advantage.
Now, with the Burial Sect’s interference, their advantage was gone.
Fu Yan was furious.
Zhe Renfeng felt the same.
“The Burial Sect!” The Lord of the Absolute Blade Sect and others showed deep wariness.
They knew that with this Burial Sect Martial Emperor’s arrival, their plan to pressure Lin Xiao with the Ling Sword Sect was doomed.
Even Lin Xiao was surprised. He hadn’t expected the Burial Sect to appear again.
He couldn’t understand why the Burial Sect kept helping him.
According to Elder Yun Jing and others’ guesses, the Burial Sect was likely composed of Emperor Assailants or people from the Temple of Fate.
Logically, if they were Emperor Assailants, they should prefer to see conflict rather than assist.
Not only Lin Xiao but also Yun Jing and the Nine Heavens Sect Leader couldn’t fathom the Burial Sect’s mysterious actions.
Regardless, the Burial Sect’s help was a good thing.
With their Martial Emperor present, the Spear Dragon Sect’s crisis was finally resolved.
“One person challenging a family, don’t you all find that interesting?” The Burial Sect’s Martial Emperor glanced at Fu Yan and the three families, laughing sinisterly.
The three families’ expressions darkened. From his tone, it was clear he sided with Lin Xiao.
The Ling Sword Sect and Absolute Blade Sect’s Martial Emperors could hardly act now.
At this moment, a Half-Step Martial Emperor from the Xing family spoke, “Elder Fu, I agree with Lin Xiao’s proposal. One person against a family. I don’t believe he can pull off any tricks.”
“Exactly. A grand Martial Emperor family afraid of one person?” the Duan family’s Half-Step Martial Emperor added.
“As long as he dares come, we will definitely crush him,” the Xiang family’s Half-Step Martial Emperor said coldly.
“Very well, then it’s settled. One month from now, Lin Xiao will visit each of the three families, with no outside interference. We will personally observe,” Fu Yan said, having no other choice at this point.
Getting Lin Xiao to agree to this fight was the best outcome.
“However, we have conditions. Lin Xiao must not use the Burial Sect’s Yellow Spring or any items from the Burial Sect,” Fu Yan added.
This was their greatest concern. If Lin Xiao used the Yellow Spring, he could wipe out a family in one move, rendering the duel meaningless.
“Rest assured, I won’t use anything from the Burial Sect or the Spear Dragon Sect. I will only use my own resources. If I violate this, you can act,” Lin Xiao replied.
“Fine. One month from now, we’ll be waiting for you to meet your end,” Fu Yan said coldly.
Others in Fu Yan’s group shared the same thought. Dealing with Lin Xiao might take effort, but they believed he couldn’t cause any significant trouble.
They knew Lin Xiao had a Blue Corpse Puppet with Half-Step Martial Emperor strength, but they didn’t believe he could challenge an entire family.
Even if Lin Xiao advanced one or two cultivation levels, reaching Half-Step Martial Emperor strength, it would still be impossible.
One Half-Step Martial Emperor could defeat several Ninth-Level Martial Lords, but not dozens, including century-old Ninth-Level Martial Lords.
Add to that dozens of Seventh and Eighth-Level Martial Lords, hundreds or thousands of other Martial Lords, and each family’s own trump cards, and Lin Xiao had no chance of winning.
Unless Lin Xiao surpassed Half-Step Martial Emperor and gained the strength to fight a Martial Emperor.
But in one month, they didn’t believe Lin Xiao could achieve that.
After all, though Lin Xiao could fight Ninth-Level Martial Lords, fighting a Martial Emperor would require more than just advancing one or two levels.
They also didn’t believe Lin Xiao, recently at Second-Level Martial Lord, could advance so quickly.
Thus, in their view, Lin Xiao was heading to his death.
Unbeknownst to them, Lin Xiao’s current cultivation had already reached Third-Level Martial Lord.
Unless Lin Xiao deliberately revealed his cultivation, even these Martial Emperors couldn’t detect it.
This was a unique trait of the Heavenly Eye.
“Since Lin Xiao insists on fighting, we have nothing to say. However, we have one condition: the three families must not involve any outsiders. Otherwise, our Spear Dragon Sect will not hold back,” Yun Jing declared. “Make no mistake, wiping out the three families without Martial Emperors, our Spear Dragon Sect has the strength. Even with help, no one can protect you until your Martial Emperors return from the Sacred Emperor Ruins!”
The three families’ members were shaken, fear creeping into their hearts.
With the Ling Sword Sect and Absolute Blade Sect backing them, they dared to confront Lin Xiao at the Spear Dragon Sect. But facing the Spear Dragon Sect alone, they had no power to resist.
If the Spear Dragon Sect went all out to destroy them, without Martial Emperors, they could indeed be wiped out.
After all, the Spear Dragon Sect still had two Martial Emperors, and the Ling Sword Sect and Absolute Blade Sect’s Martial Emperors couldn’t always guard the three families.
Yun Jing’s words intimidated them, discouraging any thoughts of enlisting help from the two sects.
Still, they didn’t believe their families’ forces couldn’t handle Lin Xiao alone.
