“An honour to meet you both,” Zou Dongsheng said, cupping his fists.
“The pleasure is ours, friend Zou Dongsheng,” Dong Jian and Hongyuan replied, returning the gesture.
“Let us go. It is time to meet the beastman expert Muli,” Lin Yun said.
With that, the four left the inn.
…
In another inn on North Street.
“Young Master, they have just headed toward South Street. It looks as though they are leaving the city for the beastman tribe today,” the elder reported to the Young Master of the Underworld Palace.
“How is the investigation into his background going?” the Young Master asked.
“The boy’s records appear completely blank. In just one day we have not managed to uncover anything useful. We still have no idea of his history or origins,” the elder replied.
The Young Master shot to his feet. “Forget it. We move now. Hurry to the south gate and intercept him! His strength cannot possibly surpass mine!”
As a third-stage Harmony Realm cultivator and the Young Master of the Underworld Palace, he possessed the palace’s strongest inheritance. Few below the Supreme level could match him.
He was certain Lin Yun could not be a Supreme, and the chances of him even being Harmony Realm were minuscule. If he struck personally, killing Lin Yun would be child’s play.
The elder was startled. “Intercept and kill him right now? Young Master… is that not rather risky? Once they meet Muli, if he tries to intervene…”
“Risk my foot! Today I will slaughter that bastard! Do not worry. I have a plan!” Murderous intent blazed in the Young Master’s eyes.
“Gather the men. We are leaving!”
With that, he stormed out of the inn.
…
At the south gate of Heart City.
The area just beyond the south gate was the main district where beastmen conducted business in Heart City.
Although it was not actual beastman territory, human cultivators rarely ventured there lightly.
When Lin Yun’s group stepped out of the gate, the beastman expert Muli was already waiting outside.
“Let us go join him,” Lin Yun said, quickening his pace.
Whoosh!
Just as the four were approaching, more than a dozen figures descended from the sky and blocked their path.
Lin Yun’s eyes narrowed. It was the Young Master of the Underworld Palace and his men.
“Trouble the moment we leave the city,” Lin Yun muttered, his gaze sharpening.
“Boy, today I take your worthless life!”
Without a word of warning, the Young Master thrust out his hand. A colossal black palm print instantly formed in the air and slammed downward toward Lin Yun with terrifying force!
Wooooom!
The fearsome fluctuation crushed the surrounding space, producing thunderous booms that shook the heavens.
As expected of a third-stage Harmony Realm cultivator, the power of this strike was overwhelming.
Hongyuan and Dong Jian both paled.
The attack descended like a mountain, reaching the top of their heads in the blink of an eye.
“Young Master, allow me!”
Zou Dongsheng stomped the ground and soared upward, his long spear dancing with azure light. It transformed into a massive dragon that roared and crashed into the descending black palm.
BOOM!
An earth-shaking explosion erupted. The black palm and the azure dragon light shattered simultaneously. Terrifying shockwaves rippled outward, shaking the ground and whipping up gale-force winds.
Zou Dongsheng landed lightly beside Lin Yun after blocking the blow.
“Zou Dongsheng, are you all right?” Lin Yun asked.
“That little attack cannot hurt me,” Zou Dongsheng replied with a confident smile.
“What? A Harmony Realm cultivator?” The Young Master’s expression changed drastically when his strike was stopped.
His plan had been simple: descend and kill Lin Yun with lightning speed before Muli could even react.
He was confident in his own power.
He was certain Lin Yun could not withstand even one of his blows, that killing him would be effortless.
Once Lin Yun was dead, Muli would have no choice but to give the task to him.
That had been the Young Master’s scheme.
He had never expected a Harmony Realm expert to be protecting Lin Yun!
Sure enough, the moment the two attacks collided, Muli landed heavily between the two groups.
“Young Master of the Underworld Palace, what is the meaning of this? These people are coming to build a formation for me. By attacking them you show no respect for me at all!” Muli roared, his voice shaking the sky.
