SPLASH…
By the pavilion, a series of splashes echoed from the pond. Soon, the clear water was stained red.
"A mantis trying to stop a chariot."
Lin Fan was ruthless, showing no mercy. As he killed, he fixed his gaze on Jiang Lan in the pavilion, an unconcealable coldness emanating from him.
'If those guys from my past life knew that my wife—the wife of the dignified Eternal Damnation Sword Master—was being harassed by another man here, I wonder if they'd laugh their heads off.'
Su Qinghan had always looked down on him, but he just considered her blind and ignorant. He remained composed, never bothering to explain himself.
'Because a day will come when she will beg me for forgiveness in regret.'
However, Jiang Lan's earlier words made no attempt to hide his desire for Su Qinghan.
How could Lin Fan tolerate that?
Of course, based on his understanding of Su Qinghan.
A proud and confident woman like her would certainly not be swayed by a few threatening words from a dandy like Jiang Lan.
Still, watching another man harass her like this, an irrepressible feeling surged within him—the feeling of being cuckolded.
In any case, Su Qinghan was now his wife in name. He would not permit her to engage in any "unwomanly" conduct.
"Stop him."
Seeing Lin Fan's fierce killing intent, his aggressive approach, and his ruthless methods,
the guards roared angrily, brandishing their weapons and charging forward again to block his path.
"I didn't want to make things difficult for you, but if you're looking to die, don't blame me."
Lin Fan's gaze narrowed slightly, and he regained his calm composure.
Although he was only at the Second Realm, the Qi Cultivation Realm, he could rely on the vast combat experience and Supreme Skills from his past life.
Dealing with this group of guards, who were only at the Third Realm, the Physical Body Realm, was incredibly easy for him.
In the blink of an eye, the pavilion's corridor was filled with the thick stench of blood.
"Protect the Young Master."
Seeing this, the remaining guards abandoned their attack and quickly gathered around the pavilion, prioritizing Jiang Lan's safety.
At the same time, they watched Lin Fan vigilantly, their eyes locked on him.
Just then, Jiang Lan seemed to snap back to his senses. He gently set down the teacup in his hand and said, "Ying, kill him."
"Yes, Young Master."
As Jiang Lan's words fell,
a tyrannical, ice-cold Evil Qi suddenly swept over everything. In an instant, it was as if the dead of winter had arrived, and the entire world seemed to dim.
A burly, grim-faced middle-aged man in a gray robe, a long saber at his waist, appeared, treading on air.
His gaze was frigid as he stood before the pavilion. His calloused hand gripped the saber's hilt, and he took a step forward.
Instantly, the long saber at his waist was unsheathed. Its blade was snow-white, as bright as if freshly polished.
A bloodthirsty, terrifying killing intent roared forth like a tidal wave, pressing down on the Void until it rumbled as if about to explode.
"Hm?"
Lin Fan's calm expression changed the moment he saw the gray-robed middle-aged man. He sensed that something was wrong.
Sensing this aura, Su Qinghan's expression also shifted slightly, and her heart trembled. 'A Sixth Realm expert...'
The Sixth Realm was the Divine Power Realm.
Cultivators at this realm could live for five to six hundred years, forming their own domain from the Heaven and Earth Void Qi.
Every move they made held immense power. They could achieve Refinement of Divine Celestial Skills, and each palm and fist was like the strike of a Deity.
'I never imagined that Jiang Lan would have such a powerful expert hidden by his side.'
An existence at the Divine Power Realm was considered one of the most formidable figures in all of Jiangling County, and even the entire Great Xia dynasty.
Even the Prefect of Jiangling County was only at this level of strength.
With their full power, they could shatter mountains and destroy cities with ease.
'Forget Lin Fan, even if I played all my trump cards, I couldn't possibly block an existence like this.'
The middle-aged man named Ying charged with his saber held horizontally. His figure vanished in a flash, reappearing in front of Lin Fan.
He brought the saber down in a single chop. A blinding white streak appeared, leaving a terrifying gash in the Void.
The vast saber light pierced through heaven and earth, powerful enough to sever mountains and cross rivers, utterly dominant.
Forget a person; even a small mountain would be cleaved in two by this strike.
'When Lin Fan had attacked earlier, I already sensed that this was no ordinary Qi Cultivation Realm Cultivator. I suspect that even a typical Fourth Realm Illuminating Nether Realm Cultivator might not be his match.'
'Therefore, this strike is intended to kill Lin Fan in a single blow.'
Lin Fan's gaze darkened. His decision to force his way into the Snow Moon Pavilion hadn't been a reckless one.
'A second-generation wastrel like Jiang Lan is bound to have experts protecting him.'
'If his opponent was an expert at the Fifth Realm, the Soul Palace Realm, I would have been confident enough to hold my own, and even take them down using my various techniques.'
'But I never expected it to be a Divine Power Realm expert.'
'To assign such a powerful expert to protect a useless second-generation wastrel... they're really willing to spare no expense.'
"To think that a dignified Sixth Realm expert would stoop to becoming the lackey of a second-generation wastrel..."
Lin Fan's expression turned ugly. With a cold snort, he executed a Body Technique, his figure retreating swiftly like a fleeting shimmer of light.
With his current strength, it was impossible to withstand a strike from a Sixth Realm expert head-on.
The gray-robed middle-aged man's expression remained indifferent, unmoved.
The saber strike had already locked onto Lin Fan's aura. The moment Lin Fan retreated to dodge, the man had already followed, as fast as a phantom.
BZZZZ!!!
The Void trembled. As the saber light fell, a surging radiance like a sun suspended in the sky appeared, blinding and brilliant.
The powerful energy surged outward like crashing waves, directly shredding the colorful clouds on the horizon.
In an instant, all the surrounding qi seemed to evaporate.
The entire pavilion collapsed, disintegrating into a cloud of ash.
He had held back much of his power, worried that the qi fluctuations might affect the surrounding innocent guards and Jiang Lan, who had no cultivation.
Otherwise, this single strike would have been enough to level the entire Snow Moon Pavilion.
BOOM!!!
The terrifying commotion alerted the entire Yu Yi City.
Along the main street, the shops and pavilions near the Snow Moon Pavilion began to shake and tremble violently, as if in an earthquake.
Some buildings collapsed directly into ruins from the impact of the aftershock.
Many Cultivators, their faces filled with shock and fear, ran out immediately, staring toward the place where dust was billowing into the sky.
"What just happened?"
"That direction... is that the Snow Moon Pavilion?"
Many people's voices trembled slightly, filled with lingering fear.
Yu Yi City was a major city in Jiangling County, with strict order and ironclad laws.
Patrol teams policed the city daily to maintain order, and it had been a long time since such a terrifying battle had occurred.
This aura definitely involved an existence at or above the Fifth Realm, the Soul Palace Realm.
Immediately, streaks of light shot out from the manors of the various great families, speeding toward the scene.
Even the City Lord's Mansion was alerted, and patrol teams were ordered to hurry over from all directions.
「Within the shattered Snow Moon Pavilion.」
Jiang Lan narrowed his eyes, watching everything with great interest.
'Although this Lin Fan is called the Eunuch Sword Master, his strength in the original plot was not weak in the slightest.'
'He seems to be pretending to be weak to prey on the strong, but in reality, he's constantly showing off and slapping faces.'
'Right now, his superficial strength is only at the Second Realm, but he has quite a few trump cards, plus the Eternal Damnation Sword from his past life. His true strength is actually much greater than that of the Fourth Realm heroine, Su Qinghan.'
'Moreover, as the protagonist of this world, he is favored by destiny and possesses great fortune. He constantly has fortuitous encounters and can always turn peril into safety.'
Logically speaking, a single strike from a Sixth Realm Divine Power Realm expert should be enough to obliterate an ordinary Second Realm Cultivator countless times over.
But Lin Fan was, after all, the Child of Destiny of this world, favored by the heavens and possessing great fortune.
Especially since he had all sorts of trump cards up his sleeve, it wasn't very realistic to think he could be killed so easily.
Jiang Lan remembered that in the original plot, whenever Lin Fan encountered an unbeatable enemy and his life was in danger, the Eternal Damnation Sword from his past life would awaken on its own, break open the Void, and carry him to safety.
Relying on this method, Lin Fan had escaped from powerful enemies with his life on multiple occasions.
Of course, this method wasn't always usable. After helping Lin Fan break open the Void to escape, the Eternal Damnation Sword would fall into a dormant state for a period of time.
During that time, it would be impossible for Lin Fan to borrow the Eternal Damnation Sword's power again.
Therefore, since Jiang Lan knew all this, it was only natural that he came prepared.
'Lin Fan may be the protagonist, but he hasn't matured yet.'
'An immature protagonist needs to be stomped to death first, giving him no chance to develop.'
'A true major villain would keep the protagonist around to farm him like a leek, harvesting all his fortune before slapping him to death. Unfortunately, I'm just minor cannon fodder right now. Before I have the strength for that, it's better to eliminate the threat for good.'