Unrivaled Soldier in the City

This sort of thing was detrimental to the Righteous Path. Back then, both the Demon Sect and the Righteous Path had suffered heavy losses. The Righteous Path had resorted to a Pyrrhic strategy, wounding the enemy a thousand while losing eight hundred of their own, just to drive the Demon Sect out of the east. If the Demon Sect were to truly make a comeback, it would undoubtedly unleash another storm of blood and gore!

The Demon Emissary laughed coldly. "Haha, you’ll find out soon enough whether this is a dream or not. Back then, you only managed to drive us out of the east because you were also gravely weakened. If our Demon Sect had been able to hold on just a while longer, perhaps we would have been the victors of that battle. That’s why we were so unwilling to accept defeat. This time, we have come fully prepared. Your so-called Righteous Path will be washed away in blood!" Clearly, the members of the Demon Sect had not let go of their defeat in the last war.

"Further talk is useless," Hai Wubian said, staring down the Demon Emissary. "Since you want to kill us, you’ll have to get through me first. If you can’t even kill me, then your ambition is nothing but a pipe dream."

"Very well. I’ll kill you first, then I’ll slaughter those so-called people of the Righteous Path," the Demon Emissary spoke again, his words dripping with malice.

Just then, Fan Wudao emerged, accompanied by four masters at the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top realm.

"Greetings, Lord Demon Emissary," Fan Wudao and the other four said, bowing with extreme reverence.

"Rise," the Demon Emissary said, his gaze sweeping over them before landing back on his opponent. His tone was chilling. "Let me introduce you. This is Hai Wubian, the Protector Elder of the Wumi Building, an expert of the same level as myself. Today, you will all watch closely as I kill him and restore the fearsome reputation of our Demon Sect!"

"Yes, Lord Demon Emissary," Fan Wudao and the others replied in unison.

"Very good. Watch from the side," the Demon Emissary said dismissively.

"Fan Wudao, Family Head of the Fan Family," Hai Wubian’s voice was laced with anger as he stared at the man. "I never thought you would actually join the Demon Sect. You wield great power, hailed as the leader of the business alliance, yet you chose to side with them. People like you truly deserve to die."

These people knew exactly what kind of organization the Demon Sect was, yet they still willingly joined it, choosing to aid a tyrannical cause. Death was too good for such people!

Looking at Hai Wubian, Fan Wudao replied coldly, "Elder Hai, everyone makes their own choices. This is mine. And my choice seems to be no concern of yours."

"Perhaps," Hai Wubian conceded, his voice turning hard as steel. "But a person like you has no reason to continue living. Everyone, come on out! Today, we’ll kill to our hearts’ content and wipe every last one of these Demon Sect members from the face of the earth!"

At his call, Lin Kuang, along with members of the Pei, Yao, and Zhantai Families, emerged from behind the walls, their gazes locking onto Fan Wudao and his men. Lin Kuang and the others knew full well they were no match for the Demon Emissary; the gap in their strength was simply too vast.

Seeing Lin Kuang’s group appear, Fan Wudao, his men, and even the Demon Emissary showed a flicker of surprise. They hadn’t sensed anyone’s presence besides Hai Wubian’s. This wasn’t a testament to their weak perception, but rather to how perfectly Lin Kuang and his allies had concealed themselves, leaving even the Demon Emissary completely unaware.

"Hai Wubian, you dare resort to such underhanded tricks?!" the Demon Emissary snarled, his face contorted with rage.

"Hehe, isn’t this perfectly normal?" Hai Wubian retorted with a mocking smile. "Did you really think I would come here all by myself? Do you take me for a fool, or are you just that naive?"

"Fine. Just fine, Hai Wubian, you cunning old fox!" the Demon Emissary spat furiously. "I’ll kill you first, and then I’ll kill every single one of your men!"

The next moment, black energy roiled around him as a wicked aura erupted from his body. He shot directly toward Hai Wubian, unleashing a devastating Demon Fist. The Demon Emissary knew that for his side to have any chance of victory, he had to eliminate Hai Wubian. Otherwise, their defeat was certain. This was why he attacked so swiftly, aiming to take down his opponent from the outset. However, Hai Wubian was an expert who had reached the Five Energies Towards The Origin realm. He would not be defeated so easily, and killing him would be no simple task for the Demon Emissary.

The moment these two unparalleled experts clashed, Fan Wudao fixed his gaze on Lin Kuang.

"Lin Kuang, oh, Lin Kuang. This is all because of you, you damn brat," Fan Wudao said through gritted teeth. "You’re still alive, but today, you will most certainly die!"

From the moment Lin Kuang had appeared, Fan Wudao had a premonition that this was all his doing. He was right. It was indeed all because of Lin Kuang. But if he hadn’t sought to trouble Lin Kuang in the first place, things never would have escalated to this point. Thus, all debts of cause and effect would be settled today.

"Is that so?" Lin Kuang replied with a disdainful smirk. "Fan Wudao, this isn’t the first or second time you’ve sent people to kill me, and every single time, you’ve been met with utter defeat. Now you’re saying you’ll kill me again? Do you really think you can do it? Or do you just enjoy eating your own words?"

Hearing this, Fan Wudao’s face flushed crimson with rage. Lin Kuang’s words were unbearably insulting. Though they were true, they were grating to Fan Wudao’s ears.

"Fine! Fine! I will kill you today!" Fan Wudao roared, furiously striking out with a fist aimed at Lin Kuang’s head.

Facing Fan Wudao, an expert at the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top realm, Lin Kuang knew he was no match and instantly flashed backward to dodge.

Standing to Lin Kuang’s left, Zhantai Xuan watched the scene with cold indifference, making no move to intervene. He practically wished Fan Wudao would smash Lin Kuang to death with a single punch!

Lin Kuang saw this as well, and as his eyes swept over Zhantai Xuan, a glint of killing intent flashed within them.

Just then, Pei Chengwu, who was standing to Lin Kuang’s right, made his move, intercepting Fan Wudao’s attack. At the same time, Pei Chengwen also sprang into action, engaging another master at the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top realm.

Immediately afterward, Zhantai Xuan, Zhantai Jing, Yao Feng, and Yao Shan—four masters of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top realm—all charged forward. The four of them surrounded the remaining three masters on Fan Wudao’s side, launching a frenzied assault.

In an instant, Lin Kuang, Pei Yuandong, and Yao Zhao found themselves with nothing to do.

"Brother Pei, Brother Yao, let’s just watch from here," Lin Kuang said. "If any of the seniors are in trouble, we can step in to help."

Yao Zhao and Pei Yuandong both nodded in agreement. They were well aware that if they were to join the fight now, they would likely be more of a hindrance than a help.

The scene descended into chaos as the battle grew increasingly wild, each combatant desperate to kill their opponent. Amidst the fierce fighting, the rest of the Fan Family was finally alerted to the commotion.