In the sky, Zhang Yaoyang looked at Lin Xuan with an indifferent expression. "Three days ago, my Zhang Family members were killed by you?"
"A bunch of trash," Lin Xuan responded disdainfully. There was no fear in his expression.
"Monster, I see that your breakthrough was no easy feat. If you are willing to swear a blood oath, follow my Zhang Family, and pledge loyalty to us, I can spare your life. However, your Lin Family is doomed to be wiped out, for their insubordination."
Zhang Yaoyang looked at the Lin Family members below with a cold, indifferent gaze, as if he were looking at lifeless objects. An invisible Foundation Establishment pressure pressed down on them.
Seeing this, the faces of the Lin Family members turned slightly pale. Foundation Establishment cultivators, even their aura, were not something they could bear.
"Hum!"
In just a moment, Lin Xuan's aura enveloped the Lin Family members, isolating Zhang Yaoyang's pressure.
Lin Xuan gazed at Zhang Yaoyang with an icy expression. "Old man, I'm in charge of the Lin Family. Who gave you the audacity to annihilate our clan?"
"Boom!"
With his words, Lin Xuan no longer wasted time on idle chatter. His tail directly slammed down on Zhang Yaoyang, and the accumulated lunar power within his body was imbued in the strike.
The terrifying blow made Zhang Yaoyang's expression slightly change. This monster, who had just broken through, possessed such power?
"Bang!"
With a resounding explosion, Zhang Yaoyang's body was sent plummeting from the sky, transforming into a streak of light and crashing into the earth a kilometer away, creating a massive crater.
In terms of strength, humans were like ants compared to the Monster Clan. If Zhang Yaoyang hadn't used his Second Rank peak-quality magical item to block the attack, it might have exploded him instantly.
"Boom!"
The distant earth fell silent for a moment, and in the next instant, a green pillar of light soared into the sky. Within the light pillar, a figure suspended in mid-air, and it was none other than Zhang Yaoyang.
At this moment, Zhang Yaoyang had multiple wounds on his body, a pallid complexion, and numerous green halos emanating from the surrounding mountains and land floated into his body. Zhang Yaoyang's injuries were visibly healing at a remarkable rate.
As Zhang Yaoyang looked at Lin Xuan's tail, he finally noticed Lin Xuan's extraordinary nature, particularly the lingering lunar power on his tail. It left him somewhat baffled, finding it incredible.
"You're a gifted spirit beast!?" Zhang Yaoyang couldn't believe it. "How is that possible? I can clearly feel that your bloodline is just an ordinary Second Rank Mystical Python bloodline. How could it awaken as a gifted spirit beast and become an innate spirit beast?"
Lin Xuan didn't respond and instead turned his gaze to the green halos surrounding Zhang Yaoyang. He speculated that the Zhang Family's cultivation technique was probably wood-based, with a focus on recovery. Coupled with the influence of the Second Rank peak-quality magical item, the old man's recovery ability was indeed formidable.
"If you don't believe it, then why don't I show you?”
Lin Xuan retorted, then, in the next moment, his figure transformed into a streak of light and vanished.
Talent: Flowing Light!
With the speed of a Foundation Establishment body, enhanced fifty times, Lin Xuan wasn't even sure how fast he was.
"Boom!"
In the air, a sonic boom sounded. Zhang Yaoyang's expression drastically changed, and almost instinctively, he channeled his spiritual power into his dragon-headed staff, creating a green light shield that instantly enveloped his body.
"Peng!"
Almost at the same moment, there was a loud explosion, and the green light shield seemed to suffer an unbearable blow. Zhang Yaoyang glanced at the breach in the shield and then looked at the gaping hole in his chest.
The light in his eyes gradually dimmed, and he mumbled, "I should have been able to withstand a blow from a Foundation Establishment late-stage."
In the sky above, Lin Xuan's figure reappeared. However, this moment was filled with silence.
The Lin Family members watched in shock as they saw the shattered green light shield and the falling Zhang Family Patriarch. The astonishment was evident in their expressions.
A Foundation Establishment early-stage Zhang Family Ancestor, even under the protection of a Second Rank peak-quality magical item, couldn't withstand a single strike from their own Grand Ancestor. Such an outcome exceeded their wildest imaginations.
"So, this is the power of an Innate Divine Ability! Truly terrifying! No wonder Innate Spirit Beasts are so revered by those higher-level factions."
Lin Family Patriarch Lin Xiuqi watched the scene in the sky and muttered to himself.
"Lin Xiuqi!"
Suddenly, Lin Xuan's voice echoed from above.
Lin Xiuqi instantly came to his senses, his eyes filled with awe as he looked at Lin Xuan. He then respectfully bowed and said, "I pay my respects to Grand Ancestor!"
"Useless. Go search the body, especially the Second Rank peak-quality magical item. It's a valuable item."
Lin Xuan said somewhat impatiently.
Lin Xiuqi was taken aback for a moment, and in the next moment, a figure dashed out from beside him.
"Grand Ancestor, leave this to Ran'er."
Lin Xuan saw this and smiled faintly. "Young people have sharp minds and quick reactions."
Upon hearing this, the Lin Family members below fell silent, and no one dared to mention the fact that their Grand Ancestor wasn't even a month old yet.
In just a short while, Lin Ran returned with Zhang Yaoyang's body. In her hand, she held the Second Rank peak-quality staff-like magical item and a storage ring.
Lin Xuan's divine sense moved, and both objects flew to him. He focused on the ring, and with a moment's concentration, he broke the mental seal left by Zhang Yaoyang.
What met his gaze was a space about ten cubic meters in size, filled with various cultivation resources, primarily wood-elemental. The best of them was a Second Rank peak-quality Green Maple Kingwood. Next to it was a small bookshelf holding the Zhang Family's cultivation techniques.
Withered Wood Revival Art!
A top grade second level Foundation Establishment technique. It could be cultivated to the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Compared to the Lin Family, which did not even have a Foundation Establishment technique, it was obviously much better.
Of course, the most important thing was probably the Zhang Clan's secret technique, Rain of Thousand Feathers.