In Lin Yiqiu’s puzzled gaze,
Lord Lan took off his hood, smiling as he looked towards Lin Yiqiu.
"Long time no see, Lin child."
In an instant, Lin Yiqiu’s facial expression became incredibly vivid.
That astonishment, shock, disbelief, and even a sense of doubt as if reality and illusion were misplaced.
"Lord... Lord Lan Yuhe?!!"
Lin Yiqiu’s voice was trembling, unable to comprehend why that man would appear here.
Lord Lan, it was actually Lan Yuhe! Lord Lan!!
"What... What are you doing here?"
"As times shift, certain things have fundamentally changed. Lin child, today, I shall borrow your head for a moment."
Only then did Lin Yiqiu snap out of his memories.
Lord Lan... also came for me??
While Lin Yiqiu was astounded, Lord Lan gently clapped twice.
Another ripple emanated from the boundary, and a figure stepped in.
"Hehehe! The blood to be sampled tonight is exceedingly delectable."
Followed by another ripple, a cold voice sounded before the figure appeared.
"This is a matter of great importance, we need a swift and decisive battle."
But this is not the end.
"I hate seeing a bunch of people gang up on one, hey old man, how about we form an alliance? Giggle giggle giggle!"
That was a slightly frivolous female voice.
Despite so, every person’s stature was incredibly imposing, transforming into their true demonic form.
Enormous shadows covered Lin Yiqiu’s slender silhouette as if cornering him into a path of certain death.
Yet this was still not the end; new ripples seemed to be slowly spreading.
Lin Yiqiu realized, after so many years, he was once again facing a battle of life and death after such a long time!
And at this moment, Lord Lan spoke.
"Gentlemen, let’s begin. Our grand scheme will make a significant step forward tonight!"
As his voice fell, demonic shadows all surged towards Lin Yiqiu.
His body was torn, frozen, burnt, shattered, and drained...
The number of [husks], plummeting madly!
In the distance, the Lin Family members arrived with a troop of people, yet they seemed oblivious to the situation.
They walked directly into the core of the battle, completely unscathed.
As if these people were in a different space from the demonic battle inside.
When waves of ripples spread out, these people had already gone far to search, disappearing from sight.
As though it represented the final blow, the battle in space subsided.
Along with the dissipating ripples, one by one the demonic shadows left the space.
And inside, Lin Ye was holding an old body so withered it was almost devoid of flesh and blood.
That old body, with astonishment and shock in his eyes, looked at Lin Ye as tears streamed down his face.
"You... you’re actually... a human!!!!"
Those were Lin Yiqiu’s last words.
A generation of a tyrant, the overlord of the Lin Family, fell here in silence.
"Yes, master, I am human."
Lin Ye gently wiped away his tears and calmly said, "My life has been in service to the Lin Family. The future of the Lin Family is neither with humans! Nor is it with Tianyuan Town!"
"The era is running wild!"
"I will dedicate everything for the Lin Family, leading it towards the ultimate strength!"
Artifact, conscience.
And he, was without guilt!
His eyes shut for the final time.
That last breath, never recovered.
Lord Lan’s hand, patted onto Lin Ye’s shoulder.
Lin Ye understood, silently retreating two steps.
Lord Lan walked up to Lin Yiqiu’s corpse, held Lin Yiqiu’s head with both hands, and gently plucked it.
The head was simply pulled off.
"The body of a Fallen Spirit Demon."
"The head of the Lin child."
"The Living Dead Spirit, Thousand Transformation Technique, all acquired..."
"Tell Red Moon Demon, I need... test subjects."
Lin Ye bowed his head.
The ripples undulated, Lord Lan departed, and the space collapsed.
Lin Ye disposed of Lin Yiqiu’s body, walked outside, and disappeared into the night.
After tonight, one of the Five Great Families had fallen!
The power of the Lin Family would be taken over by demons!
Fang Yu gently pushed open the door.
He entered, quickly closing it behind him.
He had run all the way back, fearing any encounters.
After all, those daring enough to be active tonight were not simple characters.
With his current state, he preferred to avoid trouble if possible.
What troubled Fang Yu even more was Lin Yiqiu.
That old fossil always seemed to have an eye on his body.
Hopefully, the demons could be forceful enough.
Best to finish off that old fossil in one go.
Definitely, do not leave him a breath to escape or anything.
That would genuinely be life-threatening.
Fang Yu had no means to deal with that kind of monster, only hoping that the demonic square could be powerful.
Ding Hui came over with a candle, startled to see Fang Yu sweating heavily, his clothes torn and tattered, and all the various injuries.
"What kind of task did Li Baizhen give you? He didn’t send you to your death, did he?"
"It’s nothing, just minor injuries."
Fang Yu took the candle and prepared to take a bath to clean up and check on his recovery.
With a dual regenerative ability, Fang Yu only needed time to heal, not a serious issue.
Heating up water, preparing a bath, Ding Hui came over.
"What are you doing?!"
Fang Yu was startled, but thankfully he controlled his volume, otherwise waking up his older sister would have been troublesome.
"Get out of the way, what for? I’ve touched so many corpses with these hands, yours doesn’t make a difference."
Though she said that, Ding Hui still turned her head away, throwing over a bottle.
"Pour this into the water, it’s good for recovering from injuries."
Fang Yu looked at it; it was a little green bottle.