The Li family was abuzz with activity, for tomorrow was the wedding day of Li Xiuzhu. The identity of her groom was unknown to the Li family, but the patriarch had decreed that any private doubts were to remain just that – private.
Meanwhile, in a courtyard within the Li family estate.
Yang Feilong was practicing his swordplay.
Swish, swish, swish!
Streams of sword light flashed. Suddenly, the already profound sword technique escalated to an entirely new level of mystique.
"Fourth-rank sword intent has reached perfection," Yang Feilong murmured to himself.
It was primarily after reuniting with his parents that his state of mind improved, and in such a state, his sword intent progressed rapidly. In just a few days, he had broken through from the minor completion of fourth-rank sword intent in the mortal world to the perfect stage of fourth-rank sword intent.
Fourth-rank perfect sword intent was considered top-tier even among those in the Nascent Soul realm.
Just then, a voice sounded from outside the door: "Feilong."
Yang Feilong's mind stirred, and the door opened, a figure walking in.
"Cousin," Li Enze greeted Yang Feilong with a smile.
Although he had been beaten by Yang Feilong before, he held no grudge. The main reason was his deep admiration for Yang Feilong. To be so strong at a mere twenty-odd years old had completely dispelled his arrogance.
"What is it?" Yang Feilong looked at his cousin.
"I wanted to ask for your guidance on swordplay," Li Enze said.
He also practiced swordsmanship, and upon learning that Yang Feilong did too, he developed this idea. Of course, this was one reason; the second was to foster a closer relationship with his cousin.
After all, they were quite close relatives.
His father was the elder brother of Yang Feilong's mother.
"Guidance on swordplay?" Yang Feilong was slightly surprised, but after a moment of thought, he seemed to understand his cousin's intention. He nodded and said, "Alright... Huh?"
The next moment, Yang Feilong's expression shifted slightly.
"What's wrong, cousin?" Li Enze looked bewildered as he noticed Yang Feilong's unusual expression.
"The Wang family is attacking!" Yang Feilong stated, and then his figure vanished from his spot.
"The Wang family is attacking?" Li Enze trembled upon hearing Yang Feilong's words.
Although he and some core members of the Li family knew Yang Feilong's strength was in the Nascent Soul realm, as those present had been mostly core Li family members.
Later, the Li family had discussed how to lure the Wang family into an attack. Only a select few within the Li family knew about this matter, perhaps no more than ten people. Furthermore, others were unaware that the Li family's ancestor had been healed.
The main issue was that even if the Wang family attacked, most of the Li family, aside from those in the Nascent Soul realm, would be of little help!
Boom!
The Li family's grand formation was constantly active. However, when the Wang family attacked, the formation's operation faltered, being countered by another powerful formation force.
Nine Nascent Soul realm powerhouses from the Wang family emerged, directly breaking through the Li family's formation and entering the estate.
"Wang Shanhu, you have indeed come!" At this moment, an icy voice rang out.
Beside him stood several people, the Nascent Soul realm powerhouses of the Li family.
"Hmm?" Seeing Li Huagang appear before him, Wang Shanhu's expression changed. Upon hearing Li Huagang's words, his heart sank. Had they been tricked by Li Huagang?
However, even if they had been tricked, it wouldn't matter. In his mind, the Li family's overall strength still lagged significantly behind their Wang family. "Li Huagang, what are you posturing for? Today marks the day your Li family is annihilated!"
"The day my Li family is annihilated? Heh, that remains to be seen if you have the capability! Attack!" Li Huagang sneered, and then let out a roar.
"Attack!" At this point, even if the Li family had some scheme, they could no longer afford to worry. The Wang family had reached a point of no return.
Boom, boom, boom!
The great battle erupted.
"Youngster, you dare to participate in a fight like this? Truly seeking death!" A Nascent Soul realm powerhouse from the Wang family, seeing Yang Feilong charging at him, displayed a look of disdain.
His domain surged forth, shaking towards Yang Feilong. But the next moment, his expression changed, as he felt an even more terrifying domain instantly tear his own domain to shreds!
"Not good!" The Nascent Soul realm powerhouse's heart skipped a beat, a bad premonition arising within him.
But it was too late.
Yang Feilong unleashed a sword strike, and the early Nascent Soul realm expert was instantly annihilated.
This was a clash of powerhouses. The Li family had more Nascent Soul realm experts, a total of nine. The Wang family had only seven, plus himself, making it eight. While the Yuan Shen realm experts formed battle formations to hold off one, any extended engagement would inevitably lead to heavy casualties!
Since Yang Feilong had chosen to intervene, he naturally wouldn't allow the Li family to suffer such great losses!
"Damn it! What is this young man's identity?" The Wang family's expressions turned grim. They had never expected Yang Feilong's strength to be so terrifying, killing a perfect Nascent Soul realm expert with a single sword strike. His displayed power far exceeded the expectations of everyone from the Wang family present!
"Good! Well done!" Although the Li family had been displeased when Yang Feilong suppressed Li Jianguo earlier, now, facing the Wang family's onslaught, seeing Yang Feilong display such might filled them with excitement and joy!
"An anomaly! Damn it, we've been tricked!" Wang Shanhu's face was extremely unsightly.
Killing an early Nascent Soul realm expert with a single sword strike was something even he might not be able to accomplish. This indicated that this seemingly very young man's strength was at least on par with his own!
Furthermore, Li Huagang's strength also exceeded his expectations!
He was completely suppressed by Li Huagang; the strength displayed by the latter did not seem like someone who had been severely injured.
Li Huagang's previous attempt to break through to the Body Integration realm had failed, but he had not gained nothing. He had felt the profound integration of domain, void, and physical body. In essence, he was now a half-step Body Integration realm cultivator.
Of course, this was thanks to Yang Feilong saving him. Otherwise, his injured body would not only fail to reach the half-step Body Integration realm but would also decline and perish before long.
"What should we do, Ancestor!" At this point, the Wang family's Nascent Soul realm powerhouses were in a panic. Yang Feilong's displayed strength was too great; they were all terrified.
If they lingered any longer, they might all be defeated here.
Before Wang Shanhu, the Wang family's ancestor, could make any decision, another scream was heard. Another early Nascent Soul realm expert had met their death on the spot!
The gap between an early Nascent Soul realm expert and Yang Feilong was too vast. While entangled, how could they possibly withstand such a destructive force as Yang Feilong?
Thus, in the blink of an eye, two early Nascent Soul realm experts were dead.
With this shift, the Wang family was at a significant disadvantage in terms of Nascent Soul realm experts, not in terms of sheer power, but in numbers!
As time passed, this disadvantage would only grow!
Because the Li family possessed two peak combatants!
"Li Huagang, we are related by marriage to the super-tier Huang family. If you dare to pursue us to the death, the Huang family will surely avenge us! Let us leave now, and we are willing to offer compensation!" Wang Shanhu shouted loudly.
"Backing down? Hmph! You know to back down now, but it's too late. Moreover, the Huang family would not avenge a concubine for you! You can only await your death!" Li Huagang sneered.
What? You wanted to annihilate our family, and now you can't, so you start thinking about compensation, treating our Li family like what? This matter could not be easily dismissed like this.
Li Huagang would not let this opportunity to annihilate the Wang family pass!
"Don't push me!" Wang Shanhu roared.
His expression was incredibly grim. Gone was the confident demeanor from before, where he had looked down on the Li family with disdain.
"Push you, heh heh!" Li Huagang mocked. "What? You feel wronged now? The current situation is that you wanted to destroy my Li family, so don't act as if it's our fault!"
"Your Li family is truly insidious, hiding this top-tier combatant!" Wang Shanhu grumbled. "If you have the guts, let's have a real fight! And this time, if your Li family hadn't gone too far by holding a wedding for the woman who eloped, we wouldn't have acted against you!"
"You're starting to talk nonsense!" Li Huagang taunted. "But no matter how much you say, it won't change the fact that your Wang family is facing annihilation. Oh, and I don't mind telling you, the one killing so many of your Wang family's Nascent Soul realm experts is Yang Ping's son! You might not know who Yang Ping is, but if I tell you that Xiuzhu, who eloped back then, secretly pledged herself to Yang Ping, you'll surely understand why we cannot let your Wang family go now!"
"Li Xiuzhu's son?" At this moment, both Wang Shanhu and the other members of the Wang family were almost stunned.
Li Xiuzhu had eloped over twenty years ago. If that was the case, this young man would only be in his early twenties? A Nascent Soul realm cultivator in his early twenties?
"Also, I don't mind telling you that I was saved by Xiuzhu's son. Not only is he incredibly talented, but his cultivation is astonishing, and he's also a divine physician! Even the Huang family, upon hearing this, would only try to recruit him, not persecute our Li family!"
"Therefore, abandon any lingering hope. The doom of your Wang family has arrived!" Li Huagang declared with finality.
Upon hearing Li Huagang's words, the Wang family members were plunged into despair.
This son of Li Xiuzhu was not only so powerful but also a divine physician? It was known that many divine physicians couldn't heal the Dao injuries sustained from attempting to break through to the Body Integration realm at the perfect Nascent Soul stage, yet he could heal them? What kind of formidable medical skill was this?
Their Wang family had truly lost unfairly!
Regret!
They truly regretted it!
If they had known Li Xiuzhu's son was so formidable, why would they have come knocking on their door?
But it was too late for regrets. The current situation for the Wang family was dire.
The thought of the Wang family facing annihilation gnawed at Wang Shanhu's heart like a knife. After all, their Wang family had always been confident of destroying the Li family and had never sent out their direct descendants or talented disciples. Looking back now, it was a series of mistakes.
While the two were conversing, Yang Feilong had not been idle. In this short time, two more Nascent Soul realm powerhouses from the Wang family had fallen – one in the early Nascent Soul stage, and another in the middle Nascent Soul stage!
Of the nine Nascent Soul realm experts who had come from the Wang family, only five remained.
One in the perfect Nascent Soul stage, two in the late Nascent Soul stage, and two in the middle Nascent Soul stage!
"Let's fight with everything we have!" Wang Shanhu roared. "Even if we die, we'll take some with us!"
"Let's fight!" At this point, the Wang family members understood that if they didn't fight desperately, they would be picked off one by one by Yang Feilong. His combat power was too immense, astonishingly so. The longest time he spent was simply traveling.
In fact, if he hadn't been worried about accidentally injuring Li family members, the Wang family might have suffered even more casualties!
Boom, boom, boom!
As the Wang family fought desperately, the Li family's Yuan Shen realm experts began to retreat. Yang Feilong focused on whichever side was in a more disadvantageous situation.
"Ah!" Not long after, another scream was heard, and another Nascent Soul realm cultivator perished.
This time, the one who died was a late Nascent Soul realm expert. Facing the combined assault of a late Nascent Soul realm cultivator from the Li family and Yang Feilong, he could only hold on for three breaths even while fighting desperately!
At this point, it was almost a two-on-one situation!
Because after Yang Feilong had dealt with the Wang family's Nascent Soul realm experts, their opponents would then reinforce other battlefronts.
The gap between Nascent Soul realm cultivators was not that vast. Even an early Nascent Soul realm cultivator possessed some fighting ability against a middle Nascent Soul realm expert.
And so.
After some more time passed, Wang family Nascent Soul realm experts continued to die one after another. When only three remained, each at least faced three opponents, as Li Huagang alone was suppressing Wang Shanhu.
There was still a significant gap between a half-step Body Integration realm cultivator and a late Nascent Soul realm expert. Of course, Li Huagang could only suppress Wang Shanhu and could not kill him in a short time!
However, even if he couldn't kill him, he could still keep Wang Shanhu in a very uncomfortable position!
"Ah!" After a while longer, another Wang family Nascent Soul realm cultivator died!
These Nascent Soul realm experts were mostly killed by Yang Feilong. His combat prowess on the battlefield was too terrifying!
"Perhaps even the Ancestor isn't as strong as Feilong!"
"Indeed! Nascent Soul realm experts are almost at the peak of the pyramid! He kills them as if he's chopping vegetables."
"The difference is just too, too great!"
"I wonder when he'll be able to break through to the Body Integration realm?"
"Given his talent and strength at his early twenties to reach the perfect Nascent Soul realm, I think it will take him at most three to five years!"
"Yes! If it were ordinary Nascent Soul realm cultivators, it might take a thousand or two thousand years to break through. But him, I think three to five years. Isn't that too insane?"
"Insane? I feel it's quite fitting!"
At this moment, the observing Li family experts, who had previously been worried and solemn, now had expressions of excitement and a desire to watch the spectacle. All of this was due to the immense confidence Yang Feilong had instilled in them!
He was killing Nascent Soul realm experts with ease.
The battle had been ongoing for less than a minute, yet seven out of the nine Nascent Soul realm experts from the Wang family had already fallen. The remaining two were barely holding on.
They had no reason not to be happy.