Chapter 16 Who Do You Think You Are to Warrant My Respect, Li Xingye?

Li Xingye's simple words sowed discord between the Bai brothers, turning them into enemies.

The second son, Bai Zhonghai, stepped forward, eager to kill his elder brother, Bai Zhongshan.

Bai Zhongshan had risen to power through a woman, which already made him unpopular within the Bai family. Many harbored deep resentment and dissatisfaction towards him.

"Remember, you only have one chance to survive: kill Bai Zhongshan and his wife with your own hands!"

Li Xingye fanned the flames further, his gaze sweeping over the assembled Bai family members. He was certain that to save their own lives, these Bai family members would turn on each other like rabid dogs.

"Second Brother is right. Bai Zhongshan, you are immoral and incompetent, unworthy of being the Bai family patriarch. Atone with your death now to appease Young Master Li!"

Bai Zhongshan's fourth brother, Bai Zhonghe, also stepped out, scolding him angrily. Only if Bai Zhongshan and his wife died could they possibly survive.

Following them, many supporters of Bai Zhonghai and Bai Zhonghe emerged from the Bai family ranks, their eyes glinting menacingly as they glared at Bai Zhongshan and his wife, ready to strike.

"How dare you! You ungrateful wretches who betray your own kin! I, Wen Yuwei, am a direct descendant of the Wen family of Modu, backed by a top-tier influential family. I'd like to see who dares to kill me today!"

Seeing the Bai family members preparing to attack her, Wen Yuwei erupted in fury, unleashing a torrent of abuse. The prestigious Wen family of Modu stood behind her, and she couldn't believe these Bai family members would dare to touch her.

"Second Brother, Fourth Brother, you are being so foolish!"

"This is clearly Li Xingye's scheme to sow discord among us Bai brothers, to make us kill each other! Don't fall for it!"

The third son of the Bai family, Bai Zhongjiang, stepped forward, his eyes red with emotion. Li Xingye's methods and calculations were truly impressive! He was playing with their emotions, manipulating them into a bloodbath.

"Hahaha… It seems not all of the Bai family are brainless. There are intelligent people among you!"

"However, Bai Zhongjiang, you are mistaken. This is not a scheme, but an open ploy."

Li Xingye stared at Bai Zhongjiang, a mocking smile playing on his lips. Not all of the Bai family were fools; some had seen through his intentions. But it was useless!

"Screech!"

With a wave of his hand like a blade, Li Xingye unleashed a streak of white light. The head of the fourth son, Bai Zhongjiang, flew high into the air. Blood once again spattered the Bai family's banquet hall!

As Bai Zhongjiang's headless corpse collapsed, all the Bai family members were filled with even greater dread towards Li Xingye. Li Xingye was a terrifying god of slaughter, killing whomever he pleased! Now, the lives of every Bai family member were in his hands. If he wanted someone dead, they would die!

"You… you killed Fourth Brother!"

Bai Zhongshan stared at Li Xingye with horror. Fourth Brother, Bai Zhongjiang, had been the most loyal among his siblings, and Li Xingye had killed him with a single blow.

"Just a piece of trash who thought he was too clever. He's dead, and what can you do about it?"

Li Xingye's gaze swept over Bai Zhongshan's feigned brotherly concern with mockery.

"You… you…"

Bai Zhongshan stammered, unable to utter a coherent sentence, not daring to attack. It was a joke; Fourth Brother had been decapitated by Li Xingye in an instant. Charging forward would be suicide. Faced with the threat of death, Bai Zhongshan was consumed by fear of Li Xingye. He never expected a mere remnant of the Li family from three years ago to become so terrifying!

"My patience is limited. If no one kills Bai Zhongshan and his wife within ten minutes, everyone present will die!"

Li Xingye's gaze swept across the entire hall, his voice chilling. Instantly, everyone in the banquet hall felt as if they had plunged into an ice cellar, enveloped by an bone-chilling cold. Not only the Bai family members, but also the people from the other ten great families felt their scalps tingle and a shiver run down their spines. If Bai Zhongshan and his wife didn't die, they all would! No one was willing to be buried with Bai Zhongshan and his wife! Nor did anyone doubt the words of the god of slaughter, Li Xingye.

"Bai Zhongshan, Wen Yuwei, you two deserve death! Surrender yourselves to Young Master Li and atone!"

The members of the ten great families could no longer sit idly by. They stepped forward, denouncing Bai Zhongshan and his wife. The heads of the Yuan family, Wang family, Nie family, and other influential families pressed closer to Bai Zhongshan and his wife. It was better for a friend to die than oneself! If Bai Zhongshan and his wife died, it was better than all of them perishing. Under the threat of death, everyone would prioritize their own survival, caring nothing for the fate of Bai Zhongshan and his wife.

"Donghua! Save Aunt!"

Seeing that the ten great families were about to kill them, Wen Yuwei's face paled with alarm. She quickly turned to her nephew, Wen Donghua, for help.

"Don't worry, Aunt. With me, Wen Donghua, here, these people won't dare to touch you."

Wen Donghua smiled calmly and stood up.

"You fear Li Xingye, but do you not fear my Modu Wen family?"

Wen Donghua's gaze swept over each of the family heads from the ten great families, a mocking expression on his face. These first, second, and third-tier influential families of Ningjiang City dared to lay a hand on someone from his top-tier influential family, the Wen family. Their Wen family had Martial King experts. Offending them meant facing annihilation.

"This… the Modu Wen family…"

The heads of the other ten great families hesitated, their faces filled with unease, upon hearing Wen Donghua's words. Offending the Modu Wen family put their own families at risk of annihilation. Yet, if they didn't kill Bai Zhongshan and his wife, they would all die now. How should they choose?

"Hahaha…"

Wen Donghua laughed triumphantly, seeing how his words had silenced the influential family heads of Jiangcheng. Was there anyone who dared to challenge the might of a top-tier influential family?

"Li Xingye, you've already killed so many people. How about you give me, Wen Donghua, some face? Let's call it even for the Li family's feud. What do you say?"

Wen Donghua stared at Li Xingye with a mocking smirk, attempting to reason with him. As the young master of Modu's top-tier influential Wen family, Li Xingye wouldn't dare to refuse him, right?

"Slap!"

Li Xingye sent Wen Donghua flying dozens of meters away with a single slap, shattering his entire face.

"Who do you think you are, telling me, Li Xingye, to give you face?"

"Should I exterminate your entire Wen family before I consider letting go of my revenge?"

Li Xingye looked at Wen Donghua as if he were an idiot. Someone acting as an outsider and urging another to let go of their vengeance was either foolish or malicious! He had returned as a king; how could he abandon his revenge for Wen Donghua's words?

"I… I am the young master of Modu's top-tier influential Wen family. You… you dare to hit me?"

Wen Donghua clutched his mangled face, his expression contorted.

"So what if you're from a top-tier influential family?"

"A useless second-generation heir like you dares to dictate terms to me, Li Xingye?"

Li Xingye sneered. In the face of absolute power, any influential family background was useless.

"Ghost servant, quickly kill Li Xingye!"

Wen Donghua roared, issuing an order to a ghostly figure in the distance. As the young master of a top-tier influential family, he naturally had powerful protectors. Instantly, a shadowy figure streaked forward with incredible speed, lunging towards Li Xingye. This shadowy figure moved like a phantom, its power clearly reaching the peak of the Martial Master realm.

"Peak Martial Master? Trash!"

Li Xingye's expression turned mocking. He merely glared at the shadowy figure. In that instant, the figure let out a scream and disintegrated into dust, leaving no trace of its existence!