Seeing the black shadow descending from the sky approaching him very closely, Yun Xiao subconsciously took a step to the side, and then his right hand chopped down fiercely, directly striking the shadow.
Clang!
A loud, resonant sound akin to a giant bell suddenly erupted. With this strike, Yun Xiao felt like he had hit something extremely heavy and hard, but his physical strength was so formidable that he still managed to push the object sideways by two feet.
"Ah, don't!"
Just when Yun Xiao wanted to focus his eyes and discern what exactly that object was, a cry of alarm sounded from outside the courtyard. Immediately after, the courtyard gate was kicked open by someone from the outside.
"Sigh, this is really..."
It wasn't until now that Yun Xiao finally saw what he had struck earlier; it turned out to be a giant bell, about twenty feet tall and more than three feet in diameter.
Looking at the direction in which the bell fell, Yang Wanliu, being astute, naturally understood what those people from the Yang Family had intended. They obviously wanted to use this huge bell to trap Yang Wanliu underneath it, so they could attack Yun Xiao without worrying about interference.
Unfortunately, Yun Xiao's subconscious move had thwarted the Yang Family's clever plan in an instant, or maybe they simply had not anticipated that this young man's physical strength would be capable of moving the giant bell in such a reactive state, causing a tragedy for Yang Wanliu on the spot.
Under Yun Xiao's forceful slap, the bell shifted sideways by two feet, and what was originally aimed directly at Yang Wanliu's head now crashed onto the head of this Princely Heir instead, causing him to collapse to the ground with a buzz.
Clang!
The downward momentum of the giant bell did not stop for a moment, a sonorous bell sound resonated, followed by dust flying everywhere. Amidst this rising dust, blood and flesh splattered gruesomely.
It turned out that Yang Wanliu, who had been smashed to the ground, with his already ruined cultivation, couldn't resist in time, and was directly smashed into two pieces from the chest by the giant bell, creating a horrifically macabre scene.
Yang Wanliu didn't even have a chance to let out a wail before he was sent to meet King Yan; when Yun Xiao came to understand the situation, he couldn't help but sigh with pity.
In fact, for such a cripple, Yun Xiao did not absolutely have to kill him. Just now, the guy had been quite sensible; as long as the Yang Family didn't trouble him any further, sparing his life was not impossible.
Unfortunately, the Yang Family folks were too clever for their own good, hoping to use such a method to save Yang Wanliu's life and seize the opportunity to detain Yun Xiao. Now their cleverness had led to their own folly, costing Yang Wanliu his life in the process.
"Wanliu!"
All this happened in the blink of an eye. The Family Head of the Yang Family, Yang Dingshan, who had just rushed into the courtyard, witnessed this brutal scene and was infuriated.
"You little bastard, you dare to kill my beloved son. Today, my Yang Family will never stop until one of us is dead!"
Overcome with rage, Yang Dingshan could no longer bear to look at the sight of his son being crushed in half by the giant bell. He turned his head furiously, his venomous words almost heard by the entire Yang Family.
"Family Head Yang, you can't blame me for this, ahem, wasn't this bell thrown in by yourselves?"
Seeing this, Yun Xiao couldn't help but touch his nose, but he also knew in his heart that the Yang Family powerhouses were extremely precise in their calculations. If it weren't for his subconscious evasion and strike, Yang Wanliu might not have ended up dead, thus the incident wasn't completely unrelated to him.
As for Yang Dingshan, he naturally wouldn't look to himself for the cause, and he attributed everything to Yun Xiao. Whether it was the crippling or the horrific death of Yang Wanliu, or even the recent death of Elder Yang Zhengfang, all were deemed to be the doings of this young man known as the Star.
Speaking of which, now that Yang Wanliu was dead, Yang Dingshan no longer had any apprehension. He believed that with his own Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage cultivation, a mere ant like Yun Xiao couldn't possibly escape his grasp.
"Family Head Yang, I too am saddened by the Princely Heir's death, why don't we let bygones be bygones? From now on, we'll have nothing to do with each other, how about that?"
Yun Xiao patted the mud and dust from his clothing while saying this. Hearing his words, including Yang Dingshan, the fury of many elders in the Yang Family surged to an extreme, almost spitting blood with anger.
What a joke, you break into the Yang Family at midnight, you kill a Yang Family Elder, and you cause the death of the Yang Family Princely Heir, then think to leave just like that by patting your butt? Where in this world can matters be settled so easily?
"Family Head, there's no need to honor any fair fight with this little bastard. Let's all attack together and grind him into mincemeat!"
Yang Qiwu's eyes flashed a strange light as he whispered hateful words into Yang Dingshan's ear, causing the latter to nod slightly. Although he was extremely confident in himself, he was afraid that like the martial arts platform that day, the youngster would slip away. It would be much more difficult to find him again.
"Family Head Yang, are you truly refusing to see reason? I really don't want to start a massacre!"
Seeing that Yang Dingshan had already led people to encircle him in the middle, the smile on Yun Xiao's face disappeared, replaced by a chill of intense killing intent. It seemed to be his final warning.
"I want to see how you're going to massacre in front of me, the Family Head."
As if amused by Yun Xiao's words, Yang Dingshan's Meridian Qi surged, and the next moment, a vast network of Meridian Qi, faintly familiar to the former, was already descending upon Yun Xiao's head.
This Meridian Qi net was clearly the same binding Meridian Technique Yang Dingshan had used on the arena that day. Now, at such a close distance, it seemed inevitable that Yun Xiao would be caught.
Although Yang Dingshan knew this young man had a way to resolve the Meridian Qi net, his current proximity meant that his goal was merely to bind the opponent for a brief moment.
However, Yang Dingshan was unaware that when he deployed the Meridian Qi net again, Yun Xiao, unlike his previous response, lightly moved his figure in an almost ghostly manner and appeared behind one of the Yang Family Elders in the Late Stage of the Qi Seeking Realm.
"Family Head Yang, watch closely!"
A low shout came from Yun Xiao's mouth, and then Yang Dingshan saw, with a somber expression, the youth's right hand lightly patting the Yang Family Elder.
Puff!
Under the gaze of Yang Dingshan and the other Elders, the Qi Seeking Realm Late Stage Yang Family Elder's body suddenly stiffened, followed by a quiet sound, and he directly turned into a blood-red, human-shaped fireball.
In nearly a few breaths' time, that lively man who had been shouting and calling for a fight against Yun Xiao, now with screams cut off, turned into a pile of pitch-black ashes, leaving only traces of ashes as if he had never existed on the Continent.
"Damn it, what have you done?"
Even though Yang Dingshan was well-informed, he had never seen such tyrannical flames that turned people to ashes in just a few moments, which were terrifying to the extreme.
"Family Head Yang, did you see that clearly? If you didn't, pay attention this time!"
Unquestionably confident in the strength of his Ancestral Vein Fire, Yun Xiao had no doubt that with his current Late Stage Qi Seeking cultivation, it was all too simple to burn a cultivator of the same stage to ashes with this Ancestor Vein Fire.
Yun Xiao had already repositioned himself in front of another Yang Family Elder in the Late Stage of the Qi Seeking Realm as he finished speaking, but this time he did not use the Ancestral Vein Fire. Instead, he wielded his left arm imbued with the Ice Cold Ancestor Vein Power.
This Qi Seeking Realm Late Stage Yang Family Elder had been on guard solely against Yun Xiao's right hand, dreading that a blood-red flame might surge and reduce him to ashes as had happened to the previously slain Yang Family Elder.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
However, while the Yang Family Elder was on high alert, an extremity of Ice Cold Power burst from beneath his feet, and shortly after, he lost all sensation in his legs.
"Fa… Family Head, save me!"
Utter terror compelled the Yang Family Elder to cry for help in a certain direction, but facing Yun Xiao's Ice Cold Power, he could only do his best and leave the rest to fate.
Naturally, Yang Family Head Yang Dingshan was not able to intervene in time to save him. A few more breaths passed, and a life-like ice sculpture was presented before all the remaining Yang Family powerhouses, looking both magnificent and horrifying.
"You little bastard, I'll break your fingers one by one and then tie you under the scorching sun for seven days and nights!"
The sudden deaths of two Great Elders, while shocking Yang Dingshan to his core, also drove his resentment to unprecedented heights. His voice sounded as if it came from the Bottom of the Netherworld.
Those Yang Family Elders who had reached the Late Stage of the Qi Seeking Realm were the backbone that allowed the Yang Family to dominate Ancient Moon City. Yet, a young upstart killed three in one night – how could this not enrage him?
Alas, Yang Dingshan's intense threats did not seem to affect that youth named Star at all. His figure had already reappeared in front of another Yang Family Elder in the Late Stage of the Qi Seeking Realm.
Swoosh!
This time, Yun Xiao did not utilize the Ancestral Vein Fire nor the Ice Cold Ancestor Vein Power. Everyone only saw a streak of black light flash by, and the Yang Family Elder's head had already been sent flying into the air, his neck spurting blood like a fountain.
The sharpness of the Dragon Taming Sword was beyond common comprehension, and even the fear on the Yang Family Elder's face hadn't faded before his head and body were separated, like Yang Zhengfang before him, decapitated.
"Family Head Yang, did you see that clearly?"
After killing the third Yang Family Elder, Yun Xiao finally paused. However, the sarcasm in his voice as he turned back nearly caused Yang Dingshan to spit out another mouthful of blood.
Was it necessary for this brat to cling so stubbornly to a remark made in passing? In his anger, Yang Dingshan clearly understood the youth's mockery, but the Yang Family Elders genuinely could not withstand those techniques.
And just as Yang Dingshan was about to leap forward, trying to prevent Yun Xiao from killing again, he saw the young man shift slightly and reappear before the Yang Family's Great Elder Yang Qiwu.