sinovels Chapter 55 Battle Rank 5
Chapter 55 Battle Rank 5
Yunzhou City, the Shen family.
As a branch of the Shen family, a prominent family in Zhongzhou, the Shen family is considered a considerable force in Yunzhou City.
Among the many powerful families in Yunzhou City, apart from the Lin family and the Shangguan family, the Shen family is considered the strongest.
It is precisely for this reason that the Shen family of Yunzhou City has never taken other families or minor forces seriously, except for the Shangguan family and the Lin family.
At that moment, Shen Lin heard the report from the person in front of him.
The gloomy expression on his face, which had been somber for the past few days, finally softened somewhat.
Standing in the mourning hall set up for his son, Shen Lin turned around and slowly spoke:
"Very well, since Li Xiuyuan dares to show up, I'll make him regret provoking me, Shen Lin!"
As Shen Lin spoke, he immediately addressed a burly middle-aged man beside him:
"Immediately gather your men and inform the elders that I will make sure that murderer Li Xiuyuan is executed on the spot this time."
At this moment, a thin man stepped forward and said:
"Master, should we send someone to inform the City Lord's Mansion about this matter..."
Before the man could finish speaking, Shen Lin immediately raised his hand.
"No need. Although Li Xiuyuan has cultivated that internal energy-absorbing technique and even possesses a mysterious movement technique, so what... This time, my Shen family has mobilized all its forces. I don't believe we can't capture a mere seventh-rank brat!"
As he spoke, Shen Lin clenched his fists, and his eyes flashed with a cold glint.
However, Shen Lin had his own plans: to use swift and decisive means to capture Li Xiuyuan.
The night before last, it was because I was careless.
After being ambushed by Li Xiuyuan and witnessing the death of his only son, he was blinded by rage and thus got out of control while chasing Li Xiuyuan, allowing Li Xiuyuan to escape from his grasp.
And this time...
Just as Shen Lin stepped out into the front yard, the family's experts and guards had already gathered in the open space of the front yard.
Several elders of the Shen family with sixth-grade cultivation had also arrived at this time.
They naturally knew what the order was about when they received it.
"Brother, we can't underestimate Li Xiuyuan. He managed to escape even when the Lin family, the Shangguan family, and the City Lord's Mansion joined forces."
A middle-aged woman in a blue robe stepped forward and spoke.
This person's name is Shen Yunshuang, and she is Shen Lin's younger sister.
His cultivation level has reached the peak of the sixth rank.
"Of course I know, that's why I'm bringing all the experts from my Shen family with me this time."
Don't worry, little sister, I won't give that little beast any chance. I'll strike with lightning speed the moment we meet, suppressing and capturing him first!"
Shen Yunshuang nodded upon hearing this.
Although Shen Yunshuang had great confidence in her elder brother, who was the head of the family.
However, she also had some worries in her heart. After all, Li Xiuyuan was someone who had caused great losses to the Lin family, the Shangguan family, and even the City Lord's Mansion. He was definitely not simple.
No matter how extraordinary Li Xiuyuan was, he actually killed his elder brother's nephew, Shen Qi, who was the future head of the Shen family in Yunzhou and also his elder brother's only son.
Therefore, Li Xiuyuan must die this time!
As for his secrets, they must be thoroughly uncovered one by one.
After all, Shangguan Hongxiu had suffocated her back then. As a daughter of a prominent family in Yunzhou, Shen Yunshuang had always lived in Shangguan Hongxiu's shadow.
She couldn't compare to Shangguan Xiuhong back then, and now she's facing a little kid. Shen Yunshuang doesn't even take him seriously. A seventh-rank cultivator who hasn't even cultivated true qi, no matter how powerful he is, can he really cause any big waves?
Meanwhile, as Shen Yun's eyes grew increasingly cold and his thoughts raced, Shen Yun's gaze turned even colder.
Suddenly, a sharp, urgent roar interrupted all her thoughts.
"Master, Master, Li Xiuyuan is here! He's come to attack our Shen family!"
"Ah... Master, save me!"
At this moment, many members of the Shen family and their guards were rapidly converging on the front yard of the Shen family from the backyard and side yards.
"Chimelong?"
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, who was crying and wailing, Shen Lin and the others finally saw who he was.
"Patriarch, elders, something terrible has happened! Li Xiuyuan has arrived!"
He, he…”
At this moment, Shen Changlong could no longer restrain himself and roared wildly, pointing to the door as he spoke.
Immediately, Shen Lin and the others standing there followed the direction Shen Changlong pointed and looked towards the open gate of the Shen family.
At this moment, a young man dressed in a black robe with cloud patterns, exuding an air of grandeur, and with a faint smile on his face, slowly walked into the Shen family home.
When Shen Changlong saw those slightly cold eyes looking at him, he immediately trembled and shrank behind Shen Lin and the others.
"Li Xiuyuan?"
"Haha...Good, very good indeed. I didn't expect you to come knocking on my door so soon after I received your message."
At this moment, Shen Changlong, who was hiding behind, seemed to have thought of something and immediately stepped forward to speak.
But Shen Yunshuang, who stepped forward, grabbed him and whispered:
"You're hopeless! You're scared like this by a little kid who hasn't even grown a beard yet. You're a disgrace to the Shen family of Yunzhou City!"
Upon hearing the reprimand, Shen Changlong, whose heart was still filled with fear and unease, immediately felt extremely aggrieved.
He had just witnessed Li Xiuyuan's methods and knew that even a peak sixth-grade clan elder had been easily killed by him.
He was captured by Li Xiuyuan along the way, and the fear made him blurt out everything he knew about the Shen family.
Of course, in this relaxed state, while talking about the situation of the Shen family, he also thought about the many powerful people in the Shen family, hoping that he could return to the Shen family safely.
If the patriarch were to make a move, he might be able to suppress and kill Li Xiuyuan.
After all, the patriarch is a fifth-rank expert!
That's why, as soon as he saw the Shen family mansion, he desperately struggled free from Li Xiuyuan's grasp and rushed in.
"Get out of my way! This Li Xiuyuan dared to kill my nephew; today I will make sure he doesn't leave alive!"
As Shen Yunshuang spoke, she stepped forward and stood beside Shen Lin, her cold eyes locking onto Li Xiuyuan, who was dressed in a black robe with cloud patterns.
At that very moment, several seventh-rank guards from the Shen family, along with two elders, stood at the main gate.
They cut off Li Xiuyuan's escape route, and several guards even slowly closed the gate that had just been opened.
"Li Xiuyuan, I'm giving you a chance now. Hand over the martial arts technique your mother left you."
I might spare your life!
Upon seeing the Shen family's gate close, Li Xiuyuan was surrounded by dozens of Shen family members. In Shen Lin's eyes, Li Xiuyuan was now a dead man.
Therefore, Shen Lin looked at Li Xiuyuan and spoke coldly, but in his heart he was calculating what to do after obtaining the mysterious technique on Li Xiuyuan's body that could absorb people's internal energy.
They could simply cripple him and hand him over to the Lin family, the Shangguan family, or the City Lord's Mansion, and the Shen family would receive unexpected benefits!
Thinking of this, Shen Lin looked at Li Xiuyuan with a mocking smile.
Once Li Xiuyuan had stopped, he sensed the Shen family gate behind him closing, and then scanned the people in front of him one by one.
Li Xiuyuan was somewhat disappointed. The Shen family was a prominent family in Zhongzhou, but he did not expect that the Yunzhou branch only had five sixth-rank members. Even with the elder he had drained, there were only six.
The head of the Shen family in front of us should be above the sixth rank.
This is roughly the same situation as the Shen family in Yunzhou City that Shen Changlong had described before.
Now, Li Xiuyuan is testing whether he can fight against a fifth-rank opponent after breaking through to the sixth rank and unleashing his full power.
After all, with Li Xiuyuan's recent annihilation of the sixth-rank peak elder of the Shen family who had come to the scene, Li Xiuyuan felt that he might be able to contend with a fifth-rank elder as well. However, he still needed to test the waters to see the specific outcome.
The head of the Shen family in Yunzhou City right in front of us is a good test subject!
Upon hearing the words of Shen Lin, the head of the Shen family, Li Xiuyuan immediately sneered.
"Patriarch Shen, you have quite the magnanimity. I killed your son and the family elders, and you still expect me to leave alive?"
"So your son died for nothing? I know that the one I slapped to death that night was your only son. Are you planning to have another one with your wife to save the day?"
"You little beast, you killed my son and you still dare to spout such nonsense! I'll kill you!"
Just as Li Xiuyuan was speaking, a middle-aged woman dressed in red suddenly shouted and brandished a sharp longsword, aiming to pierce Li Xiuyuan's head.
"Yan'er, no..."
Sensing that his wife couldn't help but take action, Shen Lin's expression immediately changed drastically.
However, almost the instant Shen Lin spoke, Li Xiuyuan had already grabbed the sharp longsword.
"You want to kill me?"
"Damn you, give me back Qi'er's life!"
The middle-aged woman in red let out a loud shout, and her inner strength surged into the long sword in her hand.
She gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands and thrust it wildly at Li Xiuyuan once again.
Li Xiuyuan snorted coldly and tightened his grip on the longsword slightly.
With a "bang," the longsword broke in two, and Li Xiuyuan casually swung the half of the longsword he was holding.
With a "whoosh," the longsword, carrying an extremely terrifying sharpness, instantly pierced through the brow of the middle-aged woman in red.
"Yan'er..."
All of this happened too fast; from the moment the woman in red made her move to her death, only a few breaths had passed.
Before anyone could react, Shen Lin stepped forward and quickly supported the woman who had been pierced through the brow by a sword and was flying backward.
"I...you..."
The woman in red tried to speak, but her mouth only opened slightly, and blood flowed freely from the pierced brow.
He died in the blink of an eye, his body going limp.
"Li Xiuyuan, you're asking for death..."
Seeing this, Shen Yunshuang, who was standing to the side, immediately shouted, and at the same time, the other elders also attacked.
They attacked Li Xiuyuan.
Li Xiuyuan didn't take such an attack seriously at all and stepped forward.
With a "whoosh," the four sixth-rank martial artists in front of Li Xiuyuan were directly blocked by the Golden Bell Shield.
"you……"
"Sixth Rank? You actually cultivated true qi and broke through to the sixth rank?"
Shen Yunshuang was even forced back several steps by the shock.
Frowning at the illusory golden bell shield before him, his eyes quickly grew colder, and he immediately roared:
"Let's attack together!"
Immediately, the Shen family members and guards who had surrounded him drew their swords and attacked Li Xiuyuan.
Li Xiuyuan paid no attention to these attacks, focusing instead on the sixth-rank elder who was attacking the Golden Bell Shield again.
He struck out with his palm.
With a loud "bang," the elder of the Shen family was sent flying several feet away.
At the same time, Li Xiuyuan turned around and changed his palm into a fist, instantly unleashing the Crushing Fist.
Another elder flew out.
He turned and grabbed sharply.
Shen Yunshuang grabbed Li Xiuyuan's head as he tried to sneak attack him.
He then took a step forward, and the violent aura emanating from him sent the Shen family members and guards who had surrounded him flying.
The swords and knives landed on Li Xiuyuan, but didn't even tear his clothes.
"Ah... let me go, you bastard, you..."
Shen Yunshuang was gripped by a hand as strong as an iron clamp, and she struggled frantically.
But at this moment, Li Xiuyuan looked at her coldly, his eyes flashing with icy killing intent.
Without any hesitation, Li Xiuyuan steadied himself and immediately began to circulate the Absorption Technique.
"what!"
"Li Xiuyuan, release him immediately, or else..."
Seeing this scene, Shen Lin, who had placed his wife's body aside, had a raging fire of anger flashing in his eyes.
He grabbed the longsword beside him.
He drew his sword, pointed it at Li Xiuyuan, and coldly shouted.
"Snap!"
Almost as soon as Shen Lin drew his longsword, the sound of bones shattering rang out.
Shen Yunshuang, whose true energy had been instantly drained by Li Xiuyuan, was casually tossed aside by Li Xiuyuan.
Then he looked at Shen Lin with a cold smile.
"What else can we do?"
What?
Everyone present was completely dumbfounded when they saw this scene.
In that brief exchange, the elders already knew that Li Xiuyuan had cultivated true qi and broken through to the sixth rank.
In an instant, he thought of the many rumors he had heard about Li Xiuyuan before, that mysterious technique that could absorb people's power from a distance, which was extremely terrifying.
You must not get close, or your power will be absorbed directly, leaving you powerless and crippled!
Everyone present immediately looked frightened and took a step back.
"Li Xiuyuan, you killed my wife, children, and family! Today, I, Shen Lin, will surely kill you! Even if you've cultivated true qi and advanced to the sixth rank, so what? I, the patriarch, am at the fifth rank, above you!"
As he spoke, Shen Lin unleashed his true energy, and Li Xiuyuan could clearly sense that the space around Shen Lin had changed.
A chilling light erupted from the longsword in his hand.
In the blink of an eye, a sharp and terrifying sword aura pierced through the Golden Bell Shield.
"Buzz... hiss..."
Although the Golden Bell Shield blocked the sword, cracks appeared on it in the blink of an eye.
"Break it!"
With a "hum," the longsword pierced through the golden bell shield, carrying a chilling sword aura as it thrust directly towards Li Xiuyuan's chest.
"Well done!"
Li Xiuyuan was not at all surprised that Shen Lin had broken through his Golden Bell Shield with a single sword strike.
Although his Golden Bell Shield technique is at its maximum level, he has only just begun to cultivate true qi. Even after absorbing the true qi of the two people and converting some of it for his own use, the true qi in his dantian and meridians is only as thick as his forearm.
Even if it were fully activated, it would be impossible to withstand a sword strike from Shen Lin, whose cultivation had already reached the fifth rank.
But Li Xiuyuan was full of fighting spirit at this moment, and he could take this opportunity to see the gap between himself and the fifth rank.
His figure flashed.
A grab in mid-air.
Immediately, a long sword flew from the ground into Li Xiuyuan's hand.
Several max-level sword techniques were transformed into a lightning-fast sword strike in Li Xiuyuan's hands.
Like a serpent, it bypassed Shen Lin's sharp sword strike without retreating, stepping forward to stab directly at Shen Lin's brow...