Meeting Lin Yun’s gaze, the several hundred soldiers felt a chill run down their spines. He had captured a general at the Ninth Layer of Qi Sea Realm with a single, simple blow. Without a doubt, this young man was a genius on par with those close to the Green Talent List.

"Th-this... Since when did the Nan Feng Kingdom produce such a powerful genius?" The only remaining Wind Forest Sect disciple was now looking at Lin Yun with eyes full of terror.

The combat power Lin Yun had displayed, even if it wasn’t enough to get on the Wind Forest List, was not far off.

"I’ll only say this once. Have your soldiers stand down," Lin Yun said coolly.

Upon hearing this, the terrified general immediately gave the order. A strange scene unfolded: Lin Yun stood alone against several hundred soldiers from the Nan Feng Kingdom, yet it was the soldiers who began to back away. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

A single man had intimidated all the soldiers present. But just then, a ferocious aura—one that could only belong to a Primordial Ocean Realm expert—surged through the sky.

"Ignorant junior! Is Chiyang Pass a place where you can run wild? How dare you publicly kill a disciple of my Wind Forest Sect? Do you have a death wish?" An angry roar echoed out. As the voice faded, a middle-aged man could be seen flying toward them from the distance using Sky Control.

’I’ve been waiting for you.’ A faint smile touched Lin Yun’s lips. He had sensed this person’s aura from the very beginning. After both of his major cultivation techniques broke through to the Second Layer, Lin Yun’s perception had become much sharper.

This man’s cultivation was only at the First Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm. Lin Yun had lured him out to teach the Wind Forest Sect a lesson. Killing a Primordial Ocean Realm expert should be painful enough for them to feel it.

"Brat, I don’t care who you are today! I will execute you and hang your body on the city walls as a warning to others," the man bellowed at Lin Yun as he slowly descended to the ground.

Hearing this, Lin Yun tossed the Ninth-Layer Qi Sea Realm general in his grasp aside and faced the man with a light chuckle. "Then today, I’ll be collecting some interest."

Hmm? Faced with him, Lin Yun was not only unafraid but was even radiating battle intent. The Primordial Ocean Realm expert from the Wind Forest Sect found this strange. However, when he saw the Black-striped Tiger behind Lin Yun, he sneered inwardly.

"A Tier Three Demon Beast. Do you really think you can kill me with just one Tier Three Demon Beast?" the man laughed.

"How will we know if we don’t try?" Lin Yun replied.

"What a sharp-tongued little brat. Today, I’ll see what you’re really made of." As the man shouted, a roar came from the distance, and a Blood Leopard charged over.

"Did you think you were the only one with a Tier Three Demon Beast?" The Blood Leopard stopped in front of the man. As fellow Tier Three Demon Beasts, the Blood Leopard and the Black-striped Tiger immediately clashed the moment they saw each other.

Both roared furiously and instantly began to fight, without needing any command from their masters.

With just their first exchange, their enormous bodies laid waste to many of the surrounding houses.

Their massive roars echoed throughout Chiyang Pass. All the soldiers in the pass watched in terror as the two ferocious beasts fought to the death.

The battle between Tier Three Demon Beasts was far more bloody and direct than any human fight. Giant claws and gaping maws tore at each other’s bodies. In just a few breaths, both the Black-striped Tiger and the Blood Leopard were covered in wounds, with blood flowing freely.

"Now you’ve lost your crutch." Not at all worried about his Blood Leopard, the Primordial Ocean Realm expert sneered at Lin Yun.

"My only crutch has ever been myself," Lin Yun replied coolly. At that moment, the Little Ape on his shoulder instantly grew to be as tall as a man, its blood-red fur radiating a dense Evil Qi.

"Oh? What a strange Demon Beast. But it’s only a Tier Two Demon Beast—an existence as insignificant as an ant." The man was startled at first to see Little Ape change its size, but then he laughed with contempt.

Lin Yun wasn’t arrogant enough to think he could fight a Primordial Ocean Realm expert alone. But with Little Ape, he was extremely confident they could kill this man together. After all, he was only at the First Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm—and a very ordinary one at that.

Without another word, Lin Yun’s Space Ring flashed, and the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear instantly appeared in his hand. With the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear in his grasp, Lin Yun’s entire aura became incomparably sharp.

"What a fine Spirit Soldier! Hahaha, you’ve truly come bearing gifts for me." Laughing heartily, the man was absolutely confident in his status as a Primordial Ocean Realm expert. Facing Lin Yun, he didn’t even bother to draw his own Spirit Soldier.

"Wind Thunder Triple Flash." With a cold snort, Lin Yun thrust his spear. The crowd only saw a flash of light before the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear was right in front of the man.

’So fast.’ The man, who had just been smiling faintly, now had a serious expression on his face for the first time as Lin Yun’s spear tip arrived before him.

Laced with wisps of Thunder Power, the Wind Thunder Triple Flash was narrowly dodged by the man, striking nothing but air. The attack left a finger-sized hole in the ground.

Although it was small, anyone who dug it up would be astonished by its depth. The finger-sized hole actually extended a thousand meters into the earth.

"Good, brat. It seems I underestimated you. But the Primordial Ocean Realm is beyond what you can imagine! Yin Wind Ghost Claw!" With an angry shout, the man formed a claw with his right hand and swiped at Lin Yun. In an instant, a Ghost Claw made of Elemental Power took shape and lunged violently toward him.

Yin Wind Ghost Claw was an Earth Level Low Grade Martial Technique. Combined with the fact that a Primordial Ocean Realm expert’s Elemental Power could take form outside the body, they could easily kill an opponent even from dozens of meters away.

’As expected of a Primordial Ocean Realm expert. But so what?’ he thought. Dense flames, carrying streaks of lightning, formed on his Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear.

"Thunderfire Bombardment," Lin Yun growled, thrusting his spear to meet the Yin Wind Ghost Claw.

When the two attacks collided, the powerful torrent of energy caused the very space between them to ripple. The surrounding onlookers were sent flying dozens of meters by the force of the impact.

The direct clash revealed the disparity in their power. Although the mighty Thunderfire Bombardment successfully canceled out the Yin Wind Ghost Claw, Lin Yun was still knocked back dozens of meters.

The Primordial Ocean Realm expert was inwardly amazed that his attack had only managed to knock Lin Yun back instead of crushing him outright. ’This is already the combat power of someone on the Wind Forest List.’

"I didn’t expect you to be such a genius. I am reluctant to personally execute a figure like you. If you are willing to return with me to the Wind Forest Sect, I can spare your life today," he said to Lin Yun.

"In your dreams." Rejecting him outright, Lin Yun charged forward with his spear once more. Although he had been knocked back dozens of meters, he hadn’t suffered any serious injuries; his internal qi and blood were just roiling uncomfortably from the impact.

"Stubbornly refusing to see reason." Seeing that Lin Yun wouldn’t listen to persuasion, the man struck out with his claw again.

Facing the Yin Wind Ghost Claw, Lin Yun unleashed his Thunderfire Bombardment, and the two clashed head-on once more.

The result of the direct clash was the same as the first time. But just then, the Primordial Ocean Realm expert suddenly felt a chill run up his back.

Without hesitation, he dodged to the side, trying to evade the attack from behind. But Little Ape’s speed was not so easily avoided. Despite being on guard, he was still struck in the back by Little Ape’s fist.