"In front of me, you are nothing but garbage, a mere ant," the elder said coldly. "Had I not been in a good mood today, I would have already disposed of you. But let this be a warning, if you dare to offend me again, next time I won't hesitate to reduce you to ashes."
"Ha ha, ha ha!"
At this moment, Lin Fan suddenly burst into loud laughter.
As Lin Fan laughed, he couldn't hold back the blood seeping from the corners of his mouth.
But Lin Fan laughed as if he didn't feel the blood flowing from his lips, laughing non-stop.
"Hmm?"
The elder's brows furrowed slightly as he coldly asked, "What are you laughing at?"
After two more peals of laughter, Lin Fan then said, "You old fool, what are you acting so arrogant about? Give me three years, and killing you will be as easy as slaughtering chickens and dogs."
"Hmph!"
The elder snorted and continued coldly, "I don't care what you say... but if I wanted to kill you right now, I could turn you to dust with a flick of my wrist. And since you have mentioned killing me in three years, I see no reason to spare you. Although I am in a good mood today, it seems I still have to kill!"
As he spoke, a chilling intent to kill emerged from the elder.
Lin Fan said nothing; he just stood quietly amidst the void.
In truth, Lin Fan knew that even with the help of the Array, he was no match for the elder.
But Lin Fan would not sit idly waiting for death.
Lin Fan chose to fight to the death!
The elder slowly raised his hand, boundless energy swirling around him like the rolling currents of a grand river.
Before the elder made a move, Lin Fan already felt an overwhelming pressure that made it difficult to breathe, as if there was a thousand-pound weight pressing down on him, an extremely uncomfortable sensation.
"Die!"
The elder suddenly shouted, and he finally made his move!
The elder attacked without any fancy flourishes, simply swinging his right hand and casually throwing a punch towards Lin Fan.
In the next moment, the elder's punch, with the force of toppling mountains and overturning seas, enveloped Lin Fan completely like the Yangtze River, leaving him with no ability to resist such a powerful assault.
"Could it be that today I am to die here?" Lin Fan thought unwillingly.
The next moment, with a piercing whistle of air and a blaze of white light, the elder's attack swept towards Lin Fan.
Just as Lin Fan was about to be entirely obliterated by the attack...
"Hmph!"
Suddenly, a voice rang out from the void, and a streak of Sword Light appeared in front of Lin Fan, completely blocking the elder's attack, with the shockwave of the battle dissipating from the point of collision towards the surroundings.
Fortunately, Lin Fan had timely activated the power of the Array for defense, or even the residual shockwaves from the battle just now would have been enough to severely injure him.
"Who is it? Show yourself!"
The elder, whose attack had been inexplicably thwarted, roared in anger.
"Don't worry, I will indeed come out!"
A voice echoed once more from the void.
Following the voice, the void rippled apart, revealing a towering figure who took step by step out of the void.
The man was clad in armor, the moonlight shining upon it and reflecting a dazzling radiance.
The newcomer turned out to be a general from the army, holding a wide longsword in his hand. The longsword shimmered with a captivating aura, indicating that many had already perished upon its blade.
The old man coldly said, "Someone from the army? Our continent has rules; the army shouldn't meddle in worldly affairs. Could it be that you intend to break the rules?"
The general shook his head and replied, "You are mistaken. I am not here representing the army, but myself. Once, Lin Tianyu of the Lin Family showed me kindness. Without him, I would have died on the battlefield. Some time ago, I promised Lin Tianyu I would protect the Lin Family for three years. Now, you are trying to kill Lin Tianyu's son right before my eyes. Wouldn't that make me a liar?"
Upon hearing the general's words, the old man grew even angrier.
Then, with a hoarse voice, the old man continued, "Are you certain? You truly wish to interfere in these trifles?"
"I've already told you, this is not a trifle," the general kept shaking his head.
"Fine!"
The old man suddenly burst into laughter, loudly declaring, "Since you insist on meddling, I'll just have to cut you down first."
As he spoke, the old man pounced toward the general like a ferocious tiger.
The general sneered coldly and quickly engaged in combat with the old man.
In the void, two shadows shuttled back and forth, causing the surrounding space to become very unstable, with the Heaven and Earth energy running rampant.
Among those present, no one could clearly see the two's combat situation. After all, both were mighty beings of the Transcendent Realm, far beyond the control of the others.
In everyone's heart, there was only one thought: "So strong!"
Puh...
At that moment, a muffled grunt resounded.
"Ah!"
The next instant, accompanied by a scream, the old man's body flew backward a great distance before finally stabilizing himself.
Looking over, everyone saw a huge bloody hole in the old man's shoulder, with fresh blood continuously flowing out. At this point, the old man's face was pale, and his body was trembling slightly.
By contrast, the general from before remained nonchalantly standing there as if nothing had happened.
The general looked at the old man and laughed heartily, saying, "Although we are of the same Cultivation Realm, I have survived battles amidst thousands of soldiers. The number of fights I've experienced is beyond your imagination. In front of me, you are as insignificant as an ant. If I wanted to kill you, it'd be as easy as slaughtering chickens and dogs. However, today you have caught me in a good mood, so I shall spare your life for now. But remember, if you ever trouble the Lin Family again, I shall not only kill you but exterminate your entire clan."
After saying this, the general paused briefly, then shouted, "Now get lost!"
The old man opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately, he said nothing and left quickly.
At this time, the Lin Family breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Zhenxiong respectfully said to the general, "Thank you, General, for saving our Lin Family today."
The general waved his hand and said, "There's no need for formalities, Lin family head."
While speaking, the general moved swiftly to Lin Fan's side and looked at Lin Fan with a smile, "Truly a case of 'like father, like son,' not bad at all. Your future achievements might even surpass those of your father."
Lin Fan said, "Thank you, General."
The general waved his hand and said, "There's no need to call me general; it sounds too impersonal. My name is Li Ziyan, from now on, you can call me Uncle Li."
Lin Fan didn't stand on ceremony and said, "Alright, thank you, Uncle Li."
"Hmm!"
Li Ziyan nodded and then suddenly asked, "Boy, would you like to join my army? If you join my army, I guarantee your Cultivation strength will leap forward by leaps and bounds. What do you say?"