At this moment, within Lu Yin City, taverns and brothels, along with some affluent families, were occupied by the barbarians.

These barbarians were indulging in women while merrily feasting on delicious food.

The food here was too good; they couldn’t stop eating at all.

The sounds of debauchery intertwined with laughter and cries...

But these sounds were suddenly silenced by an explosive roar.

Immediately following...

Boom!!

Another roar.

Bam bam bam!

Pa!

Pa!

As if two heavy objects crashed to the ground.

Those were the two iron gates of Lu Yin City, forcefully blasted open and falling inside, raising dust like waves.

After a brief silence, the entire Lu Yin City exploded with activity. Many barbarians, who had been feasting and drinking, snatched up their weapons and rushed out of the streets, flocking towards the city gates.

Leading the charge was a man holding a long spear, with braided whiskers like spikes.

This man wore a black embroidered armor, hastily stripped from some family. It was casually draped over him, and perhaps finding it cumbersome, he wore only shorts beneath, stained with some unknown blood.

This man was none other than Hongjing Xu, an Elder of the Hongjing Clan.

Their Clan Leader, however, had gone to a nearby clan city.

"Seeking death!!"

Hongjing Xu roared as he ran.

Behind him, barbarians, like frenzied tigers and leopards, emerged from alleys, following him, their footsteps causing tremors that made all of Lu Yin City shudder, their mouths bellowing with a roar that made ordinary people’s Divine Souls quake.

"Roar roar!"

"Roar roar!"

"Roar roar!"

Over a hundred barbarians charged to the city gate with Hongjing Xu, momentarily stunned.

Because the invader was surprisingly one of their own clansmen.

Yet, at the front of the Zhenyan Clan was a youth riding a Gray Wolf, unfamiliar to them.

But even though he was unfamiliar, they dared not be negligent because... anyone who wasn’t blind could see his extraordinary and powerful status.

Li Yuan lifted his head, glanced around, and suddenly noticed on an upper floor there was a Hongjing Clan barbarian grabbing a young woman, about to commit an atrocity.

He raised two fingers together, slashing out a Sword Qi.

The Sword Qi was as precise as a scalpel, slicing across the barbarian’s neck, instantly separating his head from his body, the head then rolling away from the young woman.

The young woman stood there in shocked silence and began to scream hysterically while children inside the room bawled.

Li Yuan glanced at the children inside the room, his figure flickered, and he was at the rooftop in an instant. He removed his cloak, wrapped it around the woman, and wiped her eyes with his hand, telling her not to look. He said, "Don’t be afraid, go back inside. From now on, this place is mine, and these barbarians won’t harm you anymore."

Below, Hongjing Xu watched the head roll away and roared with anger, "Bullshit! Everything here belongs to our Hongjing Clan, not you!!"

"Oh?"

"I see, you want to stand up for these slaves! Unfortunately, this place is ours!! Get lost!"

Saying this, Hongjing Xu spat on the ground, sneered, and said, "But you’re too late to leave! You violated our Nine Flames Clan’s rules. You killed our own people, you’re doomed!!"

Saying so, this Elder of the Hongjing Clan leaped into the air with a violent face, shouting, "Die, fool!!

Dare you to make a move, even if I kill you, no one will say anything!

And you... dare you still take action?

Do you dare to oppose all our clans?!"

"Once I kill you, I’ll execute this slave right before your eyes, hahaha!!"

Amidst the roars and maniacal laughter, a spear was thrust forward with a vicious wind towards Li Yuan, seemingly wanting to pin him with a single blow.

But in his eyes, that young man from the Zhenyan Clan merely glanced at him indifferently, an expression of coldness, arrogance, and disdain...

Then the youth reached out his hand, actually attempting to grab his spear.

"Fool!"

Hongjing Xu sneered menacingly.

He spun his arm fiercely, the spear shaft shuddering like a massive serpent turning over, each inch carrying powerful force.

The whistling sound suddenly erupted, producing shimmering glints in the air.

This technique had once easily shaken many self-proclaimed experts on the Cloud Mountain Path into blood mist, a Dharma Gate devised by Hongjing Xu himself.

The spear closed in.

But Li Yuan grabbed it.

That spear, which seemed to be a giant serpent turning over, didn’t move an inch.

Hongjing Xu paused, he tugged with all his might, yet it stayed still.

Immediately after, a terrifying high temperature spread from the spear shaft, causing it to almost instantly melt and stick to his hand.

The intense burning sensation made Hongjing Xu cry out in pain. He was about to release, fling his hand, and retreat.

Li Yuan didn’t look at him, instead turning to the frightened woman, patting her shoulder, and saying, "Go back inside."

As he said, he gently grabbed and tossed, sending the woman back into the room.

In the instant he tossed her back inside, he moved forward, raising his right foot.

This step stomped directly onto Hongjing Xu’s left instep, fixing him in place, unable to retreat.

Then Li Yuan’s left foot also stepped over, pressing onto Hongjing Xu’s left instep.

Bam bam!!

The ground beneath them collapsed instantly.

A hole was blown in the midair balcony.

The two of them fell straight to the ground, with a "bang," creating a spider-web-like crack in the pit.

Yet the two maintained their original posture.

Hongjing Xu struggled desperately.

Li Yuan continued to step on Hongjing Xu’s foot with an indifferent expression.