Chapter 7: Annihilate to Ashes

  Qiu Lian's eyes gleamed with a sinister light as he said, "You're courting death, then so be it."

  He stepped out with his right foot, and a wave of energy exploded out in a circle. Qiu Lian's body suddenly seemed to spin like a mad dragon, transforming into a white line that shot towards Lin Heng. Halfway there, it vanished without a trace.

  Lin Heng hummed coldly: "Here comes this trick again"

  Heavy axes chopped in succession, each chop producing a massive illusory shadow, surging and colliding with rotating energy. In the blink of an eye, the snow-white "Pillar of Heaven" appeared, enveloping him within.

  Lin Heng narrowed his eyes slightly, and his consciousness extended outwards, tracking Qiulian's trail.

  Qiu Lian wasn't a fool, so he naturally wouldn't be stupid enough to charge in physically. Instead, his body flashed and he seemed to appear behind Lin Heng's back like a ghost, releasing a powerful fourth-grade Yuan force.

  "Hum" The Tianzhu was blown to pieces, and immediately he grabbed with a big hand: "Little boy, you want to take my head, you're still tender. Go die!"

  "I may be tender, but I can take your dog's head." Lin suddenly blinked and rose several meters into the air, turning around.

  After the last battle, Lin Heng discovered a serious problem with himself, which was speed.

  His feet were the three-product treasure "Nine Rolls Chasing Clouds Brocade", with a speed that could rival that of a five-product strongman's Lingkong Yuwu. However, in his battle with Qiu Lian, he was constrained at every turn, like wearing wet clothes, extremely uncomfortable, and didn't exert any speed power at all.

  It's not his fault either, the power reaction of a third-class warrior and a fourth-class warrior has a huge difference in itself.

  Qiu Lian's terrifying attack, he himself couldn't react in time, let alone command the "Nine Rolls of Cloud Chasing Ribbon".

  After the battle, Lin Heng finally figured out the control technique of "Nine Scrolls Chasing Clouds" in combat through his experience and actual combat with Qiu Lian. The coordination between him and "Nine Scrolls Chasing Clouds" officially merged into one.

  Qiu Lian's strike was as swift as lightning, but he suddenly thought of something and "Nine Rolls of Cloud Brocade" immediately lifted him up several meters into the air.

  "Bring me the head of the old dog."

  A large "energy vortex" burst out and swept directly towards Qiu Lian, who had just missed a sneak attack.

  "After his new enlightenment, the 'Wind Turning Style' evolved into the powerful 'Triple Wind Turning Style', far surpassing its previous form."

  The "Energy Vortex" in front of me has a volume that is not as large as the "Pillar of Heaven", and its attack range is not as wide as the "Pillar of Heaven". However, its lethality is several times stronger than the two previous forces that produced the "Pillar of Heaven".

  Lin Heng has now mastered the control of the three strands of Yuan Qi, and can change the shape and size of "Tongtian Zhu" at will.

  In the past, "Tian Tian Zhu" was also large or small, but its power was different from thousands of miles. The larger the volume, the more explosive energy it contains. If its volume is reduced, its power will also decrease. Even if it hits the opponent, it cannot cause damage.

  After mastering the three strands of potential energy control, not only can he arbitrarily change the volume of "vortex energy", but also with the same volume, Lin Yang can freely control the size of the killing force.

  Qiu Lian stretched out his hand and grasped it, exerting force to drive up several strands of four-product potential energy, wanting to use the advantage of potential energy quality to disperse this "vortex energy".

  He launched a fierce attack on the "Vortex Energy", and with a loud crash, the "Vortex" was clearly damaged. But just for an instant, the "Vortex" swept him up with its four-star Yuan force and rushed towards him.

  Qiu Lian was shocked and lost his color, Lin Heng's casual attack, how could it be more powerful than the last time he dissolved his own "Broken Sky" Heavenly Pillar? His own fourth-grade Yuan force actually couldn't disperse it, but instead suffered a backlash.

  He didn't know that Lin Huan had already improved "Fengyun Style" to the point where it was on par with a fourth-grade martial skill. Although the power of Lin Huan's move was only at the mid-third grade, under the continuous physical stimulation of the three strands of aura, the power of "Fengyun Style" was no less than that of a fourth-grade aura.

  Qiu Lian swiftly retreated backwards, this "Vortex Energy" was truly too powerful, his sensitive danger intuition made him rapidly escape.

  Just then, Lin Heng appeared in front of him with a strange and sinister air, his axe flashing continuously, striking twice in rapid succession.

  "Boom" Qiu Lian barely blocked it, but was shaken and spat out a mouthful of blood.

  Lin Heng's victory was due to three reasons: Firstly, Lin Heng had greatly improved his control over the "Nine Volume Cloud Brocade", fully displaying its terrifying speed. Secondly, Qiu Lian's injuries from two days ago had greatly reduced his strength. Thirdly, Lin Heng had thoroughly understood him, no longer having any of the awe or fear that a third-grade should have towards a fourth-grade.

  Thousands of martial artists in Qingniu Town are intently watching this battle of the strong, seeing the proud fourth-grade Qiulian and Lin Heng duel, being blasted to spit blood, all excited and cheering, shouting for Lin Heng.

  Lin Heng and Qiu Lian, as the leaders of both sides, engaged in a fierce battle. It was not an ordinary one-on-one duel, but a clash between the top generals of both armies. Lin Heng relied on his personal strength to severely injure Qiu Lian, who was said to be as formidable as a demon, filling their troops with pride and excitement.

  On the contrary, several other members of Qiu Lian's camp, who had been putting on a show, finally saw that the situation was hopeless. Two of them lost their will to fight and ignored Qiu Lian's threatening words, launching two attacks before turning around and fleeing.

  This was the effect Lin wanted, and the people of Qingniu Town did not pursue them either, letting them escape. These people were not Lin's goal, the more they walked, the weaker Qiu Lian became.

  Qiu Lian saw the situation, anxious and angry, afraid of triggering a chain reaction, continuously punching out one by one, the terrifying energy enveloped dozens of meters around, trapping Lin Hang firmly in the center.

  Lin Heng sometimes doubled his strength in a row, and sometimes suddenly cut out the "turning wind style". Under Qiu Lian's crazy attack, he gradually found it difficult to move forward and couldn't bear it. After all, Qiu Lian was a strong four-product, and he was only a mid-three product, with a huge gap between their realms.

  Qiu Lian sneered: "Youngster, have you seen the power of our four-star strongmen? Now, I will kill you!"

  Lin Heng hummed, suddenly withdrawing the two "Potential Vortices" from his Spiritual Ocean, and then stuffed a small bottle of "Minor Reversion Elixir" into his mouth: "Kill me? Ha! You think I'm a sick cat who won't show my might?"

  He rushed forward in an instant and suddenly closed in on Qiu Lian.

  "A whirlwind-style trio" A violent tornado-like "Heavenly Vortex" appears between heaven and earth.

  This "Tianzhu" is a pale white solid, with an energy flow that seems to be able to seep out like water, and inside it rapidly rotates tens of millions of times per breath.

  Qiu Lian knew it was bad, and he wanted to escape far away, but no matter where "Tongtian Zhu" escaped to, the direction of the sweep was always facing him, and a huge magnetic force was generated by rotation. If Qiu Lian wasn't a fourth-grade cultivator, he would have been sucked into the interior of "Tongtian Zhu".

  Helpless, Qiu Lian had to grit his teeth and bring out the "Giant Drill" with a series of swift kicks. Previously, Lin Heng had broken through two of his "Broken Azure Sky" moves, so he hadn't used this move in battle before. However, facing Lin Heng's most powerful killing move now, if he didn't use his trump card, the ultimate move of "Heavenly Path Great Drill Technique", he would probably be blown to smithereens immediately.

  Lin Hong coldly smiled and said: "You've come at just the right time, this time I'm going to kill you"

  "Sky Pillar" and "Gigadrill" collided violently, releasing a terrifying energy once again. Spatial cracks spread like spider silk, with many areas experiencing minor collapses.

  Both were like last time, outer energy shattered and peeled off inch by inch.

  However, from the start, "Giant Drill" was clearly at a disadvantage, its dull speed was several times slower than "Tenchu Pillar", and it was quickly overwhelmed by the latter. Lin Heng then poured in another detached triple note into the interior.

  "Tongtian pillar" shines brightly and accelerates with a loud whistle, instantly sweeping Qiu Jian into it.

  A shrill scream, a large piece of flesh and blood splashing out from the outer edge of the "Tianzhu" vortex. Qiu Lian, this fourth-grade official, had been cut into pieces by the "Tianzhu", his body completely shattered, not even leaving a complete corpse.

  Li Xinzong and others fled in a hurry as soon as they saw him, and did not dare to stay for a moment.

  The sky and earth were silent, the majestic "Tian Tong Tian Zhu" was still spinning with a loud hum, Qiu Lian's blood rain that had turned into powder was still flying and falling.

  In the second half, perhaps someone had a faint feeling that Qiu Jian would fail, but no one expected such an astonishing and shocking situation to occur.

  Qiu Lian's body was destroyed and turned into a pile of shattered bones that were completely gone.

  He was a super strong four-star, yet he died in Lin Yang's hands like this. A three-star general struck down a four-star and turned him into a pile of bloody pulp. Such a scene is enough to shock anyone.

  Lin Gang, God of War

  Lin Heng's earth-shattering blow made everyone feel as if time was distorted, and the entire battlefield erupted in a frenzy of cheers. At this moment, Lin Heng was no longer a flesh-and-blood person, but an all-powerful god - the God of War.

  Lin Hang, from this battle on, became an immortal legend in Qing Niu Town.

  From the beginning of the whole Qiu family, he was a formidable opponent. He had a broad and profound mind, accurately gauging his enemies, and facing strong battles without any fear, becoming stronger when encountering powerful foes.

  His overwhelming combat intent made his opponents surrender, and that black heavy axe of his was like a sharp war flag, whenever it appeared, it would always make people's blood boil, forever moving forward.

  It wasn't until then that they realized that from the moment Qiu's family invaded, it meant the end of their defeat. —— As long as Lin is here, no one can shake Qingniu Town.

  With Qiu Lian's death, it means that this unprecedented disaster in Qingniu Town has come to an end.

  Lin Heng led the Qingniu Town in times of crisis, turning the tide with his own strength and annihilating the seemingly invincible Qiu family.

  Among the thousands, Cao Hongjuan was the most relieved and excited. With Qiu Lian's death, the sword of Damocles hanging over her family's head had finally disappeared, allowing them to continue their former prosperity and noble status.

  Lin Heng's strength in turning the tide made her admire her father's speculation and final arrangement with all her heart. If it weren't for her father's discerning eye and his insistence on bringing Lin Heng in, entrusting him with all power, the Cao family would have likely fallen prey to Qiu Lian long ago, leaving nothing but a clean slate.

  She recalled the unspoken discontent and strong opposition from her siblings towards their father's will, feeling deeply ashamed.

  His father's foresight was indeed far beyond theirs. Just this one move, which shocked and turned the tide, she feared that she would never reach such a realm in her lifetime.

  She gazed intently at the handsome figure in mid-air, inexplicably reminded of her father's proposal for an arranged marriage, and a strong sense of loss surged up from the bottom of her heart.

  Although she didn't show it on the surface, in her heart, she had always looked down on Lin Huan, thinking that his cultivation speed was good, but after all, he was a poor mountain boy with narrow vision and shallow talent, far from being worthy of her. Even when Lin Huan refused her father's proposal, she still thought that Lin Huan either felt ashamed or wanted to attract her attention by refusing.

  Only now did she realize that it wasn't that Lin Lang was unworthy of her, but rather that Lin Lang had long been standing at the summit, looking down on her so-called noble lady identity and beautiful appearance with disdain. He had never had any thoughts about her, everything was just her own self-inflicted love.

  When Lin Heng led the troops back to Qingniu Town, the news of the victory of annihilating Qiu's family martial artists had already been spread back, and almost the whole town of Qingniu came out to welcome them in a line.

  Lin Heng returned to the Cao residence, facing those few young masters and misses who were worried that he would occupy the Cao family's power and refuse to leave. He said coldly: "This war has already ended, and my agreement with Old Master Cao has been fulfilled halfway."

  "Half done?" Those young masters all jumped up, "Lin Heng, what's going on with you? Don't think that just because you defeated the Qiu family, you can monopolize the power of our Cao family..."

  Lin Heng slowly took out a letter from his bosom and said: "This is the old master's last will, he asked me to hand it over to you."

  The seal paste on the envelope was still there. Cao Zhi took out the letter and opened it to take a look: "It's indeed Father's handwriting, and there's his unique seal at the back."

  According to the intention of Old Master Cao, if this disaster is resolved, the Cao Fu will be handed over to his fourth daughter Hong Juan, who will take charge of the Cao family and have the final say in all matters related to the Cao family. The time limit is ten years, after which, or within ten years if Hong Juan gets married, the Cao Fu will be taken over by the eldest son Cao Zhi.

  "Secondly, Hong Juan holds the seal of Cao Fu, but specific affairs are fully managed by Cao Zhi, and executed by Bai Tian. In other words..."

  Lin Heng finished speaking according to Cao Guan's words and handed over the token to Cao Hongjuan in front of everyone.

  "Lin Hang, Lin Hang."

  Lin Hang had just come out of the main hall when his brother-in-law, Zhou Ze, hurried over.

  Lin Hang looked at his fiery appearance and hastily asked: "What's wrong?"

  After returning to Qingniu Town, Zhou Ze rushed back to Qili Gou at the first time. He hurried so much that he thought something had happened at home.

  Zhou Ze pulled him by the hand and walked out, saying in a low voice: "Your adoptive father has arrived. He wants to see you urgently now. If you're late, he'll be gone."

  "Adopted father?" Lin Heng was taken aback, and it took a while for his mind to turn around.

  The so-called "godfather" that Zhou Ze mentioned was undoubtedly the old man who had saved him when he crossed over to this world. When Lin woke up, this so-called "godfather" was nowhere to be seen, and since he had never seen his face before, if it weren't for Zhou Ze mentioning it, he might have forgotten about this person.

  "Is he looking for me?" Lin Heng thought to himself as he followed him out. "Right, my parents once said that after this adoptive father saved him, they had a half-year agreement. Calculating the time, it's already been several months since then, which means he's already late."

  Lin Heng was pulled by his brother-in-law to quicken his pace, and he couldn't help but say: "What's the hurry? He's my benefactor who saved my life, shouldn't we keep him for a while to treat him as our guest? Does he have some urgent matter that can't be delayed?"

  Zhou Ze hastily said: "It's not like that, he is about to die and is waiting for you to return. He wants to entrust some things to you. Your father is anxiously waiting for your return."

  Lin Heng jumped in fright and hastily said: "I'll rush back first, you follow behind me"

  After finishing speaking, he urged the "Nine Volume Cloud Brocade" to rise into the air and shoot towards the direction of Qiuli Gou.

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