"You bastard. You're useless!"
In the deep courtyard of the Lei family, a roar of extreme anger suddenly erupted. Hearing this roar, everyone in the Lei family trembled, and no one dared to make another sound at this moment, fearing unexpected disaster.
"Father, father!"
In a room in the deep courtyard, Lei Bao's face looked terrifyingly ferocious. He stared at the corpse lying right in front of him, his body trembling violently. Finally, he fiercely slapped Lei Pi, who was standing with his head bowed in front of him. After the sharp, loud slap, Lei Pi's body flew backward, hitting the wall hard. He already had injuries on his body, and this collision directly made him spit out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Seeing this scene, the other important members of the Lei family trembled, their mouths shut, not daring to utter a sound. They knew that at this moment, Lei Bao was so enraged that he had lost some of his reason.
"Two experts at the middle stage of the Heavenly Origin Realm, plus ten of my Lei family's skilled fighters, couldn't even deal with a sixteen or seventeen-year-old brat? So many people went, and in the end, only you returned? Do you still have the face to come back?" Lei Bao, with a ferocious expression and a crazed look, roared.
Facing the enraged Lei Bao, Lei Pi could only bow his head, his hands clenched. He knew that this disastrous return had made him lose all face. He had left with a powerful team, but in the end, only he returned, like a stray dog fleeing. If his status in the Lei family wasn't high this time, he might have been killed by a single palm strike under Lei Bao's fury.
Lei Bao was like an enraged mad bull, his face ashen, pacing back and forth in the room. Losing an expert at the Heavenly Origin Realm was too heavy a loss for his Lei family. Just thinking about it made his reason completely overshadowed by anger.
The entire room was unusually silent and heavy. Finally, Lei Bao's footsteps slowed and then stopped completely. As the head of a family, his composure was indeed not bad.
His face still gloomy, he returned to his seat and, in a hoarse voice, asked, "Was this an ambush by the Lin family?"
Lei Pi's face showed a bitter expression. He slowly shook his head and said, "Before Lin Xiao and his group arrived, the losses were already like this. This time, our personnel, including Lei Xing, also died at the hands of Lin Dong alone."
Although they knew the atmosphere at this moment was unusual, when they heard this, the Lei family members still couldn't control their fear and looked up. So many people, all died at the hands of that sixteen or seventeen-year-old brat from the Lin family?
"Give me a proper explanation." Lei Bao's hands trembled. He tilted his head and took a deep breath, his voice low and trembling as he spoke.
"Lin Dong's strength is now at the middle stage of the Heavenly Origin Realm. In a one-on-one fight, I am not his opponent. Moreover, he seems to be very skilled in hidden weapons, using them so quickly that we couldn't guard against them. Lei Xing lost precisely because of this." Lei Pi said in a low voice, then he pulled out a blood-stained short shuttle from his chest and respectfully offered it to Lei Bao.
Lei Bao received it, his expression gloomy. His fingers lightly stroked the sharp tip of the short shuttle, which was covered in tiny serrations, making the small weapon incredibly sharp.
"Ultimately, it was your carelessness. Even if that little beast from the Lin family truly possessed the strength of the middle stage of the Heavenly Yuan Realm, your combined efforts with Lei Xing should have been enough to kill him," Lei Bao said indifferently.
"Go and tend to your injuries first. This matter will be temporarily recorded. Later, after the Lin family is dealt with, you will receive the family's punishment."
"Yes."
Lei Pi did not dare to utter a single word of dissent, instead responding respectfully.
"Gather the Lei family's personnel, and inform the Xie family. Within two months, I will make the Lin family utterly collapse!"
Lei Bao flicked the short shuttle in his hand. A fierce look briefly appeared on his face. He swung his arm, and the short shuttle transformed into a black streak, shooting forcefully into the rafter, embedding itself deeply to its tail!
***
"What? The Lei family dared to attack Dong-er like that?"
In Ironwood Manor, after Lin Zhen Tian heard Lin Xiao's report, the smile on his face suddenly turned cold.
"Haha, Father doesn't need to worry. Not only did Lei Pi and Lei Xing achieve nothing, but Lei Xing was even beaten to death by Dong-er, and Lei Pi was injured and fled. This time, that old ghost Lei Bao must be so enraged he's spitting blood," Lin Xiao said with a laugh.
Lin Xiao's words made the atmosphere in the main hall fall silent. Suddenly, he unexpectedly saw expressions of shock appear on the faces of Lin Zhen Tian and the others.
"This little fellow, he truly makes one feel it's hard to believe."
The shock only lasted for a moment. Everyone slowly recovered, smacking their lips, their faces showing both admiration and joy.
"Father, the Lei family has decided to act against our Lin family this time. What should we do now?" Lin Mang asked, his eyes cold.
"Ah." Lin Zhen Tian nodded slightly, then chuckled, and said, "Eating so much will inevitably lead to losses. With Lei Bao's temperament, he won't swallow this so easily. Pass down the order: the Lin family will enter a state of alert, responding to every move of the Lei family."
"When can Father advance to the Yuan Dan Realm?" Lin Xiao asked. The Yuan Dan Realm was truly considered the most formidable power. If Lin Zhen Tian successfully advanced, then the Lei family would not dare to act recklessly in the future.
"Soon, within one or two months, I will certainly be able to break through!" Lin Zhen Tian said slowly, a brilliant light beginning to stir in his eyes.
"By then, I myself want to see what makes his Lei family so great that they can be so arrogant!"
***
Because of the Lei family's assassination attempt, Lin Dong returned to Ironwood Manor this time because this place had now virtually become the Lin family's strongest defensive position, making it the safest place.
In his room, Lin Dong sat cross-legged on the bed. In front of him, nine pieces of "Shattered Yuan Shuttles" floated in the air. These short shuttles hovered around Lin Dong's body, like scattered swimming fish, appearing incredibly agile.
Today's battle had been somewhat intense, allowing Lin Dong to personally witness the power of mental energy. Under the control of mental energy, the destructive force of these "Shattered Yuan Shuttles" was clearly extremely strong, making their trajectory difficult for people to grasp. Even someone as strong as Lei Pi suffered heavy losses, while Lei Xing had to pay with his life as tuition.
Lin Dong closed his eyes, sensing the mental energy within his Niwan Palace. He understood in his heart that his control over mental energy was still weak. If he could unleash the full power of his mental energy, he believed that Lei Pi would have no chance of escaping.
"I underestimated mental energy before..." Lin Dong sighed, speaking softly. No wonder that day in Yan City, Master Yan had said that Talisman Masters not only had the ability to create weapons and armor, and engrave symbols onto objects, but their methods could also shake heaven and earth.
However, Lin Dong seemed unable to perform those methods at present.
Thinking of this, Lin Dong shook his head helplessly, then suddenly seemed to remember something. With a hint of curiosity, he took out a piece of ancient wood covered in green moss from his Qiankun Bag.
This ancient wood was something he had acquired at the Underground Guild. The faint symbols on its surface must be related to Talisman Masters...
And now, what Lin Dong needed most were things related to Talisman Masters. He really wanted to know how powerful he would become when he unleashed his full mental energy.