Ling Yue truly lived up to her reputation as the number one genius of Maple Forest City. With her Moon-Wrapping Sword Technique, she protected herself completely while still being able to accumulate strength for a timely attack.

Han Yan saw this scene from mid-air, and his face turned ashen. Ling Yue, that bitch, three Golden Core cultivators couldn't do anything to her, and one of them was even seriously injured by her.

"Yan'er, calm down. The entire Ling family is destined to be destroyed today." He had already calculated it very clearly: the old man Ling Feng's death was imminent.

Golden Core cultivators and Nascent Soul cultivators are usually rare, but today they appeared in large numbers, like ordinary soldiers fighting on a battlefield, and then began to fight.

This was a true battle between cultivators. Although she had done the same thing before and had witnessed the bloody carnage of the Heavenly Ranking competition firsthand, blood flew everywhere. A Golden Core cultivator from the Ling family was cleaved in two, his internal organs spilling onto the ground. Other cultivators had an arm severed, while some were ambushed from behind, their hearts pierced, dying with their eyes wide open in disbelief.

Overall, the Ling family was at a disadvantage in this battle. The Han family had been planning this for a long time, while the Ling family was caught off guard and some disciples who were training outside couldn't return in time. The weaker Ling family disciples were killed first, and then the Ling family members' situation worsened, almost turning into a two-on-one situation. More than a dozen Ling family members were beaten to death, and the rest were seriously injured.

Ling Yue's situation was also precarious. She was now fighting against three Golden Core Peak cultivators, each of whom was more powerful than her. The three of them formed an encirclement, giving her no chance to breathe. Ling Yue's own true essence was also being consumed at a terrifying rate, and her injuries were increasing.

Ling Yue knew in her heart that these people's goal was simple: to capture her alive. Even if she died, she would not submit to Han Yan, that despicable scoundrel.

"Han Yan, if you have the guts, come down and fight!" Ling Yue roared.

"You'll be mine sooner or later, so why bother struggling? Just be my woman and maybe I'll let the Ling family off the hook."

"Don't even think about it." Ling Yue gritted her teeth and forced back the sword that was about to pierce her shoulder, but she was caught off guard from behind and was slashed hard by another Golden Core cultivator. She immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and almost collapsed to the ground.

"Miss—" the other members of the Ling family exclaimed in unison.

"I'm fine. I, Ling Yue, will live and die with the Ling family today."

"We'll live and die with the Ling family!"

"We'll live and die with the Ling family!"

All the Ling family members roared in unison, but their expressions were a mixture of resolute determination and sorrow. Had these people already conceived a death wish?

No, it's not time yet. The real deciding factor is the battle between Nascent Soul cultivators. Even if all these Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators die, it won't change the final outcome.

"I have seen everything you have done for the Ling family today. The Ling family will not perish today. The patriarch is currently in seclusion, attempting to break through to the Mahayana stage. As long as the patriarch succeeds in advancing, none of us will die."

"Hahahaha, this is truly the worst joke I've heard all year. Ling Feng has been poisoned by the Five Poisons Powder. Right now, all the flesh and blood in his body is probably turning into blood. A Great Ascension stage? What a joke!" Han Lei laughed so hard he almost choked.

"Everything I said is true. Please hold on until the patriarch emerges from seclusion."

Han Lin looked at Han Yan: "Are you sure that old bastard Ling Feng has been poisoned?" What tricks is that damned guy playing now?

“I’m certain that he fell into a coma a week ago. The poison has seeped into his bones, and no one in the entire Maple Forest City can cure it.”

"I'm relieved to hear that."

"Please rest assured, Father, there will be absolutely no accidents today."

"Have you found out where the Ling family's genius is now, and what his relationship is with the Ling family?"

"This person is definitely not a member of the Ling family. It seems that he was rescued by Ling Xue and stayed for a few days. He has rarely shown his face and may have already left by now."

"Brother Zhuang, we should act quickly and wipe out the Ling family to avoid any unforeseen complications."

“Very well.” An old man beside Han Yan nodded, and together with Han Lin and the two old men behind him, they attacked. The pressure of a Nascent Soul cultivator was fully unleashed, and everyone felt their bodies freeze.

A Nascent Soul cultivator among a group of Core Formation and Golden Core cultivators is like a wolf entering a sheep's den; a single palm strike can kill a Core Formation cultivator. It's practically a one-sided massacre.

Ye Xiruo felt a pang of pity watching, but in a battle of this magnitude, she was unlikely to be of any use, and going in would risk her death.

Two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Ling family stopped Han Lin and Han Yan's master, but two other Nascent Soul cultivators were slaughtering members of the Ling family. Blood stained the ground and the air was filled with a bloody stench.

Many members of the Ling family have already died at the hands of those two Nascent Soul cultivators. Some disciples, in despair, chose to self-destruct. However, for Nascent Soul cultivators, the self-destruction of Golden Core cultivators has no effect on them at all. The self-destruction of Nascent Soul cultivators at most causes them minor injuries and is not enough to stop their killing spree.

The two Nascent Soul cultivators seemed to have gone berserk, and Ling Yue's eyes turned bloodshot as she watched countless clansmen die before her eyes.

"Miss, you must leave quickly, you must leave quickly!"

These people are risking their lives: "Ahhh, I'm going to kill you!"

"You may not have that chance anymore." That was Han Lei's voice.

Two lines of bloody tears slowly flowed out. In her heart, Ling Yue frantically cried out for her father to come out of seclusion quickly. Now the Ling family had suffered heavy casualties, and the Han family would never give up their intention to exterminate the Ling family.

It's all because she's too weak to protect the Ling family.

"Where is the second young lady of the Ling family? Where is she?" Han Lei asked, his face contorted with rage, as he pressed his sword against the neck of a Golden Core cultivator.

"Second Miss, I don't know."

"If you don't know, then go die."

"One, two, three..."

"Master, when will you emerge from seclusion?"

"Master of the family."

"Your patriarch is long dead, don't expect anyone to save you." Han Lei viciously snapped the neck of a Golden Core cultivator.

"Yeah?"

The sound reached everyone's ears clearly, and the whole scene seemed to be paused.

This is Ling Feng's voice, the voice of Ling Feng who was believed to be doomed.

"Ling Feng! How could you still be alive?" This was Han Lin's incredulous roar.

"I've disappointed Patriarch Han. I didn't die, and by sheer coincidence, I broke through to the Mahayana stage." Ling Feng's sharp eyes blazed with fury after witnessing the Ling family's tragic state.

"Since you're here, then stay! All members of the Ling family, step back ten feet!" Ling Feng roared.

"This is impossible! How could you break through? How is this possible?!"