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Chapter 168 Nightmare [3]

Chapter 168 Nightmare [Part 3] (Seeking monthly votes at the end of the month)

At this time.

The figure sitting cross-legged in the shadows stirred slightly.

Those strange red and gold eyes opened, their gaze falling on Hu Lin as if it were a tangible object.

In that instant, Hu Lin had the illusion that he had been pierced through by something invisible.

No, that's not an illusion.

The person before him indeed possessed the power to tear him apart in an instant.

If it were someone else, they might not be able to feel such a clear sense of terror.

However, Hu Lin already had a spiritual imprint within him, which connected him to Hu Long.

Their perception of such oppression is a hundred times more acute than that of ordinary people.

His knees bent almost directly onto the ground.

His body trembled violently and uncontrollably, as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on him.

"Master! I—"

Hu Lin's voice was dry and hoarse, almost as if it were being squeezed out from deep in his throat.

"Speak, what brings you here?"

Hu Long's gaze lingered on his trembling body for a moment, and he immediately sensed the problem. The suffocating pressure emanating from him slowly subsided.

His red and gold eyes have returned to normal.

Until then.

Hu Lincai finally stopped trembling.

"There are two things. First, the Qi family has sent people. It is the clan leader of the Strong Body Realm who has come in person, and he has also brought two clan members of the Bone Tempering Realm."

Upon hearing this...

Hu Long frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure appearing on his face.

According to the information previously reported by Hu Lin, the Qi family patriarch was only at the first stage of the Qi Strengthening Realm, the Warm Furnace Realm.

With the power he bestowed upon Hu Lin, he was able to contend with him. Even if he was no match for him, the other party would not be able to do anything to Hu Lin.

Why would you bother me over something so trivial?

If that's the case, he wouldn't mind replacing the clan leader with someone else.

Seemingly noticing the change in Hu Long's expression, Hu Lin's heart skipped a beat.

Although he was branded with a mental mark, he still retained his complete self-will and way of thinking.

This is precisely the most terrifying aspect of a spiritual imprint.

It only demands absolute loyalty from you, without extinguishing your intelligence.

That's why he instantly understood Hu Long's dissatisfaction.

Not daring to linger, he lowered his head to the ground and quickly added.

"The strength of the Qi family patriarch has changed; he has broken through to the second stage of the Strong Body Realm, the Absorption of Impurities."

More importantly, a woman from a collateral branch of his family had married into the Ji family and thus received their favor. If he were to offend her rashly, it could very likely incur the Ji family's displeasure.

Hu Long paused for a moment.

The mental imprint remains; Hu Lin could never deceive himself.

If that's the case, then it makes sense.

No wonder Hu Lin came to bother him.

Warming the furnace and avoiding filth, though only a small realm apart, are worlds apart.

Whether Hu Lin can defeat his opponent with his current strength is still unknown, not to mention that his opponent has the Ji family's backing.

That's the Ji family.

There has only ever been one true master of the entire Southern Province.

No wonder the Qi family dares to be so arrogant.

Things have indeed become a bit complicated.

However, Hu Long's expression did not change much.

With his current strength, he can do whatever he wants.

Even if a Yuan Dan realm expert were to come in person, it might not be impossible to kill them.

What he was truly wary of were those practitioners of old arts hidden in blessed lands and grottoes.

As for these so-called superior clans, to be honest, Hu Long doesn't have much fear of them now.

He didn't want to provoke the other party, but he wasn't afraid either.

"I'll handle this personally later. You mentioned two things earlier, what's the second one?"

Without delving into the topic, Hu Long changed the subject and asked...

Upon hearing this...

Hu Lin lowered his voice a few decibels.

"Not long ago, several cities, including Yushima City and Xunyang City, experienced a large number of unexplained deaths of ordinary people."

The deceased died in a bizarre manner, without any wounds or signs of struggle.

The death toll is so high that it has alarmed the upper clans, who have even issued orders for us to fully cooperate in a thorough investigation into the cause.

Hu Lin quickly recounted what had recently happened.

"A mysterious death—without any wounds?"

A strange light flashed in Hu Long's eyes.

He pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "What do these cities you mentioned have in common?"

Hu Lin thought for a moment, then shook his head.

There are no commonalities.

If I had to say, there's only one.

That is, these cities are all coastal cities, like our Yantai Port City.

"Coastal cities?"

Hu Long's eyes flickered.

With such abilities, one cannot be a martial artist.

Even if a Blood Transformation Grandmaster or a Core Formation Grandmaster were to take action, they could slaughter an entire city, but they could never do it so quietly.

This method is more similar to that of practitioners of ancient arts or those associated with supernatural beings.

But regardless of the method, the person who made the move was no ordinary individual.

Let's put this idea aside for now.

Hu Long didn't think too much about it. Whether it was a human or a supernatural being, as long as the other party didn't provoke him, that was fine.

Thinking of this.

He stood up from the ground.

A slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Come on, take me to see the Qi family first!"

"yes!"

Hu Lin led the way, and the two left the place one after the other.

"What does this Hu family patriarch mean by leaving us stranded here? This is far too rude of him to treat guests like this."

Inside a reception room in the Hu family compound.

Three figures sat in the middle, two men and one woman.

The one who spoke was a beautiful woman in a cheongsam, who looked to be no more than thirty years old, with a plump waist and full curves.

She leaned back in her chair, her gaze slowly sweeping across the hall with a subtle, almost imperceptible, scrutinizing quality.

Finally, the gaze fell on the person standing to one side.

That was a burly, bearded man named Hu Qi, a secret martial artist from the Hu family's Skin-Polishing Realm.

To ordinary people, the skin-smoothing realm is like a monster, impervious to swords and spears, and immune to water and fire.

But at this moment, he felt like he was standing on pins and needles.

The reason is simple: of the three people in front of them, two are at the Bone Tempering Realm and one is at the Visceral Strengthening Realm.

The mere unconscious aura emanating from him made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Chieftain—I still have some matters to attend to. Please wait a moment."

Hu Qi forced himself to speak.

"snort!"

A cold snort rang out.

The one who spoke was a middle-aged man with a long sword on his back and a cold face.

He was dressed in a black outfit, his brows furrowed with arrogance.

"We have come with sincerity, and to invite your Hu family's daughter to marry into our Qi family is a great honor for you. Don't be ungrateful."

He paused, his gaze sharp as a knife, scraping across Hu Qi's face.

"If Hu Lin doesn't come out in one minute, he will face the consequences."

Before he could finish speaking, he raised his hand and slammed it on the coffee table beside him.

There was no loud noise, no cracking sound.

There was only one muffled "plop".

On the tabletop made of the finest sandalwood, a clear handprint is prominently etched.

The edges of the palm print were as black as ink, carrying an aura of decay and mold.

Immediately afterwards, the entire coffee table seemed to be ignited from within by an invisible fire. The wood grain quickly turned gray, cracked, and peeled off, and even the small patch of blue bricks on the ground was stained with gray-black marks.

In just a few breaths, a perfectly good coffee table was reduced to a pile of charred remains.

"you----"

Hu Qi's face flushed red.

Such blatant humiliation filled him with immense anger and a sense of powerlessness.

He clearly understood that he couldn't do anything with his own strength, and even the clan leader couldn't do anything about it.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to avoid seeing each other.

Hu Qi remained motionless upon seeing this.

The man frowned, about to make a move.

Just then.

Two footsteps came from outside the door.

Two figures walked in one after the other.

It was Hu Lin and Hu Long.