Chapter 420: Good-For-Nothings (1/2)

The ninety-ninth step!

This abnormally strong killing formation would disintegrate if that final step was completed, leaving the two brothers at the mercy of however many cultivators that still lived.

They did indeed have some skill up their sleeves, and were one step away from transformed spirit realm after eliminating several hundred cultivators, but their victims were all unparalleled geniuses, the best that the world had to offer. It mattered not that most of them were still in the core realm. In fact, even a few nascent spirit cultivators numbered among their ranks.

Formations were what the brothers were skilled in; they didn’t actually possess any great fighting strength. Instead, they’d relied on their ability with formations to make it to their current cultivation level. If Lu Yun broke their formation now, the combined fury of the cultivators within the light would blast them so thoroughly that there wouldn’t even be bone dust left of them.

“Brother, let’s talk!” The two of them stared fixedly at Lu Yun’s descending right foot, voices rising in a whining beg.

“Talk, whose disciples are you? There aren’t many formation masters in the world with talent like yours,” demanded Lu Yun, his foot hovering in the air.

It was an exceedingly difficult task to etch formation runes in the central world, even for Lu Yun. But these two had managed to lay out a killing formation ten kilometers across—they were nearly on the level of formation grandmasters! At least, none of the formation masters he’d met in Xiankan could manage such a feat.

The two chuckled wryly, and the older-looking one took up the task of replying. “My name is Lin Yu, and this is my younger brother Lin Xuan.”

“Lin Yu, Lin Xuan… are you from the Lin Clan of Lazuli Major?” Lu Yun peered closely at the two and discovered that the cultivation methods circulating in them were similar to the ones used by Lin Yan of the profligates’ alliance.

“That’s right…” Lin Yu smiled ruefully.

The Lins were a true peak powerhouse of the world of immortals. Their roots in Lazuli Major were even more domineering than those of the Mo Clan’s. Even the foremost aristocracy of the world, House Donglin, was said to have splintered off from the Lins.

Due to their origins, House Donglin hadn’t formed their own clan after declaring their independence. Stylizing themselves as a noble house, they set their sights on returning to the fold one day and… replacing the clan entirely. That a branch of the clan could be so powerful and prosperous after going its own way was itself testament to the might of the Lin Clan.

Wham!!

A tremendous shudder in the air accompanied Lu Yun’s final step.

“You!!” The brothers’ expressions shifted drastically, but before they could react, they discovered that the shudder in the air had repaired their formation that’d been tottering on the brink of collapse.

“I'm good friends with Lin Yan. If you’re his clansmen, I won’t make things difficult for you,” Lu Yun remarked faintly, his hands crossed over his chest.

“Ah, so you’re Lin Yan’s friend, no wonder you’re so heaven-defying!” The brothers looked at each other, admiration overflowing from their eyes when their clansmen was mentioned.

Lin Yan had already reached the void realm, and been blessed by the Dao Flower as well. He was supposed to participate in the Sovereign Meet this time as well, but after returning from the North Sea and collecting a few priceless treasures from the clan, he’d set off again without sending any word back.

In the Lin Clan, there was none more favored by the high council than Lin Yan. As long as he didn’t destroy the clan, he could take any treasure he wanted—the personal weapons of the forefather included.

When he returned from the North Sea, he’d brought back countless priceless treasures, items, weapons, fruits, and herbs. It made one think of the rumors that Lu Yun hadn’t been the only one to raid the North Sea Palace, but that Lin Yan and his friends had been involved as well.

His return with all those treasures was explanation enough, and the old titans of the Lin Clan chortled so hard that they almost couldn’t breathe. Others might be afraid of the North Sea monster spirits and that big monkey in the waters, but the Lin Clan absolutely wasn’t!

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