"You!"
Mei Anjiu's mouth twitched. He never expected that Lin Hao, usually so timid and submissive, would go crazy today and even dare to curse at him.
"Fine! Since I am no longer the Uncle Mei you respect, as your elder, I no longer need to hold back against you!"
Scorching heatwaves began to turn into wisps of flowing smoke, enveloping Mei Anjiu's body. A powerful and vast aura of the Divine Storage Realm swept outward.
Mei Anjiu stamped his foot against the void, his figure instantly appearing above Lin Hao's head, and a terrifying palm wind surged down like a collapsing mountain. The whistling palm force generated shockwaves that terrified the Northern Wasteland cultivators present. Clearly, he had formed the intent to kill.
Yet that endless stream of torrential palm strikes was easily neutralized by Lin Hao using just one hand. After a fierce barrage of attacks, Mei Anjiu failed to gain even the slightest advantage. Lin Hao remained completely calm and composed, one hand moving so fast it left a flurry of afterimages. His performance was bizarre in the extreme, as if he had transcended the mortal realm, causing Mei Anjiu's expression to grow increasingly gloomy.
"Soul Art!"
In his desperation, Mei Anjiu activated the Soul Art. A vibrant plum blossom clearly materialized behind him. A sea of pink blossoms surged like violent waves, lashing down fiercely toward Lin Hao.
Lin Hao raised his eyes coldly and waved his hand casually, instantly overturning the entire sea of blossoms up into the clouds!
"How is this possible? Father has already activated the Soul Art and used his full strength; why can't he still hurt him?!"
Mei Shishi's red lips parted slightly in utter bewilderment. A mighty expert of the Divine Storage Realm Mid-Stage, having activated the Soul Art, was still unable to deal with a young prodigy. Just what realm was Lin Hao's cultivation actually at?!
...
High in the sky, Mei Anjiu had unleashed his full firepower. After a frenzied bombardment using every technique at his disposal, he still could not shake even a single hand of Lin Hao's.
Just as he intended to put some distance between them, Lin Hao used his fingers as a sword and suddenly swept forward. Mei Anjiu's clothes were instantly shredded, and his entire body was cleaved directly in half!
"Dad!"
Seeing the horrifying scene of their father's tragic death, the sisters Mei Shiyun dropped to their knees in despair at the same time.
Across the plaza, the sound of people gasping in shock echoed continuously. Every single person looked at Lin Hao with eyes filled with awe.
Shocking!
Utterly shocking!
He had actually casually slain the Sect Master of the Daotian Sect!
"Good heavens..."
Ye Liuyun staggered and trembled, a surge of wild joy appearing in his eyes a moment later. "Hahaha! The world only knows my son is the number one prodigy of the Northern Wasteland, but if you ask me, even among the older generation of cultivators, Hao'er stands head and shoulders above everyone else!"
The terrifying combat power Lin Hao displayed exceeded everyone's scope of understanding. It was simply terrifying to the extreme, leaving everyone lost in admiration.
Since even the Sect Master of the Daotian Sect could be easily slain by him, no wonder Tang Chen had lost so miserably.
"This brat actually hid himself so deeply; even I was fooled by him." Ye Liuyun swept his sleeve to wipe away his tears, laughing and scolding.
Ye Ling gazed at Lin Hao's figure with intoxicated, hazy eyes, pressing both hands against her chest as her heart fluttered wildly.
"Eldest Senior Brother..."
"So formidable!"
...
What kind of monster is he anyway...
Tang Chen clutched his injured left arm, looking at Lin Hao with absolute terror in his eyes. A prodigy of this caliber probably wouldn't have a second match even if searched through the entire long river of Zhongzhou's history.
To think that the Northern Wasteland, with its such barren spiritual energy, could actually give birth to a monster of this magnitude. If he were given more time to grow, wouldn't he become a threat to the Tang Sect?!
At this thought, Tang Chen secretly removed a dark iron token from his waist and slowly channeled his spiritual energy into it. While channeling his spiritual energy, he kept a vigilant watch on Lin Hao, terrified of being discovered. This cautious and trembling demeanor formed a deeply ironic contrast to his previous arrogant posture.
"Lin Hao, how dare you kill my dad!"
"I won't let you get away with this!"
"I, Mei Shiyun, will never forgive you in this lifetime!"
Mei Shiyun's unresigned roar came from below, instantly drawing Lin Hao's gaze.
Lin Hao looked down at her indifferently, the smile on his face gradually growing intense. "Foolish woman, shouldn't you be worrying right now about whether I will forgive you?"
"You? Forgive me?"
Mei Shiyun's chest heaved violently in disbelief.
Lin Hao said with emotion, "Forget it. Whether you worry about it or not, there's no way I'm letting you off."
Hearing this, Mei Shishi immediately yelled, "What? You still want to kill my sister? Don't forget, she is still your fiancée!"
Lin Hao: "Is that so?"
Mei Shishi: "Isn't she?"
Seeing her righteous and confident expression, Lin Hao completely lost his composure. "Alright, alright. I've seen plenty of shameless women, but sisters like you two are a first for me. Things have already reached this point, and you still have the nerve to claim she's my fiancée? What, have all the women in this world died out so that I *must* marry trash like her?"
"Lin Hao!"
Mei Shiyun instantly flew into a rage. "Even if I, Mei Shiyun, were to marry a pig or a dog in this lifetime, I would never marry an arrogant man like you!"
Making a scene over nothing was the most ridiculous thing of all.
Lin Hao picked at his ear, completely unconcerned. "If you want to marry pigs and dogs, they have to be willing first."
"You, you, you... Pfft!" Overwhelmed by anger, Mei Shiyun spat out a large mouthful of blood, her pretty face instantly turning deathly pale.
She, Mei Shiyun, had looks and a figure; she had been surrounded by stars since childhood and pursued by young masters from all the major noble families in the Northern Wasteland. Was he blind?! How could he tell such blatant lies?!
"Sis, don't get angry. Ruining your health over a man like this isn't worth it!" Mei Shishi steadied her sister, then looked up at Lin Hao with a face full of disgust. "My sister is peerlessly brilliant and strikingly elegant, the number one beauty of the Northern Wasteland. Every frown and smile of hers is enough to conquer all the stinking men in this world and make them bow down..."
"Is that so!"
With a flash of his body, Lin Hao suddenly appeared right in front of her, cutting her off.
The two women retreated in a panic.
"What are you doing?!"
Mei Shiyun raised a hand to shield her younger sister behind her, looking at Lin Hao with terror.
Facing her glare, Lin Hao took a leisurely step forward, forcing the two women to retreat step by step. "You, Mei Shiyun, are nothing more than an empty shell, rotten to the core!"
"Compared to the courtesans in flower houses, you don't even possess a fraction of their charm!"
"Let alone those well-read, refined, and virtuous young ladies of noble families!"
"Who gave you the confidence to call yourself the number one beauty of the Northern Wasteland? When you say those words, doesn't your face burn with shame?!"
Driven back until she hit the ground, Mei Shiyun burst into tears. "What right do you have to say that about me? I *am* peerlessly brilliant!"
"It seems you have some misunderstandings about the phrase 'peerlessly brilliant'..." Lin Hao stopped in his tracks, looking down at her with a hint of pity. "Peerlessly brilliant means your grace and talent are number one in the world, and you simply don't qualify."
"To put it more vulgarly, men like women in two ways: one is to cherish them, and the other... is just to play with them. Clearly, you belong to the latter."
Lin Hao wasn't the type to swallow his anger in silence. A woman like this needed to be made to see reality, rather than living in a dream day in and day out.
"You..."
"Are you saying..."
"I'm just a woman worth playing with?"
Mei Shiyun raised her tear-stained, blurry face and demanded an answer.