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The hall was as bright as day, yet it was so quiet that you could hear someone (mainly Elder Feng) gasping for breath. The air was as tense as a fully drawn bowstring, just waiting for someone to sneeze and set it off.

In one corner of the hall, Elder Feng lay sprawled, like a salted fish drained of all its strength. On the other side, the Xiao family father and daughter were struggling with the high-tech silk threads—Elder Xiao, having lost his internal energy, was covered in sweat, but the knot remained unmoved. Every time he approached his daughter to try and forcefully break the knot, he would be blown away by an unreasonable gust of wind.

In the center of the hall, Li Xian sat cross-legged, his face beaming with a mixed sense of pleasure, like "having eaten too much and won the lottery." Several newly acquired "phone credits" (internal energy) within his body were being efficiently converted and purified by the Northern Darkness Divine Art, and the feeling of being full of power allowed him to temporarily block out external signals.

He carried three Black Bat drones on his head and shoulder, and toyed with the cold Thunderbolt Talisman in his hand. His stylish appearance and arrogant demeanor perfectly exemplified the saying, "With this cheat in hand, I have the world at my fingertips."

Elders Peng and Cao, who were preparing to launch a sneak attack, were so intimidated by the appearance that they hesitated and didn't dare to attack directly.

"Elder Feng, Elder Xiao, how are your injuries?" Han Fort Master's voice boomed, emphasizing his uprightness and disdain for sneak attacks.

"Lord of the Fortress..." Elder Feng said weakly, "His inner strength... is depleted. Be careful, this kid is strange..."

Elder Xiao's expression turned grave: "This child is likely not himself; he may be possessed by a demon. Beware of any trap." (Inner monologue: An opportunity! A tremendous opportunity! But I can't say it out loud!)

"Hmm." Lord Han's gaze sharpened as he locked onto Li Xian. He judged that the other party's energy fluctuations were around the high-level Earthly Origin Realm, a step below his own initial glimpse of the Heavenly Origin Realm. The difficulty lay in those unheard-of "magical artifacts" and the possible "external forces."

So, Master Han decided to go through the formalities first: "How shall I address you?" His tone was calm and steady, a standard opening line in the martial arts world.

Li Xian had just finished circulating his qi throughout his body and opened his eyes, feeling refreshed. Seeing the other party's politeness, he also clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute (almost shaking the drone off its feet): "It's alright, Li Xian, Li as in 'first in a row.' And you are?"

"Han Jinan, lord of Han Family Fortress. Shouldn't you give me an explanation for what happened today?"

"An explanation?" Li Xian laughed, pointing to his neck. "I'd like to ask, you had a knife to your throat before, what explanation did you give?"

"You bandits of the pleasure boats, you robbed, raped, and murdered, you deserve to die! I only regret that I didn't finish you off with one blow back then!" Han Yunyang, who had just woken up, covered his injured eye, burning with rage.

"Pervert? Which eye did you see that with? Oh—" Li Xian drew out his words, feigning sudden realization, "So you're a one-eyed bastard. It's normal that you can't see it clearly." His verbal skills were automatically activated.

"Father! Why say so much? Kill him! I'm going to save Ling Shan!" Han Yunyang struggled to get up.

"Halt!" Li Xian shouted, and a drone buzzed up from his shoulder, its red light aimed precisely. "Take one more step, and I'll shut down your other eye too!"

Han Yunyang froze instantly; he didn't want to taste that red light again.

Li Xian's eyes darted around, a wicked glint in his eye. "Since you call me a lecher, then I'll show you!" he thought, deliberately raising his voice. "Let me tell you," he said, "I've taken a liking to your Miss Xiao! We'll be getting married in a couple of days, and she'll be my bandit queen! Hahahaha!"

(The brain silently adds: "Okay, record the request. It can be included in the list of observations for subsequent biological pairing experiments.")

"You...!!!" Han Yunyang was so angry that he trembled all over, and his face turned as red as a pig's liver.

Xiao Lingshan was filled with shame and indignation, wishing she could bury her face in a stone. She could only urge her father, "Dad! Hurry! Hurry up!"

Elder Xiao wanted to hurry, but as soon as he got close, the evil wind blew him away right on time, making the scene quite comical and repetitive.

Even a clay figure has some earthy qualities, let alone Lord Han. His face darkened, and anger was evident: "Your Excellency, what exactly do you intend to do?" As he spoke, he stepped forward, and a heavy, imposing aura slowly pressed down on Li Xian. Elders Peng and Cao tacitly flanked him from the left and right, forming a triangular encirclement.

"Wait a minute!" Receiving a new instruction, Li Xian quickly raised his hand. "How about we... make a deal?" (Thinking to himself: My brain actually wants to negotiate? Are these three old men really that tough?)

Lord Han did not stop, but slowed down slightly. At the same time, three layers of pressure suddenly descended!

"Kneel down!" Han Baozhu's profound energy surged forth like a tidal wave.

"Kneel down!" Elder Peng's icy aura and Elder Cao's scorching energy attacked from both sides, resonating in harmony.

Li Xian immediately experienced a luxurious combination of ice and fire; his left side felt like he was in an ice cave, while his right side felt like he was in an oven, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Just when he felt like he was turning into "half-baked cheese", a gentle breeze swept over his body, instantly clearing away all discomfort and leaving him feeling completely relaxed.

The three people opposite them simultaneously felt the pressure vanish, as if they had punched cotton. Their expressions changed slightly, and they all stopped in their tracks.

"As expected, there is a strange external force at play." Master Han's mind raced.

"I don't want to hurt anyone," Li Xian quickly read the "script" his brain had given him. "Absorbing their internal energy is just a minor punishment, like... temporarily borrowing it. They can practice again!" He pointed to Elder Feng. "As for Miss Xiao, I'm only 'borrowing' her for a few days, two or three days at most! I'll return her completely after I'm done! And there will be compensation!"

"What is the matter?" Lord Han asked in a deep voice.

"Uh... well..." Li stammered, his brain hadn't come up with a specific answer! Could it be, "borrow your daughter to help charge the figurine for a life experiment"?

"Hmph! What good could those demonic cultists possibly do? They must be up to no good!" Elder Feng added timely remark.

"Father! Kill him! We must not hand over Ling Shan!" Han Yunyang's eyes were bloodshot (even though one of them was temporarily damaged).

Seeing that Li Xian's words were vague, Han Baozhu judged in his heart: the other party was not absolutely certain and was just stalling! He decided to take the gamble!

"Since there's no sincerity, let's see who's the real deal! There's no need to follow the rules of the martial world when dealing with the Demonic Sect!" Master Han made a decision, and a red light appeared around him, his palms becoming as red and shiny as branding irons!

"I never imagined that carbon-based life forms could cultivate such a high level of controlled radiation energy," the brain analyzed. "Maintaining the defense will accelerate the depletion of local energy reserves."

"Don't panic! I'll help too!" Li Xian felt his inner strength surging and was eager to try. He frantically reviewed the "Six Meridians Divine Sword Operation Manual" that he had just "downloaded" in his mind.

The next moment, the attack erupted!

Han Baozhu thrust out with both palms, and three streams of blood-red sword-like profound energy pierced straight at Li Xian! At the same time, Elder Peng's icy palm force and Elder Cao's crimson flame energy attacked from the left and right, ice and fire intertwining, whistling and ear-piercing!

The brain immediately mobilized the radiation energy stored in the cave, forming an invisible force field that fiercely clashed and annihilated the three incoming energies, causing chaotic ripples to explode in the air.

As for Li Xian... he stood there, his hands gesturing and poking in the air like a shaman, his expression serious and his movements labored—he was trying his best to launch his "Six Meridian Divine Sword - Mental Version". Unfortunately, while his theoretical knowledge was perfect, his practical experience was zero. After gesturing for a long time, the sword energy just wouldn't come out from his fingertips.

The three men, including Han Baozhu, were terrified! This kid had effortlessly blocked their combined attack with just a few hand gestures? What level of skill was this? What kind of sorcery was this?

"We can't delay any longer!" Lord Han gritted his teeth and pushed his Xuan Qi to its peak! His face turned blood red, and the red light from his palms was so intense it was blinding!

A deep rumble of thunder resounded from within him!

A dazzling red bolt of lightning, as brilliant as real lightning, instantly formed in his palm!

The unique skill of the Heavenly Origin Realm - Thunderous Might!

Just as this earth-shattering attack was about to be unleashed, and Li Xian, startled by its terrifying power, instinctively tried to dodge—

His hands trembled slightly from nervousness!

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A powerful and irresistible surge of sword energy finally erupted from the Zhongchong acupoint on the middle finger of his right hand!

The Six Meridian Divine Sword - Zhongchong Sword, first launch!

But... as for accuracy...

The invisible yet tangible, chilling sword energy veered off course, perfectly avoiding Han Baozhu directly in front of him, and instead traced an awkward arc before heading straight for Han Yunyang, who was shouting and fighting from the side and behind!

"Ah—!" Han Yunyang screamed in agony and collapsed to the ground, motionless.

The hall fell into a deathly silence.

Elder Feng stared, mouth agape. Elder Xiao forgot to get up. Xiao Lingshan forgot her shame and indignation. Elders Peng and Cao froze in place.

Lord Han: "..."

Li Xian: "...(Do you believe me if I didn't do it on purpose)"

"Despicable scoundrel! How dare you harm my son!" Lord Han was stunned for half a second, then his beard and hair stood on end, his anger completely burning away his reason! Three blood-red sword energies, even more violent than before, were unleashed in fury!

Bang!Bang!Bang!

A series of muffled thuds came from Li Xian's body, and he was beaten so badly that he swayed left and right like a leaf in a storm. Only his "transparent energy shield" in his brain managed to withstand the blows and prevent him from falling apart on the spot.

With his son's fate unknown and a formidable enemy still looming ahead, Lord Han was consumed by rage and anger. He held nothing back, frantically compressing all his thunderous energy into his palms, the red light shrinking to its limit, as if he were grasping two miniature blood-red suns!

He was about to unleash the strongest strike of his Thunderous Might – a strike that would decide life and death in a single move!

"Quickly retreat behind the stone bed!" The brain commanded urgently.

Li Xian scrambled and crawled towards the stone bed without hesitation.

"Lie face down! Protect the girl!" The second command followed immediately.

Li Xian lunged to the stone bed, shielding the astonished Xiao Lingshan and the bed behind him. He then lay face down, a terrifying thought flashing through his mind: "Could it be... that my brain is about to... be detonated here?!"

"Lie down properly! Don't think too much!" His brain seemed to "hear" his complaint, and its tone was unusually urgent.

The crimson lightning, compressed to its limit in Hanbao's palm, was about to burst forth and annihilate everything!