Chapter Twenty-Six: Threat

  Xie Lin stepped forward.

  He was one meter ninety tall, and in the entire Xie family, he belonged to the crane standing among chickens. He had a tiger's back and bear's waist, and at first glance, he looked like a big dog bear.

  Following the Fourth Elder Xie Kun's cultivation, he was assisted by Xie Kun's medicine. Originally, his innate talent wasn't that outstanding, but among the younger generation of the Xie family, he was already considered a top-notch individual.

  Intermediate upper boundary.

  "Xie Lin, go for it!" said Fourth Elder Xie Kun.

  "I understand, Four Elders," Xie Lin said.

  Although their conversation didn't explicitly state it, everyone knew that the Fourth Elder Xie Kun was letting Xie Lin take drastic measures. If so, Xie Ao Yu would be in trouble.

  Everyone involuntarily looked at Xie Ao Yu with sympathetic eyes.

  "Whoosh!"

  The old man scurried out of the living room.

  "You are all members of our Xie family. In this martial competition, you must not hurt the harmony and stop when you should!" The great elder said with a gloomy face.

  The four elders, Xie Kun, pretended not to hear.

  Xie Lin took a step forward, three meters away from Xie Ao Yu. "Ao Yu, all I can say is be careful as much as possible. If I lose control and hurt you, don't hold it against me."

  "I'll send this sentence back to you too." Xie Ao Yu said.

  Ignorance!

  Xie Lin sneered to himself, his hands slowly clenched into fists, and a flame attribute aura began to surge out of his body, circulating around him, causing the temperature around him to rapidly rise. With his physique, that power was even more astonishing, his muscles bulging, making people feel a hint of fear.

  With his legs slightly bent, Xie Lin's powerful kick on the ground was like a cannonball shot out of a barrel, bursting out with a loud noise. His fists flew out in rapid succession, imbued with fierce energy, as if burning with a layer of intense flames.

  "Flaming Fist!" someone exclaimed.

  Ling Yan Fist is a high-level fighting skill, its power is astonishing, everyone held their breath, if Xie Lin uses Ling Yan Fist with his strength, Xie Ao Yu might be in danger.

  It was that moment when even the elder wanted to reach out and stop him.

  The four elders Xie Kun smiled slyly and blocked the way of the great elder, preventing him from making a move to rescue, while he himself was smiling at Xie Ao Yu, as if seeing Xie Ao Yu's miserable death scene.

  Just as everyone's eyes widened and held their breath.

  Xie Ao Yu made his move. There was no fierce aura, no deafening roar, just a very calm extension of his right hand, reaching forward to grab.

  Bang!

  The strong wind has dissipated.

  Everything returned to calmness.

  Wow!

  Cries of surprise erupted from all directions, and everyone saw Xie Ao Yu grab Xie Lin's fist with his right hand. What shocked them even more was that Xie Lin's fire energy actually retreated in defeat.

  Fighting spirit!

  "He's going to fight!"

  "He's cultivated his Chi!"

  Shrill cries suddenly echoed throughout the entire Xie family compound.

  The clan leader, Xie Lian, was so excited that he slapped the table with a loud bang. His eyes welled up with hot tears as he stared at Xie Ao Yu, and finally looked at the unconscious Xie Qian, shouting in his heart: "Second brother, did you see? Your son has Dou Qi! He has Dou Qi!"

  "Roar!"

  Xie Lin let out a loud roar and urged on his fighting spirit with all his might.

  "Explode!"

  Xie Ao Yu coldly shouted, his aura surging out like a tsunami, overwhelming Xie Lin's turbulent aura and leaving him powerless to counterattack.

  Then he shook lightly.

  A tremendous force burst forth, and Xie Lin, who weighed over 200 kilograms, was thrown more than 100 meters by Xie Ao Yu, smashing into a wall and losing consciousness on the spot.

  Xie Ao Yu clapped his palms together, "Fourth Elder, what else do you have to say?"

  "You, you..." The four elders Xie Kun were all stunned.

  All around was quiet.

  They were shocked that Xie Ao Yu possessed Dou Qi, but even more shocking was that Xie Ao Yu could defeat a mid-upper level cultivator like Xie Lin with such ease.

  "Even if you defeat Xie Lin, does that mean you can kill Te Ruo?" Xie Zhe shouted in a shrill voice.

  Everyone heard this and looked at him with eyes of contempt.

  Xie Zhe thought others would agree with him and was complacent.

  "Hiss!"

  A faint sound arose, and the Lei Ling Sacred Knife flashed a cold light, causing people to subconsciously close their eyes. When they opened them again, the Lei Ling Sacred Knife had already been thrust into the ground.

  "Lei Ling Sacred Sword! This is the Lei Ling Sacred Sword!" The Great Elder exclaimed.

  "Not bad, this is indeed the Thunder Spirit Sacred Knife." said Tribal Leader Xie Lian.

  Some of the older ones nodded in agreement.

  Xie Lian turned to the Fourth Elder Xie Kun and shouted, "Fourth Elder, what else do you have to say? The facts are clear: Xie Zhe and Xie Gang colluded with the remnants of the Aotus family to kill members of my Xie family. Their crime deserves a million deaths!"

  "Kill him!" the elder shouted in anger.

  Xie Zhe was stunned, he didn't understand how suddenly he had to die again. He looked at Xie Kun for help, "Father, save me!"

  "Bang!"

  Fourth Elder Xie Kun slapped a palm on Xie Zhe's ear, causing him to spin three times before shouting: "Kneel down!"

  Xie Zhe was so frightened that he quickly knelt down.

  "Head of the clan, great elder, Zhe'er is just temporarily confused, please spare him this time, I will definitely work hard to research and develop elixirs in the future to help our Xie family prosper." Fourth Elder Xie Kun finally softened.

  "Do you think it's possible?!" The elder said coldly.

  Xie Liang is his son.

  Other elderly men who had lost sons shouted in disapproval.

  "I don't want to die, I don't want to die." Xie Zhe cried out.

  Xie Ao Yu coldly said: "A life for a life."

  "Xie Ao Yu, I know I shouldn't have treated you that way before..." Xie Zhe pleaded.

  "You must die!" Xie Ao Yu's voice was icy cold, a person who could collude with the enemy to harm the Xie family, such a person would be a future threat if not killed, and only by killing him could others be intimidated.

  "If he dies, I'm afraid we won't be able to refine the elixir again." The Fourth Elder Xie Kun said calmly.

  His words suddenly made the excited crowd quiet down instantly.

  Everyone understands the importance of an alchemist to a family, that is absolutely irreplaceable. Without an alchemist, the development of the Xie family will inevitably slow down greatly, or even degenerate.

  As for Xie Lin, his talent was average, but because of the Fourth Elder Xie Kun's reasons, his cultivation speed wasn't slow. Among the young generation of the Xie family, he was considered one of the best.

  "YOU!" The Great Elder pointed at Fourth Elder Xie Kun, so angry that he couldn't speak.

  The four elders glanced at Xie Ao Yu, a hint of mockery flashing in their eyes, as if to say that no one could kill him, and even if he wanted to, the Xie family would not agree.

  Xie Ao Yu coldly said: "Xie Zhe must die!"

  "Arrogant Universe..." the Great Elder said.

  Xie Ao Yu seemed to have not heard it and continued: "Xie Kun must also die!"

  As soon as he said this, the crowd that was originally discussing and debating fell into silence, staring at Xie Ao Yu in shock, unable to understand why he would say such a thing.

  "Ao Yu, the thing Xie Zhe did, I think the four elders shouldn't know about it." Xie Lian said.

  "He didn't know at first, but when I set fire to his other courtyard, he knew." Xie Ao Yu said coldly.

  "What? You set fire to someone else's house!"

  Everyone is already a bit dizzy.

  Xie Ao Yu continued: "That day, he also admitted that it was him who poisoned my father, causing my father to be in a coma for three years, like a living dead man. He deserves to die!"

  "Ao Yu, what evidence do you have?" Xie Lian felt that things were getting more and more complicated.

  "I am the witness!"

  Gao Er took a step forward and said proudly.

  "He wanted to kill me back then and was driven out, this is a frame-up." Xie Zhe shrieked, he now understood that as long as Xie Kun was alive, he could live too.

  "Not bad, back then I really wanted to kill you because I personally witnessed Xie Kun colluding with outsiders and getting poison from someone else. I wanted to kill him, but I couldn't, so I thought of dying together with you, making Xie Kun suffer for it." Ge Er gritted his teeth and said.

  At this time, everyone was stunned by Xie Ao Yu's one explosive question after another.

  The four elders, Xie Kun, seeing this situation, straightened his back and said coldly: "That's right, it was me who did it. What about it? Who made him take away my chance to get the alien fire? He deserved to die!" He said gloomily, "I'm telling you clearly, even if he has the holy soul water, after waking up from poisoning, he'll still be a useless person, a useless person!"

  Xie Ao Yu's face flashed with a murderous aura, his words slow and deliberate: "I... want... to... kill... people!"