Zhong Bai Yi's Death

Steam Transformation

Zhong Bai Yi seized the opportunity, unleashing his movement spell without restraint. His body transformed into steam, allowing him to instantly reappear behind Mei Lan. With lightning speed, he threw a powerful punch, aiming to catch her off guard.

Thud…

However, his sneak attack was caught with one hand.

Mei Lan sneered.

"You call that a punch? You should not try to experiment in a life-and-death match."

Bam…

Mei Lan swiftly used a knee strike, targeting the middle-aged man's abdomen.

Wham...

Zhong Bai Yi's eyes widened as he coughed up a mouthful of blood, his body sent flying backward into his awaiting henchmen.

"Patriarch!"

The Zhong Clan members called out with terrified faces, but Zhong Bai Yi stopped them.

"Stay back! That woman has used a spell to augment her physical strength. You're no match for her!"

Zhong Bai Yi struggled to get up from the ground, before wiping the blood off his face.

'Can I defeat that woman?'

A sense of urgency gripped Zhong Bai Yi's mind. He was 53, yet he had reached the 3rd stage of the World Realm recently , a stark contrast to the woman before him.

She was a natural-born genius, already at the 5th stage of the World Realm before the age of 25.

Despite knowing how weak he is, Zhong Bai Yi refused to back down.

His clan's reputation was at stake.

"I may have acted impulsively, but let me demonstrate the true power of the Zhong Clan!"

Water Arrow.

Zhong Bai Yi extended 30 units of his blue Qi and made a barrage of water arrows around him, which stormed towards the purple-haired girl at a terrifying speed.

"How weak." Mei Lin commented with disdain visible in her eyes before she waved her hand to perform a crescent arc.

Wind Blade

Whoosh-!

Her attack sliced through the air with deadly precision, effortlessly shredding the water arrows apart. This was a stark demonstration of quality triumphing over quantity.

The wind blade continued its relentless path, hurtling toward the Zhong Clan members. Zhong Bai Yi could have attempted to dodge, but the wind blade's speed was terrifying. Its enormous size meant that even a slight miscalculation would result in a gruesome fate – the loss of his head.

Water Prison.

Zhong Bai Yi swiftly activated his vital grimoire. Although he typically used this spell to entrap his opponents, its defensive capabilities proved ideal for this situation.

In an instant, a surge of water erupted, encircling Zhong Bai Yi and the Zhong Clan members.

The liquid barrier rapidly rose, imprisoning them within its watery confines.

Boom-!

The two attacks collided, and Zhong Bai Yi could tell that the wind blade was still coming at him. He extended all remaining 40 units of Qi to strengthen his Water Prison, but it was all for nothing.

Crack-!

The moment the Water Prison was sliced in half, Zhong Bai Yi felt something in his Primeval World shatter into pieces.

It was his vital grimoire, Water Prison!

The Wind Blade was still horrifying as ever as it extended to the people who were once protected by the Water Prison, before displaying its might.

Swish-!

A deep cut was left on Zhong Bai Yi's chest; his heart and lungs were exposed. Not only that, but the impact of losing his vital grimoire got to him.

Thud…

He didn't even have enough strength to cough out blood and just collapsed to the ground with his eyes rolled backward.

Behind him, the Zhong Clan members were in a much livelier state; they all had one thing missing.

Their heads…

A red liquid gushed out of their bodies as their lifeless forms fell on top of their patriarch, drenching him in more blood.

Mei Lin raised a brow,

"He is still alive, as expected of the Zhong Clan Patriarch."

A small tornado appeared in her palm, but she suddenly heard a voice in her mind,

"Stop it, we don't need to make a scene. Besides, my brother is running away, hurry up and catch him."

"Yes, Missy." Mei Lin nodded as she turned around.

The voice continued.

"You can give him a slap or two for what he did."

Mei Lin: "..."

The voice sounded a little enraged.

"What's with the surprise? Let him be the old man's lab rat, for all I care! My only concern is retrieving the items my mother left behind. Nothing else matters."

Mei Lin transformed into plum blossoms and vanished into thin air. A minute later, Zhong Xie arrived with a group of Zhong Clan members.

"Dad, what happened to you?!" Zhong Xie rushed to her father's side, where he lay motionless with a contorted face.

No one dared to stop her, given her high status. As she touched her father's bloodied body, her face twisted in anguish.

The moment everyone removed their gazes from her, to give her time to cry, a menacing grin suddenly spread across her face.

"Hehehe..."

She was ecstatic!

Zhong Xie had been waiting for this opportunity her entire life. Her joy was so intense that it sent shivers down her spine.

She was consumed by her ambition, like a rabid animal unable to control itself.

"With this, I can finally seize control of the clan."

Her eyes flashed with a ruthless light, and her voice became cold and sharp as a sword.

"You think I didn't know? You killed mother because she was a spy from the Fu Clan. Now I, Fu Zhong Xie, will kill you and take over the Zhong Clan."

If Mickey were here, he wouldn't have recognized that name, but unfortunately, he was standing on a rooftop with crossed arms, waiting for Mei Lin to arrive.

He had already given up on the idea of running.

'Someone like Zhong Bai Yi can't possibly stop her, so what about me? I would only end up dead. Even if I run away today, she'll catch me tomorrow.'

It's not that Zhong Bai Yi was weak, but Mei Lin was a monster. After all, she was trained and groomed by the strongest person in Acoustic City. At the level she is at now, she might fight the mayor and come out with only a few injuries.

Soon enough, Mei Lin arrived in front of Mickey, her brows furrowed in displeasure, "Do you honestly think that you alone are enough to fight me?"

She was releasing a lot of pressure from her jindan, but Mickey was still wearing his maple-leaf mask, and he was not feeling a thing.

He shook his head.

"I am not stupid. I am handing myself over to you. Do whatever you want."

The wariness in Mei Lin's heart deepened, and her frown became clearer.

'Is he planning to commit suicide by detonating his jindan and grimoires? I might be able to survive, but I will have severe injuries.'

The young lady was on guard and swiftly clenched Mickey's neck. To her surprise, he didn't offer much resistance and just passed out from her grip.

"What is he planning?" More doubt arose in her mind.

She had now fallen victim to Maple-Leaf Stepping Stone's psychological attacks, and now, her mind got clouded by uncertainty.

"Should I look into his Primeval World?"