Chapter 378 – Blood Kin Revenge: Striking Again!

“Boom!”

Ji Yu’s uncle exploded, and as expected, Ji Yu did not die.

Regarding this, Mu Lin was not concerned.

With various protective charms and defenses, Ji Yu was not so easily killed in the first place.

Moreover, Mu Lin had no intention of killing him easily.

First, death was not the greatest punishment; Mu Lin did not mind letting him endure a period of despair before dying.

Second, Mu Lin knew very well that merely ambushing and killing one person would never deter the East Sea King from seeking revenge.

Only by inflicting pain—deep, searing pain—would the East Sea King and others dare not provoke him.

“Our war is far from over!”

…

After Ji Yu disappeared, Mu Lin continued his actions.

Meanwhile, Advisor Xun escorted Ji Yu to the East Sea King’s chamber to report on the progress of capturing Mu Lin.

Upon hearing that Mu Lin had not only avoided the trap but also killed two people, the East Sea King immediately furrowed his brow.

However, at this point, not enough people had died, and the East Sea King had yet to realize the severity of the situation.

His first reaction upon hearing the news was anger.

“Hmph, that brat, couldn’t he just die quietly? All he does is cause trouble for me.”

After speaking, he turned to Advisor Xun and asked, “He’s already in the East Sea Kingdom. Don’t tell me you only prepared one trap and didn’t consider any other capture plans!”

This question made Advisor Xun smile.

“Your Highness, of course there are other capture plans. We can use the Ten Directions Soul Search Array, the Full Moon Shadow Technique, or the Five Directions Divine Inquiry to gather Mu Lin’s aura and then implement a capture plan.”

East Sea King: “The Ten Directions Soul Search Array, the Full Moon Shadow Technique, the Five Directions Divine Inquiry… These require the methods of the Wei Family, the Water Moon Sect, and the Golden God Sect?”

Advisor Xun: “These are the easiest methods. I recommend using the Five Directions Divine Inquiry. Although its effects are not the best, it consumes the fewest resources.”

As soon as this suggestion was made, the East Sea King waved his hand to reject it.

“Don’t worry about resources. Mu Lin must die for daring to offend my dignity, and he must die in the fastest and cruelest way possible.”

“To kill him, I can endure some loss of resources.”

“Summon the people from the Wei Family, the Water Moon Sect, and the Golden God Sect. I want all three methods used together.”

“Yes, Your Highness!”

After the East Sea King’s order was issued, it was swiftly carried out.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, people from the Wei Family, the Water Moon Sect, and the Golden God Sect were summoned.

Upon learning that the East Sea King had called them to use their methods against Mu Lin, apart from a trace of reluctance in the eyes of the Water Moon Sect representative, the cultivators from the other two families, like the East Sea King, did not realize the severity of the situation.

No, even the Water Moon Sect representative did not realize the severity of the situation.

Their reluctance stemmed only from not wanting a Prodigy to perish in internal strife.

In the end, despite their reluctance, they were prepared to follow the East Sea King’s orders.

Clearly, these people also believed that the East Sea King would inevitably win this war and that they would not pay any significant price.

Under such circumstances, they naturally would not offend the East Sea King and instead sought to demonstrate their loyalty.

“Your Highness, please rest assured. As long as Mu Lin is within three thousand li of Skysea City, we will certainly be able to find him.”

The Wei Family was the first to pledge their loyalty, and they were also brimming with confidence in their own arts.

Next to speak was the Golden God Sect.

“Our sect’s Five Gods Divination Art can also locate Mu Lin. Moreover, the task of killing Mu Lin can be entrusted to our Golden God Sect to han—”

“Report!”

Before the Golden God Sect representative could finish speaking, a servant urgently called out from outside the door.

The anxious tone drew everyone’s attention, while the East Sea King felt somewhat displeased by his subordinate’s agitation.

“What is it? Speak!”

Upon hearing the inquiry, the servant quickly replied, “Word has come from outside that Mu Lin has made another move…”

“Haha, just as I expected.”

  The one laughing was Advisor Xun. Without waiting for the servant outside to finish, he chuckled heartily and said, “Your Highness, please rest assured. From the previous battle, I already knew that Mu Lin not only harbors intense hatred for Prince Ji Yu but is also filled with resentment toward the Hu Family. Therefore, when I summoned the Wei Family and the Golden God Sect, I specifically notified the Hu Family, instructing them to prepare their defenses and even dispatched some of our own people to assist. Mu Lin’s attack this time will not succeed.”

Advisor Xun spoke with absolute confidence, even a sense of triumph at having seen through Mu Lin’s scheme. However, after finishing, he noticed that the servant outside the door wore a strange expression.

“What is it? Could it be that despite my advance warning and the reinforcements I sent, the Hu Family was still breached?”

This prompted the servant to quickly clarify, “That’s not it. The Hu Family is safe and sound.”

Before Advisor Xun could show a smile, the servant continued, “It’s just that while the Hu Family is unharmed, the Wu Family, the Rong Family, the Yi Family… and your own Xun Family—all the families that took action against Mu Lin earlier—have just been attacked by Mu Lin.”

“Among them, the Wu and Rong Families were nearly wiped out, with only a few young children below the height of a cart wheel left alive.”

“The Xun Family, due to its formidable power, did not suffer such heavy losses, but your family’s most outstanding prodigies of this generation, Xun Xiu and Xun Yu… are both dead.”

“…”

“…”

“…”

After these words were spoken, the room fell into instant silence.

Clearly, they had not expected Mu Lin’s retaliation to be so brutal.

Naturally, among them, the Mortal Shedding Pinnacle cultivators who had attacked Mu Lin were the most enraged.

Upon hearing that their entire families had been nearly exterminated, every single one of these Mortal Shedding cultivators turned red-eyed, their gazes filled with fury.

“Bastard, scum! How dare you, how dare you…”

“My son, Tian’er, wuwu… Mu Lin, you vile spawn! If you have the guts, come at me! What kind of hero kills my family?”

“Impossible, this is absolutely impossible…”

“Mu Lin, how could you be so cruel!”

Hatred, rage, despair… Hearing that their entire families had been wiped out, the previously indifferent expressions of the few Mortal Shedding cultivators who had attacked Mu Lin and failed now twisted with anguish.

At the same time, they cursed Mu Lin—calling him cruel, unprincipled, deserving of death, and unworthy of being human.

However, while these bereaved Mortal Shedding cultivators wailed and raged in their grief, the Wei Family, the Water Moon Sect, and the Golden God Sect felt a chill in their hearts. Since their own families had not suffered tragic deaths, they could see the situation more clearly.

“Mu Lin’s actions are indeed unprincipled and extremely cruel… However, we cannot expose this matter to the world for condemnation and censure.”

In this ancient world, people do not adhere to the rule of “regardless of right or wrong, both parties in a fight will be held accountable.”

What they uphold is an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and bloodline vengeance—this is the mainstream of this world.

As for Mu Lin, his actions are indeed excessive.

But the beginning of all this was the East Sea King breaking the rules first by attacking Mu Lin, and the means he employed were the most taboo—assassination, and… bullying the weak by suppressing a Prodigy.

This is the most intolerable act within the Human Race. Were it not for the East Sea King’s immense power, he would have faced retaliation long ago.

Now, although he has not been retaliated against, in terms of righteousness, he stands at the lowest point.

Under such circumstances, no matter how Mu Lin seeks revenge against the East Sea King, others will applaud and cheer.

Even if all his sons die, others will still think he deserves it.

Similarly, the Mortal Shedding Pinnacle cultivators who took action also lack justification.

Every single one of them is nearly a hundred years older than Mu Lin, and when they attacked him, they outnumbered him—this too is a form of bullying.

Coupled with the East Sea King breaking the rules first, the ultimate result is that if the East Sea King were to publicize this matter, others would not only refrain from condemning Mu Lin but would instead gloat, saying:

“Always suppressing Prodigies—serves you right for dying!”

“Well done! Such tumors should be eradicated.”

“When you took action, you should have expected retaliation. What, only you are allowed to break the rules, but not Mu Lin?”

It can be said that, standing at the lowest point of righteousness, no matter what they do, they are in the wrong.

As for those families, they would be seen by others as aiding and abetting tyranny. Even if such families meet tragic ends, others would not care.

Of course, the current Wei Family, Water Moon Sect, and Golden God Sect do not care about outsiders’ opinions, nor do they grieve for the deaths of others.

At this moment, they are only pondering one thing:

“If I take action against Mu Lin, will he retaliate against us?”

(End of Chapter)