59: Blood stains the void, is this what you call robbery?

Buzz—Crack!

Within the endless void, a violent spatial turbulence raged like a furious dragon.

The ancient teleportation Formation established within the Canglan Water Mansion was, after all, long out of repair; halfway through the teleportation, the Formation patterns shattered.

"Damn it! Those ancient people really screwed me over!"

Inside the spatial tunnel, Lin Que's expression changed abruptly.

The surrounding spatial storms were like billions of invisible sharp blades, frantically slicing at his protective spiritual light. Had it been an ordinary Early Stage Spirit Sea Realm, they would have likely been ground into mincemeat by now.

But Lin Que was different.

Dark-gold flowing light circulated wildly across the surface of his skin as Bronze Skin and Iron Bones was pushed to its limit, creating a series of blinding sparks as it rubbed against the spatial storm.

"Open... for me!!"

Lin Que gripped the starfall mo dao and slashed fiercely at the collapsing spatial barrier ahead!

Kaiyuan Realm Perfection erupted!

Boom!

The void shattered, and a blinding white light swallowed him... Central Region Border, Black Wind Ridge.

This was the mandatory path from the Southern Commandery to the prosperous lands of the Central Region, and it was also a lawless, chaotic zone. The mountains were steep, filled with year-round demonic winds, and occupied by countless outlaws.

At this moment, a bloody ambush was taking place on the mountain path.

"Kill! Leave no one alive!"

Hundreds of fierce bandits dressed in blood-colored wolf skins, riding second-rank demon wolves, were besieging a merchant caravan flying the flag of the "Duobao Pavilion."

These bandits were extremely powerful; the three leaders were actually all Spirit Sea Realm experts!

In particular, the One-Eyed Bandit Leader, holding a ghost-head greatsword with blood-colored Qi swirling around him, was impressively a Middle Stage Spirit Sea Realm master.

On the caravan's side, the guards had suffered heavy casualties, leaving only a white-haired elder and a few young guards struggling to hold on.

"Blood Wolf Gang! You dare touch the goods of my Duobao Pavilion? Are you not afraid of the retaliation from the Central Region's Main Pavilion?!"

The white-haired elder was covered in blood, shouting in grief and indignation.

"Retaliation? Hahahaha!"

The One-Eyed Bandit Leader laughed maniacally, pointing his blade at the old man:

"This is Black Wind Ridge! Once we kill you and destroy the evidence, who will know it was us?"

"Second Brother, Third Brother, form the Bloodlust Grand Formation! End this quickly!"

"Yes!"

The other two Early Stage Spirit Sea Realm vice-leaders rushed out with cruel smiles, standing in a triangular Formation and waving their command flags.

Boom!

A thick surge of blood-colored Evil Qi soared into the sky, transforming into a massive blood-colored light dome that trapped the caravan members inside. Within this Formation, the caravan guards felt their blood surging and their spiritual power flowing sluggishly, their strength instantly dropping by thirty percent!

"It's over..."

A trace of despair flashed in the white-haired elder's eyes.

Just as the One-Eyed Bandit Leader raised his greatsword, preparing to cleave this flock of lambs for the slaughter in two.

Rumble—!!

From above the Nine Heavens, a deafening thunderclap suddenly echoed.

Everyone subconsciously looked up.

They saw the originally gray sky suddenly tear open into a massive black hole.

Immediately following that.

A "meteor" burning with dark-gold flames, carrying a terrifying Aura capable of destroying heaven and earth, plummeted straight down!

And the point of impact... as luck would have it, was exactly one of the two vice-leaders—the "Third Brother" who was fully focused on maintaining the Formation!

"Third Brother! Get out of the way!!" the One-Eyed Bandit Leader roared in terror.

But it was too fast.

That wasn't a meteor at all, but a person!

A man with muscles like iron, holding a black mo dao!

"Let me through!!"

A thunderous shout echoed through the clouds.

Lin Que was in mid-air and couldn't control his body, so he could only turn passive defense into an active attack. He pressed his feet together, combining ten thousand catties of Divine Power with the gravitational potential energy of the fall, and stomped down like a human bunker-buster!

Puchi—Boom!!!

The earth trembled, and dust rose everywhere.

That third-in-command of the Blood Wolf Gang, who possessed Early Stage Spirit Sea Realm cultivation and was notoriously fierce in this area, didn't even have time to scream.

Like a watermelon stepped on by an elephant.

He exploded directly into a puddle of meat!

Blood mist instantly filled the air, splashing all over the face of the "Second-in-Command" nearby.

Dead silence.

The entire battlefield fell into an eerie silence.

Even the "Bloodlust Grand Formation," which had been running smoothly, instantly collapsed because it was missing a corner.

The dust settled.

A massive crater appeared before everyone's eyes.

Lin Que slowly stood up straight from the bottom of the pit. He patted his tattered robes and shook the blood off his feet, his brow furrowed in a look of bad luck:

"This teleportation Formation... doesn't even have navigation. I almost fell to my death."

He looked up and surveyed his surroundings.

Hundreds of dull eyes were staring fixedly at him.

Especially that second-in-command who was splashed with blood; he was currently pointing at Lin Que, his finger trembling violently and his teeth chattering:

"You... you..."

"You what?"

Lin Que was in a very bad mood. He had just escaped the tiger's mouth only to enter a wolf's den, and he'd stepped in "crap" upon landing.

He looked coldly across the group of bandits who clearly weren't good people, finally landing on the One-Eyed Bandit Leader:

"A robbery?"

The One-Eyed Bandit Leader finally reacted. Seeing his third brother's wretched corpse, his eyes instantly turned blood-red with soaring killing intent:

"Ahhh! You killed my brother! I will tear you into ten thousand pieces!!"

"Everyone, heed my command! Blood Fiend Spirit Gathering! Kill him!!"

Following his order, hundreds of bandits roared simultaneously, and the blood-colored Qi surging from them actually converged together, pouring into the One-Eyed Bandit Leader's body.

Boom!

The One-Eyed Bandit Leader's Aura surged instantly, briefly breaking through his Bottleneck to reach the threshold of the Late Stage Spirit Sea Realm!

The ghost-head greatsword in his hand expanded to thirty meters long, carrying a suffocating bloody scent as it slashed fiercely down at Lin Que in the pit!

This strike was enough to split a small mountain!

"Watch out!" the white-haired elder from the caravan couldn't help but cry out.

However, Lin Que, who was beneath the blade, smiled.

"If it were any other method, I might have had to dodge."

"But using this kind of mixed and impure blood-fiend Qi to suppress me?"

Lin Que stood in place, neither dodging nor avoiding.

He took a deep breath, his chest swelling high, and released a long cry like a dragon's roar toward the falling blood-colored saber light!

Inhale—!

That seemingly terrifying blood-fiend Saber Qi, the moment it touched the three-foot area around Lin Que's body, actually twisted and decomposed in a bizarre fashion, turning into streams of red air that he swallowed like a whale!

[Detected mixed-type Blood Fiend Resentful Qi!]

[Source: Hundred-Man Blood Sacrifice Formation.]

[Drawback determined: Mental confusion, reversed blood flow, Qi Deviation!]

[Locking target: Blood Wolf Gang bandits (Malice 100%).]

[Transfer initiated! Multiplier: Group Backlash!]

"Giving it back to you."

A cruel arc curled at the corner of Lin Que's mouth.

Buzz!

Invisible Karma lines erupted instantly.

"Ugh..."

In mid-air, the imposing One-Eyed Bandit Leader suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood!

He felt the spiritual power in his body like a startled wild horse, instantly losing control and crashing wildly through his Meridians!

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

It wasn't just him.

The hundreds of bandits around him who had provided the blood Qi fell like wheat being harvested.

Some clutched their heads and screamed, some started hacking at each other, and some simply exploded and died!

This was the horror of a group backlash!

Lin Que had not only neutralized the attack but had also used the System's rules to return this massive negative energy to every participant several times over!

"Now, it's my turn."

Taking advantage of the moment the One-Eyed Bandit Leader's spiritual power was in chaos and his body was stiff.

Lin Que moved.

Void walking!

His figure was like a bolt of black lightning, instantly appearing before the One-Eyed Bandit Leader.

The starfall mo dao in his hand carved a brilliant galaxy in the air.

Seven Absolute Blades, Fifth Form—Shocking Thunder!

This strike was fast to the extreme and heavy to the extreme.

It not only contained Lin Que's liquid true essence from the Spirit Sea Realm but also fused a sliver of lightning intent he had comprehended from the Lightning Eel!

Crack!

A crisp sound of shattering.

The High Grade Magical Artifact greatsword in the One-Eyed Bandit Leader's hand snapped directly into two.

The next things to break were his protective spiritual light and his neck.

"In your next life, when you rob someone..."

Lin Que's voice echoed faintly in his ear:

"Remember to check the weather forecast, and don't mess with someone who fell from the sky."

Puchi!

A large head soared into the sky.

Lin Que caught the head with one hand and hovered in mid-air; beneath him were bandits wailing everywhere, and the long saber in his hand was unstained by blood.

He turned around and looked at the completely petrified caravan members, offering a somewhat "kindly" smile:

"Everyone."

"I'm asking for directions, and by the way..."

Lin Que pointed to the ownerless bandit corpses:

"I'll be taking all these spoils of war. No objections, right?"

The white-haired elder shuddered and immediately shook his head like a rattle:

"No... no objections! Senior, please help yourself! Please!"

In front of this ruthless man who had crushed an Early Spirit Sea Realm with his butt and killed a Late Spirit Sea Realm in one strike, who would dare have an objection?

Lin Que nodded in satisfaction.

Though the Central Region was dangerous, this "greeting gift" was quite generous indeed.