174: Jia Lan's death

Jia Lan never expected it.

He had intended to divert the trouble and drag the Jun Family into it.

He never thought that the Jun Family Ancestor would be so decisive.

Although he cursed the Jun Family Ancestor a thousand times in his heart, he still forced a kind smile and said,

"Brother Jun, we have tens of thousands of years of friendship, is it really coming to this?"

"If we join forces, why would we fear a mere petty thief?"

Jia Lan's action was merely to buy time.

Although the chains temporarily trapped him, he was confident that he could break free if he just delayed for a moment.

Then he would teleport away.

In the future, he would definitely wipe out the entire Jun Family.

Jia Lan's idea was not wrong.

But the Jun Family Ancestor was no ordinary person either.

How could he not see through Jia Lan's intentions?

"Jia Lan, stop struggling. This Seal God Grand Formation can trap you for a while longer."

After speaking, the Jun Family Ancestor no longer paid attention to Jia Lan.

Instead, he turned his head to Lin Mu and said,

"This Young Master, today's conflict was all caused by this person."

"Now the Jun Family hands him over to Young Master, hoping that we can resolve this matter peacefully."

"What does Young Master think?"

Lin Mu was not at all surprised by the Jun Family Ancestor's actions.

After all, for a Family that has inherited for millions of years, the Family's interests are always paramount.

Anyone else can be abandoned.

When necessary, even Jun Family Disciples can be abandoned.

Lin Mu said indifferently, "So, the grudge of me killing your Jun Family members is not to be avenged?"

The Jun Family Ancestor chuckled and said, "Ah Zhong was an orphan I adopted from outside; he was merely a servant."

"It was his lack of judgment that offended Young Master; if he was killed, then he was killed."

Although Lin Mu had already guessed, hearing the Jun Family Ancestor's words still made him feel a subtle contempt.

Although the Jun Family adopted a very humble stance, Lin Mu did not intend to let the Jun Family off so easily.

Lin Mu was never soft-hearted towards enemies.

So, after pretending to ponder for a moment, he said,

"If you want to resolve this peacefully, it's not impossible."

"However, you must also agree to one condition of This Young Master."

The Jun Family Ancestor, seeing Lin Mu say this, breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as he could send away this plague god, let alone one condition, even a hundred, his Jun Family would agree.

"Young Master, please speak freely. As long as my Jun Family can do it, this Old Ancestor will agree to it for Young Master."

Seeing the Jun Family Ancestor agree so readily, Lin Mu no longer stood on ceremony.

"The condition is very simple: from now on, your Jun Family will submit to me and obey my every command."

"Then we will be Family, and This Young Master is very friendly to his own people."

The Jun Family Ancestor had expected Lin Mu to make an exorbitant demand.

He even thought that if Lin Mu demanded Jun Wuyou, he would agree without hesitation.

But who would have thought that Lin Mu would propose such an absurd demand?

Let alone him not agreeing, even if he did, the tens of thousands of Jun Family members behind him would not agree.

The Jun Family has been passed down for millions of years.

During that time, there were even God Emperors.

Although the Family does not have a God Emperor presiding over it now, it is still not comparable to ordinary families.

Even God Emperors actively sought to win over the Jun Family, treating them as honored guests.

But Lin Mu, a person who appeared out of nowhere, actually wanted the Jun Family to submit to him.

Even if his Divine Power reached the heavens, the Jun Family was not entirely without the power to fight.

However, unless absolutely necessary, the Jun Family Ancestor still did not want to tear down all pretense.

He tried his best to force a smile and said, "Young Master must be joking."

"My Jun Family's ancestral teachings state that no Jun Family son kneels to live."

"How about Young Master changes the condition?"

Lin Mu had never expected the Jun Family to agree.

The reason he said that was merely to cut off the Jun Family's retreat.

Once an enmity is formed, it must be eradicated.

As soon as the Jun Family Ancestor finished speaking, Lin Mu was about to activate his Origin power and prepare to strike.

And just then, the sound of breaking chains suddenly rang out.

Accompanied by a wild burst of laughter.

"Old man of the Jun Family, I will remember today's grudge."

"In the future, I will surely exterminate your entire Jun Family."

The speaker was none other than Jia Lan, who had been trapped by the Seal God Grand Formation.

The Jun Family Ancestor had still underestimated a God Emperor.

He never thought that Jia Lan would break free from the Seal of the chains while they were talking.

Watching Jia Lan's figure gradually disappear, the Jun Family members all showed grim expressions.

They didn't know what fate awaited them for offending Lin Mu.

But for offending a God Emperor, their Jun Family would find it difficult to move an inch in the Divine Realm in the future.

The Jun Family Ancestor was helpless at this moment.

The Seal God Grand Formation had already been severely damaged by Lin Mu.

Now, it was only barely maintained by the combined efforts of the entire Family.

With Jia Lan breaking free from the Seal and escaping, the grand formation could not trap him again in a short period.

They could only watch him escape.

For a moment, the Jun Family Ancestor's face was ashen.

He could imagine.

If Jia Lan did not die today, the Jun Family members would probably only be able to survive within the Jun Family's grand formation from now on.

Over time, the decline of the Jun Family would become inevitable.

Just when everyone thought that Jia Lan's escape was a done deal, a large hand suddenly reached out from where Jia Lan had fled and grabbed fiercely downwards.

Immediately after, a figure was seen mercilessly snatched into the palm of the large hand.

Everyone was startled by the sudden appearance of the large hand.

They subconsciously retreated a few steps.

But when they clearly saw the figure in the large hand, they all involuntarily gasped.

This figure was precisely the God Emperor Jia Lan who had just escaped.

The owner of the large hand was undoubtedly Lin Mu.

Seeing Jia Lan about to escape again, Lin Mu had lost interest in playing cat and mouse.

Therefore, he used the World in the Palm, easily grabbing Jia Lan back.

Jia Lan, who was grabbed back, had an incredulous expression.

He kept roaring, "Let me go! How could you grab me back from the void?"

"Who exactly are you?"

Lin Mu looked at the hysterical Jia Lan.

He said with a majestic tone, "This Young Master's name is Lin Mu, and killing you today is merely to fulfill the promise made that day."

After Lin Mu finished speaking, he was about to control the large hand to crush Jia Lan.

Just as Jia Lan's face showed despair, Lin Mu suddenly stopped his action and said,

"Oh, and to let you die enlightened, the person who asked me to kill you is named Yang Lin."

"Now, you can die."

Lin Mu did not give Jia Lan another chance to speak.

The large hand exerted force, directly crushing Jia Lan into powder.

However, the Divine Soul of the God Emperor was surprisingly not crushed immediately.

He stared at Lin Mu with sinister eyes and cursed,

"I am the chosen one of the Spirit of the God Realm. By killing me today, the Spirit of the God Realm will surely make your Divine Soul perish."

"I await that day."

Jia Lan knew that today, no matter what, it was a dead end.

After speaking, without waiting for Lin Mu to act, he decisively chose to self-destruct his Divine Soul.

The power of a God Emperor's Divine Soul self-destruction was enough to destroy a large city.

Jia Lan's action was also in hopes of severely injuring Lin Mu before his death.

But who knew, just as he self-destructed, Lin Mu merely clenched his palm.

The terrifying explosion that should have occurred did not cause even a ripple.