186: My name is Qin Lang, the same Qin Lang who killed the fifth-ranked opponent.

The flying boat slowly descended, and the roar of the engine gradually ceased.

Inside the canyon, the atmosphere, which had been fraught with tension, fell into an eerie silence due to the arrival of this uninvited guest.

Everyone's gaze was fixed on the tall, straight figure, containing astonishment, fear, and the wild joy of surviving a catastrophe.

Long Xiaotian stared intently at Qin Lang, tightening his grip on his saber.

Although he couldn't gauge the other party's depth, the calm and composed demeanor made him instinctively sense danger.

“Just who is Your Excellency?”

Long Xiaotian took a deep breath and asked in a low voice.

“Why interfere in the private matters of my Long Family and the Shangguan Family?”

Qin Lang stood at the bow of the ship, his gaze indifferently sweeping over the Long Family members before finally resting on Long Xiaotian's face.

“My name is Qin Lang.”

The voice was not loud, yet it clearly reached everyone's ears.

Upon first hearing the name, Long Xiaotian frowned slightly, seeming to search his memory, but failing to place it immediately.

After all, as a Fifth-Tier powerhouse, he usually paid attention only to masters of the same rank, and he wasn't intimately familiar with the Geniuses of the younger generation.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Shangguan Hong, who had survived the ordeal, managed to straighten his body with the support of his granddaughter.

He looked at his savior; although the person seemed unfamiliar, the strength displayed made him dare not show the slightest neglect.

“Many thanks to Senior for lending a helping hand!”

Shangguan Hong cupped his fists in a salute, his tone extremely respectful.

“If not for Senior today, my Shangguan Family would likely have been wiped out. Please, Senior, uphold justice for us!”

The single word “Senior” made the atmosphere on the scene turn somewhat strange.

Qin Lang's mouth twitched slightly.

Shangguan Xue, who was nearby, couldn't help but let out a muffled chuckle, her extremely tense nerves instantly relaxing.

Seeing her grandfather's utterly respectful appearance, she found it both amusing and slightly embarrassing.

“Oh, Grandpa!”

Su Muyue poked her head out from behind Qin Lang and stamped her foot petulantly.

“What are you shouting about wildly!”

“Qin Lang is my fiancé! Why are you calling him Senior? That messes up the seniority!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire audience was stunned.

This sentence was like a rusty key, instantly opening the sealed door of Shangguan Hong's memory.

He suddenly widened his eyes, looking incredulously at the handsome young man before him.

“Fiancé? Qin Lang?”

“You are... the freshman who was drugged by Yan'er a few months ago?”

Shangguan Hong felt his head buzzing.

He never imagined that the poor boy he had once viewed as a mere “tool for procreation” had transformed into an unrivaled powerhouse capable of repelling enemies with Flying Swords!

This was simply too absurd!

“I remember now!”

Just then, Shangguan Tai, who was being stepped on by Su Dingfang, suddenly let out a sharp cry of alarm.

He trembled violently, as if he had seen a ghost.

“Qin Lang! He is Qin Lang!”

“He is the Olympus Academy Prodigy who set an ambush in the Taihang Mountains, fought one against two, and killed two Fifth-Tier alien races!”

“It's him!”

At the same time, a Fourth-Tier master in the Long Family ranks also turned pale with fright and retreated several steps.

“Patriarch! I remember too!”

“That video online! That God of Slaughter... it's him!”

This news exploded in the canyon like a sudden clap of thunder.

Killing a Fifth-Tier?!

Long Xiaotian's face instantly became incredibly gloomy, his previous contempt completely vanishing.

He finally remembered.

The young man who had recently caused a sensation online and was hailed as the “National Hero” was actually the person standing right here!

Being able to kill a Fifth-Tier meant the opponent possessed fighting strength equal to, or even greater than, his own!

Moreover, Fei Changqing and Fu Yuechi, these two great figures, stood behind him.

Long Xiaotian's heart sank to the bottom.

This iron plate was too hard to kick.

His eyes darted around, he made an immediate decision, and instantly forced a stiff smile onto his face.

“So it's Nephew Qin Lang. I've long admired your reputation!”

“A misunderstanding, this is all a misunderstanding!”

Long Xiaotian put away his battle saber, adopting the posture of a peacemaker.

“Brother Shangguan and I merely got heated during a spar. Since Nephew is here, let's let this matter go.”

“I am willing to compensate with twenty cubic meters of biological energy as medical expenses for Brother Shangguan. How about we put this incident behind us?”

Twenty cubic meters of biological energy was already a huge sum.

Long Xiaotian was confident that Qin Lang, as an outsider, wouldn't need to fight the Long Family to the death over this small matter.

However.

Before Qin Lang could speak, Shangguan Tai on the ground laughed wildly like a madman.

“Misunderstanding? Screw your misunderstanding!”

Shangguan Tai knew he was finished. Since the Long Family wanted to use him as a scapegoat, then everyone would die together!

“Qin Lang! Don't believe his lies!”

“Long Xiaotian was aiming to wipe out the family from the very beginning!”

“He colluded with Demonic Cultivators, intending to kill Shangguan Hong and then capture Shangguan Xue alive!”

“He wanted to give Xue'er to that Demonic Cultivator powerhouse as a Cauldron, in exchange for an Opportunity to Break through to the Sixth-Tier!”

These words were like a heavy bomb, shattering the Long Family's final veil of decency.

“You're talking nonsense!”

Long Xiaotian's expression changed drastically, and the killing intent in his eyes surged.

“Nephew, don't listen to this mad dog's reckless barking. He is trying to use you to kill me!”

“He is the true culprit who wanted to seize the position of Patriarch; I was merely misled by him!”

Long Xiaotian was still trying to quibble, attempting to shift the blame back.

But he didn't notice.

The moment the phrases “capture Shangguan Xue alive” and “as a Cauldron” appeared.

Qin Lang's eyes had become colder than ten thousand years of ice.

A terrifying killing intent erupted from him, seemingly freezing the surrounding air.

The Long Family dared to scheme against Shangguan Xue?

This touched his inverted scale!

“Twenty cubic meters of biological energy?”

Qin Lang looked at Long Xiaotian, a cruel arc forming at the corner of his mouth.

“Do you think Xue'er is only worth that price?”

Long Xiaotian's heart trembled, and he instinctively felt that things were bad.

“Nephew, let's talk this out...”

“Those who kill shall always be killed!”

Qin Lang interrupted him directly, his voice so cold it felt like falling into an ice cavern.

“Since you did it, you must be prepared to pay the price.”

“You wanted to wipe out the entire Shangguan Family, so I will wipe out your Long Family!”

Long Xiaotian could no longer keep up the pretense.

He was also a powerful figure; since negotiation failed, the only option was to fight desperately.

“Qin Lang! Don't push your luck!”

Long Xiaotian roared, Primal Energy surging wildly throughout his body, and the Aura of a Fifth-Tier powerhouse erupted without restraint.

“I, Long Xiaotian, have dominated Tiandu for decades, and I wasn't raised to be scared!”

“Pushing my luck?”

Qin Lang sneered, and the seven star battle armor behind him burst forth with golden light.

“I am pushing my luck! What can you do about it?!”

Before the words finished falling.

The dozen or so Flying Swords hovering in mid-air shot instantly toward the Long Family members, like sharks smelling blood, accompanied by piercing shrieks.

At the same time, Qin Lang's figure flashed, and the Incomplete Sacred Artifact in his hand erupted with brilliant sword light, aiming straight for Long Xiaotian's head!

“Hahaha! Good!”

Seeing this, Shangguan Hong felt a great weight lifted from his chest and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

“This is the good grandson-in-law of I, Shangguan Hong!”

“So domineering! This old man likes it!”

Ignoring his severe injuries, he raised his battle saber, his eyes burning with the flames of vengeance.

“Long Xiaotian! Your time to die has come!”