Chapter 137: Master Yue, You Want to Leave Already? Are You Being Overly Optimistic?
At this moment, the indifferent voice of Master Yan slowly came through. A wave of intense anger began to show on Yue Shan's face.
He immediately turned to Master Yan and questioned him, "Master Yan, what do you mean by this?"
Master Yan, however, just calmly stroked his beard and replied, "As I just said, Master Lin Yan has shown kindness to all the symbol masters in Flame City."
"He defended the Symbol Master Tower for us, so as the president of the Flame City Symbol Master Association, I naturally need to set an example."
"Master Yue Shan, I've made up my mind about this matter."
"If you insist on targeting Master Lin Yan, then you'll have to get through me first."
Master Yan said calmly to Yue Shan, his old voice echoing in the square.
But with this voice came a stir in the surroundings. After all, who in Flame City didn't know Master Yan?
Although he and his Symbol Master Association kept a low profile, their power was undeniable.
Now that Master Yan had clearly stated his support for Lin Yan, the situation became troublesome for Yue Shan.
"Damn it."
"This kid, where did he get so many connections?"
Yue Shan gritted his teeth in frustration.
After all, he felt somewhat helpless against Master Yan. Although his elemental cultivation was not as strong, being a Four-Seal Symbol Master, he wasn't afraid of Yue Shan in a real fight. And he had many symbol masters under him, which was also what Yue Shan feared.
Therefore, after understanding the interests involved during this period, Yue Shan's heart became somewhat irritated. He started cursing Lin Yan for being well-connected, managing to get so many people to support him.
But what he didn't realize was that being able to gather so much support was also a kind of strength. After all, it involved the charisma and influence of a person.
Yue Shan's face turned pale with anger. His furious appearance resembled that of a mad tiger, but both Xia Wanjin and Master Yan on the side showed no fear.
And just then, a girl clad in armor, accompanied by a large group of soldiers bearing the emblem of the Flame City Lord's Mansion, strode straight towards them.
The soldiers all bore the mark of the Flame City Lord's Mansion. Upon arriving at the scene, the girl walked directly into the Lin family's group.
"The City Lord's Mansion? Why are people from the City Lord's Mansion here too?"
This made Yue Shan feel even more uncomfortable.
Originally, dealing with one Wealth Gold Merchant Guild and one Symbol Master Association was already giving him a headache. But now, with the City Lord's Mansion planning to intervene as well, Yue Shan didn't know what to do for a while.
"The City Lord's Mansion wants to get involved too?"
So Yue Shan couldn't help but ask the girl this question.
Ziyue, with an indifferent expression, replied, "Mr. Lin Yan has shown kindness to me. My father sent me with troops to help him."
Yue Shan's face turned even paler.
With all the four major forces in Flame City standing on Lin Yuan's side, today's situation became troublesome for Yue Shan.
"If only he would stop shouting, nobody can save him."
Meanwhile, facing Ghost Yan's plea for help, Lin Yan simply replied with a faint tone.
Ghost Yan still had some hope, but after seeing Master Yan and Ziyue intervene, his heart turned completely cold.
His mouth twitched, and as he looked at Lin Yan again, his eyes were filled with intense murderous intent.
"Since that's the case, I'll drag you down with me even in death!"
Ghost Yan roared in anger. At this point, he knew he was doomed, but he wanted Lin Yan to pay a price for it.
"Three-Step Ghost Shadow Blade!"
The vigorous Pure Yuan Gang Qi surged from Ghost Yan's body, spreading out like waves in all directions. His gaze turned sharp, gripping a long knife in his right hand, his body slightly bent, like a fierce tiger descending a mountain, becoming extremely ferocious.
"Bang!"
Ghost Yan stomped the ground, and as his toe touched down, a huge force surged forth. Under the influence of this force, a deep dent appeared on the ground. Meanwhile, Ghost Yan himself, like a cannonball, swiftly charged towards Lin Yan.
Swish swish swish!
Ghost Yan's body flickered, and two ghostly shadows quickly emerged behind him. What was most eerie was that with the appearance of these two ghostly shadows behind him, the ghost energy on the blade of his long knife became even more intense.
He finally reached Lin Yan's front and swiftly swung his knife towards him.
Seeing no trace of panic on Lin Yan's face, and looking at Ghost Yan in front of him, it was as if he was looking at a three-year-old child.
Then a smirk appeared on his face, snapping his fingers, and a strange purple light emanated from the area under Ghost Yan's feet.
"Too naive. Your attack is too easily predictable by me," Lin Yan mocked Ghost Yan.
Then he said with a smile, "Enjoy tasting my Demon Lotus Slaughter Formation."
"By the way, you're lucky. You're the first to die under this formation."
With a thud, a strange power emerged from Ghost Yan's body, directly binding him to the ground.
Under the restraint of this power, Ghost Yan couldn't move at all, so his final action remained frozen in the moment when he was about to swing his knife down at Lin Yan.
A huge purple demon lotus quickly appeared above his head, its petals continuously rotating until it slowly opened.
As the lotus continued to open, streams of purple liquid slowly flowed down.
This time, Lin Yan stopped the liquid from dripping like he did last time to help Lin Dong. So quickly, Ghost Yan's flesh was covered in this purple liquid, and bursts of white smoke emerged from his flesh. After that, Ghost Yan, who was successfully covered in the liquid, let out cries of agony, corroded to death by these terrifying liquids in front of everyone.
"What a terrifying method!"
"Ghost Yan, he's dead just like that!"
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines, especially after seeing Ghost Yan's tragic death. The fear in their eyes became even stronger.
Many of them made up their minds one after another that from now on, they absolutely couldn't provoke Lin Yan in Flame City. After all, offending him meant offending the Wealth Gold Merchant Guild, the Symbol Master Association, and the City Lord's Mansion, which was already terrifying enough.
But what was even more terrifying was his methods. They didn't want to become the next souls corroded to death by the demon lotus.
"Good! Good! Good!"
Yue Shan shouted a few times, but his eyes were angrily burning.
When he looked at Lin Yan, his gaze was full of killing intent, but when he saw Xia Wanjin, Master Yan, and Ziyue on the side, he felt helpless.
He snorted and knew he couldn't gain any benefits today, so he led his troops and left.
"Let's go!"
Boom!
But when everyone didn't expect it, just as Yue Shan was about to leave with his men, a series of flame spirit formations appeared in their way.
The intense flames burned fiercely, directly blocking their path. Then, Lin Yan walked up slowly from behind with a heavy ruler in his hand.
Facing Yue Shan in front of him, he wore a smile on his face, but anyone could see the murderous intent in his eyes when Lin Yan spoke.
"Master Yue, are you planning to leave just like this? Isn't it inappropriate?"
"There should be some things between us that need to be settled."
(End of this chapter)