That night, Fang Tang received a phone call.

"What? Dead? What in the world happened?"

Feng Yang cried over the phone. "Patriarch Fang, I really don't know what happened! Gao Xing is dead, and Coiling Dragon Bay is completely fine!"

"How can that be? Didn't I order you to start a fire?" Fang Tang was furious, cursing Feng Yang for being an idiot.

Feng Yang's voice was laced with terror. "We did, but the fire couldn't reach Coiling Dragon Bay at all! Ah... Patriarch Fang, save me..."

Before Feng Yang could finish, he screamed as if he had encountered something horrifying.

"Feng Yang!"

Fang Tang shouted, but there was no response. Instead, a chilling, crunching sound came from the other end of the line. It sounded like... an animal gnawing on bones.

Startled, Fang Tang was about to hang up when a cold, detached voice spoke. "Patriarch Fang, don't be in such a hurry to die. I'll come to escort you personally."

The call disconnected.

Fang Tang was so scared he turned pale, slumping into his chair. He recognized that voice. It was Lin Mu.

Lin Wudi isn't dead!

The thought filled Fang Tang with absolute terror. He immediately called Lu Tong, but it was as if Lu Tong had vanished. He was completely unreachable.

"What's going on? What in the hell is going on?"

Fang Tang violently slammed his phone onto the ground, looking utterly flustered and enraged.

「Coiling Dragon Bay.」

Feng Yang was cowering in a corner, trembling uncontrollably. His face was a mask of fear, tear streaks still wet on his cheeks.

"Please, don't kill me! Please don't!" Feng Yang cried and begged for mercy, his voice thick with pleading.

He was pleading not only with Lin Mu but also with the ghostly infant squatting before him. A moment ago, this very creature had bitten off Gao Xing's neck. He had watched in horror as Gao Xing's entire body was devoured, leaving nothing behind.

Feng Yang had tried to run, but after only a few steps, the ghostly infant had caught him and dragged him straight into the sea of fire. He had screamed in terror, certain he would be burned to death. Unexpectedly, the fire they had lit was like an Illusory Realm—fake.

And then, Lin Mu had appeared. Feng Yang watched as Lin Mu walked out from the midst of the fire, and all the flames instantly vanished without a trace, leaving Coiling Dragon Bay exactly as it was before.

Lin Mu crushed the phone in his hand and looked at Feng Yang, a cold smile lifting the corners of his mouth. "If I remember correctly, don't you still owe me a life?"

Feng Yang froze, his pupils shrinking. He remembered. He had made a bet with Lin Mu, and he had lost. But he had been so scared he fainted, and by the time he woke up, Lin Mu was gone. He had foolishly thought the matter was over, never expecting Lin Mu to bring it up again.

"Lin Mu, for Luo Li's sake, since I was her class president, please just let me off this one time." Feng Yang knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly to Lin Mu. "I really know I was wrong! I'll never do it again!"

However, Lin Mu remained indifferent and unmoved by Feng Yang's pleas.

"I already spared your life once out of respect for Luo Li," Lin Mu said, shaking his head, his tone detached. "But you shouldn't have become the Fang Family's dog and targeted me."

"It's not like that!" Feng Yang shouted. "Fang Tang forced me! They all forced me! If I hadn't agreed, the Fang Family would have definitely killed me!"

Lin Mu scoffed. "You're that afraid of the Fang Family?"

"The Fang Family's influence in Jiangling is too great for me to mess with. An arm can't win against a thigh, and I was truly forced into it." Feng Yang wept, hardly recognizable as the once confident and ambitious young talent from the restaurant.

"So the Fang Family is untouchable, but I am?" Lin Mu stated calmly. "Is that what you mean?"

"No!" Feng Yang shook his head violently. "I'm Luo Li's class president! I loved her so much once; she'll definitely forgive me, right?"

"I've never met someone so shameless." Disgust filled Lin Mu's eyes as he waved his hand. "He's all yours."

"Heh, heh!"

The ghostly infant was overjoyed and pounced on Feng Yang.

"No, don't... Ah!"

Feng Yang's screams were cut short as the ghostly infant bit through his neck.

Lin Mu looked up at the sky. The moon was full in the vast heavens. With a single leap, he instantly appeared atop a building over ten stories high, standing with his hands clasped behind his back. Gazing down at the neon glow of the modern metropolis, a city of millions, his expression was indifferent.

It's time to end this.

Lin Mu closed his eyes, and his overwhelming Divine Soul power instantly unfolded. The vast spiritual energy spread out like a tide, emanating from Coiling Dragon Bay and rushing outward in all directions like a surging sea. His Divine Soul swept across mountains and over rivers, extending for miles.

Then, in an instant, his Divine Soul condensed into a single, focused line, shooting straight toward the center of Jiangling City. His Divine Sense, sharp as a sword, pierced through skyscrapers and office buildings, swept over residential communities and shops, and finally enveloped the entire city center.

BOOM!

Countless pieces of information flooded his mind: the hum of traffic, the cry of a baby, the cough of an old man, the scurrying of animals. Lin Mu was experienced with this, handling the influx with ease. Under the cover of night, the city's decadent pleasures and sordid dealings—its darkness and its light—all unfolded before him. To his eyes, the city no longer held any secrets.

Lin Mu "saw" Feng Yang's body being gnawed to the bone; he saw Qin Luoli's silhouette as she worked at her desk; he saw Lu Jia tossing and turning in bed; he saw Long Ao, Hua Meiniang, and others playing cards in a casino; he saw Zheng Mingye and Sun Tianyang each going about their own business. He also saw a kindly old man gazing at the sky with loving eyes, the simple, honest man behind him looking somewhat bored. And in the Fang Family Manor, he saw an anxious Fang Tang pacing back and forth, and he spotted several Ghost Charms stealthily sneaking toward Coiling Dragon Bay.

Found them.

A slight smile touched Lin Mu's lips as his will moved.

CLANG!

The Yulong Sword automatically hovered before him. It shot from its sheath, transforming into a streak of clear light that whistled through the air. Following a few screams, the Ghost Charms that had infiltrated Coiling Dragon Bay were instantly pierced through.

"Go!"

The Yulong Sword did not stop. At the direction of Lin Mu's Divine Soul, it streaked toward the city center. In the blink of an eye, it left a faint white scar across the night sky. The people of the world mistook it for a stray moonbeam, paying it no mind.

「Fang Family Manor.」

In Jiangling, the Fang Family Manor was a famously luxurious estate, complete with pavilions, multistoried buildings, rock gardens, and flowing streams—everything one could desire. More than a dozen Fang Family security guards patrolled in the shadows, protecting their master's home.

BUZZ!

A soft hum, and a flash of light zipped by.

"Who's there?!"

The security captain's expression changed. He had just turned when the light pierced his throat.

"Ugh..."

Clutching his neck, the captain slowly collapsed. Before the others could even react, several more flashes of light flickered through the dark, and every guard fell, their throats pierced.

The scent of blood filled the air.

Tonight, I will annihilate the Fang Family with my sword!

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