Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

"Arrogant," he sneered, "your tone is not small, to send this old man to his end, just based on your newly attained Gathering Malevolence Phase cultivation, you're courting death!"

Although Tian Linong's words were filled with contempt, as he looked at Hou Yuxiao's young face, a deep sense of wariness flashed through his pupils.

The youthfulness of Hou Yuxiao indeed filled him with a great sense of crisis.

As the last two words left his mouth, the Three-feet Edge in his hand drew a dazzling sword light in the air, Dan Gang Vigorous Qi surged forth, and with a leap of his body, he suddenly pounced toward Hou Yuxiao, instantly slashing out a sword Qi over ten meters long.

Clang...

With the Ape Demon Staff in hand, Hou Yuxiao parried the Sword Qi of the Three-feet Edge, and as the two collided, the sound of metal against stone rang out, sending sparks flying through the night sky, and the terrifying aura emitted by both men instantly sent many Hou Clan Disciples flying.

After all, it was Dan Gang Vigorous Qi. Tian Linong's Sword Qi was far more powerful than Hou Yuxiao's Ape Demon Staff. He almost exerted all his Gangsha energy, but still his body was forced back three or four meters.

"You little bastard, die!"

Tian Linong, seizing the advantage, was unrelenting. His pupils full of murderous intent, the Three-feet Edge flipped, pulling along the Ape Demon Staff and drawing out a long trail of firelight, suddenly swinging his sword to chop out a Guixin Sword Qi at Hou Yuxiao's head.

The two were already in close-quarters combat, and Hou Yuxiao had no time to dodge. He withdrew the Ape Demon Staff, and with no other choice, he lowered his head and held the staff straight to block the Sword Qi that was speeding toward his neck.

With a grunt, seeing that his Sword Qi only left a huge notch on the Ape Demon Staff, Tian Linong's face suddenly showed a look of amazement as he looked at the black staff in Hou Yuxiao's hands.

"The material of the Ape Demon Staff is indeed extraordinary. No wonder it ranks number 932 on the Famed Instruments list!"

Hearing Tian Linong's praise, Hou Yuxiao was not pleased. On the contrary, a shadow crossed his pupils.

Since The Hour of Hai, Tian Linong had fought against Cheng Yue and Fu Ling in succession, and to be able to exert such strength nearly two hours into the fight was unexpected.

My Xuanmo Gangsha is simply nothing in the eyes of Tian Linong!

He is, after all, a renowned righteous path master of the Tiger List, even if he only ranks 496th at the very end, his strength is obviously not something I can contend with.

"It's just a pity that my Three-feet Edge, forged from Liangzhou's local grade cold iron, ranks 682nd on the Famed Instruments list. Your Ape Demon Staff is far inferior!"

While pondering, Tian Linong's voice came again, and so did his Sword Qi!

As soon as he used the Ape Demon Staff to block the Three-feet Edge, Hou Yuxiao knew there was a gap not only in cultivation but also in weapons between them. His heart chilled even more, and no longer daring to clash head-on, he began to dodge to the side.

But that sword Qi spanning more than ten meters—was it really something he could escape just by saying so?

Tian Linong's desire to kill Hou Yuxiao was too strong. Seeing him trying to flee, Tian Linong became even fiercer, suddenly stabbing a point of sword light in the air and then slashing tens of Sword Qi around, weaving a golden mountain range.

"Let's slaughter this little bastard first, then exterminate the entire Hou Family!"

Hou Yuxiao turned his head and saw the golden mountain range, his pupils revealing shock. He had also observed the fight for a long time and remembered Tian Linong's Mountain Sword Sect's Guixin Sword Technique well. It was, after all, a second-rate martial skill; just resisting it alone would surely leave him dead or severely injured!

Tian Linong seemed to see the moment of Hou Yuxiao's death, his gaze swept eagerly, he wanted to find a trace of panic and fear in his face.

Yet, he saw nothing. Hou Yuxiao not only showed no sign of panic or disarray, but he also even shot Tian Linong a contemptuous smirk.

Before Tian Linong could react, a gust of palm wind sounded by his ear, and he suddenly felt a sinking feeling in his heart, realizing what Hou Yuxiao's smirk meant!

If the Barrier was broken, how could Fu Ling just watch him die?

After all, the largest force in Zhaoyang City at the moment was the disciples of the Hou Mansion, and other scattered martial artists were basically only under his command.

Fu Ling's palm wind forcefully repelled Tian Linong. She looked back at Hou Yuxiao, pursed her lips with a knowing smile, and said, "Master of the Hou Family, you sure have guts. Don't be so impulsive next time, a Tiger List master isn't something a little fledgling like you can handle!"

Hou Yuxiao immediately pursed his lips. The term "little fledgling" was somewhat too offensive. But thinking of the gap in cultivation between him and Fu Ling, he still refrained from retorting.

"Thank you, Sister Fu Ling, for saving me. Tian Linong is indeed powerful, but I'm not without ways to deal with him!"

Hou Yuxiao's voice was slightly deep, and in the midst of speaking, his gaze fell upon the one hundred Sect Members from the Mountain Sword Sect still being held captive, revealing a hint of sinister coldness.

"Still longing to act fierce, you're looking for death!"

Upon seeing the look in Hou Yuxiao's eyes, Tian Linong realized what he intended to do. With a surge of anger, wielding his Three-feet Edge, he leapt towards the direction of the Hou Clan with the obvious intention of rescuing the remaining one hundred or more Sect Members.

However, Hou Yucheng and others who had been quietly observing the situation unfold were no pushovers. As soon as they saw Tian Linong approaching, they knew what he was up to.

Hou Yucheng was the first to draw his sword and finish off the closest Martial Artist from the Sword Sect, then turned his head and shouted loudly towards the people of the Hou Mansion.

"Kill them!"

Instantly, everyone from the Hou Mansion understood the signal. Ever since they had begun to escort these people, they knew that there was no way out for them. With the order from Hou Yucheng, they immediately began to take action.

Tian Linong pushed his body to the limit, and before he even got close, from a distance of less than twenty meters, he unleashed several streaks of Sword Qi, trying to stop those people.

However, how could Fu Ling allow him to do as he wished? The Spirit Snake palm wind once again entangled like a maggot in the bone, causing Tian Linong to instinctively dodge slightly.

But it was this slight dodge that, when he turned back to look, caused his mind to buzz and his pupils to turn blood red...

Because in the brief moment of his diversion, the people of the Hou Mansion swiftly fell upon their blades, and the nearly one hundred Sect Members from the Mountain Sword Sect, already halved by Hou Yuxiao's killing, were all extinguished in an instant.

"Ah... Hou Yuxiao, Hou Yuxiao, Hou Yuxiao, from now on, my Mountain Sword Sect and your Hou Clan are irreconcilable, I swear in the name of Tian Linong that I will not rest until I have eradicated your entire Hou Clan!"

Tian Linong's voice even became somewhat hysterical, utterly gone was his composure from when he first arrived at The Hour of Hai, leaving only the boundless hatred for Hou Yuxiao in his tone.

Four experts of the Gang Qi Realm in addition to over two hundred Sect Members, all dead, along with those Sect Members who had infiltrated the western city; by this point, they were likely in dire straits. His Mountain Sword Sect had lost almost a decade's worth of foundation in just this one night.

He, as the Sect Master, had accumulated it bit by bit, and had to watch powerlessly as Hou Yuxiao destroyed it all tonight.

At this moment, one could imagine the extent of Tian Linong's hatred for Hou Yuxiao.

"You get angry over so few people, Sect Master Tian, your tolerance is indeed too small. Your Mountain Sword Sect had over a thousand Sect Members come tonight, and now, only so many have died!"

However, Hou Yuxiao, who already stood before the people of the Hou Mansion, was not in the least bit intimidated by his words. Instead, he cast his gaze together with Hou Yucheng and others towards the periphery of the eastern city.

This one glance made Tian Linong's heart shudder immediately...

He knew that County Lord Ren Feng was not there and initially thought the barrier would not be activated again tonight, which is why he let the four Gang Qi Realm Elders and some of the Elite Disciples sneak into the western city to fight the enemy. He never expected that Hou Yuxiao would obtain the County Honor Order and activate the barrier, leading to so many casualties.

With many Elite Disciples lost, the remaining Sect Members on the outskirts of the eastern city were the weaker ones from the sect without a single Elder of the Gang Qi Realm among them. If Hou Yuxiao were to attack, those Sect Members would likely not survive!

"All of you, hear my command! Rush to the outskirts of the eastern city, hunt down the Sect Members from the Mountain Sword Sect. Killing one rewards one hundred taels of silver, the more you kill, the greater the reward, with no upper limit!"

"By the Family Head's order!"

Tian Linong's face tightened, and he abruptly withdrew, resolute in preventing Hou Yuxiao and the people of the Hou Mansion from rushing over and slaughtering his Sect Members!

The Mountain Sword Sect had suffered too much that night. If those Sect Members also met with mishap, the very foundation of his second-rate force would be utterly ruined, and it could take many years to recover.

However, as he was thinking this, Fu Ling's Spirit Snake palm wind attacked once more, annoying him incessantly. All the while dodging, he hurried toward the eastern city outskirts. As a Dan Embracing Phase expert, his speed naturally far surpassed that of the people from the Hou Mansion, and he swiftly arrived at the outskirts of the eastern city.

Just then, a sudden burst of staff wind came from above, and Tian Linong's pupils shrank instantly.

He had thought Hou Yuxiao was going to lead the people of the Hou Mansion to attack his Sect Members, but at that moment, he charged towards Tian Linong instead.

Nine black staff shadows whistled down, and Tian Linong revealed a hint of disdain. After all, it was only the Force of Gangsha, and breaking through his Body-protecting Dan Qi was difficult enough, let alone causing him any harm!

Yet, in an instant, more than a dozen golden palm winds, like serpentine shadows, coiled and twisted in the air towards his body. Tian Linong's expression changed immediately!

At this moment, Fu Ling's Golden Snake Silk-Winding Energy had entangled him...