A few breaths later, the Wei family could no longer stand it. Wei Erye, emboldened by the presence of the man, spoke to Ling Huaiyu without reservation, "Patriarch Ling, your Ling family has what it has today thanks to your eldest granddaughter. But now, with Ling Luoyi gone, even if she were here, we are not afraid with this distinguished guest present!"
When the man arrived, Wei Erye had already told him about Ling Luoyi. Although he didn't know Ling Luoyi's strength, she was only eighteen years old. How powerful could she be? The man had also observed the cultivation of the other members of the Ling family. Although they were a bit stronger than the Wei family, they were nothing special. Therefore, the man didn't take the Ling family seriously at all.
Wei Erye continued to speak, his attitude extremely arrogant, "Patriarch Ling, with this distinguished guest here, even the Dean of the Ancient Spirit Academy would not be this distinguished guest's opponent. I imagine other families would not risk their annihilation to help you, right? Therefore, your Ling family is destined for annihilation today!"
The onlookers were shocked to see the man. He looked no older than thirty, but his aura was extraordinary. They never expected him to possess such formidable strength!
The Ling family members were also alarmed, but their families were behind them, and they had nowhere to retreat!
Qiu Yuanxi, who was behind the door, heard this and carefully examined the man. He couldn't discern the man's cultivation and asked Ling Luoyi, "Little Luo'er, is this person very powerful?"
Ling Luoyi didn't even lift her eyelids and said, "Just a rogue immortal."
"Oh~ Only at the rogue immortal realm?" Qiu Yuanxi said contemptuously, "With such strength, how dare that so-and-so say they don't take you seriously? Truly like a frog looking at the stars from the bottom of a well."
Hearing this, Ling Luoyi looked at Qiu Yuanxi strangely. Although she didn't speak, Qiu Yuanxi saw the word 'only' in her eyes. Qiu Yuanxi felt a little uncomfortable under her gaze and said pleadingly, "Alright, I know I don't have the right to say this, but you don't have to look at me like that."
Ling Luoyi then turned her gaze back outside.
Ling Jin was also shocked by this, but his shock lasted only a moment. He then reacted, his tone laced with a hint of disdain, "Even with such power, you haven't been able to break through the Ling Mansion's barrier, have you?"
Ling Jin's voice was not loud, but everyone was so shocked by Wei Erye's words that no one spoke for a moment. The silence was so profound that the sound of a falling needle could be heard. Furthermore, the onlookers were all cultivators, whose hearing was already exceptional. Therefore, Ling Jin's words were as if spoken through a loudspeaker, and they heard them clearly.
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the Wei family members stiffened. The man's expression cracked for a moment, and others couldn't help but burst into laughter, the loudest of which came from the Ling family. While others still had some regard for the man's strength, the Ling family no longer cared. Since they were already enemies, why should they hold back?
Hearing the Ling family's undisguised laughter, the man was furious.
Ling Luoyi stared intently at the Asura, her heart cursing the Heavenly Dao again. No matter how much she reasoned with it, the Heavenly Dao simply would not allow her to initiate an attack on anyone on this continent, regardless of who they were. She was also worried about her spiritual power being exposed. Her spiritual power was special, and if the Asura sensed it, what if they hid away? Where would she find them?! Therefore, she could only slowly gain control of the surroundings and wait for the Asura to make the first move.
Seeing that the man, though angry, did not attack, the onlookers began to question Wei Erye's words and thus became less fearful of the man. Their voices and laughter grew louder.
The man listened to these words, his anger growing. He raised his hand, preparing to strike.
All of this was seen by Ling Luoyi. The opportunity had arrived!
The man raised his hand, intending to kill those who were speaking the loudest. He had observed earlier that although the Heavenly Dao's will within the Ling Mansion was strong, there wasn't much of it outside the mansion. At most, he could hide before the Heavenly Dao discovered him, and then reappear after some time. He figured that by then, the Heavenly Dao wouldn't be able to find him, and it would be over. He had used this tactic many times, and it had never failed.
However, before he could make a move, he felt someone's hand grip his neck.
The man followed the hand on his neck and looked up, his gaze falling upon a face of unparalleled beauty. Upon recognizing the owner of the face, the man was greatly shocked. Wasn't she the War Saintess of the Human Race? How could she be on such a lowly continent?
Before he could figure it out, Ling Luoyi smiled and waved at him, then spoke as if greeting a friend, "Hello there, I've been looking for you for a long time, Asura traitor!"
The last four words were heard only by the two of them.
The man was shocked again. Had the War Saintess of the Human Race come specifically to capture him? He had considered that someone might come to capture him, and he had even thought about who it might be, but he had never imagined that his captor would be from the Human Race! Even though the King and the Human Race were on good terms, could such matters be revealed to the Human Race?!
Ignoring the man's shock, Ling Luoyi circulated her spiritual power. A powerful curse seal crawled up the man's neck along with the arm that Ling Luoyi had used to grab him.
The man had no time to react before the curse seal completely entered him. Instantly, the man felt his dantian locked. No matter how he tried to circulate his energy, his dantian remained unresponsive.
Watching the man stubbornly continue to try, Ling Luoyi chuckled and said, "It wasn't easy to catch you, so I had to come prepared."
As the man could no longer use his spiritual power, his human form, which was created by spiritual power, began to disappear due to the lack of energy supply, gradually reverting to his original form.
Ling Luoyi frowned as she watched. She couldn't let him transform back into his Asura form in front of everyone. With a wave of her hand, the man vanished.
The entire process, from the man raising his hand to kill to his disappearance, took less than two breaths.
Seeing this, the onlookers burst into laughter again, this time without any reservations. They laughed heartily and said, "Wei Erye, is this the confidence you had when you said you didn't take Miss Ling seriously? Why is he so weak? Miss Ling subdued him with a single move."
"Yes, Wei Erye, you spoke so highly of him, I thought you were telling the truth and was worried for a moment. I didn't expect it to be like this. Hahaha!"
"I knew it. The Wei family is struggling for survival, finding someone to pretend to be a strong expert, thinking they could intimidate the Ling family, but they were seen through."
"It's strange, though. Wei Wensong was doing perfectly fine as the head of the Wei family, so why did he suddenly abdicate? Abdicating is one thing, but why isn't his son the new family head, but his nephew? Could it be that Wei Erye used this 'strong expert' to trick the position for his son?"
"I think it's more than that. I believe Wei Erye actually wanted to be the family head himself, but Wei Clan Leader or someone else disagreed. It was only because of this 'strong expert' that the position of family head was passed to Wei Erye's son."
"I think you're right. When Wei Wensong ascended to the position of Wei family head, many in the Wei family were not convinced. However, at that time, no one was more suitable than Wei Wensong, which is why the Wei family allowed Wei Wensong to take the position. It seems that Wei Erye has always coveted the position of family head, but others disagreed, so he used this 'strong expert' to help his son ascend."
The more these people spoke, the more enthusiastic they became, and the more their words sounded like the truth.
Hearing this, even the Wei family's Old Ancestor and Clan Leader couldn't help but cast suspicious glances at Wei Erye. Seeing his flustered appearance, they believed it even more. However, now was not the time to discuss these matters.
Having been severely ridiculed again, Wei Erye panicked after seeing the man disappear. His current confidence was entirely due to this man. If the man disappeared, the Wei family would be annihilated today!