I Start with a Mysterious Island

Chapter 579: Chapter 370: An Obstacle from the Sky

HUFF... HISS... Every breath sent a deathly pain through his chest, as if it were being pierced by needles.

Seeing the terrifying enemy approach, he struggled to get up from the ground.

But just as he managed to stand, his legs gave out, and he collapsed back onto the ground.

"If you’re willing to spare us, we can negotiate anything," Fang Jingtang said hastily, watching the terrifying enemy draw ever closer. He knew that in his current condition, any further struggle was impossible.

"Spare you?" Lin Li said to the terrified Fang Jingtang, his tone cold. "I’ve heard about all the evil you’ve done. You never spared the people you harmed, so how do you have the nerve to ask that of me now?"

"We can give you a lot of money..." Fang Jingtang said anxiously, trying to buy his life.

"A gentleman may love wealth, but he acquires it through righteous means. Trying to bribe me with your filthy money? Save your breath!

You’ve done countless evil deeds over the years. Don’t feel any resentment about being killed by me now. Just accept your fate and go quietly!"

Lin Li had no desire to waste any more words on the scumbag leader. He took a few steps forward until he was right in front of Fang Jingtang, then raised his right hand, which held the Spiritual Artifact Dagger, preparing to finish him off.

"Gang Leader!!!" a Red Blood Gang sub-leader screamed as he saw the terrifying enemy raise his hand to strike Fang Jingtang.

"AHHH—" As death loomed, Fang Jingtang squeezed his eyes shut and let out a scream of terror and indignation.

"Hm?!!" Just as Lin Li was about to finish off the scumbag leader, alarm bells suddenly screamed in his mind. Without a moment’s hesitation, he threw his body back and leaped away.

After landing, he looked up and saw a tall, middle-aged man in black robes, a saber at his waist, descending rapidly from the sky. The man landed in front of the scumbag leader and fixed Lin Li with a piercing gaze.

’Tier Three?!!’ Lin Li’s expression turned grave as he sensed the incomparably powerful Spiritual Energy Wave radiating from the middle-aged man with the saber. He muttered the words under his breath.

Fang Jingtang had been certain he was about to die. But when the killing blow never came, a flicker of confusion went through him, and he cautiously opened his eyes.

He saw a middle-aged man with a saber at his waist standing before him. He froze for a moment. ’What’s going on? Where did this person come from?’ he thought.

Immediately after, he sensed the impossibly strong Spiritual Energy Wave radiating from the man. His eyes shot wide in astonishment, and his jaw dropped.

"The city strictly forbids Cultivators from brawling in public. Violators will be fined.

If the brawl results in casualties, the participants must be brought before the magistrate for trial, with sentencing dependent on the severity of the case... All of you are coming with me to the magistrate’s office."

Liu Yuancheng spoke calmly to the five Cultivators on the scene. His words also served to indirectly reveal his identity.

"Sir, we’re innocent! This fiend not only set fire to our base tonight, but he also murdered many of our comrades! You have to get justice for us!"

The Red Blood Gang sub-leader knew Liu Yuancheng was one of the Guans—and a Tier Three Cultivator at that. This realization ignited a spark of hope in their despair. He immediately began to wail about their plight, tears and snot streaming down his face in a truly pathetic display.

These Red Blood Gang sub-leaders, normally so arrogant and domineering as they bullied others, were now crying like three-year-old children.

If the dockworkers and commoners they usually berated and oppressed could see them now, they would be utterly dumbfounded.

If one had to describe these men in a single phrase, it would be: worthless scum who prey on the weak and cower before the strong.

Earlier, Liu Yuancheng had led soldiers out of the city to Bibo Lake to deal with a Centipede Swarm.

After taking down the most troublesome of them, the giant centipede monster, he had left the rest to his soldiers and returned to the city alone.

Upon returning to Dongwu City, he had intended to fly directly to his residence. As fate would have it, while passing over this district, he noticed a large cluster of buildings on fire down below.

He descended to assess the situation, prepared to offer his assistance if the fire brigade on site needed it.

As he descended to a certain altitude, he immediately spotted several Cultivators brawling in an area near the fire.

As one of the individuals responsible for maintaining order in Dongwu City, he was naturally obligated to intervene when he saw Cultivators causing a disturbance in public. That was what led to the current scene.

"Quiet. You can explain the reasons for all this after you’re back at the magistrate’s office." Liu Yuancheng had no interest in the specific grudges between the two parties. ’Just take them back,’ he thought, ’and hand them over to the people who specialize in this sort of thing.’

However, one thing did pique his interest.

The man before him, his face obscured by a black hood, was only emitting the Spiritual Energy Wave of a Second Rank Initial Stage.

And yet, with such strength, he had managed to single-handedly take on multiple enemies of an equivalent level.

He had seen his fair share of Second Rank Initial Stage Cultivators, including many disciples from Noble Families with exceptional talent.

Yet even those disciples from Noble Families couldn’t possibly defeat multiple opponents of the same level—let alone emerge completely unscathed—when ganged up on.

And yet, this man in the black hood had done just that.

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