WU DONG QIAN - KUN
Chapter 74: Slaughtering the Black Dragon Fortress

The next day, when the sky was still shrouded in darkness, many men gathered at the Steel Wood Manor. These men were dressed in black from head to toe, and even the hoofs of their horses were tied in layers of cloth. Everyone worked in a terrifying silence as an ice-cold killing intent hung in the air.

Lin Zhentian looked at the gathered people as a cold glint flashed across his eyes. Without any unnecessary words, he waved his hand, gesturing to the entire army, as he, Lin Xiao and Lin Mang led the group out of the manor like a black tidal wave.

On top of the manor wall, Lin Dong stood while staring at the Lin Family troops, who quickly disappeared into the morning darkness, and sighed softly. This was the first time he had seen the Lin Family gather such great strength. It was easy to imagine the shocked expressions of the other factions in the surroundings, after they heard about the total annihilation of the Black Dragon Stockade.

It seemed like Lin Zhentian and his group no longer planned to continue to endure like before…

…

The sky gradually brightened as the sun broke through the boundary of the horizon to once again shine its warm rays onto the vast land and endless ocean.

A few members of the younger generation of the Lin Family were clustered on the wall of the manor: Lin Dong was sitting on a block of stone as he chatted with Qing Tan, Lin Xia and the others.

While they were chatting, he noticed that Lin Xia and the others were constantly glancing into the distance, with a hint of worry and worry in their eyes.

“*Chuckles*, don't worry. Although the Black Dragon Fortress is strong, this time, our Lin Family has gathered all of our strength and set out in full force, and even grandfather has personally joined in. It cannot end any other way for the Black Dragon Fortress.” Lin Dong smiled as he comforted them.

After hearing Lin Dong's comforting words, Lin Xia and the rest's expressions brightened up a little.

“Lin Hong and I should be able to break through to the Earth Yuan Stage within two months. Although we cannot match you, at that time we will be able to help.” Lin Xia brushed off some fine black hair on his forehead, as he suddenly stated gently.

After hearing these words, Lin Dong gently smiled in response. Due to the existence of the Yang Yuan Stone Mining Lode, the amount of resources that Lin Xia, Lin Hong and the others could access were much more abundant than before. In fact, they could even obtain the Yang Yuan Pill now. In the past, such a scenario would have been a mere dream. However, now that they were blessed with these abundant resources, their training speed also increased substantially.

"They're back…"

Lin Dong jumped off the stone block and just when he could advise the crowd to rest first, his heart suddenly thumped. Feeling a little excited, he raised his head to stare into the distance. At the edge of his line of sight, a faint sound of clattering sounded.

After hearing Lin Dong's words, Lin Xia and those who were resting were also somewhat elated as they hurriedly stood up. As expected, a large group of men appeared at the limit of their sight. Finally, carrying the rumbling of hooves, the group turned into a powerful current that flooded the open manor gate.

As these people charged into the Steel Wood Manor, a hint of bloody scent could also be smelled from their bodies. Evidently, they had just experienced a bloody battle.

After they saw them return triumphantly, deafening cheers erupted from within the manor.

"Dad, is the problem over?"

Lin Dong jumped down from the manor wall and asked Lin Xiao in a low voice. The first one could see traces of deep red blood on Lin Xiao's clothes.

"Yes, from now onwards, the Black Dragon Stockade will no longer exist in this world." Lin Xiao put on an extremely excited expression as he beamed and patted Lin Dong on the shoulder before pulling the black cloth on one of the carts behind him, revealing the full contents inside, it consists of gold and other goods.

“This was taken from Black Dragon Stockade. The bandits do have quite a large collection, if you find something interesting, please take.” Lin Xiao stated.

Lin Dong's gaze somewhat strangely turned towards the wagon. His hands were flipping through various items; gold, silver and precious stones were of no interest to him, so his gaze only paused on items that looked somewhat strange or strange.

After searching through the pile for half a day, Lin Dong had yet to find anything interesting. Just when he could not bear it anymore and thought of giving up, a piece of black metal that was half the size of his head appeared within his line of sight.

“Heh heh, you have a good pair of eyes, this is a shard of Mysterious Yuan Metal. It has a pretty good Yuan Power Expulsion effect. If a bit of his shards were mixed into a weapon, then even a Heavenly Yuan Stage expert would not dare to be hit by a weapon directly. Otherwise, he would be instantly reduced to bloody pulp. ” Lin Xiao chuckled and explained when he saw Lin Dong's gaze stop on that piece of black metal.

“Of course, the more special of these Mysterious Yuan Metal shards is that it can help strengthen and direct Mental Energy.

"So so…"

After hearing Lin Xiao's words, Lin Dong finally understood. Traces of Mental Energy slowly floated out of his mind and revolved around the black metal piece before suddenly drifting slightly upwards.

At this scene, Lin Dong's eyes sparkled as he extended his hand to grab the black metal piece, smiling: "Now this item is mine ..."

…

Not long after Lin Zhentian and the others returned to the Steel Wood Manor, news of the Black Dragon Stockade's extermination spread through various channels before reaching the ears of the other factions.

As Lin Dong expected, this matter caused some waves in the society. Although the strength of the Black Dragon Stockade bandits was not considered top-tier, with two Heavenly Yuan Stage experts, they were considered one of the stronger factions. However, no one would have expected that even with that level of strength, they were still easily destroyed by the Lin Family. This caused some factions to start losing some of the humiliation they had before.

Qingyang Town, Lei Family.

"Heh, this Lin Family, are they deliberately showing off their strength to our Lei Family?" In a luxurious room, Lei Bao sat on the head chair while holding a teacup while sneering.

"Father, it seems like Lin Zhentian may have concluded that our Lei Family was the one who instigated the Black Dragon Stockade to attack the Steel Wood Manor." Lei Pi frowned as he said.

“So what if he knows? What can he do?" Lei Bao shook his head. Immediately after, his eyes flickered as he continued: "The reason why the Lin Family is traveling to Yan City this time, is to sell the Yang Yuan Stone, right?"

“Indeed, there must be a Yang Yuan Stone Mining Place in Steel Wood Manor! Or the Lin Family would never be able to obtain so many Yang Yuan Stones in such a short time.” Lei Pi muttered in a low voice.

Lei Bao slowly nodded his head, as a greedy and sinister light flickered in his eyes.

"Oh, by the way Father, according to my sources, the reason why the Black Dragon Stockade's attack on the Steel Wood Manor failed, was because Lin Dong of the Lin Family had advanced to the Heavenly Yuan Stage!" Lei Pi hesitated a little before he suddenly reported.

“Lin Dong? That sixteen-year-old boy from the Lin Family? How is that possible!" After hearing Lei Pi's words, Lei Bao was a little confused. However, soon after, he subconsciously asked in a hoarse voice. His voice became much sharper due to the shock.

Seeing this scene, Lie Pi also laughed bitterly. He didn't want to believe it, but this was indeed the case.

Old Lei Bao's face twitched violently before finally turning evil. In a deep voice, he said: “Lei Pi, find a chance to get rid of the boy. As for the Lin family, heh, they will not be arrogant for long.”.

"Dad, are you going to make a breakthrough soon ?!"

After hearing Lei Bao's words, Lei Pi was first startled, though a joyous expression then appeared on his face as he asked.

"On the day when I manage to make a breakthrough, this Qingyang city will completely become the domain of our Lei Family!"

Lei Bao's cynical smile turned even more sinister as he looked towards the Steel Wood Manor. Enraged by the fury between gritted teeth, he muttered: "Lin Zhentian, I want your entire Lin Family to be a pack of homeless stray dogs!"