11. Lord is here!

Just when Lan was feeling proud and fully prepared to strike again, he saw his targets dropping to the ground and three arrows dangerously close to his body. The arrows were so close that he could not dodge them. Observing their momentum, he knew that if they hit him, he would be badly injured. The arrows had been skillfully hidden behind these old fellows; the old bastards had feigned the attack to cover for the arrows, only stopping at the last moment. Due to Lan's overconfidence, he had not given his all from the start, and now he had to face the brutal strike.

The arrows were aimed at his vitals. Although he could not avoid them all, his fighting instincts from his previous life kicked in, causing him to shift slightly to avoid critical damage. Still, he knew the result would be severe injury. I cursed myself for being cocky, he thought, bracing for the worst.

Hai Yaozu grinned as he saw the frozen, bony old Ancestor Situ facing the arrows head-on. He was now certain of his victory. The arrows were not ordinary; they were Qulin bone arrows fired by a Dragon Bone Bow. Normally, these arrows could kill a Late Martial Commander alone if fired by mortal, but supported by the Qi of Martial General Level 7 Cheng Weizhe, their potential was even more deadly.

They had devised a detailed plan to ensure Ancestor Situ could not dodge the arrows. In the worst case, the old man would survive with fatal wounds, making it easy to finish him off. Yaozu had spent a great deal of wealth convincing Cheng Weizhe to use this bow and arrow. With the old Ancestor gone, and with the help of Old Ancestor Hai Delu, the Hai family could rule BlackCloud City. He laughed to himself, thinking about their impending victory.

But when the arrows struck the bony chest of Ancestor Situ and turned to dust, Yaozu's laugh caught in his throat. His mind whirled as he quickly got back on his feet and used his movement technique to escape:

"Autumn Wind."

Lan was also surprised when he saw the deadly arrows disintegrate upon impact. Then it clicked in his mind, I never tested my defensive skills after buying them. I purchased them in bulk but forgot to check them after waking up.

He flicked his sleeves with a confident expression, Huh, I knew I had everything under control. I never regret anything. However, the sneak attack had almost scared him, so he decided to make sure to squeeze every drop of blood from these old bastards, especially from the feminine-looking bowman.

That's when he heard a series of shouts:

"Autumn Wind!"

"Snake Leap!"

"Thousand Lee Step!"

"Qulin Rising into Sky!"

Lan noticed these bastards were fleeing rapidly after their failed ambush, brazenly shouting cool names as they ran.

In his previous life, he had often retreated, but in this life, he had vowed never to run away, as he was the Great Ancestor with high cultivation. So, he had no movement technique, considering it beneath him. How can a Great Ancestor like me use running tactics? That would tarnish my image, he had thought, preparing only defensive skills.

He never anticipated that there would be shameless people who would flee at the first chance. These people don't care about their reputation at all. Well, life is more important than reputation! Lan took a lesson from these people. He decided he needed to buy some movement techniques afterward.

Now, he could only watch as they escaped. Just as he sighed to show his magnanimity, he heard Situ Xi shout:

"Quagmire!"

Situ Xi had been startled when the rival family members had attacked the Great Ancestor so suddenly. He had suspected they had some hidden agenda but had trusted the Ancestor's power. As expected, the Great Ancestor had struck down those bastards effortlessly.

But when he saw them heading toward the Ancestor again like moths to a flame, he was confused. Seeing the deadly arrows strike the Ancestor, he felt ashamed of his inadequacy. The strikes had been so well-planned that even a highly cultivated martial artist would have been wounded. If he had intervened to stop that Cheng Bowman, everything would have been fine. He regretted leaving everything to the Ancestor.

Many emotions and thoughts raced through his mind. But when the situation reversed and the bastards started fleeing like beaten dogs, he couldn't let them escape. He used his trapping skill:

"Quagmire!"

The ground beneath the four family heads became soft and sank. They couldn't escape quickly; they needed at least a few seconds to get away, but in a fight of this level, a few seconds could be life-threatening. As expected, Lan's blood-soaked fist came crashing down on their chins. With fading consciousness, they heard:

"Goodnight Uppercut!"

Goodnight Uppercut: A quick uppercut that will knock out the enemy.

Lan was no longer concerned about their escape. As he planned to just beat the hell out of them, he felt a pull on his consciousness. He recognized this pull was from the summoning card he had given to the shopkeeper.

In three seconds, he would be summoned by the card. He could not let these bastards go free, as they might harm others. So, he quickly used his Goodnight Uppercut to knock them out. Then he shouted to Situ Xi:

"Hold them for me!" and he faded away.

Situ Xi did not know why the Ancestor vanished but quickly approached the unconscious bodies and sealed their cultivation. Sealing cultivation when someone was unconscious was very easy. He glared at the people brought by the rival family heads. Now that he was the strongest one present, he shouted while cracking his knuckles:

"Guards! Close the Gate!" Other newly arrived family members also joined in.

That day, many passersby heard ghastly wails coming from the Situ Compound. For hours, the cries and wails did not stop. Onlookers shuddered and fled. Thus began the infamous Bloody Hunt Festival on the continent of Inzar.