Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System - Chapter 291: Surrounded!

Chapter 291: Surrounded!

The entire mountain fell into silence.

No one had expected such words.

Li Yun had just defeated Xian Li, a genius ranked thirty-third on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, before the eyes of countless sect disciples, elders, and major powers. Any ordinary person would have withdrawn while their prestige stood at its highest.

Yet Li Yun did the exact opposite.

Instead of leaving in victory, he pointed his sword directly at Yan Luo, the Young Miss of Boundless Martial Palace, and openly challenged anyone else she could send against him.

The arrogance of it caused many hearts to tremble.

For a brief instant, even the wind seemed to stop.

Then the elders standing behind Yan Luo moved.

Four figures shot downward from the flying boat like streaks of light descending from the sky. Their speed was so great that many weaker disciples only saw blurred shadows before they struck the ground around Li Yun.

Each landing caused a violent tremor. The already damaged stone platform sank deeper, new cracks spread through the earth, and shattered debris was blasted into the air. Dust rose again in thick clouds that rolled across the summit.

The pressure released from their bodies spread outward like mountains descending upon Heaven Dew Peak.

Expressions changed instantly throughout the crowd. Many disciples who had been shouting moments earlier now fell silent. Others instinctively stepped farther back.

“The elders of Boundless Martial Palace actually took action!”

“This is a Tea Ceremony for the younger generation!”

“How can they interfere personally?”

“How did a simple Tea Ceremony turn into this?”

Han Li’s face immediately darkened.

Han Xue clenched her fists tightly, anger and worry filling her eyes.

Even Qin Ling and Shi Xing frowned deeply. Both women had expected conflict, but not something so shameless.

The four elders stood in a circle around Li Yun, sealing every direction of retreat. Two of them radiated the aura of the fifth level of the Essence Qi Realm. The remaining two were even stronger and firmly stood at the sixth level of the Essence Qi Realm.

Unlike the younger generation, these were seasoned veterans. They had cultivated for many years, survived countless battles, and tempered themselves through bloodshed and hardship.

Their qi was heavy and oppressive, carrying the faint scent of violence that only real battlefields could leave behind.

Their mere presence was enough to make many nearby disciples feel suffocated. Several weaker cultivators had already retreated to the outer edges of the summit, unwilling to remain close to such terrifying pressure.

At the northern side of the encirclement stood a middle-aged elder in dark brown robes. A long scar ran from his temple to his jaw, twisting one side of his face into something harsher and more sinister. His eyes were bloodshot with rage.

The moment he landed, killing intent surged from him like a flood and locked directly onto Li Yun.

This was Elder Fan.

He stepped forward and pointed straight at Li Yun.

“Li Yun!” he roared, his voice crashing through the summit like thunder. “You dare stand proudly after murdering disciples of my Boundless Martial Palace?”

His aura erupted again, and the already fractured ground beneath his feet crumbled further.

“You killed several of our disciples within the tomb. You humiliated our geniuses at Heaven Dew Peak. And among the dead was Fan Qing…”

His voice suddenly became colder, lower, and far more vicious.

“…my nephew.”

Shock spread through the crowd once more. Many people finally understood why his killing intent was so dense and personal.

Li Yun looked at him calmly, showing no trace of fear despite being surrounded by four powerful elders.

Elder Fan sharply raised one hand.

“I, Fan Zhen, elder of Boundless Martial Palace, issue a death warrant here and now.”

His voice echoed through the summit like rolling thunder.

“Li Yun has murdered disciples of our palace, trampled our dignity, and provoked our Young Miss. Today, whether by capture or by corpse, he will be taken.”

Those words struck the gathered disciples heavily.

A death warrant had been issued publicly at a Tea Ceremony.

This was no longer a clash between juniors. This had become open suppression by a major force.

Many geniuses present looked toward Li Yun with pity. No matter how monstrous his talent might be, how could a youth at the fourth level of the Qi Sea Realm survive while surrounded by four elders at the fifth and sixth levels of the Essence Qi Realm?

Yet Li Yun merely rested his sword casually against his shoulder. The Heavenly Lightning Battle Armor around him flickered again, blue arcs dancing across its damaged surface.

His expression remained calm, as though the situation before him was of no consequence.

Then he smiled. “So the Boundless Martial Palace loses one junior and sends four old men.”

His gaze slowly passed across each elder one after another, as though calmly judging them.

“For a top force, your skin is thinner than I expected.”

The moment those words fell, the entire atmosphere turned murderous.

Li Yun slowly swept his gaze across the four elders surrounding him, then smiled as though the danger before him were nothing more than a minor inconvenience.

He truly had not expected the elders of Boundless Martial Palace to intervene in such a shameless manner. For a major force to publicly send four senior experts against a single junior at a Tea Ceremony was enough to make many people lose respect for them. It was not strength. It was naked suppression.

Yet this sudden development did not disturb Li Yun in the slightest.

If they came one by one, he was completely confident that he could eventually suppress each of them through battle instinct, superior techniques, and the terrifying adaptability he possessed. Even if victory required effort, he had no doubt about the result.

Now that all four had surrounded him at once, the situation would naturally become far more troublesome. However, troublesome did not mean impossible. It only meant that the battle ahead would require sharper judgment and more ruthless methods.

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