Chapter 49 Leave Not a Single One Alive

Martial Masters possess the ability to project their spiritual energy outwardly, enabling them to strike enemies from a distance with formidable power!

The powerful Martial Master who had just acted delivered a slash from afar, cutting off Ye Xuan's arm before he even had time to react!

"So... so strong..."

Some of the elite experts from the Ye family could not help but swallow hard, their voices trembling.

Aside from Old Ancestor Ye, Ye Xuan was the strongest individual in the Ye family. Now, even he could not withstand a casual blow from this mysterious figure. Probably not even all the experts from the Ye and Huang families combined could match such a foe!

"To think there is a Martial Master protecting Qin Lang from the shadows!"

Huang Guang's eyes widened in utter disbelief.

A Martial Master could easily crush someone at the peak of the ninth-grade Martial Disciple realm. Their strength was supreme, and their status and nobility were lofty. For Qin Lang, a mere junior of the Qin family, to actually enlist a Martial Master to protect him in secret was unbelievable!

At this moment, profound regret gripped Huang Guang's heart. Had he known a Martial Master was guarding Qin Lang, he wouldn't have dared to ambush the Qin family midway even if he had been given a hundred times his courage.

"That blade of spiritual energy—even I could not withstand it!"

The eyes of Old Ancestor Ye and Huang Qiu flickered with intense shock. With their strength at the peak of the Martial Disciple realm, they would find it difficult to endure a single strike from the Martial Master who had just acted!

The despairing members of the Qin family were stunned at first, and then radiance bloomed in their eyes as they broke into wild cheers!

They had believed their clan was doomed to annihilation, only to discover in pleasant astonishment that Qin Lang had somehow secured the protection of a Martial Master!

Even with just a single Martial Master, it was more than enough to crush everyone present from the Ye and Huang families!

The calamity of extinction facing the Qin family was resolved effortlessly the moment Qin Lang waved his hand and the Martial Master intervened!

At this very moment, Qin Lang was the savior of the Qin family!

"No wonder Qin Lang treated Ye Xuan with such utter disdain from the very beginning!"

Qin Zhanshan let out a self-deprecating laugh. He had originally thought Qin Lang was being arrogant and ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, but now it was clear the boy had made his arrangements long in advance, completely confident and assured!

"He clearly had a Martial Master protecting him, yet kept him hidden without showing himself, just waiting for the Ye and Huang families to jump out and court death. This kid Qin Lang is truly wicked; he's playing the Huang and Ye families right into their graves!"

Qin Zhantian slapped his thigh hard, sudden realization dawning on him. He couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh heartily, feeling an immense wave of gratification!

"Hiss..."

The Supreme Elder couldn't help drawing a sharp breath. To be able to sever Ye Xuan's arm with a single slash meant this was definitely no ordinary Martial Master!

"With such a powerful expert guarding him, even ten or a hundred Ye Xuans couldn't do a thing to Qin Lang!"

The Supreme Elder's aged face burned with embarrassment. To think he could command a Martial Master to protect him in secret—Qin Lang had given him another massive surprise today!

"Qin Lang knew all along yet said nothing, making me worry about him for nothing!"

Qin Jian clutched his injured chest, looked toward Qin Lang, and shook his head with a smile.

"That's because you didn't bother to ask Brother Lang properly!"

Qin Yue cast a sideways glance at Qin Jian. Although her pretty face was deathly pale, she could hardly conceal the joy blooming in her heart.

"None of you believed in the young master earlier, but look at you all now, staring like fools!"

Witnessing the completely altered expressions of the surrounding crowd, Yun'er's delicate face was filled with pride. What if the young master was only at the first-grade Martial Warrior realm? Wasn't he still orchestrating everything with masterful ease, completely untouchable by all you Martial Disciple experts?

"I already told you, even with your strength at the fifth-grade Martial Disciple realm, you wouldn't be able to lay a finger on me today!"

Qin Lang swept a calm gaze toward Ye Xuan, his expression serene and unbothered, yet every word landed like a resounding slap across Ye Xuan's face.

"Pfft!"

Unable to do anything against Qin Lang—who was merely a first-grade Martial Warrior—with his own strength, Ye Xuan felt an overwhelming sense of grievance and frustration. Anger surged to his heart, causing him to spit out a mouthful of fresh blood.

At this moment, everyone understood that Qin Lang hadn't been arrogant; he truly possessed formidable backing and absolute certainty!

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Soft footsteps echoed as a gray-robed elder walked in from the distance. He came to a halt in front of Qin Lang, bowed slightly, and adopted an attitude of utmost respect toward the young man!

The entire crowd erupted in uproar!

A dignified Martial Master was actually treating Qin Lang with such absolute deference!

Even if Qin Lang possessed heaven-defying talent, he was still only a first-grade Martial Warrior. Given the strength and pride of a Martial Master, stepping in to help was already exceptionally rare—how could he possibly be so respectful to Qin Lang?

Yet the facts lay plainly before their eyes, leaving them no room for disbelief!

"Little Friend Qin, how do you wish to deal with these people who have offended you?"

The gray-robed elder didn't even deign to cast a glance at Ye Xuan and the others, turning instead to seek instructions from Qin Lang.

At these words, Ye Xuan, Huang Guang, Old Ancestor Ye, Huang Qiu, and every single member of the Ye and Huang families present turned pale with terror!

They knew beyond a doubt that if the gray-robed elder made a move, all of them combined would not be a match for him!

Now, everyone from the Ye and Huang families wore expressions of helpless bitterness. Their fates were entirely in the hands of Qin Lang, a mere first-grade Martial Warrior—what bitter irony!

A single word from Qin Lang would decide the destiny of their two clans!

"Kill them! Leave none alive!"

Qin Lang's tone was icy cold, devoid of the slightest hesitation.

Had he not made preparations in advance, he likely would have lost his life to Ye Xuan today!

Since the enemy sought to send him to his grave, he would certainly never spare them!

The complexions of everyone from the Ye and Huang families shifted drastically in an instant!

A single word from Qin Lang had directly pronounced their death sentence!

Just as Qin Lang's voice fell, the gray-robed elder swept his hand across the air, sending a blade of spiritual energy slashing forward. Ye Xuan, standing within arm's reach, barely had time to register terror or raise a defense before the blade sliced straight through his glabella, cutting his entire body cleanly in two!

With a single blow, Ye Xuan was dead!

Ye Xuan was filled with bitter reluctance. Until his dying breath, he couldn't believe that just as victory seemed within his grasp, Qin Lang had turned the tables at the precipice of life and death, while he himself had become the first to be obliterated by a Martial Master!

Everyone from the Ye and Huang families was struck dumb with fear!

Although they knew Martial Masters were powerful, witnessing the gray-robed elder unleash such terrifying might firsthand gave them a far deeper appreciation of what an insurmountable chasm separated them!

At this moment, only a single thought echoed in the minds of everyone on their side:

Flee!

Covered by the chaos of the crowd, Huang Guang spun around and prepared to bolt, but before he could take even half a step, a flash of spiritual energy blade-light cut through the air. With a dull *splrit*, it lopped off Huang Guang's head just like slicing a watermelon!

As Huang Guang's severed head spun into the sky, his eyes were frozen in absolute horror and remorse!

The Huang family hadn't needed to wade into these muddy waters, but because of his petty vindictiveness and greed, he had led his entire clan down a path of no return!

Given a second chance to choose, Huang Guang would never have provoked Qin Lang again!

Pity that reality offered only the present—

There were no second chances!

With two sweeps of his blade, the gray-robed elder had executed the patriarchs of both the Ye and Huang families!

Such overbearing and ruthless methods sent shivers through the hearts of even the watching members of the Qin family!

"Old man, I'll fight you to the death!"

"You killed our patriarch, pay with your life!"

Knowing escape was impossible, Old Ancestor Ye and Huang Qiu had eyes burning blood-red. Screaming, they charged madly at the gray-robed elder from both sides. Above each of their heads materialized a towering martial soul—one a baring-fangs, clawing ferocious tiger, and the other a ten-foot-long iron hammer!

The moment these two martial souls appeared, they swelled like blown-up balloons, expanding severalfold in mid-air and erupting with wave after wave of terrifying pressure!

Old Ancestor Ye and Huang Qiu had chosen to detonate their martial souls simultaneously!

The expressions of everyone in the Qin family drained of color. With two peak Martial Disciples detonating their martial souls, the resulting explosion would surely leave no one present with any hope of survival!