Chapter 1721 - 1722: Occupying Vermilion Bird City
"Submit to me, or die." Lin Chen offered the three a choice.
"Submit to you? You're not worthy." Mu Yong snorted coldly.
Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth and said, "The three of us should join forces and see if we can break this light barrier and capture this kid."
The three simultaneously unleashed their attacks on the light barrier.
However, despite their powerful attacks, the formidable energy they unleashed magically disappeared upon striking the barrier.
"How can this be?" The three exchanged incredulous glances.
Lin Chen snorted coldly, "You've had your fun, now it's my turn."
As he finished speaking, Lin Chen slowly extended his hand.
His palm gradually clenched.
As Lin Chen's hand clenched, the space around the three rapidly contracted.
With the contraction of space, the trio felt a massive force enveloping them.
This force was overwhelmingly strong, nearly crushing them.
In the end, the three couldn't remain standing and fell to their knees with a thud.
Lin Chen snorted coldly, "In my world, whether you're a tiger, you lie down for me, or a dragon, you coil up for me."
"Ah, ah, ah!"
Under Lin Chen's violent pressure, the three displayed pained expressions.
Lin Chen said coldly, "I'll give you one last chance, do you wish to die or submit to me?"
"We submit to you." Mu Yong's face was ashen.
Initially, they hadn't expected Lin Chen to possess such immense power, enough to compress the space around them.
Now, their space was getting increasingly smaller, and if it continued, they'd soon be crushed into minced meat.
The three of them were high-level Immortal Emperors, and none wished to die so easily, so they had no choice but to plead with Lin Chen.
Of course, while they verbally surrendered, their hearts held a mocking tone.
In their hearts, they never intended to truly submit to Lin Chen; their pleas were just to pacify him.
Lin Chen smiled faintly, fully aware of their thoughts.
However, with a playful expression, he said calmly, "Abandon the resistance in your minds."
The three reluctantly complied but ceased their resistance.
In their hearts, they believed that no matter how strong Lin Chen was, he wouldn't truly harm them.
However, when Lin Chen executed the God Annihilator, the three realized something was amiss.
But it was too late to resist.
Despite their desperate struggle, Lin Chen subdued them swiftly.
"Master!" The three almost simultaneously kneeled before Lin Chen.
Lin Chen nodded, "Stand up."
At Vermilion Bird City's Lord's mansion, while everyone wondered where the three had gone, a ripple appeared in space.
Lin Chen emerged, followed by Mu Yong and the others.
"Elder, where did you go? Quickly kill this kid." Mu Chun shouted.
Mu Yong snorted, "Dare to insult the master, you deserve to die."
As he finished speaking, Mu Yong suddenly lunged towards Mu Chun.
Bam!
With a swift motion, Mu Chun's head was crushed by Mu Yong.
"Gulp!" Mu Chun's corpse collapsed.
Boom!
Everyone was stunned by the sight.
"What's going on? Has Mu Yong gone mad?"
Mu Chun, a direct descendant of the Mu family, was killed by Mu Yong in one strike.
The hall was silent.
Zhang Xuan and Zhou Daniao stood behind Lin Chen, expressions solemn.
What on earth was going on?
Zhang Xuan stepped forward and stated coldly, "From now on, the City Lord of Vermilion Bird City will be Lord Lin Chen. Those who insult the master will die; those who are disloyal will die."
Upon hearing Zhang Xuan's words, everyone was dumbfounded.
What on earth was happening? Mu Yong and Zhang Xuan were calling Lin Chen their master, it was beyond belief.
"Father, have you gone mad or are you foolish? This Vermilion Bird City belongs to us." Zhang Haitao said, his face grim.
Knowing he was the young lord of Vermilion Bird City, destined to inherit it.
As soon as he spoke, Zhang Xuan moved like lightning, grabbing Zhang Haitao by the throat.
"Father, it's me, Haitao. What's wrong with you?" Zhang Haitao cried in terror.
"Those who insult my master will die!" Zhang Xuan's voice was icy.
"Enough, let him go." Lin Chen's voice suddenly rang out.
"Yes, Master!" Zhang Xuan released Zhang Haitao, the fierce look on his face vanished instantly.
Though under the power of God Grasping, he had wanted to kill Lin Chen, he resisted deep down, it was his own blood after all.
"Thank you, Master, for sparing my child," Zhang Xuan knelt.
"Master!"
Everyone present was stunned, knowing that Zhang Xuan, Zhou Daniao, and Mu Yong were once rulers of Vermilion Bird City, and now they were calling Lin Chen master.
It was beyond belief.
Lin Chen nodded and said calmly, "You three, gather all the Martial Artists around. From now on, we shall be called the Star Pavilion."
"Yes, Pavilion Master!" The three knelt on the ground.
Seeing Zhang Xuan and the others kneel, all others also knelt.
No one had expected, in a single night, Vermilion Bird City to change hands, with Lin Chen becoming its master, renaming it the Star Pavilion.
Inside the study, Lin Chen sat on a grand chair, with Mu Yong standing respectfully by his side.
"Mu Yong, tell me about the Mu family." Lin Chen said calmly.
"Yes, Master!" Mu Yong said gravely.
"The Mu family has a hundred strong fighters, over eighty are in the God Realm, more than ten are Immortal Emperors, with the patriarch Mu Tianshou at the peak of the Immortal Emperor stage, and eight high-level Immortal Emperors."
Hearing Mu Yong's report, Lin Chen inhaled sharply.
The Mu family's strength was indeed considerable.
"Alright, you should return to the Mu family. I will block any news, and no one will know of your submission and Mu Chun's death. Report to me promptly with any developments," Lin Chen said calmly.
"Yes, Master." Mu Yong nodded.
Lin Chen had Mu Yong return to implant a spy, allowing him to strike at the opportune moment.
The next day, Zhang Xuan, Zhou Daniao, and Mu Feng sat in the meeting hall.
At the center of the hall was a sand table.
Zhang Xuan stood by the sand table and reported to Lin Chen, "Pavilion Master, there are four mineral veins surrounding Vermilion Bird City, controlled by the Mu family, the Immortal Palace, Fairy Sword Mountain, and Jade Maiden Peak."
"Oh! These four veins should fall within our domain, correct?" Lin Chen nodded.
"Yes, but the Mu family and Immortal Palace are too powerful, so we control only the smaller surrounding veins," Zhang Xuan explained.
Looking at the sand table, Lin Chen calmly said, "Since they're within our range, let's take all but the eastern Jade Maiden Peak vein."
"Pavilion Master, if we do that, the Mu family, Immortal Palace, and Fairy Sword Mountain will surely retaliate," Zhou Daniao frowned.
"Retaliate? Let them try," Lin Chen said coldly.
