"Blocking you is not difficult. Your Zhao family has finally lost patience. Since you've decided to act, then let's settle this once and for all today!" Li Zhong sighed lightly, and from beneath his white robe, a whirlwind surged out. His figure leaped forward, turning into a white shadow that burst forth with the speed of lightning, suddenly closing the distance with Zhao Bo. The speed was lightning-fast, and at that moment, the space around him seemed to twist, carrying a hint of spatial power.

"Fleeting Light and Shadow." Li Lin was suddenly surprised. What Li Zhong had used was precisely the Fleeting Light and Shadow technique from the Yunyang Sect, and this speed was even faster than what he could achieve at the moment.

"He's been hiding quite a bit." Li Lin frowned. The spatial changes brought about by Li Zhong made him suddenly think of a Martial Commander. Only a Martial Commander could reach this level.

"Li Zhong, you are a Martial Commander." At this moment, Zhao Bo's voice of surprise came out.

"Whoosh!"

A flame fist imprint condensed and struck hard against the claw imprint condensed by Zhao Bo, causing the collision of true qi to spread a dazzling light.

"Bang!" A deep sound of explosion followed, and Zhao Bo's figure was instantly knocked back.

"Thud thud…"

Zhao Bo was directly forced back several steps, his face instantly pale, his eyes filled with surprise as he looked towards Li Zhong.

"To think he's reached the level of a Martial Commander." Li Lin was shocked. Li Zhong had indeed reached the level of a Martial Commander, likely a first-level Martial Commander. Frowning, Li Lin was somewhat surprised. It seemed the Li family really had been hiding something.

As for Li Zhong, the Li family had widely claimed he was only a Martial Soul. Li Lin had some doubts, given that Li Zhong was, after all, a direct disciple of the Yunyang Sect, rumored to be exceptionally talented. Yet, after leaving the Yunyang Sect, how could he still be just a Martial Soul?

"The Li family isn't something your Zhao family can manipulate as you please. The Li family doesn't have any treasures. You all should leave." Li Zhong's figure appeared in the arena, his white robe fluttering, as he looked towards the people of the Zhao family.

"Martial Commander!" At this moment, the members of the Li family were also extremely surprised; the family head was actually a Martial Commander, which excited many in the Li family.

Li Shaohu looked at his father, seemingly very surprised as well.

"Hmph!" A cold snort came from Zhao WuGuang's mouth, as he stepped forward slightly and said, "Just a first-level Martial Commander, Li Zhong, hand over the treasure and the two people from our Zhao family, or I will exterminate your Li family."

"Exterminating the Li family, your Zhao family can't do it. I assure you, your Zhao family will pay a price too. Besides, my Li family doesn't have your Zhao family's people or any treasures." Li Zhong's expression darkened, and between his brows, a formidable aura spread.

"With just the strength of a first-level Martial Commander, you are still too weak," Zhao WuGuang said coldly.

"Then let's try. At the very least, I will make your Zhao family pay a heavy price." Li Zhong spoke gravely, his true qi trembling around him, his aura now completely different from before, like a lion awakening.

"Ha ha, Li Zhong, it seems you won't understand how formidable it is without a fight," Zhao WuGuang said coldly, as a chill began to spread.

"Li Zhong, hand over the Li family's treasure. I don't want to see the Zhao family exterminate the Li family. After all, we were husband and wife, weren't we?" Zhao Hui looked at Li Zhong.

"Ha ha, husband and wife, when the Zhao family forced me to marry you, it was just to search for the so-called treasure in my Li family. How could we be husband and wife? Things have come to this point, and I, Li Zhong, hereby declare, our marriage is like this robe, cleanly cut in two." Li Zhong's laughter rang out, sounding somewhat sorrowful.

"Crack!"

As his words fell, Li Zhong grasped a pale red long sword in his hand, his white robe fluttered, and a piece of the robe was neatly cut off.

"Li Zhong, it's been twenty years, and what you've done is cruel enough. I've been in the Li family for twenty years, and you've been in closed-door cultivation for twenty years. When have you ever cared about me? After all, I bore you a son in the Li family. How can you justify this to me?" Zhao Hui roared loudly, looking at Li Zhong, her face twisted with ferocity.

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In a distant corner, Luo Lan's body trembled slightly, her heart seemingly experiencing great turmoil.

"I don't owe you anything. It's the Zhao family that owes you. You are just a pawn of the Zhao family." Li Zhong looked at Zhao Hui, his expression filled with a sense of helplessness, and said, "Today, I don't care about too much anymore. Twenty years ago, at the Yunyang Sect, did you think I didn't know? It was your Zhao family who secretly made me take an aphrodisiac, causing me to make a mistake. Your Zhao family schemed meticulously, just so I would marry you and enter the Li family, while also driving me out of the Yunyang Sect. You are a pawn of the Zhao family, and I have become a victim, a victim of both the Li and Zhao families."

"So that's how it is." Hearing Li Zhong's words, Li Lin finally understood why his master Yu Yu didn't want to talk about Li Zhong's affairs at the Yunyang Sect. It turns out there was such a secret involved, probably the Zhao family used this to make Li Zhong marry Zhao Hui.

Hearing the reason behind these events, Li Lin seemed to feel less resentment towards Li Zhong, involuntarily raising his eyebrows.

"Lin'er, I know you hate your father, but I've known about this for a long time. Your father didn't let me tell you. Your father was also helpless. Don't hate your father anymore." Luo Lan sighed softly, whispering in Li Lin's ear.

Li Lin didn't speak, his gaze once again focused on the arena.

"You actually can push everything clean. Good for you, Li Zhong, you only have eyes for that cheap maid Luo Lan. Since you are heartless, don't blame me for being unrighteous." Zhao Hui's face twisted terrifyingly, her eyes tightly fixed on Li Zhong, her gaze complex, filled with hatred, love, jealousy, and pain, all intertwined together.

"Zhao Hui, you slut, I will tear your mouth apart sooner or later." A deep voice shouted from Li Lin's mouth. Seeing his mother insulted by Zhao Hui, Li Lin's eyes instantly turned cold.

"And you, this little bastard, it's all because of you. You shouldn't be alive. Uncle, kill that bastard quickly. Qing Tian and Qing Hai might be in the hands of that bastard." Zhao Hui coldly looked at Li Lin, seemingly finding a vent for her anger, her chilly gaze fixed on him.

"Very well, Li family, today you will be exterminated." Zhao WuGuang's expression turned cold, and with a flicker of true qi around him, he instantly lunged towards Li Lin.

"To exterminate the Li family, your Zhao family will also have to pay a price." Li Zhong shouted, his feet generating a whirlwind as his figure dashed towards Zhao WuGuang like lightning.

Both figures moved extremely fast, and as the space rippled, they disappeared from their original spots, with only a few being able to see a trace of their figures colliding.

"Li Zhong, you, a first-level Martial Commander, are too overconfident." Zhao WuGuang shouted coldly, and suddenly, the space in front of him churned rapidly, causing the entire area to tremble, and then a mist of water spread out, enveloping Li Zhong.

Within the mist, the space was instantly twisted together, and a tremendous oppressive force spread out, the ferocity of which made the Li family members astonished.

"Xiao Bai, take the madam and retreat." Li Lin immediately said, quickly setting up a yellow light barrier in front of him. His mother was an ordinary person, unable to withstand any impact.

"Madam, let's retreat." Xiao Bai immediately helped Luo Lan to retreat, and Li Lin, with a flash of yellow light, followed in retreat.

"Boom!"

In the space ahead, the clash between Li Zhong and Zhao WuGuang had caused a huge explosion, the ripple of space-distorting power spreading within the area.

"Li Zhong, you're no match for me." Above them, Zhao WuGuang's hand movements changed, and a water column burst forth again, this one several meters in diameter, appearing out of nowhere, bringing a sharp whistling wind, with the surrounding space completely distorted.

"How could it matter if I'm no match? I, Li Zhong, am not a coward afraid of death." Li Zhong shouted in the arena, his foot stomping the ground hard, and with the sound of an energy explosion, his body surged upwards, enveloped in a red light, carrying a scorching aura. The pale red long sword in his hand executed a sword technique in mid-air, then the sword traced several shadows.

The sword light swept through, and then in the air, it turned into hundreds, thousands of beams, tearing through the air and twisting the space, each sword beam bringing a vortex of spatial airflow.

"Whizz whizz…"

In the sky, the sword shadows collided with the water column, the space shook, and then countless water mists and sword shadows disappeared into the sky.

"Li Zhong, although you've hidden your strength for twenty years, being only a first-level Martial Commander is still too low." Zhao WuGuang's cold laughter sounded, his hands changing signs again, and in the sky above, a vast water attribute energy pressed down, the entire space suddenly becoming oppressively terrifying. Unnoticed, dark clouds gathered above, enveloping the area.

This tremendous water attribute energy gathered, eventually turning into countless water arrows. The water arrows pierced through space, with the tips distorting the airflow, then covering the sky and enveloping Li Zhong.

Such formidable power, the area spanning hundreds of meters, was enveloped within, the vast force directly causing spatial vibrations.

"Damn it." Li Lin cursed silently, the terrifying attack power now covering too wide an area, enveloping both him and his mother, although not directly attacking them, the aftermath was extremely powerful. Instantly, another yellow light circle enveloped the surroundings.

When Li Lin's gaze returned to the arena, he knew Li Zhong was in trouble. Zhao WuGuang's strength was far greater than Li Zhong's.

In that brief moment of distraction, Li Zhong's expression darkened, his hand movements changed, and the temperature around him instantly soared. At the same time, a flame enveloped him, the space around him churning with fire, the numerous water attribute energy water arrows burning into nothingness.

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