"You're dead, kid." A shadowy figure descended from the sky in an instant, clad in black with even their face covered by a black cloth, their eyes piercingly cold as they stared at Li Lin, emitting a chilling and formidable aura. Judging from the voice, the assailant seemed to be middle-aged.

"Such strong power." Feeling the overwhelming strength of the opponent, Li Lin immediately felt as though his own Qi was being suppressed.

"Who are you?" Li Lin stepped back, sensing the imposing demeanor of the newcomer and knowing they were here for him. Without needing to guess, Li Lin knew who it was, considering he had no enemies except for Zhao Hui.

"Someone who's here to take your life," the person in black coldly stated, their presence chilling to the bone.

"So, you won't even leave your name?" Li Lin asked. Unable to see through the opponent's strength and knowing he was no match, his only option was to buy time and look for an opportunity to escape. The attacker seemed to practice water attribute martial arts, capable of turning their Qi into icy air, their cultivation reaching a terrifying level.

"You're not worthy to know. Thinking of buying time, huh?" The person in black sneered with a mocking smile.

"Run." Li Lin's first instinct was to flee. With no other option in mind, he propelled himself backwards with explosive speed.

"Thinking of escaping? Dream on!" Watching Li Lin's attempt to flee, the person in black's murderous aura flared, their eyes shooting daggers as they stomped on the ground, shooting towards Li Lin like lightning.

As the person in black pursued Li Lin, they cast a spell, spreading cold air all around, shrouding the area in a misty fog, much like heavy fog weather, engulfing Li Lin's vision in bone-chilling coldness.

With his vision obscured by the icy fog, Li Lin's expression darkened, realizing he was in big trouble. His strength was no match for the person in black, and escape seemed impossible.

"The opponent is too strong." Fear gripped Li Lin as a sense of impending doom spread.

"Such a greenhorn, dealing with you is overkill. But well, it eliminates future troubles." The person in black appeared before Li Lin, their presence overwhelmingly cold, a crushing force enveloping Li Lin, freezing his internal Qi, making it impossible to gather.

Li Lin's expression turned grim, facing a clear disparity in strength levels with no chance of resistance.

"Time to die." The person in black sneered, changing the hand seal slightly, and launched a palm strike that instantly solidified the surrounding air, pressing down on Li Lin with a fierce icy aura.

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"Whoosh..." Just then, from the thick white fog, a pale yellow light streaked out, the little dragon that had been in the back mountain for several days.

Little dragon's small body radiated dazzling light, and a scorching flame condensed out of thin air on its tiny head. The flame burst forth, instantly turning the surrounding icy air into nothingness.

"Eh..." Surprised by the appearance of a small snake, the person in black scoffed, launching a palm strike: "A little demon beast, die with him."

Under the palm strike, icy air gathered again, enveloping the space and aiming directly at Little dragon.

"Zzz..." Little dragon, with its small mouth open, darted like a brilliant yellow lightning, unbelievably fast, evading the attacker's strike and biting towards the person in black's neck.

"What kind of beast is this?" The person in black was shocked, retreating instantly while launching an icy claw strike at Little dragon with incredible speed.

"Smack!" Little dragon was sent flying, crashing hard into the ground tens of meters away.

"Little dragon!" Li Lin was startled, unsure of Little dragon's condition, as the person in black approached again with an icy palm strike: "Kid, die!"

"Qing Ling Armor." Li Lin hastily formed his Qing Ling Armor, knowing he was outmatched but resolved to fight.

"Whoosh..." A breaking sound rang out again as Little dragon, somehow, got behind the person in black, its small head showing ferocity, with golden flames trailing its pale yellow body.

"What exactly is this demon beast?" The person in black was thoroughly shocked. Their strike would have killed even a martial artist, yet this small beast survived without harm and showed such peculiar abilities.

Forced to abandon attacking Li Lin to defend against this mysterious little snake, the person in black changed their hand seal, launching another claw strike at Little dragon.

"Sss..." The claw strike, under the assault of Little dragon's golden flames, dissipated into nothingness after a brief moment. Little dragon, unharmed, charged again at the person in black.

"Ice Fist." The person in black, startled, changed their hand seal, and a several meters long fist imprint burst forth from the surrounding icy air, striking Little dragon hard.

"Bang!" The fist imprint hit, sending Little dragon flying again, crashing into the distance.

"Kid, just die already." The person in black's expression darkened, their hand seal changing, and a spear of ice shot forth, piercing through the air towards Li Lin at incredible speed.

Just as the ice spear was about to hit, a voice rang out, "Who dares to act recklessly in the Li family?" In an instant, a white figure appeared, flicking a flame that engulfed the ice spear, melting it instantly.

"This is..." Li Lin, prepared for the worst, looked at the newcomer. The man in a white robe, with a heroic aura but a somewhat suppressed demeanor, was recognized by Li Lin as his father in this world, Li Zhong, the current head of the Li family.

"Whoosh..." In that moment of surprise, Little dragon reappeared in Li Lin's hands, affectionately nuzzling him.

"Little dragon, are you okay?" Li Lin checked Little dragon, which had been struck twice by the person in black but seemed unharmed and slightly bigger than seven days ago.

"Li Zhong." The person in black fixed their gaze on Li Zhong, their expression darkening.

"Sneaking around, you sure lack courage!" Li Zhong said lightly, eyeing the person in black.

"Hmph, the Li family," the person in black snorted.

"If you refuse to show your true face, I'll make you," Li Zhong said, his figure rushing out like a white flash, approaching the person in black at lightning speed.

"Let's see if you're capable enough," the person in black said, retreating instantly as icy air vibrated around them.