Yu Songnian pressed his lips tightly together, his body uncontrollably trembling.
His father.
And those elders who had watched him grow up since childhood.
Because of the selfish desires of the person before him, all of them had been buried here!
Yu Songnian's eyes turned blood-red, and a beast-like roar erupted from his throat.
In the next instant, Yu Songnian's body suddenly showed signs of petrification.
Threads of silver-gray color spread little by little across his skin.
"Tianpo! Third Senior Brother's illness is acting up again. Hurry and help him," Yun Jin said anxiously.
Tianpo Sword responded and was about to make a move when it suddenly let out a soft sound of surprise.
No, this isn't right.
This petrification was different from before.
Very quickly, Yu Songnian's entire body became covered in a layer of silver-gray stone armor, and what shocked Yun Jin was that.
At this moment, Third Senior Brother was actually still conscious.
Rather than becoming a complete block of stone like before.
After donning the stone armor, Yu Songnian's aura began to rise steadily.
Golden Core Stage.
Nascent Soul Stage.
Nascent Soul peak.
Finally, he was forcibly pushed all the way to Soul Transformation Stage.
He roared, not even bothering to draw his sword.
Instead, he threw a punch straight at Yu Lin!
Yu Lin was also startled by this sudden change.
But then he let out a cold laugh.
The higher the realm, the harder it was to cross the chasm between major realms.
A Golden Core Stage cultivator might be able to fight a Nascent Soul Stage opponent across realms.
But for a Soul Transformation Stage cultivator to challenge a Fusion Stage opponent, it was exceedingly difficult.
Did this Yu Songnian think he is a holy land disciple?
Even holy land disciples would need to be elite disciples to pull off such a feat!
Yu Lin snorted coldly and also extended his fist, meeting Yu Songnian head-on without hesitation.
Yun Jin clenched her teeth.
She wanted to help Third Senior Brother.
But she knew even better that.
At this moment, Third Senior Brother likely didn't want anyone to interfere.
Even if the cultivation gap was vast, even if the price would be enormous.
Third Senior Brother wanted to kill Yu Lin with his own hands!
Yun Jin could completely understand this hatred.
If she was in Third Senior Brother's position, she would be even more unhinged than he was!
Yun Jin's bottom line was clear, Third Senior Brother mustn't be allowed to lose his life. Otherwise, even if it meant angering him, she would still have Tianpo intervene to save him.
The two fists collided for the first time.
Yu Songnian was clearly at a disadvantage.
Cracks spread across his stone armor, it's obvious that it could barely withstand such power.
A fierce glint flashed through Yu Lin's eyes.
He didn't know what he would become in the end.
But right now, Yu Songnian had to die first!
If it weren't for this little bastard suddenly returning, how would matters from ten years ago have been dug up?!
He, Yu Lin, could have peacefully remained the Yu family's patriarch for the rest of his life.
Now, everything's ruined.
Yu Lin shouted sharply as massive spiritual power surged toward Yu Songnian.
Yun Jin watched nervously, while Tianpo was already standing by, ready to act at any moment.
Blood slowly seeped from the corner of Yu Songnian's lips.
He glared fixedly at Yu Lin.
This is the man.
The man who killed his father.
Who also caused the deaths of so many elders who loved him.
Yu Lin.
He needs to die!
He needs to die!
Before the bones of his father and elders, he wanted Yu Lin dead, he had to kill Yu Lin.
The overwhelming fury turned Yu Songnian's eyes completely crimson.
He roared, and the stone armor that had already shattered astonishingly healed itself once more.
From his chest, the Royal Stone slowly floated out.
The Royal Stone radiated light, enveloping Yu Songnian.
In the next instant.
The stone armor on Yu Songnian's body changed again.
This time,
The original silver-gray color was dyed with a layer of golden light.
When the golden light fully spread, he became a golden war god, and his aura was forcibly pushed all the way to Fusion Stage!
Yun Jin watched in terror!
Third Senior Brother's original cultivation was at Nascent Soul Stage, but because of the petrification illness, it had regressed to Golden Core Stage over the past few years.
The first evolution was still understandable.
After all, although Third Senior Brother's cultivation had regressed, his soul realm had continued to grow.
If not for this petrification illness, with his astonishing talent, steadily cultivating step by step, he should've already reached Soul Transformation Stage.
Among the senior brothers and sisters, Third Senior Brother had always been the most gifted.
But.
To suddenly leap from Soul Transformation Stage straight into Fusion Stage.
That's going too far, wasn't it?
Is this… the power of the Royal Stone?
Suddenly bearing such immense power, how could Third Senior Brother possibly pay no price at all?
There had to be a price.
But.
Looking at Yu Songnian now, how could Yun Jin possibly stop him?
Even if the price afterward would be devastating, if it allowed Third Senior Brother to feel even a bit better, then let him go mad this once.
Yun Jin let out a sigh and silently watched the battle between Yu Songnian and Yu Lin.
After being forcibly elevated to Fusion Stage, Yu Songnian was finally no longer completely overwhelmed.
He roared, throwing punch after punch, like a mortal brawling, each blow crashing toward Yu Lin.
Yu Lin was also shocked by Yu Songnian's sudden breakthrough and tried to pull away, intending to bring out a magical artifact.
But Yu Songnian pressed relentlessly, sticking to him like a shadow. His attacks fell like rain, giving Yu Lin no chance to create distance.
Yu Lin was also driven into a rage and simply started trading punches with Yu Songnian.
But.
Even cultivators are still humans. They can still feel pain.
Yu Lin felt wave after wave of pain in his fists, fear beginning to rise in his heart.
Yu Songnian, however, was like steel, as if he felt no pain at all. Even though blood completely soaked the gaps between his fingers, he showed no intention of stopping.
Yu Lin began to sense that something was wrong and tried to flee.
But Yu Songnian always caught up immediately. The exit was also firmly blocked by Jin Yu and the others.
With nowhere to escape, Yu Lin was smashed to the ground by Yu Songnian.
Yu Songnian wasn't finished. He pinned Yu Lin's chest with his knee and threw punch after punch straight at Yu Lin's face.
Yu Lin was beaten to the brink of madness and desperately seized a moment to beg, "Eldest nephew, I… I was wrong…"
Bang, one punch.
"I shouldn't have—"
Bang, one punch.
"I—"
Bang, one punch.
Yu Songnian had no intention of listening to his nonsense.
Blood debts could only be repaid with blood.
He would personally reclaim this justice for his father and for those elders.
No one knew how long passed.
Yu Lin had completely lost all signs of life.
Yet Yu Songnian still didn't stop, continuing to strike that mangled, blood-soaked face again and again.
Yun Jin had already collected Yu Lin's escaping Nascent Soul.
At this moment.
Yu Lin, looking at his own corpse being abused so brutally by Yu Songnian, felt a chill of despair.
Crazy.
His nephew had gone completely mad.
Yun Jin watched quietly. Only when Third Senior Brother's eyes began to lose focus did she step forward, catching him from behind before he collapsed.
Yu Songnian turned his head and looked at Yun Jin in a daze.
The Royal Stone fell, and Yun Jin caught it with her hand.
She placed the Royal Stone back onto Yu Songnian's chest and said softly, "Third Senior Brother, it's enough."