The Villain Became the Protagonists’ Nightmare

Chapter 013:

Watching the ice blade flying toward him, the smile on Xiao Lingfeng’s face stiffened. As his expression turned cold, a flash of golden light appeared in his eyes.

Under this golden light, all the ice in the meeting hall dissipated instantly.

Moreover, all the weapons carried by the people in the hall, as well as those outside carried by the Xiao family members, flew out of their hands, converging in the hall and emitting a clear ringing sound.

These weapons surrounded the ice blade, emitting a peculiar resonant sound.

The resonance seemed to carry a special power, causing the ice blade to freeze in mid-air and slowly disintegrate amidst the ringing of the weapons.

In the end, the ice blade that Kong Ying had been so confident in was shattered by the array of miscellaneous weapons.

But it didn’t stop there. As the ice blade was destroyed, a stronger aura erupted from Xiao Lingfeng. With this burst, the aura emitted by the weapons became even more terrifying.

Under this immense pressure, everyone in the hall except Xiao Lingfeng felt a tremendous burden on their bodies.

Nalan Yanran, who was currently at the Martial Warrior Realm, couldn’t withstand even a single round and immediately knelt down as soon as the aura exploded.

Xiao Zhi, who was at the 4th stage Body Tempering Realm, was also in bad shape. However, he managed to endure the first round, even though his bones were creaking in protest.

Seeing Xiao Zhi still standing, Nalan Yanran couldn’t help but feel a bit of admiration for him. Despite being at the 6th stage Martial Warrior Realm, she couldn’t withstand the pressure, while Xiao Zhi, who was much lower, managed to hold on through sheer willpower.

Of course, she admired him but didn’t regret her decision to break off the engagement.

On the other hand, Xiao Zhi was under immense pressure.

Despite his willpower, he was just a weakling at the 4th stage Body Tempering Realm, not even as strong as a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old child.

At this moment, he was the only one feeling pressured because, aside from Nalan Yanran and himself, everyone else present was a Martial General Realm or higher.

For those at the Martial General Realm and above, the pressure was strong but bearable as long as it wasn’t directly targeted at them.

He wished that Nalan Yanran could still stand strong and proud as she had when she first arrived.

If Nalan Yanran could hear Xiao Zhi’s thoughts at this moment, she would say she simply couldn’t manage it.

Xiao Zhan, Xiao Zhi’s father, saw his son’s situation and wanted to help.

However, as one of the top experts in the Xiao family, he was also struggling to resist the pressure and could barely protect himself, let alone assist his son.

This was precisely Xiao Lingfeng’s intention. He knew that these protagonists valued their dignity more than anything.

So, he deliberately forced Xiao Zhi to kneel while his golden finger hadn’t yet activated, when he was still considered a failure.

Such opportunities were rare.

After all, this Xiao Zhi wasn’t Xiao Yan. Although they had similar names and experiences, there were differences.

At least he didn’t believe that his Xiao family had any Martial Emperor bloodline. Nor had there ever been a girl named Xiao Xun’er in his family.

So, Xiao Zhi’s golden finger was still unknown. Once it activated, it wouldn’t be so easy to bully him.

Thinking of this, Xiao Lingfeng increased the pressure again.

Without his golden finger, Xiao Zhi couldn’t withstand the terrifying pressure and knelt down.

Due to his prolonged struggle and the shame of kneeling, he spat out a mouthful of blood, clearly suffering internal injuries.

“Zhi’er, are you alright?” Xiao Zhan was anxious when he saw his son vomiting blood. Being an older father with only one son, he valued him more than his own life.

Just as Xiao Zhan was about to risk everything to break free from the pressure, Xiao Lingfeng lifted the pressure.

Xiao Lingfeng also realized that pushing too far now could backfire. If Xiao Zhi’s fortune was forcefully activated, it wouldn’t end well for him. After all, fortune was mysterious and unpredictable.