Who Comes First

2/14/2026

"Who goes there!"

Night Spring's face was full of alertness, every hair on her body standing on end. The powerful spiritual force she was channeling now thickened and grew even heavier as she spoke.

"Nightstar is handling business here. Outsiders, stay out of it!"

Night Autumn's expression grew even more serious. The youth before him looked calm, but the overwhelming aura he brought was absolutely real.

At a glance, the young man approaching seemed to treat the four of them as if they didn't exist.

At least, Night Autumn couldn't sense even a single moment when the kid in front of him bothered to look his way.

As for the waves of terrifying qi filling the ancestral hall, the youth acted as if they were nothing—completely unfazed, as if there was no threat at all.

"You'd better think carefully about what you're doing!"

Night Winter's face was grim. At this moment, he gripped another massive hammer formed from condensed qi, holding the handle tightly in his hand.

Compared to the giant hammer hanging over Allen Ju's head, the one in Night Winter's hand now looked even more refined and dangerous.

The qi surging around the giant hammer grew even denser, its power swelling dramatically.

"It's you?"

Almost at the exact same moment—

Night Frost and Night Sparrow stared at the youth outside the doors. After a brief shock, they both spoke up at once.

Their faces were full of disbelief.

"You know him?"

Night Spring looked over at them when she heard this.

Many members of the Ju family also turned to look at Night Frost and Night Sparrow.

Friends who knew Evan Lin—like Selina Wu, Warren Wu, Gloria Rong, and Leon Lu—were shocked to see him appear, but there was no time to speak up.

Several of them glanced behind Evan, trying to figure out the source of all that pressure outside the ancestral hall doors.

But in their line of sight, the space behind Evan was completely empty.

All they saw were long chains of qi, coiling like spirit snakes, radiating endless pressure.

"That's Master Lin from Seacrest."

Night Summer spoke in a deep voice: "When I went to Jinnan before, I got the Qi Source Body-Forging Art and Nine-Star Burst Fist from him."

As soon as Night Summer spoke, Night Spring was stunned.

Night Spring knew about the Nine-Star Burst Fist and Qi Source Body-Forging Art.

Because of these two techniques, Nightstar's overall combat strength had skyrocketed.

And the kid in front of her was the one who possessed both of them?

This thought flashed through Night Spring's mind, and her gaze toward Evan Lin instantly grew more shocked.

Master Lin from Seacrest was just too young.

"The last time I ran into Luo Renwu, it was him who took Luo Renwu down."

Night Frost's voice trembled a bit as she looked at Evan Lin standing there.

She was grateful to Evan Lin, but at this moment, he was clearly standing on the opposite side of Nightstar.

"He took down Luo Renwu?"

Night Autumn was stunned.

Night Winter's brows were tightly furrowed. He was always in charge of things west of Yanjing, but he'd heard rumors about Luo Renwu as well.

Hearing Night Frost's words, Night Winter was suddenly shaken.

In everyone's eyes, the youth who pushed open the doors walked slowly into the Ju family ancestral hall, heading straight for Allen Ju, who was still lying on the ground.

Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter braced themselves as if facing a deadly enemy.

"Hey, you..."

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