The sunset that painted half the sky followed behind Evan Lin, surging forward like a curtain across heaven and earth.
The Li family and their people could only stare helplessly in that direction. They had absolutely no way to stop Master Lin from Seacrest over there. In Evan Lin's eyes, these Li family members were nothing more than ants at this moment.
A sheet of burning fire-clouds fell from the sky to the earth.
"Ah!"
Brother Li, who was just looking up, got smacked right in the face by an entire cloud.
The intense burning sensation made him let out a series of terrified screams.
"Quick, save him!"
The Li family patriarch's expression changed instantly. Suddenly, he noticed even more fire-clouds in the sky, plummeting toward the ground.
Those fire-clouds, which looked light and harmless, unleashed unmatched power when they actually landed.
Among the many experts the Li family had hired, there were even Vajra Realm powerhouses.
They gathered their inner force, trying to blow away the fire-clouds, but the wild winds whipped up by their strength had absolutely no effect on those clouds.
Large swathes of fire-clouds landed on the ground.
The roaring flames made everyone in the Li family howl in panic. The so-called experts were completely useless, and the whole scene devolved into utter chaos.
Evan Lin didn't even spare them a glance.
These small fry weren't even worth his attention.
"Grandmaster Victor Zhou, whoever you are—step out!"
Without pausing, Evan Lin walked through the air toward Coldspire Peak.
Coldspire Peak's interior temperature was always extremely low, but as Evan Lin approached, the whole mountain began warming up rapidly in a visibly abnormal way.
Lucy Bai watched the youth step by step toward the Coldspire Peak Summit Arena. Behind Master Lin from Seacrest, Hong Kong was already dyed like evening by the fire-clouds, and in the sky, a seven-colored rainbow bridge stretched from the distant horizon, following Master Lin's every step.
For a moment, Lucy Bai was completely stunned, her mind blank.
It was just too overwhelming.
Even Grandmaster Victor Zhou would probably have to burn a massive amount of power to pull off something like this.
But Master Lin from Seacrest didn’t even look like he was trying.
He came walking out of the clouds, each step calm and steady, speaking slowly and never showing the slightest hint of urgency.
That effortless, cloud-like composure was already beyond what normal people could hope to match.
“This Master Lin from Seacrest really knows how to put on a show!”
On the other side, the bald-headed Aiden Zhou gritted his teeth hard. Staring at Evan Lin about to reach the summit, he secretly began forming hand seals.
One spell after another condensed in his hands.
Inside the entire body of Coldspire Peak, subtle and mysterious changes began to take place.
He was pouring everything into activating the mountain-wide array on Coldspire Peak. He wanted to use the formation laid down by the three great masters to kill Master Lin from Seacrest the moment he set foot on the summit!
"Faster, come on, faster!"
"As soon as you step into this formation, no matter how strong your inner force is or how heaven-defying your cultivation, you'll still have to die for me!"
"Once the formation turns your inner force and power into mine, I'll be stronger than you—and I'll kill you right in front of Lucy Bai!"
Aiden Zhou's eyes burned with fanaticism.
He was already fully prepared.
No one was more familiar with the Coldspire Peak formation than him.
Earlier, even someone as powerful as Luo Yaoyi, a Pointing-to-Mystery expert, only made it halfway up the mountain before being completely blocked.
And the formation above the halfway point was way scarier than the one below!
Especially since the summit arena on Coldspire Peak was the core of the entire mountain formation.
That was the strongest point of all.
If Luo Yaoyi were trapped by the formation here, Aiden Zhou believed she wouldn’t last even five breaths before surrendering.
No matter how strong Master Lin from Seacrest is, could he really stand against the entire Coldspire Peak formation?
Standing beside Aiden Zhou, Grandmaster Victor Zhou noticed his actions but did not intervene.
He stood there, watching the youth descending from the sky.
Young.
Far too young.
Powerful.
Far too powerful.
That was the first thought flashing through the minds of both Grandmaster Victor Zhou and Grandmaster You.
“I am Grandmaster Victor Zhou, the one you seek.”
Grandmaster Victor Zhou looked at Evan Lin: “Fourteen days ago, you killed my disciple in Seacrest. I haven’t come to settle accounts with you yet, but you dared to stir up trouble in Hong Kong seven days ago while I was in seclusion.”
“You, Master Lin from Seacrest, really have guts—almost too much.”
Grandmaster Victor Zhou’s tone was cold, and his gaze at Evan Lin carried a hint of icy contempt.
“Your disciple did evil. I killed him for you—you should be thanking me.”
Evan Lin’s body gradually descended from the air, walking on a rainbow bridge that fell from the sky and linked to the edge of Coldspire Peak.
Evan Lin walked forward slowly, looking at Grandmaster Victor Zhou: “I gave you seven days to prepare for my arrival in Hong Kong.”
“But you treated my words like the wind beside your ear. That’s already disrespectful to me.”
“But it’s just as well. Today you’ve come out of seclusion, and with your peak strength, you’ll debate the Dao with me. I’ll make sure you lose fair and square, so you can kneel and admit your mistakes before me.”
“Even though to me, you’re not even as good as the mountain breeze or the insects and birds, I’ve come here, and some things still need to be done.”
Evan Lin’s voice was calm.