He glanced at the sniper in the distance and said to Tian Yangsheng, "I've seen the bullets fired from this gun. All living creatures within three hundred meters will be instantly annihilated. If he fires, none of us will escape. So, you want to die with us?"
"What? Is that not possible?"
Tian Yangsheng looked at Shen Lang coldly and said, "For all these years, the only reason I've survived is the hatred I hold for you and Wolong. Today, let's all die here together."
"No way, Shen Lang, are you scared?"
"Scared? No, that's not in my vocabulary." Shen Lang heard Tian Yangsheng's words and smiled, "I've witnessed the power of this gun twice. The first time I was saved, and the second time I jumped into the lake and miraculously survived. But this time, no one will save us, and there's no lake to hide in. It seems we are indeed doomed."
"Now I finally understand why my old man said I would encounter a dead end. So that's how it is."
Shen Lang's expression turned solemn, and he bowed deeply in the direction of Qiulong Mountain, saying, "Old man, you were right."
"Shen Lang, what are you talking about, acting so mysteriously?"
Seeing Shen Lang's strange behavior, Tian Yangsheng glared at him and said, "You don't think you can escape, do you?"
"Why would I need to escape?"
Shen Lang slowly reached down to his waist with his right hand, drew the first throwing knife from its sheath, and said to Tian Yangsheng, "Tian Yangsheng, do you believe I can kill your subordinate before he fires that shot with this small throwing knife?"
"Shen Lang, are you bluffing?"
Tian Yangsheng's face flushed with anger as he looked at the throwing knife in Shen Lang's hand, which was as thin as a cicada's wing.
"You don't believe me? Then go ahead and order your subordinate to fire."
Shen Lang looked at Tian Yangsheng, a smile playing on his lips.
"Tian Yangzhong, fire."
Tian Yangsheng had already decided to die with Shen Lang and Wolong. Regardless of whether Shen Lang was bluffing or not, he was determined to have his subordinate fire.
"Shen Lang, die!"
Upon hearing Tian Yangsheng's command, the man in black on the opposite rooftop cursed and his finger moved towards the trigger, about to fire.
However, just as his finger depressed the trigger, Shen Lang's throwing knife had already flown out, striking him directly in the throat.
"Bang—"
The next second, the man in black felt a surge of power throughout his body, his body rapidly expanded, and finally exploded, leaving no trace of his remains.
"Tian Yangzhong..."
Tian Yangsheng and Tian Yangyi hadn't even seen Shen Lang move. Witnessing Tian Yangzhong's end, their eyes widened in disbelief at the scene unfolding before them.
"Tian Yangsheng, what do you think of this strike?"
Shen Lang raised his right hand, and the throwing knife returned to his palm. After idly playing with it, he sheathed it and drew out the second throwing knife.
"Now, what other trump cards do you have?"
Shen Lang held the second throwing knife and looked at Tian Yangsheng and Tian Yangyi with a playful expression.
"Shen Lang, I miscalculated. I can't believe such a terrifying throwing knife exists in this world. However, I won't stand here and wait to die."
Tian Yangsheng looked at the throwing knife in Shen Lang's hand, unable to believe that a throwing knife could be so fast, even faster than the gunshot. And upon hitting its target, it would detonate like a bomb.
"It's not that you miscalculated, but someone calculated before you."
Shen Lang believed that without his old man sending Wolong down the mountain with the throwing knives, they would all have perished tonight. This made him truly admire his old man from the bottom of his heart.
"Shen Lang, spare the pleasantries. Since we've reached this point, it's either you die or I die."
Tian Yangsheng was shocked that his plan had been foreseen and that Shen Lang had been provided with a countermeasure. He felt both absurdity and rage.
With that, Tian Yangsheng lunged at Shen Lang with his dagger.
To provide cover for Tian Yangsheng, Tian Yangyi drew his bow and nocked an arrow the moment Tian Yangsheng attacked, shooting it towards Shen Lang.
"Hmph—"
Facing the incoming golden arrow, Shen Lang raised his hand and caught it. With a powerful shake, he shattered the golden arrow.
At the instant the golden arrow was destroyed, Tian Yangsheng's dagger had already reached Shen Lang's heart, mere inches from piercing it. But Tian Yangsheng found that his blade had only struck an afterimage. The real Shen Lang had already retreated three steps.
"Bang—"
As Tian Yangsheng's eyes widened in confusion as to how Shen Lang had retreated, Shen Lang's right hand was enveloped in lightning. He unleashed a palm strike from a distance, hitting Tian Yangsheng directly in the chest, sending him flying seven or eight meters back. He crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Big brother, are you alright?"
Seeing Tian Yangsheng heavily injured, Tian Yangyi's expression changed. He rushed forward to help Tian Yangsheng up and asked.
"The Five Thunders Heart Method indeed lives up to its reputation. My entire body feels like it's been struck by lightning, and my meridians are broken. It seems I will die here today."
Tian Yangsheng looked at Tian Yangyi with despair and said, "It was my mistake. I thought this revenge would be easy. I underestimated Wolong and Shen Lang. Second brother, you must escape quickly. I'll buy you time."
"Escape?"
Shen Lang looked at Tian Yangsheng and sneered, "The moment you intended to harm the women in the villa, the moment you blinded Wolong, your fate was sealed. And that fate is death."
"My master sent me down the mountain with nine throwing knives. After days of practice, I have now mastered the second knife. You have already witnessed the first one. Now, let me show you the second one."
"The second throwing knife?"
Tian Yangsheng and Tian Yangyi froze upon hearing Shen Lang's words. However, at that moment, the throwing knife in Shen Lang's hand had already shot towards them.
"Swish—"
Just as Tian Yangsheng and Tian Yangyi were pondering how to evade it, the throwing knife suddenly emitted a dazzling red light.
"Bang—"
The dazzling red light fell upon Tian Yangsheng and Tian Yangyi. Before they could even realize what was happening, they instantly exploded, turning into a mist of blood that was absorbed by the second throwing knife.
"This..."
Witnessing the terrifying power of Shen Lang's throwing knife, which so easily killed a Heavenly Realm pinnacle and an Earth Realm initial stage cultivator, even Can Dao was startled.
"How could this be..."
On the rooftop of the opposite villa, Qi Tuojiang and Kong Wudao, who had been observing the entire event through binoculars, looked on at this scene with extremely grim expressions.
"Young Master Kong, that hateful girl Qingcheng Yue definitely isn't dead. She must have notified Shen Lang to come. We need to leave Nanling immediately and return to Longdu."
Qi Tuojiang, already aware of the dire consequences that would follow, smashed the binoculars in front of him with a slap and then turned and fled the rooftop without looking back.