Watching the golden needles fly towards him, Qi Shan couldn't help but sneer.
"A mere trick! Do you think you can really kill me with this?"
With that, he extended two fingers and lightly pinched, instantly catching two golden needles.
But before he could savor his victory for a moment, the third golden needle, positioned between the first two, continued its assault with undiminished force, growing larger in his pupils.
Qi Shan was terrified. He wanted to stop it, but it was too late.
He could only watch helplessly as the golden needle pierced his brow.
"Boom!"
The kinetic energy of the golden needle exploded in his mind like a thunderclap, instantly destroying his sea of consciousness.
At the same time,
Qi Shan's eyes instantly dimmed, and his body collapsed with a thud.
"Tch! What a joke!"
Looking at Qi Shan's lifeless body, Han Lang casually retracted his golden needles, scoffing at him.
Han Kang, standing at a safe distance, walked over with a look of disbelief. After examining Qi Shan's corpse, he looked at Han Lang with shock and asked,
"Brother! This… this is late-stage Foundation Establishment! You just killed him so casually?"
Han Lang feigned innocence, "Ah. What else? In the world of cultivators, it's survival of the fittest; it's either you die or I die! Don't you understand this principle?"
Han Kang was completely stunned. After a moment, he shook his head again, "No! That's not what I meant. I mean, your strength can kill a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator across two major realms?"
Han Lang nodded noncommittally.
"Mm-hmm! I told you before that high-level techniques allow one to fight beyond their realm. Although you haven't established your foundation yet and can't personally experience it, you should understand this principle!"
Han Kang was utterly speechless. He said exasperatedly,
"No, Brother! What I mean is, how did you achieve all this? Even if your 'Needle Control Technique' is a high-level technique, reaching the point where you can kill across two realms in such a short time is somewhat unbelievable, isn't it?"
Hearing this, Han Lang finally understood Han Kang's confusion.
Generally speaking, each cultivator has different opportunities and thus receives different inheritances.
Therefore,
It's understandable that some possess high-level techniques;
It's also understandable that some can kill beyond their realm;
But the problem is, under normal circumstances, killing beyond one's realm requires carrying high-level techniques or high-level spiritual treasures.
And for high-level techniques to achieve this, they must be cultivated to a state of perfect mastery.
Yet Han Lang had only recently broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage!
How did he manage to kill across realms?
This brought the question back to the "Tian Yan Art" once more.
Han Lang slyly glanced around, ensuring no one was eavesdropping, then leaned closer to Han Kang and whispered everything about the "Tian Yan Art" to him.
Han Kang was even more astonished after listening. His mouth gaped so wide it could fit a fist.
"Holy cow! There's such a divine technique as an auxiliary art? This is too heaven-defying!"
Han Lang chuckled smugly, "Heh heh, it's good that it's heaven-defying! After all, it's us who possess such a thing!"
Looking at Han Lang's playful eyes, Han Kang nodded excitedly.
"That makes sense! The more heaven-defying the item, the stronger we become! Brother, after I establish my foundation, you have to teach me these too!"
Han Lang replied without hesitation.
"No problem! I plan to teach this Tian Yan Art to you and Brother Ma, so you mustn't leak this secret!"
"Don't worry, Brother! You should worry more about Brother Ma, that blabbermouth!"
"Mm! I'll remind him then! Come on, hurry up and help me move this corpse into the car!"
Han Kang asked confusedly, "Move him? Why?"
Han Lang replied, "Are you stupid! This is our neighborhood. If you don't move him, and someone discovers him tomorrow, do you still want to sell your house? Move him into the car, and we can dump the body anywhere! Anyway, it will eventually be handed over to the Special Investigation Bureau!"
Han Kang finally understood and quickly agreed, stepping forward to help.
After dealing with the corpse, Han Lang and Han Kang had just stepped into their home when Tang Haoran walked in.
His steps were hurried, and his expression was panicked, as if something major had happened.
"Younger Brother Han, you're finally back. Something big has happened in Le City!"
"Big thing? What big thing?"
Han Lang and Han Kang were completely bewildered. Tang Haoran quickly explained.
"We just received news that the Tian family has been wiped out!"
Upon hearing this, Han Lang and Han Kang's eyes widened.
"The Tian family? The Tian family that is also one of the five major affluent families?"
Tang Haoran confirmed, "That's right! It's them!"
The two were even more confused and hurriedly asked, "No! Aren't they always laid-back and uninvolved in worldly affairs? They shouldn't have offended any enemies, right? How could they suddenly be wiped out?"
Han Kang also chimed in, "Yeah! And with their strength as an affluent family, who would have the capability to do this?"
Tang Haoran replied, "I didn't expect this either! Logically, it shouldn't be the case. As an affluent family, it's indeed difficult for ordinary people to accomplish this. But the problem is, the perpetrator of this crime is not an ordinary person! Qin'er and the others are still at the scene!"
"Not an ordinary person?" Han Lang and Han Kang said in unison.
"Is it a cultivator or an esper? Are there any other clues?"
Tang Haoran answered, "According to the information Qin'er has transmitted so far, it shouldn't be an esper!"
"If not an esper, then it must be a cultivator!" Han Lang murmured. After a moment of thought, he continued, "Could it be the Wang family? Do they have other cultivators sent by the Zhao family behind them?"
Tang Haoran shook his head again.
"It's unlikely to be the cultivators behind Wang Shan. According to Qin'er's analysis, the cultivators behind Wang Shan are all from the Zhao family. No matter how shameless they are, they shouldn't dare to attack ordinary people! Secondly, those who are part of the Zhao family should have considerable cultivation. But Qin'er said that the killer who wiped out the Tian family had low cultivation. And they were lethally effective against a group of ordinary people, clearly targeting them for death!"
Hearing this, Han Lang fell into deep thought.
After a while, he asked again.
"Then, what is the current state of the Tian family's businesses?"
Speaking of this, Tang Haoran became even more anxious and quickly said, "It's unclear at the moment, but when a tree falls, its branches scatter; when a wall collapses, everyone pushes. Although the Tian family's situation is tragic, the event has already happened. I think there will be more people coveting their family market. Therefore, I rushed here so urgently to tell you to also prepare yourselves quickly. No matter what, you absolutely cannot be indecisive about this market!"
Han Lang and Han Kang were jolted awake by his words and repeatedly said,
"That's right, that's right! Since it has already happened, now is not the time to care about the truth! Han Kang, quickly go and discuss with Miss Mimi Tao about how we should still fight for the Tian family's market!"
Han Kang also hurriedly nodded, "Okay, I'll go now!"
With that, he was about to leave.
But at the door, Han Lang called him back.
"Oh, right, Han Kang! While competing for the market, pay attention to which forces benefited the most from the Tian family's demise!"
Han Kang was slightly taken aback, then quickly understood Han Lang's intention.
"I understand! Brother, don't worry!"
With that, he hurried out of the house.