Top-Tier Superpower Student-Chapter 562 - 534: Second Elder Zuo Yunfei

"I know, but I have your precious son in my grasp," Lin Tian said, gripping Liang Dong's fingers. "If you refuse, I'll break all nine of his remaining fingers, and then beat him to death. Think carefully, what's more important to you, your pride or your son's life? Make up your mind quickly; I'm not giving you much time."

"You...!" Liang Sihai was so angry that he was at a loss for words, unsure of what to do.

"Elder, you can't kneel, you're an Elder of the Tianxia Alliance, so many brothers are looking up to you. If you kneel before a nobody like him, how will you lead them in the future?" One of his close followers said, mustering the courage to offer well-intentioned advice.

"Shut up," Liang Sihai roared. He knew the stakes all too well to need someone else to tell him.

He didn't want to be at Lin Tian's mercy, for that would mean he'd have to agree to whatever unreasonable demands Lin Tian made. He wanted to take the initiative into his own hands.

He said to Lin Tian, "I am the fourth Elder of the Tianxia Alliance, with countless strong men under my command, and the entire Alliance to back me up. I know you're formidable, you have your methods to avoid my pursuit, and you're not afraid of me. But what about these brothers of yours, can they avoid my pursuit as well? And Tianyi Pharma, with headquarters right in Wu'an City, I could turn it to ruins overnight with my strength, that's not impossible, right?"

Lin Tian paused, surprised. What Liang Sihai said was true; he indeed had the capability to devastate Tianyi Pharma in one night.

Seeing the effect of his words, Liang Sihai continued, "How about we both take a step back? Let my son go, and we'll call it even with what's happened before. How does that sound?"

Lin Tian laughed, looking at Liang Sihai and thinking, does he take me for a child, that I would be so easily fooled?

Liang Sihai was powerful enough to flatten Tianyi Pharma overnight, but Lin Tian had already deeply humiliated him and broken his son's finger; a grudge had been formed. Even if Lin Tian were to let Liang Dong go now, could Liang Sihai keep the word he had just given?

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Lin Tian was the kind of person who didn't look for trouble, but once trouble came, he wasn't afraid of it. Having offended Liang Sihai, he would do everything possible to ensure the safety of Tianyi Pharma and his many brothers. He wouldn't compromise with Liang Sihai out of fear.

He stood up and said coldly, "Are you threatening me with what you've just said?"

Liang Sihai remained silent, conceding to Lin Tian's interpretation.

With a "crack," a sound that made Liang Sihai's heart tremble, Lin Tian mercilessly broke another of Liang Dong's fingers.

"I don't like being threatened. If you keep this attitude, I won't mind going all out with you, even if it means a fight to the death. Your son will be the one to suffer!"

"Lin Tian, if my son dies, do you believe I will make you, Tianyi Pharma, and your brothers pay with their lives for my son?" Liang Sihai said furiously.

"I've told you, I don't like being threatened. Apologize to me."

Lin Tian said angrily, pulling out a switchblade and stabbing it hard into Liang Dong's back. Slowly applying force, the blade began to move downward. Just three more centimeters and the blade would pierce through his heart, killing Liang Dong.

Liang Dong's face was contorted with pain. Liang Sihai, watching the blade edge closer to his son's heart, shouted, "I'm sorry, I was wrong."

Lin Tian nodded, pulled out the switchblade, and blood sprayed over his face.

Liang Dong could no longer support his body and crashed heavily to the ground, his face twisted in agony.

"Dong'er, Dong'er, are you okay, are you okay?" Liang Sihai asked frantically.

Liang Dong moved his head, a sign that he was still alive.

Lin Tian took out the switchblade again, the tip pressed against the back of Liang Dong's heart.

"He's lucky to be alive this time, but with one more stab, he might not be so fortunate."

"I'll count to three. Kneel and call me 'Dad', or else your son's life will be left to fate."

Lin Tian pressed slightly harder, and the tip began to cut into Liang Dong's skin, moving downward bit by bit.

"Wait!"

Liang Sihai shouted, haltingly. He had seen the ruthless side of Lin Tian; he had only one son, and at over fifty, he couldn't have another. He couldn't afford to cut off his own lineage!

With a thud, Liang Sihai knelt on the ground and uttered two words.

"Daddy!"

After those two words, Liang Sihai seemed deflated, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

"Elder, this can't be, Elder!" someone nearby cautioned softly.

Ignoring them, Liang Sihai continued.

"Daddy."

"Daddy."

Then he stood up, his eyes bloodshot, imploring Lin Tian, "Now you will let Dong'er go, right?"

In all honesty, Liang Sihai looked pitiable, but Lin Tian had not a shred of compassion. Had he not had the prowess he did, he would have been the one on the ground calling someone else 'Dad'. If it were the other way around, would Liang Dong and Liang Sihai have let Lin Tian off? No, Lin Tian couldn't have let Liang Dong off just like that; the three conditions he had just presented were merely to toy with Liang Sihai. Even if Liang Sihai complied, Liang Dong was still destined to die.

Lin Tian chuckled and said, "Old man, you actually took my words seriously? How ridiculous is that!"

Liang Sihai's vigor seemed to be instantly provoked as he bellowed, "Lin Tian, what more do you want?"

"What I want is to kill your son." After saying this, Lin Tian grabbed Liang Dong with one hand, lifted him above his head, and would only need to exert a slight force to snap Liang Dong's neck.

Just as Liang Sihai was helplessly stamping his foot in urgency, a deep voice rang out.

"Stop!"

Suddenly, a bald man, accompanied by more than two hundred masters, marched over in unison.

Lin Tian looked back, shocked—the group of more than two hundred included six experts at the Solidified Mirror stage and over thirty half-step to Solidified Mirror masters.

This bald man's power surpassed Liang Sihai's by no small margin.

"Second Master."

Liang Sihai's subordinates, seeing the bald man approaching, uniformly greeted him as Second Master, their faces showing reverence.

This bald man was none other than the Second Elder of the Tianxia Alliance, Zuo Yunfei.

"Second Brother," Liang Sihai called out weakly; after all, this was not a matter he could take pride in.

Zuo Yunfei pointed at Liang Sihai, his voice carrying a tinge of disappointed chastisement, "Fourth Brother, you are generally a good person; the fatal flaw is that you care too much."

"Second Brother, but that's my son, and he's the only scion of our Liang Family!"

Zuo Yunfei patted Liang Sihai on the shoulder and admonished, "It's precisely because Dong'er is the sole heir of your family that you allow others to manipulate you. You do whatever they ask, but what's the result? You've lost face, and Dong'er's life is still in someone else's hands."

"Second Brother, then...!" Liang Sihai hesitated, unsure of what to do.

Zuo Yunfei thumped his chest, assuring close to his ear, "Don't worry, leave it to Second Brother, and I'll surely rescue your Dong'er."

Liang Sihai appeared convinced by Zuo Yunfei's word and obediently stepped aside, leaving the matter entirely in Zuo Yunfei's hands.

Zuo Yunfei addressed Lin Tian, "Lin Tian, put Liang Dong down. When I wasn't here, you dared to kill Liang Dong, but now that I'm here, do you still dare?"

After speaking, he gestured toward the powerhouses behind him—six Solidified Mirror experts and about thirty half-step to Solidified Mirror masters. It would only take a snap of a finger to eliminate Lin Tian.

Lin Tian was also stunned now; everything had been under his control, but suddenly Zuo Yunfei appeared, and he no longer knew what to do.

With no choice left, he reluctantly put down Liang Dong and decided to play it by ear.

Zuo Yunfei got straight to the point, "Lin Tian, now that I'm here, the tables have turned. I'm giving you a clear choice—let go of Liang Dong, and I'll spare these hundred or so brothers of yours, but you, you must die."

Lin Tian remained silent for a long while because he realized he couldn't break through by force, and if he insisted on killing Liang Dong, it would bring Fang Shaoxiong, Wang Ying, and their companions into peril as well.

Zuo Yunfei continued, "If you really want to kill Liang Dong, I don't mind slaughtering these men of yours. One life in exchange for more than a hundred lives—we wouldn't be at a loss."

Zuo Yunfei's strategy was a hundred times more cunning than Liang Sihai's. With just a few words, he had Lin Tian sweating profusely. Lin Tian was now full of regret, wondering why he had to tease Liang Sihai earlier. If he had just killed Liang Dong and fled at once, wouldn't he have avoided this dire situation?

He had underestimated the enemy!

This was a dead end. Lin Tian saw no chance for revival; now he merely hoped that Fang Shaoxiong and Wang Ying could leave this place safely.

Zuo Yunfei seemed in a hurry and didn't give Lin Tian much time to think. He pressed on, "This time, it's my turn to count to three. If you don't release Liang Dong, both he and you and your brothers will die."

"Everyone, get ready. Three seconds from now, it's kill without mercy."

After Zuo Yunfei finished speaking, his followers drew their blades and swords, their superpowers bursting wildly. The entire sky filled with the aura of slaughter, ready to obliterate Lin Tian and his companions at Zuo Yunfei's command.

Liang Sihai nodded in satisfaction from the sideline. Zuo Yunfei, with just a few words, had seized the initiative. It's no wonder he was the esteemed Second Master of the Tianxia Alliance—truly formidable.

However, amidst his joy, there was also a trace of concern. What if Lin Tian didn't comply and decided to die together with Liang Dong? If Liang Dong truly died, even if Lin Tian, Fang Shaoxiong, and Wang Ying all perished, it would be of no use!

He clenched his fists, focusing intently on the unfolding situation, his heartbeat now racing over a hundred beats per minute. These three seconds were about to decide Liang Dong's fate and whether the Liang Family lineage would continue.

Zuo Yunfei began to count.

"Three."

"Two."

At that moment, the powerhouses under Zuo Yunfei's command uniformly stepped forward, blades unsheathed, superpowers unleashed, all poised to reduce Lin Tian and his people to dust at Zuo Yunfei's single command.

"One!"