Against Heaven's Will

"Go ahead and try it out on the barrier," Jiao suggested as she stared calmly at the Patriarch. "I already pointed out the weakest spot." 

The Patriarch immediately paled at her words. Jiao didn't even touch the barrier to search for its weak point yet she already found it with her gaze and perception alone.

"Patriarch, they are bluffing! That girl is only in the Spirit God Stage! No matter how powerful that Spear Art is, she won't be able to break through our Spirit Barrier! This is our Ancestor's best creation! No one can crack it!" The Xu family Elder called out while raising his weapon to the army. "Who is with me?!"

Hai!

The whole Xu Family raised their weapons as Spirit Qi lit up the whole formation. 

"There are only three of them and we have thousands!" Another Elder announced to everyone. "Even if that expert breaks through our barrier, she can't break through us! We are Xu Family!" 

Hai!

"Prepare to fight! We will not surrender without a battle!"

Hai!

Everyone in the Xu Family had high morals aside from the Patriarch who was supposed to ride or die for this family. Despite such overwhelming power on their side, Jiao was still smiling as if she had this battle in the bag and proceeded with the siege. Only a powerful expert or a complete madman would behave this way and Jiao didn't look like the latter. 

"This is not good... We need to retreat!" Patriarch ordered, losing the battle of confidence. "I have seen enough to know when to give in. She wants our lives, not our riches! Take your families and leave!"

"Patriarch, don't lose hope! We want to fight for our homes! We have no other place to—" 

"It's too late," Jiao cut the Elder off as she smiled at Liu Mei who was practicing the first move in the air. "Do it." 

"Hai!" Liu Mei nodded happily and her Black Spear shone with light. 

The knowledge in Liu Mei's mind was still fresh and unorganized but she was eager to try it. She has spent so much time with her spear that she didn't need much practice to perform. Her only worry was the Spear Intent that wasn't easy to bring out. 

Huh?

When Liu Mei's spear began to cover with unknown runes, even Uncle Liu raised his eyebrows. From base to the top she charged an attack before the runes spread onto her arms and caused her body to tremble. The power didn't lay in how one thrust the spear but instead how one channeled Qi through the entire body and used the spear as an outlet to release it. 

Her Spirit Qi wasn't enough to fill the whole spear so she used Lightning to finish the job. The runes burned her skin but the pain only made her smile as she gripped the Spear harder. 

"Come on! If that was in close combat she would have died a long time ago!" 

Some youngsters called out impatiently but Liu Mei surprised him by launching forward in a blink. She was like a shiny meteor as she crashed at a specific point in the barrier. 

Bang!

The sound of barrier cracking was muffled by the explosion but everyone could see a small spider web that spread in every direction. It began to heal rapidly and soon turned back to its original form.

"Hahaha, so much time wasted to charge an attack yet it barely cracked the barrier!" the Elders called out in laughter, causing the whole Xu Family to burst out in ridicule. 

Only the Patriarch seemed to see the reality and already pulled out his Teleportation Artefact.

"You did well," Jiao praised without bothering with dead people. "Let's do it again but this time focus on bringing out the Spear Intent. You should be able to break the barrier with it." 

"Yes!" Liu Mei nodded excitedly and began preparing the runes once again. The speed of rune creation sped up with practice so once she mastered it, she would be able to charge the attack while advancing at the enemy. 

"I have already warned you! If you want to die then go ahead! Don't count on me to protect you!" Patriarch announced after seeing Liu Mei launch again and disappeared on the spot. 

The Xu Family didn't expect their Patriarch to simply abandon them right before Liu Mei struck. 

The hit this time didn't make any noise and no explosion could be seen. It was replaced with a resonating spear light that seemed as if it was alive. It burrowed right through the barrier before exploding with power that cracked it open like a glass jar hit with a bat. 

"Now die."

Jiao blinked from the spot after sentencing them to death and appeared right in the middle of enemy lines with her fingers acting as a spear. Each time she waved with it, another Cultivator died without even being hit directly to the body. 

"Leave some for me, Big Sis!" Liu Mei called out happily and joined the whirlpool of battle with Wu Kong following closely behind. Jiao gifted her a whole set of moves that she kept testing and figuring out on the moving targets. 

The Xu Family immediately entered into panic mode as both their formation and morale fell to shit. 

"Retreat!" The Elders ordered but no one listened to them, all busy fighting for their lives. The person who surprised everyone the most was Wu Kong who seemed impossible to kill. 

"He is a maniac!" 

Wu Kong received hundreds of attacks yet everything failed to even scratch him as he jumped from person to person like a monkey before ripping their bodies with his bare hands. His naked chest soon bathed with red blood but he simply continued without mercy. 

"There is no need to chase them," Jiao pointed out after killing the last Elder. Many youngsters began escaping in all directions and it would be a hassle to kill them all. 

Especially since she caught a feeling of something that once belonged to her. 

"It's here, I can feel it," Jiao muttered as she led the way and they soon reached an empty plaza with a single monument in the middle. 

A Golden Spear stuck in a boulder. 

"Whoa, it's so pretty!" Liu Mei exclaimed in amazement and suggested before Jiao even reached out for it, "Can I try it?" 

Jiao pursed her lips and withdrew with a smile. "This can be another lesson for you. Godly spears choose only one master and they will be loyal for—"

She was speaking confidently but froze when the Golden Spear buzzed and Liu Mei casually pulled it out from the boulder. 

"It feels so good in the hand! Can I keep it?"