Chapter 286: Return to Slaughter

Chapter 286: Chapter 286: Return to Slaughter

Staring at the Black Cloud Tavern ablaze behind them, Jin Sanbao couldn’t help but shudder.

"Xiaoyao, was it necessary to kill them all?" Jin Sanbao asked.

Yi Xiaoyao smiled faintly. "If I’d let these people go today, news about me would’ve reached the Celestial Fire Alliance, the Criminal Alliance, and the Primordial Evil Alliance. You and I would have had to spend our lives on the run."

"In a place like the Chaotic Alliance Domain, it’s kill or be killed."

At this, Yi Xiaoyao looked at Jin Sanbao and said, "Have you already forgotten that those men were about to kill you just now?"

Jin Sanbao nodded and shook his head frantically. He was finally starting to understand what kind of place the Chaotic Alliance Domain was. Without Yi Xiaoyao, he wouldn’t have survived ten breaths.

"So, what’s your plan now? I’ll follow your lead," Jin Sanbao said.

"Get stronger. Go back for revenge," Yi Xiaoyao said.

Jin Sanbao stared blankly. "You’re already so powerful. You still need to get stronger?"

"My enemies are far stronger than you can imagine. With my current strength, I’m not nearly strong enough to get my revenge."

As he spoke, Yi Xiaoyao took out the Chaos Alliance List.

His gaze lingered for a moment on the Primordial Evil Alliance, ranked eleventh, before continuing down the list.

Finally, Yi Xiaoyao’s gaze locked onto the Leng Chuan Alliance, ranked one-hundredth. The corners of his mouth curled into a slight smile.

"My path of slaughter and return... let’s start with number one hundred on the Chaos Alliance List."

Had anyone else heard him muttering to himself, they would have been aghast.

After all, the Leng Chuan Alliance, ranked at one hundred, was considered a mid-to-large-sized alliance. Most importantly, its Alliance Leader, Leng Bingchuan, possessed a Cultivation at the Seventh Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation.

And yet, Yi Xiaoyao planned to begin his trial of slaughter with the Leng Chuan Alliance.

「Several hours later」

Two figures of different builds sped through the sky.

Just then, the portly figure’s stomach let out a loud RUMBLE. He turned to the person carrying him and said, "Xiaoyao, I’m hungry again."

"We’re almost at the Leng Chuan Alliance. I’ll get you a good meal when we arrive."

Yi Xiaoyao gave the big guy a speechless look. ’If he keeps eating like this, it’s going to be a struggle just to fly while carrying him.’

「A moment later」

From within the Leng Chuan Alliance’s territory, two beams of light shot into the sky.

"We are the Left and Right Protectors of the Leng Chuan Alliance. Who might you be, and what is your business here?"

The two experts, both at the Third Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation, blocked Yi Xiaoyao’s path and spoke.

Yi Xiaoyao glanced at them coolly and said with a faint smile, "You’re no match for me. Have your Alliance Leader, Leng Bingchuan, come out and see me."

The two Protectors were stunned. They could clearly sense that Yi Xiaoyao’s aura was only at the First Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation. ’And he dares say we’re no match for him?’

"How ridiculous! We’d like to see what gives you the right to make such a boast!"

"If you want to see our Alliance Leader, you’ll have to survive against us first!"

The Leng Chuan Alliance’s Left and Right Protectors both let out angry sneers and, without another word, attacked.

Watching the two men hurtle toward him, Yi Xiaoyao gave a cold smile. ’Although I’m only at the First Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation, I’m strong enough to leap across three minor realms and fight someone at the Fourth Realm.’

Therefore, his claim that these two at the Third Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation were no match for him was no exaggeration.

"AHHH!! I’m gonna die!"

Jin Sanbao shrieked. The terrifying attacks launched by the Left and Right Protectors had completely enveloped both him and Yi Xiaoyao, and he could feel the thick stench of death closing in.

The next moment, two powerful attacks engulfed Yi Xiaoyao and Jin Sanbao. The two energies slammed into each other, unleashing a violent shockwave.

"Hmph! Coming to the Leng Chuan Alliance to cause trouble? You were just asking to die!"

"He couldn’t even withstand a single one of our attacks!"

The Leng Chuan Alliance’s Left and Right Protectors let out triumphant sneers. But in the next instant, they heard a strange voice coming from behind them.

"Huh? How am I not dead? How did I end up over here?"

Jin Sanbao looked around in utter amazement. "Xiaoyao, what’s going on?" he asked, bewildered.

At the same time, the Left and Right Protectors of the Leng Chuan Alliance whipped around in horror. The first thing they saw was Yi Xiaoyao’s mocking face—and a blinding flash of sword light.

"Not good!" they both cried out. They reacted instantly, hastily throwing up defenses to block the sword light.

However, given the vast disparity in their strength, how could they possibly block a direct attack from Yi Xiaoyao with such a hasty defense?

SLICE! SLICE! The Spiritual Shields on their defending arms were instantly cleaved open, and their arms were severed, falling to the ground.

Screaming in agony, the pair used the force of the blow to retreat rapidly. They stared at Yi Xiaoyao from a distance, their faces pale with terror.

Only now did they understand that when Yi Xiaoyao said they were no match for him, it wasn’t an empty boast.

What they had struck was merely Yi Xiaoyao’s Flame Illusion Body. If Jin Sanbao’s voice hadn’t alerted them, they wouldn’t have even had time to realize he had appeared behind them.

"Your Excellency, we were blind not to recognize your strength. We will go and fetch our Alliance Leader at once!"

The Left and Right Protectors of the Leng Chuan Alliance spoke with grim expressions. If the fight continued, they feared they would lose more than just their arms.

"Realizing that now? It’s too late."

Yi Xiaoyao sneered, then raised his hand and unleashed two terrifying, blood-red beams of sword light. Flames took the shape of phoenixes, coiling around the beams as they shot toward the two men in an instant.

The two men were now terrified beyond belief. They were no match for Yi Xiaoyao to begin with, and now they had both lost their arms. How were they supposed to fight?

But they had no choice. Each man could only lash out with a full-powered kick to try and block the flaming phoenix sword beams.

After launching their attacks, the two men fled for their lives, rocketing toward the ground below.

"Alliance Leader! Save us!"

The Protectors’ cries had barely faded when a furious roar erupted from a mansion in the city below.

"Stop!"

Immediately after, a powerful aura surged upwards, and an ice-blue beam of light shot up from below. It was Leng Bingchuan, at the Seventh Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation.

Yi Xiaoyao paid the command no mind. His two beams of sword light broke through the Protectors’ attacks and instantly caught up with the two fleeing men.

After two blood-curdling screams, the Left and Right Protectors of the Leng Chuan Alliance were both sliced in half. However, Yi Xiaoyao extracted their Nascent Souls, drawing them into his hand before passing them to Jin Sanbao.

"You’re going to be busy from now on," Yi Xiaoyao said to Jin Sanbao with a smile. "Because in the future, you’ll have all the Nascent Souls you could ever want to make your puppets."

Jin Sanbao chuckled as he put away the Nascent Souls. "Well, you still have to help me fill my stomach first!"

Yi Xiaoyao gave a helpless smile. The next moment, a furious roar tore through the air.

"Who are you?! How dare you come to my Leng Chuan Alliance, act so outrageously, and kill my Left and Right Protectors!" Leng Bingchuan bellowed, his voice filled with uncontrollable rage.

Yi Xiaoyao regarded the man with indifference, then lowered his cloak to reveal his face.

"Leng Bingchuan, I assume you’ve heard the name Blood Sword. And the price on my head should be quite handsome."

Yi Xiaoyao continued with a smile, "First, prepare a feast. Let my brother here eat his fill. Then, I’ll give you a chance to claim the bounty on my head."

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