Chapter 2006: All Shattered

Elder Zhao gave a cold laugh, his face full of disdain as he spoke.

“I fear that the one who should be feeling pitiful now is you. With catastrophe looming and still unaware, you are truly the most pitiful person in this world!”

Liang Tian sneered as he spoke.

“Catastrophe looming? Me? What kind of joke are you making? Don’t tell me you also mean that those experts we sent from Nether Flame Hall to subjugate the Chen Family today have all been wiped out by the Chen Family? Stop with this kind of joke, because it’s simply too ridiculous. Although I don’t know how you two managed to evade the army of Nether Flame Hall and sneak your way to our headquarters, I am very certain of one thing: your Chen Family is absolutely incapable of withstanding the attack of the Nether Flame Hall army. Perhaps most of you are already dead by now. I advise you two to surrender soon and wait for our Hall Master to return for judgment, otherwise, I wouldn’t mind leaving you here today!”

Elder Zhao looked at Liang Tian and Chen Feng, speaking coldly.

Even though Liang Tian was also a Heavenly Rank Perfection expert, as a Heavenly Rank Perfection expert from the top-tier power Nether Flame Hall, whether in terms of trump cards or martial arts, he surpassed Liang Tian by a margin, and therefore was not the least bit afraid in a true confrontation.

“Leave us here? Such big talk; let’s see if you have the capability!”

Liang Tian sneered as he spoke.

At this moment, in his eyes, Elder Zhao was nothing more than a clown.

Because all the main force army of Nether Flame Hall had already been wiped out.

And Elder Zhao was still unaware, brimming with mysterious confidence.

In his eyes, this was truly laughable.

“Do I have that capability? You two really don’t know the meaning of the word ‘death’. No rush, once the people I’ve sent to the Soul Tablet Hall confirm the news you mentioned, I’ll play with you slowly!”

Elder Zhao coldly chuckled as he spoke.

He was someone who paid attention to detail.

Although he didn’t know what gave Chen Feng and Liang Tian the audacity to come knocking directly, and even boastfully claim that the Nether Flame Hall army had been wiped out by the Chen Family.

Even though he himself didn’t believe it, he still had to verify, to confirm whether it was true; this was his cautious nature.

“Since you’ve said so, I’ll give you a chance too. Before the people you’ve sent return, I’ll allow you to voluntarily surrender to the Chen Family now. That way, perhaps we might spare you some suffering. Otherwise, if you wish to talk terms later on, it won’t be as smooth. Understand?”

Chen Feng looked at Elder Zhao, sarcastically cold laughing as he spoke.

“Haha, stop trying to bluff. I don’t believe a word you say. How could the so-called doggone Chen Family wipe out our Nether Flame Hall’s Heaven Rank army? With such a formidable force, I dare not say about others, just the Heaven Rank army we sent today, looking across the Ancient Martial World, the only ones who could swallow them whole would be the Heavenly Mountain Snow Sect, the Flying Dragon Sect, and the Leisurely Sect below us!”

“Aside from these, there are no other top-tier powers that would stop our kind of force, let alone small third-tier powers like your Chen Family. Don’t think I’ll believe just because you spout a few words. What you say in my eyes is a laughable joke, the world’s most ridiculous joke, understand?”

“Stop spouting nonsense. If the two of you don’t want to die today, then quickly kneel down and apologize, otherwise, when the people I’ve sent to the Soul Tablet Hall confirm this news, it’ll be your death day!”

Elder Zhao sneered coldly.

His face was full of disdain.

Upon seeing this,

Chen Feng and Liang Tian exchanged glances and both shook their heads.

The two stopped speaking further since they had already conveyed what needed to be said, and if Elder Zhao didn’t believe them, then they could only use facts to enlighten him to this harsh reality.

About 5 minutes passed,

The guard returned in a hurry, accompanied by a middle-aged man in a black robe.

This man was the Spiritual Tablet Envoy who specifically guarded the Soul Tablet Hall of Nether Flame Hall.

He was responsible for monitoring the status of all spiritual tablets in the Soul Tablet Hall.

However, at this moment, both he and the returning guard looked extremely grim, their faces ashen.

The two rushed to the base of the slope where Elder Zhao was and knelt on the ground with a thud.

Seeing this, Elder Zhao frowned and asked coldly, “Why do you kneel? What has happened? Are the Hall Master’s tablets intact?”

“Reporting…reporting to Zhao Changhao, something major has happened!”

The Spiritual Tablet Envoy knelt on the ground, quivering as he spoke.

Upon hearing this,

Elder Zhao’s expression changed as he urgently asked, “What major event?”

“Reporting to Elder Zhao, the Hall Master’s, as well as Elder Li’s and Elder Wang’s, and all the Heaven Rank experts sent out this morning, their spiritual tablets have all crumbled!”

The Spiritual Tablet Envoy hurriedly reported.

Upon hearing this,

Elder Zhao’s face turned ashen to an extreme, his whole body involuntarily trembled, almost causing him to tumble down the slope.

For this news was simply too shocking for him.

As an elder of the Nether Flame Hall, he naturally knew what the crumbling of spiritual tablets meant.

Just as he had said earlier,

When a tablet is whole, the person lives.

When a tablet shatters, the person is dead.

One must know,

The spiritual tablets in the Soul Tablet Hall were bound to these experts of Nether Flame Hall.

If the person died, the spiritual tablet would crumble.

And there was virtually no room for error.

Thus, as the Spiritual Tablet Envoy mentioned earlier,

With even the Hall Master and all the Heaven Rank experts’ spiritual tablets shattered, it meant they were indeed all dead.

No mistake about it.

After all, even if an error occurred with the spiritual tablets, it wouldn’t happen to all.

At most, a few exceptions might occur.

But with all of them shattered now, it indicated they were truly all dead.

After confirming this,

Elder Zhao’s face was ashen to the extreme, extremely somber.

And his body kept trembling.

Because this news was profoundly shocking and defeating to him.

When Chen Feng and Liang Tian first mentioned it, he had mocked them, thinking they were talking all sorts of nonsense, blowing few enough hot air to reach the heavens.

But seeing it now,

Chen Feng and Liang Tian had actually stated a fact.

Yet such a fact,

He simply couldn’t accept.

One must know, the forces sent out by Nether Flame Hall this morning were led by three Heavenly Rank Perfection experts backed with dozens of Heaven Rank experts.

Pure Heaven Rank experts throughout.

Such a force could practically walk the Ancient Martial World with unchecked arrogance.

Yet, they were wiped out by a mere third-tier family like the Chen Family, it was simply unthinkable.

Frankly speaking,

Prior to this, Elder Zhao wouldn’t have dreamed there would be such a day for Nether Flame Hall.

“Are you sure you didn’t get it wrong? Repeat it to me!”

Elder Zhao’s body shivered as he glared at the Spiritual Tablet Envoy, urgently confirming repeatedly.

“Reporting to Elder Zhao, I’ve been a Spiritual Tablet Envoy for at least five years, how could I possibly get it wrong? Now the Soul Tablet Hall is a complete mess, with the Hall Master and all Heaven Rank experts’ spiritual tablets shattered on the ground, how could I possibly be mistaken? I can vouch with my life, they are indeed all shattered!”

The Spiritual Tablet Envoy assured promptly.

“This…how is it possible? This is impossible, impossible!”

For a moment,

Elder Zhao’s face was covered with an expression of disbelief, nearly collapsing.

Seeing this scene,

Chen Feng also gave a cold laugh, looking at Elder Zhao playfully as he said, “So, Elder Zhao, just now you didn’t believe us, but now your own Spiritual Tablet Envoy has confirmed it — all the tablets of Ming Lun and the rest have shattered. Now you must admit that all your Heaven Rank experts in Nether Flame Hall have been wiped out by the Chen Family, right? What more do you have to say?”

Upon hearing Chen Feng’s words,

Elder Zhao’s face turned even more ashen to the extreme.