Unfettered Retribution: Slaughtering My Way through the World

Chapter 173: Chapter 133: If You Submit, Call Me Master

The group of Mixed Element Sect elders and elites on the hillside were all pale and dazed, their minds reeling. They simply couldn’t believe what was happening.

This figure had knocked their Sect Leader nearly unconscious with a single palm strike.

And now he was asking where their Sect Leader was?

???

’What kind of person could possess such skill?’

Everyone felt the situation was utterly absurd, yet a tide of fear washed over them.

It was as if the sky above their heads was cracking and collapsing, inch by inch.

Just moments ago, they had been full of ambition, ready to make a move against the Wang Clan of Canglan. But now, before they had even set out, their Sect Leader had been taken down.

"Chen... Chen Xuan, are you *that* Chen Xuan?"

Suddenly, a Mixed Element Sect elder’s face filled with terror. He cried out in alarm, having recognized Chen Xuan’s profile.

At his words, an uproar swept through the crowd, and everyone’s eyes widened in disbelief.

It was as if countless bolts of lightning had struck inside their minds.

Chen Xuan?

"Are you crazy? How could he possibly be Chen Xuan?"

another elder snapped, glaring at his companion.

"He’s not crazy. I am Chen Xuan."

Chen Xuan’s tone was resolute. He turned his head and said, "Speak. Where is your Sect Leader?"

His palm remained pressed on the figure beneath him, who was coughing up blood and grievously wounded.

In that instant, everyone’s scalp tingled with explosive fear.

It was Chen Xuan!

It really was Chen Xuan!

But how was that possible?

"Your... your Cultivation?"

The same elder from before stammered, his body trembling.

PFFT!

Without giving him a second glance, Chen Xuan waved his hand. A jet of golden True Qi instantly pierced through the elder’s chest. He sprayed a torrent of blood as his corpse flew backward like a broken sack, crashing in the distance.

[You have killed an elder at the Second Layer of True Qi. +10,000 retribution points!]

"You are not worthy of knowing. Now tell me, where is Zhou Tianxing?"

Chen Xuan’s tone was domineering as he stated flatly, "If you don’t tell me, every elder here will die."

The elders scrambled backward, each and every one of them terrified.

Too terrifying!

Too savage!

How could they dare harbor the slightest doubt now?

Their own strongest Sect Leader had been slammed to the ground and nearly knocked out with a single palm, and one of their elders had been killed with a casual wave of the hand.

The disparity in their power was simply unbelievable.

"He is the Sect Leader..."

"That’s right, you’ve already got the Sect Leader pinned down!"

"We’re willing to cooperate with you!"

"You’ve captured the Sect Leader!"

The crowd of elders and elite disciples cried out in terror.

"Hm?"

A look of surprise crossed Chen Xuan’s face as he quickly glanced down.

The figure he had pinned to the ground was still struggling to cough up blood. His features were twisted in pain, his hair was a mess, and one side of his face was caked in blood and dirt. He continued to struggle weakly, letting out muffled, agonized groans.

’This is too infuriating!’

’So humiliating.’

’I’m about to lose my mind!’

’I’m Zhou Tianxing!’

’The grand Sect Leader of the Mixed Element Sect, taken down by a single palm strike. And the worst part is, the guy doesn’t even know who I am...’

This double blow was almost more than he could bear.

"You’re Zhou Tianxing?"

Chen Xuan’s eyes flashed, and joy bloomed in his heart.

’Excellent!’

’What incredible luck!’

’Just a moment ago, I was worried Zhou Tianxing would see things were going south and make a run for it.’

’But now I don’t have to worry anymore.’

He yanked Zhou Tianxing out of the crater without a shred of courtesy. Then, with a sudden, forceful motion, he planted him. With a loud THUD, he slammed him into the ground like someone planting a scallion, forcing him into a kneeling position. The impact of his knees made the ground tremble slightly and sent up a huge cloud of dust.

"Now, all of you will kneel before me, just like him!"

Chen Xuan’s voice was cold and detached, his body radiating an unrivaled aura.

Layers of golden flames burned fiercely around him.

It made him look like a deity clad in golden armor. The powerful, oppressive aura surged like a tidal wave, making everyone’s scalp go numb with fear.

The elders and disciples of the Mixed Element Sect were all deathly pale. They watched in a state of panic and collapse, their hearts filled with utter despair.

’How did it come to this?’

’Can anyone tell us, how did it come to this?’

"Unwilling to kneel?"

Chen Xuan’s brow furrowed. Unwilling to give them any more time to think, he waved his hand, and his golden True Qi erupted.

PFFT!

Fresh blood sprayed through the air as the terrifying True Qi once again pierced an elder of the Mixed Element Sect, sending his corpse flying backward to a violent end.

[You have killed an elder at the True Qi Third Layer. +10,000 retribution points!]

A line of text appeared.

The remaining people, terrified beyond measure, all snapped to their senses. They scrambled to their knees, not daring to hesitate a moment longer.

"I’m kneeling!"

"Spare me! I’m kneeling too!"

"The Mixed Element Sect surrenders!"

"We all surrender..."

A great RUSTLE...

In an instant, everyone who had been gathered on the hillside was kneeling on the ground. They formed a dense, dark mass, and not a single person dared to utter another word.

The entire area became deathly silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone was filled with despair.

Even the various factions affiliated with the Mixed Element Sect, who had been forcefully summoned here, were terrified and trembling uncontrollably.

’When we came, they told us there would be massive benefits...’

’Once the Wang Clan of Canglan was annihilated, we would receive all sorts of rewards...’

’But no one told us Chen Xuan was this terrifying.’

’Didn’t he just get promoted to sixth on the Human List this morning?’

’So how did he suddenly turn around and flatten the Sect Leader of the Mixed Element Sect?’

’What the hell are those guys at the Celestial Secret Pavilion playing at?’

’This Chen Xuan is supposed to be sixth on the Human List?’

’Hell, even number one on the Human List wouldn’t be this strong!’

’Just how many people is the Celestial Secret Pavilion trying to get killed?’

[Detected mental collapse among all Mixed Element Sect members and their allied factions. You feel immense satisfaction. +120,000 retribution points!]

A line of text appeared.

"Very good, Zhou Tianxing. Now, in front of everyone, tell me: have you submitted?"

Chen Xuan planted a foot on Zhou Tianxing’s head, pressing his face into the dirt. Looking down from his superior position, he asked calmly.

Zhou Tianxing’s face was a mask of despair, twisted in an expression that was neither a laugh nor a cry. Blood, tears, and snot mingled on his face. With his hair disheveled and his face caked in dirt, he was a picture of utter misery, and a whimpering wail was already escaping his lips.

’I’m finished.’

’I’m completely and utterly finished.’

’Even if by some miracle I survive today, my life in the martial world is over.’

’I’m destined to become everyone’s laughingstock!’

’Why did things have to turn out this way?’

"I submit... I submit..."

Zhou Tianxing cried out, on the verge of total despair.

"If you’ve submitted, then call me ’Master’!"

Chen Xuan said lightly.

"..."

Zhou Tianxing’s face twisted, a picture of utter desolation.

But no matter what, he couldn’t bring himself to say the word ’Master’.

’Today, I was defeated and trampled upon, which is already humiliating enough. But to have him crush my head underfoot while forcing me to call him ’Master’...’

PFFT!

Chen Xuan waved his hand again. The golden True Qi erupted, piercing another elder, who vomited a mouthful of blood and was sent flying backward to a violent death.

[... +10,000 retribution points!]

"Still not talking? If you don’t, I’ll kill every elder here. Then I’ll move on to your disciples and your family. I won’t leave a single one alive. Not until you finally say it."

Chen Xuan stated flatly.

’Don’t blame me for being ruthless.’

’We’re already mortal enemies. Did you really expect me to act like some kind of saint?’

’If I hadn’t reached such a high level of power, they would have made sure I died a horrific death.’

’Then, even the Wang Clan of Canglan and the Twelve Alliances would not have been spared.’

’So at a time like this, you expect me to be a saint?’

The crowd was in a state of utter chaos.

"Sect Leader, just say it! Hurry up!"

"As long as there’s life, there’s hope! Just shout it out!"

"Master Chen, we’ll call you master! Please spare us!"

"Yes, Master Chen..."

"Master Chen..."

...

Everyone was screaming in terror, kowtowing desperately.

Some, in order to distance themselves from the situation, even began to curse loudly.

"Zhou Tianxing, you son of a bitch! Do you want all of us to die with you? Hurry up and call Master Chen ’Master’! If you don’t, I, Zhang Laosan, won’t let you off! I’ll kill your whole family first!"

"That’s right! The same goes for me, Li the Fourth!"

...

As they started cursing, more and more people joined in.

Their words were harsh, their faces twisted with what looked like righteous indignation.

They were treating Zhou Tianxing as if he were the most heinous villain under the heavens.

Tears streamed down Zhou Tianxing’s face, blurring his vision.

Looking at all these bootlickers who had once followed his every command, he felt an indescribable disgust at the sight of their faces.

A ferocious rage and resentment suddenly surged within him.

’A bunch of turncoats!’

’Even if I die, I’m taking you all with me!’

"Chen Xuan, you son of a bitch!"

Zhou Tianxing roared with all his might, completely disregarding his own life. He rapidly compressed the liquid True Qi within his body, and a dazzling light erupted from him, as if a small sun were rising.

Chen Xuan sensed the change and kicked out.

BOOM!

Zhou Tianxing’s body was kicked hundreds of meters away, where it exploded in the distance like a cannonball, sending a rain of blood and a spray of flesh in all directions.

AHHH!

Screams filled the air. An unknown number of people were caught in the blast and died horribly.

The entire area was thrown into chaos.

Bodies were sent flying everywhere in a gruesome spectacle.

"He self-destructed?"

Chen Xuan’s expression was grim.

’You got off easy.’

「Just then.」

From the plains below, a deep-cyan streak of light shot toward them like a bolt of lightning. It tore through the air with a series of sharp, piercing shrieks, and in the blink of an eye, it had rushed up the hillside. After a few quick leaps, the figure landed beside Chen Xuan, its face a mask of shock as it scanned the surroundings.

It was Wang Qinglian.

"Where is Zhou Tianxing?"

she asked, her tone filled with shock.

The entire hillside was a field of agonizing wails.

It was a scene of utter carnage.

Almost everyone was still in a kneeling position.

Even those with missing arms and legs didn’t dare to move.

"There."

Chen Xuan pointed casually at the messy pile of flesh and gore not far away.

Wang Qinglian’s pupils contracted violently.

"You beat him to a pulp?"

"No, he self-destructed."

Chen Xuan replied flatly.

’It’s rare for the Mixed Element Sect to have a Secret Technique like this.’

’At least, none of the enemies I’ve faced before had a method like this.’

’But you can only use a Secret Technique like this once in a lifetime.’

’It’s basically useless.’

Wang Qinglian’s heart was once again in turmoil.

’He self-destructed?’

"What do you want to do with these people?"

she asked immediately.

"What else is there to do? Leave one alive as a puppet, kill the rest of the elders and elites. You can handle the remaining disciples as you see fit."

Chen Xuan walked forward, waving his hand casually.

PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!

Screams of agony instantly filled the chaotic scene.

’I don’t bother anyone who doesn’t bother me.’

’They had already gathered their forces to kill me.’

’Did they expect me to show great mercy?’