Chapter 221 - 156: I’ll Take Care of Your Daughter’s Business

Chapter 221: Chapter 156: I’ll Take Care of Your Daughter’s Business

Zhao Yi, at the side, barely had time to react before he suddenly found himself shorter. He looked down, his face twisting in terror as he let out a bloodcurdling shriek. His entire lower body had been severed on the spot.

Incredibly, his two long, straight legs remained standing right where they were, eerily refusing to fall.

Crimson blood sprayed out like a fountain.

[You have severely injured an expert at the Sixth Layer of Gang Energy. Retribution Points +8000!]

The woman, who was tightly bound on a distant bed, grew visibly excited. She made muffled sounds and looked over toward Chen Xuan.

’Someone’s here to save me.’

’This is wonderful...’

The woman struggled with all her might, trying to create a commotion to attract Chen Xuan’s attention.

Chen Xuan waved his hand casually. A burst of golden True Qi shot out, instantly severing the woman’s bonds and unsealing her acupoints. The woman immediately rushed over, her face flush with excitement, and said, "Thank you for saving my life, young hero! I am..."

"Be quiet. This doesn’t concern you right now."

Chen Xuan cut her off, his icy gaze fixed on Zhao Longshan in his grasp. "Speak! Say what you said before, or I’ll flay your son alive!"

Zhao Longshan was shocked, furious, and utterly horrified.

’I’m at the True Essence First Layer.’

’How was I captured by Chen Xuan in a single move without even being able to react?’

’Even if Chen Xuan is at the True Essence Third Layer, I should have been able to last at least a couple of moves against him.’

"What exactly do you want? Do you have any idea who I work for?"

Zhao Longshan roared.

SCHLICK!

Chen Xuan waved his hand, and Zhao Yi, on the floor, shrieked in agony once more as another one of his bloody arms flew through the air.

"Father, save me!"

"For every useless word you speak, I’ll carve off another piece of him!"

Chen Xuan’s tone was frigid.

"No, don’t! I’ll talk! I’ll talk!"

Zhao Longshan cried out in anguish, "Not long ago, Saint Son Jiang said that if he weren’t wary of the Martial Alliance and unwilling to completely fall out with them, he would have killed you with a flick of his finger! He also said you only survived because you clung to Chu Shanhe and got lucky!"

"Good!"

Chen Xuan’s tone was cold.

’I don’t even know this Jiang Longyang, yet he wants me dead.’

’One mission, two rewards.’

’This wasn’t a loss at all!’

’It seems I came to the right place.’

The woman at the side was dumbfounded. The words she was about to say were swallowed back down, shocked as she was by Chen Xuan’s methods and overwhelmed by his presence.

’How can someone this ferocious exist in the world?’

"My name is—"

"Stop talking. Go home. This is no place for you."

Chen Xuan interrupted her again, his tone domineering.

The woman was instantly rendered speechless with frustration.

’Who is this guy, anyway?’

’Can’t he even let me finish a single sentence?’

"My name is Yue Liuli! Thank you for saving my life. Farewell!"

The woman snapped, then turned and left.

But Chen Xuan paid her no mind whatsoever.

Just then, the sound of hurried footsteps came from behind the recently destroyed wall.

Zhou Yuan, covered in blood and carrying more than ten human heads, walked over. His face was twisted with rage as he roared, "Zhao Longshan! You used my daughter as a blood sacrifice to refine a Human Pill! Now I’ve killed your entire family! This is karmic retribution!"

"What?"

Zhao Longshan’s face filled with grief and indignation as he quickly turned his head.

The sight made his face contort, his heart bleed, and he let out a long, heavenward roar of anguish, as if weeping tears of blood.

His grandsons, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, daughters, concubines...

All of them had been slaughtered by Zhou Yuan.

"A man’s crimes should not extend to his family! Why would you do this?!"

Zhao Longshan roared, overcome with grief.

"And you think you have the right to talk about not harming family?"

Chen Xuan’s voice was cold as he held the man up. "When you used another man’s daughter for your Alchemy, did you think about that? Now that it’s happened to you, you’re crying in pain about not harming families? Are you a fucking idiot?"

Tears of blood streamed down Zhao Longshan’s face as he howled in agony. Suddenly, he grabbed the Jade Pendant around his neck and violently poured his True Qi into it.

BOOM!

The Jade Pendant began to glow and heat up, rising like a scorching sun.

A terrifying figure wreathed in brilliant light and burning flames shot out from within it. Its eyes were dreadful, its aura terrifying, like a frightening incarnation of the great sun itself. Its gaze fell directly on Chen Xuan.

"The Nine Yang Saint Body! Jiang Longyang?"

Mr. Zhuo, who had just arrived behind them through the hole in the wall, was aghast and cried out involuntarily.

Chen Xuan didn’t even bother to look. He simply slapped out, his voice icy with contempt.

"If you want trouble, send your real body over. Don’t fucking bother me with this spiritual projection! Pathetic!"

KABOOM!

With a single slap.

The terrifying flaming figure, which had just taken shape, was instantly shattered by Chen Xuan’s slap.

Shards of fiery power shot out in all directions—a pathetic sight.

Zhao Longshan was caught in the backlash, letting out another series of bloodcurdling screams as his entire face was seemingly set ablaze by the flames, rapidly becoming disfigured.

The Jade Pendant on his neck exploded on the spot.

This Jade Pendant was one of the many treasures Jiang Longyang had given him after he captured Zhou Ling’Er.

It was supposed to save his life in a critical moment.

But he had never, ever expected...

...that against Chen Xuan, it would be utterly useless!

Meanwhile...

At the very instant the Jade Pendant shattered, Murong City, an elder from Heaven-Burning Valley who was recuperating in the rear mountains of the Sword Sect, had a sudden change in expression. He shot to his feet and looked toward the front mountain.

A similar Jade Pendant on his person was also glowing.

’The Saint Son’s Jade Pendant... has been destroyed?’

Murong City’s expression darkened. He hurriedly shot off, rushing directly toward the front mountain.

The Jade Pendant was a two-part item, personally refined by Saint Son Jiang. One part was given to Zhao Longshan, while he held the other.

With Zhao Longshan holding one pendant, it was equivalent to him having an extra life.

If any crisis were to occur, he would be able to sense it immediately.

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