Chapter 446: Chapter 444: You Dare Touch My People?
HUFF... HUFF...
Seeing Feng Cheng pinned to the stone wall, the corners of Xu Hao’s mouth turned up, forcing a faint smile. His body then fell backward onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Xu Hao wasn’t in much better shape. Already severely injured from his great battle with Feng Cheng, he had pushed his own potential to the breaking point. His body was now at its absolute limit, covered in fissures large and small. His aura had become so faint it was nearly imperceptible, as if he might shatter at any moment.
"A mutual defeat?" Gazing at the two miserable figures, the Martial Artists before the mountain gate couldn’t help but rub their eyes, as if they couldn’t believe what had just happened.
Although both Xu Hao and Feng Cheng were on the verge of death in a mutual defeat, everyone present knew that Xu Hao had actually won this battle. Feng Cheng’s strength was far greater than Xu Hao’s, yet even after using an Earth Tier Level Martial Skill, he was still forced into this state by Xu Hao. This was something Xu Hao could be proud of. The battle to defend his dignity had ended in his victory.
"Senior Brother Feng!" However, upon seeing Feng Cheng’s wretched state, the disciples of the Phoenix Splendor Sect all rushed forward anxiously. When they felt that Feng Cheng’s aura was completely gone, the disciples’ faces turned grim. Feng Cheng was the most outstanding in strength and the most gifted in Talent within the Phoenix Splendor Sect. He had received the favor of the Divine Beast Sect Master and the other Elders, and was even taught the Sect’s Supreme Treasure, an Earth Tier Martial Skill. This showed his importance to the Phoenix Splendor Sect. If the Sect Leader and the Elders were to find out that Feng Cheng had died right in front of them, Elder He would surely slap them to death himself.
"It’s all this trash’s fault!" a few of the disciples said, turning around. They glared at Xu Hao, whose chest was still faintly rising and falling, their expressions venomous.
"Kill him and bring his body back! It might be our only chance of survival!" one disciple said coldly. With Feng Cheng dead on their watch, they had to give the Phoenix Splendor Sect an explanation. Otherwise, only the fury of the Sect Leader and the Elders awaited them!
"I’ll do it!" Then, a disciple from the Phoenix Splendor Sect pulled a long spear from his Storage Ring and thrust it like lightning toward the defenseless Xu Hao.
"How dare you!" Seeing the people from the Phoenix Splendor Sect actually move against the severely injured Xu Hao, the disciples at the mountain gate were all stunned. The Registered Disciples of the Qi Refining Sect roared and immediately charged toward Xu Hao.
But just as they moved, a black shadow suddenly flashed before their eyes. In an instant, it appeared in front of Xu Hao and grabbed the long spear, a weapon capable of splitting mountains and shattering stone. And this figure was none other than Shen Haoran.
BUZZ... The long spear in the Phoenix Splendor Sect disciple’s hands was caught by Shen Haoran, letting out a buzzing sound. Then, the force of the attack on the spear vanished as if a stone dropped into the sea, disappearing completely without even a single ripple.
Shen Haoran’s freakish speed made everyone’s expression change. They hadn’t seen him move at all, yet he had appeared in front of Xu Hao and stopped the Phoenix Splendor Sect disciple’s spear. Faced with such ghostly speed, everyone present felt ashamed of their own inferiority.
The Phoenix Splendor Sect disciple was also stunned. When he saw Shen Haoran before him, his face fell. He felt as if he were facing a colossal mountain; the terrifying pressure made it hard for him to breathe. He tried to pull his spear back, but no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn’t budge it in the slightest. Shen Haoran’s strength was simply too great, on a completely different level from his own.
"You think you can touch one of my people?" Shen Haoran said faintly, his eyes narrowing. A tangible, ice-cold killing intent erupted from his body, enveloping the Phoenix Splendor Sect disciple.
SWOOSH...
Enveloped by Shen Haoran’s killing intent, the Phoenix Splendor Sect disciple felt as if he had been plunged into the Nine Netherworld Hell. Cold sweat instantly soaked his clothes. Staring into Shen Haoran’s icy pupils, he felt that Death was so close he could almost reach out and touch it.
"He... he killed the future Sect Leader of our Phoenix Splendor Sect! If you get in my way today, the Phoenix Splendor Sect will not let you off!" Seeing that he had been frightened into trembling by a single glance from Shen Haoran, a look of shame and anger appeared on the disciple’s face. He immediately brought up the Phoenix Splendor Sect, trying to use its name to pressure Shen Haoran into backing down.
POW...
But the moment his words fell, the disciple felt a sharp, tearing pain in his abdomen. His entire body was sent flying by an immense force. Shen Haoran hadn’t held back with that kick at all.
As the disciple was thrown through the air, Shen Haoran snatched the long spear from his hand. Without a second word, Shen Haoran hurled it. The silver spear transformed into a streak of Silver Lightning, instantly piercing through the disciple’s body and pinning him to a nearby stone wall, right next to Feng Cheng.
HISS...
Gazing at the Phoenix Splendor Sect disciple’s contorted face, everyone before the mountain gate couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath. They hadn’t expected this move from Shen Haoran at all. Without any extra words, he had just directly killed the disciple.
The crowd turned their gazes to Shen Haoran, only to find that he still wore an indifferent expression. To him, killing that disciple was perhaps as simple as swatting a fly.
"When one of my people kills someone, they don’t need a reason, nor do they need to care about your status. But if you try to touch one of my people, then no matter your reason, no matter your status, there is only one outcome—death!"
Shen Haoran’s faint words were filled with the air of a domineering king. His gaze then swept across the entire area. Any Martial Artist who met his eyes involuntarily looked away, not daring to hold his gaze. As for the few remaining Phoenix Splendor Sect disciples, they could only pull the bodies of Feng Cheng and the other disciple from the stone wall and leave in disgrace. After something like this, they no longer had any mind to explore some ruins.
Shen Haoran paid no mind to the fleeing Phoenix Splendor Sect disciples. He turned, looked at the weakly breathing Xu Hao, and gave a slight nod. He then placed a few Elixirs into Xu Hao’s mouth and helped him with the Refinement, stabilizing the injuries on his body.
"You did well. Don’t worry, you’ll be fine," Shen Haoran said, gently patting Xu Hao’s shoulder. He then gave a few instructions to the other Qi Refining Sect disciples and had them carry Xu Hao to a nearby cave. Xu Hao’s injuries could be healed, but not right now. With so many people watching them like tigers stalking their prey, Shen Haoran could only stabilize Xu Hao’s condition first and figure out the rest later.
[PS: Sorry, I was on a train all day, so the update is late!]
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