Chapter 211: Chapter 208: First Meeting
The sudden turn of events caused the scene to grind to a halt.
The leaders of the three major powers looked at each other, a tense silence filling the air.
Finally,
Gang Leader Qiu of the Wolf Fang Gang stepped forward. His gaze flickered subtly toward the Qi Family Grand Elder standing behind Shen Zeyu before he cupped his fists and addressed Shen Zeyu:
"Young Master Shen, the Qi Clan and our people are sworn enemies... After so many years of conflict, please, do us this favor..."
"Young Master Shen, don’t listen to their nonsense! They’re just after the inheritance left by my Qi Family’s Soul Emergence ancestor! They launched a sneak attack while all of our experts were away. They are a despicable, shameless, and treacherous bunch of vipers! Our ancestor showed them mercy and spared their lives, but who could have known they would all turn out to be such ungrateful dogs, leaving this mess for us, their descendants!"
The Qi Family Grand Elder behind Shen Zeyu hurriedly spoke.
"Qi Heng, you’re full of shit!"
Fury appeared on the faces of the three leaders as they glared at the Qi Family Grand Elder, Qi Heng.
"’Full of shit?!’ If your ancestor hadn’t knelt before ours like a dog, and if my ancestor hadn’t shown a moment of weakness, you people wouldn’t even be here today!"
"That’s..."
"Enough!"
Shen Zeyu shouted,
impatiently cutting off their argument.
"I have no interest in your feud!"
"The Qi Family is under the protection of my Tian Nan Shen Clan. Unauthorized attacks are forbidden. Now all of you, get lost!"
The leaders of the three major powers looked at each other in dismay, shocked.
"Young Master Shen, what about our century-long blood feud? Are we supposed to just let it go?"
"What does that have to do with me?"
"Still talking? Are you trying to defy the will of the Tian Nan Shen Clan?!"
Shen Zeyu’s words were chilling.
A heavy silence fell over the area.
Just then,
the white-haired Sect Leader of the White Cloud Sect stepped out.
"My late master endured for a century just for this day of reckoning. How can we give it up so easily!"
"We wouldn’t dare offend the prestigious Tian Nan Shen Clan... so today, I, Bai Hongchang, hereby expel myself from the White Cloud Sect! I am no longer one of its members!"
As soon as he spoke,
everyone understood his intent.
Immediately, several people followed suit, expelling themselves from their own powers and stepping forward with him.
Gang Leader Qiu of the Wolf Fang Gang and Chairman Dong of the Mountain Alliance Association were surprisingly also among them.
"Hmph. A bunch of fools deluding themselves. Do you really think this lets you off the hook?"
"Fine. In that case, I’ll give you a chance."
"Come at me together!"
Seeing this, Shen Zeyu sneered and spoke with arrogance.
Even with three at the Qi Introduction Ninth Layer Peak and several others at the Middle to Late Stage of the Ninth Layer standing before him, he didn’t care in the slightest.
A shadow fell over the hearts of the three leaders.
But things had already come to this.
They had already entered a life-or-death struggle with the Qi Family. If they didn’t cut the weeds and pull out the roots today, they would surely face brutal retaliation later!
They had no way out!
"Forgive us!"
Bai Hongchang first apologized.
Then,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The three leaders leaped into action, some using palms, others fists. They unleashed their most powerful techniques, transforming into streaks of spiritual light that made the very air shudder as they hurtled toward Shen Zeyu!
Majestic Magical Power swept through the sky, kicking up a vast, roaring torrent!
It descended upon Shen Zeyu with the force of an avalanche!
The combined assault from three experts at the Qi Introduction Ninth Layer Peak
likely represented the strongest possible attack beneath the Soul Emergence Realm!
But at this moment,
Shen Zeyu only smiled in contempt.
DONG!
A deep, resonant toll echoed out, sending visible shockwaves through the air.
A palm-sized Bronze Bell flew from Shen Zeyu’s hand. As the sound rang out, the Bronze Bell rapidly expanded to the size of a small mountain, violently smashing into the attacks hurtling through the air!
The attacks from the three Ninth Layer Peak Cultivators
shattered instantly, like glass!
At the same moment, the three men were struck by a massive, invisible force.
With muffled groans, they spat out mouthfuls of blood and were sent flying like rag dolls for tens of yards, crashing into the ground and creating a large crater!
"A pack of ants. Do you think the great name of the Tian Nan Shen Clan is just for show?!"
Shen Zeyu said with disdain as he retrieved the Bronze Bell.
Of course,
’an ordinary Shen Family disciple wouldn’t possess a Magical Artifact this powerful.’
’Thanks to the clan’s superior and more complete heritage, a typical clan disciple is stronger than a Loose Cultivator or one from a minor power at the same Realm, but not strong enough to take on three at once, let alone annihilate them instantly.’
The only reason he had access to such power
was because of the mission to hunt down Shen Chong.
’Shen Chong once demonstrated power at the Half-step Soul Emergence Level. Without the special tools the Grand Madam lent us, we would never have dared to hunt him.’
’Unfortunately,’
’the mission still failed...’
’That brat was far more bizarre than we could have ever imagined. Of our five-man hunting squad,’
’only I and one other, who was gravely injured, survived.’
’The Grand Madam is no saint.’
’I had to prepare a way out for myself...’
’And that’s when the Qi Family showed up... A century-long feud? Old grudges? What does any of that have to do with me?’
’The Qi Family’s survival benefits me,’
’and that’s all that matters!’
’While I still have some authority, I’m going to use it to secure as much as I can for myself!’
No one else could know the thoughts racing through Shen Zeyu’s mind.
The three men, defeated in a single blow, lay on the ground heavily injured, their faces ashen.
The elites of the three major powers they had brought with them stared at this scene in horror,
not daring to move a muscle.
"Excellent! Excellent! Young Master Shen is truly a credit to the Upper Race! How dare these mongrels attack you?!"
"Young Master Shen, just wait a moment. This old man will make them pay!"
"As compensation for offending you, Young Master Shen, I believe they must hand over all the assets of their respective powers!"
The Qi Family Grand Elder was overjoyed.
Shen Zeyu raised an eyebrow. ’These three powers have operated in this area for two or three centuries. They must have accumulated a considerable fortune...’
He nodded.
"Then I’ll leave it to Elder Qi. If anyone has a problem with it, tell them to come find me!"
"I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare. This old man will go right now."
Just as the Qi Family Grand Elder, his face twisted in a savage grin, walked toward the leaders of the three major powers,
a gaunt figure in a black robe appeared in the middle of the field, though no one knew when.
"Shen Zeyu? What an impressive display of power."
The man spoke indifferently, his voice devoid of any emotion, as if the people around him didn’t exist.
The Qi Family Grand Elder was about to erupt in anger and let loose a string of curses.
But behind him, Shen Zeyu’s expression changed to one of terror at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Shen Chong?! What are you doing here?!"
Shen Zeyu let out a terrified shriek
before turning to flee like a bolt of lightning!
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