Chapter 133: Chapter 130: No Mercy, a One-Punch Kill
The Li Family was a top-tier, first-class noble house, with Innate List Powerhouses presiding over the clan. The Huangfu Family, however, was a cut above them—a truly renowned noble family, ranking among the most prominent in the entire Cyan Cloud Country.
Now, members of both the Li and Huangfu Families were present, the two great powers about to join forces through a marriage alliance. Yet Ning Jiang, right to their faces, declared that all of them would die. What an outrageous boast!
And yet, Ning Jiang actually possessed the strength to back up his threat. He had nearly killed an expert at the Innate Limit with a single punch. Such world-shocking power terrified even Young Master Floating Snow.
"Brat, don’t bring ruin upon yourself! No matter how strong you are alone, the Li and Huangfu Families are no pushovers. Do you want this to end in mutual destruction?"
Li Tongguang was both shocked and furious. He had never imagined that the adopted son Ning Changfeng had picked up would be so terrifying.
Behind him, the faces of those who had previously looked at Ning Jiang with disdain and mockery were now twisted in absolute terror.
At first, they had thought Ning Jiang was just an arrogant fool who didn’t know his place. Only now did they realize that the man standing before them was a man-eating tiger.
This was especially true for Ning Yu’an’s aunt, who had mocked Ning Jiang as a bastard and repeatedly belittled him.
Now, a chill ran through her body, and she wished for nothing more than to flee this place at once.
"That’s right. If you dare cause trouble in Golden Cauldron City, my Huangfu Family will never let you go. You probably don’t know this, but my Huangfu Family has four Innate Limit Strong Persons. Three of them are ranked on the Innate List, and our Old Patriarch is ranked twelfth on the Innate List. His might shakes Cyan Cloud! In Golden Cauldron City, even a dragon must coil up and a tiger must lie down. I advise you not to compound your mistakes."
Huangfu Lv’s tone was filled with immense confidence. Four people at the Innate Limit—this was the core foundation that made the Huangfu Family a renowned noble family.
How could such a powerful force be provoked so easily?
Even a mighty dragon can’t crush a local snake. This was, after all, the Huangfu Family’s territory!
’First, I’ll stall this brat here and notify the Old Patriarch and the others. When the Old Patriarch makes his move, we’ll surely be able to capture him.’
Just as Huangfu Lv was making his calculations, he heard Ning Jiang spit out a single word.
"Kill!"
Ning Jiang took a step forward. At this moment, all he wanted was to unleash a slaughter. He had no desire to waste any more words.
The killing intent filling his chest could no longer be contained. It erupted like a volcano.
"PFFT."
Ning Jiang flicked a finger, and his Innate Gang Qi formed a curved Wind Blade that cut through the air, unstoppable.
"AHH!"
Behind Li Tongguang, several members of the Li Family party were instantly sliced in two by the attack. They let out blood-curdling screams and died on the spot.
Ning Yu’an slowly closed her eyes. She knew that from this moment on, there was no turning back for Ning Jiang and the Li Family.
’My little brother is going on a rampage for my sake. No matter what he does, I will stand with him. Even if it means making an enemy of the entire world, so what?’
At this thought, Ning Yu’an’s eyes flew open, her beautiful gaze filled with resolve.
She and Ning Jiang had been inseparable since childhood; their bond was unshakable.
’What did the Li Family even matter? Even though they were her blood relatives, all they thought about was sacrificing her, using her as a tool for a marriage alliance. A family like that? She was better off without them!’
"You’ve gone too far!"
Li Tongguang roared, his eyes practically splitting with rage as his body trembled with fury.
"The ones who have gone too far are you, the Li Family."
Ning Jiang stood there, transformed into a God of Slaughter. He flicked his fingers again and again. This time, the Huangfu Family members suffered as well. In an instant, Ning Jiang killed several of them.
"Quick, run!"
The members of the two families roared, scrambling to flee the pavilion.
"I already said it. You will all die. No one is leaving today."
Ning Jiang stomped his foot heavily on the ground. In that instant, the three Primordial Mansions inside his body erupted violently, and terrifying Innate Gang Qi surged out like a tsunami.
With his body as the center, the Innate Gang Qi extended outward, enveloping a radius of a hundred feet and forming a circular cage that trapped everyone inside.
"Break."
The members of the two families roared, attacking the cage of Innate Gang Qi with all their might. But when their own Innate Gang Qi struck it, it only created faint ripples, failing to break through at all.
After cultivating the Heaven-Devouring Demon Skill, was the quality of Ning Jiang’s Innate Gang Qi not more than ten times stronger than theirs?
"PFFT."
With another flick of his finger, Ning Jiang killed several more people.
"Don’t kill me! I’m willing to kneel! I beg you, spare me!"
When Ning Jiang’s gaze fell upon Ning Yu’an’s aunt, the woman trembled, her face ashen with terror. With a THUD, she dropped to her knees before Ning Jiang.
"I told you to kneel before, but you refused. It’s too late now. The only path for you is death!"
Ning Jiang was merciless. As he spoke, a blast of Gang Qi shot out and pierced right through the woman’s brow.
"AHH!"
The members of both families shrieked. They were used to being high and mighty, the Earth Emperors of Golden Cauldron City. When had they ever encountered someone as vicious as Ning Jiang? To him, it seemed they were mere ants, to be crushed at will.
"I’m willing to apologize! Don’t kill me!" another member of the Li Family cried out in terror.
"Go apologize in the Yellow Springs."
Ning Jiang killed him without hesitation. His word was his bond; he had given them a chance earlier. Since they hadn’t cherished it, he could only be ruthless.
"If you kill me, the Huangfu Family will never let you go!"
Huangfu Lv roared, but the only answer he received was Ning Jiang’s fist.
"BANG."
Under the terrified gazes of all present, this great personage—a man who could shake Golden Cauldron City with a stomp of his foot—was blasted into dust by Ning Jiang’s punch.
After that, no matter how anyone begged for mercy, Ning Jiang remained completely unmoved.
Ten breaths later, the dozen or so members of the Huangfu Family were all dead. On the Li Family’s side, all those who had come with Li Tongguang had also been completely wiped out by him.
"Little Brother, don’t! He is Mother’s father, after all."
Just as Ning Jiang was about to crush Li Tongguang to death, Ning Yu’an, unable to bear it, grabbed his sleeve.
Seeing the pleading look in Ning Yu’an’s eyes, Ning Jiang sighed softly and reined in his killing intent slightly.
"For Sister An’s sake and for our adoptive mother’s, I will not kill you. But for what you did to Sister An, I will never forgive you!"
Ning Jiang paused, then bellowed, "Kneel! Apologize to Sister An, or die!"
Li Tongguang looked at the corpses littering the ground. His face cycled through shades of green, red, and black, before finally settling on a deathly white.
Forced by the threat of death, his body trembled as he bent his knees and lowered his head to Ning Yu’an in humiliation. "I was wrong."
After uttering those three words, Li Tongguang seemed to have aged ten years.
Li Xiuxiang’s eyes were filled with terror and, now, utter regret. She had indeed brought Ning Jiang here hoping he would cause a scene.
But she had never imagined that the Ning Jiang she brought was this terrifying—a monster who could forcefully trample the Li and Huangfu Families with his tyrannical strength.
A wave of remorse washed over her.
’So he was this powerful all along. All those things I said, all that fanning the flames... it must have all been just a joke to him, right?’
As she was drowning in regret, a blast of Gang Qi pierced through her brow.
Ning Jiang was merciless, not even hesitating to strike down a beauty.
After killing Li Xiuxiang, Ning Jiang’s hand shot out like lightning and clamped around Li Shiyu’s neck. He had no tender feelings for this so-called number one beauty of Golden Cauldron City.
At the critical moment, it was once again Ning Yu’an who saved Li Shiyu’s life.
"Little Brother, don’t kill her! Within the Li Family, she was the only one who often came to see me. She wasn’t bad to me."
Hearing this, Ning Jiang snorted coldly and set her down.
Li Shiyu coughed a few times, her gaze complicated as she looked at Ning Jiang, at this youth who was even younger than she was.
’My Li Family... we’ve provoked a terrifying monster...’
Li Shiyu sighed inwardly. ’At this moment, Li Tongguang must be filled with endless regret, right?’
But this was far from over.
Nearby, Young Master Floating Snow had not made a move from beginning to end. He knew that in the face of Ning Jiang’s terrifying power, he couldn’t protect anyone even if he tried.
"I don’t want to get involved in the enmity between you, the Li Family, and the Huangfu Family."
Young Master Floating Snow, Cheng Hanshan, said. This top-level figure, famous throughout Cyan Cloud and ranked fifth among the Nine Great Young Masters, was actually afraid!
"You forced Sister An to apologize to you earlier. Now you want to just walk away? It’s too late! I swore an oath that I would never let Sister An suffer any grievance. I will not spare anyone who dares to bully her, no matter who they are."
Every word from Ning Jiang was ice-cold, dripping with killing frost.
"What do you want? You’ve already offended the Li and Huangfu Families. Do you intend to make an enemy of my Cheng Family as well? The Cheng Family is also a Noble Family. You’d better think this through."
Cheng Hanshan’s expression changed drastically. He felt utterly stifled. A person like him, when had he ever needed to use his background to intimidate someone?
But facing Ning Jiang, he had no choice but to state his background, hoping it would make Ning Jiang hesitate.
But Ning Jiang’s gaze remained completely unfazed. He said coolly, "Don’t say I didn’t give you a chance. If you can take one punch from me, I’ll spare your life!"
"One punch? Fine. Don’t you dare go back on your word."
Cheng Hanshan drew his longsword, his aura surging and boiling. He knew Ning Jiang’s strength was terrifying, but he believed that taking a single punch shouldn’t be too difficult.
"Floating Snow Across Ten Li!"
Cheng Hanshan opened with his famous ultimate technique.
With a flick of his wrist, he executed his Sword Technique, and it was as if a massive snowstorm was bearing down on them, blanketing the sky and earth.
To the side, Li Shiyu’s delicate body trembled. The air grew bitingly cold, as if winter had arrived, with heavy snow falling and freezing all of creation.
Facing this terrifying sword strike, Ning Jiang’s figure shot forward.
A brilliant golden light shone from his fist. He threw a punch, unstoppable and courageous, its might surging to the heavens.
"WHOOSH."
A great wind arose, like a massive storm that sent the entire pavilion flying.
Before such an unreasonably brutish punch, Young Master Floating Snow’s Sword Technique was pathetically fragile.
Not even the giant water serpent manifested by the Water Dragon Array—a creature capable of killing someone in the top twenty of the Innate List—could withstand one of Ning Jiang’s punches. What chance did Young Master Floating Snow have?
"PFFT."
Cheng Hanshan stared in disbelief at the see-through hole in his chest, his eyes filled with indignation.
He had claimed he could slap Ning Jiang to death, but in the end, he was the one killed by Ning Jiang’s single punch.
「The tenth of July.」
「Golden Cauldron Lotus Garden.」
Ning Jiang killed Young Master Floating Snow with a single punch.
The entire scene... fell silent!
