Chapter 144: Chapter 141: Slaughter (2)
They gazed indifferently at the dozen or so people, including Jiang Jichen, standing in the center.
In truth, the Teleportation Altar sent people in batches to different locations.
But clearly, someone had long since set up an ambush at their Teleportation Point, waiting for them to appear.
’What on earth is going on?’
Jiang Jichen was bewildered, having no idea what was happening.
But as he looked at the gruesome scene on the ground, one fact became clear: these Noble Family Descendants were slaughtering the group of Loose Cultivators, himself included.
These people wanted to kill him!
That was all Jiang Jichen needed to know. He could figure out the rest after he survived.
At that moment, the ten or so remaining Loose Cultivators huddled together, their faces filled with terror.
The Cultivation Realms of Loose Cultivators were generally not high, but the ten or so who had survived all had Cultivation at the Innate Sixth to Seventh Realm. They were the elites of the group.
But they were surrounded by more than thirty Noble Family Descendants, the weakest of whom was at the Innate Sixth Layer. They stood no chance. They could only be crushed; escape was impossible. No wonder the terror on their faces was indelible.
"Just a bunch of trash. Let’s clean them up quickly and pack it in!" one of the Noble Family Descendants, a leader at the Innate Eighth Layer, said disdainfully as he looked at Jiang Jichen’s group.
Chapter 142: Totem Spiritual Pattern
Dozens of Noble Family Descendants closed in for the kill. Before they even got close, a barrage of Spirit Pattern Palm Seals, Sword Qi, and Saber Light shot toward them.
PFFT! PFFT!
Another five Loose Cultivators at the Innate Sixth Layer Initial Stage couldn’t block the attack and were blown to pieces, dying gruesomely on the spot.
Jiang Jichen scanned his surroundings. Seven people were still standing, but they were all covered in blood.
What surprised him was that a young man at the Innate Sixth Layer Initial Stage and a youth at the Innate Fourth Realm, standing about ten meters away, had actually survived.
They each held a heavy large machete. The large machete looked fine in the hands of the sturdy young man, but it seemed completely out of place in the grasp of the small, slender youth, creating an incredibly strange sight.
The young man at the Innate Sixth Layer Initial Stage had clearly taken the brunt of the previous attacks, shielding the youth at the Innate Fourth Realm behind him.
This young man was tall, his face and body covered in blood from numerous wounds. In contrast, the small, slender youth behind him, though his clothes were blood-stained, was clearly uninjured.
Now, the second wave of attacks was about to descend!
Attacked for no reason, killing intent surged in Jiang Jichen’s heart.
’If I were even slightly weaker, I would have already become one of the mangled corpses here.’
However, with dozens of Noble Family Descendants, including an expert at the Innate Eighth Layer, the situation was perilous and unpredictable, even if Jiang Jichen’s Cultivation had just broken through.
Faced with these scattered, long-range attacks, Jiang Jichen could easily evade them with a single step of Illusory Indeterminacy.
However, he glanced casually at the slender youth nearby, who happened to be looking back at him at that exact moment.
Jiang Jichen was surprised to see not a trace of panic or fear in the youth’s eyes, only an utter coldness.
’How could such a young boy possess a gaze like that?’
Moreover, although the slender youth’s small face was too dirty to make out his features, his neck was surprisingly fair and slender.
But no matter how calm and composed the slender youth was, his Cultivation Power was limited. It was impossible for him to block every attack. Furthermore, the tall, sturdy young man protecting him was covered in wounds and on the verge of collapsing, unable to shield him from everything.
PFFT!
A streak of Sword Qi slashed the slender youth’s shoulder, and blood flowed freely, but he didn’t even grunt.
"Xiaomeng, stick close behind me when we charge. Once we break through the encirclement, run for the mountains! You have to find the Star Spirit Grass and go back to cure your little brother’s illness!" the young man roared like a wounded beast.
Suddenly, however, layers of light burst forth from his body.
Illusory images of mysterious Spirit Beasts materialized around him, and the wounds on his body began to heal rapidly.
’Totem Guardian... this is...’
Jiang Jichen was astonished. He never thought this young man would possess a Totem Bloodline, a lineage unique to the Ancient Barbarian Spirit Race!
However, the young man’s Cultivation was clearly too low, and his totem must not have been awakened for long. Under just one round of attacks, it was already wavering, on the verge of shattering.
But having blocked that wave of attacks, the young man had already charged forward with the slender youth, reaching the Noble Family Descendants.
BOOM!
With the Totem Spiritual Pattern protecting him, the young man slammed directly into a Noble Family Descendant at the Innate Sixth Layer Perfect Realm, shattering the man’s Qi Sea and scattering his Spiritual Power.
A cold glint flashed in the slender youth’s eyes as he swung his large machete in a horizontal slice!
PFFT!
A large head flew into the air, and the Noble Family Descendant who had been sent flying became a headless corpse.
’What astonishing strength!’
Jiang Jichen was amazed. The slender youth wielded the large machete with unbelievable ease, something impossible without incredible strength.
As for the others, they were all cut down in the next wave of attacks.
"These three mongrels are more surprising than we thought. They actually managed to kill one of our own!"
The leading Noble Family Descendant snorted coldly. His figure flickered as he personally moved to kill the slender youth.
He was a Minor Grandmaster at the Innate Eighth Layer. How powerful could a casual sword strike from him be?
The Totem Youth clearly sensed the terror of this attack. His expression changed drastically as he grabbed the slender youth and forcefully threw him into the distance.
"Xiaomeng, go! Don’t look back!"
The young man roared, facing the leader of the Noble Family Descendants without fear of death—of course, this was also because he had no time to dodge.
In the end, however, the gap in power was too vast. The totem on the young man’s body was extinguished by the sword strike, and he was sent flying, staining the sky with his blood.
By the time he hit the ground, his aura was nearly gone.
Even if Jiang Jichen had wanted to save him, it was already too late.
At this point, he was the only Loose Cultivator left on the battlefield. Everyone else had become a corpse.
Though it takes a while to describe, all of this had happened in just a dozen breaths’ time.
Jiang Jichen had now closed in on these people!
To be approached by a Body Refiner at the Innate Fifth Layer Perfect Realm was a nightmare for any Cultivator below the level of a Grandmaster.
One slaughter had ended, and another was about to begin!
Before, it was the Noble Family Descendants slaughtering the Loose Cultivators. Now, it was a single Loose Cultivator slaughtering the Noble Family Descendants.
BOOM!
He threw a Seven Stars Gathering Fist. The body of a Noble Family Descendant at the Innate Sixth Layer Late Stage Realm exploded, showering the surrounding men in a rain of blood and flesh.
’What’s happening?’
For a moment, the Noble Family Descendants were stunned, not yet comprehending the situation.
PFFT!
Then, before they could react, a Wind God Leg swept out, snapping the necks of four Noble Family Descendants at the Mid-stage Innate Sixth Layer.
Next, using his body as a weapon, he charged forward and slammed into a Minor Grandmaster at the Innate Seventh Layer Initial Realm, shattering every bone in the man’s body.
Only then did the Noble Family Descendants finally react, their expressions changing in unison.
"Who the hell is this kid? How is he so terrifying up close? Fall back! Create some distance!" one of the Noble Family Descendants shouted.
However, Jiang Jichen gave a cold smile. He raised his hand and pointed a few times at the nearest men who were about to retreat!
Cloud Disappearing Rain Scattering!
Unleashing the Cloud Disappearing Rain Scattering from his Soul Destruction Finger, golden light shot out like arrows, piercing the void. The five nearest Spirit Cultivators from the Noble Families were instantly pierced through the head or heart by the golden Finger Light.
In just a brief moment, Jiang Jichen had casually slaughtered ten Noble Family Descendants!
The remaining twenty Noble Family Descendants all retreated, reforming their encirclement from a distance.
With distance between them, the Noble Family Descendants were forced to re-evaluate Jiang Jichen, their hearts filled with dread.
’Just now, ten lives were reaped like straw!’
"Boy, who are you? With such combat prowess, you can’t be a nobody!" the leader, the Noble Family Descendant at the Innate Eighth Layer, asked coldly.
"I’m just killing trash like you. What gives you the right to know my name?"
Jiang Jichen smiled indifferently. A Red Copper Sword had appeared in his hand at some point. As he stroked the blade and spoke softly, he exuded an air of heroic fearlessness.
"Do you realize this means making an enemy of our Noble Families!" the leader of the Noble Family Descendants shouted coldly.
"Trash like you can represent the Noble Families? Ridiculous!"
"Enough nonsense. I have a sword, and I’ll laugh as I cut down every last one of you animals! HAHA..."
As Jiang Jichen laughed, a streak of Sword Light flashed out, and in the distance, a large head flew high into the air.
