Top-tier Unruly Master

Chapter 2211: Chapter 246: Changes

Ding Fan stared at Xu Jianqiang with eyes that glimmered green and said, "Are these people from the Xu Family? These people have just attacked Skull Island, slaughtering thousands upon thousands of our men. If they are members of the Xu Family Clan, it means your family has declared war on us. Xu Jianqiang, none of you will escape today; I will bring your head back to pay tribute to the fallen martial artists on the island."

"Oh no, this is going to be bad."

Behind some reefs not far from the battlefield, the hearts of two top scout cavalries from the Daozhen Family were racing. One person whispered, "Quickly send a message to Madam Yan, Ding Fan wants to kill Xu Jianqiang—things are going to get messy, this will blow up!"

This time, the pirate attack on Skull Island was directly commanded by Madam Yan.

The purpose was clear: to suppress Ding Fan, to make him bow his head, to make him understand that offending the Daozhen Family in the Tianmu Sea would lead to very tragic consequences.

Madam Yan had a love-hate relationship with Ding Fan; she admired his talent but hated that he was not useful, lacked understanding, and didn’t know how to adapt.

Madam Yan’s title of Iron Lady was not self-proclaimed; it was recognized by the many forces within the Tianmu Sea. Ding Fan had not seen her methods; few dared offend Madam Yan in Tianmu Sea...

Madam Yan’s order this time was to massacre Skull Island, not to kill Ding Fan. To Madam Yan, killing the people on an island was like slaughtering a herd of cattle or sheep. People died every day in Tianmu Sea; a few more deaths meant nothing.

The Daozhen Family dispatched many top scout cavalries, and even the Herr Family’s high-level scout cavalries were lurking on Skull Island, aiming to ensure Ding Fan would not die and to observe whether the expert who had helped Ding Fan at the Wu Family Fortress on Great Python Mountain would appear.

Madam Yan sent these scout cavalries to control the situation, preventing it from becoming uncontrollable.

Once Xu Jianqiang is killed, the situation will become uncontrollable, and Xu Guotao will definitely be angered. That’s why these two scout cavalries thought about immediately sending a message to Madam Yan.

...

After saying one cold sentence, Ding Fan shouted, "Kill them!"

Mu Gaosou’s expression changed. If Xu Jianqiang and Xu Haibo were killed here, it would be difficult to manage. Xu Guotao would definitely be angered, and the Xu Family’s army would go all out to avenge the two.

The most crucial point was that the Daozhen Family spearheaded this affair. It might not affect Ding Fan, but Mu Gaosou still wanted to live in the Tianmu Sea in the future; how could he continue there after offending the Herr Family?

Yet Mu Gaosou couldn’t resist Ding Fan’s command; otherwise, his soul would be triggered in his mind and Ding Fan would kill him outright. He could only grit his teeth and control his flying sword to attack Xu Haibo and Xu Jianqiang.

"Are you really making a move?"

Xu Haibo’s expression changed dramatically, his abdomen glimmering with light; his flying divine sword quickly flew out. He was also at the Divine Realm Fourth Level Elementary Stage, the same rank as Mu Gaosou, but he lacked confidence to suppress Ding Fan and Mu Gaosou, so he shouted loudly, "Eldest Young Master, quickly flee!"

"Alright, Ding Fan, you’ve got guts!"

Xu Jianqiang coldly smiled non-stop, but dared not pause; he flew to another warship, took control of it, and sailed towards Moon Mist Island.

"Still trying to escape?"

Landing while a pair of eyes glittered with infinite killing intent, he waved the Heaven Measuring Ruler and struck down several martial artists around him, opened his arms, inhaled, and let out a chilling long howl.

"Awoo~"

Countless samurai held their heads and fell from the deck; Xu Haibo was affected, his face twisted entirely, eyes full of agony.

"Bang!"

Ding Fan leapt up from the warship, casting dozens of phantoms in mid-air, constantly jumping onto the warship, urgently chasing the one Xu Jianqiang was on.

"Ding Fan, how dare you?"

Xu Haibo was furious, terrified and screamed, controlling his flying sword to collide with Mu Gaosou’s. Afterward, he immediately controlled the flying sword to strike Ding Fan, although Madam Yan demanded not to kill Ding Fan, he now had to target Ding Fan for Xu Jianqiang’s protection.

"Fool!"

Ding Fan’s figure vanished; he returned to a nearby warship with Xu Haibo, jumped up, threw Sirius towards Xu Haibo, and let out a Sirius Howl.

Ding Fan’s Sirius Howl had somewhat increased, lightly impacting Divine Realm Fourth Level Elementary Stage targets; at this level, a second is enough to determine life or death.

Xu Haibo froze for a second; Sirius’s claws pierced into his flying sword, biting quickly. As Xu Haibo reacted, Sirius had already entered his flying divine sword.

"Oh~"

Mu Gaosou sighed slightly; the breaking of the flying sword destined Xu Haibo to the route of death, today no one could control Ding Fan, everyone was going to die.

"Poof~"

Xu Haibo’s vision darkened, spitting out blood, his body falling from the deck into the sea. Ding Fan’s body shot down, his Heaven Measuring Ruler striking without hesitation, killing Xu Haibo.

"It’s over!"

Far below, the Herr Family’s scout cavalries lurking at the seabed looked grim—it was irrecoverable. The Xu Family, only having three at Divine Realm Fourth Level, was reduced to third-rank power by losing one. Xu Haibo certainly left a life-bound talisman in the Xu Family; Xu Guotao would soon find out.

Having killed Xu Haibo, Ding Fan’s expression remained unchanged while his heart was about to explode. If Xu Family’s senior and nephew hadn’t appeared, Ding Fan wouldn’t be so furious.

Since the Xu Family wanted to play, and Madam Yan wanted to play, he would play big; the worst result would be hiding with Skull Island people in another world and reemerging two months later.

Once Ye Family’s people emerge, he would venture to the Central Plains; by then, he would fear Herr Family even less—did the Herr Family dare seek him out in the Central Plains?

He had no worries, non-stop, wielding the Heaven Measuring Ruler mercilessly against the remaining pirates.

In fact, there weren’t many pirates left here; most had gone to Skull Island, merely a few dozen remained. Ding Fan and Mu Gaosou had killed most of them.

"Whoosh!"

Ding Fan, holding the Heaven Measuring Ruler, leapt forward, rushing toward Xu Jianqiang’s warship.

Xu Jianqiang, already bleeding from his seven orifices due to the roar, looked like a terrifying ghost. He had just gotten up, glanced at the bodies on the nearby warship, and saw Xu Haibo’s corpse floating on the sea!

"Hmm?"

He saw Ding Fan carrying a bloodstained weapon, rushing forward, his whole body trembling in fear. Ding Fan’s dark robe had turned red, and his body exuded a murderous aura, resembling a god of slaughter from hell.

"Ding Fan, don’t kill me, don’t you dare kill me!"

Xu Jianqiang hysterically shouted, "If you kill me, my father will arrive immediately, and not a single life will be spared on Skull Island. This mission was ordered by Madam Yan; if you dare kill me, Madam Yan will never forgive you. Leave me alive and everything can be handled."

"Humph humph"

Xu Jianqiang’s plea for mercy exchanged for a Blood Ruler Sword with the sound of wind. Since Ding Fan killed for the first time, his heart had been as hard as stone, cold-bloodedly facing enemies, speaking not a single word more than necessary, killing first and dealing with matters later.

"Bang!"

Xu Jianqiang’s head exploded, dying just like that without even considering resistance. Ding Fan didn’t look at Xu Jianqiang, swiftly killing the remaining few.

"Retreat!"

After slaughtering all the Xu Family martial artists pretending to be pirates, Ding Fan, with an expressionless face, waved his hand. Half an hour had almost passed, and Ding Fan was worried that his Sirius Warriors’ inheritance had reached its time. He wanted to resolve everything and ensure everyone’s safety.

"He definitely has the potential to be a hero."

Mu Gaosou watched Ding Fan’s expressionless face, feeling very excited. If Ding Fan didn’t die today, he was certain to become a dominant ruler in the future.

If you wish to become a hero in the Northern Desolation of the Divine Realm, you must first be ruthless. If you aren’t merciless towards enemies, no one will fear you. Kind and benevolent actions cannot achieve dominance; to intimidate all, you must be ruthless, so everyone will fear you.

"This is going to be a big problem!"

After Ding Fan and Mu Gaosou left on their flying sword, a Herr Family scout cavalry emerged from the sea, his face extremely grave.

Xu Guotao would soon receive news that Xu Haibo and Xu Jianqiang were killed by Ding Fan. By the time they conveyed this information to Madam Yan, at least half an hour had passed. When Madam Yan reacts, Xu Guotao is likely already at Skull Island.

...

Xu Guotao had an afternoon tea habit, usually accompanied by concubines. Xu Guotao married many women, totaling fifteen or sixteen. At this time, he was at a concubine’s home having tea, with three concubines in the room.

The three women were beautiful, youthful as flowers, akin to Xu Xingying’s beauty — young, attractive, and voluptuous. One massaged Xu Guotao’s shoulders, another kneaded Xu Guotao’s foot, while the third sat in Xu Guotao’s lap, feeding him tea not from a cup, but directly from her mouth.

Thump thump thump~

Outside, hurried footsteps were heard. Xu Guotao’s face showed a hint of displeasure. He withdrew his hand from the beauty’s skirt in front of him, waved it, and the woman behind him walked to the door, ready to reprimand the ones rudely approaching.

"Bang!"

The door was slammed open, and a figure rushed in. At that moment, Xu Guotao’s killing intent suddenly surged, his hands flickering. With just one wrong word, he would kill the intruder.

Upon seeing the person as a woman, his daughter Xu Xingying, his fierce killing intent slightly weakened. Unpleasantly, he reprimanded, "Qing Ying, how can you not know the rules? Why don’t you knock before entering?"

Xu Xingying’s hair and clothes were disheveled, her eyes filled with tears and her face pale. She seemed not to notice the scantily clad concubines as she loudly shouted at Xu Guotao, "Father, brother is dead, Uncle Haibo is dead too; their life charms shattered."

"Boom!"

Xu Guotao suddenly stood up, staring at the life-bound talisman in Xu Xingying’s hand, his body shaking. Killing intent erupted from within him, frightening a concubine into retreating and sitting on the ground.

"Whoosh!"

Xu Guotao hesitated for a second, his body flying out, roaring in the sky, "All martial artists above Divine Realm Second Level Peak, gather outside the courtyard immediately!"

Xu Guotao’s roar echoed throughout the city, the whole Xu Family Courtyard was instantly chaotic. How long had it been since Xu Guotao shouted like this? Something serious must have happened.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Countless people rushed to the Xu Family’s gate, standing neatly at the entrance, yet their eyes were filled with astonishment.

The Xu Family was a force clan; although it ranked the last among the Fourth Level powers in Tianmu Sea, it had many Wu Du, and at least two hundred Divine Realm Third Level Experts, reaching up to ten thousand Divine Realm Second Level Experts.

Xu Family’s Great Elder Xu Haitian hurried over, seeing Xu Guotao move toward the entrance doused in killing intent, he quickly asked, "Patriarch, what happened?"

Xu Guotao’s face was worried as he closed his eyes and said, "Just received news, Jianqiang and Haibo are dead!"

"Hmm?"

Xu Haitian’s face trembled, and cold glint shot from his eyes. Xu Haibo and Xu Jianqiang went to Skull Island to supervise combat there, but now they were dead? Something must have happened on Skull Island.

"Ding Fan!"

Xu Haitian gritted his teeth and shouted. Regardless of how Xu Haibo and Xu Jianqiang died, their deaths were certainly related to Ding Fan. Apart from Ding Fan, who would dare kill Xu Jianqiang in Tianmu Sea?