Chapter 307: Chapter 307: Slaying the He Family Master
Facing the crowd’s covetous stares, Song Wanning said nothing. She simply toyed with the longsword in her hand, her gaze deep and filled with derision.
’He Xiao was a strange character. If you called him stupid, he was also quite clever.’
’After the incident, he’d all but holed himself up in the He Family’s estate, giving me no opportunity to make a move.’
’Now he knew how to redirect the disaster onto others.’
’But if you called him clever, at times he was also utterly clueless...’
’It made him seem rather ridiculous.’
’Frankly, he was just far too arrogant.’
’Those who remain in high positions for too long eventually develop a skewed perception of themselves. They start to think they’re the cleverest and most capable of all.’
Song Wanning’s gaze met He Xiao’s.
"Song Wanning, hand over the treasure at once! A treasure is for all to claim... With so many of us here, do you really think you can take it all for yourself?"
A glint flashed in He Xiao’s eyes. He had only said it off-the-cuff, but now he was beginning to think the treasure might really be on Song Wanning.
’That bitch is so mysterious. She’s probably the one who caused this whole commotion.’
"That’s right, Song Wanning! Bring out the treasure now, and we might let your Song Family off the hook. Or do you want to be responsible for the deaths of your family’s innocent disciples and see the Song Family struck from the ranks of the top-tier families?"
The He Family Master immediately chimed in to support his younger brother, his eyes filled with greed.
The corners of his mouth curled up again. He could already picture the Song Family’s downfall, and the thought filled him with immense satisfaction.
Seeing the two brothers step up to be cannon fodder, the members of the other three great families remained silent, simply fixing their dangerous gazes on Song Wanning.
But a shimmer of divine light protected Song Wanning, and their Divine Sense couldn’t penetrate it at all.
This displeased the dozen or so Divinity Transformation cultivators. But then they thought, ’Who cares what treasure she has? We’ll just snatch it first and figure it out later.’
"Wow, you actually figured it out. How are you all so clever?"
Song Wanning finally spoke, raising a mocking eyebrow at the two He brothers as a hint of Evil Qi flashed in her eyes.
Her gaze swept over the surrounding crowd. ’Since everyone wants this treasure so badly, I’ll give them a good look.’
’As long as I hold the moral high ground, it doesn’t matter how many people I have to kill.’
Suddenly, the corners of her lips curved into a smile.
It was a smile that made one’s skin crawl.
He Xiao frowned instinctively. ’What kind of trick is that bitch trying to pull now? She actually admitted it?’
The thought had barely formed when Song Wanning suddenly flicked a finger.
A Spiritual Little Dragon appeared at her fingertip, roaring in He Xiao’s direction.
Instantly, an intense wave of pressure surged forward.
The moment He Xiao saw the little dragon, he was overcome with joy.
But before his expression could even change, the wave of pressure sent him flying.
BOOM—
His body slammed violently into a nearby house, smashing a crater into the wall.
PTHOO—
He Xiao’s internal organs were shattered. He lay in the house, unable to move for a long while.
The little dragon, however, just snorted. In the next moment, two plumes of dense Spiritual Energy puffed from its nostrils, looking utterly adorable.
The entire scene fell deathly silent.
Song Qingyun and the others looked at the Dragon Spirit, bewildered. ’Weren’t we just supposed to awaken the dragon vein?’
’Did Wan Ning form a contract with the dragon vein?’
A terrifying possibility surfaced in their minds, and the eyelids of Song Qingyun and the three other elders began to twitch uncontrollably.
’That’s a top-tier dragon vein. If Wan Ning truly formed a contract with it, the implications are just... unimaginable...’
The four of them silently stepped forward to stand in unison beside Song Wanning.
Across from them, the others’ eyes were green with envy. Their fear and greed were written plainly on their faces for all to see.
Their hearts sank. They had no idea what Wan Ning’s intention was in revealing the treasure.
It wasn’t just Song Qingyun and his group who were confused; the opposing factions also couldn’t fathom the source of Song Wanning’s blatant arrogance.
The Ning Clan Leader felt a flicker of doubt, and his expression grew solemn.
’Is Song Wanning just bluffing, or does she really have an ace up her sleeve?’
He exchanged a look with his family’s Divinity Transformation Ancestors, only to see the thick killing intent in their eyes.
’With a treasure right before them and so many Divinity Transformation cultivators present, there was indeed no reason to retreat.’
The Ning Clan Leader understood this, yet an inexplicable sense of unease gnawed at him.
With the future of the Ning Family on the line, he found himself hesitating.
The Mu Family Patriarch noticed the Ning Clan Leader’s strange behavior. He steadied himself and sent a voice transmission: "Don’t be fooled by that woman. She’s just waiting for us to back off on our own. We can’t fall for her trick."
"Relax. With so many of us here, there’s no way she can overwhelm us."
A look of disdainful confidence appeared on the Mu Family Patriarch’s face. ’Song Wanning is truly shameless.’
’Does she really think she alone can scare off all of us?’
’If we actually let her succeed, we’d become an absolute laughingstock!!!!’
Therefore, they had no path of retreat. Their only option was to seize the treasure.
The Mu Family Patriarch’s words lessened the Ning Clan Leader’s unease somewhat.
He sighed softly. ’I must be getting old,’ he thought. ’To be so timid and fearful... It’s truly unbecoming.’
While the clan leaders exchanged loaded glances, the He Family Master had already retrieved He Xiao.
Seeing his younger brother injured so grievously, the He Family Master was beside himself with fury.
"Fine, just fine! Song Wanning, you’ve got some nerve!"
His face flushed with rage, he turned to the Ning Clan Leader and the others. "Fellow Clan Leaders, what are you waiting for? The treasure is right here! To the victor go the spoils—"
With a furious roar, he shot forward, preparing to launch a surprise attack on the Song Family’s Nascent Soul Elders.
In the next instant, however, he saw everyone staring at him in horror.
"Hm?"
The He Family Master froze for a second, then fell to the ground with a THUD.
He stared, trying to see what had happened, and suddenly spotted a familiar figure.
Only, the body had no head. It was standing ramrod straight.
It was his own.
The He Family Master was shocked and instantly panicked.
His Nascent Soul scrambled out of his Sea of Consciousness and saw it—his own head, severed and lying on the ground.
Decapitated!
The He Family Master’s pupils shrank. He looked up at Song Wanning in shock, only to see her flash him a radiant smile.
"No—"
The He Family Master’s eyes widened. With a cry of alarm, he forgot all about his brother and scrambled to flee.
"Don’t you just love bullying the weak?"
"What are you running for?"
Song Wanning’s icy voice rang out. The next instant, her longsword slashed through the air.
BOOM—
A flash of sword light instantly drowned out the He Family Master’s terrified scream.
"How dare you!"
The Divinity Transformation cultivators were enraged. They had never imagined Song Wanning would dare to strike first and kill the He Family Master right in front of them.
Several of them lunged toward Song Wanning at once.
A swift and immense power, like a collapsing mountain, crashed down upon Song Wanning.
Everyone watched in terror, their eyes wide with shock.
Song Qingyun and the other three elders immediately prepared to counterattack and protect Song Wanning.
But to their surprise, Song Wanning gently raised a hand to stop them. Then, with a faint smile on her lips, she gracefully took a step forward.
