Annihilating Enemies with a Flick of the Finger, Moonlight Falls for Him

Xiao Chen's words were like icy laws, echoing through the silent Black Wind Gorge.

The two Blood Sect leaders froze for a moment before bursting into earth-shaking laughter, as if they had heard the funniest joke in the world.

"Ha ha ha! Brat, have you been scared stupid? You think you're worthy of saying something like that?" The sinister leader's face was filled with savagery and disdain. He could not sense any powerful Dou Qi fluctuations from Xiao Chen and assumed he was merely putting on a brave front.

The burly leader was even more direct. With a savage grin, blood-red Dou Qi surged around him once more. "You ignorant fool, I'll tear you apart first!"

His body shot forward like a crazed crimson bull. His five fingers curled into claws, tearing through the air with a piercing shriek as they lunged straight for Xiao Chen's throat! If this claw struck true, even refined iron would be pierced through!

"Watch out!" Han Yue cried out instinctively. The Dou Qi within her had already been pushed to its limit, ready for her to intervene.

Yet Xiao Chen did not so much as raise an eyelid in the face of that incomparably vicious attack. He casually lifted his right hand, lightly pinched his thumb and forefinger together, then flicked toward the charging burly figure as though it were nothing.

The movement was gentle, as though he were merely flicking dust from his sleeve.

"Pfft—!"

A faint muffled sound, so soft it was almost negligible.

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

The burly leader's charge came to an abrupt halt. He remained suspended in midair in a lunging posture, the savage grin on his face completely frozen, replaced by utter confusion and disbelief. A tiny hole quietly appeared between his brows. No blood flowed from it; only a faint Chaos-colored flame flickered and vanished.

The next moment, his massive body crumpled to the ground as though all bones and vitality had been sucked from it. His breath was gone! A Five-star Dou Emperor had fallen just like that!

Silence!

Deathly silence!

Everyone stared wide-eyed, as though their throats had been seized, unable to utter a single sound.

Whether Blood Sect remnants or Han Family guards, all stood rooted in place like clay statues. They had not even seen what had happened. All they saw was Xiao Chen casually flick a finger, and that notorious Blood Sect leader had... died?

That was a Five-star Dou Emperor! Not some stray cat or dog by the roadside!

The remaining sinister leader's wild laughter had long since vanished without a trace, leaving only boundless terror and shock! He had seen slightly more clearly than the others. That young man had merely flicked out an infinitesimal wisp of flame, and then... Second Brother had died! Even his Soul fluctuation had been instantly extinguished!

What kind of method was this?! What kind of strength was this?!

"Dou... Dou Zun?!" A thought that made his soul tremble uncontrollably surfaced in his mind! Only a Dou Zun could kill a Five-star Dou Emperor so effortlessly!

Run!

He had to run!

The sinister leader instantly lost all will to fight. The blood-red Dou Qi within him burned madly, turning him into a streak of crimson light that shot toward the other end of the gorge at all costs, moving at an astonishing speed!

Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva, sect brothers—none of it was worth mentioning before the terror of death! He only wanted to escape this devil immediately!

Xiao Chen's eyes remained utterly calm as he watched that crimson light flee in panic. He raised a finger once again and lightly pointed in the direction of its escape.

"Freeze."

His words became law!

The crimson light, already several hundred feet away, suddenly froze in midair as if trapped in invisible amber. Even the dust drifting around it ceased to move! The sinister leader's expression of extreme terror was forever fixed in place.

Xiao Chen flicked his finger again.

Another barely perceptible Chaos-colored flame shot through the air, precisely entering the frozen crimson light.

"Bang!"

With a soft explosion, the crimson light and the sinister leader within it became like a lit firework, instantly turning into a wisp of blue smoke and vanishing completely between heaven and earth, without leaving behind even the slightest trace.

In the span of a few finger flicks, two Five-star Dou Emperors had been reduced to ashes!

From beginning to end, the entire process lasted only a few short breaths.

Within the gorge, only several dozen pale, trembling Blood Sect remnants remained, along with the stunned Han Family members, who looked as though they were dreaming.

A breeze swept through, stirring up the dust on the ground, yet it could not dispel the Dead Silence hanging in the air or that faint, lingering aura of destruction.

Han Yue stared blankly at the figure still standing with his hands behind his back, his green robe immaculate, as though he had merely swatted two mosquitoes to death. A great stone seemed to have been dropped into the tranquil lake of her heart, stirring up towering waves.

She knew Xiao Chen was strong, but she had never imagined he was strong to such an extent! Those were two Five-star Dou Emperors! Yet before him, they had been like chickens and dogs, utterly unable to withstand a single blow!

That strength, that calm indifference with which he controlled life and death... was deeply etched into her heart. An indescribable emotion, mixed with shock, awe, gratitude, and a trace of admiration that had quietly taken root without even her realizing it, spread wildly through her heart.

She looked at Xiao Chen's calm profile. Under the mottled sunlight spilling through the gaps in the gorge, he seemed to be shrouded in a mysterious halo, leaving her momentarily entranced.

Only after dealing with the chief culprits did Xiao Chen's gaze calmly sweep over the Blood Sect remnants sprawled on the ground.

"Get lost."

That single word was like a heavenly pardon.

The Blood Sect remnants felt as though they had been granted amnesty. They scrambled and crawled away, crying for their fathers and mothers as they fled toward the gorge's exit, wishing their parents had given them two more legs. In the blink of an eye, they had vanished without a trace.

Xiao Chen turned and looked at Han Yue, who was still lost in shock. His tone returned to its usual calmness. "The trouble is settled. Let's continue on our way."

Only then did Han Yue come back to her senses. Two faint, barely noticeable blushes rose on her beautiful cheeks. She hurriedly steadied herself, took a deep breath, and solemnly bowed to Xiao Chen. "Thank you, Young Master Xiao, for saving us! Han Yue and the Han Family will never forget this kindness for all eternity!"

The Han Family guards behind her also came to their senses one after another. They dropped to one knee in unison, their voices filled with fervor and reverence. "Thank you, Lord Dou Venerate Xiao, for saving our lives!" Without realizing it, they had already begun addressing Xiao Chen with the title "Venerate."

Xiao Chen gave a slight wave of his hand without saying more, then turned and boarded the carriage again.

The caravan set off once more, passing through the gorge filled with a faint scent of blood. This time, however, every gaze directed at that carriage was filled with incomparable fervor and devotion.

Han Yue sat opposite Xiao Chen, but her thoughts could not calm for a long while. She secretly raised her eyes to look at the man across from her, who sat with his eyes closed in quiet repose, his aura deep and steady. For the first time, her heart, cold and still for so many years, began pounding fiercely beyond her control.

She knew that from this moment onward, some things had already changed.