Slaughter!

"What did you say?"

Zhu Zhuyun was instantly stunned.

"Didn't understand?"

Zhou Chen sneered. "Not only am I going to save her, I'm going to take you down too! As for those Star Luo Royal Secret Guards behind you, I'll kill every last one of them!"

"How arrogant!"

Zhu Zhuyun was shaking with rage. She had never imagined that this boy of unknown origin had never intended to negotiate with her from the start. He wanted to swallow them all in one bite!

He was only around twelve years old. Where did he get the confidence to deal with so many of them?

And Zhu Zhuyun didn't understand. What kind of deep grudge did they have against each other? Was it really just because of beauty?

Were there really people in this world so ruled by lust?

Seeing the baffled look on Zhu Zhuyun's face, Zhou Chen couldn't be bothered to waste words with her and prepared to act.

He set Zhu Zhuqing down from his arms, leaned close to her soft, adorable cat ears, and whispered, "Wait here. Don't move around. I'll come back once I've dealt with them."

"They're all Star Luo Royal Secret Guards, trained and disciplined. You... have to be careful. If anything goes wrong, run. Don't worry about me."

With her head slightly lowered, Zhu Zhuqing, who had always been cold and reserved, struggled to force out this concerned warning in front of a stranger.

"If anyone's running, it'll be them!"

Zhou Chen smiled faintly. The next moment, three brilliant golden spirit rings slowly rose from beneath his feet. Golden light enveloped his entire body, turning him into a humanoid figure of golden radiance!

Realizing there was no peaceful resolution, Zhu Zhuyun finally reacted. A flash of ruthlessness crossed her eyes as she shouted, "Attack first!"

The moment her words fell, more than a dozen Royal Secret Guards attacked in unison, charging at Zhou Chen from every direction!

The fastest among them was a burly Black-Clad Person. Two yellow and one purple spirit rings circled around him, clearly marking him as a Soul Elder above level thirty!

In his hand was a massive brass-colored axe! It was his martial soul—the Bronze Yue Axe.

Third Spirit Ability, Mountain Splitting Strike!

The burly Black-Clad Person stomped down with all his strength and instantly leaped three meters into the air. Then, he raised his massive axe and cleaved it down at Zhou Chen's head!

Facing the axe descending upon him, Zhou Chen did not even dodge. He simply extended his fair, slender hand, smooth as jade, clenched it into a fist, and met the blow head-on!

Golden light blazed around his fist!

First Spirit Ability—Imperial Sky Shocking Fist!

At the sight, the burly Black-Clad Person was overjoyed. He had not expected this boy to be so frightened out of his wits that he would use his flesh and blood to contend with a weapon martial soul!

Wasn't that seeking death?

Clang!

The massive axe collided with the fist, producing a deafening metallic crash. In an instant, the burly Black-Clad Person's Bronze Yue Axe shattered into fragments.

His entire body sprayed blood as Zhou Chen's punch sent him flying hundreds of meters away!

The force was so tremendous that he crashed through dozens of trees along the way. Every bone and organ in his body was reduced to pulp. He was dead beyond saving!

Silence. Absolute silence!

At the sight, no one could speak. The Star Luo Royal Secret Guards who had been about to charge forward all stopped in their tracks, not daring to approach!

That earth-shattering punch had scared the wits out of these Royal Secret Guards!

"Who else?"

Zhou Chen swept his gaze around, only to see every Black-Clad Person trembling. These cold-blooded assassins, who killed without blinking, had finally... become afraid.

"Heh. I gave you a chance, but you wouldn't make a move. Now it's my turn."

With a faint smile, Zhou Chen's figure vanished from the spot in an instant, turning into a dazzling streak of golden light that flashed past every Black-Clad Person!

Third Spirit Ability—Ground Shrinking Golden Light!

"Ah!"

"No!"

"Spare me!"

Every scream marked the disappearance of a life. More than a dozen cries rang out in succession, and then the dense forest fell silent. The ground was covered in fallen corpses.

Zhou Chen's figure reappeared as well.

Zhu Zhuqing stood behind Zhou Chen, quietly watching the hellish scene before her, her heart shaken beyond measure.

Her sister, Zhu Zhuyun, was already frozen in place, her body trembling without stop, her heart filled with extreme terror.

This was... a slaughter!