Fang Chen's face darkened, and he could barely contain his killing intent. He had never expected the Five Great Families to stoop so low. Unable to kill him, they had gone after the cultivators of the Barbaric Ancient Region instead. It was utterly despicable.
When Myna bird heard Ye Qingci's words, he burst into curses. "The Five Great Families are shameless! Aren't their ancestors going to rein them in?"
Great Emperor Huo Li said coldly, "You can tell what the Five Great Families are like from everything they've done over the years. You expect their ancestors to intervene? Without those five old fellows letting them run wild, would they dare do any of this?"
"Exactly! The Five Great Families are vile!"
The Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm joined in the cursing.
Fang Chen clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white. Through gritted teeth, he said, "So that's how the Five Great Families want to play it. You want me dead? We'll see who kills whom!"
Inside Golden Cicada Ridge, the Five Great Families could do nothing to Fang Chen. But he certainly would not hide there for the rest of his life.
Fang Chen had already made up his mind. He would use Golden Cicada Ridge as his base and keep growing stronger. Once he had enough strength, he would enter Mantis Mountain and wipe out every Branch Hall the Five Great Families had there.
Fang Chen was already unrivaled in the Great Emperor Realm, but against Half-Immortal powerhouses, he could not yet claim the same.
For now, faced with the overbearing Five Great Families, Fang Chen had no choice but to hold back.
Great Emperor Huo Li could see how angry Fang Chen was. "Fang Chen, don't act rashly. You must keep a cool head right now. You