Murder and Robbery!

As he watched the dozens of mercenaries surge toward him, a faint smile appeared on Xiao Tian's lips. He lightly raised the Zhanmadao in his hand, and thick Dou Qi burst forth. In an instant, a dazzling blade radiance flared brilliantly!

Whoosh~

The next moment, the frigid blade radiance tore through the air, carrying a domineering, piercing howl as it viciously cleaved down upon the charging mercenaries.

"Ah!"

Miserable screams echoed through the night sky as crimson blood sprayed out like fountains, staining half the heavens red.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Amid a string of dull impacts, more than a dozen mercenaries at the front were sliced in half at the waist and crashed heavily to the ground.

After a brief pause, the remaining mercenaries hurriedly retreated, staring at Xiao Tian with terror and shock written all over their faces.

"Hiss~~"

Seeing this scene, even Gale Nu could not help but suck in a breath of cold air. His already pale face turned even uglier, his heart pounding wildly as his eyes remained fixed on Xiao Tian.

Gale Nu now fully believed that Xiao Tian had slaughtered the Gale Family.

After all, this fellow's strength had far surpassed the realm of a Great Dou Master.

Yet what he could not understand, no matter how hard he thought, was that Xiao Tian clearly only had Dou Qi cultivation, while his speed, power, and everything else far exceeded those of a Peak Great Dou Master. It simply defied all reason!

Gritting his teeth, Gale Nu swiftly drew a dark-blue spear. Blue Dou Qi erupted from his body as he fiercely thrust it toward Xiao Tian.

"Wave Overlap!!"

Gale Nu let out a low roar as Dou Qi gathered around his body, the Dou Qi within him pouring forth like a raging flood.

Immediately afterward, the muscles in his right arm swelled rapidly, veins bulging like coiling dragons as an immense, surging blue Dou Qi continuously flooded into the dark-blue spear.

At once, the spear emitted a dazzling blue glow. Vaguely, its shape seemed to transform into a roaming dragon, radiating an intimidating aura.

This was a Mysterious Tier Low-grade Dou Technique. Yet after Gale Nu's long years of training, he had already mastered it to the point of effortless control.

At this moment, he poured all the Dou Qi in his body into this move, making its might all the more terrifying.

In an instant, layer upon layer of massive blue dragon-shaped waves formed from energy surged before Xiao Tian. Every blue wave contained terrifying force, enough to easily crush an ordinary Great Dou Master.

Faced with such a horrifying attack, a trace of icy coldness flashed through Xiao Tian's narrowed eyes. His lips curled as an indifferent voice drifted out, "All flash and no substance. Nothing more."

With that, Xiao Tian lightly stamped his right foot against the ground. His body abruptly turned into a black afterimage and shot straight toward the sea of blue dragon-shaped waves.

"Hmph, courting death!"

Seeing Xiao Tian actually charge at him, a sinister smile appeared on Gale Nu's lips. The surging blue Dou Qi swelled once more, making the blue waves even more imposing.

In a flash, the distance between them shrank ever further...

Yet at that very moment, a bizarre scene quietly unfolded!

Xiao Tian's figure passed directly through the dense, terrifying blue dragon-shaped waves without suffering the slightest injury!

At this sight, Gale Nu and the remaining mercenaries stood frozen in place, their eyes vacant.

This guy had actually forced his way through with his physical body alone?

What kind of monster was this guy?!

"How is this possible..." Gale Nu swallowed with difficulty, his expression filled with utter disbelief.

Everything had happened so absurdly that he could not believe it no matter what.

One had to know that the Mysterious Tier Low-grade Dou Technique he had just unleashed with all his strength was far beyond the reach of an ordinary Great Dou Master. Even a Peak Great Dou Master would suffer if they were the slightest bit careless.

Yet Xiao Tian before him had effortlessly evaded the attack as though nothing had happened, and from the look of him, he had barely expended any effort at all.

While everyone was still stunned, Xiao Tian had already passed through the blue waves and arrived before Gale Nu.

"Eight Extremes Collapse!!"

As his cold, low voice fell, Xiao Tian's fists moved in an unusual stance before abruptly striking out. A savage force, rolling like wind and thunder, slammed violently into Gale Nu's chest.

Crack!

The crisp sound of breaking bones rang out. Gale Nu felt a heart-piercing pain strike him in an instant, then his body flew backward and landed stiffly on the stone pavement a hundred meters away!

Pfft~

Gale Nu spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with bone fragments. He struggled twice, his legs suddenly kicking out before his head tilted to one side, and he went completely still.

Seeing Gale Nu's miserable state, the remaining mercenaries were frightened out of their wits and immediately turned to flee.

However, before they could even take three steps, Xiao Tian had already appeared in front of them.

Slap! Slap! Slap!

With several slaps, the mercenaries were sent flying several meters away, dead on the spot.

Afterward, Xiao Tian slowly walked over to the corpses, removed the Storage Rings from their fingers, and conveniently swept up all the medicinal ingredients Gale Nu had been escorting.

Although these things were not particularly valuable to Xiao Tian, even a mosquito was still meat. They would be of some use, after all.

Even if he could not use them himself, he could leave them for his clansmen.

The moonlight was bright and the night breeze gentle. Numerous corpses lay quietly across the streets of the desolate ruins, making for an especially striking sight.

Before long, Xiao Tian's figure vanished without a trace in a gentle breeze.

The next day.

Morning light spilled across the vast city, bathing all of Wutan City in golden radiance.

"What did you say? The medicinal ingredients were hijacked? Gale Nu is dead too?!" In the hall, Oba heard the report from his subordinate and slammed his palm onto the table in fury, his face so grim it seemed ready to drip with water.

Just yesterday, he had learned of the tragic death of the alchemist Liu Xi. Early this morning, he had received yet another piece of terrible news!

Oba had actually anticipated Liu Xi's miserable death long ago. He had guessed that this lecher would sooner or later die on a woman's belly, so he was not surprised in the least!

But he had never expected that even Gale Nu would meet with misfortune.

Before the Gale Family massacre, the Oba Family had invested eight hundred thousand gold coins to purchase medicinal ingredients.

Yet just as their plan to join forces with the Gale Family and swallow up the Xiao Family's businesses had begun, one mishap after another had occurred.

With the previous investment of eight hundred thousand, along with the two and a half million lost at yesterday's auction, the Oba Family was now in dire straits.

Seeing Oba's face twisted between rage and agitation, the guard reporting the news suddenly had an idea and could not help saying:

"Clan Leader, should we invite Master Liu Xi's teacher here?"

At those words, Oba's grim expression gradually calmed.

With Liu Xi dead, the Oba Family had no chance of capturing the market through medicinal pills.

For now, their only option was to travel a great distance to invite Liu Xi's teacher to the Oba Family and ask him to replace Liu Xi as their alchemist. Perhaps that could save the family from its current predicament.

Besides, with Liu Xi dead, his teacher should not simply stand by and do nothing, right?

Of course, what tempted Oba even more was that he had once heard Liu Xi mention that his teacher was not only a Fourth-grade Alchemist, but also a genuine Dou Ling expert!

If the Oba Family had a Dou Ling expert overseeing them, they would surely dominate one side of Wutan City, rule over the region, and become its foremost power.

At that thought, Oba's eyes suddenly lit up with a sharp gleam as he made his decision.