Palm-Edge Life and Death! Jade Liquid Appears! You Think You're Worthy of Negotiating Terms?!

Immediately after, a figure shot onto the scene like an arrow loosed from its bow, sending a ring of air blasting outward as he landed.

The newcomer was in his forties. He bore a seventy-percent resemblance to Wu Longlie, but his aura was several times more formidable.

"This is bad! Wu Longlie's Senior Brother!" Situ Junwen said in terror upon seeing the newcomer.

"Be careful, Daoist Priest Zhang. This man is the Great Protector of the Three Rivers Alliance, Duan He, known in the Jianghu as the 'Winged Tiger'!"

"That's right, it was him! He slaughtered my entire Bags Gang! My poor sister only talked back once, and he snapped her neck!"

Among the rescued crowd, a man covered in bags stared at Duan He with killing intent filling his eyes.

Duan He paid no heed to the crowd's hateful stares. When he saw the puddle of flesh and blood in the pit, his eyes reddened.

"Junior Brother, why couldn't you wait for your Senior Brother?"

Duan He's entire body trembled. The sight of his Junior Brother's miserable death made his eyes split with rage. He had been only one step too late; from this day onward, the two martial brothers would be forever separated by life and death, never to meet again!

Then he turned to Zhang Chu.

"Daoist Priest Zhang, are you truly determined to fight my Three Rivers Alliance to the death today?"

Even now, he could not believe that within these Seven Counties, someone truly dared trample upon the dignity of the Three Rivers Alliance like this!

Zhang Chu looked at him and spoke for the third time.

"Where are my martial brothers?"

Duan He froze. At a time like this, after killing the Young Master and then a Protector, after forging an irreconcilable blood feud with the Three Rivers Alliance, this man was still concerned about two ants?

"You..." Duan He had just begun to speak when he abruptly fell silent, because he saw Zhang Chu's gaze change.

It was no longer calm and unruffled. It had become darkness like an abyss, as though it could grind a person's very soul to pieces.

Seeing him hesitate to speak, Zhang Chu's eyes turned cold. "You won't talk? Then go down and keep him company!"

Duan He's expression changed drastically at those words. In an instant, he felt death's shadow descend upon him, and his mind completely collapsed.

"Fine, I'll tell you—but you have to promise me that once I tell you where they are, you'll let me leave!"

His strength was not much different from his Junior Brother's. His Junior Brother had already died miserably; if he went up against Zhang Chu, he would only be throwing his life away.

All he had to do was stall Zhang Chu until the Great Elder arrived. Then the Great Elder could crush the other party to death with one hand!

At that time, he could naturally avenge his Junior Brother!

"Speak!" Zhang Chu said coldly.

"You have to promise to spare me first. Once I tell you, you must let me leave," Duan He bargained tremulously.

"You can choose not to speak. Another quarter of an hour, and you die." Zhang Chu's tone was calm—so calm that it made people shudder!

"I'll talk! Your martial brothers were taken to Hundred Leaf Forest. It was the Alliance Leader's order; I didn't dare disobey."

Duan He trembled all over. How could he dare hesitate even the slightest bit? He hurriedly blurted it out, his desire to live overwhelming everything else.

"I've told you. I can leave now, right?" Hope flickered in Duan He's eyes. All he wanted was to survive and leave.

Zhang Chu swept him a cold glance.

He spoke calmly. "Spare you? What the hell are you, and what makes you worthy of negotiating terms with me?"

Duan He's face went deathly pale. His eyes split with rage as he cried out in shock and fury, "You! You! You! You deserve to die!"

Zhang Chu turned a deaf ear to him. He slowly raised his right hand, ready to send the two martial brothers to reunite.

"Stop!!!"

At that moment, a thunderous shout rang out.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!..."

Above the streets of Linjiang County.

A figure came striding through the wind. His hair and beard were white, his Lightness Skill peerless, and the Gang Qi surrounding him was condensed like a vast lake!

Even from two streets away, people could feel the tearing force of his Gang Qi, its pressure forcing everyone back again and again!

"This... this is...!"

At the sight of this man, Situ Junwen was scared out of his wits.

The others also fell into panicked shock, as though they had seen a ghost or god. None of them even dared breathe loudly!

"The Great Elder! The Great Elder has arrived!"

Upon seeing the newcomer, the disciples of the Three Rivers Alliance swiftly dropped to their knees and bowed in unison.

At the same time, their bearing rapidly changed. Just moments ago, Zhang Chu's pressure had left them unable to breathe, and they had faced the prospect of being beaten to death at any moment.

But now, the Great Elder had arrived. A mere Zhang Chu could be wiped out with a turn of his hand!

"It's over, everything is over!..."

"Daoist Priest Zhang, if you can run, then run now. Don't worry about us. We can't escape..."

The instant Situ Junwen and the others saw the white-haired Great Elder, the hope that had just ignited within them was instantly extinguished.

"Yes, we can't escape..."

Within the crowd, someone followed with a sigh, waiting for death.

Having lived in Linjiang for so long, every one of them knew exactly who this man was and how terrifying his strength was.

The newcomer was neither a Lesser Grandmaster of the Dark Strength Realm nor a Grandmaster of the True Gang Realm. He was a Jade Liquid Grandmaster!

With a flick of his hand, he possessed the might to topple mountains and shatter stone!

He was a lofty existence standing above their heads, one who had dominated the waters where the three rivers met for decades!

"You damned ants! The Great Elder is here, and you still dare talk about running? Go on, let him try to run!"

"Exactly! A mere Earth Ranking Grandmaster wants to run before the Great Elder? What a pipe dream!"

Mockery rang out from among the Three Rivers Alliance disciples. Not a trace of fear remained on their faces as they directly taunted Zhang Chu.

"Zhang Chu, you beast! You slaughtered the Young Master. Not even the King of Heaven himself can save you today!"

"We must slice him into a thousand pieces! Kill every Daoist in Linjiang, those damned mud-legged scum!"

"That True Martial Temple has no reason to exist either. Burn it down with one fire and completely destroy that dog's nest!"

The Great Elder's arrival gave the Three Rivers Alliance disciples confidence, and their furious cries erupted like a roaring mountain and crashing sea.

They all glared at Zhang Chu, wishing they could rush forward, tear him to pieces, then grind his bones to dust!

Duan He, too, seemed to have seized a lifesaving straw.

"Great Elder! Save me!" Duan He cried excitedly, without the slightest bearing a Grandmaster should possess.

His bedraggled appearance was like that of a stray dog.

But Duan He clearly did not care. Mere dignity—how could it compare to his life?

"Zhang Chu, you've seen it too. The Great Elder is here. If you don't surrender now, it will be too late for everything!"

Duan He looked utterly exhilarated.

The moment he saw the Great Elder striding through the air, he knew his life had been saved. The overall situation was decided!

Zhang Chu had been able to kill them because their strength fell short of his, but who was the Great Elder?

He was a Grandmaster who had entered the Jade Liquid Realm decades ago, once ranked sixty-eighth on the Heaven Ranking!

With such strength, he could suppress a mere Earth Ranking Grandmaster with a turn of his hand. His Junior Brother's vengeance would be avenged!

"Crack!!..."

Amid Duan He's reborn excitement, Zhang Chu unleashed Palm-Edge Life and Death and directly shattered his head.

[Merit Points +22000!]

Until the moment of his death, he could not believe that Zhang Chu had actually dared to kill him before the Great Elder!...

"Bold indeed! You vile wretch!"

From afar came a voice like rolling thunder!