Martial Arts? This is Immortal Technique!

Air waves descended through the parting clouds.

The twenty-odd first-rate experts standing at the center of the Half Finger had reacted swiftly, attempting to flee to either side.

But within the space directly beneath the descending finger, an invisible restriction seemed to hold them firmly in place.

They could only watch the sky in despair.

In the eyes of one long-faced first-rate martial artist, the half-finger rapidly expanded.

Simultaneously, a suffocating pressure descended.

The high-level members of the Ao Cheng Family immediately reacted, each raising their long swords above their heads and channeling their aura to resist.

The long-faced man roared, "Block him with all your might!"

The remaining disciples also roared, channeling all the aura within their bodies.

However, even as their faces turned red and they mustered all their strength, the finger in the sky was not obstructed in the slightest and continued to descend with ease.

BOOM!!!

The phantom finger struck, the ground shattered, kicking up thousands of trails of loess!

It was as if a hundred flames exploded simultaneously in the center of the first-rate disciples.

A cloud of dust rose, followed by waves of screams. More than ten dark figures flew out in all directions simultaneously.

Everyone looked at where the dark figures landed, gasping and retreating.

Among the crowd, some of the more timid ones cried out on the spot.

In their sight, the first-rate experts who had once stood proudly in Dongli City had now become charred lumps resembling black charcoal, even emitting a thick, burnt smell.

When the rolling smoke finally cleared, everyone was shocked to see the state of the courtyard before them.

Upon seeing the massive crater, some disciples with weaker psychological resilience immediately vomited.

Some wailed heart-wrenchingly, while others simply burst into tears!

Where was the courtyard?

There was only a pit with a radius of five meters and a depth of three to four meters!

Within the pit, soft chunks of flesh could be vaguely seen mixed with the soil.

These were the first-rate experts who had stood at the center, now irrevocably dead.

Everyone looked at the young figure of Xiao Huohuo, filled with shock, fear, anger, and hatred.

They couldn't comprehend that this was the Xiao Huohuo who was previously mocked and scorned as trash, the one who had his engagement broken and was humiliated while establishing the Three-Year Pact, the one who had endured so much humiliation. They couldn't believe that a mere sixteen-year-old boy could accomplish this.

Ao Cheng Nan and the other two Houtian realm martial artists, though not crushed to death by the giant finger, were all in tattered clothes, their auras in disarray, and severely wounded, looking like dying individuals.

Ao Cheng Family spat out a mouthful of old blood, his turbid old eyes looking at Xiao Huohuo, a complex sigh interwoven with hatred, grief, and terror escaping him:

"We, the Ao Cheng Family, admit defeat."

"Please, spare the lives of the remaining members of the Ao Cheng Family."

As he spoke, he seemed to have aged decades, his hair turning completely white, and he prostrated himself on the ground, kowtowing in supplication.

With Ao Cheng Nan speaking, the remaining two immediately responded in terror:

"We have offended you, sir, please forgive us."

Liu Cheng and Liu Qing's chests were filled with fear, making it difficult for them to breathe.

These few had lost all will to resist.

Under this terrifying power, they were left with only one thought.

To find any means to survive at the hands of Xiao Huohuo!

Xiao Huohuo glanced at them with a somewhat weak aura.

He had used the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger, an attack that had completely drained all the spiritual energy within his body, leaving nothing behind.

If these people were to attack him now, even a skilled third-rate martial artist could easily take his life.

Unfortunately, these people were already scared out of their wits by him!

Or rather, they were scared out of their wits by his Master!

Thinking of this, Xiao Huohuo let out a cold snort:

"You encroached upon my Xiao Family market and suppressed my Xiao Family's influence with all your might. Is a simple 'forgive us' enough to settle this?"

"If not for the immortal techniques taught by Master, I might have perished here today."

He let out a cold laugh:

"How about I stab each of you once, then apologize to each of you for what happened?"

As the words fell, the Ao Nan family members prostrating below trembled.

Ao Cheng Nan explained in shock:

"We wouldn't dare, we absolutely wouldn't dare."

"My Ao Cheng family is willing to pay the price of seven city markets, and I will personally come to your gate with thorns on my back to beg for forgiveness, begging for your forgiveness."

Liu Qing also said in terror:

"My Liu family is also willing to offer seventy percent of our markets, begging Young Master Xiao for forgiveness!"

Kneeling on the ground, everyone recalled the scene just now, their bodies trembling.

Ao Cheng Nan knelt on the ground, filled with regret.

If he had known that Xiao Huohuo and the powerful being who displayed the Azure Heaven Giant Finger that day were master and disciple, he wouldn't have dared to lay a hand on the Xiao family even if he had ten thousand guts!

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Cheng gritted his teeth and said:

"I, Swordsman Liu Cheng, am willing to become a Xiao family servant, to work like a horse and a cow for the Xiao family."

"I beg you, Young Master, to spare my life!"

He didn't have the family foundation of the Ao Cheng or Liu families.

After much thought, this was the only path left for him, to serve the Xiao family.

Meanwhile, Chu Feng, who was leisurely watching this scene from the rooftop, let out a soft sigh of relief.

He clapped his hands and said to himself:

"My silly disciple is a bit foolish."

"But that bit of spirit in his bones is still something."

"He does have some of the aura of that Flame Emperor from the original work..."

The next morning, in front of the Xiao family gate.

When the two doormen opened the gate, they were stunned and immediately ran into the mansion in terror:

"Clan Leader, something big has happened!"

Xiao Zhan and the others, who rushed over upon hearing the commotion, strode forward.

But these two doormen seemed unable to speak, their faces turning red with embarrassment. After a long while, they finally managed to utter Ao Cheng Nan's name.

Xiao Zhan, the several first elders, and the members of the Xiao family, all carrying weapons with imposing auras, came out of the mansion together.

When they saw the scene before them, everyone was stunned in place.

At this moment, the two doormen finally spoke clearly:

"Family Head, the Ao Cheng family head and the Liu family head have come to pledge their allegiance!"

At a glance.

They saw Ao Cheng Nan and Liu Qing, who were usually considered among the three top experts of Dongli City alongside him, kneeling on the ground with thorns on their backs.

Behind them were a group of Ao Cheng family and Liu family disciples, and everyone was in the same posture.

Ao Cheng Nan sighed with a complex expression:

"Xiao Zhan, your Xiao family is truly fortunate."

Seeing this, as the Xiao family members were still stunned, they heard the young man beside them chuckle:

"Dad, they are here to apologize because of me!"

Hearing Xiao Huohuo's words, everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva.