The sound made everyone present look grim.
"So that must be the Great Demon's voice!"
Mu Yuan said slowly, his face dark.
Xiong Yan's eyes shifted. "Lord Mu, after that battle, everyone's exhausted. Why don't we find somewhere to rest?"
Chen Guan immediately grew wary at those words.
Given Xiong Yan's current standing, following him away would surely lead them into an ambush!
Yet Mu Yuan nodded in satisfaction. "That sounds good. Elder Xiong, please lead the way."
His words made Chen Guan anxious.
He was about to tell Mu Yuan what was going on, when he saw the calm look in Mu Yuan's eyes.
Chen Guan furrowed his brow and thought it over, but still said nothing.
They followed Xiong Yan to an open patch of ground not far away.
Just as everyone was preparing to sit down and rest,
the hurried sound of footsteps rang out around them!
"What? There are demons lying in ambush here too?"
Xiong Yan looked utterly astonished.
Chen Guan, however, watched him with a cold smile.
Now he fully believed what Shen Mengjin had told him.
Otherwise, how could something so coincidental happen?
"Elder Xiong, stop pretending! You're the one who led us here. Weren't these demons arranged by you?"
Chen Guan stepped forward and rebuked him.
Xiong Yan's brow furrowed at his words. "Lord Chen, what do you mean by that? Are you saying our Blazing Flame Sect is in league with demons?"
The Blazing Flame Sect disciples nearby also closed in.
Their eyes burned with murderous intent, and they looked ready to strike at any moment.
Chen Guan glanced at Mu Yuan.
Mu Yuan still looked completely composed, but he made no move to stop Chen Guan from speaking.
"Since that's the case, Elder Xiong, could you explain something to me? What was going on with Phoenix Perch Sect?"
Chen Guan asked with a cold laugh.
The Blazing Flame Sect members all looked shocked at his words.
Their expressions told Chen Guan that it was true!
"Lord Chen, I don't know what you're talking about. What does Phoenix Perch Sect have to do with me? Are you determined to frame us?"
Inner force burst from Xiong Yan's body.
Flames coiled around his fists.
Chen Guan frowned. Though he believed what Shen Mengjin had told him, he had no evidence to prove that Xiong Yan was behind it.
He should have brought Shen Mengjin along.
"Xiong Yan, stop pretending. If I knew nothing, why would I have come here with you? Bring out all those demons!"
Mu Yuan stepped forward and stood beside Chen Guan.
His words were calm, but the anger in his voice was unmistakable!
Then he pulled a bloodstained token from his robes.
"You should recognize this, shouldn't you? It's the Phoenix Perch Sect leader's personal token. You may not know this, but the leader didn't die after jumping off the cliff. The Demon Suppressing Division rescued him!"
The item in Mu Yuan's hand was genuine proof of the Blazing Flame Sect's crimes.
With the evidence right before them, there was no denying it!
Xiong Yan flared with rage. "Mu Yuan, so what if you know? You've already fallen into my trap. None of you are leaving this place alive today. Once you're dead, Qingshi County will be ours!"
He swept his hand through the air.
Hundreds of demons burst out from the surroundings, surrounding them completely!
The demons were clearly following Xiong Yan's orders. That alone revealed the Blazing Flame Sect's true deeds!
"The Blazing Flame Sect is an old sect in the martial world. If its founder, the Blazing Flame Venerable, knew what you'd done, he'd probably jump right out of his coffin!"
Even surrounded by enemies, Mu Yuan didn't look the least bit flustered.
Instead, he mocked the Blazing Flame Sect.
"What do you know? In this martial world, whoever has the hardest fists is king! Even if our founder were still alive, he'd have to step aside!"
Xiong Yan spoke with utter contempt.
The Blazing Flame Sect disciples around him burst into laughter!
They seemed to be mocking Chen Guan and Mu Yuan for failing to understand the way of the world.
Chen Guan watched them coldly and shook his head.
Mu Yuan had once said that the martial world was full of heroes who punished evil and upheld justice.
But now, it seemed to Chen Guan that the martial world was full of hypocrites like the Blazing Flame Sect, men who chased fame while hiding their true nature!
"Enough talk. Let's fight! Dealing with self-righteous hypocrites like you makes me sick!"
Chen Guan gave a cold laugh.
The shadow of a dragon and an elephant began to shimmer around him.
Even Xiong Yan didn't dare underestimate the power of the Dragon Elephant Subduing Demon Art!
"You asked for this. Don't blame me for showing no mercy! Kill them!"
At Xiong Yan's command,
the demons surged forward, jaws gaping as they lunged straight for Chen Guan and Mu Yuan.
Just as Chen Guan was about to fight, Mu Yuan suddenly called out, "Run!"
Then he used his movement technique to flee the scene!
Chen Guan reacted quickly, activating Whirlwind Wind Steps and following close behind.
"Lord Mu, aren't we fighting back?"
Mu Yuan smiled faintly at Chen Guan's question. "No rush. Xiong Yan chose this place, so we can't let him have his way. Come with me!"
Then he led Chen Guan sprinting away.
After all that trouble to lure them here,
how could Xiong Yan let them escape so easily?
He immediately led the Blazing Flame Sect disciples and the demons in pursuit.
A grand chase unfolded across Tushan.
Tushan was the demons' territory to begin with.
Countless demons were lurking all around them.
The two hadn't run for long before they realized the number of demons chasing them was growing.
Soon, they were surrounded again.
"How are you feeling? Scared?"
Mu Yuan stopped and asked Chen Guan with a broad smile.
Chen Guan gave a cold laugh and shook his head. "Rest assured, Lord Mu. Your subordinate has never feared anyone!"
"Good. I knew I was right about you. Now let's fight!"
After Mu Yuan spoke, his body shot into the demon horde like an arrow loosed from a bow.
Chen Guan didn't rush into the fight. Instead, he opened the System Panel!
[Host: Chen Guan] [Lifespan: Four years] [Demon Lifespan: Six hundred and twenty years] [...]
Looking at the prompt on the system, Chen Guan couldn't help but nod to himself.
He was close to having enough Demon Lifespan to break through to the next realm. Today was the perfect time to extract it!
Once he broke through to the fifth layer of the Blood Forging Realm,
he'd be confident he could face Xiong Yan!
"Kill!"
Without another word, Chen Guan charged into the fray, fists raised.
He and Mu Yuan were undoubtedly powerful.
But the sheer number of enemies they faced was terrifying.
And with the Blazing Flame Sect disciples joining the fight,
the two of them were soon forced back step by step.
"Fool!"
A cruel smile spread across Xiong Yan's face.
His body came at Chen Guan from behind like a huge ball of fire.
His flame-wreathed fist slammed toward Chen Guan's back with brutal force!
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