Annihilation

Above the Wild Wolf Gang's headquarters, a man and a beast hovered silently in the air, coldly looking down at the gang members below, their eyes utterly devoid of emotion.

"That Origin Pill powerhouse! Hurry and report this to Elder Huang!"

Chen Long recognized at a glance the man wearing the Ghost God Mask atop the Demon Flame Emperor Dragon. His face went deathly pale, and his words came out in a panicked rush.

Chen Long wasn't the only one who recognized Lin Ge. The people who had been with him that day recognized Lin Ge as well. Their faces filled with even greater terror, and before Chen Long could finish speaking, they hurried toward Elder Huang's residence.

Lin Ge didn't stop them or attack again. He simply waited in silence for Elder Huang to arrive.

Seeing that Lin Ge wasn't attacking, Chen Long breathed a sigh of relief. He silently vowed to settle this score another day.

Before long, Elder Huang appeared in Lin Ge's sight, surrounded by several Wild Wolf Gang disciples.

"Hmm?"

Elder Huang looked surprised. His gaze was fixed entirely on the demon beast beneath Lin Ge's feet.

"The Demon Flame Emperor Dragon! And it's still a juvenile!"

Elder Huang was secretly shaken, then shifted his gaze to Lin Ge.

Lin Ge was cloaked from head to toe in black robes, his face hidden behind a Ghost God Mask. Even so, Elder Huang could tell the man was extraordinary. The look in his eyes, as if he ruled the world, put even more pressure on Elder Huang.

"What brings you to act so recklessly at the Wild Wolf Gang?"

After steadying himself, Elder Huang asked in a chilly voice.

Lin Ge glanced at Elder Huang, a trace of disdain in his eyes.

"You're the Origin Pill powerhouse of the Wild Wolf Gang, right? You're even weaker than I imagined."

Being mocked to his face, Elder Huang's expression darkened completely. He said nothing.

"Elder Huang, he's the Origin Pill powerhouse behind Li Quan!" Seeing Elder Huang's dark expression, Chen Long sneered inwardly and hurriedly shouted.

"Noise!"

Lin Ge raised a finger. A wisp of azure sword intent shot from his fingertip, straight toward Chen Long's brow.

"Elder Huang, save—"

Before he could finish, the sword intent pierced straight through Chen Long's brow, leaving behind only a tiny bloodied hole.

Chen Long fell to the ground with his eyes wide open. Blood slowly trickled from the hole...

Lin Ge's move stunned everyone present. Even Elder Huang was caught off guard by his sudden attack and only came to his senses a moment later.

"You killed Chen Long right in front of me. That's going too far."

Elder Huang's expression grew even uglier as he regained his composure. He knew that if he didn't act now, the remaining Wild Wolf Gang disciples would never serve him again.

So Elder Huang stopped hiding his aura and released it at full strength.

"Origin Pill Small Perfection? What a useless old fool."

Lin Ge sneered. Xiao Zi understood his intent and suddenly spat out a burst of flame, hurling it at Elder Huang.

Elder Huang's expression shifted slightly. His hands moved at once, forming a complicated hand seal as waves of azure light gathered in his palms.

"Chi Ice Palm!"

He thrust out a palm. A bone-chilling cold spread from it, meeting the purple-black ball of flame.

Though fire countered water, Elder Huang remained unafraid. After all, his Chi Ice Palm was a fourth-grade martial art, and its power was immense.

Unfortunately, he had underestimated Xiao Zi's flames. Against the blazing fireball, his near-full-strength palm could only barely hold it back. Before long, sweat covered his old face.

In the end, Elder Huang managed to hold on, but most of the Yuan force in his body was spent. He was left panting, his face pale.

"Your Origin Pill Realm cultivation doesn't seem to live up to its name. You're this weak?"

Lin Ge was a little surprised, too. He truly hadn't expected that this old man at Origin Pill Small Perfection could barely withstand even one of Xiao Zi's fireballs. Was this really an Origin Pill powerhouse? He couldn't help but doubt it.

In truth, Elder Huang was indeed a genuine Origin Pill powerhouse. However, his Origin Pill was the lowest grade, a first-grade Origin Pill, so his strength was far beneath Lin Ge's. Even after reaching Origin Pill Small Perfection, he was still weak.

"I was going to have some fun with you, but it looks like there's no need. You and everyone in the Wild Wolf Gang can be buried here together."

As he spoke, Lin Ge raised his right hand and extended two fingers. Azure sword energy surged outward like a gale. The energy of heaven and earth gradually merged into it, and in an instant, the entire Wild Wolf Gang headquarters was shrouded in Lin Ge's sword energy. No one could escape.

The Wild Wolf Gang members panicked and tried to flee, but Lin Ge's sword energy had already surrounded them. How could they possibly get away?

"Move aside! Watch this!"

One of the Wild Wolf Gang's higher-ups refused to accept defeat and tried to break through the sword energy by force. He punched the barrier, but not only did he fail to break through it—the sword energy counterattacked, slicing him into chunks!

Elder Huang watched, his face ashen. He quickly fell to his knees and begged for mercy. "Please spare my life, sir. I'm willing to hand over all my savings—one hundred and fifty thousand Pure Origin Stones!"

His words shocked not only Lin Ge but everyone in the Wild Wolf Gang as well.

The Pure Origin Stones and spirit medicines the Wild Wolf Gang had collected over the past few years had all gone to Elder Huang, but no one knew the exact amount. Only now, hearing his words, did they realize they had amassed so many Pure Origin Stones in just a few short years!

Along with their shock, the Wild Wolf Gang members felt a surge of resentment toward Elder Huang. He was so useless that he couldn't even defeat an early-stage Origin Pill opponent, leaving them with no choice but to kneel and beg, hoping Lin Ge would spare their lives.

Lin Ge looked down at the Wild Wolf Gang members kneeling and pleading. The disdain in his eyes deepened.

"I've always hated spineless cowards the most, so you're all going to die!"

As he spoke, Lin Ge swung his right arm again and again, dozens of times. Hundreds of streaks of sword light appeared in the pitch-black sky, instantly lighting up the heavens.

"Chi Ice Palm!"

Elder Huang refused to wait helplessly for death. If Lin Ge wouldn't let him live, he would fight with everything he had. Perhaps he could still find a chance to escape.

"You're asking for death!"

Lin Ge sneered. His figure moved in an instant, vanishing from Xiao Zi's back.

Lin Ge's sudden disappearance startled Elder Huang. He hurriedly looked around but couldn't see him anywhere.

When he turned back, a razor-sharp streak of sword energy had already struck. Elder Huang didn't even have time to use Chi Ice Palm before it pierced his throat, and he collapsed to the ground.

Elder Huang's death terrified the Wild Wolf Gang members even more. They scattered in every direction around the sword-energy barrier, but no one could escape.

"Xiao Zi, send them on their way."

Lin Ge looked at the fleeing crowd with pity and shook his head slightly before speaking to Xiao Zi in a detached voice.

Xiao Zi spat out another fireball, sending it streaking toward the crowd.

Boom!!!

An explosion, accompanied by countless agonized screams, rang out through the still night...