As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Ze flew into the air with Han Yue and Han Xue in his arms, fixing a cold gaze on Fei Tian.
Being called an old dog made Fei Tian's eye twitch. If he weren't wary of the other man's strength, he would have torn that foul mouth to shreds.
"Who are you, sir? As far as I know, the Wind Lightning North Pavilion has done nothing to offend you. Yet you dared to kill a disciple of our inner pavilion and wipe out his entire family. Are you not afraid of the Wind Lightning Pavilion's retaliation?"
There was a hint of accusation in Fei Tian's voice. His confidence came from the Wind Lightning Pavilion.
Who in all the Central Plains would dare slight the Wind Lightning Pavilion? And yet this man before him was brazen beyond all reason.
"He was nothing but trash. He dared lay a hand on my women, so I killed him. As for the Hong Family, they got what they deserved."
Xiao Ze spoke casually, as if every member of the Hong Family deserved to die.
"Good, good, good! What a fine 'they got what they deserved'!" Fei Tian sneered. "You knew Hong Chen was a disciple of our Wind Lightning North Pavilion, yet you still killed him without hesitation. It seems you don't think much of our pavilion!"
Xiao Ze chuckled and swept his gaze over the group. "If these old dogs are all the Wind Lightning North Pavilion has, then what can you do to me if I don't think much of you?"
"Brazen!" Fei Tian was thoroughly enraged.
He had been called an old dog again and again, and his patience had long since run out.
"I'd like to see what you're relying on!"
With that, Fei Tian charged ahead, gathering a terrifying blade of energy in his hand and thrusting it viciously at his opponent.
From what he could sense, the young man before him was impossible to read, but his age was plain to see. At most, he was a Dou Zong. Before an Eight-Star Dou Zong, he would be no harder to kill than swatting a fly.
Thus, Fei Tian was absolutely confident he could capture his opponent with a single strike!
Seeing Fei Tian so eager to attack, Xiao Ze's lips curved slightly. He raised his hand and gave the space where Fei Tian stood a gentle squeeze. "You old dog Fei Tian, if you can take one move from me, I'll gladly go with you."
"Bring it on!" Fei Tian scoffed, not holding back his strength.
But with that gentle squeeze from Xiao Ze, the space around Fei Tian twisted in an instant, revealing a pitch-black, bottomless Space Rift.
The terrifying spatial force put Fei Tian on high alert. His eyes widened in utter shock, and his heart sank to the bottom.
By the time he tried to flee, he found that he could no longer move.
"A Dou Zun expert!"
At that very moment, he had no choice but to acknowledge one fact: the man before him was a bona fide Dou Zun expert!
Only a Dou Zun expert could control such terrifying spatial force.
"Three Thousand Lightning Movement!"
"Three Thousand Lightning Illusions!"
Though Fei Tian unleashed one Dou Technique after another, it was all in vain. Despair still consumed him.
The instant they clashed, an extraordinarily shrill scream rang out above the Han Family compound, warming the hearts of everyone who heard it.
Then, in the next moment, Fei Tian's body was ground into a cloud of blood mist, and even his soul was sliced into nothingness.
At this sight, everyone present except the Han Family members felt as if they had plunged into an icy cellar. The Wind Lightning North Pavilion elders' hearts sank to the bottom.
Fei Tian was the head of the Wind Lightning North Pavilion, possessed terrifying Eight-Star Dou Zong cultivation, and was the most powerful man in the Wind Lightning Pavilion beneath its head!
Yet even he hadn't lasted a single move against this man!
There was only one way to describe what had just happened: terrifying beyond belief!
Even if Venerable Thunder, head of the Wind Lightning Pavilion, had personally acted, would the outcome have been any different?
The man before them was undoubtedly a Dou Zun expert. It was laughable that they had even thought of taking revenge.
"Run!"
In the next instant, the Four Great Elders fled in perfect unison, one in each direction.
Even if their pursuer came after them, they were confident at least one of them would survive.
As long as one escaped and carried the news back, Venerable Thunder would surely avenge them!
At that moment, they pushed Three Thousand Lightning Movement to its very limits, wishing they had another pair of wings.
But Xiao Ze wasn't about to give them the chance. His divine sense had already locked onto them.
In less than a breath, they were all immobilized where they stood.
No matter how desperately they struggled, it was useless.
A terrifying pressure crushed down on them. The elders looked on in despair. "Venerable Thunder won't let you get away with this! You'll die a horrible death!"
"Venerable Thunder? Perfect. Once I've dealt with you, I'll go pay him a visit. I hope he isn't as useless as you lot." Xiao Ze's voice was utterly calm.
Though they were all Dou Zun, there were differences between Dou Zun experts.
Besides, Xiao Ze had countless trump cards. He had nothing to fear from Venerable Thunder.
Hearing this, the elders were instantly filled with regret.
With this fiend around, there was no telling whether Venerable Thunder could even defeat him.
If they brought disaster upon the Wind Lightning Pavilion, they would truly become its sinners.
But Xiao Ze gave them no chance to regret it.
Bang!
The next moment, the elders buckled beneath the pressure and were crushed into blood mist.
At that moment, Xiao Ze seemed possessed by a god of slaughter. His killing left everyone trembling, as if heaven and earth had lost their color.
The members of the Han Family were also so terrified by his aura that they staggered backward again and again.
Fortunately, the overwhelming aura came and went in the blink of an eye.
After dealing with the Wind Lightning North Pavilion elders, Xiao Ze swept his gaze over the Han Family members.
At last, it settled on the two women beside him. "Yue'er, Xue'er, the Wind Lightning Pavilion has gone too far. I probably won't be able to stay by your side all the time. Take this Spatial Jade Slip. If anything happens, you can use it to contact me."
With that, Xiao Ze handed the jade slip to the two women.
Han Yue and Han Xue looked reluctant to part with him.
But they knew the man before them had his sights set on the stars and the sea. Their strength was still far too weak. If they wanted to follow him, they would need to reach at least Dou Zong.
"Big Brother Xiao, wait for me."
Xiao Ze nodded slightly. Then, without further hesitation, he reached out, tore open space, and disappeared into it.
Watching him leave, Han Yue and Han Xue felt an aching reluctance to part with him.
But they also hoped that one day they could follow in his footsteps and experience the storms for themselves.
The Wind Lightning Pavilion's headquarters was located in the Wind Lightning East Pavilion, which lay on the border of the Northern Region, near the central part of the Central Plains.
Thus, even though Xiao Ze tore through space along the way, the journey still took him quite some time.
The Wind Lightning East Pavilion was situated deep in the Wind Lightning Mountain Range, near the edge of the Northern Region.
This place was rather strange. Perhaps because its terrain rose high into the clouds, thunder roared without cease all year round. The weather changed as capriciously as a child's expression: one moment, the sun blazed overhead, golden light streaming everywhere; the next, dark clouds might surge in and thunder and rain pour down in torrents.
The entire Wind Lightning Mountain Range lay within the East Pavilion's Sphere of Influence. It was like their own backyard, and other, weaker powers didn't dare lay claim to it.
But at this moment, the place was bustling with activity. Countless people arrived from every direction, converging on Thunder Mountain within the range.
The reason was that the Four Pavilions Assembly was being held. It was jointly hosted by the four pavilions of the continent, including the Wind Lightning Pavilion.
Each Four Pavilions Assembly was a major event in the Central Plains, attracting countless members of the younger generation.
Outside the Wind Lightning Mountain Range, a streak of light flashed across the sky like a shooting star. It then transformed into a figure that landed atop a mountain peak. Looking down at the streams of people below, tiny as ants, he froze.
The man who had hurried here, travel-worn from his long journey, was naturally Xiao Yan, who had rushed at top speed all the way.
Ever since his third brother had gotten under his skin in the Black-Corner Region, he had sworn he would make something of himself!
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