A Mere Tribulation Immortal Was Nothing to Speak Of; the Word "Rage" Devoured Blood in Battle Against a God
Zhong Wanchou's desperate cries for help echoed throughout the Sword World.
On the ground, Zhong Cheng, who had been watching the battle with his head tilted back, suddenly changed his expression when he heard the words "Lord Nangong".
"The Nangong Aristocratic Clan?! Zhong Wanchou, you traitorous beast, you actually betrayed your ancestors and sided with the Nangong Family!"
Zhong Cheng finally understood all the key points.
No wonder Zhong Wanchou dared to risk violating the Lineage's ironclad rules by mobilizing three hundred Blood Armor Guards to openly ambush and kill him in Heavenly Wind City!
It turns out that he had already secretly made contact with the Nangong Aristocratic Clan, the overlord of the Central Domain, and even used a certain ancient Token in his hand as a pledge of allegiance!
At the very instant Zhong Wanchou crushed the blood-red Jade Talisman.
Boom--!
Heavenly Wind City, the tallest pavilion of the City Lord Mansion, which was a hundred feet high, suddenly exploded from the inside without warning.
Wood chips and shards of glazed tiles flew everywhere, and a pitch-black demonic Demonic Shadow, shrouded in overwhelming deathly aura, soared into the sky from the ruins!
This was a gaunt old man dressed in a black and gold robe, with two tangible halos of life and death Heavenly Tribulations flowing around him. He was clearly a genuine Two-Tribulation Ghost Immortal!
"You audacious scoundrel, how dare you touch someone the Nangong Family has their eye on! You're courting death!"
The third elder of the Nangong Aristocratic Clan roared and, from a distance of hundreds of feet, struck out with his palm, which transformed into a pitch-black Ghost Claw that blotted out the sky, attempting to tear apart Chen Changqing's Sword World to save Zhong Wanchou.
Seeing his savior arrive, Zhong Wanchou was on the verge of death in mid-air, revealed a look of wild joy at surviving a calamity. "Nangong Third Elder! Quickly kill this brat, he possesses Quasi-Houtian Spirit Treasure!"
However, Chen Changqing, standing at the core of the Sword World, didn't even turn his head.
"Save you? Even if the King Yama himself came, he couldn't save your life."
Chen Changqing's voice was indifferent. Within his Sea of Consciousness, the Nine Great Red-Gold Primordial Spirits and the Three Great Star Primordial Spirits trembled simultaneously.
Boom!
The vast Divine Sense spanning ten thousand miles instantly contracted and condensed, transforming into an impenetrable net of crimson-gold stars. It descended from the sky, pinning Zhong Wanchou and the broken Zhong Kui Faxiang to the spot, unable to move even a finger!
At the same time, the five Avatars quickly dispersed to both sides.
Chen Changqing gripped the Immortal Execution Sword with both hands, pouring his Pure Yang Immortal Essence, the peak of the Late Heavenly Monarch Stage realm, into the sword without reservation.
The Fifth Form of the Immortal Execution Sword Technique: Immortal Execution!
Clang!
A gray-white Chaos Sword Ray that stretched across the heavens and earth burst forth from the Immortal Execution Sword, carrying an unparalleled Slaughtering Will annihilate immortals and demons. Before Nangong Third Elder's Ghost Claws could strike, it fiercely slashed down at Zhong Wanchou's head!
"No--!"
Zhong Wanchou's crimson-gold pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints, and his desperate scream was only half-finished.
Sizzle!
The gray-white Sword-Ray swept across the brow of Zhong Kui Faxiang without any hindrance, then down the bridge of his nose and chest, directly splitting this thousand-foot-tall orthodox deity's Faxiang, along with the Zhong Wanchou body inside, into two symmetrical halves from head to toe!
The raging chaotic sword energy savagely tore apart the cut, instantly turning Zhong Wanchou's physical body and the First Tribulation Ghost Immortal Dao Fruit into dust, leaving not even a wisp of his remnant soul able to escape!
Both body and soul were destroyed!
[Ding! You have defeated Zhong Wanchou, One-Tribulation Ghost Immortal of a higher level, and gained 25,000,000 AFK Points!]
[Current AFK Points Balance: 100,000,000 points!]
In my mind, the balance of AFK Points has once again surpassed the 100 million mark!
As Zhong Wanchou died and his life vanished, in the far north of the Central Region, in the heart of the Zhong family's ancestral land, a golden list of fortune spanning a hundred miles suddenly trembled violently.
Of the eleven names that were originally flashing side by side on the list, the first one, [Zhong Wanchou], shattered into pieces on the spot, turning into specks of Golden Light and disappearing without a trace.
Only ten people remain on the entire list of heirs!
On the ground, Zhong Cheng sensed the resonance of the Qi within his bloodline, and was so excited that his whole body trembled violently, and his fists clenched tightly.
He's dead! His greatest rival Zhong Wanchou, is dead!
Now only ten direct descendants have survived. If just one more dies, he can secure the last nine spots and rightfully return to the Zhong family ancestral land!
In mid-air, Nangong Third Elder had just unleashed his Ghost Claw, saw Zhong Wanchou being cleaved in two right in front of him. He was struck dumb and abruptly stopped his forward momentum.
When his Divine Sense swept across the dissipated Sword World and he saw Chen Changqing's handsome face and the Immortal Execution Sword hanging at his waist, Nangong Third Elder's hair stood on end!
"White robes, the Immortal Execution Sword, five Avatars... You're Chen Changqing, the fiend from the Yang Realm who detonated the Grand Elder's aggression in the Guiding Divine City?!"
Nangong Third Elder was terrified; even his voice trembled.
Half an hour ago, the news that the Guiding Divine City had been mostly razed to the ground by the self-destruction of the Three-Tribulation Ghost Immortal had just reached the clan. The Grand Elder had fallen, and the Second Master was seriously injured and on the verge of death. The entire Nangong Aristocratic Clan was shaken.
He was ordered to secretly contact Zhong Wanchou in Heavenly Wind City to acquire the mysterious ancient Token unearthed from the Black Wind Ridge ancient mine. He never dreamed that this killing god would spread to Heavenly Wind City in the blink of an eye!
Even the Grand Elder, Three-Tribulation Ghost Immortal, was defeated by this kid. Wouldn't it be a waste for a Two-Tribulation Ghost Immortal like him to go up there?!
Escape!
Without the slightest hesitation, Nangong Third Elder turned around and tried to tear through space to escape back to the heart of the Central Domain.
"Since you're here, leave your things behind before you leave."
Chen Changqing dispersed his Avatars, stepped on the "Drunken Immortal Moon-Gazing Step," and left a trail of afterimages in his place. He arrived first despite being behind, instantly traversing hundreds of feet of space and directly blocking the head of Nangong Third Elder!
With a flick of his right hand, the Dragon-Patterned Sky-Splitting Spear had just been upgraded to Top-grade Immortal Artifact, appeared in his palm.
The third shot in "The Immortal-Extinguishing Three Spears" Heavenly-Immortal Execution!
Roar--!
A dark golden phantom of an ancient dragon, hundreds of feet long, coiled around the spear. Chen Changqing exerted force with one arm, and the spear was hurled out like Meteor Chasing the Moon!
"Yama Body-Protecting Shield, block it for me!"
Nangong Third Elder was terrified and desperately summoned three ancient black-gold shields to block behind him, while simultaneously burning 20% of his Tribulation Immortal essence in an attempt to accelerate.
However, faced with the overwhelming power of Late Heavenly Monarch Stage and the sharpness of Top-grade Immortal Artifact, the three Low-grade Immortal Artifact shields couldn't even withstand half a breath.
Snap! Snap! Pfft!
The Dragon-Patterned Sky-Splitting Spear pierced through three ancient shields in succession. The remaining power of the spear tip did not diminish. It went straight through the back of Nangong Third Elder's heart, and with his huge body, he crashed down from the sky. Finally, with a loud clang, he pinned this Two-Tribulation Ghost Immortal firmly to the blue stone ruins of the City Lord Mansion below!
"Ah--!"
Nangong Third Elder spat out black gold immortal blood, his limbs twitching as he tried to pull the spear from his chest, but the Pure Yang Dragon Might might flowing through the spear suppressed his immortal energy.
Chen Changqing descended from the sky and landed steadily in front of Nangong Third Elder.
He bent down, reached directly into the arms of Third Elder Nangong, and took out a palm-sized, dark red token with an ancient word "step" engraved on the front.
Buzz--!
The moment the Token was in his hand, the other five Tokens in the Minor World within the Heaven-Stepping Ring flew out simultaneously, surrounding Chen Changqing and resonating with the sixth Token at an extremely high pitch!
An ancient and boundless aura of an immortal Immortal Emperor permeated the air above the ruins. Zhong Cheng, who had just run over, was so overwhelmed by this aura that his knees went weak and he dared not even breathe.
Of the Heaven-Stepping Immortal Emperor Inheritance Tokens, six have now been obtained!
Chen Changqing put away the five old tokens with satisfaction, held the newly acquired sixth Token, and looked down at Nangong Third Elder, who was barely breathing, at his feet.
"Tell me, what exactly is your Nangong Family plotting by collecting these Tokens from all over the place?"
Nangong Third Elder, his mouth full of blood, sneered, "You little beast, you won't get a single word out of me! Once the grand plan between the Nangong Family and the Netherworld Palace succeeds, you will surely die..."
"You won't tell me? Then I'll see for myself."
Chen Changqing was too lazy to listen to his nonsense. He made a hand seal with his right hand, and the "Three Extremes Origin Seal" merged with the vast Divine Sense of the Twelve Primordial Spirits, transforming into a beam of light interwoven with crimson gold and stars, which was directly pressed onto the brow of Nangong Third Elder!
Forced soul search!
"Ughhh--!"
Nangong Third Elder's eyes bulged out, his body convulsed violently, Sea of Consciousness defenses collapsed instantly under the brutal impact of the Twelve Primordial Spirits. Countless fragments of memories flashed rapidly through Chen Changqing's mind.
A moment later, Chen Changqing withdrew his hand and casually clenched his fingers.
Bang!
The Nangong Third Elder's head, along with his depleted Second Tribulation Primordial Spirit, exploded on the spot, completely extinguishing his life force.
[Ding! You have defeated Nangong Third Elder, Two-Tribulation Ghost Immortal, by defeating a higher-level AFK Points!]
[Current AFK Points Balance: 140,000,000 points!]
Chen Changqing stood up, put away the Dragon-Patterned Sky-Splitting Spear and the Storage Ring on the ground, his brows furrowing slightly.
He obtained extremely important information from Nangong Third Elder's memories.
The reason why the Nangong Aristocratic Clan dares to act so recklessly in the Central Domain is because they colluded with the "Netherworld Palace," the most mysterious assassin organization in the Nine Netherworlds, a hundred years ago!
The two sides joined forces to plunder ancient treasures, preparing to launch a bloody grand sacrifice called "Ten Thousand Ghosts Pay Homage to Heaven Senluo Deathland to Heaven" in the former imperial tomb of the Ghost Realm Holy Dynasty in the seven days later, attempting to dig out the corpse of a true Ghost King buried under the imperial tomb!
Xiaoqian, the disciple Chen Changqing had been searching for, had already been sent to the Senluo Deathland by the Netherworld Palace to serve as the main offering for opening the core altar of the imperial mausoleum in seven days, because she possessed the Nine Netherworlds Pure Yin Immortal Physique, which was extremely rare.
Once the grand ceremony begins, Xiaoqian will have all her life Essence Blood and soul drained on the spot, turning her into a key to open the treasure vault!
Chen Changqing slowly clenched his fist beneath his sleeve, and his body temperature plummeted.
He turned around and looked at Zhong Cheng, who stood at the edge of the ruins, his face filled with awe.
"You just said that if just one more candidate dies, you can immediately inherit the position of the young master of the Zhong Family and mobilize the intelligence network of the Evil-Punishing Bureau?"
Zhong Cheng shuddered and quickly bowed, clasping his hands in a fist salute. "Absolutely true! There are still ten people left on the list. Zhong Wanchou's second brother, Zhong Wansha, who shares the same mother, is currently on the Azure Wolf Plain, a necessary route to the Ancestral Land. As long as we deal with him, I can immediately take Brother Chen into the Ancestral Land to examine all the records!"
Chen Changqing stepped down from the ruins, brushing past Zhong Cheng.
"My apprentice, Xiaoqian, was imprisoned in the Senluo Deathland by the Nangong Family and the Netherworld Palace as a sacrifice. Take me there to kill your good second brother! I want all the top-secret files of your Zhong Family's Evil-Punishing Bureau regarding the Senluo Deathland!"