Slay Them All

The first person Liu Yanran thought of was the Foundation Establishment Ancestor of the Five Elements Sect, the only two-star sect in the Southern Region.

He was known as the Five Elements Venerable, the undisputed strongest powerhouse in the Southern Region on the surface.

Mentioning this name would fill anyone with a shred of common sense with awe and reverence.

Liu Yanran was no exception.

"The Five Elements Venerable?"

Zhang Feng shook his head upon hearing this, a trace of disdain appearing on his face. He didn't say much, instead puffing out his chest proudly. "My Venerable is not from the Five Elements Sect. Just follow me to pay your respects, Miss. Any questions you have will naturally be answered once you meet him."

Although he didn't know much.

Based solely on what he had seen and heard while breaking through the Mist Forest along the way.

His own ancestor had displayed strength far superior to that of the one from the Five Elements Sect.

Unconsciously.

Zhang Feng had already quietly adopted Lin Cheng as the ancestor of the Jingyun Sect.

His tone was full of confidence.

He felt a sense of reflected glory.

"Senior is absolutely right. This junior was negligent just now; please lead the way, Senior."

Liu Yanran was stunned for a moment, then cold sweat began to pour down her back.

She cursed herself for being foolish.

Since the Venerable had summoned her, she should have gone immediately. Dilly-dallying here and making a dignified Foundation Establishment Venerable wait was nothing short of a grave offense.

"Let's go."

"Hold it!!"

Just as Zhang Feng turned to leave, the burly man holding the blade suddenly shouted. Zhang Feng frowned in displeasure.

He stared coldly at the blade-wielder.

Did he have a death wish, daring to defy the Venerable's decree?

"You aren't going anywhere!"

Under Zhang Feng's gaze, the burly man seemed to deflate, yet he still struggled to maintain a tough facade. He snorted coldly, "Who knows if you're all in on this together to trick me? You think you can just waltz away with her under my nose? Not a chance!"

No matter what.

He dared not let Liu Yanran and the others leave.

Their leader, Zhou Chen, had been killed by his own subordinates during the chaos.

Although Zhou Chen was a man of poor character, he was a favorite of those in power.

If he died for no reason, it would be difficult to explain.

The only way out now was to capture or kill Liu Yanran and the others.

Then, he could claim Zhou Chen had died at the claws of a demonic beast.

Only then could he atone for his failure.

Otherwise, not only would his ambition to replace Zhou Chen vanish, but his very life might be at stake.

With his own life on the line, he couldn't afford to be careless.

Gradually, his eyes darted between the two parties. He stared at Liu Yanran's nervous face, and a flash of realization crossed his eyes, as if he had thought of something.

Suddenly, he grinned.

"Haha, I get it now!"

"So that's how it is!"

"You really almost fooled me. What a performance! I'd long heard that you, the Senior Sister, were cunning and resourceful, but I never expected to see it for myself. Truly extraordinary!"

"Brothers, surround this bitch and that meddlesome guy!"

"Daring to make up stories to scare me? You really have a death wish!"

By the end, the burly man's momentum grew stronger with every word. As the aura around him surged, he even showed signs of a breakthrough.

This was the power brought by self-confidence.

Feeling the suddenly surging internal energy within his body, the burly man laughed toward the sky, convinced he had guessed correctly!

This was the boost in combat power that came after achieving clarity of mind and a heart like a polished mirror!

He immediately swung his great blade!

"You lot go deal with those fugitives! Leave this meddlesome eighth-grade trash to me!"

Having said that.

Without waiting for the others to speak, he leaped forward first, hacking fiercely toward Zhang Feng!

"Senior, watch out!"

Liu Yanran was shocked, never expecting this fellow to be so bold as to strike directly.

A half-step Ninth Grade... Zhang Feng felt it was troublesome upon seeing this.

Although he was also at the peak of the Eighth Grade.

The opponent had faintly touched the threshold of the Ninth Grade, placing his combat power above his own.

He was not confident he could defeat him.

I originally wanted to save it, but in the end, I still have to use it.

Zhang Feng felt little panic regarding this; watching the burly man draw closer, he unhurriedly took out a token.

It is a pity to waste this supreme treasure bestowed by the Venerable...

This token was given to him by Lin Cheng, with the original intention that he would take it out and use it as a deterrent.

However, Zhang Feng had thought that relying on the Venerable's prestige and his own methods would be enough to intimidate the other side, and using the token would be overkill.

He had not expected.

The development of events still exceeded his expectations.

This fellow was not weak in strength, but unfortunately, he was just a stubborn fool.

"Go!"

Zhang Feng activated the token, and a profound power circulated from it; in an instant, golden light burst forth!

A terrifying aura, identical to the one from before, swept directly across the entire field, causing everyone who sensed its horror to stop in their tracks.

They turned their gazes in terror.

They saw the middle-aged man in the distance holding a token of indistinct appearance high above his head, his face showing reverence and his expression solemn.

It was as if he were paying homage.

The next second, the token shone brilliantly, and a soul-trembling fluctuation of spiritual energy erupted like a volcano.

"No!"

The burly man wielding the blade, seeing his strike about to land, felt no joy of impending success, only eyes filled with fear and regret.

Rumble!

The golden light transformed into a pillar of light several zhang high, enveloping Zhang Feng's figure, the terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations connecting heaven and earth.

The burly man's long blade struck it without causing a single ripple.

Instead, he himself was struck by a terrifying force that shattered every bone in his body, and his long blade disintegrated.

A limp corpse, soft as mud, fell to the ground with a thud.

The power of the golden light radiated for over a hundred miles; all the demonic beasts that sensed this aura, as long as they were below the Foundation Establishment stage, were scared out of their wits.

They lay flat on the ground on the spot.

They did not dare to move an inch.

They kept emitting whimpers and mournful cries, their eyes filled with terror.

Every demonic beast had only one thought in its heart.

That Sha star is chasing us again!

Do not provoke him!

All the rebels, shaken by this terrifying aura, had their spirits collapse on the spot.

Some even spat out a mouthful of blood and died in terror.

Even those who did not die turned deathly pale, shivering and filled with despair.

Unable to even stand straight, they had no strength left to resist.

"Kill them!"

"Leave no future trouble; it won't be long before they recover!"

Seeing that the situation was finally under control, Zhang Feng carefully put away the cracked token and roared with a heart full of pain.

This token was bestowed by the Venerable.

It contained a strand of the Venerable's residual pressure; fortunately, he had put it away early, and it looked like it could barely be used one more time.

By then, he feared it would be completely shattered.

Thinking of this, Zhang Feng's eyes turned red with heartache; this was a supreme treasure!

To waste so much effort just for a few bastards and idiots—how could he not be furious?

"Kill!"

The incident happened suddenly.

Although they didn't understand the reason, since Zhang Feng had spoken, Liu Yanran and the others did not hesitate to beat the drowning dogs.

In less than a moment, only Liu Yanran, the others, and Zhang Feng remained alive on the scene.

"Senior, what is this?"

Someone looked at the blood covering the ground and couldn't help but ask Zhang Feng out of curiosity; these people had clearly been scared out of their wits, so why the need to act so hastily?

With a Venerable present, could these small fries really stir up any trouble?

To clear these people out, two more fellow disciples had even been seriously injured just now.

It seemed somewhat unworthy.

Zhang Feng waved his hand upon hearing this, caught his breath, and explained, "The Venerable had more urgent matters to attend to and has already departed after leaving me behind. If not for that, I wouldn't have needed to worry about these people launching a counterattack once they recovered. In fact, if it weren't for Miss Liu, the Venerable wouldn't even have let me stay."