Escape

Zhou Zheng found Wang Chongshan's hesitation rather speechless.

A Pseudo-Transcendent was still a "Transcendent" in name, yet he lacked even this much resolve. No wonder he could not become a true Transcendental.

A strong mind was not essential for breaking through to Transcendence, but it was indispensable on the path to becoming strong. Yet Wang Chongshan...

As Zhou Zheng considered this, he was about to say a few more words of persuasion when an explosion suddenly rang out from the distant sky.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Towering flames erupted in midair, followed by an angry roar.

"Who is that?!"

"Young man, don't get agitated." A somewhat weathered voice sounded out. Immediately afterward, another series of rumbles came from outside.

Listening to the commotion outside, Wang Chongshan's face gradually turned pale.

"This, this..."

Wang Chongshan looked at Zhou Zheng.

"No need to doubt it. That newly advanced Transcendental has arrived!" Zhou Zheng's expression also became grave. According to their plan, Feng Zhuhong and he had come to investigate whether the Wang Family had any backing. If it did not, they were to make the Wang Family disband.

In the ideal scenario, the Wang Family would have disbanded before the newly advanced Transcendental, Wilco, arrived, leaving him to find nothing.

But now, it was clear that the ideal scenario was no longer possible!

"Then who is outside?" Wang Chongshan asked, somewhat puzzled. Someone was clearly holding Wilco back outside.

"That is one of ours!" Zhou Zheng did not explain further. He said directly, "You only have half an hour. Go tell the Wang Family to flee for their lives!"

"Is there really no other way? That senior who stepped in..." Wang Chongshan was still hesitating. No, seeing someone intercept Wilco had rekindled his hopes.

Seeing this, Zhou Zheng knew they could delay no longer.

Clang!!

A streak of cold light flashed, and cold sweat instantly broke out across Wang Chongshan's forehead.

A pitch-black longsword crackling with lightning had appeared before his brow. The aura of Destruction it contained filled Wang Chongshan with dread.

His body had already undergone Transcendental transformation, yet he had failed to react at all just now.

This King-level individual before him was no ordinary Myriad Realms expert. Even among King-level experts who had mastered the Myriad Realms, he was likely among the very strongest.

"If you keep babbling, then die. The Wang Family does not need you!" Zhou Zheng's voice turned icy. Wang Chongshan nodded rapidly, no longer voicing any objections.

Above Black Wind City, Demon Herc, transformed into a fat man, was locked in battle with a Transcendental who controlled flames.

Afraid of exposing his identity, Herc would not reveal himself unless absolutely necessary.

But Wilco had arrived too quickly. If Herc still did not step forward to stop him, most of the Wang Family members who were still gathered together would likely be slaughtered in an instant. That would put this mission at risk of failure.

Thus, even if Herc did not want to reveal himself, he had no choice but to do so!

Demons generally possessed physical talents far beyond the lifeforms of the Material Realm.

Although Herc's life level was equivalent to that of a Flying Celestial level transcendent, in reality, it would usually take a late-stage Flying Celestial level transcendent, or even a peak Flying Celestial level transcendent, to contend with him.

Logically, a newly advanced Transcendental should not have been Herc's opponent.

However, Herc did not dare expose his true identity and could only fight in his transformed form. Therefore, the strength he could unleash was limited, and he could only keep Wilco tied down.

In fact, the power demons used was dark power, fundamentally different from powers such as the Battle Qi of the Material World. Previously, even if Herc changed his appearance, the moment he made a move, his identity should have been exposed!

Fortunately, Herc had suffered a setback in a certain Material World before, so he had paid a great price to purchase an item from the Temporal Temple. This item allowed him to conceal his demon identity to a certain extent.

That was why Herc could now attack while disguising his identity!

Of course, if avoiding exposure were the only concern, Herc could go all out and kill the newly advanced Transcendental Wilco.

But in Herc's view, that would be an incredibly foolish thing to do.

Stopping a Transcendental from taking revenge and killing a Transcendental had entirely different implications.

Simply intervening to stop Wilco carried little chance of attracting the attention of powerful beings in this Material World. But if he killed Wilco, it would almost certainly draw their attention.

At that point, this mission's difficulty rating would undoubtedly soar.

Therefore, while in theory, killing the avenger would ensure the protected people's absolute safety, Herc had never considered killing Wilco, the avenger.

Because that would only invite even greater trouble!

"Who exactly are you?"

Wilco glared irritably at the plump fellow before him. His enemies were clearly right before his eyes, yet this man who had appeared from nowhere kept blocking him for no apparent reason. It made rage surge in his heart.

"..."

Herc said nothing, merely standing in Wilco's path.

Wilco tried to force his way past, but Herc blocked him stubbornly and refused to let him through. For a time, dull booms continued to resound through the sky.

A moment later, within Black Wind City, at the Wang Family estate—

Wang Chongshan hurried over to Zhou Zheng and Feng Zhuhong with a boy of seven or eight.

"You two, I have already sent word. Any clan members who are at home should learn of this very soon!" Wang Chongshan said.

"Where are the two direct descendants of the Wang Family we requested?" Zhou Zheng asked.

"We are the two!" Wang Chongshan said quickly.

"You?"

Zhou Zheng paused slightly, then nodded.

Wang Chongshan was quite the oddball.

Zhou Zheng had just told Wang Chongshan that he needed two direct descendants of the Wang Family, whom he could personally protect.

Yet Wang Chongshan had included himself among them. But strictly speaking, there was nothing wrong with that. He truly was a direct descendant of the Wang Family, after all. The entire Wang Family had been founded by him!

"Then let's go!"

Zhou Zheng wasted no words and looked at Feng Zhuhong.

"Leave it to me!"

Feng Zhuhong nodded slightly and waved her hand. Instantly, a flying boat several zhang long and over a zhang wide appeared above them.

All below Transcendence were mortals and thus could not fly.

However, Mages could refine Alchemy Flying Boats. With them, mortals could also fly.

Of course, in terms of speed, Alchemy Flying Boats could not compare to Transcendentals. A Flying Celestial level transcendent could travel hundreds of thousands of li in a day, while even the finest flying boats would be impressive if they could manage several tens of thousands of li!

Whoosh!

Feng Zhuhong walked over, took the boy's hand, and leaped onto the flying boat. Zhou Zheng and Wang Chongshan followed.

Whoosh!

The flying boat launched, speeding in the direction opposite Herc's current location.

Meanwhile—

Wilco, who had arrived at Black Wind City brimming with murderous intent to exact revenge on the Wang Family, also sensed that something was wrong. He began attacking Herc's obstruction even more fiercely, trying to enter Black Wind City.

But Herc clung to Wilco like a stubborn plaster, refusing to let him pass.

Wilco was only a newly advanced Transcendental. He had not yet had time to cultivate any secret arts, and the methods at his disposal were pitifully few. Faced with Herc, who stuck to him like an unshakable plaster, he truly had no solution.

Soon, a full two hours passed.

Herc felt that it was about time. After feinting, he immediately turned and sped away without looking back.

"He left?"

Wilco was slightly startled. Then, as if he had realized something, he immediately rushed into Black Wind City.

Wilco easily found the Wang Family estate, but it was already in complete disarray.

Aside from a handful of servants still looting valuables, the enormous Wang Family estate was completely deserted.

Seeing this, Wilco's face immediately darkened.

Boom!

Towering flames descended, instantly burning every servant still lingering in the Wang Family estate into ashes.

"You cannot escape!"

Wilco's expression turned incomparably cold as he headed directly for Black Wind City's City Lord's Manor.