The Legend of the "Ascenders"

Uncle Fu's face turned incomparably ugly as he stared blankly toward the distant horizon. "Th-this is..."

A cold smile flashed across Cheng Yulang's face. "No way? You didn't really think I was the only one tasked with hunting down Cheng Shifei, did you?"

Uncle Fu's body trembled, and despair flashed across his face. "Y-you... Young Master's cultivation talent cannot be called strong. He may not even have a chance to advance to the tenth level in the future. He could never threaten you... Why must you be so ruthless?"

Cheng Yulang chuckled. "What does that have to do with me? I'm only responsible for carrying out orders. I wasn't the one who decided to hunt down the Cheng family!"

Refusal flashed across Uncle Fu's flushed face.

"Even if this old man dies today, I will drag you down to hell with me! Cheng Yulang, die!"

Driven by extreme fury, the old man's aura swelled once more. The blood-red glow around him grew ever more vivid, while the range and force of his Dao Domain doubled.

He charged at Cheng Yulang again with his spear raised, moving so fast that even Cheng Yulang failed to react in time.

Crack!

Cracks appeared across Cheng Yulang's Dao Domain beneath that thrust.

"What is this?"

Intense astonishment flashed across Cheng Yulang's face. Cursing his bad luck inwardly, he rapidly retreated while flipping his hand over and grabbing a cyan jade pendant.

"I hadn't wanted to use this..."

He snorted coldly and poured True Essence into the jade pendant. Cyan spiritual light surged, and the phantom of a great tree emerged around him!

Uncle Fu thrust his spear again, but its gleam was completely blocked by the tree phantom. It did not even stir the slightest ripple.

"Hehe, did you really think I had no