"Committing crimes and openly defying the court—you deserve death."
Li Xuancang's voice was frigid, making everyone feel as though they had fallen into an ice pit, chilled to the bone.
Before Li Xuancang, everyone in the gambling house trembled, their eyes darting away. None retained their earlier arrogance.
"Lord Li, this is a misunderstanding, we..."
Lu Xuanfeng forced himself to explain, only to see Li Xuancang appear beside him in a flash, seize him by the throat, and lift him into the air.
"Urgh, urgh..."
Lu Xuanfeng struggled to breathe, his face flushed crimson. His hands frantically slapped at Li Xuancang, his eyes full of pleading.
Crack!
With a twist of his hand, Li Xuancang snapped Lu Xuanfeng's neck. His eyes bulged wide, and he died with them still open.
"Seal off the gambling house. Do not let a single one escape."
Li Xuancang gave the order in a deep voice, intent on uprooting the gambling house entirely.
"Brothers, he's not leaving us a way out! Fight him!"
Seeing that Li Xuancang meant to wipe them out, the gambling house men roared in fury and rushed to fight him to the death. Even if they died, they would not let Li Xuancang off easily.
Li Xuancang charged out swiftly, like a god of slaughter. Every strike he unleashed left countless men of the gambling house dead or wounded.
Even the Blood Condensation Realm leaders were blown apart by a single punch, leaving not even intact corpses behind.
"So terrifying, so terrifying."
"Is this Li Xuancang's strength?"
"Too frightening."
"..."
The others were utterly stunned as they watched Li Xuancang destroy the gambling house single-handedly. Every one of them was horrified beyond measure.
This was not a battle, but a one-sided slaughter.
In the gambling house's rear courtyard, Zheng Gang was