"Dead? Xiao Zheng is dead?"
Young Xiao Zheng had fallen, but behind him, Liang Qiyuan and Chen Hai still stood frozen.
Liang Qiyuan soon snapped out of it, however, and a thick surge of killing intent erupted from his body.
Although Young Xiao Zheng was merely a guard of the Liang Family, he had followed Liang Qiyuan since childhood. Even after Liang Qiyuan joined the Soul-Slaughtering Sect, Xiao Zheng had remained at his side, protecting him.
After following him for so many years, Xiao Zheng had now died here. Fury instantly flared in Liang Qiyuan's heart.
"How is that possible? How could that possibly happen?!!!"
Unlike Liang Qiyuan, Chen Hai shuddered, his heart filled with terror.
Although Xiao Zheng had never joined a sect and was somewhat older, around thirty, his cultivation was at the true martial realm fifth layer peak!
Even without cultivating a sect's peerless arts, and despite his overall strength falling short of the top talents among the Great Scarlet Reach's younger generation, his cultivation spoke for itself. He was certainly not someone an ordinary warrior could handle.
Yet...
In a mere instant, Xiao Zheng had died!
"Who exactly is he? Why is he so strong?" Chen Hai's pupils contracted sharply, and horror filled his heart.
During his battle with Young Xiao Zheng, Qin Hao had already unleashed his full cultivation—the true martial realm second layer early stage.
More importantly, as he unleashed his cultivation, Qin Hao's appearance had also reverted to his true face.
In the distance, countless people were aghast.
But after Young Xiao Zheng's death, the crowd gradually got a clear look at Qin Hao's face.
"He's Qin Hao!" Someone in the distant crowd shouted, calling out Qin Hao's name.
At those words, everyone was momentarily bewildered, failing to realize just who Qin Hao