Free Web NovelChapter 390: Chapter 225: Annihilating the Xie Family
Xie Manshan, Xie Manshui, and the others had been the Xie Family’s main elite force, and they were already dead.
The remaining members of the Xie family had limited strength. freewebnøvel.coɱ
With Xiao Zhaoxue and Xiao Duming’s cultivation realms, they could easily take care of the rest with a surprise attack, provided they could find them.
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At that moment, most of the Xiao Family’s personnel sprang into action.
Gu Zheng, accompanied by Xiao Dongxuan, was the first to leave the Xiao Family’s Ancestral Land.
The moment they passed through the entrance and left the mountaintop, Xiao Dongxuan lowered his head, bowed, and said, "My lord, please forgive me. As for the other members of the Xiao Family, I will ensure they pledge their loyalty to you. I beg you to grant me a little time."
"It doesn’t matter if they don’t."
Gu Zheng flew forward into the wind, his hands clasped behind his back. "Xiao Dutian and Xiao Duguang both saw what I was like before. Xiao Duguang, in particular, tried to intercept me with Xiao Xing. It’s not easy to change one’s mindset in a short time. As long as they don’t cause trouble and are willing to follow orders, that’s enough."
"Thank you, my lord!" Xiao Dongxuan sighed in relief, a grateful expression on his face.
He didn’t want to kill Xiao Dutian and the others unless it was the absolute last resort.
The Xiao Family was not large; every death was a significant loss.
Gu Zheng hadn’t saved the Xiao Family just to take over their Ancestral Land.
He wanted the entire Xiao Family.
At the Demon Slayer Bureau, even though Gu Zheng could mobilize personnel, anything he did would inevitably become known to the Zhong Family.
’Who knows how many confidants and death warriors the Zhong Family has secretly cultivated within the Demon Slayer Bureau.’
The Xiao Family, on the other hand, was different.
Gu Zheng had saved them, and now he was their backer.
As long as he wasn’t sending them to their deaths, most members of the Xiao Family would willingly carry out his orders.
Things like collecting materials for Bloodshed, Thunder Stones, and Marvels, or searching for Thunder Essence and Fire Souls—they could do it all.
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The Xie Family’s Ancestral Land was also located in the borderlands between the Jing and Yue Countries, but further to the east.
After leaving the Xiao Family’s Ancestral Land and flying east for a short time, they arrived at a valley.
A thick miasma filled the valley.
"The entrance to the Xie Family’s Ancestral Land is on the northeastern side of the valley." Xiao Dongxuan pointed. "There’s the entrance, right by that pond."
"I see it."
Gu Zheng’s gaze pierced through the miasma. In the northeastern part of the valley, by the edge of a pond whose water was a dark, murky red, stood several boulders four to five meters high.
Next to the boulders was a small hut. One person stood guard inside, and another stood outside.
Gu Zheng sensed for a moment, confirming that the spatial fluctuations of the Ancestral Land’s entrance, which was fixed to the boulders, indicated that it was open.
WHOOSH!
WHOOSH~
Two streams of Powerful Qi suddenly condensed and shot out, streaking through the air and striking the two Xie family members inside and outside the hut with lightning speed.
Both were at the Super Body Realm, but they didn’t even have time to react before their heads were pierced and shattered. Foul-smelling fluids, white and red, splattered everywhere.
"Let’s go."
With a flicker, Gu Zheng’s figure descended into the valley.
Xiao Dongxuan followed close behind.
The two of them reached the edge of the pond, touched the cluster of boulders, and entered the Xie Family’s Ancestral Land one after the other.
Inside the Spirit Realm Space, the first thing they saw was a group of men and women writhing together on a grassy patch not far away, their loud cries carrying for miles.
WHOOSH~ WHOOSH~!
Projectiles of Powerful Qi shot out. Without even needing to aim, they struck the heads of the men and women, causing them to explode.
"You deal with the rest of the Xie family. Don’t let a single one escape."
Gu Zheng took to the air, flying toward the depths of the Spirit Realm Space. "I’ll take care of Xie Hongye."
"Yes!"
Xiao Dongxuan cupped his fist and replied in a deep voice.
The next moment, he sensed the surrounding movements and rushed off at high speed, following the sounds.
He was just mopping up, preventing any of the Xie family from escaping.
The main force was Gu Zheng, who would eliminate Xie Hongye!
"VMMM~~"
The air trembled.
Before Gu Zheng could even reach the depths of the Spirit Realm Space, a figure shot up from the ground into the sky, releasing a pink cloud that drifted across the air.
"Hee hee~ And which handsome young man has come to visit?"
A bewitching, seductive voice filled with infinite allure echoed through the air. The pink cloud parted, and a voluptuous, slender figure emerged.
Xie Hongye had lived for several hundred years, yet her figure, skin, and face were like that of an eighteen-year-old. Her fair, tender feet were bare, as were her calves and arms. She wore a semi-transparent pink gauze robe that revealed large swathes of her pale skin. Her body swayed as she walked toward Gu Zheng step by step, carried by a gentle breeze.
"What a handsome young man, and a King’s Body, too? Excellent, just excellent. Now we can have some real fun together. Wouldn’t you agree, handsome...?"
SWISH!
SHINK~ SHINK~ SHINK!
His figure flickered as a brilliant light erupted.
Gu Zheng, wielding the Heaven-piercing Halberd, closed in on Xie Hongye in an instant and brought it crashing down.
The Divine Weapon Power, erupting with lightning, tore through space and locked onto Xie Hongye’s every possible retreat.
"BOOM~!"
A muffled boom erupted.
A great cloud of pink mist erupted from Xie Hongye, surging out to block Gu Zheng’s attack. An formless power clashed directly with the might of the Divine Weapon.
WHOOSH~ WHOOSH~!
A scorching gale appeared out of thin air.
As Xie Hongye’s bewitching figure twisted, a semicircular Iron Fan appeared in her hand.
SWOOSH~
With a flick of the Iron Fan, the pink mist instantly billowed across the sky.
Great waves of Spiritual Power crashed against Gu Zheng, but they were utterly useless.
Gu Zheng ignored the spiritual assault. He swung the Heaven-piercing Halberd so fast that not even afterimages were visible.
SHINK! SHINK! SHINK~!
CLANG! CLANG!
The Iron Fan cracked and then shattered.
Xie Hongye, who had been smiling bewitchingly, saw her expression change and turn serious.
As her figure twisted, the pink mist suddenly solidified, forming a spherical Domain several hundred meters wide that enveloped Gu Zheng.
Instantly, small, sword-shaped fish materialized within the Domain and attacked Gu Zheng from all sides.
CRACKLE~
RUMBLE!!
Arcs of electricity shot out as lightning bloomed.
The Silent Extinction Thunder Realm materialized, its destructive Domain Power obliterating the sword-shaped fish.
A terrifying power began to tear the pink Domain apart from the inside out.
VMMMM~!
Xie Hongye’s aura surged as she pushed her Domain to its absolute limit, attempting to suppress the Silent Extinction Thunder Realm.
Her figure shifted about as she dodged Gu Zheng’s attacks.
After just one exchange, Xie Hongye realized she was no match for Gu Zheng.
Because Gu Zheng was also a second-stage King’s Body with all Five-Orifice Divine Techniques unlocked. His Divine Wondrous power, physical body, and Spirit were in no way inferior to hers.
Furthermore, the Heaven-piercing Halberd in Gu Zheng’s hand was a true Divine Weapon. Even if it hadn’t fully recovered, it was far beyond what her Iron Fan could handle.
A Pseudo-Divine Weapon, after all, was not a true Divine Weapon.
When all other factors were comparable, the gap in weaponry could only be bridged by one’s Domain.
Unfortunately...
WHOOSH~ WHOOSH~ WHOOSH!
A tornado suddenly materialized from thin air, tearing at the pink sphere.
BOOM! BOOM!
The Giant Wood Blade Realm followed right after, fiercely striking the pink Domain from the outside.
Three Domains erupted at once!
In that instant, Xie Hongye’s expression turned utterly grim.
"Just who are you!?"
Her body trembled slightly as she pushed her Domain to its limits to defend herself. "What grudge do you have with my Xie Family?" she yelled. "We are both King’s Bodies! Whatever the conflict, we can sit down and talk..."
SHINK! SHINK! SHINK!
The brilliant light tore through the void, slashing at the pink Domain and creating cracks.
The tornado poured through the cracks, joining the Silent Extinction Thunder Realm in tearing it apart.
Xie Hongye choked back the rest of her words. Unwilling to accept defeat, she counterattacked, drawing on the Power of Heaven and Earth and gathering it around herself.
Just then, with a deafening crash, the pink Domain shattered and dissipated.
Xie Hongye vanished along with it.
"Hmph~"
Gu Zheng snorted coldly and swung the Heaven-piercing Halberd through the air.
SHINK!
Xie Hongye’s figure reappeared, looking battered and disheveled.
But in the next instant, she vanished again.
SWISH!
Gu Zheng teleported in pursuit, forcing her to reappear.
SHINK! SHINK! SHINK~
Flashes of brilliant light streaked across the sky, from east to west, from south to north.
Just as Xie Hongye was about to escape the Spirit Realm Space...
KA-BOOM!
Suddenly, there was a massive explosion.
A detonation rang out from the direction of the Spirit Realm Space’s entrance.
The Silent Extinction Thunder Realm materialized out of thin air, blocking her escape route.
Xie Hongye crashed headfirst into the Thunder Realm and was assaulted by the destructive power of the thunderbolts.
"Aaargh!"
With a bloodcurdling scream, Xie Hongye, her body charred black, plummeted toward the ground.
SHINK! SHINK! SHINK!
The brilliant light tore through the air, slashing toward Xie Hongye.
The charred figure of Xie Hongye flickered and dodged the attack.
"Hmph~"
Gu Zheng snorted.
A tornado, the Burning Fire Blade, and the Silent Thunderbolt erupted simultaneously, a dense barrage falling from above to lock Xie Hongye in place. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM~!
After a series of violent explosions, a crater more than ten meters deep had been blasted into the ground.
At the bottom of the crater, several fractured human bones lay scattered.
One of the pieces was a skull. A small part of its cheek still had charred flesh clinging to it, and from its contours, it was unmistakably Xie Hongye!
