Free Web NovelChapter 96: Chapter 92: Gang Energy Level 6! Thunder Dharma King
Outside the forest.
Chen Xuan, burly and clad in a black robe, wore a calm expression as he walked out of Shangguan Castle.
Behind him followed a group of elite members from the Twelve Alliances. Their faces were grim as they carried countless large and small chests, among which were the corpses of three Cat Demons.
Zhou Jian and Zhao Fang, in particular, looked just like a pair of lackeys.
Today, they had truly witnessed the methods of their new Foreign Affairs Envoy!
’So ruthless and terrifying!’
’Unbelievably domineering!’
Shangguan Ao, a master at the Fifth Layer of Gang Energy, was killed just like that.
Even those two Cat Demons working together were utterly useless...
’That level of strength is truly hard to fathom.’
’And he’s so young!’
’Even the so-called ultimate prodigies are probably no better than this, right?’
Recalling the earlier scene, Zhou Jian’s lips were dry, and he still couldn’t calm his racing heart.
He thought of their old Foreign Affairs Envoy Han, Han Zhenshan. Even after knowing the Cat Demons were hiding in Shangguan Castle, he didn’t dare to go and capture them. He could only scheme against Shangguan Castle, each side wary of the other...
How different from this Foreign Affairs Envoy Chen...
He did a quick mental calculation.
From the moment they launched their all-out assault on Shangguan Castle to the complete slaughter of its clan, less than an hour had passed...
A major power, renowned throughout the South City for its profound strength, had been wiped out just like that.
Even if the Bai family had noticed something was wrong and wanted to send reinforcements, what’s done was done. There was nothing the Bai family could do now.
Besides, they had personally carried out the Cat Demons’ corpses.
If the Bai family dared to make a move at a time like this, it would be tantamount to telling everyone that they, too, were involved with demons.
At that point, it wouldn’t just be Shangguan Castle that got annihilated.
The major powers of Canglan Province would never tolerate the Bai family’s existence.
So, the Bai family had no choice but to swallow this loss!
On the way back to the stronghold at the foot of the mountain, Chen Xuan toyed with a black shortsword he had confiscated from Shangguan Castle. He gave it a flourish before putting it away, then took out an Absolute Top Grade secret manual to read.
Flame Heaven-Burning Palm!
This was the greatest prize found within Shangguan Castle.
Shangguan Ao’s nickname was Fire Cloud Palm, a reputation built on this very technique.
"Have you sent a message to Elder Han?"
Chen Xuan asked casually.
"Sir, the message was just sent."
Zhou Jian immediately replied with respect.
"Are there any other unruly powers in the South City area?"
Chen Xuan asked.
Zhou Jian and Zhao Fang’s expressions changed slightly.
’Hasn’t he had his fill of killing?’
"Sir, the remaining ones are relatively well-behaved."
Zhou Jian said hurriedly.
"Relatively?"
Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow and looked back at the two of them.
’In other words, they aren’t completely well-behaved.’
’I’ll have to knock some sense into them one by one.’
"Well... no other powers have dared to step out of line at the moment..."
Zhou Jian quickly responded. freewebnoveℓ.com
Originally, those other powers might have caused trouble.
But now that Chen Xuan had swept through Shangguan Castle with the force of a hurricane, those powers had likely all retreated into their shells like frightened mice.
From this day forward, he was certain that no power in the South City would dare to challenge the Twelve Alliances again.
"Is that so?"
Chen Xuan pursed his lips. "What about the other districts?"
"Well... we don’t have any information on that at the moment."
Zhou Jian said.
"That’s right, Chief. Why don’t you get some rest first?"
Zhao Fang added.
The commandery city was a place of tangled and complex powers. Many factions had dense networks behind the scenes; you couldn’t just declare war on a whim.
This time, they had irrefutable proof that Shangguan Castle was colluding with demons. That was why even after annihilating them, the Bai family didn’t dare to say a word.
But the other powers weren’t colluding with demons. If he really went and destroyed them one by one, it would immediately trigger a chain reaction, and the Twelve Alliances would undoubtedly become public enemy number one. freewebnσvel.cøm
"Fine. You can get back to it. Confiscate everything you can find!"
Chen Xuan waved his hand.
’How disappointing.’
’I thought there would be more troublemakers in the South City.’
’Turns out, you wipe one out and the rest fall in line.’
’If they knew this would happen, why did they even step up in the first place?’
Chen Xuan turned and continued walking toward the stronghold at the foot of the mountain. He opened his panel again and looked it over.
Name: Chen Xuan
Heart Method: None
Martial Arts: Thunder-Fire Vajra Skill [(Fifth Layer) Three Thousand Thunder Claps, Blazing Sun Within, Mountain-Splitting Earth-Shaking, Soul-Severing Palm], Shattering Star Finger (Fourth Layer)
Cultivation: Fifth Layer of Gang Energy
Talents: Innate Divine Strength, Bronze Skin and Iron Bones, Indestructible Fist Intent (A new talent unlocks with each increase in renown level. Current Renown: Rising Fame)
Retribution Points: 38,800 (Can be used to deduce Martial Arts)
...
This was after he had just allocated some points.
’Good. I should be able to break through another layer soon...’
A glint flashed in Chen Xuan’s eyes.
He took a white porcelain vial from his robes, tossed it lightly into the air, and caught it again.
Qi and Blood Pills!
Fourteen in total!
All of them confiscated from Shangguan Castle.
Without hesitation, Chen Xuan uncorked the vial, tipped out two pills, and tossed them into his mouth, swallowing them in one gulp.
"Retribution Points, upgrade the Thunder-Fire Vajra Skill!"
[Ding! You have consumed 8,000 retribution points and gained a 240x Cultivation Speed. Your Thunder-Fire Vajra Skill has once again begun to improve at an unimaginable rate...]
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While Chen Xuan was returning to the stronghold and cultivating intensely...
The entire South City was in an uproar.
News of Shangguan Castle’s destruction spread with incredible speed, shocking all the major powers that had been restless and eager to make a move. They were horrified and found it hard to believe.
’Shangguan Castle, which had been entrenched for hundreds of years, was wiped out?’
’Castle Master Shangguan Ao is dead?’
’Shangguan Ao was colluding with demons? And two powerful Cat Demons were found at his castle?’
’The Twelve Alliances slaughtered all of Shangguan Ao’s blood relatives?’
