Chapter 128: Chapter 128: Heavy Casualties for the Xiang Family
"Whoosh!"
A white lightning bolt streaked across the sky, heading westward with a sharp sonic boom.
The white lightning was none other than Gu Chenfeng.
Gu Chenfeng was flying swiftly towards the Martial King’s Mansion on his sword.
Setting out from the Ancient Divine Sect to the Celestial Fire Kingdom, even with his early stage of Golden Core cultivation, it would take at least three hours to fly there, even with Sword Flight.
The distance was indeed quite far.
Regardless of the journey being three hours or thirty, Gu Chenfeng was determined to seek revenge.
Gu Chenfeng sped westward at full throttle.
In less than three hours, he reached the borders of the Celestial Fire Kingdom.
Upon reaching the Celestial Fire Kingdom, the Martial King’s Mansion was not far.
The Martial King’s Mansion was located in Martial King City.
Upon entering the Celestial Fire Kingdom, Gu Chenfeng didn’t rush to attack the Martial King’s Mansion.
Nearing three hours of full-speed flight, a lot of Spiritual Power had been consumed.
Gu Chenfeng descended with his sword outside a city.
"A Golden Core stage strong cultivator!"
"So young! Who is he?"
"Do we have such a powerful genius in the Celestial Fire Kingdom? I’ve never heard of him!"
Outside the city, passersby exclaimed in shock and curiosity, sizing up Gu Chenfeng.
Having grown up in the Lingyun Sect, Gu Chenfeng was seldom known beyond training and cultivation within the sect. It’s not surprising that these passersby didn’t recognize him.
Glancing at the city gate, Gu Chenfeng muttered, "Celestial Wave City, my first time here. I’ll enter the city to find a place to rest, restore my Spiritual Power, then head to the Martial King’s Mansion."
With that, Gu Chenfeng walked straight into Celestial Wave City.
In the Celestial Fire Kingdom, Celestial Wave City’s strength was not much weaker than Martial King City’s and had five major families distributed throughout.
Once inside the city, Gu Chenfeng found an inn to stay at.
In the room.
Gu Chenfeng sat cross-legged on the bed, absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, quickly restoring his expended Spiritual Power.
Gu Chenfeng muttered to himself, "In this ninth life, I have yet to fully control the Celestial Emperor’s Blood and cannot awaken the Celestial God Dao Body; otherwise, I wouldn’t waste time recovering Spiritual Power."
The Martial King’s Mansion wasn’t weak and even had a Nascent Soul stage strong cultivator, so Gu Chenfeng had to maintain his peak strength.
In just half an hour.
Gu Chenfeng slowly opened his eyes, shooting out two piercing beams of light.
"Spiritual Power has returned to its peak, it’s time to go to the Martial King’s Mansion." Gu Chenfeng’s lips curled into a dangerous arc, his dark eyes flashing with bloodthirsty intent.
Gu Chenfeng decisively stood up and left.
However.
As Gu Chenfeng stepped out of the inn, he sensed a powerful wave of Spiritual Power.
"Golden Core stage." Gu Chenfeng looked toward the source of the Spiritual Power wave.
"Boom boom!"
The sound of an intense fight followed, as two Golden Core stage cultivators battled from the ground to the sky, their powerful Spiritual Power colliding madly, with energy waves sweeping like a gale.
In the fierce battle, the Patriarch of the Huo Family roared angrily, "Xiang Yan, you’re no match for me; you’d better reconsider while there’s still time to submit!"
"The Martial King has already given your Xiang Family three chances, but you don’t cherish them, so don’t blame me for not being lenient!"
Xiang Yan’s face was fierce, shouting angrily, "I’d rather die than submit!"
The Patriarch of the Huo Family gritted his teeth and yelled, "Stubborn fool! If you wish to die, I’ll grant your wish! I’ll send you on your way now!"
The Huo patriarch unleashed his full power, launching a frenzied attack.
Gu Chenfeng glanced at the high-altitude battle and then turned to leave.
"It’s the Patriarchs of the Xiang Family and Huo Family!"
"The Xiang Family won’t submit, and the Martial King’s Mansion finally made its move; the four major families teamed up, and the Xiang Family is doomed."
"The Xiang Patriarch has always been at odds with the Martial King; how could the Xiang Family possibly submit? The Huo Patriarch is at the middle stage of Golden Core and stronger than the Xiang Patriarch; the Xiang Family is no match at all."
People on the street discussed among themselves.
"The Xiang Family?" Gu Chenfeng, who was about to leave, stopped abruptly upon hearing the passersby’s conversation.
Gu Chenfeng immediately thought of Xiang Wentian.
The person who took Gu Chenfeng in for three days in the deep mountains, Xiang Wentian.
Gu Chenfeng hurriedly stopped a passerby and politely asked, "Excuse me, are you talking about the Xiang Family of Xiang Wentian?"
"That’s right." The passerby sighed slightly, "There is only one Xiang Family in the Celestial Fire Kingdom, the very one you mentioned, Xiang Wentian’s family."
"But after today, there’ll be no more Xiang Family in the Empire. If you know someone from the Xiang Family, it’s best not to go there, lest you bring disaster upon yourself."
"Thank you," Gu Chenfeng replied with gratitude.
With a flash, Gu Chenfeng appeared on top of a building, gazing in the direction of the Xiang Family.
At this moment.
As the Patriarchs of the Xiang and Huo Families engaged in a life-and-death duel, the four major families had also begun their assault on the Xiang Family.
The battle was about to commence.
The leaders of the four major families were all at the Golden Core stage, and the Xiang Family elders were no match, not to mention that dozens of Fasting Stage cultivators from the four families made the power gap enormous.
This battle was destined to be a defeat for the Xiang Family.
"I sense him, indeed it’s him, the aura is very weak, he’s already gravely injured." Gu Chenfeng frowned slightly, then swiftly leaped across rooftops, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Soon after.
Gu Chenfeng arrived at the building closest to the Xiang Family.
As Gu Chenfeng approached.
The three elders of the Xiang Family were severely injured, Xiang Wentian was covered in blood, and there were heavy casualties among the clan members, corpses everywhere, blood flowing like a river—a truly unbearable sight.
Seeing the tragic state of the Xiang Family, Gu Chenfeng frowned and said, "Four Golden Core stages, thirty-seven Fasting Stages; such formidable force is beyond the Xiang Family’s capacity to resist, leaving them with no chance to fight back."
"The ambitions of the Martial King’s Mansion are not small; are they planning to swallow up all the families of the Empire?"
At that moment.
"Boom!"
"Poof!"
In the sky, Xiang Yan was also severely wounded by the Huo Patriarch, heavily crashing into the Xiang Family Mansion, creating a large crater in the ground.
Xiang Yan was gravely injured, unable to get up.
"Patriarch!"
"Grandfather!"
The Xiang Family was in a panic, their hearts filled with unyielding fury.
"Xiang Yan, your Xiang Family has no way out. This is your last chance; if you don’t submit now, you’ll regret it." The Huo Patriarch appeared next to him, grabbing through the air, forcibly pulling the severely injured Xiang Wentian over.
Xiang Yan struggled and shouted in anger, "Wishful thinking!"
The Huo Patriarch sneered disdainfully, "The Martial King predicted your defiance to death, and he said if you don’t submit, he’ll kill your grandson and ensure your Xiang Family vanishes from the Cultivation Realm."
A Patriarch chimed in with a sneer, "I’ll see to it that every member of your Xiang Family is slaughtered."
Just as the Huo Patriarch was about to grab Xiang Wentian.
"Whoosh!"
A sharp, ear-piercing sound erupted as a streak of white light shot over like a bolt of lightning, accompanied by a formidable and intense Ice Attribute Spiritual Power.
"Ice Attribute!" The Huo Patriarch was shocked, quickly pulling back his hand and retreating.
"Ice Attribute Spiritual Power!" The other four Patriarchs and elders were equally astonished.
The Huo Patriarch’s expression turned gloomy as he coldly shouted, "Who’s there? Show yourself!"
"Bullying the few with the many, the strong with the weak, have you no shame?" Gu Chenfeng’s voice rang out cold and piercing.