Chapter 280: He Family's Despair, Fu Xue Returns

"Second brother!"

He Zhen, who was rushing over quickly, also saw this scene.

Watching his second brother being killed by Lu Xun, He Zhen's hair stood on end, his anger flared to the heavens.

"What, second grandfather died?"

"Second uncle!"

The other He family members who rushed over were all similarly shocked and pale.

One of the two pillars of the He family actually died!

He was killed by Lu Xun.

How could they not be startled?

"Really, they're just doing team-building, huh."

Killing intent appeared in Lu Xun's eyes.

"Die!"

He Zhen came over wielding two iron hammers wrapped in lightning.

"Since you want to die, I'll grant your wish."

With a thought, Lu Xun sent his flying sword forth.

As a Fifth Realm Peak cultivator, He Zhen's strength far surpassed He Xiong's.

He waved the two lightning-wrapped iron hammers, trying to block Lu Xun's flying sword.

"So fast!"

Immediately, He Zhen found that even with his dynamic vision and eye aperture divine ability, he could not fully capture the trajectory of Lu Xun's flying sword.

"Clang clang clang~"

Indeed, a flying sword was blocked.

"Not good!"

He Zhen's eyelid twitched, and he hurriedly activated a sixth-grade defensive talisman.

But it was still a bit slow.

His body was pierced through by several flying swords at once.

Fortunately, the light barrier of the sixth-grade defensive talisman rose in time, blocking Lu Xun's flying swords outside.

"Thud thud thud~"

Amid the collision sounds, the light barrier of the sixth-grade talisman was rapidly dimming.

"How is this possible!"

He Zhen covered his wound, full of disbelief.

A few months ago, Lu Xun was merely a Third Realm student.

Although he could defeat a higher realm and beat Fourth Realm cultivators, those he had beaten were basically early Fourth Realm.

In just these short few months, Lu Xun hadn't used any trump cards, yet in a single exchange he left He Zhen unable to retaliate at all.

This flying sword technique, so divine and uncanny, is practically a bug.

This made He Zhen feel incredulous.

"We're doomed!"

Worse still, the sixth-grade talisman couldn't hold much longer.

This is a sixth-grade defensive talisman.

He Zhen doesn't have many of them in his hand.

Even if it were him, he'd have to put in some effort to break through.

But in Lu Xun's hands, it couldn't even last three seconds!

How is this possible!

In fact, this is still because he is somewhat distant from Lu Xun, and Lu Xun attacks with flying swords.

If he were a bit closer, Lu Xun's sword qi, aided by destructive-level sword intent, could shatter the sixth-grade defensive talisman with a single strike.

"Where are the War Manor people? Are you just going to watch us be killed like this?"

While activating another sixth-grade defensive talisman, He Zhen let out a loud roar.

Seeing that he couldn't beat Lu Xun, he could only hope that the War Manor people would step forward.

After all, this is the South Heaven Gate, where fighting between cultivators is prohibited, let alone killing.

His words had an effect.

"Stop."

Several figures descended from the sky.

The leader was a Six Realm martial cultivator, whose aura fully released, pressing down on the surrounding cultivators so they could barely breathe.

Seeing the War Manor people arrive, Lu Xun waved his hand and recalled all his flying swords.

"Commander Zhang!"

He Zhen recognized the leader, quickly loosened his wound and walked over.

This action caused his wounds all over his body to start bleeding.

In a short time, over half of his body was dyed red with bright blood, looking especially miserable.

"Commander Zhang, Lu Xun has injured many of my He family, killed my second brother; please, Commander, uphold justice for us."

He Zhen spoke with a face full of pain, in a sorrowful voice.

This is not acting, but genuine emotion.

Father... second uncle... my heavens...

At this moment, the head of the He family also arrived.

As soon as he arrived, his world collapsed.

He Huan lay on the ground, while He Huan's father and second uncle knelt before Lu Xun.

His second uncle lay in fragments scattered across the ground.

His father He Zhen was no better off, his whole body riddled with several blood holes, blood still gurgling out.

And all this,

seemed to be because of Lu Xun.

Lu Xun, what's going on?

Zhang the Commander looked at Lu Xun.

His tone made He Zhen instinctively feel that something was wrong.

To dare to fight and kill someone at the South Heaven Gate—how could Commander Zhang, as a Six Realms commander of the War Office, be so calm?

Commander, they started it—if you don't believe me, you can ask him!

Before Lu Xun could speak, Bai Ling walked over and pointed at a cultivator selling Nine Aperture Spirit Lotus not far away.

Yes yes yes, I can testify that this guy indeed started it, he kept pestering Boss Bai and even issued threats, so Lu Xun stepped in to teach him a lesson—who knew that when his father and uncle showed up, they demanded Lu Xun kneel, forcing Lu Xun to retaliate...

As for this dead guy, he brought it on himself—he came out ready to kill, and Lu Xun was merely defending himself...

That cultivator, having finished selling the Nine Aperture Spirit Lotus, happened to witness the whole incident and proceeded to describe it vividly.

Nonsense, he's spouting nonsense—I just wanted to buy Nine Aperture Spirit Lotus from Miss Bai, and Lu Xun suddenly appeared and hit me!!

He Huan began to argue.

Rubbish, my second brother is kind-hearted—how could he possibly strike a killing blow? With Lu Xun's strength, how could my second brother threaten him?

He Zhen likewise shouted angrily.

As he spoke, he fixed his gaze on that cultivator, his eyes flashing with an obvious threat.

At that moment, a Five Realms officer of the War Office stepped directly between him and the cultivator, saying, 'Please continue.'

He was indeed going for a killing blow—it's just that he ran into Lu Xun; if it were us, we'd already have been killed by him. Don't believe me? Ask Senior Xue—he's a Five Realms grandmaster and saw it more clearly.

That cultivator wasn't intimidated at all, and kept speaking up for Lu Xun.

Exactly—when he struck, his eyes held killing intent, his Gang Qi took shape, his true intent solidified, and he even used the Blood-Burning Secret Technique, lunging straight at Lu Xun's head, clearly intending to leave him no way out.

The Xue-surnamed Five Realms grandmaster spoke.

As a Five Realms grandmaster, he certainly does not fear the He family.

Now Lu Xun is at the height of his power; everyone knows which side he favors.

Moreover, he isn't showing bias—he's simply stating the facts.

If that's the case, then the fault isn't Lu Xun's—he just didn't hold back. But fighting at the South Heaven Gate violates War Office regulations. Lu Xun, you are fined ten thousand units of Dark Energy—any objections?

After the Xue grandmaster finished speaking, Zhang the Commander looked at Lu Xun and said directly.

Commander Zhang, I accept the penalty.

Lu Xun naturally had no objection.

Only a ten-thousand-unit Dark Energy fine for killing a person—Zhang the Commander is clearly favoring him.

What!!!

He Zhen was dumbfounded.

The He family lost one person, several were injured, and even he himself suffered heavy losses—yet Lu Xun is only fined ten thousand units of Dark Energy.

What's the difference between this and a three-cup wine penalty?

In He Zhen's view, this whole affair was instigated by Lu Xun.

As a result, after suffering major losses, they still have to endure a penalty!

You He family openly caused trouble at the South Heaven Gate; considering your casualties, we fine you one million units of Dark Energy as a warning—you must pay it in full within three days.

While he was still dazed, Zhang the Commander shifted his tone and dealt He Zhen another heavy blow.

He Zhen's pupils instantly widened; he could hardly believe his ears.

Zhang the Commander fined Lu Xun ten thousand units of Dark Energy, yet fined the He family one million units.

This is unfair!

Zhang Commander!!! This is unfair!

He Zhen shouted.

Are you questioning me?

Zhang the Commander looked at him.

He Zhen's heart jolted, and he quickly lowered his head: 'I dare not.'

This matter is settled; you must not fight again at the South Heaven Gate. Alright, that's it—remember to clean up the blood on the ground, which is all from the He family, or else you'll be fined another ten thousand units of Dark Energy as a cleaning fee.

Zhang the Commander said coldly.

Yes.

He Zhen's fingers were about to dig into his flesh.

Today,

is the day He Zhen has suffered the greatest humiliation since his rise.

Having his second brother killed by Lu Xun and many others injured would have been bad enough.

And yet Zhang the Commander is so biased toward Lu Xun.

Even more outrageous,

Captain Zhang still wanted to expose their wounds, to have them clean up the blood on the ground.

That's all the blood of the He family!

He Zhen felt hatred.

At this moment, he wished he could immediately charge into the Six Realms and slay Lu Xun.

"This world is too dark!"

He Huan lay on the ground, weak and breathless.

He, who always liked making others feel the darkness of the world, for the first time felt that this world was too dark; they had suffered so much bullying, yet had nowhere to seek redress.

Many people always act this way.

He would not remember what the He family had done.

He would only remember what Lu Xun or others had done to the He family.

"Bai Ling, let's go."

Lu Xun nodded at Captain Zhang, then took Bai Ling and left.

When the people of War Manor arrived, Lu Xun naturally could not again openly kill the He family members.

Lan Xing still had its own order in the end.

And Lu Xun had not yet become strong enough to do as he pleased.

Of course, Lu Xun could bring up the matter of his own assassination.

Such an unsubstantiated matter, the He family would surely deny.

Lu Xun had no inclination to slowly argue about these things with them.

For now, let them go, let them taste a bit of despair; after the Heavenly Dao Battlefield affairs are settled, we can deal with the He family later without delay.

"Grandfather, this grudge must be avenged!"

"Rest assured, once I break through to the Six Realms, even if I have to sacrifice this old life, I will find an opportunity to kill Lu Xun!"

More than an hour later.

On a flying vessel speeding toward the Capital City, the He family members were both grieving and indignant.

He Zhen chose to transform grief and anger into strength, preparing to go into seclusion upon returning, to rush into the Six Realms as soon as possible.

As for his injuries, they were not too serious.

The flying sword Lu Xun aimed at his vital points was only partially blocked by him.

Moreover, the timely activation of the sixth-grade defensive talisman allowed him to preserve himself.

This time, the He family's losses were too great.

They lost a fifth-rank grand master and also suffered such great humiliation.

Moreover, that sixth-grade defensive talisman was also a considerable loss for the He family.

After all, the He family is merely a family limited to the Fifth Realm; sixth-grade items are extremely costly for them.

"How is that possible!"

At this moment.

A Third Realm cultivator of the He family stared at his phone and exclaimed in shock.

"Shi'er, what's going on?"

The He family patriarch frowned and asked.

This Third Realm cultivator is his son, who usually likes to be startled, and is not particularly favored by him.

What he likes most is still He Xiao.

"Lu Xun... online says Lu Xun killed as many as four Six Realms demon cultivators in Rong Cheng!!!"

Perhaps the news was too shocking; when He Shi spoke, his voice trembled.

"What?"

"This is impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

On the flying vessel, there was suddenly an uproar of shock.

All the He family members refused to believe it.

Including He Zhen.

"Impossible!"

Although they didn't believe it, He Zhen still picked up his phone and searched for related news.

Online, there is actually a lot of information about Rong Cheng.

Including many videos, though many cultivators have simply not noticed them yet.

On the contrary, many ordinary people have come across these videos.

But the world of cultivators and the world of ordinary people are sometimes two separate worlds, with little overlap between them.

For example, the short videos popular in the past era, ordinary people love to scroll through.

Cultivators, however, rarely watch them; they prefer to read textual information.

Because for cultivators, it is more efficient and direct.

Even if there are several thousand characters, a cultivator with higher cultivation can grasp the gist at a glance.

If it is a video, however, one still needs to watch it slowly.

As he kept looking, He Zhen couldn't stop.

He wanted to find evidence that this news was false.

But the more he searched, the more true it seemed.

When combined with the pressure Lu Xun gave him in their recent fight, He Zhen deep down actually already believed this.

"Impossible, this is impossible..."

He kept muttering to himself, constantly rummaging.

"How... how can we take revenge..."

The other He family members were about to cry.

Especially He Huan.

Even when Lu Xun was still at the Third Realm, He Zhen was no longer a match for him.

Now Lu Xun can even kill those at the Six Realms.

How can he still seek revenge against Lu Xun?

At this moment, a feeling called despair rose in the hearts of these He family members.

Even He Zhen felt despair.

"No, there's still a way, there must still be a way, wait until I break through the Six Realms..."

He Zhen forcibly steadied his emotions, not allowing his Dao heart to shatter.

He intends to break through the Six Realms, then think of a way to deal with Lu Xun.

"How did it suddenly start snowing?"

On the other side.

In the Grand Void Secret Realm, snow suddenly began to fall.

"Success!"

In the cultivation chamber, Fu Xue revealed a smile.

She is the culprit behind this snow.

The reason it snowed is because she finally completed her Profound Ice Spirit Body.

Now, she can use her Profound Ice Spirit Body to assault the Seventh Realm!

【Fu Xue's Profound Ice Spirit Body fully awakened, you gain sixty times Fu Xue's harvest.】

【You gain the Eternal Calamity Ice Divine Body.】

"Huh?"

After Fu Xue's Profound Ice Spirit Body was completed, Lu Xun received his first return from Fu Xue.

This return turned out to be another physique.

"I already have the Chaos Divine Body, can I still gain another physique?"

Lu Xun couldn't help but be curious.

Soon, he found out.

Indeed, it is possible.

After the return's heat flow entered his body, it began to remodel his body.

"So that's how it is."

After Lu Xun inwardly observed the entire remodeling process, he understood the system's method of return this time.

Theoretically, a person cannot have two physiques.

After all, there is only one body.

But Lu Xun's Chaos Divine Body is miraculous; the system directly fused the Eternal Calamity Ice Divine Body into the Chaos Divine Body, allowing Lu Xun to switch between them whenever needed.

The Eternal Calamity Ice Divine Body is a pure ice-type physique; in ice aspects it is actually stronger than the Chaos Divine Body.

The miraculous aspect of the Chaos Divine Body lies in its ability to accommodate multiple powers, plus its wondrous chaos cells.

In ice aspects, however, it falls short of the specialized ice-type physique that is the Eternal Calamity Ice Divine Body.

Of course, this is only inferior in ice aspects.

The rarity of the Chaos Divine Body still far surpasses that of the Eternal Calamity Ice Divine Body.

"So saying, the innate ice marrow is what helped her fully awaken her Profound Ice Spirit Body... I said the system wouldn't reward useless things."

Lu Xun couldn't help but feel happy for Fu Xue.

Now, she should find it easier to break through the Seventh Realm, right?