Chapter 266: Settling the Score

Originally, this could have been considered a joyous occasion.

The problem lies with Zheng Zisheng of the Xuan Guang Cave.

He appeared to be smiling on the surface, yet suddenly launched an ambush to kill Yu Yuelong; relying on his profound foundation, he directly ambushed him into critical injury.

And he seized that scroll of cultivation technique.

Among the Slain Hunyuan Masters here, only the two of them had cultivation reaching the Upper Realm.

Zheng Zisheng's plan was to rely on his ruthless strike to eliminate the opponent, then use the reputation of the Xuan Guang Cave to intimidate everyone else.

What he did not expect was that this act sparked widespread outrage.

Fighting five against one, he nearly killed Yu Yuelong right here, but as a price, he himself suffered critical injuries.

"If we do not act now."

One of the Slain Hunyuan Masters said coldly, "I fear we, this group, will not even get a drop of soup to drink today."

Something already in another's grasp, with a promise made, yet they still ambush and forcibly snatch it.

Since they do not follow the rules, then let us simply stop following them altogether.

"Hiss." Zheng Zisheng looked with mockery: "Your sect has only a few cats, big and small; once I leave this cave dwelling and invite a few fellow disciples to visit, I fear not a single one of them will survive."

That Slain Hunyuan Master took a deep breath and said calmly, "Then we shall simply ensure you cannot leave."

Seizing another's lineage is like killing one's own parents.

Moreover, now that scroll of technique is in Zheng Zisheng's hands; whoever obtains it, it belongs to them.

The Xuan Guang Cave?

Once we leave the cave dwelling, who knows what actually happened inside.

Giving you face, I call you a True Person; without giving you face, you are merely a Slain Hunyuan Master; how powerful could you possibly be?

"Act! I do not want the technique; today, I only want his life!"

Yu Yuehu roared and charged out first.

The others followed without hesitation; since a grudge had already been formed, they naturally had to fight quickly and decisively.

If they waited for the rest of the Xuan Guang Cave people to arrive, then none of us would survive.

"Insolence!"

Zheng Zisheng's eyelids twitched; though his expression remained normal, he could not help but feel some panic in his heart.

Earlier, Yu Yuelong's desperate counterattack had caused him considerable suffering.

Just then, his peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of something; joy surged in his eyes as he shouted loudly, "Chen Zhong! Come out immediately!"

Before his words had finished, everyone's faces changed abruptly.

They instinctively turned their heads to look.

They saw that in the far distance, an old man in gray robes stood silently in place; the aura radiating from him was clearly yet another Upper Realm Slain Hunyuan.

Chen Zhong sighed: "..."

After entering, he had become separated from the others; hearing the sounds of fighting, he had intended to come and take a look.

Upon seeing it was Zheng Zisheng, he had originally intended to turn and leave, but unexpectedly, he was still seen.

"Heh."

Even Yu Yuehu, who was in a rage, now merely breathed heavily.

A full-strength Upper Realm Slain Hunyuan was enough to turn the tide of the situation.

"Kill me? Not a single one of you will leave alive today."

Zheng Zisheng gnashed his teeth savagely; finally no longer needing to deliberately maintain his previous composure, he wiped the blood from the corner of his lips and shouted arrogantly in a shrill voice, "Act! Leave no survivors!"

Upon hearing this, those four Slain Hunyuan Masters tensed their entire bodies, as if facing a great enemy.

Regret was not quite the case.

It was merely that their luck was a bit poor.

Cultivators who had fought their way out of bloody storms; who among them had not prepared to lose their heads?

Moreover, the outcome has not yet been decided.

Yu Yuehu frowned and advised, "Old Senior, you are not a person of the Xuan Guang Cave; do not meddle! Once we have dealt with him, we will absolutely not betray you."

"You dare!" Zheng Zisheng glared angrily: "You should know that if I perish within the cave dwelling, whether you escape liability or not; do not forget your group of colleagues..."

"Huff."

Chen Zhong smiled bitterly and lowered his eyes, finally taking steps toward the small pavilion.

To speak honestly, he could not afford to gamble.

Unlike these lone-wolf cultivators, he had the Nine Provinces behind him.

"What is with this slowness! I told you to act quickly!"

Zheng Zisheng, furious and frustrated, cursed two more times.

"Old Senior, have you truly thought this through?"

Yu Yuehu hovered in mid-air, watching the old man approach step by step; the chill in his eyes grew even more intense: "From the sound of his words, you are a person of the Great Qian? A former top power, are you now truly willing to be someone else's dog?"

The other three Masters also cursed aloud: "The Wumiao treats the Xuan Guang Cave as an ally; has he ever treated you as a human being? Earlier at the Eight Directions Dining Hall, we still gave you face and did not speak to mock you; now it seems you truly do not even want your face anymore; where is there even a shred of the style of a great sect?"

"In vain we once respected you so greatly!"

The Wumiao was once a power held in high esteem.

Admired by countless cultivators.

Now, seeing the old man, without asking the reason, being ordered around by the Xuan Guang Cave, lacking the bearing of a Master entirely, having completely become like a slave.

The few of them looked with a feeling of hating iron for not becoming steel.

One of the three great powers; how could it have fallen to such a state?

"This is laughable."

Zheng Zisheng watched this group bark endlessly, feeling nothing but satisfaction: "Now you know fear? It's too late."

Having spoken, he looked toward Chen Zhong.

He saw the old man walk slowly to the center; no matter what words came from either side, his expression did not change.

Chen Zhong lowered his head slightly, his gray-white hair somewhat disheveled.

His voice held no strength: "Everyone leave. Today, you cannot kill him."

Hearing this, several people froze for an instant, then exchanged glances.

Yu Yuehu looked at the old man, then at his dying elder brother on the ground, clenched his fists tightly, and the sound of bones creaking rang out.

In the end, he helplessly cupped his hands: "Thank you, senior, for your mercy, but... ah!"

"Who told you to let them go?"

Zheng Zisheng's face stiffened, seeming to feel disbelief, then he shouted harshly: "I see you have lost track of your own identity. I told you to kill them. Dare you disobey?"

"Damn!" Several Grand Masters could not help but curse; the killing intent they had just suppressed rose again.

Chen Zhong pressed his palm to stop everyone's anger, turned back to look at Zheng Zisheng, and said softly: "The Dingxiade Alliance established back then was to jointly resist the Thousand Demon Cave. There should be no provision for you to kill people at random."

"I am the Inspector of Great Qian, not a blade in your Xuan Guang Cave's hand."

"If you are dissatisfied, we can go ask Mount Wutong to arbitrate."

Hearing the name Mount Wutong, Zheng Zisheng opened his mouth but said nothing more, merely glaring at the other party resentfully.

Just then, laughter came again from the distance.

"Arbitrate?"

"Why look for Mount Wutong? Let this King arbitrate instead."

A tall tiger demon held the back of its head with both arms and walked over slowly; a golden single horn grew on its forehead, its edge sharp and glaring.

Behind it, two other figures also wore smiles.

The demonic qi radiating from the three did not fall short of Chen Zhong's at all; in fact, it was slightly superior.

"..."

Zheng Zisheng's pupils contracted tightly.

So-called enemies meeting are especially bloodshot-eyed.

But at this moment, fear was all that filled his heart.

How could a Demon King of the Thousand Demon Cave appear inside the cave dwelling? They had clearly left a fellow disciple guarding outside.

A trap?!

Several Slain Hunyuan Grand Masters stood in silence; though they did not exchange words, they had already very quickly assumed positions to resist the enemy.

Chen Zhong's face remained calm; he silently turned back to look at Zheng Zisheng, wanting to know how much strength the other had left.

Just then, a look of shock suddenly appeared on his face.

In his perception, yet another wave of thick, overwhelming demonic qi erupted in the sky.

In the next moment, crimson demonic clouds descended from the heavens.

A figure leaped out from within the clouds.

Beneath the surging black robe, that long precious blade, carrying boundless demonic power, slashed straight down!

Without a word, the first move was a killing blow!

"There is a Great Demon too?!"

In the instant everyone panicked, every heart sank.

(End of this chapter)