Chapter 255: The Decisive Battle at the Fang Family (Part 1)

The Fang Family.

After the Medicine Garden was destroyed by Chen Che and the others, it was reclaimed, but there had been no time to add "fertilizer."

Zhuque sat cross-legged in the center of the Medicine Garden. Under the moonlight, his one-armed figure appeared exceptionally eerie in the silvery radiance.

At the same time, the corpses of Fang Family members were strewn all around him, and with every deep breath he took, the surrounding air seemed to tremble, as if an invisible force were extracting the essence of life.

His eyes flickered with a strange light, and a crazed smile hung on the corners of his mouth—it was a craving for power and an obsession with control.

As the True Qi from the surrounding corpses poured in continuously, his skin began to flush with an unnatural redness, and his muscles bulged beneath his clothes, as if infinite power were surging within his body.

"Hoo—hoo—"

His movements became wild and uncontrollable, each swing of his arm carrying the sound of tearing air.

"Heh... hehe..."

His laughter became sharp and piercing, echoing in the empty night sky, making one's hair stand on end.

The Fang Family members who had not yet fallen were already terrified; facing this soul-reaping evil ghost, their legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead.

Even the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees seemed to be trembling, and even the moon seemed to be avoiding Zhuque's crazed gaze.

Zhuque looked up and laughed wildly, a True Energy arm slowly growing out from his wound. His figure twisted in the moonlight, as if merging with the darkness, becoming the master of the night—hideous and terrifying.

"Not enough, still not enough!"

Zhuque's voice was as chilling as a wheezing bellows. The True Energy arm dissipated, and with a longing and insane expression, he sucked the True Energy of all the Fang Family members present until they were dry, yet he still could not be satisfied.

Fang Jixian and Fang Shifeng, hiding in the distance, could not help but shudder at this sight, a chill running through their hearts.

"Dad, it looks like he wants to keep absorbing. So many people have already been sacrificed; do we have to continue?"

Fang Shifeng asked for instructions.

"Of course. This is a great deity; if we treat him poorly, we won't be able to answer to the Martial Arts Alliance."

Fang Jixian said with a grave expression.

"But if this goes on, the Fang Family will have no one left. Are we two going to end up as nourishment for his healing?"

Fang Shifeng was clearly unhappy. His son was dead, and his body had been sent away as a scapegoat; the resentment in his heart was great.

"Then we will have to think of another way."

Fang Jixian sighed with a sorrowful face: "Speaking of which, where did he go last night to get injured like this? I remember he is at the Earth Master Realm; there are not many people in Jinling with such cultivation."

"His injuries are too severe for him to have traveled a long distance, so he must have been injured near the Fang Family. Could it be..."

Fang Shifeng suddenly thought of a possibility and couldn't help but shiver involuntarily.

"Impossible!"

Fang Jixian denied it: "The strength of that fake Lu Renjia is at most that of a Postnatal Grandmaster. Even if they encountered each other, Zhuque couldn't have been injured like this. Not to mention that 'Lu Renjia' was already injured before escaping the Fang Family."

"But then who else could it be?"

Fang Shifeng also believed it absolutely couldn't be Chen Che, but besides Chen Che, he couldn't think of anyone else.

Fang Shifeng suddenly remembered something and said: "Dad, do you think Lord Zhuque knows that fake Lu Renjia?"

"What do you mean?"

"Last night, while we were still guessing whether 'Lu Renjia' was from the Inspection Bureau, Lord Zhuque insisted that he wasn't. Analyzing it this way, he likely knows that person!"

Fang Shifeng's expression was agitated, and a strange light radiated from his eyes.

"Very likely!"

Seeing Fang Shifeng's fierce expression, Fang Jixian said: "I know you want to avenge Shaokun, but given Lord Zhuque's current state, it is not appropriate for us to go over. Let's wait until he settles down, then we will go and ask."

"But I can't wait! I want to tear that bastard into pieces right now!"

Fang Shifeng clenched his fists, his face full of malice.

"Boom—"

As the words fell, a dull rumble of thunder reached their ears. Fang Jixian and Fang Shifeng looked up simultaneously and discovered that the sky had somehow suddenly turned gloomy, covered in dark clouds, as if foreshadowing the extraordinary events to come.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning tore through the sky, followed by deafening thunder!

At this moment, two figures, one green and one white, descended from the sky, carrying unparalleled momentum and power.

"Whoosh!"

Like meteors, they pierced through the clouds and charged straight toward the ground. The moment they neared the ground, a massive halo formed around their bodies, containing powerful energy that caused the surrounding air to distort.

"Bang!"

With a loud crash, the two landed heavily on the ground, kicking up countless dust and gravel.

At this moment, the earth itself seemed to tremble, and everything around was shaken by this overbearing entrance.

Amidst the dust and smoke, Chen Che appeared like a god of war descending to the mortal world, carrying an unyielding majesty and power.

Su Xiao stood by Chen Che's side, her gaze sharp, like the god of war's most capable general, and also like a vengeful Rakshasa, scanning all the members of the Fang Family coldly.

"It's you! It's you two!"

Fang Shifeng was the first to recognize Su Xiao, and then he saw Chen Che, who was still disguised as Lu Renjia.

Seeing the two, Fang Jixian's eyes were filled with astonishment; he never expected that they would show up themselves just a second after he had been talking about them.

"Fang Family, take orders! This time, we absolutely cannot let them run away again!"

Fang Jixian shouted with a voice like a booming bell.

The dense crowd of Fang Family members surged out like a flood, arriving behind Fang Jixian and Fang Shifeng.

Chen Che and Su Xiao stood back-to-back, never once looking at the Fang Family members, instead gazing at Zhuque in the Medicine Garden.

Zhuque also saw Chen Che and gave a chilling smile: "I thought you would come, but I didn't expect you to barge in so high-profile. You really don't put me in your eyes at all."

Dark cyan light flowed in Chen Che's pupils, and he took in Zhuque's physical condition at a glance. He sneered: "A defeated opponent, a cripple—why would I need to put you in my eyes?"

"But do you dare to kill me? If you kill me, you will never know the truth again!"

Zhuque channeled his energy with one hand, and a new True Energy arm slowly grew out.

"Anyway, you are just a dog that obeys orders; once I kill you, I can just go find your master."

Chen Che noticed the True Energy arm of Zhuque and walked over slowly.

"It seems it really is time for a life-or-death battle; since that is the case, let us each rely on our own abilities to kill the other!"

Zhuque let out a loud roar and actually launched the attack first.

"Whoosh!"

Zhuque flashed to Chen Che's side and swung his left True Energy arm horizontally to strike, but after being blocked by Chen Che, it detached from his body and exploded instantly.

Chen Che was clearly caught off guard, blown away by the shockwave, and retreated several zhang.

Fang Jixian also gave the order at this moment: "Kill them!"

The Fang Family members swarmed forward; facing the surging Fang Family members, Su Xiao took a deep breath, faced her palms forward, straightened her arms, and Ice Thorns grew from the ground, spreading rapidly in a line ahead.

"Ah!!!"

"My legs are frozen!"

"What kind of technique is this? My arm is gone! My arm! Ah!!!"

The unprepared Fang Family members were hit directly, not only falling in disarray, but the serious cases even had their hands and feet severed and their legs frozen by the Seal.

"This is True Qi with a special attribute! How could you possibly have such a special constitution?! This is impossible!"

Fang Jixian and Fang Shifeng were stunned to see this scene. Su Xiao had been at the Fang Family for several years; how could they have failed to discover she had such a powerful constitution? It felt just like a treasure-hunting adventurer missing a mountain of gold.

"Then that is truly thanks to your stupidity!"

Su Xiao crossed her arms and then opened them forcefully; a delicately carved Ice Lotus bloomed beneath the feet of Fang Jixian and Fang Shifeng, and that crystal-like, exquisite lotus exuded an extremely dangerous aura.

If it were not for Fang Jixian and Fang Shifeng leaping away in time, they would have already been disemboweled by the sharp Ice Spike petals.

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