Chapter 1121: This Is Power

The Leader of the Exploding Heaven Gang!

Everyone from the Li Kingdom in the entire arena was stunned, filled with disbelief and utter horror.

The legendary Leader of the Exploding Heaven Gang turned out to be such a young person.

"Thump!"

Just then, the sounds of several people kneeling on the ground rang out.

The four Dharma Protectors of the Seven Star Academy, their faces pale as paper, knelt before Xu Que, their whole bodies trembling violently, feeling that their backs were already soaked through with cold sweat.

Their hearts were filled with extreme fear; they had never expected Xu Que to have such a massive background, and the key point was that they had blatantly attempted to rob him of his Immortal Artifact—this was simply asking for death!

"Bang... Gang Leader, spare our lives!"

"We were blind and lacked eyes; please, Gang Leader, forgive our sins!"

The several Dharma Protectors of the Seven Star Academy kowtowed one after another, shouting in utter terror.

"This..."

At the same time, the Dean of the Seven Star Academy, standing in the crowd behind, felt his heart skip a beat, his entire face turning ugly.

He had already seen the corpse of one of his academy's Dharma Protectors, and now seeing those four Dharma Protectors kneeling and begging for mercy, how could he not understand what had happened?

These few damn old bastards had actually offended the Gang Leader of the Exploding Heaven Gang!

The Dean of the Seven Star Academy clenched his fists, his heart filled with rage, as he already felt many gazes focusing on him.

"Dean Wu, is this how your academy receives noble guests from the Earth Continent?" The Emperor of the Li Kingdom also turned cold-faced, asking in a deep voice.

Although the Seven Star Academy held an extremely high status in the Li Kingdom, to the point that even he, the Emperor, could not control it, under these circumstances, he had no choice but to speak up.

"Rest assured, Holy Emperor; I will definitely give you and the distinguished guests from the Earth Continent a satisfactory explanation regarding this matter!" Dean Wu immediately cupped his fists and spoke, then shot out from the crowd, summoned a silver folding fan in his hand, and swept it horizontally through the air!

Whoosh!

Instantly, several beams of silver spiritual light shot out rapidly, transforming into sharp blade lights that slashed directly onto the knees of those four Dharma Protectors.

The four Dharma Protectors did not even dare to dodge, nor did they dare to resist.

Then, with only a "Squelch" sound, several spurts of blood erupted from the knees of the four Dharma Protectors!

The four Dharma Protectors immediately let out a miserable scream of "Ah!", obviously suffering severe injuries as both their legs were broken.

"I am Wu Ze Shou, Dean of the Seven Star Academy; I pay my respects to the Gang Leader of the Exploding Heaven Gang! This incident occurred due to my failure in discipline; please, Gang Leader, forgive my sins!" At this moment, Dean Wu also cupped his fists toward Xu Que, knelt on one knee, and shouted loudly.

"Oh? Are you not going to ask what happened?" Xu Que glanced at Dean Wu and asked with a faint smile.

"No matter what happened, it is all the fault of our academy; please, Gang Leader, forgive our sins!" Dean Wu replied without the slightest hesitation.

At such a time, even if Xu Que had deliberately provoked the trouble, he would still have to say this, let alone the fact that from the expressions of those few Dharma Protectors, it was obvious that they were the ones who had deliberately started the trouble.

"Mm, not bad; since you have this attitude of admitting mistakes, I will not pursue the matter further, however, I will drop by your academy later to sit for a while and drink some tea." Xu Que nodded with a beaming smile.

Dean Wu immediately let out a long sigh of relief and hurriedly replied, "Thank you, Gang Leader, for your magnanimity!"

Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude, standing nearby, shook their heads repeatedly, smiling without speaking.

Magnanimity?

Hehe, still too young; once you get to the Seven Star Academy later, you will know what cruelty is, what it means for the Exploding Heaven to appear, leaving only needles and thread behind.

"Hmm, however, the matter concerning the Seven Star Academy is not that significant; the main issue is this... oh right, Young Master Ming, so young yet your style of doing things is quite ruthless!" At this moment, Xu Que looked smilingly toward Young Master Ming and those ten-plus guards of the Ming Family.

Hiss!

Immediately, a sound of gasping rose up from the scene.

The Emperor of the Li Kingdom, along with all the ministers and other major figures from various factions, swept their gazes toward the Family Head of the Ming Family.

The Family Head of the Ming Family was already covered in cold sweat, his heart uneasy and anxious; ever since he saw Ming City, he knew they were finished, and now that Xu Que had personally spoken, it was obvious that this matter had escalated to a terrifying degree.

"Bang... Gang Leader, I was wrong..." Ming City immediately knelt on the ground as well, opening his mouth to beg for mercy.

But before he could finish half his sentence, tears flowed from his eyes; he felt unable to continue speaking because this matter seemingly no longer had any room for redemption.

"What's wrong? Can't you say the words 'spare my life'? Too ashamed to continue speaking?" Xu Que asked with a beaming smile.

Ming City felt a stinging pain across his face; he had been slapped hard across the face.

He gritted his teeth and said angrily, "What exactly do you want to do?"

"Yo-ho!" Xu Que immediately burst into laughter: "You still dare to be fierce with me?"

Swish!

Almost simultaneously, a figure rushed out from the crowd behind.

"You..." Ming City had just opened his mouth wanting to say something, when suddenly "Slap!", a loud sound of a slap resounded throughout the entire arena.

"Shut your mouth, you unfilial son!" The Family Head of the Ming Family appeared before Ming City, his face full of anger, trembling all over with rage.

"Father!" Ming City immediately lowered his head, his face filled with suppressed grievance and unwillingness.

But ultimately, he was powerless; he could only admit his bad luck, for who could have expected that bullying a fool on the street would result in bullying the Gang Leader of the Exploding Heaven Gang!

"Gang Leader Xu, this old man failed in his discipline; this unfilial son was blind and lacked eyes, offending you; please, show your great magnanimity and be most forgiving!" At this moment, the Family Head of the Ming Family looked at Xu Que, cupped his fists, and apologized.

"No harm, no harm." Xu Que waved his hand with a chuckle.

But just as the Family Head of the Ming Family began to breathe a sigh of relief, Xu Que continued, "I quite like your honorable son's personality; he is ruthless enough in his actions, so I will definitely be forgiving, you can rest assured. Moreover, I already told him just now that this matter is nothing; once I exterminate his entire family, this matter will be considered past."

"Whoosh!"

Instantly, all color drained from the Family Head of the Ming Family's face on the spot; it was as if Five Thunders had struck overhead, his mind going completely blank.

Exter... exterminate the entire family?

Did this not mean that the entire Ming Family would be implicated?

"Father, this matter is my fault, but why should our Ming Family fear him? At worst, we can move away from the Li Kingdom; could it be that his Exploding Heaven Gang can cover the sky with one hand and stretch their reach all the way to Xuanhuang Province..."

"Bang!"

Before Ming City could finish speaking, suddenly a tremendous force slammed into him head-on, smashing his entire person flying, causing him to explode directly mid-air into a cloud of blood mist, dying on the spot.

The person who struck was none other than the Family Head of the Ming Family.

"Guards, execute these insolent people on the spot!" The Ming Family Head acted with extreme decisiveness, first killing Ming Cheng, then ordering his men to execute Ming Cheng's dozen or so guards as well.

It must be said, this was a very wise Family Head; an ordinary person truly could not muster such ruthlessness.

"Oh? Family Head Ming, killing your own son like this probably isn't very good for your reputation, is it?" Xu Que asked with an ambiguous smile.

The Ming Family Head immediately cupped his fists and replied, "Reporting to the Guild Master, this unfilial son of mine was blind and foolish; keeping him would only bring disaster. Moreover, my Ming Family still has many excellent descendants. I beg the Guild Master for your magnanimity and ask that you give the rest of my family a chance."

Xu Que's eyebrows instantly arched, and he nodded with a smile.

Clearly, this Family Head had more sons besides Ming Cheng; no wonder he could be so ruthless. However, given this attitude, Xu Que couldn't be bothered to exterminate the entire family.

"Very well, since that's the case, after I finish my business at the Seven Star Academy later, I'll also pay your Ming Family a visit to drink some tea and strengthen our bonds!" Xu Que said again with a hearty laugh.

"Thank you, Guild Master, for your mercy!" The Ming Family Head immediately cupped his fists to express his gratitude.

The Dean of the Seven Star Academy, standing nearby, instantly arched his eyebrows; he suddenly felt something was off about Xu Que's words—was it really just about drinking tea so simply?

At the same time, Lin Yuxi, not far away, was already completely stunned.

She had never expected Xu Que's identity to undergo such a dramatic reversal.

Just a moment ago, she had been leading Xu Que while being hunted down, feeling nearly hopeless, yet in the next instant, Xu Que had leaped to become a supreme figure, and with just a few words, caused so many important figures to compete to purge their own ranks.

This was the power and authority of the strong, truly awe-inspiring!

"He... is ultimately no longer the person he used to be!" Finally, Lin Yuxi sighed silently in her heart, feeling that the distance between herself and Xu Que was growing ever more remote.

"Yo, kid, you've changed! In the past, you would have at least killed off the entire Li Kingdom!" At this moment, Er Gouzi teased with a loud laugh.

Although there was an element of exaggeration, if it were the Xu Que of old, he certainly would not have let the Seven Star Academy and the Ming Family off so easily; he would definitely have killed a large number of people first.

Upon hearing Er Gouzi's words, the people of the Li Kingdom were immediately startled, especially the Emperor of Li Kingdom, who hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Guild Master, please forgive us! If I... no, if I had known you were in the Li Kingdom, I would absolutely never have allowed these people to treat you in such a manner!"

"Forget it; after all, I am a kind-hearted and soft-handed person," Xu Que said, waving his hand with a smile.

What he cared about now was the whereabouts of Jiang Hongyan and the others; he had countless questions he wanted to ask Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude.

"Thank you, Guild Master Xu! Guild Master Xu is truly magnanimous! By the way, Guild Master Xu, if you do not disdain it, you may first settle and rest at the Imperial Palace," the Emperor of Li Kingdom said with a face full of flattery.

Although he was noble enough to be the emperor of a kingdom, compared to the many great factions from the Earth Continent's Zhen Yuan Immortal Realm present here, any single one of them could wipe out their Li Kingdom; how would he, a mere emperor, dare to act tough?

If he could establish a bond with Xu Que, even if Xu Que merely opened his mouth and asked him to surrender his throne, he would be willing to do so!

"Forget it, I must first go to the Seven Star Academy and the Ming Family!" Xu Que said, waving his hand.

Er Gouzi also immediately jumped out, speaking with immense dominance: "Did you hear that? Brother Que said 'forget it'! If you keep blabbering endlessly, this Divine Venerable will bore you to death!"

【First Update delivered!】