Chapter 244: Shi Zhengxiong Is Not Reconciled

"Alliance Leader, what is the meaning of this?"

Su Chen looked at Shi Zhengxiong with a lazy expression and smiled.

Despite the massive farce just now, Shi Zhengxiong had not stepped forward once, yet he chose this exact moment to take charge of the situation.

If he had not defeated Zhao Zhengxing just now, Shi Zhengxiong certainly would not have come forward.

In any case, he would eventually take over the Qingyun Alliance, so he naturally did not feel the need to be polite to this Alliance Leader.

Although Shi Zhengxiong was annoyed by Su Chen's attitude, he was an old fox after all and did not express it immediately.

He said with a forced smile, "The Great Elder was merely acting out of deep love for his son, which led to such an overstepping of bounds. It would be best if you, Young Master, did not hold it against him."

"And what if I insist on holding it against him?"

Su Chen's lips curled slightly upward as he said with a beaming smile.

It had to be said that this Shi Zhengxiong was quite interesting; any clear-eyed person could see that Su Chen had already killed the Great Elder's son, yet he could endure it, merely claiming the Great Elder acted because of his child.

"One should be forgiving when possible, Young Master. That Zhao Yangyao has already sacrificed his life in the Secret Realm; must you really push things to such a desperate end?"

By the end of his words, Shi Zhengxiong's tone was slightly tainted with Spiritual Power, carrying a hint of a threat, as if telling Su Chen not to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit.

Although Su Chen was a noble young master of a hidden family, this was, after all, the territory of his Qingyun Alliance.

Even if Lv Luo was at the Quasi-Emperor Peak realm, what kind of trouble could a woman stir up?

Moreover, Shi Zhengxiong himself had stepped into the Quasi-Emperor Peak for many years; if Su Chen did not know what was good for him, he would not mind suppressing him with force.

Thinking of this, he became even more certain that Su Chen would surely give him this face.

But he never expected that upon hearing these words, Su Chen would laugh out loud twice, as if he had heard some grand joke.

"If I want to do something, do you think you can stop me?"

Seeing this, Su Chen could not help but sneer.

He felt that Shi Zhengxiong seemed unable to grasp the situation at this moment.

At this time, Lv Luo intimately took Su Chen's arm, her face carrying a hint of playfulness, yet the words she spoke made people feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Just a bunch of ants. Truly, when there is no tiger in the mountains, the monkey acts as king; they cannot even see their own worth."

Hearing this, Shi Zhengxiong was so angry he could not catch his breath.

He was, at the very least, a cultivator at the Quasi-Mirror Peak; who among outsiders did not treat him with the utmost respect when they saw him? Furthermore, he was the Alliance Leader of the Qingyun Alliance; even the First Family had to give him some face.

Yet she actually did not hold him in her eyes at all.

Shi Zhengxiong's hypocritical mask was torn away, and because he was somewhat angry, his face even became ferocious.

"I advise you best not to be ungrateful! This is the territory of my Qingyun Alliance. You are openly running wild on our turf and have killed so many disciples; if it were me, I would have executed you all long ago!"

Shi Zhengxiong said with a livid face.

Following that, he cast his gaze upon Lv Luo and said slowly, "You had best not be unappreciative. However, this Alliance Leader is not incapable of showing mercy; as long as you give me the maid by your side, I will not pursue this further."

After speaking so sanctimoniously for so long, it turned out to be for his own selfish desires; so many innocent people had died in vain, yet in his eyes, they were not even worth as much as his own cultivation.

If Shi Zhengxiong could have been a bit tougher and boldly settled accounts with him, Su Chen would have respected him as a man, but looking at him now...

A rotting maggot cannot become a True Dragon.

Ridiculous, truly ridiculous.

"And what kind of thing are you? Speaking so nicely, it is nothing more than for your own selfish desires. Even if I want to do something, do you think you have the ability to stop me?"

Su Chen curled his lips and said with a sneer, leaving behind a look of extreme contempt.

As his voice fell, before Shi Zhengxiong could even chew on the meaning of Su Chen's words, he saw a ghostly blue flame burst from Su Chen's palm, quickly igniting the Great Elder.

Zhao Zhengxing, who had already lost consciousness, felt a scorching heat all over his body and was painfully jolted awake.

Only after reacting did he realize he was being burned by Spirit Fire; he instinctively wanted to extinguish the fire, but this Spirit Fire instead grew more intense.

And it was not just physical pain; a deep shock also emanated from the depths of his soul.

Generally, for people of their cultivation realm, as long as the soul did not die, they could shed their skin like a cicada and find ways to be reborn.

But this deep pain coming from the depths of his soul stimulated him; under the scorching flames, the dual pain of spirit and body almost made him lose his mind.

Within the entire plaza, one could only hear Zhao Zhengxing's painful screams; he rolled around in a wretched state, but the Spirit Fire was completely uncontrollable.

Before everyone's eyes, Zhao Zhengxing was watched as he was burned into a pile of ashes.

The knowledgeable Shi Zhengxiong had an ugly expression now; this was clearly a top-tier Spirit Fire—Blue Quenching Spirit Fire.

Although it was rumored in the market that it had completely disappeared and existed only in legends, he was the one who knew best where that Spirit Fire was located.

He had once harbored delusions of taking the Spirit Fire for himself, but that Spirit Fire had long since developed intelligence and was extremely arrogant and unruly; several times he had almost been burned to death, so he slowly abandoned that idea.

Now, seeing Su Chen use the Blue Quenching Spirit Fire so nimbly, he was mad with jealousy, and at the same time, he realized one thing.

Su Chen had been there.

Thinking of this, intense killing intent erupted from Shi Zhengxiong's eyes; that killing intent almost solidified, as if it wanted to pull Su Chen's tendons and peel his bones.

If it were just a moment ago, as long as he handed over Lv Luo, he could still have entertained the thought of making an alliance.

But now it was different; he had to get rid of this person who knew the truth. Since he knew too much, then do not blame him for being impolite!

Thinking of this, Shi Zhengxiong formed his five fingers into a palm, carrying a thick, murderous aura, and immediately launched an attack, striking straight at Su Chen's face.

When someone at the Quasi-Emperor Peak moves, it causes the heavens and earth to change color; those disciples with low cultivation, even though they had already stayed far away, were now affected and spat out a mouthful of blood.

With him as the center, even the ground was affected and rapidly cracked, moving so fast that only a blurred shadow could be seen.

It was absolutely impossible for Su Chen to take this palm strike head-on.

Lv Luo had already stepped forward first, blocking directly in front of Su Chen, her face carrying a bit of shame and anger; her master, whom she herself could not bear to hurt, was actually being targeted by someone with a lethal strike.

Shi Zhengxiong's attack, which possessed the force of a thousand armies, stopped dead in its tracks before Lv Luo.

Shi Zhengxiong was not reconciled; he gritted his teeth and increased his force, determined to teach these two who did not know the immensity of heaven and earth a lesson!

But he soon discovered to his dismay that no matter how much force he used, he could not move an inch; the two remained in a stalemate, neither making a move.

(End of chapter)