Four young men and women stood on the rooftop of a tavern, their faces full of disbelief. The ongoing battle below had gone unnoticed by anyone who might have noticed them.

"Sister, we've hit the jackpot," exclaimed Pei Wenliang, his excitement palpable. The other two were equally thrilled.

"Shouldn't we intervene?" Shi Yuanshang suggested.

"No need. These people are no match for the Chen family. Even this kid named Chen Xuan can handle them all by himself," replied Wang Yuqing.

"Chen Xuan must find a way back to the sect. This kid is too abnormal. He can release blade qi to kill Spirit Martial Realm experts," nodded the others, agreeing with Pei Wenliang.

"And his set of footwork, the split shadows still have attacking power. This kid must have encountered something extraordinary. This set of techniques is at least of the Earth-grade mid-level. Our best techniques are only of the Profound-grade upper level," one of them remarked.

"Let's continue watching. Another battle is about to start."

After killing Liu Sheng, Chen Xuan approached Wu Hao, the head of the Wu family.

"It's your turn now. How dare you make a move against our Chen family? Today, I'll wipe out both of your families completely," Chen Xuan said.

"You arrogant brat. Li, let's team up against him," Wu Hao said.

Li Yuan stepped forward. There was no turning back now. Since the faces had been torn, it was now a fight to the death.

"Do you have my permission to join hands against my grandson?" Chen Xuan's grandfather stepped forward.

"Grandfather, I'll deal with Li Yuan. Wu Hao is mine to kill," Chen Xuan said before engaging Wu Hao. Facing a Spirit Martial Realm opponent was already Chen Xuan's limit.

Wu Hao was robust, wielding a heavy hammer. Chen Xuan didn't dare confront him head-on. Instead, he used his footwork to dodge left and right, occasionally striking with his knife. However, it was difficult to harm Wu Hao; every time he swung his hammer, Chen Xuan had to evade with all his might. The street was riddled with holes from Wu Hao's hammer strikes, making it uneven and dangerous.

It seemed that there were different levels even within the Spirit Martial Realm. Liu Sheng just now was at the ninth level, while Wu Hao was at the third. Thinking he could handle Wu Hao just because he killed Liu Sheng, Chen Xuan realized he had overestimated himself. If things got tough, he would have to reveal his trump card.

Glancing at his grandfather, Chen Xuan saw him holding off Li Yuan's attacks. The difference between the early and middle stages of the Spirit Martial Realm was already apparent. His grandfather's spiritual power was more than twice that of Li Yuan's. It seemed that ending the battle was only a matter of time. Chen Xuan refocused and continued the fight with Wu Hao.

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"Slash the Void!"

The sky filled with sword shadows, and Chen Xuan's figure was no longer visible. Wu Hao swung his hammer wildly, creating a whirlwind in the center of the battle. The sound of clashing swords and hammers echoed incessantly.

"Bang!"

The two separated. Chen Xuan staggered back twenty steps before stabilizing himself, while Wu Hao retreated fourteen or fifteen steps. Chen Xuan coughed up blood, his mouth filled with internal organs. Wu Hao wasn't much better off, with over twenty wounds covering his body, blood flowing profusely. Chen Xuan had risked injury just to harm Wu Hao.

Chen Xuan's physical body, which was already comparable to that of a Spirit Martial Realm expert, was also injured. It was evident how powerful Wu Hao's hammer was.

Wu Hao was shocked. His powerful blow earlier had failed to kill this kid.

Chen Xuan was filled with even greater fighting spirit. He wiped the blood from his mouth and picked up his knife to continue fighting with Wu Hao.

Chen Xuan's father watched, his fists clenched. He felt a pang of pain when he saw his son injured just now. He wished it was him getting hurt instead. His son was fighting desperately for the family's survival, while he, as a father, could do nothing to help. "Strength." I need to improve my strength as soon as possible.

Wu Hao became increasingly alarmed. This kid was too abnormal. His hammer strike earlier was so heavy, yet the kid still fought fiercely. He had to deal with him quickly; otherwise, Li Yuan would fail, and this operation would turn to ashes. The Wu and Li families would cease to exist.

In fact, Wu Hao didn't know that Chen Xuan was seriously injured. It was just that Chen Xuan had a Soul Stone. He had been using the energy of the Soul Stone to repair his body continuously, which was why he could hold on until now. The energy of the Soul Stone flowed continuously into Chen Xuan, rapidly healing his body.

As one side grew stronger, Chen Xuan became fiercer. Wu Hao had already lost his initial vigor, while Chen Xuan's knife strikes came one after another, too fast for Wu Hao to defend properly. Chen Xuan's speed and footwork made it difficult for Wu Hao to keep up, and he was now at a disadvantage.

Chen Xuan unleashed Slash the Void again.

The ten-meter-long blade qi transformed into a roaring tiger, rushing toward Wu Hao. This form of the blade qi required the cultivation level of a True Martial Realm expert to manipulate elemental power into shape.

The four men and women on the rooftop were so astonished that they almost fell off. Their eyes popped out, shocked at the roaring tiger charging toward Wu Hao.

To transform elemental power, one must have strong enough spiritual power and a very powerful soul.

"Roar!"

The tiger's jaws engulfed Wu Hao.

"Bang!"

Wu Hao was thrown a hundred meters away, lying motionless on the ground. Wu family disciples rushed over, only to find their leader's meridians shattered, dantian destroyed, with only the last breath remaining. Blood gushed from his mouth.

"Leader!" "Leader!"

The Wu family disciples cried out in panic, not knowing who shouted.

"For the leader's revenge, we fight till the end!"

Everyone picked up their weapons and charged at Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan's last move had left his dantian devoid of any spiritual power, leaving him with a hollow feeling in his soul. That last move was so powerful that Chen Xuan hadn't fully recovered from it. The Wu family disciples had already rushed up.

"Kill!"

Seeing the Wu family's men charging at Chen Xuan, over a hundred people from the Chen family crazily rushed at the Wu family's men, and both sides clashed violently.

Only then did Chen Xuan come to his senses from the soul exhaustion. He took out a pill and swallowed it, restoring half of his true power. Seeing the Chen family's disciples fighting the Wu family's, he picked up his knife and charged into the crowd.

With each swing of his knife, a life was harvested. When Chen Xuan had killed over twenty people, the rest of the group scattered and fled.

!

"Releasing the tiger back into the mountains will lead to endless trouble."

"Illusion."

Chen Xuan deployed the Nine Phantom Technique, instantly creating three copies of himself. Each one chased down the fleeing enemies. In less than the time it takes for a joss stick to burn, all the fleeing enemies were slain by Chen Xuan. His clothes were dyed crimson with the blood of his enemies.

Chen Xuan looked at all the people from his family cheering.

"Chen Xuan!" "Chen Xuan..."

If it weren't for Chen Xuan today, the Chen family might have been wiped out. With just three Spirit Martial Realm experts, and the family's patriarch being one of them, they were no match. Chen Xuan's powerful appearance resolved the crisis facing the family and even eliminated the enemy. From now on, the Chen family would reign supreme in Hongling Town. How could everyone not be overjoyed?