Chapter 679: I Want to Kill Him With My Own Hands

Feng Qi and Feng Hu felt helpless, clearly unable to be of any help to Jiang Chen.

So they could only stand to one side.

Jiang Chen walked out, with Xiaotian following close behind.

Xiaotian wore a wicked grin and didn’t attack right away.

Jiang Chen looked at Ao Xue.

His brows furrowed slightly.

“Zuo Siming and I signed a death agreement. He was supposed to kill himself in front of everyone. Now that I’ve killed him instead, it’s only what he deserved. What, is the Zuo Family not satisfied?”

He didn’t actually recognize Ao Xue, but he knew she had to be from the Zuo Family.

At this point, Jiang Chen wouldn’t be afraid of anyone from the Zuo Family.

He wasn’t some pushover people could just walk all over.

Ao Xue’s eyes burned with intense hatred.

She shouted, “Zuo Siming… he was my fiancé!”

“You killed my fiancé.”

She practically spat the words through gritted teeth.

Ao Xue and Zuo Siming had been deeply in love, but now, Jiang Chen had killed him.

Jiang Chen was slightly surprised to hear this.

Then he said suddenly, “Since I killed him, you can just find a new fiancé.”

What?

Ao Xue nearly went mad with rage at Jiang Chen’s words.

‘Find a new fiancé? Was she, Ao Xue, that kind of person?’

She had sworn to marry only Zuo Siming in this life.

Jiang Chen’s words were a direct humiliation, an insult.

Angrily, she demanded, “Did you really have to kill him?”

“The death agreement… The Zuo Family could have paid a price to spare his life.”

“Why are you so heartless?”

Ao Xue was heartbroken, and her hatred for Jiang Chen surged.

‘This man deserved to die.’

A sarcastic smile touched the corner of Jiang Chen’s mouth.

“Hah, easy for you to say.”

“But if I had lost, would I have been given a chance to trade for my life?”

“Do you think I would have?”

There was so much injustice in this world.

The Zuo Family could throw their weight around and bully others, even trying to alter the terms of a death agreement.

If Jiang Chen were just some ordinary person, he would have died an unjust death. He never would have been given a chance to bargain for his life; the Zuo Family would have cruelly killed him long ago.

And the Zuo Family would have paid no price for it.

Reality was just that cruel.

Ao Xue bit her lip, her anger and hatred finally boiling over.

“Then you can go die with my fiancé!”

With that, the enraged Ao Xue attacked.

A long saber with a viciously sharp blade appeared in her hand, and in an instant, she lunged at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen was already prepared for Ao Xue’s sudden attack.

With the Divine Wind Fan in hand, he waved it at the approaching Ao Xue.

“WHOOSH!”

A blast of icy wind sent Ao Xue flying backward.

After all, Ao Xue had no idea Jiang Chen had such an ability.

She landed messily on the ground, her hair covered in shards of ice.

“BOOM!”

The crowd erupted.

“Ao Xue is actually no match for Jiang Chen.”

“So much for the legendary, peerless genius.”

“This Jiang Chen from Chenxi Pavilion is surprisingly dominant.”

No one could have imagined that Ao Xue would be sent flying by Jiang Chen on her very first move.

Even Ao Xue herself couldn’t understand.

Her face was ashen. ‘With my Cultivation, I’m actually no match for Jiang Chen?’

She remembered Wen Xiaotian’s death. Wen Xiaotian’s Cultivation was the same as hers—Martial Arts Sect Fifth Heaven—yet Jiang Chen had slain him.

Suddenly, it all clicked.

However, Ao Xue’s Combat Power was clearly greater than Wen Xiaotian’s.

As one of the most brilliant geniuses of the younger generation, she clenched her teeth.

“HAH!”

With another loud shout, she charged at Jiang Chen, saber in hand.

She knew Jiang Chen’s Divine Wind Fan was formidable, but it couldn’t truly harm her.

So she was fearless.

After sending Ao Xue flying, Jiang Chen decisively gathered Sword Intent into his Radiant Sun Sword.

A thirty-meter-long beam of Sword Intent materialized, seeming to pierce the very sky.

Just as Ao Xue closed in, Jiang Chen’s Sword Intent swept out.

“SHIIIIING…”

The terrifying Sword Intent seemed to tear through space itself as it slashed toward Ao Xue’s waist.

Ao Xue’s expression changed dramatically.

But Jiang Chen’s Sword Intent was impossibly fast, reaching her in an instant.

“PFFT!”

In that instant, Ao Xue was struck by Jiang Chen’s Sword Intent.

She immediately spat out a mouthful of blood as her body shuddered and was sent flying backward.

The crowd was in an uproar once more.

Ao Xue was wounded, and it was a gruesome sight.

Jiang Chen didn’t hesitate for a second. He unleashed his Black Fire, the Yang Coffin danced through the air, and in an instant, a barrage of attacks rained down on Ao Xue with merciless intensity.

Even though Ao Xue’s Cultivation was much higher than Jiang Chen’s, she was battered by his relentless assault. She looked utterly wretched, her hair a mess, like a madwoman.

“BOOM!”

The Yang Coffin slammed into Ao Xue, sending her flying backward as she coughed up more blood.

The crowd was in a frenzy.

They watched in utter shock as Jiang Chen brutally dominated the genius Ao Xue. Everyone was completely stunned.

Even Patriarch Zuo, Zuo Dongxing, watched in disbelief. His top disciple, Ao Xue, was actually losing to Jiang Chen.

His expression darkened.

Only then did he realize just how troublesome Jiang Chen was.

Feng Qi and Feng Hu’s jaws dropped.

“The young master is truly powerful beyond compare.”

“We still underestimated him.”

At this, Feng Qi and Feng Hu both breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Jiang Chen was strong enough, the Zuo Family could do nothing to him.

Ao Xue coughed up blood again and again.

All her life, she had been the genius, the one who dominated others in battle.

Now, she was being beaten so badly by Jiang Chen that she couldn’t even fight back.

Even without her injuries, her spirit was on the verge of shattering.

It was a devastating blow.

Her fiancé was dead, and she was still powerless against his killer.

Jiang Chen had utterly crushed her pride, grinding it into the dust.

“PFFT…”

In the end, though she managed to expel the Black Fire from her body, the cost to her Cultivation was immense, and she spat out another mouthful of blood.

Her entire body trembled.

“AHHHHHH…”

“Jiang Chen, I’ll kill you!”

Completely suppressed by Jiang Chen, Ao Xue was driven into a frenzy, a fire of rage burning in her chest.

The Zuo Family members were horrified. Ao Xue was being completely suppressed by Jiang Chen.

Zuo Dongxing took a deep breath. He knew that if Jiang Chen continued to crush Ao Xue like this, her mental state would become unstable, which would severely impact her future Cultivation.

He quickly said, “Xue’er, stand down.”

Ao Xue’s face was pale, with blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. She was unwilling to yield.

“Master, I must kill him with my own hands.”

“But I still haven’t defeated him.”

Zuo Dongxing said, “You did your best.”

“Leave the rest to me.”

“I’ll see if he’s still so arrogant when he’s facing me.”

“This debt for my son’s murder must be repaid.”

With that, Zuo Dongxing stepped forward, and Ao Xue automatically fell back.

She stood among the Zuo Family, glaring at Jiang Chen with such resentment it seemed her eyes alone could kill him.

Zuo Dongxing’s appearance sent another wave of commotion through the crowd.

“Zuo Dongxing! Zuo Dongxing is actually going to make a move himself!”

“Zuo Dongxing is the President of the Artifact Refiner Guild, and his Cultivation is at the Peak of Martial Arts Nine Heavens. That kid is in big trouble this time.”

“The Zuo Family is shameless! They’re just bullying him.”

At this point, many who knew the situation began to denounce the Zuo Family.

They had all come from the Artifact Refiner Guild and knew clearly that the Zuo Family was entirely at fault.

Yet now they were trying to force Jiang Chen to his death.