Chapter 682: A Terrifying Glimpse

“What is your Cultivation?”

At this moment, Zuo Dongxing still couldn’t see Xiaotian’s Cultivation clearly.

But he could sense that Xiaotian was, at the very least, a Martial Emperor Expert.

He truly hadn’t expected that trying to kill Jiang Chen would provoke such a terrifying figure.

Xiaotian chuckled.

“Then I’ll let you all see my Cultivation.”

Xiaotian’s body trembled slightly.

“BOOM!”

A powerful aura instantly erupted from him.

A terrifying pressure swept across Celestial Water Street. The entire crowd was sent stumbling backward, as if struck by a massive wave.

Even Zuo Dongxing’s jaw dropped in horror. Standing the closest, he felt the full brunt of Xiaotian’s aura.

“GULP…”

“HISS…”

Countless people gasped and swallowed nervously.

Terrifying. Simply too terrifying.

“Martial Emperor First Heaven…”

“Heavens, that young man is actually a Martial Emperor First Heaven expert.”

“How is that possible? Am I seeing things?”

No one could believe it. The young man who had seemed so weak just moments ago had, in the blink of an eye, revealed a Cultivation so powerful it seemed invincible.

That’s right—Xiaotian had just revealed the aura of his Martial Emperor First Heaven Cultivation.

The crowd erupted.

Han Yinghua was stunned.

She thought she already understood Jiang Chen quite well.

But she never imagined she still hadn’t seen the full picture.

The Han Family was powerful, yes, but with a Martial Emperor First Heaven expert by his side, Jiang Chen would never deign to join them.

How laughable it was that she had been trying so hard to recruit Jiang Chen into the Han Family before.

Now she realized he didn’t need the Han Family’s help at all.

‘A Martial Emperor Expert protecting him…’

She looked deeply at Jiang Chen again. His identity had suddenly become shrouded in mystery.

‘Just what kind of person has such a terrifying expert as a guard?’

She couldn’t comprehend it.

She just stood there, dumbfounded.

Even Ling Yun was completely thunderstruck.

“HUUFF…”

He took a deep breath. His third uncle had told him not to provoke Jiang Chen, and now he saw just how right he was.

‘To think Jiang Chen has such an expert by his side… So powerful, so terrifying.’

And he looked so harmless, too. He was just too low-key. Jiang Chen had been far too low-key in Xingyuan City.

If he had shown this kind of strength earlier, both the Zuo Family and the Han Family of Xingyuan City would have been tucking their tails between their legs and acting meekly in front of him.

How would they have dared to threaten to kill Jiang Chen? Wasn’t that just courting death?

Ling Yun gave a bitter laugh.

‘It looks like the Zuo Family is truly finished this time.’

Zuo Dongxing felt as if his mind was roaring, struck by a thousand bolts of lightning.

His body trembled uncontrollably.

“Martial Emperor First Heaven…”

He muttered Xiaotian’s Cultivation level.

His eyes were filled with disbelief and terror.

He knew that this time, the Zuo Family had truly provoked a disaster.

Before, the Zuo Family had been clamoring to kill Jiang Chen.

But now, Zuo Dongxing was filled with immense regret.

He regretted it so much he could die.

‘I’m afraid Jiang Chen is really going to annihilate the Zuo Family now.’

He knew that begging for mercy and making peace were impossible now.

So, after a moment of mental collapse, Zuo Dongxing suddenly enveloped the crowd with his Divine Thought and spoke to Ao Xue, who was among them. “Xue’er, run!”

“Take Dong Ming and get far away from Xingyuan City.”

“Go to your Snow Kingdom! Go now, quickly…”

He was truly terrified. The Zuo Family could no longer be saved.

He could only have Ao Xue sneak away.

Get far, far away from here.

Ao Xue was already in the crowd, trembling all over.

She had never imagined things would turn out like this.

The mighty Zuo Family was now facing the threat of annihilation.

All because of a misjudgment.

She bit her lip so hard it drew blood and suddenly said, “Master, don’t we still have the old ancestor?”

“Ask him to come out!”

Zuo Dongxing shook his head repeatedly.

“The old ancestor… he left the Zuo Family long ago. His whereabouts are unknown.”

“Stop asking! Just go, quickly!”

He kept urging Ao Xue to leave.

As for him, Zuo Dongxing, leaving was impossible. He had no chance to escape, and he was well aware of his predicament.

Escaping from a Martial Emperor Expert was nothing but a dream.

His Zuo Family had an old ancestor who was also a Martial Emperor Expert, but he wasn’t with the Zuo Family now.

Having witnessed the power of a Martial Emperor Expert, he had long given up any thought of escaping.

“Master…”

“Go, now!”

“Master, take care…”

Tears streamed from Ao Xue’s eyes. The Zuo Family was about to be destroyed.

Her master could not escape death; she could only flee.

‘Once I’m back in the Snow Kingdom, I’ll find a way to get revenge on Jiang Chen.’

‘I will get my revenge on you someday!’

Before leaving, Ao Xue shot a look full of hatred in Jiang Chen’s direction.

Then, she slipped away quietly through the crowd.

Jiang Chen, however, seemed to notice something. But when he looked over, he didn’t meet anyone’s gaze.

“Strange. Someone was just looking at me.”

Jiang Chen frowned slightly.

Xiaotian held the Heaven-Breaking Sword.

He looked at Zuo Dongxing.

“Now, I will use your own sword to kill you.”

“And with your sword, I will annihilate your Zuo Family.”

Sword in hand, Xiaotian walked toward Zuo Dongxing step by step.

His eyes were cold and indifferent.

Zuo Dongxing had wanted to kill Jiang Chen, and Xiaotian had long wanted to destroy the Zuo Family. Now that the Zuo Family had come to them, Xiaotian didn’t need any other excuse.

But just then, a group of people suddenly rushed forward, blocking Zuo Dongxing.

“No…”

“You can’t kill our Patriarch.”

It was the Zuo Family. They had to protect their Patriarch; if he died, the Zuo Family would be finished.

Even though they, too, regretted the Zuo Family provoking Jiang Chen.

At the same time, another group of people rushed in front of Zuo Dongxing.

It was people from the Artifact Refiner Guild.

“He is the President of our Artifact Refiner Guild. If you kill him, our Artifact Refiner Guild will not let you go!”

“Stop right there! You may be an expert, but our Artifact Refiner Guild isn’t afraid of you.”

Two groups, the people from the Zuo Family and the Artifact Refiner Guild, began to step forward to protect Zuo Dongxing.

Xiaotian looked at them with indifference.

“So what if it’s the Zuo Family? So what if it’s the Artifact Refiner Guild?”

“When I want to kill someone, can you stop me?”

He was going to kill Zuo Dongxing, and he wouldn’t even spare the rest of the Zuo Family.

He advanced step by step, each footfall like a hammer blow to their hearts.

Seeing this, Zuo Dongxing suddenly pushed everyone aside and stepped forward.

“Heh, death. I accept it.”

“You can kill me, but please, spare the other innocent people.”

Zuo Dongxing laughed miserably.

There was nowhere to run. He had resigned himself to his fate.

But he was unwilling to die just like that.

A scheme brewed behind his flickering gaze.

As he spoke, he looked toward Jiang Chen.

He suddenly said, “Since I am about to die…”

“Before I go, I want to apologize to Jiang Chen.”

“After all, the Zuo Family was truly in the wrong.”

On the verge of death, he suddenly made such a request.

Xiaotian was extremely surprised.

But Zuo Dongxing was already walking toward Jiang Chen, seemingly sincere in his desire to apologize before he died.

When he was just a short distance from Jiang Chen, a vicious look suddenly flashed in Zuo Dongxing’s eyes.

He roared, “Even if I die, I’m taking someone with me!”

He abruptly lunged toward Jiang Chen.

He had to kill Jiang Chen, no matter what it took.

“You can die with me!”