Chapter 533: Hand Over the People

“This is…”

Inside the dungeon, Si Rong used the dim light to get a clear look at the corpse before her.

The next moment, her face changed drastically, as if she had been struck by lightning!

Although the corpse was headless, making it difficult to identify, it was still far, far too familiar to her!

This was clearly her clansman, Sikong!!!

Even the spear that Sikong always used had been brought over and tossed to the side.

The tip of the spear still seemed to be stained with mottled patches of blood.

“No, no, no—” Si Rong shrieked hoarsely, her voice filled with grief, indignation, and incredulous shock.

Her clansman, a powerful Primordial Mansion Realm Cultivator, was a pillar of the Luo Race. How could he have died here so mysteriously?

But no matter how hard it was for her to accept this cruel reality, the truth was laid bare before her. She couldn’t just pretend she didn’t see it!

“Didn’t you say we couldn’t flatten the Luo Race?”

“This is just an appetizer.”

Qing Lian smiled.

She had deliberately come to break Si Rong’s spirit.

The woman had been imprisoned for a long time and had suffered much torment, but her arrogant attitude remained unbroken.

Now, with Sikong’s corpse, she had finally managed to shatter her composure!

Si Rong stared blankly at Sikong’s body, saying nothing.

Her mind seemed to have frozen. Like a walking corpse, her eyes were vacant and lost.

“Just you wait and see.”

“Next, we’re going to flatten the Luo Race!”

Leaving her with those words, Qing Lian left the dungeon and set off with Ye Chen on the road to the Luo Race’s territory.

When Zhao Tiankuo heard that Ye Chen was going to the Luo Race, he had wanted to go with them.

But Ye Chen had him stay behind in the White Tiger Tribe, using the pretext that he needed to recover properly.

In the end, Zhao Tiankuo didn’t insist.

He had been too severely injured before. Although he had recovered a great deal over the past three days, he wasn’t back to his peak condition.

Moreover, his strength was far inferior to Ye Chen’s and Qing Lian’s. If he forced himself to accompany them to the Luo Race, he would likely just be a burden.

He didn’t want to be more of a hindrance than a help, so he ultimately followed Ye Chen’s advice.

The Luo Race was a considerable distance from the White Tiger Tribe, separated by the mountain range where Yuheng Mountain was located.

To reach the Luo Race, they first had to cross this desolate mountain range.

According to Qing Lian, many Great Demons occupied Jade Crane Mountain, but the surrounding mountain range was actually quite safe, as the Great Demons did not venture out frequently.

While crossing the mountains, the two didn’t encounter any Great Demons, but they did run into a group of people who seemed to be fleeing.

They were hurrying, as if being hunted, and upon seeing Ye Chen and Qing Lian, they didn’t even pause, simply running deeper into the mountains.

Although the group’s behavior was strange and aroused suspicion, Ye Chen saw they had no hostile intent and paid them no mind.

After all, they had more important business to attend to.

With Ye Chen’s power greatly increased, now was the perfect time to go flatten the Luo Race and rescue the people of the Vermilion Bird Tribe.

Furthermore, Sikong and the others had only just been eliminated. If the Luo Race found out, they would surely organize an escape or even prepare defenses before he and Qing Lian arrived.

That would make things rather troublesome.

It was best to strike as quickly as possible and catch them completely off guard.

The two wasted no time on the road, rushing toward the Luo Race without stopping.

Before long, the Luo Race’s camp was visible in the distance.

The Luo Race was located within the jurisdiction of Lieyang City, one of the three major cities of the Black Triangle, and was a bona fide third-rate power.

The closer one got to the central Lieyang City, the more powerful factions there were.

Therefore, because the Luo Race was situated on the edge of Lieyang City’s jurisdiction, it had virtually no rivals in the vicinity.

This area was so desolate that a third-rate power was enough to reign supreme. Most of the other groups were minor, unranked factions like the White Tiger Tribe.

“That’s the Luo Race over there!”

Qing Lian stopped and stared at the crude camp in the distance, which was surrounded by a wooden fence. Her expression, however, grew solemn.

“Is that so?”

Ye Chen gave it a faint glance before looking away.

“You must be careful!”

“I know your strength is extraordinary, but this is their home turf, after all, and there are only two of us…”

Qing Lian couldn’t help but urge caution.

In her eyes, if the two of them were to wage all-out war against the Luo Race, her own strength would be completely useless. It would be a feat just to protect herself and not get in Ye Chen’s way.

Ultimately, the pressure of the coming battle against the Luo Race would have to be shouldered by Ye Chen alone.

“Just follow me.”

At her words, Ye Chen just smiled faintly. “They won’t get a chance to turn the tables.”

Qing Lian was taken aback for a moment, a strange light appearing in her bright eyes.

Ye Chen’s confident and composed demeanor seemed to grant her immense courage as well.

For a moment, her anxiously fluttering heart began to calm.

“Hm?”

“Who are you? Halt at once!”

“This is Luo Race territory! Outsiders are forbidden to approach!”

Before they had even reached the gate of the Luo Race camp, they were spotted by patrolling clan members.

They immediately shouted, trying to stop Ye Chen.

However, Ye Chen turned a deaf ear, continuing to walk toward the Luo Race camp as if he hadn’t heard.

Qing Lian followed closely behind, but she couldn’t help but feel a little nervous.

“Halt!”

“I’m talking to you! Didn’t you hear me?!”

A burly man stepped forward. Blocking the entrance to the Luo Race camp like a small mountain, his eyes surged with cold light as he stared death at Ye Chen.

Seeing that Ye Chen still didn’t stop, he flew into a rage. “It seems you’d rather do this the hard way!”

He then lifted a giant boulder from beside his feet and, with a great heave, hurled it toward Ye Chen.

The boulder was larger than three of him combined. With the full force of his body erupting through it, that single strike was enough to severely injure a Blood Coagulation Realm Cultivator.

Qing Lian’s heart trembled. ‘Just a gatekeeper has such terrifying combat power. The Luo Race’s foundation is indeed far stronger than the White Tiger Tribe’s!’

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the giant boulder exploded in mid-air before it could even land.

Countless stone fragments scattered like raindrops.

From amidst the shattered rock, Ye Chen took a single step, appearing before the burly man in the next instant.

“What?”

The man’s pupils shrank abruptly. Before he could even react, he felt his body flying uncontrollably through the air.

BOOM!

The gate of the Luo Race camp was smashed open by the man’s body, sending a cloud of dust into the air.

A young man’s figure emerged from the dust cloud, his cold voice echoing across the area.

“Hand them over!”