Chương 91: The Extermination of the Chen Family

Lingjiang Commandery, The Chen Family Manor. This was an ancient manor continuously expanded and built upon by generations of the Chen family. Currently located in the central district of the Commandery Capital, it covered an area of nearly 30 acres, making it absolutely the most magnificent and imposing mansion in the area! The Chen Family was also a top-tier, prominent noble family in Lingjiang Commandery, with a long heritage spanning hundreds of years.

They had always been a force that could not be ignored in the Commandery Capital. Their family's inherited martial arts, the Five Qi Toward the Origin Formula and the Five Elements World-Suppressing Fist, were ferocious and overbearing, their prestige shaking the Yangnan Circuit. There was a time in the past when the Chen Family were the true overlords of this region! It was only a pity that subsequent generations were lacking, and they gradually declined into a second-tier faction.

The root cause lay in their inherited martial arts. The Five Qi Toward the Origin Formula had extremely high requirements for a practitioner's aptitude! For nearly a century, the Chen Family had not produced a single talent capable of fully mastering this martial art, condensing the Five Elements True Qi, and breaking through to the First Tier! As a result, they were frequently suppressed by other factions. But the winds of fortune turn.

After enduring silently for so many years, it seemed the Chen Family was finally about to see the light of day again! Their current Patriarch, Chen Shubao, at just over forty years old, had already cultivated their family's martial arts to the major completion stage! He was only one short step away from breaking through to the Seventh Grade! His cultivation was publicly recognized in Lingjiang Commandery as second only to the few First-Tier martial artists—absolutely unrivaled among those of the same level!

Furthermore, Chen Shubao's eldest son, the Young Master of the Chen Family, Chen Zihao, possessed aptitude that surpassed even his father's! He was widely acknowledged as the greatest talent the Chen Family had seen in a century! At barely twenty years old, he had already stepped into the Second Tier, making him a top-tier genius even within the Commandery Capital! The Chen Family's future was truly worth looking forward to!

A month ago, the Chen Family Patriarch successfully returned from an auction with a Qi-Gathering Pill, sending the entire family into wild jubilation! As long as he successfully broke through to the First Tier, with the power of the Five Qi Toward the Origin Formula, the Chen Family could walk sideways in Lingjiang Commandery! Everyone knew this, so for the past month, they had been enduring silently and waiting. Even when their rival, the Liu Family, repeatedly bullied and provoked them, they didn't strike back.

But the Liu Family had gone too far today! They actually brought their entire clan, accompanied by city guards, and surrounded the Chen Family! It seemed they were absolutely determined to exterminate them!... Ever since obtaining the Qi-Gathering Pill, Chen Shubao had been in secluded cultivation in the backyard, paying no attention to family affairs. Today, just as his cultivation reached a critical juncture, his heart suddenly pounded, as if some terrible disaster was about to strike.

Unable to calm his mind, he suddenly heard the sounds of slaughter and shouting outside, accompanied by flames soaring into the sky! He jumped up in shock! Knowing something had happened to his family, he abandoned his cultivation and hurriedly rushed out. Seeing the scene before him, his eyes widened in horror!

He saw the Liu Family Patriarch, Liu Shuwen, and the Chief Constable of the Pacification Office, Huang Ze, leading a mob of Liu Family members, bailiffs, and soldiers, ruthlessly slaughtering the Chen Family youths! Chen Shubao's eyes nearly split open as he roared:"Stop it, all of you!" Gathering maximum force in both hands, his fire-element fist technique erupted like a volcano, covering the sky and blocking out the sun as it enveloped Liu and Huang! Fighting one against two, those two actually weren't his match!

They were pressed hard, struggling awkwardly to defend and forced to retreat in a pathetic state!

"Second Brother! Third Brother! Hurry and help!" Following Liu Shuwen's loud shout, Liu Shuyi and Liu Shuli, who were slaughtering people nearby, hurriedly rushed over to assist. Only then were they barely able to suppress Chen Shubao. Both sides retreated a few steps, and Chen Shubao angrily berated them:"Huang Ze! Liu Shuwen! Are you insane?! How dare you launch a murderous assault on my Chen Family?!"

"Hehe, Chen Shubao. No need to play dumb! The evidence of your Chen Family colluding with the Blood Demon Cult is clear! Surrender obediently!" Hearing this, Chen Shubao was shocked, then enraged:"Pah! Old dog Liu, you spit blood on people! Huang Ze, what is the meaning of leading soldiers to surround my Chen Family?! Where is the Governor?! I demand to speak with the Governor!"

"Chen Shubao, don't harbor any unrealistic hopes. It was your own Chen Family disciples who reported your crimes! The evidence is absolutely irrefutable! The Governor cannot help you!" Huang Ze replied coldly. Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more.

"Impossible! I don't believe it!"

"Hmph, then I will let you die understanding clearly! Men, bring him out!" As Huang Ze's words fell, two constables escorted a thin, pale-faced young man forward.

"Chen Ziming! Tell us what you know! Did your Chen Family collude with the Blood Demon Cult to harm the innocent?!" The pale-faced youth didn't dare meet Chen Shubao's eyes. He just lowered his head and said in a trembling voice:"Reporting to the Lord... it was Chen Shubao! In order to rapidly boost his cultivation and restore the Chen Family's glory, he secretly colluded with the Demonic Cult!

He went around abducting people and draining their essence blood to practice demonic arts—this lowly one witnessed it with his own eyes!"

"Because this act was utterly devoid of human conscience, after much internal struggle, this lowly one has decided to act for the greater good by turning him in and reporting his heinous crimes to you!" Hearing this man's words, Chen Shubao's fury attacked his heart, and he couldn't hold back a mouthful of blood! In the distance, the Chen Family youths who were witnessing this scene glared with furious eyes and roared:"Traitor!"

"Chen Ziming, you animal! How could you frame your own family?!"

"Ungrateful wretch! You will die a horrible death!"

"You son of a bitch! I'll kill you!"... Watching the members of their rival family tearing each other apart like dogs biting dogs, the Liu Family members felt extremely smug.

"Enough!" Chen Shubao roared like thunder.

"Lord Huang! This is just a one-sided story! It cannot be taken as truth! You can't just exterminate our Chen Family based on this alone!"

"Hehe, there's plenty more evidence! Once we exterminate your Chen Family, won't we find the evidence?"

"Old dog Liu, shut your mouth!"

"Chen Shubao! The evidence is as solid as a mountain! All the clues from the missing persons cases in Lingjiang Commandery over the past few years point directly to your Chen Family! Surrender without a fight! After the investigation is concluded, if it proves you are innocent, I will clear your name!" Hearing their naked framing, Chen Shubao's heart sank completely. Knowing this matter wouldn't be easily resolved today, he gritted his teeth and made a resolute decision.

"I don't believe you can cover the sky with one hand in this Lingjiang Commandery! Chen Family disciples, hold your ground! Wait for this old man to go find the Governor!" Saying that, he stomped hard on the ground, his entire body shooting forward like a cannonball!

"Old thief Chen! Today, you're not going anywhere except the Yellow Springs!" Liu Shuwen shouted loudly, and together with the other three, they simultaneously besieged Chen Shubao!

"Patriarch! Let us help you!" Behind him, several Chen Family elders disregarded the danger and hurriedly stepped forward to assist. But before they could take a few steps, a group of Liu Family experts of the same generation appeared and entangled them. Both sides fought until the sky turned dark! But the Liu Family had reinforcements. Their overwhelming number of experts quickly gave them the advantage, and the battle turned into a one-sided slaughter!

Paying attention to everything around him, Chen Shubao's heart bled. He frantically circulated his energy, attacking without regard for his own life, causing the other side to suffer greatly! Very quickly, enduring two heavy blows to his back that injured him, Chen Shubao seized an opportunity to close in on one of them. His five fingers, sharp as knives, clawed toward the top of his opponent's head! With eyes filled with blood and fury, he roared:"Liu the Third! Die!"

"No...!" Seeing the opponent closing in like a madman, Liu Shuli was terrified out of his wits and desperately turned to run! But it was useless! A claw sank deep into his skull. As Chen Shubao exerted force, the skull exploded into pieces, spraying red and white everywhere!

"Third Brother! No!" Liu Shuwen was driven mad with rage! But what answered him was only Chen Shubao's cold gaze. His face covered in blood, looking like a demon god descended to earth, he spat out each word with chilling finality:"Even if the Chen Family is exterminated today, I will drag a few of you down with me!" Ignoring his own injuries, he only attacked and didn't defend, charging in to trade life for life! This fighting style terrified the others, and they hurriedly dodged.

"Gang Master Du! Save us!" The Liu Family Patriarch couldn't help but shout loudly. Hearing this, Chen Shubao was startled and hurriedly stopped to cautiously observe his surroundings. But there was no sign of Du Ruhui anywhere! Unable to discern the enemy's trump card, he didn't dare linger. Thinking of the urgent matter at hand, he leaped up and ran toward the Commandery Governor's manor to seek reinforcements! How could those men let him leave? They braced themselves and rushed forward to entangle him.

Chen Shubao didn't shrink back; seeing anyone in his way, he attacked with red eyes! A few moves later, he seized an opportunity to tear off one of Liu Shuyi's arms, though he took a saber slash to the stomach from Huang Ze in the process, blood gushing out.

"Du Ruhui! If you don't act now, we part ways today!" Huang Ze also couldn't hold back his anger and shouted. Just then, a deep sigh echoed from the distance. The moment the voice arrived, a figure had already appeared beside Chen Shubao! Before he could react, he took a solid palm strike to the back of his heart and flew backward! BOOM...

"Cough... cough..." Coughing up a mouthful of fresh blood mixed with visceral fragments, the Chen Family Patriarch struggled to look up at the newly arrived figure. He smiled tragically:"Du Ruhui... our Chen Family has never had any conflict with the Lingjiang Gang. Why collude like this to target the Chen Family?"

"Heretical demons should be executed by everyone in the martial world! Brother Chen, you can only blame yourself for acting inhumanely first! You cannot blame this Du!" Du Ruhui retorted righteously.

"Haha... good, good, good! What a 'heretical demon'! You ignore morality and justice to deal with my Chen Family! You will not escape retribution in the future! Man acts, Heaven watches! We shall see!"

"Hmph! You won't live to see that day!" Liu Shuyi glared at him with venomous hatred, simultaneously harboring resentment toward Du Ruhui. But fearing the other's power, he didn't dare show it.

"Father!" In the distance, Chen Zihao, who was engaged in battle, saw his father in danger and recklessly charged over!

"Hmph! The Chen Family's number one genius! Naturally, that's also thanks to demonic arts! You won't be spared either!" For Chen Shubao killing his third brother and crippling his second brother's arm, the Liu Family Patriarch harbored deep resentment! Seeing the newcomer, his eyes flared with murderous intent. He leaped up, swinging his sword to strike!

"Liu dog, you seek death!" Chen Shubao threw a punch, shattering the sword aura, and jumped up to protect his son. He hurriedly turned his head and shouted:"Zihao! The Chen Family cannot escape today! All our hopes rest on you to avenge us! Your father will protect you and carve a bloody path! Run far away! Once you have the strength, return and destroy these three to avenge us!"

"No! Father! I won't! If we die, we die together!"

"Fool! Do you want the hundreds of souls of the Chen Family to die with unclosed eyes?! Get out of here!" Chen Shubao roared furiously.

"Father..."

"Get lost!"

"Haha! Truly a deep bond between father and son! Don't worry, none of your Chen Family will escape today! Let me help reunite you father and son in the Yellow Springs!" Liu Shuwen laughed grimly and sinisterly.

"Zihao! Go, quickly!" Looking at his father's desperate, expectant gaze, Chen Zihao raised his hand, wiped the bloody tears from his face, took one last look at his Chen Family kin, gritted his teeth, turned, and ran!

"Haha! That's how it should be! Let your father send you on your way!"