In the courtyard.
Ye Xuan felt the pressure released from Zhang Wuzong’s body and slightly raised an eyebrow. He couldn’t discern exactly how strong this aura was. This meant the opponent’s cultivation base far exceeded what his own was when he served as the Holy Son in the Profound Cloud Sect. When Ye Xuan became the Holy Son, his cultivation was at the 6th Layer of the Super Spirit Realm. His inability to discern it only proved that his opponent’s cultivation was above the 6th Layer of the Super Spirit Realm. It might not even be as simple as the 7th Layer; the 8th or 9th Layer was entirely possible.
Just as Ye Xuan was deep in thought, Zhang Wuzong spoke again.
"This shouldn’t be your full strength, right? Otherwise, you wouldn’t dare come to the Zhang family to challenge me. But unfortunately, you are destined to become a corpse. I’m not afraid to tell you the truth—in the Super Spirit Realm, I am invincible. Now, bring out your full power, otherwise, die!"
As soon as the word "die" fell, the blade storm beside Zhang Wuzong spun faster and faster. Its size also grew larger and larger. In just a few breaths, a massive blade storm formed in the courtyard. The storm resembled a dragon, harboring the power to destroy the heavens and decimate the earth!
Every furnishing and decoration in the entire courtyard was reduced to ash and annihilated.
In the next moment, the storm charged at Ye Xuan with lightning speed. In the blink of an eye, it completely engulfed him. The metallic tang of blood immediately wafted through the air.
"He must be torn to pieces by now!"
"Town Mayor, you thought too highly of this brat. You just gave him a quick death."
The Eighth Elder and the others sighed. None of them thought Ye Xuan could still be alive. Zhang Wuzong already possessed an 8th Layer Super Spirit Realm cultivation base, and coupled with his Spirit-grade Sword Skill, Blade Storm, he could even kill someone at the 9th Layer of the Super Spirit Realm. Why did Zhang Wuzong even believe Ye Xuan had the strength to fight him? The only reason this brat dared to come to the Zhang family was due to the arrogance and blind conceit of youth.
At this moment, Zhang Wuzong also frowned. Had he overthought it? Was this kid really that stupid? Running over here to throw his life away without even knowing how strong his opponent was?
"Hmm, wait. No!"
Suddenly, Zhang Wuzong’s eyes widened. His heart suddenly stopped beating. His mind suddenly went blank. His Spiritual Qi and blood began to run wild inside his body.
THUD.
Zhang Wuzong fell to his knees on the ground. He seemed to be terrified.
Right now, it wasn’t just Zhang Wuzong who was terrified; the Elders were the same. As if struck by the same realization, several of them looked toward Ye Xuan simultaneously.
BOOM.
An explosive blast rang out, and the whirling blade storm vanished into thin air. After the storm dispersed, a stooped Divine Demon Statue radiating both gold and black colors appeared in their line of sight. Coiled around the Divine Demon Statue was a massive Golden Snake.
Ye Xuan had directly used his full strength! Because he knew this Zhang Wuzong was incredibly powerful. The opponent likely possessed the strength of the 9th Layer of the Super Spirit Realm. If he wanted to fight against such an existence, he had to play all his trump cards.
At this moment, Ye Xuan’s body shot out like a cannonball toward Zhang Wuzong, who was kneeling on one knee.
"Huh?"
Zhang Wuzong truly lived up to his reputation as a genius. He overcame the fear in his heart at the very first moment. Simultaneously, he released his Beast Soul. A giant ape appeared above his head—an intermediate Fierce Beast Soul, the Great Strength Vajra Ape.
Even though his Beast Soul Power was trembling, and even though he hadn’t yet stood up, dense clusters of Spiritual Energy Swords manifested all around his body and in the sky. This was Zhang Wuzong’s ultimate skill: Three Thousand Demon Swords. Three thousand Spiritual Energy Swords—what a magnificent sight. No Cultivator could dodge this, even if they tried.
But Ye Xuan didn’t try to dodge. He met it head-on with his body.
In the next moment, Ye Xuan also moved. A single peerless sword strike surged forth. It was as if an Immortal had descended from the heavens. This Immortal, with sword in hand, could cleave the sky. One dance of the sword shook heaven and earth!
The sword fell.
The blade began to shatter. It seemed the sword itself couldn’t withstand the power of this very strike. Falling alongside the fragments of the sword was blood, scattering like flower petals. This blood welled up from Zhang Wuzong’s neck. There was a sword mark on his neck. Ye Xuan had sealed his throat with a single strike.
The sword mark was originally very thin, and the wound was not large. But as a gust of wind blew by, the sword mark seemed to widen a bit. Zhang Wuzong’s head began to tilt, and then dangled lopsidedly over his shoulder. More and more blood gushed out.
"The sword was still too dull. It didn’t even sever the neck completely," Ye Xuan’s somewhat regretful voice rang out. As he spoke, he looked toward the three Elders nearby.
At this moment, the three Elders were utterly dumbfounded. Zhang Wuzong, the genius of their Zhang family, had actually been killed. And he had been instantly killed by someone with a single sword strike! Just who on earth was this kid? How could his aura suddenly surge by so much? And what rank was the Beast Soul he unleashed? It was one thing for it to make them feel terrified, but it even prevented Zhang Wuzong, who had awakened an intermediate Fierce Beast Soul, from gaining the slightest advantage. That was a Fierce Beast Soul!
Unfortunately, no one answered the three Elders’ questions. And they would never find the answers.
The black Golem extended its palm. The palm, massive as the sky, smashed down right over their heads.
RUMBLE.
The three Elders were instantly crushed into meat paste, without even a chance to resist.
After eliminating the Elders, Ye Xuan immediately retracted his Dragon Soul and Divine-Demonic Overlord Body. These were all his killer moves, and killer moves were only used to silence enemies. Ordinarily, he wouldn’t use them unless absolutely necessary. Otherwise, if he wasn’t careful, people would try to snatch his ultimate skills. It wouldn’t matter much against this group of weaklings. But if discovered by experts, it would invite disaster.
After killing the Zhang family Elders, Ye Xuan finally headed to the backyard.
"It’s you!"
"Impossible. Why are you here? Could it be that the Town Mayor..."
Upon seeing Ye Xuan, all the Zhang family members shook their heads in sheer disbelief.
Ye Xuan said calmly, "Zhang Wuzong is dead. Whether you believe it or not, it is the truth. But don’t worry, I’m not here to kill you. I want you all to return to the Zhang Family Main Town right now and tell your Patriarch that within five days, I want to see tribute sent by the Zhang family. Five days should be enough for a round trip, right?"
"You aren’t going to kill us?"
"Is there a difference between killing you and not killing you? You pose no threat to me whatsoever. Of course, you’d better leave right now, otherwise I might regret my decision in a moment..."
"Go, let’s go quickly!"
The Zhang family members didn’t dare to stay; they fled for their lives. Their actions quickly sent shockwaves through the entire town.
"Why are the Zhang family members fleeing? What’s going on?"
"It seems the rumors are true. Someone killed Zhang Wuzong and wiped out several experts from the Zhang family. The skies over Wuzong Main Town have changed once again."
"What! How long has it been, and Wuzong Main Town has changed owners again? But then again, who is so powerful that they could kill Zhang Wuzong? Moreover, how could they have such huge guts? I heard Zhang Wuzong is a disciple of a major faction in a Three-Star Main Town. Aren’t they afraid of retaliation?"
Meanwhile, at the Town Mayor’s Mansion.
After Ye Xuan took over the Zhang family’s territory, he didn’t immediately go to the storage room, nor did he immediately crush the Twin Jade to notify his grandfather to bring their clansmen to the Main Town. He found a gatekeeping disciple and had him summon all the patriarchs of the town’s subordinate families. A small number of these patriarchs had followed Zhang Wuzong from the Zhang Family Main Town, but the vast majority were those who had chosen to submit to the Zhang family after the Ning Family was wiped out.
"You mean to say that by killing Zhang Wuzong, I might have offended the Mou Family backing him?" Hearing this, Ye Xuan frowned.