"Haha! What's the matter? Can't accept it? Your martial artists from the Flame Dragon Kingdom are nothing but trash; our ancient Xianluo Fist is the strongest martial art in the world!" Da Lisu laughed uproariously.

Screech!

Whoosh!

A sharp braking sound rang out as a figure dashed from the doorway to the plaza.

"Mr. Jiang!" Seeing Jiang Chen carrying the Blood Saber rushing in, Qiu Boyuan's heart settled, and he shouted with surprise and joy.

"Chairman Qiu, how are you? Are you alright?" Jiang Chen glanced over everyone in the plaza, came over to Qiu Boyuan, and asked with concern.

"Mr. Jiang, I'm fine, but this person is a Xianluo Fist expert, you must be careful!" Qiu Boyuan shook his head and cautioned gravely.

"A Xianluo Fist expert?" Jiang Chen was slightly startled, turned his head to look at Da Lisu, and spoke with a cold demeanor, "Are you also one sent by the Four Great Aristocratic Families?"

Qiu Boyuan and the others were surprised, somewhat puzzled. Da Lisu was clearly here for revenge; how did he get connected with the Four Great Aristocratic Families?

"Jiang Chen? I was planning to deal with Qiu Boyuan before I found you, but since this bonus prize has come to me, that's even better. I can take care of it all at once!" Da Lisu finally recognized Jiang Chen, speaking with a hint of surprise.

"Mr. Jiang, this is..." Qiu Boyuan realized something was off and looked at Jiang Chen questioningly.

Jiang Chen stared straight at Da Lisu, and without turning his head, said, "The Four Great Aristocratic Families hired three experts to assassinate me; one has already been blocked by me. This is the second one!"

"This..." Qiu Boyuan was shocked, Qiu Liang's face changed, and he shouted loudly, "Mr. Jiang, be careful with your family! If the Four Great Aristocratic Families are pushed too far, they will do anything!"

"Someone is looking after the house; I will rush back as soon as possible!" Jiang Chen nodded slightly and responded lightly.

"Go back? Now that you're here, you still think you can leave? You can stay in the Nether Realm!" Da Lisu said with a cold sneer.

Ding-a-ling-ling!

A phone ringtone suddenly broke the silence. Jiang Chen was momentarily startled, a sense of foreboding arose, and he hurriedly took out his phone to look. When he saw the caller ID, Jiang Chen's face suddenly darkened, and the ominous premonition grew stronger!

Hurriedly answering the call, Jiang Chen asked quickly, "Xuan Long, what's happened?"

Xuan Long knew he was at the Martial Alliance Dingjing Branch to handle matters; if it were not something urgent, they would not have called him!

"Young Master, the villa has been attacked. Miss Gong Lin is critically injured, and she is on the brink of death. Please come back quickly!" An anxious voice came from the earpiece.

"I'll be there right away!" Jiang Chen's eyes immediately flashed with a bloodthirsty light, and a chilling aura of intent to kill emanated from his body.

Da Lisu, who had been watching Jiang Chen, suddenly shivered, and his face, previously filled with mockery, became grave!

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Chen looked emotionlessly at Da Lisu and said icily, "You. All. Deserve. To. Die."

Clang!

The Blood Saber was unsheathed, and Jiang Chen bellowed, "Sky-cleaving Slash!"

Swish!

A dazzling blood-red saber light soared into the sky, heading straight for Da Lisu!

"Innate..." Da Lisu watched the swiftly approaching saber light in shock, as his body suddenly froze in place.

Clang!

The Blood Saber was sheathed, and Jiang Chen's figure flashed, his body radiating a faint blood light. In the blink of an eye, he dashed out of the Martial Alliance Branch.

Thump! Thump!

A light breeze blew by, and Da Lisu's body split into two halves, falling straight down onto the square, cleaving apart with not a trace of blood flowing out. The entire body appeared as if it had been dried by the wind!

At this moment, the other members of the Dingjing branch seemed to have dried up as well, frozen in place.

Staring stupidly at Da Lisu's corpse, they were all terrified.

Just now, this man had taken on the entire Dingjing branch by himself, even inflicting severe injuries on Qiu Boyuan. Terrifyingly powerful!

Yet such a terrifying individual was easily cleaved in two by Jiang Chen with a single slash, without even having time to react.

My god, this Jiang Chen is truly the most terrifying person!

"This…"

"How strong!?"

"Is Mr. Jiang this powerful?"

"To kill a Semi Innate with one blow?!"

It took a good while before Liu Jiangbo and the others finally cried out in shock, their bodies trembling involuntarily.

Previously, they had all challenged Jiang Chen, and thinking back on it now, it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, a sure path to self-destruction!

Qiu Boyuan, too, snapped out of his shock. He frowned, looked up at the entrance of the branch, and gritting his teeth, shouted, "Foreign martial artists have come to our Flame Dragon to assassinate our compatriots, what should we do?"

"Aid our compatriots, slay the invading foes!" Qiu Liang instantly reacted, yelling out loudly.

Liu Jiangbo and the others were taken aback, and then realization dawned on them. Qiu Boyuan was trying to bind the Dingjing branch to Jiang Chen.

Had it been before, they would surely have opposed it. After all, Jiang Chen was just one person, while their Dingjing branch was the Martial Alliance's banner in this region, even holding significant sway at the Martial Alliance Headquarters. Otherwise, Qiu Boyuan wouldn't have dared to take responsibility for the incident when Jiang Chen crippled Li Yunfeng and his son, knowing that Li Yunfeng was one of the six council members of the Martial Alliance!

But now, not only did Liu Jiangbo and the others not oppose this, they all wanted to establish a good relationship with Jiang Chen. After all, he was the powerful figure who had killed a Semi Innate Grandmaster in one blow, suspected to be an Innate Grandmaster himself!

"Aid our compatriots, slay the invading foes!" Liu Jiangbo and the others shouted in unison.

"Let's go!"

Qiu Boyuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and strode towards the branch entrance, with Liu Jiangbo and the rest following behind him.

In a short while, all the Earth Level Martial Artists and above from the Dingjing branch had rushed to the Dingyun Lake Villa, leaving only those below Profound Level behind to deal with the site, the corpses, and to take care of their severely injured comrades!

Dingyun Lake Villa.

Jiang Chen had called Gong Lin and Yè Yùwǎn back to the villa before he left, and had instructed Shen Xiaoqin not to go out.

Gong Lin and Yè Yùwǎn returned to the villa quickly. After learning what had happened to Xuan Long, the three women sat anxiously in the living room, waiting.

"I'll go check on Jing Yi!"

Suddenly, a strong sense of unease surged in Gong Lin's heart. Frustrated and restless, she wanted to talk to Ye Jingyi. With Jiang Chen away, she needed to remain calm, but her anxiety grew stronger, and she couldn't show it in front of Yè Yùwǎn and Shen Xiaoqin.

With Shen Xiaoqin and Yè Yùwǎn already at a loss, their situation would be utterly chaotic if she lost her composure too. No matter how uneasy she felt, Gong Lin had to suppress that unease within her.

After informing the others, Gong Lin headed upstairs. At the villa, Xuan Long and Yan Hu were watching over the place, one at the door and one by the window. Seeing Gong Lin ascend, they didn't pay much attention, as they believed that with only one staircase, guarding it meant safety upstairs, especially since there were teams of 12 Earth Level Martial Artists patrolling in front and behind the villa.

Gong Lin climbed to the second floor, went straight to Ye Jingyi's room, and unsuspectingly opened the door.

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