As soon as these words were spoken, Zhou Bai's sleepy gaze instantly became sharp, locking onto Chu Nan.

His tone was full of questioning as he said, "Zhou Yan, was what you just said true?"

The Zhou family disciple, called Zhou Yan, took out a compass and said, "Elder, look here, this compass points directly to Wang Fei, there can be no mistake!"

With these words, the atmosphere outside the palace immediately became extremely cold.

Everyone's gaze locked onto Chu Nan, thinking this guy is truly bold and reckless to dare kill the offspring of a strong race from the Imperial Capital!

Zhou Bai, accompanied by Zhou Yan and another Zhou family disciple of the eighth level of the Divine Illumination Realm, approached Chu Nan and said, "Wang Fei, why is there a bloodline mark of my Zhou family's offspring on you? Explain this."

In the Demon Beast Plain, they encountered a group of tens of thousands of demon beasts, Zhou Lei and Huo Xian got separated from them, surely with little hope of survival.

Zhou Bai had been worrying about how to explain this upon returning to the Imperial Capital, but unexpectedly, someone came right to their doorstep.

Chu Nan had the bloodline mark, which meant Zhou Lei must have died at his hands; taking Chu Nan back to the Imperial Capital would be the best explanation!

Chu Nan felt the Zhou family's icy gazes, chuckled lightly, and said, "Why there is a bloodline mark, aren't you clear about that yourself?"

Though Chu Nan knew a method to remove the bloodline mark, it required slaying a demon beast.

There were many demon beasts in the Demon Beast Plain, but they couldn't take action.

Even though they walked on a safe path that wouldn't attract demon beast attacks, if Chu Nan hunted a demon beast, the safe path wouldn't protect him anymore.

He would inevitably fall into the vast sea of demon beast groups.

Therefore, Chu Nan hadn't had the chance to remove the demon beast mark until now.

Zhou Bai, hearing Chu Nan's words, laughed angrily, expecting Chu Nan to try and justify himself, but instead, he showed this calm, unbothered demeanor.

"Wang Fei, you truly are a frog at the bottom of a well here in Qingxuan Province, unaware of the strength of the strong races from the Imperial Capital."

"So now, you admit it was you who killed Zhou Lei, right?"

As soon as the words fell, an overwhelming killing intent appeared in Zhou Bai's eyes; he was ready to act as soon as Chu Nan nodded.

Handling mere loose cultivators from Qingxuan Province was all too easy.

Chu Nan nodded and said, "Indeed, it was I who killed Zhou Lei."

Once these words were out, everyone gasped, thinking Chu Nan was truly insane; at the very least, he could have tried to deny it.

"Alright, you have courage, to do and admit what you did!" Zhou Bai's face turned icy; though Zhou Lei was surely doomed in the Demon Beast Plain, being killed by beasts and by humans were entirely different matters.

Thus, Zhou Bai ordered Zhou Yan, "Do not hold back, cripple his cultivation, and take him back to the family for punishment."

"Wang Fei, for killing a Zhou family martial artist, this is all on you." Zhou Yan's face revealed a cruel smile as he sent a palm strike towards Chu Nan's Dantian.

Watching this scene, Huo Nianfang showed worry in her eyes, but with only the fifth level of the Divine Illumination Realm cultivation, there was nothing she could do.

The palm was engulfed in flames, causing the surrounding temperature to rise rapidly, making the air heated.

Yet Chu Nan remained composed and calmly said, "Mere child's play!"

With a fierce look in his eyes, Chu Nan punched out, the Celestial Thunder Drum roaring, directly meeting Zhou Yan head-on.

Bang! Crack!

With a massive boom, thunder and flames exploded instantly, and Zhou Yan was forcefully blasted back over three steps by this punch.

While Chu Nan stood firm like an ancient tree with twisted roots, unmoving.

"Impossible!" Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief.

Chu Nan, at the fifth level of the Divine Illumination Realm, actually repelled Zhou Yan of the seventh level with one punch, knowing his strength was even a bit stronger than Zhou Lei's.

All eyes fixed on this spot, showing surprise on their faces.

Qingxuan Province's martial artist actually repelled an Imperial Capital martial artist; this young man's strength was truly astonishing.

The people of the Huo family also showed shock, especially Huo Yang.

His strength and Zhou Yan's were evenly matched, and if Chu Nan could repel Zhou Yan with one punch, wouldn't that mean he could repel him, too?

Zhou Bai's brows furrowed, and he coldly said, "Zhou Yan, show your strong race's skills, don't let others underestimate you!"

"Don't worry, Elder, I was just careless just now." Zhou Yan's face was grave, his pupils filled with intense killing intent.

"Wang Fei, what I did earlier was just probing; now I will unleash my full strength!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Zhou Yan's whole body was ablaze, his aura astounding, as he transformed into a massive meteor hurling towards Chu Nan.

"Not bad, then let me show you my skills too."

Chu Nan's expression remained unchanged, as the Blood Pattern Sword appeared in his hands, shrouded in wind and thunder Martial Intent, slashing towards Zhou Yan.

Ping Ping Pong Pong!

Zhou Yan maneuvered his body, creating residual shadows as he charged towards Chu Nan, displaying incredible strength.

But Chu Nan remained calm, easily dodging with Wind and Thunder Move, while incessantly unleashing Wind Thunder Blades, seemingly toying with Zhou Yan in front of the palace gates.

Their figures continuously exchanged in mid-air, and regardless of Zhou Yan's attacks, Chu Nan calmly countered with his own experience.

Zhou Yan, unable to hit Chu Nan for a long time, seethed with anger.

He had never encountered such a tenacious opponent; Chu Nan's Wind and Thunder Move was incredibly agile, and he couldn't even touch his clothing, while stricken by Wind Thunder Techniquess that left terrifying wounds on him.

"Zhou Yan's assault, though fierce, is useless if he can't touch Wang Fei."

"Wang Fei keeps dodging; it may seem like he's timidly avoiding battle, but his attacks never cease, and in this balance, Zhou Yan is sure to lose!"

"Zhou Yan's martial skill is too taxing; if this continues, he'll run out of hope."

Beside them, Zhou Bai's expression was indifferent, though his killing intent was nearly uncontainable.

Chu Lingshan and the Spirit Corpse Sect members watched coldly and did not intervene but kept a close eye on Zhou Bai.

As soon as Zhou Bai moved, he would step in to stop him, allowing Chu Nan to continue fighting without distractions.

"Damn it, how is Wang Fei so slippery?" Zhou Yan gritted his teeth in frustration, and seeing that he still couldn't kill Chu Nan, he steeled his heart and thought, "If that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

On this thought, Zhou Yan attacked Chu Nan again.

This time, his flames were violent, like a volcano erupting, almost painting half the sky red, with speed skyrocketing.

"A trapped beast's final struggle!" Chu Nan chuckled softly, unleashing the wind and thunder Martial Intent to its fullest.

Since gaining insight into these two Martial Intents, Chu Nan had experienced over ten battles, deepening his understanding of them.

He felt that he was just one opportunity away from advancing Wind and Thunder Martial Intents to the second level.

Seeing Zhou Yan attacking, Chu Nan sidestepped, avoiding it, and as before, instantly slashed a sword to injure Zhou Yan.

Yet just when the Blood Pattern Sword cut into Zhou Yan, the originally red flames on him suddenly turned into a grayish white.

The surrounding temperature also dropped sharply at this moment.

The gray flames even wrapped around the Blood Pattern Sword, climbing up the blade like a venomous snake aiming to strike Chu Nan.

This scene instantly stunned everyone, even Chu Lingshan was horrified and exclaimed, "This is, the Zhou family's Soul Flame!"

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