Chapter 575: Extreme Surprise [Two-in-One]

Chapter 575: Extreme Surprise [Two-in-One]



Swish!

Under the horrified gazes of the three,

A dazzling blade of light flashed!

With a 'pfft' sound, the figure of the third elder, who had just been stretched to his longest and most badass pose, was instantly cut into two.

A loud crash echoed.

Similarly, the stretched-out internal organs, resembling sewage, spilled out from the two separated body segments.

The third elder let out a groan, "Wori... Ni..."

And then he suddenly lost his breath.

Dead!

A figure appeared beside the third elder's bisected body, holding a blood-drenched blade.

In the moonlight, his tall and handsome figure stood out.

It was none other than Fang Che, Fang Tu, the target of this mission.

Fang Tu scratched his head in confusion, puzzled, and muttered to himself, "Holy crap... I thought it was a snake, but it turned out to be a person... Truly, the world is full of wonders. Can a person's body stretch as long as that?"

He clicked his tongue and said, "Today, I've really broadened my horizons... But seeing this guy get cut down with a single strike doesn't make him a formidable opponent... At most, he's at the King level of cultivation? Just a common petty thief, and I killed him effortlessly."

The three of them almost couldn't hold back from jumping up and cursing out loud!

This guy is taking advantage and acting cute!

Where did you see the King level?

Are your eyes so big that you pee on them?

Just as they were about to take action, two more figures landed beside Fang Che, "Boss Fang, how is it?"

"Just a common petty thief!"

Fang Che shrugged and smiled casually, "I never expected White Elephant Continent to be so bizarre. I lit up the confusion smoke in my room, and suddenly several snakes crawled in, making me as dizzy as tofu. I just sliced them up one by one..."

"I thought it was something big, but it turned out to be just a petty thief. I thought he was so formidable, so I was cautious, but with one strike, he became two pieces... Too weak, isn't this just asking for death?"

Another burly figure, obviously Mo Gaiyun, chuckled and said happily, "Boss Fang, you're really something... We thought something serious had happened, but it's just this?"

"Yeah."

"Damn! What a waste of expression!"

Mo Gaiyun kicked the half-body of the third elder, sending it flying, and said, "Stinking corpse!"

In the darkness, the three of them watched with fury.

But at that moment, suddenly, the air lit up with a bright light, and countless blades and sword auras descended like a net from the sky.

On the other side, the three who were chatting and laughing also moved in perfect unison, like arrows released from a bow, their bodies and swords merging as one as they charged forward!

Their momentum was like thundering gallop, faster than lightning!

Mo Gaiyun's kick was the signal!

Feng Xiangdong, Yu Zhongge, Qiu Yunshang, Jing Shuanggao, Dong Yunyu, Xue Wanren, Fang Che, and Mo Gaiyun; the eight masters attacked with full force simultaneously!

"En... "

The three of them only had time to utter a single word before they hurriedly jumped up to engage in battle, but they were already completely enveloped by the forest of blades and swords.

Pfft, pfft, pfft...

Under the desperate resistance of the three, they could only watch helplessly as their arms, legs, shoulders, and heads kept leaving their bodies...

Blood splattered everywhere!

The eight of them had been planning this surprise attack for a long time, and it was not a small matter.

In an instant, it became a pile of minced meat.

Fang Che repeatedly shouted, "Leave one alive... alive..."

But he couldn't finish his sentence.

In this situation, knowing that the opponent was a master of sinister tricks, where was there any chance of holding back?

Before Fang Che could finish his sentence, he saw a pile of meat slices.

Forget about leaving one alive, even for hot pot, it would be too thin.

The only intact thing was one of the heads that was jumping around, while the other two heads had already turned into pieces.

The Golden Horned Dragon was delighted, circling in the air, devouring the dead energy.

The people guarding the grand hall had already come out and silently formed a circle, their experienced formation indicating their expertise.

They had come out quite early, but Fang Che and the others' actions were too swift, leaving them no time to intervene before it was all over.

To be sliced like a cucumber and chopped like a vegetable so quickly, Qi Lie and the others had thought it was some petty thief not worth mentioning.

After all, compared to their strength, the opponent was too weak.

But when they saw a complete head, followed by the weapons and scattered belongings, several people exclaimed in surprise.

"It's four of the Eight Great Guardians under the Snake King!"

They gasped, drawing in a breath of cold air, but it was mixed with a bloody stench, almost making them vomit.

"The Eight Great Guardians?"

Fang Che asked curiously, "Such a formidable name? And who is this Snake King?"

"The Snake King is one of the three underground rulers of White Elephant Continent... It's said that these Eight Great Guardians are the cream of the crop among his subordinates... Uh."

Just as he mentioned the cream of the crop, he realized that four of these 'cream of the crop' had already turned into these meat slices.

Suddenly, he felt it was hard to even boast.

"The Snake King's subordinates."

Fang Che said calmly, "So it's the Snake King's subordinates, which means that the Lin family hired assassins to kill me."

Everyone remained silent.

Are you making such a claim without evidence?

But Fang Che didn't need evidence; all he needed was a reason that could convince the public, a reason that could be spoken of in the light of day: The Lin family couldn't summon me, so they hired assassins.

Fang Che himself didn't realize that his words had hit the mark.

So he said, "Gather everyone immediately. It's almost dawn, surround the entire Lin family! Start now!"

"I suspect the Lin family is affiliated with the Demon Sect!"

"Arrest them all and interrogate them!"

With his command, a whoosh sounded.

Shen Laotou and a group of about sixty experts suddenly descended from the sky.

This was Zhao Shanhe from the Southeast Headquarters, who had sent reinforcements after receiving Fang Che's message.

Fang Che waved his hand.

Everyone immediately set off towards the Lin family.

With the involvement of a Snake King and the underground world, Fang Che now had an excuse to take drastic action against the underground world, and he was quite satisfied with that.

As for continuing to bait the Only Righteous Sect, since the Lin family had already sought help from the underground world to deal with this matter, Fang Che didn't hold out any hope.

Because if this news got out, the Lin family would undoubtedly go into a frenzy of escape and wouldn't wait for the Only Righteous Sect to come to their rescue—this was inevitable! After all, everyone understood that waiting meant death.

Following his usual principle of acting swiftly and decisively, Fang Che didn't intend to give the Lin family too many chances or time.

So he immediately gave the order!

He knew that the Lin family was affiliated with the Only Righteous Sect, so he had no psychological burden. But he still didn't expect that this time, he had caught such a big fish.

As for the Lin family's resistance, Fang Che didn't care at all, because Ye Huang was already lurking above his head.

Fang Che didn't believe that within the Lin family, there would be anyone who could match Ye Huang!

At dawn, in the darkest hour, Fang Che and his team had completed all the necessary measures to control the Lin family.

From the sky to the ground, in all directions, and even by listening to the ground, they had blocked two secret tunnels leading outside.

A ray of light appeared in the east.

With a boom, Fang Che kicked the Lin family's main gate, sending it flying.

"Who goes there!"

Instantly, several dark shadows appeared in the shadows, and the sound of blades and swords suddenly rose, aiming for Fang Che's throat and heart.

Fang Che brandished his knife and slashed back.

A splash of blood appeared, and the two men's blades and swords were broken into four pieces, flying back.

Shadows kept appearing.

Members of the Lin family kept emerging.

"Palace Guardian Qi, what's the meaning of this?"

Lin Feng, hastily dressed, appeared before the crowd, his face a mix of shock and anger.

Two heads fell in front of Lin Feng with a splatter.

Qi Lie said, "Lin Family Head, do you recognize these two people?"

Lin Feng looked down and instantly felt a chill run through his body.

Two of the Snake King's Eight Great Guardians!

Weren't four of them supposed to be assassinating Fang Tu? What's going on?

Forcing himself to stay calm, Lin Feng said, "Palace Guardian Qi, what do you mean by this? I don't know these two at all!"

Qi Lie snorted and coldly said, "Lin Family Head, if you say it's unrelated, I might believe you. But why do you say you don't know them? You say you don't know the Eight Great Guardians?"

Lin Feng suddenly realized his mistake, but it was too late. He gritted his teeth and said, "So what if they're the Eight Great Guardians? It has nothing to do with us!"

Qi Lie said, "Lin Family Head, come with us. Some things need clarification from you."

Lin Feng said, "It has nothing to do with me, why do I need to clarify?"

"Not just you, but also your family members, Lin Ao, Lin Lan, Lin Hu, Lin..."

Qi Lie said indifferently, "Out of respect for the Gongxun family, we'll give you a chance to surrender."

Lin Feng took a deep breath, "Palace Guardian Qi, is there something we can't discuss?"

Qi Lie waved his hand.

"Arrest them!"

Lin Feng suddenly retreated, and with a shake of his hand, a cold light flashed, and he roared, "Take Lin Ao with you!"

The battle erupted instantly!

Fang Che waved his long knife and charged in.

After all, this was the White Elephant Continent, and for external commands, they still needed Qi Lie.

But when the fighting started, Fang Che showed no mercy.

He led the charge into the Lin family.

From all directions, they moved simultaneously.

Someone was even faster than Fang Che. Shen Laotou descended from the sky, landing in the middle, and his sword light instantly drew a large arc.

Fang Che quickly dodged, saying, "Teacher Shen, no monopolizing the kill!"

Shen Laotou's body led the way to the backyard.

Mo Gaiyun and the others split into eight directions and rushed in.

Although the Lin family was a sixth-level family, the highest cultivation level among them was only Jun Ji, which was already exceptional for a sixth-level family.

A splash of blood.

Lin Qing, the fifth child of the Lin family, was intentionally sliced in two by Mo Gaiyun's sword, and a green smoke rose from his heart meridian. Qi Lie saw this and instantly became furious.

"Heart Meridian is missing!"

"Lin Feng! You deserve to die! Your Lin family is indeed affiliated with the Only Righteous Sect!"

During the battle, Lin family members were constantly being knocked down, their chests cut open, revealing the missing heart meridians. With continuous discoveries, everyone in the Zhen Shou Dadian went crazy.

The Demon Sect's members, wearing the Gongxun family's mask, had been living in the White Elephant Continent for so many years!

With the combined efforts of many experts, the Lin family's resistance was quickly brought under control.

Fang Che rushed towards the backyard like a shooting star.

Lin Ao's residence was clearly pointed out to him by the Golden Horned Dragon.

He wanted to personally arrest this little demon and kill him!

He had to give an explanation to Ju Xiushui!

So, he didn't pay attention to anyone else.

He focused solely on this target and charged straight ahead!

The backyard.

An elderly member of the Lin family immediately picked up Lin Ao and dashed into the sky like lightning. On the other side, there was a large tree, intentionally left by the Lin family.

There was a unique escape device on the tree.

With a bounce on the tree, using the powerful force of the bounce and his own cultivation technique, he could instantly travel a thousand zhang away.

But just as this Lin family expert had his toes on the treetop.

A powerful force rushed towards him.

Bang!

His chest caved in with a cracking sound.

Ye Huang had not made a move the entire time, as this was a minor situation that didn't require his intervention. However, when someone tried to escape, he casually blocked them.

Ensuring that not even a mosquito could fly out, as Fang Che had said.

Fang Che leaped into the air and grabbed the Lin family expert, only to discover that the person had already lost his life force.

He waved towards the void and pulled a child out of the dead man's embrace.

This child, around ten years old, surprisingly had a fierce look on his face, holding two sharp short knives in his hands, which he ruthlessly stabbed towards Fang Che's body!

Fang Che's spirit energy surged, and with a bang, the knives pierced his body. The child let out a painful cry as his wrists were directly shattered by the impact.

Pa! Fang Che slapped the child with a loud slap.

But the child suddenly turned his head, revealing his white teeth, and bit towards Fang Che's throat.

Fang Che didn't care if he was a child or not, and punched him directly in the mouth.

Crack! The child's teeth shattered.

Lin Ao glared at him with a vicious look, making a whimpering sound.

Fang Che saw a haze of bloodshot eyes in his gaze.

Occasionally, there was a flash of spiritual light, but it was immediately drowned out by the complete haze.

His cultivation technique exuded a strong bloody aura, as if a million grievances were attached to his body.

Fang Che had no intention of interrogating him, as he witnessed the little demon still struggling. Remembering the unjust death of Ju Xiushui, he couldn't believe it was because of such a little beast!

He slapped him with all his might.

Pa! The brain matter exploded.

Immediately after, Fang Che suddenly felt a chill down his spine. After he slapped Lin Ao to death, a powerful soul energy suddenly rose from the corpse.

Amidst it, there was a faint jade-colored glow.

This soul power was incredibly strong!

Fang Che's heart trembled with shock.

How was this possible? A child of eleven years, how could he possess such a powerful soul?

Fang Che didn't have time to figure it out.

In the air.

The Golden Horned Dragon, dancing in the sky, was excited by the powerful soul energy and rushed over.

It opened its mouth, and a piece of jade fell into Fang Che's hand. Fang Che instinctively grasped it.

"Huh?"

Fang Che felt a sudden surge of inexplicable familiarity.

Before he could understand what was happening, the divine natureless jade in his spiritual sea suddenly emitted a faint light.

Then, with a whoosh, the piece of jade he had just obtained seemed to melt in his palm, and suddenly, it disappeared.

Fang Che was startled for a moment, then realized what had happened.

This... this damn thing, is it another piece of divine natureless jade?!

"Holy shit!"

The changes on this side startled even Ye Huang, who was on the tree. He didn't see clearly what had happened, but he knew that Fang Che had taken the child and slapped him to death.

Then, a soul power rose and immediately disappeared before he could discern it.

He was puzzled: What's going on? Then he saw Fang Che looking stunned, as if something unexpected had happened.

He couldn't help but transmit his voice: "What's going on? What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Fang Che's heart was already filled with towering waves.

Oh my god.

This damn thing... Fang Che had experienced falling pie incidents before, but this time, the pie came so easily and so big... yet it still shocked Fang Che to the core.

"I feel like I've killed someone really amazing."

Fang Che quickly transmitted to Ye Huang: "Thank you, big brother, for your help. Please make sure no one escapes."

Then, he kicked the two corpses, turning them into powder.

Even their heads were crushed into dust. Seeing no one coming, he immediately turned around and charged back into the Lin family's inner courtyard.

Throughout the entire process, only Fang Che knew the full story, while Ye Huang, although present the whole time, couldn't see the soul-related events.

So, although he was involved in the entire process, he could only see half of it at most.

Moreover, Ye Huang, with his wisdom and experience, immediately realized something was amiss when he saw Fang Che destroying the bodies.

He immediately understood the situation.

Anyway, no one knew of his arrival, and if there were any unanswered questions, he could ask Fang Che later when they had time to spare.

In a moment, the crowd advanced.

All the living members of the Lin family were gathered and placed under collective supervision.

Lin Feng and several other high-ranking members of the Lin family who were captured alive had their dantians sealed and their jaws removed, leaving them in agony and with a grim expression.

As more and more members of the Lin family were captured and gathered, all the guardians gradually assembled in one place.

"Are there any more who have escaped capture?" Qi Lie asked.

"There shouldn't be any more. All the members of the Lin family, except for those who are dead, are here... Wait, two are missing!"

"I didn't see Lin Ao, the young master of the Lin family."

"Yes, Lin Ao is missing. And Lin Wu, the top expert of the Lin family, is also not here!"

"..."

Everyone agreed that Lin Ao was not present, and Qi Lie became anxious, "Search! Conduct a thorough search! Regardless of the circumstances, we must capture Lin Ao at all costs!"

Upon learning that Lin Ao and Lin Wu had escaped, Lin Feng, the head of the Lin family, despite having his dantian sealed and his jaw removed, feeling immense pain as if his internal organs were burning, managed to force a smile onto his face.

"Hehehe..."

He let out a satisfied laugh.

His mocking gaze swept over the crowd.

Although he couldn't speak, everyone could understand his meaning: even if they knew that his family was affiliated with the Only Righteous Sect, what could they do about it? As long as Lin Ao was alive and escaped, there would come a day when they would be held accountable.

Fang Che, enraged, exclaimed, "Lin Ao got away? How could we let a cultivator who practices demonic arts escape? Seal off White Elephant Continent and use Heaven's Net and Earth's Cage to capture him!"

With this order, and the mention of 'demonic arts', everyone's hearts trembled.

They quickly dispersed to search for Lin Ao.

Everyone was well aware of the potential danger posed by a demonic cultivator in the future.

In fact, ever since Ju Xiushui started the investigation, everyone had their suspicions.

In an instant, more than half of the people left, and the entire Lin family was captured, requiring fewer guards.

"Search the Lin family!"

The search team gathered around the ancient well.

Fang Che, with his higher cultivation, took the lead and descended, only to be stunned by what he saw.

Inside was a massive altar of the Light Sect, and next to it, a blood pool constructed from Spirit Crystals! The blood pool ensured the blood remained fresh, and countless skeletons were piled up on the side, dried up and withered.

Beside the blood pool was a tunnel, and following it upward, it led directly to Lin Ao's room.

Mo Gaiyun couldn't contain his rage and was about to smash the statue of the Light God with a palm strike.

"Evidence of their crimes!"

Fang Che grabbed him, "A family as large as the Lin family must provide evidence to justify their punishment to the entire White Elephant Continent. The missing Five Spirit Gu is not something ordinary people would understand."

Mo Gaiyun was filled with resentment, "This Lin family... they're simply..."

Everyone fell silent, sharing the same sentiment as Mo Gaiyun.

A few people threw the statue out of the well and tidied up the skeletons.

Then they returned to the surface.

After reporting, the people from Zhen Shou Dadian came down to verify and destroy the altar.

Fang Che and the others intentionally gave credit to Zhen Shou Dadian of White Elephant Continent.

As they were busy, Han Baiji rushed over with an angry expression, "Quickly, go to the Lin family's ancestral hall! It's... it's insane!"

Everyone was taken aback, "What happened?"

They hurriedly followed and discovered a secret room inside the Lin family's ancestral hall, entirely constructed from Spirit Crystals!

Within this peculiar secret room was an unusual formation array, and at its center, there was a coffin made of Spirit Crystals!

Inside this strange coffin lay a body, a corpse! Naked from the waist up, covered only by a blanket below, with a large hole in its chest, a lifelike face, and a long sword by its side.

"Who is this?"

Fang Che was momentarily stunned.

"This... this is Lin Pingjiang!"

Qi Lie's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, his voice trembling, "The Lin family... how could they treat their ancestor's body like this?!"

Suddenly, a furious roar echoed, "Are they even human?!"

Everyone was filled with righteous indignation.

Fang Che's gaze grew serious as he examined the corpse, his pupils constricting, "Calm down for a moment. There's something odd about this."

"What's odd?"

"Even if the Lin family is as ruthless and self-righteous as they are, there's no reason to treat their ancestor's body like this... There's something strange going on here, and there must be a reason. Moreover, Lin Pingjiang's body hasn't decayed after so many years, at least a thousand years, right? Isn't that strange? The freshness of this wound makes it seem like he died just yesterday."

Fang Che carefully observed the body and said, "And this large wound on the chest, Qi Palace Master, did you notice that Lin Pingjiang's heart meridian is missing a piece?"

As Fang Che spoke, he suddenly realized the implications of his own words and was shocked. He stared at Lin Pingjiang's corpse, his eyes almost popping out.

All the guardians present suddenly fell silent, their eyes vacant and their faces expressing shock as if they had been struck by lightning.

They turned one by one to look at Lin Pingjiang's body, realizing that the truth behind the family's honor and respect for so many years was that they had been worshipping a demon's descendant all along! Their anger and indignation gradually rose.

(End of Chapter)

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