Chapter 220 - Aftermath (1/2)

“Did you use a doppelganger?”

Xiao Chen made another palm attack as he spoke. Instantly, an overwhelming force blockaded the vicinity of the Zuoqiu family estate. Using an incantation, the enchanting woman appeared in front of the cloaked man in a flash. However, Xiao Chen’s palm force was so fierce that she failed to block it. Blood sprayed from her mouth as she was sent flying.

“Go to hell if you won’t tell me your goal!”

Bellowing, Xiao Chen made yet another palm attack. Out of the blue, he heard a screech coming from afar. He turned his head and saw a hole being ripped into Zuoqiu Qitian’s chest. It was a horrifying scene. Countless Zuoqiu family’s disciples had long gone pale.

No one knew when the cloaked man went near Zuoqiu Qitian. In his hand was a bead dripping with blood. It was the Fallen Dust Bead that he obtained by ripping apart Zuoqiu Qitian, a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator of the Violet Manor.

Only then did Xiao Chen understand that the cloaked man next to the enchanting woman was just a doppelganger. She protected the doppelganger to keep his attention, allowing the cloaked man to take the chance to steal the Fallen Dust Bead. The man’s doppelganger technique was so impressive that not even Xiao Chen noticed it.

“The Fallen Dust Bead is ours now. Let’s go before those from the Immortals’ League come here,” the Bloodied Mad Swordsman said while staring at the Fallen Dust Bead in the cloaked man’s hand.

The cloaked man appeared to be afraid of the words “Immortals’ League” and nodded. Making a claw motion, he summoned Yu Linglong. The group then turned into a mass of black mist and flew toward the horizon.

“No! I want to roam the world with the handsome Elder Brother…”

Seeing the group leave with the Fallen Dust Bead, Xiao Chen yelled, “Leave the Fallen Dust Bead behind!” He turned into a swift radiance and chased after them.

The cloaked man turned his hand over, shooting black mist at him. Then, the group disappeared without a trace.

Xiao Chen stood in midair, staring at the spot where the group vanished. His bones creaked loud and clear. He turned to look beneath him and saw nothing but destruction. There were countless casualties among the Zuoqiu family’s disciples. The grieving and howling reverberated without an end. Some of them were injured because of him, some because of the aftermath of the battle earlier.

Moments later, a black figure appeared at the horizon and gradually closed in. In the end, the figure turned into an intimidating-looking old man in a cyan robe.

“I’m Ling Ruoxu! Where’s Xiao Chen?!”

His voice echoed throughout the Zuoqiu family estate for a long time. Zuoqiu Ping, Zuoqiu Que, and the rest turned pale. Ling Ruoxu had ascended to the Nascent Soul Realm after a round of meditation in exile. It was them who sent Ling Ruoxu a message, asking him to rush over to aid them. But what was he doing here right now?

Xiao Chen glared at him. “You’re Ruoxu of the Ling family?”

Ling Ruoxu narrowed his eyes, thinking to himself how strong Xiao Chen’s aura was. In a solemn voice, he replied, “Correct. Who might you be?”

“I’m the Xiao Chen that you’re looking for!”

Xiao Chen bellowed and swung his palm at him. His palm force instantly materialized into a gigantic bloodied handprint in the air and it lunged at Ling Ruoxu.

“What?!”

Ling Ruoxu turned pale with fright. He never imagined this young man to be his enemy, Xiao Chen. Earlier, the message he received said that Xiao Chen was at most a Core Forming Realm cultivator. How could he be so terrifying now?!

The bloodied handprint crashed down on Ling Ruoxu with overbearing power, making it impossible for him to block it. A loud explosion resounded as the handprint created a large pit on the ground.

Ling Ruoxu was beaten so badly that he was battered and bloodied all over. He kept coughing up blood and his face was so sheet-white. He was so frightened that his soul nearly left him.

“Go to hell!”

Xiao Chen’s palm attack fell. This time, his attack was far stronger than his previous one. His force arrived like a colossal wave, with the determination to destroy Ling Ruoxu’s body and soul.

Ling Ruoxu screeched. He hastily cast a spell, prompting a wisp of cyan smoke to emerge from his midbrows, and fled toward the horizon. Following a deafening explosion, smoke and dust filled the air. The entire world seemed to be shaking.

In the distance, everyone watched in utter shock and fear. To think that Xiao Chen would be able to hit a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator so hard that the latter would abandon his physical form and escape with his body!

The smoke and dust on the ground gradually dissipated moments later, revealing a pale-faced Bai Susu who was struggling to gain a firm footing. Simultaneously, Xiao Chen felt a wave of weakness and fell to the ground.

The great battle was finally over, but there didn’t seem to be a tremendous change. The only difference was the typically illustrious Zuoqiu family estate had turned into a pile of rubble. Corpses could be found everywhere, and the aftermath of the battle was visible as far as the eye could see. It was truly a disastrous scene.

Zuoqiu Ping, Zuoqiu Que, as well as numerous of their family’s disciples had rushed over by now to examine their Great Ancestor’s injuries.