Wreathed in black flames, Shen Haoran was like a wolf unleashed upon a flock of sheep. The men in black fell in droves. He also discovered that they seemed to dread the black flames covering his body, as if they had encountered their natural predator!

The black-robed men at the Spiritualist tier were no match for Shen Haoran. Soon, he joined the Elders in their fight. The immense pressure on the Elders lifted in an instant, and they all stared at Shen Haoran in utter disbelief. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Two years ago, they had mocked him as a piece of trash who couldn’t cultivate. Now, the sheer battle lust radiating from Shen Haoran was enough to make even their hearts tremble! They also felt a surge of relief. ’It’s a good thing we never pushed him to the point of leaving the family, or the Shen Family would have been doomed today!’

"Elders, go and see to our clan members. I’ll handle things here," Shen Haoran said, his eyes fixed on the three Tier Five Spirit Pupils before him without turning back.

"Haoran, can you handle this?" the Elders asked worriedly. After all, there were three of them.

"Leave them to me!" Shen Haoran replied, a confident smile touching his lips.

"Hmph! Such arrogance!" one of them sneered, seeing that Shen Haoran intended to face all three of them alone.

"Whether I’m all talk or not, why don’t you find out for yourselves?" Shen Haoran chuckled. The Fire Spirit Black Obsidian within his Spirit Pill flared once more. Black flames surged across his body, dancing in time with his pulsing aura as a terrifying wave of heat radiated out from him!

Feeling Shen Haoran’s oppressive aura, the three men’s expressions soured. They were inwardly stunned. ’This isn’t the aura of a Tier Six Spirit Pupil! It’s close to a Tier Nine... no, it might even surpass it! Is he even human?’

"Don’t be so surprised. The show is just getting started!" Shen Haoran said to the three stunned men, a devilish grin spreading across his face. In the next instant, he vanished.

The moment Shen Haoran vanished, a chilling sense of danger washed over the three men. They immediately pressed their backs together, forming a triangle.

They had barely formed up when Shen Haoran reappeared in front of one of them, his fist wreathed in Black Flame, sending a searing hot gale hurtling toward the man’s face!

"Over here!" the man shrieked, feeling the fearsome heat. The three of them immediately joined forces to block Shen Haoran’s punch.

BAM! With a muffled impact, Shen Haoran’s single punch sent all three men staggering back several meters, carving a long trench into the ground.

"Damn it, what kind of flame is this?!" The three men had no time to settle the roiling energy in their bodies. They desperately tried to extinguish the Black Flame on their arms, but no matter what they did, it showed no sign of dying out. Instead, it only burned more fiercely!

HSSSS... Finally, streams of black qi erupted from their bodies and enveloped the Black Flame. After a series of hisses, the fire was finally extinguished, and a nauseating, burnt stench filled the air.

Having lost some of their black qi, the three men’s auras weakened considerably. Seeing this, Shen Haoran had a realization. ’So, that black qi is the source of their power!’

"What, is that all you’ve got?" Shen Haoran said mockingly, toying with a ball of black flame in his hand as he looked at the three men and their diminished auras.

"You damn brat, don’t get cocky! We’ll show you!" the three men snarled. Once again, streams of black qi flew from their bodies, converging above their heads.

"Sea Serpent Emerges!" the three thundered in unison. The black qi morphed into a venomous serpent that coiled through the air as it shot toward Shen Haoran. It kicked up clouds of dust in its wake, and its chilling, sinister aura was enough to make one’s blood run cold.

Seeing the menacing black serpent, Shen Haoran licked his lips, a fiery glint in his eyes. "Now this is more like it!"

With that, Shen Haoran took a fighting stance, and all the black flames covering his body converged on his right fist.

"Heaven-Breaking Kill!" Once all the black flames had gathered on his right fist, Shen Haoran shot forward like a cannonball, charging straight for the black serpent.

"Reckless fool!" The three men in black sneered, seeing Shen Haoran intending to meet the black serpent head-on.

BOOM! A deafening explosion erupted as Shen Haoran and the black serpent collided. A terrifying shockwave ripped the roofs off nearby houses and tore trees and weeds from the ground, roots and all!

Then, as if they were witnessing the impossible, the three men in black stared, their faces filled with terror, at the point of impact.

There, Shen Haoran had transformed into a living Sharp Sword, piercing straight through the Black Snake from head to tail! The serpent dissolved back into a cloud of black qi, but before the three could recall it, the Black Flame on Shen Haoran’s fist incinerated it completely!

Moreover, after piercing the Black Snake, Shen Haoran’s momentum was unbroken. His massive fist slammed toward the three men, who were already reeling from the backlash!

PFFT... The fist hadn’t even landed, but the shockwave preceding it was enough. The three men were sent flying, coughing up blood. Before the black blood could even touch the ground, it was incinerated by the lingering black flames, releasing an acrid stench!

The three men were in a wretched state. One had been killed instantly. The other two were still staring with wide, unseeing eyes, unable to process the shock, as black flames slowly rose and engulfed their bodies.

Not far away, Old Sir Shen and the leader of the black-robed men, who had been locked in a fierce battle, both paused as if by mutual agreement, turning toward the commotion. When they saw the scene, their faces were masks of utter disbelief.

But their reactions were starkly different. Old Sir Shen was overjoyed. Shen Haoran’s powerful intervention had single-handedly resolved the Shen Family’s crisis. Not only that, but he had also cost the enemy three Martial Artists of the Spirit Pupil Tier!

As for the leader of the men in black, a man at the Spirit General Level, his eyes blazed with fury as he looked at the three corpses. He had thought this would be the day he plunged the Shen Family into an abyss from which they would never recover. ’But this brat appeared out of nowhere and ruined my entire plan! He even cost me several of my best men! How am I going to explain this to the Master when I return?!’

However, the tables had now turned against him. The leader snorted coldly, turned, and fled from the Shen Family estate. When a Spirit General expert was determined to leave, no one present could stop him.

Seeing the leader escape, Shen Haoran moved to give chase but was stopped by Old Sir Shen. "Don’t pursue a desperate foe. Let’s assess our own losses first."

Hearing this, Shen Haoran could only cast a resentful glance in the direction the leader had fled before turning to await the guards’ report.

A short while later, a guard stepped forward, cupped his fist, and said, "Reporting to the Clan Leader! Thanks to Young Master Haoran’s timely arrival, the Shen Family Guard Corps has suffered only minor injuries. Our only real losses are the few destroyed buildings!"

Hearing the guard’s report, Old Sir Shen looked at Shen Haoran with a gratified smile. "Haoran, we owe this all to you."

"Grandpa, don’t say that. I’m a member of the Shen Family too. It was my duty," Shen Haoran said, scratching his head.

"Haha, you’re right. I was being too formal. Come, let’s go back to the meeting hall to discuss this further," Old Sir Shen said, glancing at the ruined main gate of the Shen estate.

"After today’s battle, I expect those men in black will lay low for a while. The Cyan Mountain City Hunting Competition is coming up soon. When the people from the Three Great Sects are here for that, we can ask them for help finding the mastermind," he added, his voice tinged with exhaustion.

Shen Haoran remained silent. It was clear now that the Shen Family was their target. As for asking the Three Great Sects to find the mastermind, he felt that was unreliable. ’Something like this, I can only rely on myself!’