Chapter 29: Chapter 29: Jiang Chen Injured

Jiang Chen led Yiyi toward the family’s main hall.

As they drew near, they saw a crowd gathered nearby. It looked like people from the Ximen Clan.

Yiyi pointed angrily at the members of the Ximen Clan. "Young Master," she said, "the Ximen Clan has some nerve, coming to our Jiang Family’s home!"

Jiang Chen paid them no mind.

However, he was a little surprised to see the people from the Ximen Clan emerging from the hall.

’Could it be over just like that?’

He didn’t hesitate and continued toward the main hall.

Meanwhile, Ximen Gong was walking out of the hall, his face a mask of fury and resentment.

He had just stepped outside when a clansman pointed ahead. "Patriarch, look! Isn’t that Jiang Chen, the Jiang Family’s good-for-nothing?"

"Hm?"

Ximen Gong’s gaze snapped in that direction.

Sure enough, he saw Jiang Chen heading right for them.

He was overcome with a savage glee.

’Just as I’d hoped. It took no effort at all. Since you’re courting death, I’ll be happy to oblige.’

’You crippled my son. How could I possibly let you live?’

In an instant, boundless killing intent erupted from Ximen Gong.

Without a second word, his figure blurred as he shot toward Jiang Chen.

He intended to kill Jiang Chen on the spot.

’This is bad. Killing intent!’

Jiang Chen had been about to enter the main hall, but at that moment, his heart lurched.

Thanks to the profundity of his Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique, he possessed an exceptionally keen perception of the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

Just a moment ago, he had detected a fluctuation in the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi as a fierce wave of killing intent washed over him.

He whipped his head toward the source of the killing intent and saw the Ximen Clan’s Patriarch, Ximen Gong.

’This is bad,’ he thought.

He immediately shouted to Yiyi, "Yiyi, get back!"

He grabbed Yiyi’s arm and flung her aside.

Yiyi’s cultivation was only at the First Heaven of the Martial Artist realm, far too low to be involved.

As for Ximen Gong, his cultivation was at the Martial Master Seventh Heaven. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

He was unbelievably powerful.

Ximen Gong closed the distance in a flash.

Jiang Chen immediately tried to flee.

While doing so, he roared, "Ximen Gong, do you dare attack me on Jiang Family grounds?"

With his current Warrior Second Heaven cultivation, there was no way he could be a match for a Martial Master.

In his desperation, he bellowed.

His shout immediately caught the attention of the Jiang Family members inside the main hall.

"Damn it, Patriarch! The Young Master is outside!"

Jiang Han had already heard Jiang Chen’s voice.

He was exasperated. Of all the times for Jiang Chen to show up, it had to be now.

He rushed out of the main hall.

The other members of the Jiang Family followed suit, moving with great speed.

As the Jiang Family’s genius, Jiang Chen could not be allowed to come to harm.

The moment they were outside, they saw Ximen Gong closing in on Jiang Chen.

How could Jiang Chen’s speed possibly compare to that of a Martial Master expert like Ximen Gong?

"Stop!"

"Ximen Gong! If you dare touch my son, none of you from the Ximen Clan will leave here alive today!"

Jiang Han was enraged.

He shot toward Jiang Chen, trying to intercept Ximen Gong.

Meanwhile, Jiang Men and a few others rushed to help, while the rest of the Jiang Family immediately surrounded the members of the Ximen Clan.

If anything happened to their Young Master, the Jiang Family would surely slaughter every last member of the Ximen Clan present today.

A battle was about to erupt at any moment.

But Ximen Gong, blinded by rage, had already thrown all caution to the wind.

His eyes burned with the flames of hatred, locked dead set on Jiang Chen.

"You broke my son’s arms and legs. Today, you die."

"Die!"

As a Martial Master Seventh Heaven expert, Ximen Gong was naturally formidable. He was ranked among the top ten experts in all of Hanwu City.

His Combat Power was likely on par with Jiang Han’s.

Both were top-ten experts.

In his desperation, Jiang Chen activated the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique.

He desperately plundered the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, all while trying to flee and defend against Ximen Gong.

But Ximen Gong’s speed was simply too great.

He approached like a clap of thunder.

SWISH!

The moment Ximen Gong attacked, a sharp sword shimmering with silver light appeared in his hand.

The Ximen Clan’s Ximen Swordsmanship was truly remarkable.

He intended to slay Jiang Chen with a single strike.

"Young Master, look out!"

Yiyi, who had been thrown aside by Jiang Chen, scrambled up from the ground and cried out in alarm.

Jiang Chen’s expression was grim.

Ximen Gong was getting closer and closer.

Although he could see his father and other clansmen rushing to his aid, he feared it was too late.

At this critical moment, Jiang Chen could only rely on himself.

"Die!"

Ximen Gong’s sword still slashed down, aiming to cleave Jiang Chen in two.

’You think it’ll be that easy to kill me?’

In his desperation, Jiang Chen suddenly roared, "Vermilion Bird Seal! Vermilion Bird, protect your master!"

His body shuddered violently.

With the speed of a striking flint, a fiery light blazed into existence.

It was none other than the Vermilion Bird Seal.

A fiery red Vermilion Bird instantly materialized before Jiang Chen.

SKREEE...

The Vermilion Bird let out a piercing cry.

It lunged head-on toward Ximen Gong’s descending sword.

POOF!

Ximen Gong’s sword was simply too powerful.

The Vermilion Bird Seal flashed once before being extinguished by his sword.

It vanished like smoke.

Jiang Chen’s face went deathly pale.

Although the Vermilion Bird Seal had blocked the attack for a moment, it had only weakened the Sword Qi by a tenth.

Even so, that in itself was an incredible feat.

But the gap between their power was simply too vast.

"The Fire Sparrow Seal?"

Seeing the shadow of the Vermilion Bird appear from Jiang Chen, Ximen Gong exclaimed in shock.

He assumed it was the Fire Sparrow Seal from the Fire Sparrow Kingdom.

The Fire Sparrow Seal was an incredibly powerful Cultivation Technique from the Fire Sparrow Kingdom.

He never imagined Jiang Chen would actually know the Fire Sparrow Kingdom’s Fire Sparrow Seal.

Though it did look slightly different.

Of course, the thought was fleeting, and rage once again clouded his judgment.

Jiang Chen’s Vermilion Bird Seal had only blocked a tenth of his attack’s power.

The remaining force was still more than enough to easily kill Jiang Chen.

His sword continued its descent.

He had Jiang Chen locked down, leaving him with no way to escape.

Wherever Jiang Chen moved, Ximen Gong’s Sword Qi followed.

The Ximen Swordsmanship was truly something to behold.

Ximen Gong, in particular, had achieved an exquisite level of mastery.

’Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing!’

In the midst of this crisis, Jiang Chen was still fighting back.

He had to create an opportunity for himself.

As he activated the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique, it immediately began to frantically plunder the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi surrounding Ximen Gong’s Sword Qi.

For every bit of Primordial Qi it plundered, the attack’s power would decrease in turn.

It was a battle of attrition, a way to drain his opponent’s power.

PFFT!

In the next moment, Jiang Chen felt the plundering effect of his Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique get shattered by the oncoming Sword Qi.

This time, he had managed to drain another tenth of the attack’s power.

"How is this possible?"

Ximen Gong felt the power of his Sword Qi diminish yet again.

A storm of shock raged in his heart; it was simply terrifying.

He had no idea what was happening.

If its power kept getting drained like this, his sword wouldn’t be able to kill Jiang Chen, even with his vastly superior cultivation.

His resolve hardened.

"Die."

He accelerated his Sword Qi.

Both of Jiang Chen’s consecutive lines of defense had been shattered.

Now, he had no defensive moves left.

None of the techniques from his memories were usable in his current state.

Even so, he still took out one last thing.

That’s right—the Bronze Pill Furnace.

’The one I bought for five thousand Primordial Crystals. It’s probably going to be destroyed just to save my life.’

He held it up to his chest, right in the path of the descending Sword Qi.

CRACK!

The Bronze Pill Furnace split in two on impact.

But in doing so, it managed to stall Ximen Gong’s Sword Qi for a fraction of a second.

It had drained another tenth of its power.

By now, the power of Ximen Gong’s Sword Qi had been reduced to seven-tenths of its original strength.

Though this all takes time to describe, it happened in the blink of an eye.

Still, Ximen Gong’s sword came down.

Jiang Chen’s face was ashen. At the last second, as the blade descended, he twisted his body to the side.

SHLICK!

The Sword Qi struck Jiang Chen.

It slashed into his side.

Jiang Chen was sent flying like a sandbag, crashing to the ground. Blood gushed from the wound in his side, and innumerable bones in his body fractured.