Chapter 198: Chapter 196: Disowning All Kin

Everyone was stunned for a moment. They hadn’t expected Hua Xiaojun to be so brazen; even Jiang Jichen’s recent slaughter hadn’t intimidated him.

But what was even more unexpected was that Hua Xiaojun could truly be so cold-blooded and ruthless.

After all, these Hua Family disciples were his close blood relatives, yet he struck without a shred of hesitation, his actions utterly decisive.

"Haha... Excellent, Hua Xiaojun. You’ve done very well. You have the potential to become an unparalleled lapdog."

Nangong Jinjie roared with laughter, his voice dripping with mockery.

However, Hua Xiaojun beamed upon hearing this, his voice fawning as he said, "It is all thanks to Young Master Nangong’s excellent guidance!"

Nangong Jinjie then spoke up, "Jiang Jichen, you see? If you don’t hand over the Holy Sword, the next Hua Family disciple’s head is going to roll!"

And right on cue, Hua Xiaojun pressed his sword against the neck of the second Hua Family disciple.

"Hua Xiaojun, you... you can’t kill me! I’m your elder cousin!"

The Hua Family disciple with the sword at his throat cried out, his face filled with terror.

He couldn’t believe that Hua Xiaojun, who was usually so friendly to him, would kill them without mercy, transforming into a terrifying person who disowned all his kin.

"Elder cousin? Hehe... So what? I’m doing this to survive, and more importantly, to serve Young Master Nangong. Even if my own father were here, I would kill him without a second thought if necessary!"

Hua Xiaojun’s cruel and merciless side was now on full display, prompting Cang Lengyun to remark from the side, "Nangong Jinjie has truly raised a fine dog. If he’s properly groomed in the future and his Cultivation increases, he’ll definitely become a trusted right-hand man!"

"But how can someone from the Sealed Ancient Land get to the outside world?" Cang Lengshan asked.

"It’s not an absolute rule. As long as you’re ruthless enough, have no bottom line, and are willing to do anything, there’s always a way," Cang Lengyun replied coolly.

Throughout this, Jiang Jichen’s expression remained unchanged. He spoke with indifference, "I already consider them dead men. Whether you kill them or not has nothing to do with me. But in the future, I will definitely kill you all!"

"Fine, Jiang Jichen! I didn’t think you were such a hard-hearted person yourself. Hua Xiaojun, behead them all!"

Seeing that his threats were useless against Jiang Jichen, Nangong Jinjie’s rage surged, and he ordered Hua Xiaojun to act immediately.

"SHLICK! SHLICK..."

And so, sprays of blood erupted as seven heads rolled onto the ground. The scene was utterly gruesome.

During this entire process, Jiang Jichen’s expression didn’t flicker in the slightest, his indifference absolute.

Wei Xiaolang watched Jiang Jichen, his own expression finally changing.

"Jiang Jichen, I have to take back what I said before. It turns out you’re a cold-blooded, ruthless man yourself. You only care about the people you hold dear, and you’d do anything for them. As for those you don’t care about, what does their life or death have to do with you?"

"Haha... A man like that truly deserves to be called a hero. A pity you won’t escape death today! No matter how heroic you are in life, it all comes to nothing once you’re dead."

Wei Xiaolang also stepped forward, a Secret Artifact in hand, positioning himself at another angle, ready to strike and kill Jiang Jichen at any moment.

At this moment, everyone had their own agenda, which was why no one had made a move to kill Jiang Jichen yet.

On one hand, they were wary that Jiang Jichen might risk his life to unleash another Holy Sword Technique. If they charged in rashly, they could be in danger.

On the other hand, they were all wary of each other. Everyone wanted the Holy Sword, so if someone rushed forward to kill Jiang Jichen and seize it, it was almost certain another would launch a sneak attack from behind.

Of course, the main reason was still their fear of Jiang Jichen himself.

The previous scene was still fresh in their minds. A single sword strike had wiped out more than half of their men. Although the remaining people were strong, they absolutely could not withstand a Second Form of the Holy Sword Technique.

Wei Xiaolang’s words only made Jiang Jichen raise an eyebrow.

’The man thinks he understands me, but he’s wrong.’

If Jiang Jichen currently possessed the strength to crush these people, he would have saved the Hua Family disciples without hesitation. But right now, he could barely protect himself.

However, Wei Xiaolang was right about one thing: the Hua Family disciples just weren’t that important to him.

If the hostage had been Jiang Ling’Er, he would have definitely saved her, even at the cost of his own life.

At that moment, Cang Lengshan, Cang Lengyun, Nangong Jinjie, and all the other experts began to move, closing in on Jiang Jichen from all directions to kill him. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

They were all very cautious. With their Secret Artifacts in hand, they could retreat at the first sign of trouble.

Jiang Jichen’s gaze swept coolly over every face. He needed to remember these people. If he managed to fight his way out today, he would hunt them down one by one in the future. He would not let a single one escape.

But he was truly weak now. The Holy Sword Technique had drained most of his Blood Qi. If he forced himself to use the Holy Sword Exclusive Technique again, he would probably die before anyone even had to attack him.

Jiang Jichen held the Holy Sword and straightened his back. "You all had better kill me today. Otherwise, it won’t be long before I come back to kill you. Even if you hide within your Noble Families and Sects, which you think are so powerful, I will find every single one of you... and kill you!"

"I’ve said my piece. So now... let’s fight!"

Finally, Jiang Jichen’s words became clipped and forceful, brimming with infinite fighting spirit.

He was gravely injured and his body was weak, but he... could still raise his sword and fight!

Yes, fight!

His fighting spirit soared to the heavens, his blood burned, and Jiang Jichen, Holy Sword in hand, took the initiative and charged in one direction.

He charged toward two Foundation Establishment Middle Realm Cultivators and one powerful Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator. That direction was also very close to the city wall.

As for the Ancient Ruined City West Gate, it was completely blocked by the strongest experts, making it impossible for Jiang Jichen to pass through.

The path of retreat was also blocked by the strongest group of people.

Only the direction closest to the city wall was, conversely, the most weakly defended.

"Why is he charging toward the city wall? Does he really think he can ignore the Restrictions on it? Ridiculous. The Restrictions on the wall are meant to annihilate all living things. As long as something has the aura of life, the moment it touches the wall, it will be attacked by the full power of the Ancient Ruined City. He’s courting death..."

Guo Qishan said coldly.

But despite saying that, they still charged forward after him, afraid of any surprises.

The situation now was that Jiang Jichen had only two Foundation Establishment Middle Realm Cultivators and one Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator in front of him. Further ahead, the city wall blocked his path, which was naturally a dead end.

Behind him, the strongest group of enemies had already formed a line.

In other words, Jiang Jichen was backed into a corner, trapped in a desperate and hopeless situation.

But he was the one on the attack now, aggressive and domineering, showing no sign of being cornered at all.

His aura was like a rainbow, his Sword Light flashed, and he slashed with savage, unparalleled force at the three people in his path!

"Die!"

With a soft shout, his Sword Technique surged forth like a tidal wave, like a great river rushing out.