Inside the hall, all the high-ranking members of the Ye Family wore contemptuous smiles, their lips twisted in mockery.

A Martial Artist at the late stage of the Grandmaster Realm? Younger than the Young Master of the Ye Family and a successor of the Baji lineage?

So what?

He too must bow down to the Ye Family.

Throughout the entire martial arts world, the Ye Family was the absolute ruler.

To offend the Ye Family was to dig one's own grave.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for successfully triggering a selection mission.]

[Option one: Defeat the Ye Family, save the Li Family from their dire straits, and receive the following reward: Paiyun Palm.]

[Option two: Consume the Heart-Devouring Gu, bow in submission to the Ye Family, and receive the following reward: the title "Pathetic Wimp."]

Upon hearing this, Chen Zheng made his choice without hesitation.

He chose option one.

The moment Chen Zheng's finger touched the Heart-Devouring Gu, an invisible force burst forth. The transparent bottle seemed unable to withstand the impact and instantly shattered.

Under the influence of this force, the Heart-Devouring Gu transformed into a crystal-clear Ice Pearl, as magnificent as amber.

"Chen Zheng, what are you doing?"

Ye Badao's voice was filled with anger and bewilderment.

The smiles on the faces of the Ye Family's higher-ups also froze, their expressions fraught with shock and confusion.

"Ye Badao, do you really think I'm at your mercy?"

Chen Zheng's voice was cold and detached, his eyes gleaming with an icy light.

Ye Badao was stunned, his mind in turmoil.

He couldn't believe Chen Zheng would make a move at this time. Could he really stand by and watch the Li Family be destroyed, everything taken from them? Is this guy heartless?

But before he could think further, a card suddenly appeared in Chen Zheng's hand.

Everyone's eyes widened in bewilderment.

The card's appearance was too abrupt, without any warning, as if it had been in Chen Zheng's hand all along.

But they were absolutely certain that his hand had been empty just a moment before.

Teleport, Li Family! Chen Zheng thought.

The next second, the card disintegrated into a flash of light.

His consciousness had already been instantly transferred to the Li Family's main hall.

Chen Zheng felt a peculiar power; with just a thought, he could manifest at the Li Family's estate.

Without hesitation, he focused his mind on Li Yitong, who shone like a beacon.

In an instant, the figure of Chen Zheng within the Ye Family estate gradually grew indistinct, like a phantom in the mist, before vanishing from sight.

The Ye Family members stared wide-eyed, as if they had witnessed the impossible.

"Where did he go? Could it be a specter?" they asked, terrified.

A shiver of fear ran through their hearts, like a cold wind in the dead of night.

Suddenly, someone exclaimed, "Look over there! It's the Li Family!"

All heads immediately turned toward the projection screen.

There, Chen Zheng was seen gracefully appearing in the Li Family's main hall.

Ye Diwu's eyes nearly popped out of his head at the sight.

However, in his moment of stupefaction, a blade of Sword Qi, as swift as lightning, sliced through the air and severed his arm.

Chen Zheng held Li Yitong, his voice filled with deep concern. "Are you alright?"

Li Yitong looked as if she had been struck by lightning, unable to respond for a moment.

At that moment, Ye Diwu's bloodcurdling scream tore through the silence, drawing everyone's attention to the sudden turn of events.

"Chen Zheng, how is this possible? Aren't you supposed to be with the Ye Family?" Ye Diwu cried out in pain.

The excruciating agony from his severed arm only sharpened his consciousness.

However, the more lucid he became, the less he could understand why Chen Zheng had appeared and severed his arm.

"Shut up!" Chen Zheng's voice was as cold as ice.

Then, Sword Qi soared into the sky with the roar of a dragon, and several sharp blades shot directly at Ye Diwu.

Before Ye Diwu could even react, the Sword Qi had severed his remaining arm and both legs.

Finally, his limbless torso crashed to the ground—an unforgettable, ghastly sight.

The agonized screams, like smoke scattered by the wind, gradually faded.

Unable to bear the pain, Ye Diwu's body collapsed, and he slipped into a deep coma.

"Yitong, don't be afraid. It's all over now."

The look in Chen Zheng's eyes was as warm as the spring sun.

He gently supported Li Yitong, who was still in shock, as if steadying a fragile leaf.

Chen Zheng's gaze was cold and resolute, his stare like an invisible sword piercing the dozen or so men surrounding the Li Family.

His hand traced elegant arcs in the air, as if conducting a silent elegy.

With each gesture, streams of Sword Qi burst forth like waterfalls. He beheaded more than a dozen men with a single stroke, sending their heads flying high into the sky.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Life after life fluttered to the ground like leaves, their owners dying before they could even understand why their journey had come to such an abrupt end.

The only one left standing was a man fiddling with a mobile phone. The broadcast to the Ye Family was being transmitted in real-time through his device.

"Yitong, wait for me," Chen Zheng promised affectionately before walking toward the man.

His hunter-like gaze locked onto the phone's camera, and in an instant, his face appeared on the projection screen in the Ye Family's main hall.

His eyes were like cold daggers, chilling everyone to the bone.

"Ye Family! Prepare for annihilation!"

Before he finished speaking, the projection screen went dark.

At the same time, back at the Li Family's home, a blade of Sword Qi descended like a tornado.

The man holding the phone was sliced in two, and the device was cleanly severed along with him.

"Return!"

As he spoke the word, Chen Zheng's figure faded away like a ghost.

The Li Family members snapped back to their senses.

"Chen Zheng!" Li Yitong called out, but he had already vanished into the darkness.

"What's going on? Did... did we just encounter a god?"

"Grandmaster Chen... he appeared like a dream and vanished like the wind?"

"It must have been a god!"

Li Cangyun and the others were too emotional to speak, their faces flushed with excitement.

「Back at the Ye Family.」

Chen Zheng's figure reappeared as suddenly as a ghost.

"Is he a phantom? How is this possible? What just happened?"

Even Ye Badao, a titan of the martial arts world, was utterly bewildered.

What had just occurred? How had it all been accomplished in such a short amount of time? Foshan and the Magic Capital are separated by thousands of miles. What kind of power could allow someone to travel from Foshan to the Magic Capital and back again in a mere moment? It's inconceivable.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing the selection. Reward received: Paiyun Palm.]

The details and essence of the Paiyun Palm surged into Chen Zheng's mind like a tide, as if he had already spent decades diligently cultivating it.

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