Chapter 422 - 420: Why Wouldn’t I Dare?
SWISH SWISH SWISH...
Eyes flew open, one after another.
Among these hundred thousand-plus people, the vast majority were the peak powerhouses of the Purple Wind Clan.
There were over two hundred clan elders, including five at the Human King Realm.
While they had lost their minds under the influence of the Soul-Loss Gu, it did not mean they had lost their memories. Every single one of them clearly knew what had happened before.
When they saw Jiang Chen standing in the air above the training grounds, the eyes of these hundred thousand-plus people filled with deep gratitude.
"That agonizing torture is finally over!"
"Thank you for saving our lives, Benefactor!"
The powerhouses spoke one after another.
Jiang Chen shook his head, his expression grave. "Seniors, now is not the time for thanks. The powerhouses of the Royal Family and the Ice King Race are at our gates. While I was detoxifying you, their experts broke into Purple Wind City and harmed countless clansmen. The battle is urgent. All of you should hurry out of the city and join the fight!"
"Damn the Royal Family and the Ice King Race..."
"I’ll tear them to shreds..."
"Our clansmen... so many of our people have died. I’ll use the blood of the Royal Family and Ice King Race powerhouses to avenge them..."
The powerhouses of the Purple Wind Clan were filled with righteous indignation, roaring in anger.
They could already see the devastation outside the training grounds—a scene of utter ruin and rubble. Their eyes filled with hatred and cold, murderous intent.
A Human King Realm clan elder clasped his fists toward Jiang Chen and said, "Benefactor, some debts of gratitude are too great for words. If the Purple Wind Clan still exists on the Profound Celestial Ice Field after today, then in the future, you will be the benefactor of our entire clan!"
"That’s right! From now on, anyone who dares to move against our benefactor will be an enemy of the Purple Wind Clan!"
"With but a word from our benefactor, we would climb a mountain of swords or plunge into a sea of fire!"
Powerhouse after powerhouse declared.
Their words were earnest and sincere.
Jiang Chen nodded. "Everyone, go out and meet them in battle!"
"Right!"
Even the Martial Venerable Human King Realm powerhouses now stood instinctively behind Jiang Chen. The mighty group of experts surged toward the city’s exterior to join the slaughter.
A dome barrier within the city prevented outsiders from knowing what was happening inside.
「Within the Royal Family’s grand army.」
The Fourth Prince, Bing Hu, who was in command of the army, sat imposingly upon his war chariot, a faint look of satisfaction on his face. "It’s all thanks to First Brother for getting his hands on the long-lost Soul-Loss Gu, wiping out more than half of the Purple Wind Clan’s peak powerhouses. Otherwise, even with our clan and the Ice King Race working together, taking down the Purple Wind Clan would have been no simple task!"
His gaze shifted toward Purple Wind City as he muttered to himself, ’It’s been so long. Why aren’t Duann Shuiliu and Qiann Daomo back yet? Could they have run into some trouble? No, that shouldn’t be possible. They’re both top masters on the Human Venerable List, and all of the Purple Wind Clan’s powerhouses are outside the city. No one in there should be a threat to them.’
As Bing Hu was muttering to himself,
one of his powerhouses suddenly shouted, "Fourth Prince, this is bad!"
"Hm?"
Bing Hu frowned, displeased. "The battle is entirely under our control. What could possibly be bad?"
"Your Highness, look at Purple Wind City! A group of powerhouses is heading out of the city..." the expert said urgently.
"Hm?"
Bing Hu froze and looked toward Purple Wind City.
He shot to his feet, an incomparably powerful aura erupting from his body. It formed a gale that actually blew the heavy war chariot backward. Cold, murderous intent flickered in his eyes. ’Duann Shuiliu and Qiann Daomo are utterly useless! They couldn’t even stop the Purple Wind Clan from neutralizing the Soul-Loss Gu’s poison? Now we’re in trouble. With the Purple Wind Clan’s elite forces fully recovered, taking them down won’t be so easy anymore.’
"Your Highness, what should we do?" one of the powerhouses asked.
Bing Hu hesitated for a moment before saying in a low voice, "What else can we do at this point? All clan elders of the Royal Family and the Ice King Race, listen up! Charge with me! Today, we must annihilate the Purple Wind Clan!"
"Yes!"
"Annihilate the Purple Wind Clan!"
The powerhouses all roared, their faces savage and menacing.
SWISH SWISH SWISH—
The Fourth Prince, Bing Hu, took the lead, leading the powerhouses as he charged into the battlefield.
The appearance of Jiang Chen and the numerous clan elders was a massive morale boost for the Purple Wind Clan.
Zifeng Jun, who had been facing the combined assault of the Fifth Prince, Bing Sheng, and the Sixth Prince, Bing Feng, forced them back with a single sword strike. A look of wild joy appeared on his face. "Hahaha, brothers! Brother Jiang Chen has cured our clansmen of the poison! The strength of our Purple Wind Clan has returned! Let’s cut loose and fight these bastards from the Royal Family and Ice King Race!"
"ROAR!"
"The Purple Wind Clan is eternal!"
"Kill!"
The morale of the Purple Wind Clan powerhouses soared. Their previous decline vanished, and they fought with ever-increasing valor.
The two clan elders, Yuan Zeng and Yuan Jiu, were covered in blood, but their fighting spirit was boiling. ’Those old-timers are finally here! Hahaha, let’s kill! Let’s kill!’
"The Purple Wind Clan is eternal!" Yuan Zeng roared, raising his Profound Weapon and charging at his opponent.
The many powerhouses behind Jiang Chen also charged forward at once,
joining the battle.
With every rise and fall of his sword, Jiang Chen cut down powerhouses from the Royal Family and the Ice King Race. Before him, soldiers of the Heavenly Destiny Realm were mowed down like grass.
He was invincible!
But Jiang Chen’s slaughter quickly drew the attention of the Ice King Race and Royal Family powerhouses.
A Human King Realm clan elder from the Royal Family waved his hand, pointing out three Union Palace Realm Seventh Stage clan elders. "You three, go and eliminate that human for me!"
"Yes!"
The three Union Palace Realm clan elders charged toward Jiang Chen.
The three of them wore savage smiles. "Brat, you dare interfere in the affairs of our Icefield Race? You’re courting death!"
"Die!"
"Hahaha, a mere Fifth Stage Union Palace Realm cultivator dares to resist? He simply doesn’t know the meaning of death!"
The three clan elders, all at the Seventh Stage of Union Palace Realm, wore faces thick with mockery and confidence. In their eyes, any one of them was more than enough to crush a mere Fifth Stage of Union Palace Realm Jiang Chen.
To say nothing of the three of them joining forces...
Jiang Chen’s death was certain!
However...
One second later, they discovered they were wrong. Horribly wrong.
Facing the siege of the three Union Palace Realm powerhouses, Jiang Chen was unhurried. He simply threw three seemingly casual punches.
The first punch, light and airy, landed on the first Union Palace Realm Seventh Stage clan elder.
The clan elder burst out laughing. "Are you trying to tickle me? This is simply... huh?"
The clan elder’s words died in his throat.
His body trembled violently. He looked down, only to see that Jiang Chen’s fist had already pierced through his chest. The bloody heart was clutched in Jiang Chen’s palm. With a squeeze of his fingers, there was a muffled THUD. Blood sprayed everywhere as the heart exploded. The first clan elder was dead!
"Wh-what’s going on?"
The other two clan elders were stunned.
Before they could even react, the second and third punches landed on their heads.
POP! POP!
Two clouds of blood mist erupted. The two clan elders, who had been so confident in killing Jiang Chen, were both slain!
"What?"
The Human King Realm clan elder who had dispatched the three to kill Jiang Chen was shaken, his face a mask of shock. A thick killing intent flashed in his eyes. Just as he was about to act, he heard a calm voice beside him. "Elder Fu Shan, leave this human brat to me! You should go deal with the Human King Realm clan elder from the Purple Wind Clan who just emerged."
"Fourth Prince?"
Elder Fu Shan was taken aback for a second, then nodded. "Since the Fourth Prince is taking action, the boy’s death is certain. I will leave him to you!"
Elder Fu Shan immediately withdrew and charged toward another Human King from the Purple Wind Clan.
In the void above...
Jiang Chen stood quietly, staring at Bing Hu, who had suddenly appeared before him.
Bing Hu’s face was filled with thick mockery and disdain. "Human brat, do you dare to fight me?"
Jiang Chen grinned, his voice light. "Why wouldn’t I dare?"