Chapter 272: My Dad is a War God
Cheng Yuan activated his Double Pupil and looked at Da Long and Dahu, his expression sinking.
Above their heads was a thick aura of loyalty and bravery. This meant the two had once fought for their country and rendered distinguished service!
However, surrounding that aura of loyalty and bravery was an intensely dense ring of Karmic Obstacles. This showed they had followed their new master in committing numerous evil deeds!
If not for the protection of their loyal and brave aura, they would have long been consumed by their Karmic Obstacles and fallen completely to darkness.
As it was, they were already halfway there.
Cheng Yuan’s tone was heavy with sorrow. "You two were once loyal and valiant men. It’s a pity you chose the wrong master and fell to this state. Today, I will grant you release. In your next lives, make sure you open your eyes and find a worthy master."
Da Long and Dahu were furious.
"Brat, it’s not your place to lecture us! Since you’ve chosen death, then die!"
The two assumed their stances and struck ruthlessly! They held nothing back!
Clearly, they had done this sort of thing many times before.
SWISH! SWISH!
Cheng Yuan raised his hand and shot out two beams of the Shaoshang Sword!
At such close range, Da Long and Dahu had no time to react and were hit instantly.
There were two sickening squelches!
Bowl-sized bloody holes appeared in Da Long and Dahu’s chests.
The two men fell to the ground like wooden posts.
In their final moments, Da Long and Dahu were struck by sudden remorse. A deep regret flashed across their faces. If they were given another chance, they would have sternly refused the War God’s order to serve as He Tianci’s personal bodyguards.
Unfortunately, there were no ’if onlys’ in this world.
They could go and atone for their sins in Hell.
Considering they had once served their country, Cheng Yuan couldn’t bear to see them cast into the Eighteen Layers of Hell. He mobilized a sliver of his Power of Merit to help purify their Karmic Obstacles.
Soon, the incredibly heavy feeling weighing on them vanished. With their last ounce of strength, the two men gave Cheng Yuan a slight nod, thanking him for his great kindness.
After all this, Cheng Yuan slowly turned his head and looked coldly at He Tianci. "What were you saying just now? Have them snap every bone in my body? That’s not a bad idea. I might just give it a try."
Cheng Yuan’s gaze was so icy that He Tianci’s face went deathly pale, and he backed away nonstop.
With a clatter, He Tianci pulled out a pistol. He aimed the dark muzzle at Cheng Yuan and shouted, "Don’t come any closer! Or I’ll shoot!"
Cheng Yuan snorted with disdain. "He Tianci, you can’t be naive enough to think you can hurt me with a mere pistol, can you?"
A vicious light flashed in He Tianci’s eyes. He suddenly turned the gun and aimed it at Lin Ruoxi, who was sitting in the car.
"A pistol might not be able to hurt you, but it can certainly make the Pearl of Luocheng meet her end! If you don’t want the Pearl of Luocheng to die, cripple your own four limbs! Now! Or I’ll shoot!"
Lin Ruoxi jumped in fright, suddenly finding herself staring down the dark barrel of a gun.
But after hearing He Tianci’s words, her nervousness vanished. She shouted, "Cheng Yuan, don’t listen to him! If you lose your ability to fight, that’s when we’ll really be dead!"
Cheng Yuan looked at He Tianci as if he were already a dead man. "He Tianci, we have no quarrel with each other. If you put down the gun now, I might just spare your life."
"Spare my life? Cheng Yuan! Get it straight! I’m the one in control here! I’ll give you three seconds! If you don’t cripple your own limbs, I won’t hesitate to end the Pearl of Luocheng’s life! Three! Two..."
He Tianci had just counted to "two" when Cheng Yuan charged forward like a phantom.
’Cheng Yuan doesn’t care if the Pearl of Luocheng lives or dies! Fine, I’ll drag her down with me!’ He Tianci’s expression changed.
Without hesitation, He Tianci pulled the trigger!
BANG!!
A gleaming brass bullet shot straight toward Lin Ruoxi!
Lin Ruoxi instinctively squeezed her eyes shut. She was terrified of dying, but even more so, she didn’t want to be a burden to Cheng Yuan.
Of course, Cheng Yuan wasn’t about to let Lin Ruoxi be killed. As he charged, he fully activated his Double Pupil’s Mystical Object Ability!
Cheng Yuan’s Double Pupil had already been upgraded once, and his Mystical Object Ability was significantly stronger!
The bullet was wrenched by the Power of Double Pupil, forcibly deviating from its path!
CRACK!
A small hole appeared in the windshield. The brass bullet grazed Lin Ruoxi’s ear and slammed into the back of her seat.
In the next instant, Cheng Yuan seized He Tianci’s wrist and snatched the gun away.
CRUNCH, CREAK.
Cheng Yuan twisted the pistol into a pretzel and tossed it in front of He Tianci.
He Tianci was horrified!
’Is Cheng Yuan even human?’
’That was a pistol made of solid steel! And he twisted it into a pretzel?’
He Tianci trembled with fear.
"Cheng Yuan, you can’t touch me! I’m the young master of the Yingtian He Family! Our He Family is a super Martial Dao Clan in Yingtian! If you dare to touch a single hair on my head, your entire family will die without a place for burial!"
Cheng Yuan looked at He Tianci expressionlessly. "Ruoxi is my reverse scale. You shot at Ruoxi, so today you will die. As for your Yingtian He Family, I’ll pay them a personal visit another day."
He Tianci had nowhere left to retreat. He had no choice but to bring up his father.
"Cheng Yuan! My father is the Xuanyuan War God, one of the top ten experts in the Battle Department, in charge of the defenses of both Dongshan and West Mountain provinces! You dare touch me? Just try it!"
"So what if he’s a War God? Even if your father were the Commander of the Battle Department, you would still die today!!"
BOOM!!!
Cheng Yuan slammed his palm into He Tianci’s chest.
He used a modified version of the Wen Family’s Jade Wave Palm!
Elder Wen’s Jade Wave Palm could reach Nine Waves, but Cheng Yuan’s instantly superimposed thirteen times, reaching Thirteen Waves!
Under the ravages of the Thirteen Waves, He Tianci’s internal organs were all shredded to pieces. He couldn’t have been more dead.
He Tianci’s guards pissed themselves in fear and scattered in all directions.
Cheng Yuan only gave them a passing glance and didn’t give chase. He couldn’t bring himself to leave Lin Ruoxi here alone. If anything were to happen to her, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
Cheng Yuan strode quickly to the car, pulled open the door, and embraced Lin Ruoxi. "Ruoxi, it’s okay now. Don’t be afraid."
Lin Ruoxi glanced back at He Tianci’s body and asked with some concern, "Cheng Yuan, hurry and book plane tickets! We have to leave the country!"
Cheng Yuan smiled and gently ruffled Lin Ruoxi’s hair. "Ruoxi, don’t worry. I’m not that powerless, poor student anymore. At least in Luocheng, no one can just push me around. This was self-defense. We’ll be fine."
With that, Cheng Yuan took out his phone and dialed Hu Shishi’s number. But to his surprise, her phone was off.
Cheng Yuan frowned and dialed Yang Qianhuan’s number. The call connected quickly. "Xiaoyuan, what’s up?"
"Dragon Head, can you send me the number of the person in charge of Dragon Flame’s Luocheng branch?"
"Sure. I’ll send it to you on WeChat right away."
Soon, the WeChat message from Yang Qianhuan arrived. Cheng Yuan immediately called the number and got straight to the point. "Major Zhu, this is Cheng Yuan, Young Marshal Dragon Flame. You can verify my identity with the Dragon Lord or the Dragon Head. I order you to bring your men to the underground parking garage of the Central Sea Hotel immediately and clean up the scene."
"Yes, sir!"