"A fourth rank!"

Qin Feiyang's eyes lit up.

He was just worrying about where to find a fourth rank fire pill, and the Family Head had sent one his way.

Now, he only needed to find two more fourth rank fire pills, and the Netherworld Demon Flame could be upgraded to Fifth Grade!

Wang Hong smiled and asked, "Are you satisfied with this reward?"

"Satisfied, very satisfied."

The Wolf King nodded repeatedly, then stretched out his little claw and chuckled, "What about the rewards for me and Fatty? Stop dilly-dallying and bring them all out!"

"Hm?"

Wang Hong was slightly stunned, his face twitching.

Seeing this, the Wolf King's smile also froze. He said, "Don't tell me the old man only gave us a single fire pill?"

"Isn't this enough?"

Wang Hong frowned. Even a First-Rank fire pill is a priceless treasure, let alone a fourth rank one. This guy, he's still not satisfied?

"Nonsense, of course it's not enough!" the Wolf King retorted. "We agreed beforehand that everyone would get a reward. Now you're trying to renege? Is this how you people behave? That's too dishonest... Utterly unreasonable... I'm gonna go confront the old man about this."

The Wolf King jumped up immediately.

Dark lines appeared on Wang Hong's forehead. The Family Head was right; this bastard is indeed an insatiable White-Eyed Wolf.

He couldn't be bothered to bicker with the Wolf King, so he opened a teleport gate and left directly. Arguing with this Rogue Wolf was simply asking for trouble.

"Bastard, don't you run!" the Wolf King roared in fury. "I've got to have a good talk with you today!"

"Alright, alright," Qin Feiyang said, rolling his eyes at him. "He's gone. What are you still screaming about?" He grabbed the fire pill from the iron box and sent it into the ancient castle.

The Netherworld Demon Flame automatically reawakened and pounced on the fire pill.

In a short while, it was devoured by the Netherworld Demon Flame.

The Wolf King snorted coldly, "That old man is too treacherous. I'm not helping him with his tasks anymore."

"Stop complaining. This reward has already surpassed my expectations," Qin Feiyang said with a laugh.

In his view, the Family Head would at most give them superior-grade war tactics. Because in Spirit State, superior-grade war tactics were already considered the best rewards. But unexpectedly, it was a fourth rank fire pill.

Suddenly, he looked down at the Wolf King and ordered, "You continue to monitor the Lu Family."

The Wolf King was startled and asked, "Why?"

"If you don't eradicate the roots when cutting grass, they'll grow back when the spring wind blows." A cold glint flashed in Qin Feiyang's eyes.

The Wolf King mulled it over and understanding dawned on him, a fierce light also glinting in his eyes.

Then, the Wolf King opened a teleport gate and swiftly departed.

After pondering for a moment, Qin Feiyang also opened a teleport gate, appearing before a large entrance.

Above the gate, two vigorous and powerful characters radiated a grand aura.

—Dong Family!

The Lu Family, Wang Family, and Zheng Family had all been dealt with; only the Dong Family remained.

"Qin Feiyang, what are you doing here?" the four burly men guarding the entrance furiously exclaimed.

Qin Feiyang said lightly, "Old Monster Dong and the Dong Family Head aren't dead yet, are they? Take me to see them."

"Patriarch Dong and the Dong Family Head have instructed that they are not seeing anyone," one of the burly men said solemnly.

Without wasting any more words, Qin Feiyang transformed into a streak of light and dashed into the Dong Family compound.

"Stop!"

"Even though the Dong Family has declined, it's still not a place where you can act so brazenly!"

All four of them shouted angrily, chasing after him.

But they were merely Nine-Star War Kings; how could they possibly catch up with Qin Feiyang?

「Several moments later.」

A large hall came into Qin Feiyang's view.

It was the Dong Family's Council Hall!

"It's Qin Feiyang!"

"Stop at once!"

The servants and maids he passed all paled.

Why has this harbinger of disaster come here?

However, no one could stop Qin Feiyang's advance.

He barged openly into the Council Hall.

「Inside the hall.」

The Dong Family Head, Patriarch Dong, the Grand Clan Elder, and a group of clan elders were seated around a table, apparently discussing something.

Seeing Qin Feiyang intrude uninvited, the group was instantly furious.

The Dong Family Head shouted, "What are you here for?"

"Don't be nervous," Qin Feiyang said coolly. "I'm merely here to tell you that if you don't wish to follow in the Lu Family's footsteps, you'd best be sensible and leave State City yourselves."

"What?"

Everyone shot to their feet, glaring harshly at Qin Feiyang, utterly astounded and enraged.

Old Monster Dong roared, "The Dong Family is already in this state! Why do you still insist on driving us to extinction?"

Qin Feiyang said, "If I wanted to drive you to extinction, I wouldn't be telling you to leave State City."

Old Monster Dong said in a deep voice, "And what if I refuse?"

Qin Feiyang replied, "Haven't I made it clear? The Lu Family is your cautionary tale."

"The Lu Family ended up this way because they provoked the Family Head," Master Lu stated ominously, his voice heavy. "Apart from our feud with you, our Dong Family hasn't committed any other outrageous, heaven-defying acts. If you dare to touch the Dong Family, the Family Head will definitely not let you off lightly!"

"Hehe!" Qin Feiyang chuckled. "I thought that after suffering such a heavy loss, you would have come to your senses. But unexpectedly, you're still as foolish as ever. Did you really think Wang Hong uncovered the Lu Family's affairs? Let me make it perfectly clear: if you don't leave State City voluntarily, in less than half a month, your Dong Family's fate will be even more tragic than the Lu Family's! I've said my piece. Think carefully about what you'll do."

With that, Qin Feiyang turned and strode away.

The Dong Family has always been a threat and must be dealt with in advance!

「Inside the hall, a dead silence descended.」

Old Monster Dong, the Dong Family Head, the Grand Clan Elder, and the others were all seething with rage.

"Preposterous!"

"Simply too arrogant!"

"Patriarch, we must go and report him to the Family Head immediately!" the Grand Clan Elder roared, filled with righteous indignation.

"Everyone, calm down first." The Dong Family Head scanned the crowd, then looked at Old Monster Dong and frowned. "Patriarch, it seems Qin Feiyang's words just now had a hidden meaning?"

"Mm," Old Monster Dong nodded, his voice grave. "He means Wang Hong didn't investigate the Lu Family's matter."

"Then who did?" the Dong Family Head asked, alarmed. "Could it really be that Little Bastard?"

Old Monster Dong pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "This matter concerns the Family Head; we mustn't speculate recklessly. Grand Clan Elder, let's go to the Family Head at once and ask him to see justice done for us."

The Grand Clan Elder activated a teleportation portal, and the two of them entered, one after the other.

However, the Family Head did not meet with them, merely having a guard deliver a single message:

—Leaving is a blessing, staying is a curse!

The meaning was clear.

If the Dong Family left State City, they would face no further crises.

But if they continued to stay in State City, they would likely face the calamity of annihilation.

Once Old Monster Dong fully grasped the meaning of this sentence, a profound sense of sorrow and helplessness washed over him.

Furthermore, although the Family Head hadn't stated it explicitly, his attitude spoke volumes: the Lu Family's destruction might indeed be connected to Qin Feiyang.

Upon returning to the Dong Family, Old Monster Dong instructed his clansmen to pack their belongings and prepare to evacuate State City.

「Time passed.」

「The next day.」

All of the Lu Family's members, including the disciples from the Holy Temple and the Inner Temple, left State City in a massive, disheartened procession under the surveillance of the Ten Great Commanders.

This signified the end of the Lu Family's era of glory.

Once the Ten Great Commanders departed, the Wolf King, who had been lurking outside the city, began to trail the Lu Family contingent.

「At noon.」

The Lu Family members stopped to rest on a plain.

In the crowd, a young man and a young woman stood shoulder to shoulder, gazing towards State City, their eyes filled with an inconsolable grief.

Both looked very young.

The woman, in particular, was still a young girl.

The young man was Lu Feng, whose balls had been kicked by Lu Hong.

The young girl was Lu Tingting.

"Father is dead, the Patriarch is dead, Brother Xingchen is also dead... Where should our Lu Family go from here?" Lu Tingting sighed softly. The future of the Lu Family is indeed worrisome!

Lu Feng turned to look at her, his voice firm. "Don't worry, we will return sooner or later!"

Through this ordeal, both of them had matured overnight.

"That's right!"

"As long as we're alive, hope will not be extinguished!"

"For everything the Family Head has done to us, we will repay him doubly in the future!"

A group of young people walked over to Lu Tingting and Lu Feng, their eyes flickering with a dangerous light as they stared in the direction of State City.

They were all members of the Lu Family's younger generation, and also the Lu Family's last hope.

However, they were completely unaware that a god of death was lurking in a dense forest on the outskirts of the plain.

It was the Wolf King!

He stood on a thick branch of a large tree, surveying Lu Feng and the others, his eyes glinting with a bone-chilling murderous aura.

Now that they were far from State City, it was time to eradicate the Lu Family completely!

"Lu Family, to think you would see such a day!"

Just as the Wolf King prepared to make his move, a cold voice suddenly echoed across the plain, the sound lingering long, refusing to dissipate.

"Who?"

Lu Tingting and the others paled, hurriedly looking up.

The Wolf King also looked towards the sky, but he couldn't see even a hint of a shadow!

What's going on? he muttered.

The Lu Family members also looked around, their eyes full of suspicion and surprise.

"Everyone from the Lu Family, you will all die today!"

The cold voice rang out again.

Lu Feng shouted, "Whoever is playing tricks and hiding, get out here!"

ROAR!!

BOOM!!

Accompanied by thunderous roars, the earth of the plain cracked open, and one after another, enormous beasts burst out from beneath the surface!

Their bodies were entirely black and whale-sized, fully dozens of zhang in length, like towering mountains, exuding a formidable and fierce aura!

"Sand Whales!"

The Wolf King's eyes trembled, filled with disbelief. Shouldn't Sand Whales live in the desert? Why are they here?

The Lu Family members were thrown into chaos.

More than twenty Sand Whales had burrowed out from the ground!

And all of them possessed cultivation at or above the War Emperor realm.

"Kill them all!"

Suddenly, the cold voice sounded again.

A group of Sand Whales immediately swooped down towards the Lu Family members below.

Only one Sand Whale remained, hovering in mid-air.

The Wolf King looked up, his pupils contracting instantly.

That Sand Whale was two to three times larger than the others, and on its back stood a person!

The person wore a black mask, making it impossible to see their true face, but judging from their physique, it was likely a young man.

Piercing screams rang out one after another.

The Wolf King glanced down again.

Facing the overwhelming assault of over twenty Sand Whales, the remaining Lu Family members had no strength to resist.

Within ten breaths, more than half of them were killed or injured, their blood dyeing the plain red!

"Damn it!"

"Who exactly are you?"

Five young men, bristling with anger, rushed towards the masked figure, murderous intent blazing in their eyes.

These five were from the Inner Temple, their cultivation ranging between Two-star and Five-star War Emperor.

Currently, they were the strongest remaining in the Lu Family.

"The one who has come for your lives!" the masked figure spoke coldly. The Sand Whale beneath his feet opened its massive maw and swallowed the five men whole in one gulp!

Damn, he's even more vicious than me? The Wolf King watched, utterly stunned.

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