"Chen Zheng, leave!" Wei Zixuan's voice, as gentle as a spring breeze brushing across a lake, softly called out.

Chen Zheng's gaze trembled slightly, but his resolve was as firm as unshakeable stone.

Wang Tielin laughed, his voice thundering like a summer storm. "Hahaha... Such deep affection! Chen Zheng, women with feelings this profound are rare!"

"I said, let her go!" Chen Zheng's voice was as cold and resolute as the north wind in winter.

Unnoticed by all, he clenched a dark red card in his hand—the Bloodline Erasure Card.

This card was as mysterious and profound as the stars in the night sky. It could erase anyone with a bloodline connection at or below the peak Grandmaster realm, but it had to be activated with True Qi.

Chen Zheng had already infused it with his True Qi, his power pouring into the Bloodline Erasure Card like a waterfall.

A mysterious force quietly awoke, whispering to him from within the card. As the True Qi flowed, he felt as if he could perceive everything. The card was like the Grim Reaper's scythe, ready to mercilessly harvest any life.

Within Chen Zheng's perception, Wang Choutian, Wang Tielin, the two men holding Wei Zixuan, and the seventy or eighty people nearby were all within his line of sight.

"Such a naive boy." Wang Tielin's eyes suddenly turned vicious as he roared, "I can let her go. But first, you will kneel and crawl over to me!"

Wang Choutian remained silent, simply watching Chen Zheng quietly.

"Don't!" Wei Zixuan shouted, frantically shaking her head.

Wang Tielin's Grandmaster aura erupted, and Wei Zixuan was immediately suppressed, rendered unable to speak.

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

[Choice One: Obey Wang Tielin and gain the following reward: 10 billion in cash.]

[Choice Two: Refuse Wang Tielin, save Wei Zixuan, and gain the following reward: Qi Recovery Pill.]

[Friendly Reminder: Taking this pill can instantly replenish True Qi within the body. This effect is limited to those below the Heaven Merging Realm.]

Upon hearing this, Chen Zheng immediately chose the second option.

His gaze was as cold as an icy star, shimmering with a chilling light.

"I have given you your last chance!" his voice was deep and frigid, as if rising from the depths of hell.

He then silently muttered a mysterious incantation.

SHATTER!

The Bloodline Erasure Card in his hand instantly disintegrated, turning into countless fragments that scattered into the air.

Wang Tielin and the others stood there stunned, completely clueless as to what Chen Zheng meant.

"Be careful!" Wang Choutian suddenly shouted, his eyes filled with terror. He didn't know why, but his instincts screamed that what was about to happen would be extremely dangerous.

Just then, Chen Zheng's body blurred into motion.

He stomped his foot, and the ground beneath him instantly collapsed, leaving a huge crater. Propelled by immense power, his body shot forward like a meteor.

"Back off!"

Wang Choutian's voice thundered as his True Qi surged like a tide. An unstoppable force burst from within him, ready to counter Chen Zheng's assault. However, a sense of dread suddenly bloomed in his heart.

A tearing pain spread wildly through his body. The power he had just gathered shattered like glass and instantly dissipated.

"How is this happening?" Wang Choutian asked in horror. He tried to mobilize his internal energy to suppress the pain, but it was all in vain. The bone-deep agony severely wounded him, and fresh blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

At the same time, the members of the Wang Family let out piercing screams. They collapsed, bleeding from every orifice.

"What's going on?"

The others still had no idea. But then, they suddenly felt a mysterious power surge within their bodies, instantly devouring their life force.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

One by one, the members of the Wang Family collapsed, their bodies slamming into the ground and kicking up clouds of dust.

"Ah!" Wang Tielin also let out a terrible scream as his Grandmaster aura burst forth.

However, the moment this aura appeared, it immediately vanished, as if it had been forcefully suppressed.

How could this be... No...

That was Wang Tielin's last shred of consciousness.

A sound like thunder echoed through the air as Wang Tielin's body crashed heavily to the ground, like a kite with a broken string. His eyes gazed blankly at the sky, his heart filled with endless bewilderment.

Meanwhile, Chen Zheng had quietly arrived beside Wei Zixuan, gently pulling her into his embrace.

"Don't be afraid. I will protect you," Chen Zheng said tenderly. His voice was like a spring breeze brushing across the lake, bringing tranquility and warmth to Wei Zixuan's soul. In this hostile world, she had finally found a pillar of support.

"What happened?" the Wang Family's retainers shouted in panic. Finally coming to their senses, they screamed in terror, "Family Head!"

"Ah!"

Wang Choutian also roused himself from the chaos. Although he couldn't comprehend the mystery behind it, he was certain that all of this was intimately connected to Chen Zheng. The fact that the numerous experts of the Wang Family had perished in an instant shocked him as never before.

"Fire!" Wang Choutian bellowed like a thunderclap, thrusting his hand forward.

A blazing ball of fire materialized out of thin air above Chen Zheng and Wei Zixuan. Immediately, a fierce inferno erupted in a radius of several meters around them, as if the gates of hell had swung open to devour everything.

BOOM!

The scorching temperature skyrocketed as flames poured down from the sky like divine punishment.

"Chen Zheng!" Wei Zixuan's voice trembled as she tightly grasped Chen Zheng's hand, her knuckles turning snow-white with fear. The raging fire ignited endless terror in her heart.

"Don't be afraid," Chen Zheng soothed her gently, his True Qi surging like a raging tide.

An instant later, a massive bell materialized around them, encircled by rings of icy frost. The flames cascaded down like a waterfall, completely enveloping them.

Wang Choutian began to cough violently, his gaze fixed on the two figures in the flames. Suddenly, his pupils shrank. He saw two silhouettes burst through the sea of fire. The ice began to melt, and the bell started to fade away.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully completing the task. You have received the following reward: one bottle of Qi Recovery Pills (10).]

[Friendly Reminder: Consuming this pill can instantly refill the True Qi in the body. This effect is limited to those below the Heaven Merging Realm.]

Amidst the melodious chime of the notification, Chen Zheng quickly took out the glistening bottle of Qi Recovery Pills. Without hesitation, he uncapped it, poured out a single crystal-clear pill, and swallowed it.

He had just used the Bloodline Erasure Card, which had depleted most of his True Qi. Then, Wang Choutian's attack had wiped out what little remained. However, the moment he swallowed the Qi Recovery Pill, a mysterious power surged within his body, providing him with a continuous stream of True Qi.

"We survived!" Wei Zixuan exclaimed with joy.

"Alright. Go and wait for me over there," Chen Zheng said. As his True Qi flowed gently, Wei Zixuan's figure rose like a fairy, drifting gracefully before landing a hundred meters away.

Wang Choutian's gaze was as sharp as a sword, aimed directly at Chen Zheng. However, his eyes roiled with an ocean of emotions: waves of shock, storms of dismay, mists of disbelief, and profound confusion.

Why is this happening? So many of the Wang Family... all vanished in an instant. If it weren't for my superior cultivation, I'd be a cold corpse by now, too.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Choutian forced himself to stop thinking. He glanced at the bodies of his kinsmen, and a fire of pure hatred blazed in his heart.

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