261: An absolutely fantastic harvest!

Despite his anger, he did not dare to act rashly.

The person in front of him was truly too restraining for their Xue Family; that seemingly inconspicuous black flame was like a maggot in the bone.

Once it touched them, they had no way to deal with it until they turned to ash.

"What Rank of Demon Person are you?" Chen Heng asked with interest.

This Xue Family was indeed quite different; even other Noble and powerful clans could sense Qi and Blood from a Demon Person.

But these guys gave Chen Heng the exact same feeling as plants; it was impossible to distinguish them by aura.

"How did you..." The owner of the voice paused, then understood.

"You know the term 'Demon Person', which means you know quite a bit."

"That's right! This old man is a Heaven Rank Upper-Grade Demon Person. Now that you know, quickly retreat."

"This old man can let bygones be bygones regarding what you just did, considering it an act of accumulating virtue."

"You?" Chen Heng couldn't help but laugh.

"You, of all people, accumulating virtue?"

"Do you think I can't see what's buried beneath this land?"

"Indeed, on the surface, Heming City lives in peace and prosperity; you don't see an Anomaly for over a decade."

"But that's because they don't know what's beneath their feet."

"How did you know?" The voice deepened. Their Xue Family had always been low-key, and their methods of raising Anomalies were very secretive.

They were not like most Aristocratic Families, simple and crude, but instead used a very clever method.

Any child born in Heming City would have a seed delivered to them by a member of the Xue Family the moment they left their mother's womb.

It was euphemistically called a "Peace Seed."

In reality, this seed was shed from the Anomaly raised beneath the Xue Residence.

That seed constantly absorbed the lifeblood and vitality of the Mortals in the city.

When the seed was about to mature, the Xue Family would recruit Household Servants and Maidservants, taking out the mature seeds to provide Materials for the Monster Refining Method.

It was like this every year, but no one noticed anything strange.

After all, working for three years meant they could go home with a large sum of silver, so why not?

However, they were unaware that the people sent home were merely empty shells occupied by Anomalies.

Thus, while the Xue Family gained a good reputation, they were also slaughtering the people of Heming City.

"Since you know, then you should understand that our Xue Family is already benevolent enough."

The owner of the voice spoke.

"If you have this ability, why don't you go destroy the Cui Family, the Luo Family, and instead pick on us?"

"Without our Xue Family, what do you think Heming City would be like? How would those Mortals resist Anomalies?"

"You don't need to worry about that," Chen Heng shook his head.

"When your Xue Family dies out, someone will naturally replace you."

"Moreover, it's not that I won't go destroy the Cui Family and Luo Family, those more cruel and bloody Noble and powerful clans."

"It's just that you're the closest, so you're unlucky."

Chen Heng would not make excuses for his actions; everything he did was for himself, his relatives, and his friends.

Mainly, it was for the Optimization count... "You!" The owner of the voice didn't expect Chen Heng to say such words; he truly treated their Xue Family as if they were made of dough!

"I know now, you were sent by the Hong Family!"

"In that case, prepare to die!"

With an angry roar, the entire Xue Residence shook.

A hundred-meter giant tree rose from the ground; this was the true body of the Anomaly raised by the Xue Family.

The Xue Family disciples who had been watching the commotion also couldn't escape, being wrapped by the twisted tree trunk and lifted into the sky.

Their bodies gradually lost their luster, turning into branches extending from the main trunk.

And at the end of those branches were screaming human faces.

"This old man has gathered the strength of the entire Xue Family today; you are merely a tiny worm!"

"Look at your rich Qi and Blood; even if you are a Xiantian Grandmaster, so what?"

"Before my Tianfang Divine Tree, you are still an ant!"

"Oh, a pretty imposing name," Chen Heng chuckled, not taking the hundred-meter giant tree in front of him seriously at all.

This thing was far too inferior compared to the Evil Dragon; he could crush it without even using too many methods.

"But you make a good target; let me try out some moves first."

Chen Heng shook his right arm, and a massive amount of Qi and Blood concentrated on it.

"Three hundred times Dragon Tiger Strength! Go!"

The limit of Dragon Tiger Strength also increased with the surge in Qi and Blood, though using it at full power had greater side effects.

A fiery red giant fist imprinted itself on the main trunk of the Tianfang Divine Tree, but it seemed to have no effect.

Just then, the snowflakes slowly falling from the sky stopped, then flew upwards.

With a thunderous roar, an invisible shockwave instantly leveled the entire Xue Residence, and the Tianfang Divine Tree also began to explode from its roots.

Chen Heng's right arm was no better; his entire arm disappeared, turning into the smell of blood in the air.

"My physical strength is still too weak."

The Earth Vein Power instantly repaired Chen Heng's self-detonated right arm, leaving his skin tender, white, and flawless.

Looking at the scattered Tianfang Divine Tree all over the ground, Chen Heng glanced at his Optimization count.

[Killed a Yellow Rank Demon Person, gained seven Optimization counts]

[Killed a Profound Rank Demon Person, gained sixteen Optimization counts]

[Killed a Profound Rank Demon Person, gained eleven Optimization counts]

[Killed...]

A long string of kill notifications sounded in Chen Heng's mind, lasting for over a minute before stopping.

[Killed a Heaven Rank Upper-Grade Demon Person, gained one hundred sixty-four Optimization counts]

"Woohoo~ Isn't this taking off?"

Looking at his Optimization count, which had surged to seven hundred fifty-nine, Chen Heng couldn't help but let out a whistle.

In fact, most of the Xue Family disciples were only Yellow Rank Lower-Grade Demon People, some even only providing one or two Optimization counts.

However, fortunately, there were quite a few Earth-Grade and Profound Rank members in the Xue Family, plus that Heaven Rank Upper-Grade Demon Person, which is why so many were generated.

From beginning to end, Chen Heng had never asked for their names, and in reality, there was no need.

They were nothing more than a bunch of golden leeks waiting to be harvested; what difference would knowing their names make?

"Let's see the next one..."

Pulling out the list from his snake skin pouch, Chen Heng selected his next target.

"Tsk, they're all a bit far."

Scratching his head, Chen Heng somewhat reluctantly put the list away.

The closest to him was the Shang Family, located thirteen hundred li southeast of Qiyang City.

A round trip would take several more days... "I feel itchy if I don't use it," Chen Heng looked at the seven hundred fifty-nine Optimization counts, feeling a strong urge.

This many Optimization counts should be enough to raise the Asura Bloodline to 100%... right?

Chen Heng himself wasn't sure; the further he went, the more Optimization counts would be consumed.

"I'll use them first, then talk," Shaking his head, Chen Heng still decided to go back and use up these seven hundred fifty-nine Optimization counts.

As for the remaining ten-plus Aristocratic Families on the list, he would let them live a few more days.