Chapter 408 Jiang Yun's words decide life and death, defeating a powerful enemy without bloodshed!

"The three of you should discuss it yourselves. Who will come out to meet their death?"

Jiang Yun's words, like three cold daggers, pierced the hearts of Jin Buhuan, Old Ghost Bai, and Old Granny Han simultaneously.

The three felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, chilled from head to toe.

They knelt on the ground, looking at each other, their eyes filled with fear, resentment, and... despair.

At this moment, they understood completely.

The three of them had been used as tools.

Someone was hiding in the shadows, using them as pawns to test the background of this new city lord.

And they had actually jumped in so foolishly.

Had they known today would turn out like this, they wouldn't have come even if it killed them.

Although the fat meat of Black Rock City was fragrant, one had to be alive to eat it.

"I... I..."

Jin Buhuan opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

Old Ghost Bai's face was deathly pale, his lips trembling, unable to utter a single word.

Old Granny Han slumped directly onto the ground, her whole body shaking.

The three were silent for a moment.

Then the arguing and bickering began.

"It's all your fault!"

Jin Buhuan was the first to speak, pointing at Old Ghost Bai's nose and cursing.

"You were the one who suggested the three of us join forces to kill Master Jiang first! If it weren't for you, how could we have fallen to this state?!"

Old Ghost Bai's expression changed, and he shot back with a sneer.

"Blame me? Jin Buhuan, have you no shame? You were the one who first said we should strike! Who was it that said 'refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit'?"

"I was..."

Jin Buhuan was momentarily at a loss for words.

"And you!"

Old Ghost Bai pointed at Old Granny Han.

"Weren't you acting tough just now? Asking why bother wasting words with him? Saying 'if we kill him, we kill him'? Who said that? Why aren't you acting tough now?"

Old Granny Han's face turned ashen as she retorted shrilly.

"Neither of you two are any good either! Why didn't you stop me just now? Didn't you also want to kill Master Jiang? Now you're blaming me?"

"Who's blaming you? I'm stating facts!"

"Facts? Jin Buhuan, stop trying to shift the blame here!"

The three of them argued back and forth, their voices growing louder and the atmosphere becoming increasingly explosive.

Below the stage.

Everyone watched, dumbfounded.

"This... what's the situation?"

"Just a moment ago they were vowing to unite and kill the City Lord, and now they're fighting among themselves?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, these are the Old Ancestors of second-rate Families? They have no backbone at all!"

"In the face of death, who cares about backbone? Life is what's most important!"

"But then again, this new City Lord's methods are truly ruthless. With just one sentence, he caused three Meteor Tier 9 Peak experts to turn on each other."

"Yes, defeating strong enemies without shedding blood—brilliant! Simply brilliant!"

The crowd buzzed with discussion, filled with mockery, amazement, and admiration.

In a corner of the square.

The three elderly men also shook their heads slightly.

"I didn't expect it to end like this."

The Goateed Elder sighed, "I thought this young man would use the Liu Family's power to directly suppress the three of them. I didn't expect him to use just one sentence to make them kill each other."

"This boy's meticulousness far exceeds our thoughts."

The Bald Elder said in a deep voice, "He not only has courage and insight, but he also understands human nature. He knows that in the face of death, so-called interests and friendship are worthless."

"This way, they don't even have to lift a finger, and these three will likely start fighting each other."

The Third Elder stroked his beard, his eyes full of appreciation.

"To play with human hearts like this—impressive."

On the high stage.

Elder Liu Lan was also slightly stunned.

She had thought she would need to take action to resolve these three.

She hadn't expected this Grand Tutor Dongxuan to use just one sentence to cause infighting.

"It certainly saves me some effort."

Elder Liu Lan thought to herself, a bit more admiration appearing in her gaze toward Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun was also somewhat surprised.

He had only intended to put pressure on the three of them.

To make them turn on each other so he could pick a scapegoat.

He didn't expect...

That their infighting would reach such a degree that they were actually about to come to blows.

And looking at the stance, it wasn't a simple argument, but a genuine fight to the death.

"Interesting."

The corners of Jiang Yun's mouth curled up slightly.

He watched the three with great interest.

The argument grew more intense until finally...

"Enough!"

Jin Buhuan let out a violent shout and stood up, his golden eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Old Ghost Bai, Old Granny Han, there's no point in continuing this argument. That Master Jiang is right—someone must die."

"Then who dies?"

Old Ghost Bai asked coldly.

After all, no one wanted to die.

"It certainly won't be me."

A moment of silence followed.

Jin Buhuan gave a cold laugh.

His gaze swept back and forth between Old Ghost Bai and Old Granny Han.

"It naturally cannot be me either."

Old Ghost Bai also sneered.

As they spoke.

Their gazes both landed on Old Granny Han at the same time.

Old Granny Han's expression changed abruptly.

"You... what do you mean?"

"Old Granny Han..."

Jin Buhuan said coldly, "You were the one who first said to kill Master Jiang, asking why waste words with him. You said 'if we kill him, we kill him,' didn't you?"

"That's right."

Old Ghost Bai nodded in agreement.

"Furthermore, you were the one who suggested the three of us join forces to kill that kid first. That was your idea, wasn't it?"

Old Granny Han's face was deathly pale.

"I... I was..."

"So..."

Jin Buhuan interrupted her.

"You must take responsibility for the words you said and the ideas you proposed."

Old Ghost Bai also nodded.

"Old Granny Han, sorry about this. We didn't want it to be this way, but Master Jiang said one person must die. Rather than all three of us dying, it's better if only you die."

Upon hearing this, Old Granny Han's face changed completely.

She understood.

These two old things were going to use her as a scapegoat!

"You... you are shameless!"

Old Granny Han shrieked in anger.

"Didn't we agree just now? The three families would join forces, advancing and retreating together, sharing life and death! How could you..."

"Advance and retreat together? Share life and death?"

Jin Buhuan sneered.

"That was then. Now the situation has changed—who's going to advance and retreat with you?"

Old Ghost Bai also said coldly, "Old Granny Han, accept your fate. When you're gone, our two families will look after your Han Family."

"Bullshit!"

Old Granny Han was thoroughly enraged.

"You want to kill me? It won't be that easy!"

She let out a violent shout, and the Emerald Spirit Python behind her suddenly reared its head, opening its bloody maw as emerald-green poisonous mist gushed from its fangs, emitting a nauseating stench.

"Since you are heartless, don't blame me for being unjust!"

Old Granny Han's eyes were full of madness.

She wanted to strike first to gain the advantage.

"You want me to die? I'll make you come with me first!"

Jin Buhuan and Old Ghost Bai looked at each other and sneered simultaneously.

"Refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit."

The two of them simultaneously activated their beast taming.

The Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle spread its wings.

Golden electrical arcs danced between its feathers.

Emitting crackling explosive sounds.

Its eyes were golden, and lightning seemed to be brewing within its pupils as it stared fixedly at the Emerald Spirit Python.

The Frost Gray Wolf howled at the sky, and deep blue frigid air gushed from its mouth.

The temperature in the air plummeted by dozens of degrees, and a thin layer of frost even formed on the ground.

Its eyes were deep blue, and a blizzard seemed to be raging within its pupils.

The three Meteor Tier 9 Peak beasts faced off, their auras clashing in a tense standoff.

"Emerald Spirit Python, Poison Mist Domain!"

Old Granny Han was the first to strike.

The Emerald Spirit Python opened its massive mouth.

A dense emerald-green poisonous mist gushed out, rapidly spreading in all directions.

Everywhere the mist passed, the bluestone slabs on the ground were corroded into pits, emitting a hissing sound of corrosion.

"Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle, Golden Thunder Flash!"

Jin Buhuan ordered coldly.

The Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle flapped its wings, and golden electrical arcs condensed between its feathers, turning into a bolt of golden thunder that tore through the air like a sharp sword, striking fiercely at the Emerald Spirit Python.

"Frost Gray Wolf, Thousand Miles of Frost!"

Old Ghost Bai also struck.

The Frost Gray Wolf howled at the sky, and a stream of deep blue frigid air gushed from its mouth, turning into an ice-blue pillar of light. Everywhere it passed, the air was frozen, forming a path of ice crystals.

Golden thunder and an ice-blue light pillar.

From left and right, they both blasted toward the Emerald Spirit Python.

"Boom!!!"

The three forces collided.

Emitting an earth-shattering roar.

Above the square, an energy storm raged. Golden electrical arcs, deep blue frigid air, and emerald-green poisonous mist intertwined, forming a brilliant yet terrifying scene.

The Emerald Spirit Python was hit by both attacks simultaneously and let out a pained hiss.

Its body trembled violently, and several cracks appeared on its emerald scales, with green blood seeping from the fissures.

"Damn it!"

Old Granny Han's face was ashen as she frantically pushed her Beast Taming Power.

"Emerald Spirit Python, Vine Entwine!"

The Emerald Spirit Python hissed, its body twisting as countless emerald-green vines extended from within it, like living creatures, coiling toward the Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle and the Frost Gray Wolf.

"Paltry tricks."

Jin Buhuan sneered.

"Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle, Thunder Domain!"

The Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle spread its wings, and golden electrical arcs burst from its feathers, forming a lightning field with a radius of a hundred meters around its body.

The moment those vines touched the Thunder Domain.

They were burned to ash by the golden electrical arcs.

"Frost Gray Wolf, Ice Prism Rain!"

Old Ghost Bai also gave an order.

The Frost Gray Wolf howled, and countless ice prisms condensed around it, shooting toward the Emerald Spirit Python like a rainstorm.

"Clang clang clang clang!!!"

The ice prisms struck the Emerald Spirit Python's scales, producing sounds like clashing metal.

Although the Emerald Spirit Python's scales were hard, under the dense attack of the ice prisms, they still became covered in a dense network of cracks.

"Curse it..."

Old Granny Han bit her teeth, her eyes full of despair.

Although she was also at the Meteor Tier 9 Peak, she was simply no match for two opponents at once.

While the Emerald Spirit Python was a defensive-type beast, it couldn't hold out for long against the combined attack of two beasts of the same level.

"Old Granny Han, accept your fate!"

Jin Buhuan said coldly.

"You alone cannot defeat the two of us."

"Accept my fate?"

Old Granny Han gave a miserable laugh.

"If I accept it, will you not kill me?"

Jin Buhuan did not answer.

Old Ghost Bai also said nothing.

Silence was the answer.

"In that case, let's fight to the end!"

A flash of madness crossed Old Granny Han's eyes.

"Emerald Spirit Python, Poison Explosion!"

The Emerald Spirit Python let out a shrill hiss, its body suddenly swelling. Beneath its emerald scales, a green glow could be seen surging.

That was poison-attribute spiritual energy frantically condensing, preparing for a self-detonation.

"Crazy! She's gone mad!"

Jin Buhuan's expression changed drastically.

"Retreat, quickly!"

Old Ghost Bai's face also changed suddenly.

The self-detonation of a Meteor Tier 9 Peak beast.

The power would be enough to level the entire square!

However, at the very instant the Emerald Spirit Python was about to self-detonate...

"Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle, Heavenly Thunder Descent!"

Jin Buhuan bit his teeth and gave the order.

The Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle howled at the sky, spreading its wings to draw down heaven and earth's lightning.

The sky suddenly darkened.

A thick bolt of golden thunder fell from the heavens, carrying the power to destroy everything, and struck the Emerald Spirit Python's body with a vengeance.

"Frost Gray Wolf, Frost Bite!"

Old Ghost Bai also ordered at the same time.

The Frost Gray Wolf's figure blurred, turning into a deep blue stream of light.

It appeared instantly before the Emerald Spirit Python.

Opening its bloody maw, it bit down hard on the Emerald Spirit Python's neck.

"Crack!!!"

The Emerald Spirit Python's neck was bitten through, and green blood gushed out.

Simultaneously.

The golden thunder fell, striking the Emerald Spirit Python's head.

"Boom!!!"!!

The Emerald Spirit Python's head was turned to ash in the golden thunder, and its massive body crashed to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

The Meteor Tier 9 Peak Emerald Spirit Python...

Was completely... dead...

Watching her beast fall, Old Granny Han felt as if her Soul had been drained, and she slumped onto the ground.

"My... my beast..."

Her voice was trembling, her eyes full of disbelief.

With the beast dead, more than half of her cultivation was also ruined.

She had fallen from Meteor Tier 9 Peak to not even reaching the Amethyst Rank.

"You... you..."

Old Granny Han pointed at Jin Buhuan and Old Ghost Bai, her lips quivering.

"You will die a horrible death!"

Jin Buhuan and Old Ghost Bai ignored her.

They recalled their beasts, descended from the air, and hurried to the front of the high stage.

Then, both of them simultaneously knelt on one knee, their faces covered in fawning smiles.

"Master Jiang, the old woman of the Han Family has been taken down by the two of us."

"Her beast is dead and she is crippled; she can no longer cause any trouble."

"Master Jiang, look, is this... to your satisfaction?"

The two knelt on the ground, looking up at Jiang Yun on the high stage, their eyes full of flattery and pleading.

Where was there even a hint of the prestige of a Meteor Tier 9 Peak expert?