330: The big picture? I am the big picture!

The Zhu Family.

A sudden unease rose in Zhu Xiaotian's heart, as if he had lost something, but he couldn't recall what it was.

Something is wrong!

He remembered the last time he felt this panic was when his only son, Zhu Changan, perished.

"Could it be that the three adopted sons I recently took in are in trouble? I should go see the Commander first."

Zhu Xiaotian was highly regarded by Commander Yan Sihua, so naturally, he sought him out first to discuss matters.

Just as he was about to leave, he saw a Little Yellow Chicken that had just hatched.

"What is that thing? Is someone raising chickens here?"

The moment the thought flashed through his mind, Zhu Xiaotian saw the Little Yellow Chicken open its mouth and spray a ball of fire.

"Protect the Advisor!" Two personal guards immediately summoned their ancestral spirits. One defensive ancestral spirit closely protected Zhu Xiaotian, while the other actively attacked.

"Leave them alive!" Zhu Xiaotian ordered calmly, his expression cold.

Whoosh!

The fist-sized fireball smashed into the charging ancestral spirit, burning a large hole directly through its chest.

The fireball continued flying. The ancestral spirit of the other guard lunged forward and was likewise effortlessly pierced.

"What is that thing?"

Zhu Xiaotian's expression twisted. He immediately crushed the Teleportation Talisman in his possession, and his body instantly vanished from the spot.

With their ancestral spirits destroyed, the two guards spat out large mouthfuls of blood and fainted.

Xu Le immediately had Nine Phoenix finish them off quickly.

Since their spirit was connected to their ancestral spirit, the flames burning the ancestral spirits would also incinerate their own spirits. Even if they survived, they would be vegetative states, never waking up.

"What happened?"

The people inside came out to check the situation. Seeing the two guards' bodies engulfed in roaring flames, they turned and ran, shouting, "Murder!"

Whoosh!

Nine Phoenix spat out a fireball, and the screaming stopped abruptly.

The people inside were startled awake and immediately began organizing their defenses.

But in front of Nine Phoenix, nothing was effective.

Instead, gathering people together only made it easier for Nine Phoenix to act.

"Who exactly are you? Don't you know this is The Zhu Family residence?"

Old Madam Zhu's face was ashen as she pointed at Xu Le's nose and cursed him vehemently.

"We, The Zhu Family, are the people Commander Yan trusts most! We are half the sky of White Tiger City! You dare cause trouble here, aren't you afraid the sky will collapse and wipe out your entire clan?"

Xu Le nodded: "I am afraid! That's why I struck first."

Old Madam Zhu was so angry she nearly passed out.

But it didn't matter. With the help of Nine Phoenix, not only her but also all the guards in the residence were completely annihilated.

"Master Brother, it's done."

Nine Phoenix flew over, flapping its wings to show off its achievement.

Xu Le looked toward the corner of the courtyard wall, where a white pet dog was burying its head in a flowerpot, trying its best to hide itself.

"Oh!" Nine Phoenix spat out flames. The dog only managed a whimper before being burned to ashes.

"Do you need me to scramble their eggs?" Nine Phoenix asked.

"No need! If they haven't enjoyed the benefits of their Family's power, they shouldn't have the obligation to bear their crimes."

Xu Le turned to leave, but after only a few steps, he was surrounded by a dense crowd of people.

Yan Sihua's face was livid: "Appalling! In broad daylight, under the clear sky, you commit such wickedness! Do you have any regard for The Law?"

Zhu Xiaotian saw the piles of ashes in his home and, realizing that not a single living thing remained, knew their fate and cried out in agony:

"Bastard, you Bastard! You didn't even spare the dog! What crime did it commit?"

Xu Le said: "We won't talk about the people, but that dog committed quite a few crimes while living here. Just last month, a college freshman was bitten by it, and simply for kicking it once, you had him arrested by the Law Enforcement Bureau."

"It's just an ignorant beast! That poor student argued with a beast, and now you argue with a beast—are you all beasts?!" Zhu Xiaotian burst out in rage.

Xu Le ignored Zhu Xiaotian. It was impossible to reason with a person like this; only fists could make him understand.

He looked at Yan Sihua: "Commander Yan, are you still asking me about The Law?"

Yan Sihua glared angrily at Zhu Xiaotian, thinking, "Weren't you usually quite clever? Why bring up your dog instead of focusing on the people now?"

"Even if they were guilty, they should have faced judgment by the Law Enforcement Bureau. That is no reason for you to take The Law into your own hands!"

Xu Le smiled: "How few crimes have they committed over the years? Before I came, what was the Law Enforcement Bureau doing? Even now, what is the Law Enforcement Bureau doing?"

"Silence! Who do you think you are, slandering the Law Enforcement Bureau and shaking the Foundation of my White Tiger City? Are you looking to die?!"

Yan Sihua was enraged!

If the Spirit Tamers questioned the fairness of the Law Enforcement Bureau and a riot broke out, the consequences would be significant.

"Put on the Spirit-Restraining Chain and come with me to the Law Enforcement Bureau for investigation!"

Xu Le had expected this. His voice was calm: "Who do you think you are? What gives you the right to order me?"

Yan Sihua laughed in anger: "Just as expected, an unruly civilian who refuses reform! Kill him!"

The people around him immediately released their ancestral spirits, eager to show off in front of the Commander.

Seeing her master insulted, Nine Phoenix's eyes turned red with anger. Without needing Xu Le's command, she immediately used "Earth Fire Flowing Slurry."

A terrifying sea of fire rose up, and most of the people, along with their ancestral spirits, were instantly burned to ashes.

Only the few ancestral spirits who were Blazing Sun Realm Peak reacted in time, immediately wrapping their masters in their spirit Domains.

Only then did Yan Sihua realize that the handsome Bald Donkey before him was actually a formidable opponent, and his tone involuntarily softened.

"Who exactly are you?"

"Who I am is not important. What is important is that out of 368,765 possibilities, you had exactly 3 chances to resolve this matter properly. Unfortunately, you didn't cherish them."

Yan Sihua's eye twitched upon hearing this. Whether true or false, this probability was ridiculously "high."

Resentment filled his heart. His ancestral spirit, the Phantom Demon Wolf, dodged a wave of fire bombardment and was about to pounce and tear at Nine Phoenix.

The natural enemy of a Mage-type ancestral spirit is an Assassin-type ancestral spirit, and his Phantom Demon Wolf happened to have extremely high burst damage. Once it locked onto a target, it could easily instantly kill ancestral spirits of the same rank—this was his confidence in becoming the Commander.

Before he could act, one of his guards commanded his ancestral spirit, the Bloodthirsty spirit Leopard, to pounce. It immediately used the Skill 'Bite,' creating countless shadowy phantom fangs that obscured its true form.

"Good!"

Excitement surged in Yan Sihua's heart. The Bloodthirsty spirit Leopard's attack was not much inferior to the Phantom Demon Wolf's. This strike was bound to... Swoosh!

Nine Phoenix didn't use any other Move; she simply unleashed 'Blazing Shockwave.' A terrifying large fireball shot out, and the Bloodthirsty spirit Leopard seemed to actively crash into it, instantly being burned to ashes.

A breeze blew, scattering the remaining smoke into the air, completely erasing all trace of the Bloodthirsty spirit Leopard.

A drop of cold sweat slid down.

Yan Sihua ignored the guard who had lost the protection of his ancestral spirit's spirit Domain and had been burned to ashes. He looked at Xu Le and said in a deep voice, "Do you understand The Big Picture?"

Xu Le's tone remained calm: "I am The Big Picture!"

Yan Sihua roared furiously: "Nonsense! Stop reading those toxic motivational articles! I control the entire White Tiger City. Without me, you can do nothing.

"Those Squad Leaders won't obey you; the Families in the city will view you as an enemy invader, and even if they pretend to listen, they will trip you up secretly; nearly two million ordinary Spirit Tamers only look out for themselves, and even if some want to help you, they can't organize effectively... Without me, White Tiger City will fall, everyone will perish, and you will become a criminal to the nation!"