157: Are you getting anxious?

"Since none of you plan to surrender without a fight, don't blame us."

Qin Feng sneered as he stepped forward.

The aura of the Third Level of Golden Core Stage erupted from his body.

"Kill Pei Ning and the others first."

"And then..."

Only then did he look toward Chen Xian.

"Capture this fellow for me."

"Captain, what about the others?"

Qin Feng swept a contemptuous glance over them.

When he saw Zhou Duoer and the rest, a look of disdain appeared on his face.

"Kill them all! Leave none alive!"

As the Emperor's core inner guards,

they could not allow anyone to see them appearing in the Shanhai Secret Realm; otherwise, the secret would be leaked.

It would certainly lead to public criticism.

Even the other four continents would use this incident to make trouble.

Therefore, the safest method was to kill.

Gu Qingcheng and Zheng Yi stepped forward.

"Qin Feng, you dare to kill us?"

"We are daughters of Princes!"

Qin Feng burst out laughing.

"Outside, you might be, but here, you are whatever I say you are!"

"Interfering with the Emperor's secret decree—even your royal fathers wouldn't dare do such a thing."

After he spoke, the group behind him charged directly toward Pei Ning and the others.

"Damn it, are we really going to fight them head-on?"

"Are you joking? The strongest among us is only at the Foundation Establishment Stage; we have no chance of winning against those in the Golden Core Stage."

Especially the Tian Zi Squad; their reputation was well-known within the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

They were the Emperor's most elite and powerful squad.

Despite being only in the Golden Core Stage, they were exceptionally young.

The Emperor intended to cultivate the strongest existences of the next generation.

Thus, they bore the name of 'Heaven'.

Fighting them, neither Pei Ning nor the Embroidered Uniform Guards had any confidence.

"Then we only have a second path to take."

Seeing the Tian Zi Squad members looking at them like prey in a bag, not only were they not anxious, but they walked toward them with smiling faces.

One of the Embroidered Uniform Guards seemed to make up his mind.

He knelt directly before Chen Xian.

Not just him, the other nine Embroidered Uniform Guards did the same.

Finally, there was Pei Ning.

From the moment Qin Feng appeared at the valley entrance with his men, she understood in her heart.

This was destined to be a battle between Chen Xian and Qin Feng.

As for them, if they wanted to survive, they had to submit to Chen Xian.

Why had Chen Xian remained so lofty and steady as a mountain until now?

Wasn't he just waiting for them to state their position?

Pei Ning said in a raspy voice, "We are willing to serve you as our master, Marquis of Jubei!"

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Chen Xian's face.

He thought it would be a struggle to win them over, but thanks to this idiot named Qin Feng in front of him,

he had been spared a lot of talking.

Qin Feng saw this scene.

He instantly turned red with rage.

"You would actually attempt to betray the Imperial Court for the sake of an ignorant second generation ancestor."

"Killing treacherous subjects like you is indeed the right thing to do."

More than their submission to Chen Xian,

Qin Feng hated that Pei Ning had actually chosen that waste Chen Xian over himself.

"Everyone, stop!"

Qin Feng waved his hand.

The Tian Zi Squad experts who were about to move forward all halted their steps.

Qin Feng then looked at Chen Xian.

"I won't let them die just yet. I want them to see with their own eyes exactly what kind of thing they've submitted to!"

"A mere Marquis of Jubei is like trash in my eyes."

"If not for relying on your old man, how could you have inherited a title?"

Qin Feng's words were filled with envy and jealousy.

Why did people like them have to go through fire and water to serve the Emperor,

while a second generation ancestor like this could inherit a title without doing anything?

Today, he intended to humiliate Chen Xian thoroughly.

To vent the stifled frustration in his heart.

Chen Xian watched Qin Feng walking toward him.

He said indifferently, "You think I am nothing?"

"What else? A Qi Refining Seventh Layer piece of trash is no different from an ant in my eyes."

"Heh, is that so?"

Chen Xian stepped down from the rock.

"A Qi Refining Seventh Layer ant?"

"I really have been underestimated."

With every step he took,

the aura on his body rose by a level.

Shua!

Qi Refining Eighth Layer!

Qi Refining Ninth Layer!

Foundation Establishment First Layer!

...By the time Chen Xian reached a spot not far from Qin Feng,

the aura on his body had already reached the Golden Core Fourth Layer!

This scene left Pei Ning and the others incredibly excited.

This man was finally revealing his true strength.

The expressions on the faces of Qin Feng and the Tian Zi Squad members completely froze.

Qin Feng even reached out to rub his eyes.

He couldn't quite believe what was before him.

"This is impossible! How could a second generation ancestor like you be in the Golden Core Stage!"

On the way here, although Qin Feng held Chen Xian in contempt,

he had still followed protocol and gathered information on him.

The more he learned, the more he looked down on Chen Xian.

This was just an idle second generation ancestor!

Eating, drinking, playing, and being someone's lapdog.

Even other profligate sons looked down on him.

So Qin Feng had come on this mission with a pleasant mindset of picking up an easy win.

As it turned out, Chen Xian was actually a Golden Core Fourth Layer Cultivator!

More than the Golden Core Fourth Layer itself, what he couldn't accept was how this second generation ancestor could possibly be stronger than him!

"It must be fake!"

Looking at this aura, Qin Feng seemed to have found a reason that could explain everything.

"You must be using some secret technique, trying to put on a bluff here!"

As soon as Qin Feng finished speaking,

Chen Xian's figure suddenly vanished from the spot.

When he reappeared, he was already right in front of Qin Feng.

He didn't use a sword.

Just a knee strike.

Puff!

The previously arrogant and conceited Qin Feng was sent flying back by Chen Xian's knee.

Boom!

Qin Feng flew back a full twenty meters.

Only then did he clumsily steady himself.

Although he tried his best to appear calm,

his disordered aura betrayed him.

Especially his bloodshot eyes, which exposed that he was currently in a state of rage.

"Tian Zi Squad, all of you, attack!"

He wanted to slaughter this guy.

Seeing this, the members of the Tian Zi Squad didn't dare say much.

They began to surround Chen Xian.

They only knew that their captain was getting anxious.

Chen Xian saw Qin Feng glaring at him with a distorted expression.

He immediately said contemptuously, "You're getting anxious!"

"What, are you afraid?"

"It's fine. If you're afraid, you can use human wave tactics!"

Chen Xian's words were a provocation.

An outsider could see it at a glance.

But Qin Feng, in his fury, fell for it hook, line, and sinker.

"I'm afraid of you?"

Qin Feng said through gritted teeth, "You think I'd be afraid of a second generation ancestor like you!"

"All of you, stop!"

Hearing this command, several members of the Tian Zi Squad couldn't help but say, "Captain, we..."

"Shut up, all of you!"

Qin Feng's gaze was fixed deathly on Chen Xian.

He drew the long saber from his waist.

He said coldly, "Today, I will personally mince this piece of filth!"