114: Burn to death
The person didn't look up, only saying with some dissatisfaction, "Old man Jiang Liu, what does your son's life or death have to do with me?"
The voice sounded quite young, carrying an indescribable arrogance.
Jiang Liu didn't dare look up, only able to say with a stiff upper lip, "You promised Yi Yi to protect my Jiang family members..."
Before he could finish his words, he felt a powerful pressure descend upon him, crushing him until he could barely breathe.
"Little Old man, are you trying to use Yi Yi to pressure me?"
Jiang Liu finally couldn't hold out any longer; one leg buckled, and he knelt on the ground.
Just as he was about to fall completely flat on the ground, the pressure on his body suddenly vanished, and he let out a long sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted.
"Yi Yi said you were decent to her in the past, so for her sake, I won't do anything to you. Where is the person you mentioned? Lead the way!"
Jiang Liu was immediately overjoyed. As long as this person was willing to step in, even if that kid Su Ze really had some trump card, there would be nothing to fear; he could be suppressed by sheer force.
And he could then join forces with his two sons to kill Su Ze!
"They should be at Starfall Pit right now. I'll lead you..."
Before Jiang Liu could finish, he felt himself swept up from the ground by a gust of wild wind, involuntarily leaving the earth.
"Your speed is too slow. Starfall Pit, right? I just happened to hear that some rising star broke my record; I'll take it back while I'm at it."
With that, he leaped into the air, carrying Jiang Liu high above the no-fly zone of the Imperial Capital; no one dared to fly up to stop him.
His aura enveloped the entire city without any concealment. Jiang Liu wanted to ask him to restrain it a bit, but considering the other's temperament, he ultimately decided against it.
In his opinion, it would be better if as few people as possible knew their whereabouts, as what he was about to do later was not exactly honorable.
Now that they were being watched by so many people, he could only brace himself and make the best of a bad situation.
The Old fellows of the various great families who were in seclusion were also startled out of their meditative states by his violent aura.
"Hmph, it's this guy again. Ever since that little girl died, no one has been able to control him. I thought the world was going to fall into chaos because of it, but I didn't expect him to stay quiet for so many years without showing his face."
"But a leopard can't change its spots; he is still as lawless as ever!"
"The Jiang Family has no real ability, but they've managed to make a fortune by clinging to this kid. Truly... they raised a good daughter!"
Also awakened was Xiao Sheng, who was in a secret room at the Great Xia Spirit Guards headquarters.
He had been here ever since parting with his teacher and Su Ze, maintaining his peak condition.
"Why is he moving? And he's carrying someone from the Jiang Family... Could it be..." A very bad premonition suddenly arose in Xiao Sheng's heart, and in the blink of an eye, he had vanished from the secret room.
At the Jiang Family, the Jiang Family Ancestor, who was watering the plants in the courtyard, also looked up. He watched the figure flying overhead, shook his head with a bitter smile, and sighed.
He walked to a towering tree in the center of the courtyard. The branches of this tree almost covered the entire Jiang Family, and its roots extended to unknown depths.
Even the vines wrapped around it were as thick as a person, crawling all over the trunk.
Gently stroking the rough bark, a smile appeared on the Ancestor's face.
"My old friend, it won't be much longer... just wait a little while more."
...In Starfall Pit, the burning Jiang Sheng fell to the ground. After struggling in pain for a long time, he gradually lost all signs of life.
The unfolding of this scene was something no one present had anticipated.
Guo Linshan was surprised but also breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed he had overthought things; Su Ze wouldn't risk his life for an Old man like him unless he was absolutely certain of victory.
In contrast, Jiang Donglin's face turned incredibly livid.
Compared to his younger brother, he was indeed stronger, but only by a limited margin.
If Su Ze could insta-kill Jiang Sheng, he could insta-kill him too!
"You... don't come over! I didn't do anything, and I have no grudge against you! He's the one who dragged me here! That's right, he made me come!" Jiang Donglin said, pointing at Jiang Sheng's scorched corpse on the ground.
But Su Ze was not swayed by his words. A lethal flame had already gathered in Feng Qingyi's mouth, ready to be spewed out.
At the final moment, a powerful pressure struck, and a voice drifted from afar: "Enough, kid! No one dares to take action against Jiang family members in my presence!"
Su Ze realized who had arrived and hesitated, about to stay his hand.
His entire reliance was on the Level 75 Diamond-rank Demonic Beast, the Golden Feather Phoenix Bird, while the opponent was a Level 100 War God. Whether in terms of level or demonic beast, Su Ze held no advantage.
Just then, Su Ze felt an equally powerful and familiar aura rapidly approaching.
His eyes suddenly turned fierce, and he had Qing Yi spit out that breath of fire.
"Ah..." This long-charged Death Fire Line was even more powerful than the one that had just burned Jiang Sheng to death.
Jiang Donglin, who had breathed a sigh of relief thinking he was saved, had no time to react before he was completely enveloped by the flames. A moment later, he also turned into a scorched corpse, landing right beside Jiang Sheng.
At this moment, Jiang Liu, who had just appeared, witnessed this scene with his own eyes.
"Donglin! My son!"
He ran over as if having a breakdown, seeing the corpses of both his sons at once.
He looked at Su Ze with eyes full of hatred, wishing he could swallow him alive.
But Su Ze's attention was not on Jiang Liu at all right now, but on the other young man with him.
He looked to be only in his twenties, with a lean build, sword-like eyebrows, and starry eyes; the arrogance on his face was hard to conceal.
Especially now, there was a hint of anger in his tightly furrowed brows: "Kid, did you not hear what I just said?!"
He simply stood where he was and casually waved his hand from nearly a hundred meters away. Su Ze suddenly felt a massive shadow falling from above.
At some point, a hundred-meter-long giant staff appeared in his hand, swinging down to crush Su Ze.
"So big, no wonder the Biyun Flood Dragon said his staff hits really hard, but this weapon... why does it give me such a familiar sense of déjà vu?"
Su Ze complained in his heart, making no attempt to resist, for he knew that with his strength, trying to stand against the other party was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot—completely insignificant.
But in the end, this strike did not land on him.
Because a figure appeared in front of Su Ze and caught the staff with his hand; it was Xiao Sheng.
He had chased all the way and finally arrived at the critical moment.
"Junior Brother, you've really found a difficult opponent for me this time," Xiao Sheng turned back and said to Su Ze with a bitter smile.