Chapter 163 Poor Li Zhengtian

Inside the Closed-door cultivation room, Xiao Xuanjun and Li Zhengtian's expressions changed drastically as they stood up simultaneously.

A trace of horror flashed in Xiao Xuanjun's eyes. "He really came! And he came so fast!"

Li Zhengtian was beyond furious, his triangular eyes glaring round. "Arrogant! Simply too arrogant! To dare strike at our door so openly, does he really think I, Li Zhengtian, am just for show?!"

Xiao Xuanjun reminded him, "Do not be careless. He has likely already consumed the bodhi fruit; his strength will be even greater than when he injured me."

Xiao Xuanjun's reminder was like cold water poured over his head, causing Li Zhengtian's arrogant bluster to subside slightly.

But the conceit in his bones and his desire to perform in front of his goddess made him sneer. "So what if he consumed a bodhi fruit? He's just a junior! Rest assured, Ah Jun, today I will let him know what a true powerhouse is!"

Before his voice had even faded, Li Zhengtian's figure moved like lightning, turning into a streak of purple light that charged out of the Xiao Family Manor to block Chu Han.

Thunderous light erupted around him, the crackling sound constant as his 8th Rank Initial Stage Aura exploded without reservation. This caused dark clouds to gather over An City and thunder to flash, as if heaven and earth themselves were responding to his power.

At the manor entrance, Chu Han wore a pure white mask on his face, revealing only a pair of cold eyes.

The Yuan Qi around him seemed restrained, but in reality, it was like a dormant volcano, containing a violent, world-destroying Aura that remained hidden but ready.

"Brat, you dare hurt my Ah Jun? Today, I, Li Zhengtian, shall act on behalf of Heaven and take your dog life!"

Li Zhengtian's voice was like a Great Bell; he spoke loudly on purpose so that Xiao Xuanjun and the other members of the Xiao Family could hear him.

"Who are you? Are you Xiao Xuanjun's lover?" Chu Han asked in confusion, seeing Li Zhengtian for the first time.

Hearing this, Li Zhengtian's furious expression softened significantly. He laughed loudly and said, "Brat, at least you have some vision. I can give you a chance to leave of your own accord."

A cold arc curled at the corner of Chu Han's mouth. His voice came through the mask with a hint of disdain: "With looks like yours, how could Xiao Xuanjun ever fancy you? Is she blind? I see you're nothing more than a simp. Xiao Xuanjun doesn't even want you, yet you're rushing here to throw your life away. How pathetic and laughable."

He had seen Xiao Xuanjun; although she was over eighty years old, one could still tell she must have been a great beauty in her youth.

In contrast, despite having his cultivation to support him, Li Zhengtian was still uniquely ugly. Furthermore, the other members of the Xiao Family all had decent features, clearly suggesting they did not share Li Zhengtian's Bloodline.

"You're looking for death!" Having his sore spot poked, Li Zhengtian instantly became like a dog whose tail had been stepped on, falling into a towering rage.

He had never married in his life, all for the sake of Xiao Xuanjun. He hated it most when others called him a simp.

The purple lightning around him surged instantly, transforming into a thunder dragon that roared as it charged at Chu Han. "Die by lightning!"

Chu Han's eyes narrowed as the Yuan Qi around him erupted instantly. "Nine Transformations of Heavenly Fire - Third Transformation!"

With a metallic clang, the flame demon battle saber was unsheathed. Red light flowed across the blade as he slashed out at the incoming thunder dragon.

Swish!

A red light soared into the sky.

With a thunderous boom, the overbearing body of the massive thunder dragon shattered, unable to maintain its form as it abruptly dissipated.

Terrifying energy rippled outwards. The Xiao Family Manor instantly felt as if it had been hit by a magnitude ten earthquake; several massive cracks split the ground, more than half of the surrounding walls collapsed, and nearby buildings teetered on the verge of falling.

Watching this scene, Li Zhengtian's eyes were filled with utter disbelief.

He had originally thought Chu Han was only slightly stronger than Xiao Xuanjun and roughly equal to himself.

But only now did he realize Chu Han's terror.

His furious strike just now had utilized his full power. He had intended to defeat Chu Han in one breath, but he hadn't expected to become the other's stepping stone.

After Chu Han's saber shattered the thunder dragon, its momentum remained undiminished as it continued to slash toward Li Zhengtian.

Li Zhengtian's face changed drastically as he hurriedly condensed a lightning shield, attempting to block the strike.

But it was all in vain. The red glow on the blade instantly smashed the lightning shield and struck Li Zhengtian heavily in the chest.

"Pfft!" Li Zhengtian spat out a mouthful of blood. His body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, smashing heavily into the manor ground and creating a large crater.

He struggled to stand up, only to find that the bones in his chest were shattered and his Meridians had been scorched and snapped by the flames. His Aura instantly withered away.

"How can you, a 6th-rank Martial Artist, possess such power? If not for the Black Tortoise Treasure Armor, I would have died from that strike." Li Zhengtian's eyes were filled with horror and resentment; he couldn't believe he couldn't even take a single blow from his opponent.

At this moment, the treasure armor on his body had also been shattered by Chu Han, leaving him completely without the power to resist.

Chu Han gave him no chance to catch his breath. With a flash of his figure, he arrived in front of Li Zhengtian.

The flame demon battle saber pointed directly at his throat. "I told you, you're just a simp throwing his life away."

"Stop!" Right then, Xiao Xuanjun's figure rushed out. She raised a palm and struck out a massive water curtain to press down on Chu Han; it was her famous ultimate technique, Profound Water No Waves.

She knew that once Li Zhengtian was killed, she would no longer have any capital to contend with Chu Han.

Seeing this, Chu Han backhanded a slash. As soon as the Saber Force emerged, it instantly crushed Xiao Xuanjun's attack.

Xiao Xuanjun took the opportunity to rush to Li Zhengtian's side, wanting to rescue him.

But how could Chu Han give her the chance? His figure flashed, and the flame demon battle saber, carrying a might that could incinerate the heavens and destroy the earth, slashed toward both of them.

Xiao Xuanjun's face turned deathly pale. She could only use all her strength to condense an ice shield to block it.

Li Zhengtian truly lived up to being the King of simps; he threw himself in front of Xiao Xuanjun without hesitation, condensing all the lightning in his body into a shield, wanting to block Chu Han's saber head-on.

"Seeking death!"

The Aura on Chu Han's body surged once more. "Demonic Ape Transformation!"

This time, the power atop the Battle Saber suddenly increased several-fold as it hacked straight down.

Crack!

The shield of thunder was instantly shattered. Li Zhengtian was struck by the blade glow, a massive gash appearing on his chest as blood sprayed wildly and he was sent flying.

Immediately after, Xiao Xuanjun's ice shield was also crushed. Hit by the Saber Qi, she spat out another mouthful of blood and her body flew backward, slamming heavily into a wall. Her injuries were even more severe than before.

"Ah... Jun..."

Li Zhengtian's injuries were extremely heavy. He murmured toward the direction where Xiao Xuanjun had flown before his breath completely ceased.

He hadn't even managed to show off in front of his goddess before dying; instead, he became a lost soul under Chu Han's blade.

Chu Han sheathed his saber and glanced at Li Zhengtian, shaking his head involuntarily.

Xiao Xuanjun looked at Li Zhengtian's corpse, a trace of complex emotion flashing in her eyes, but it was mostly fear.

She knew that even with her and Li Zhengtian working together, they were no match for Chu Han. If she continued to resist, she would only end up with the same fate as Li Zhengtian.

She struggled to crawl up and bowed to Chu Han, her voice trembling slightly. "Lord, have mercy! My Xiao Family is willing to surrender and will never be your enemy again!"

Chu Han glanced at her and said indifferently, "Surrender? Fine. But you teamed up with Old Ghost Chi Yang to besiege me that day; this debt cannot be settled just like that."

Xiao Xuanjun's heart tightened, and she hurriedly said, "What does Senior want? As long as my Xiao Family has it, we will surely offer it with both hands!"

A playful smile curled at the corner of Chu Han's mouth. "I happen to be short on cultivation resources lately. I heard the Xiao Family is a top-tier power in An City with a deep foundation. Give me one hundred billion federal currency's worth of resources, and I will spare the Xiao Family."