8: Chapter 8 Within the White Jade City, I, Chu Chen, am invincible.

The entire White Jade City heard that violent roar from within the City Lord's Manor.

"What happened? Why is City Lord Zhang so enraged? Could it be that he found the murderer of Young Master Zhang Yuan?"

"Let's go, there's a good show to watch. There's a big shot from the Tianxuan Sect in the western part of the city, and it seems the person City Lord Zhang was shouting at is that very big shot."

For a moment, the cultivators in White Jade City, eager for excitement, flocked toward the western part of the city.

At the same time, Chu Chen silently brought out the ten thousand soul banner.

The ten thousand soul banner split into several streaks of black light, flying toward various directions of White Jade City.

Then, he also headed toward the western part of the city; the good show was just beginning.

Having exposed himself, Zhang Juhe no longer concealed his aura, as violent power swept through the surrounding hundreds of meters.

Boom!

Suddenly, another power even stronger than Zhang Juhe's emerged, blocking the violent force.

"Zhang Juhe, what madness has possessed you? You and I have no grievances; what is the meaning of this?"

"Li Wei, for the debt of killing my son, I will make you pay in blood today!"

Zhang Juhe's eyes were hideous as his hands formed a seal, condensing a massive fireball that streaked toward Li Wei.

Seeing Zhang Juhe attack him without distinguishing right from wrong, Li Wei no longer intended to endure it.

"Zhang Juhe, you actually dare to attack me. It seems your time as City Lord has come to an end."

Immediately, his aura erupted, revealing his fifth-level Spirit Condensation realm cultivation as he easily blocked the massive fireball.

He then charged toward Zhang Juhe with extreme speed.

Chu Chen watched the two fight from the shadows and summoned Xiao Hei, his lips curling upward as he said, "Let me add some fuel to the fire for you two."

After Li Wei and Zhang Juhe exchanged hundreds of blows, they each retreated to one side.

In the distance, a crowd of onlookers discussed, "Damn, how does the City Lord dare to attack that person? He's a big shot sent down from the Tianxuan Sect."

"If things go wrong, the position of City Lord might change hands after today."

"That being said, the City Lord is truly fierce to be able to trade hundreds of blows with a big shot from the Tianxuan Sect. I'd say it's hard to tell who will win or lose this battle."

At this point, having fought a round, Zhang Juhe also calmed down. He was ultimately not Li Wei's match; if they continued, even if he could heavily injure the opponent, he would likely die himself.

Li Wei shared the same thought. He was already in his twilight years; if he were heavily injured, he might only have a few years left to live.

"Zhang Juhe, you keep saying I killed your son, so show me the evidence. Don't be manipulated by someone with ulterior motives."

Having calmed down, the more Zhang Juhe thought about those words, the more something felt off. He hadn't actually obtained any substantive evidence before rushing to kill Li Wei.

Could that kid have lied to me? But in the next moment, he dismissed the thought.

A dark shadow flew quickly toward Li Wei, bowed respectfully, and presented a spatial ring with both hands.

Zhang Juhe, who had just calmed down, flew into a rage again upon seeing that spatial ring.

"Li Wei, you still dare to lie to me even now! That spatial ring was the coming-of-age gift I gave him. Since it's in your hands now, don't tell me you didn't kill him!"

"Today, even if I have to perish, I will make you, old bones, be buried with me!"

Li Wei was also bewildered as he looked at the dark shadow. It clearly wasn't a physical entity but a raw soul—obviously a technique of a demonic cultivator.

"Zhang Juhe, listen to my explanation! I don't know where this thing came from either. Someone might be framing me!"

However, Zhang Juhe, who had lost his mind, didn't care about any of that.

"Old thing, stop your quibbling! The evidence is right before you, yet you still want to deceive me? Today, you will pay the price!"

Zhang Juhe took out a red medicinal pill and crushed it in his mouth.

A violent aura radiated from Zhang Juhe's body in waves, layer upon layer.

"Is that a blood burst pill?" Li Wei's face was full of disbelief. "Zhang Juhe, you're crazy! I already said it wasn't me, why must you fight me to the death?"

Li Wei naturally recognized the blood burst pill. It was a pill that could briefly stimulate the limits of the human body, but its effects only lasted for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Once the effects wore off, the user's entire cultivation would dissipate, and they would be reduced to an ordinary person.

At this moment, after taking the blood burst pill, Zhang Juhe's cultivation had stepped into the fifth level of Spirit Condensation, and his momentum even seemed slightly stronger than Li Wei's.

Boom!

The sound of breaking air rang out as Zhang Juhe charged recklessly toward Li Wei.

Li Wei was also completely enraged now. "You really think you can kill me? Today, even if I am heavily wounded, don't you think you'll live!"

As the two collided, violent power radiated in all directions; as the saying goes, when immortals fight, mortals suffer.

Before the mortals in White Jade City could flee, they were shaken to death on the spot by the aftershocks of this violent power.

The other cultivators with some cultivation fled quickly into the distance, fearing they would be caught in the aftermath.

Meanwhile, Xiao Hei was silently retracted by Chu Chen, who was hiding in the shadows.

Following a loud bang, Li Wei's figure plummeted from the sky to the ground.

Zhang Juhe followed closely behind and landed, stepping on Li Wei.

"I am old after all. I didn't expect to actually lose to you."

Li Wei hadn't expected that Zhang Juhe would be so powerful after consuming the blood burst pill.

Zhang Juhe looked down at Li Wei with eyes full of hatred.

"Son, your father will avenge you now."

Seeing that the timing was right, Chu Chen no longer hid. The falling snow sword sliced through the air, heading straight for Zhang Juhe.

Zhang Juhe's mind was focused on Li Wei. Caught off guard by the sudden flying sword, one of his arms was sliced off. The sharp pain caused him to release Li Wei from under his foot.

Chu Chen walked out slowly with an evil smile. "City Lord Zhang, you've fallen into a demonic state. How can you kill the innocent so recklessly?"

Seeing the newcomer, Zhang Juhe was filled with disbelief.

"Little Friend Chen, what is the meaning of this!"

Li Wei also looked at Chu Chen with surprise.

"Chu Chen? Why are you here? Wasn't your cultivation crippled?"

However, Chu Chen ignored Li Wei's words and instead looked at Zhang Juhe with a wicked grin.

"Actually, I'm the one who killed your son." He then summoned Xiao Hei, while playing with the spatial ring Zhang Juhe had given to Zhang Yuan.

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Juhe, whose blood burst pill's effects still had a moment left, spat out a mouthful of blood, and his aura instantly withered.

In just a few moments, he fell back into being a mortal.

"You... actually lied to me?" Zhang Juhe's face was unsightly, and his voice was hoarse as he stumbled and fell to the ground.

Chu Chen said nonchalantly, "So what if I lied to you? Now that your cultivation is gone and this old man is also crippled, I am invincible within this White Jade City."

"Don't worry, I, Chu Chen, am a good person. Not only will I let you reunite with your son, but I'll also let your whole family reunite in a moment, how about that?"