Chapter 325 You're finally back

Number One on the Heavenly Rankings!

Crimson King Zhu Fengtong had another, even more resounding title: Number One on the Heavenly Rankings!

Therefore, when Zheng Qi's voice fell, everyone could not help but hold their breath.

Even Poison Venerable Rong An, who had just spoken in a sinister tone, changed his expression slightly and obediently kept his mouth shut.

If the Crimson King were merely an ordinary Supreme Grandmaster, then Zheng Qi wouldn't even be able to dream of entering the gates of the World Society.

The current World Society was something ordinary Supreme Grandmasters dared not provoke.

But the Crimson King happened to be Number One on the Heavenly Rankings; this was no ordinary Celestial Being Expert.

In the past, the third-ranked "Dual Palms Propping the Heavens" He Wuzhu had severely injured two Vajras of Nalanda Temple beneath the walls of Yongzhou City; one of them had passed away shortly after returning.

This was sufficient to demonstrate the value of the Heavenly Rankings.

Not to mention Number One on the Heavenly Rankings, whose strength was even above that of He Wuzhu!

This was the reason why Han Yunlu treated Zheng Qi with courtesy.

As the Society Leader, she needed to consider more things.

With Yan Chu not here, she was in charge of matters here; even these arrogant and fierce warriors of the Evil Path had to obey her commands.

"The Crimson King is indeed powerful!"

"But Great Hero Yan is not inferior to others either; as for who is stronger or weaker, we will only know after they fight!"

Just then, a calm and heavy voice came from outside the main hall.

A tall, middle-aged man walked in slowly.

"Master Cui!"

"It's Master Cui, he's here too!"

Everyone in the hall cried out in surprise; the person who had arrived was none other than Cui Yiting.

After parting ways with Yan Chu that day, he had followed the Prince of Zhenbei and others back to the Great Jin Dynasty, after which he resigned from his post in the Imperial Guard and came to the World Society to serve as a Guest Elder.

Yan Chu had bestowed upon him the grace of breaking through his Realm.

For a Martial Artist, this kind of favor was comparable to the grace of upbringing and instruction, so Cui Yiting naturally repaid it without hesitation.

Moreover, having witnessed Yan Chu's strength with his own eyes, he understood best just how vast and miraculous Yan Chu's abilities were.

Although the Crimson King was strong, he might not necessarily be a match for Yan Chu.

Han Yunlu also breathed a sigh of relief.

Zheng Qi's Aura was too strong; with the power of one person, he had suppressed everyone in the hall to the point where they could hardly lift their heads.

Fortunately, Cui Yiting had appeared.

And it was precisely because of him that the members of the World Society learned that Yan Chu was doing well on the Northern Mang grasslands and that his strength had advanced by leaps and bounds to an unimaginable level.

Otherwise, given the current situation, it was possible that people's hearts would be in turmoil, and many would leave the World Society to defect to other forces.

"Oh? The World Society actually still has a Celestial Being Expert?"

Seeing Cui Yiting walking over with his hands behind his back, Zheng Qi's tone shifted slightly:

"May I ask for Your Excellency's esteemed name?"

Cui Yiting cupped his hands casually and said:

"Cui has only a hollow reputation; I fear it would soil Fellow Daoist's ears, so there is no need to mention it."

"The Society Leader has just made it very clear; my World Society will not join any rebel king force. Fellow Daoist, please take your leave!"

The smile on Zheng Qi's face gradually vanished, and he flicked his sleeve, saying coldly:

"It is fine if the World Society does not wish to join the Crimson King's command."

"However, the Crimson King has said that Cangzhou Prefecture cannot be dominated by one power; there must be balance. Therefore, after today, the Wuji Sect will move into Cangzhou Prefecture. I ask that you all take note!"

"The Wuji Sect?"

Han Yunlu's delicate brows furrowed slightly, and her expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

The Wuji Sect was one of the nine great Sects of the Righteous Path, and they also had a Celestial Being Expert sitting in their Sect. She hadn't expected that even they had defected to the Crimson King.

If the Wuji Sect entered Cangzhou Prefecture, it would inevitably squeeze the World Society's living space and compete with the World Society for resources.

This was not what she wanted to see.

But Zheng Qi's meaning was very clear: he was giving the World Society two choices—either join them, or have the Wuji Sect enter Cangzhou Prefecture to slowly erode the World Society's living space.

Although he did not directly take action against the World Society, doing this would also make things very difficult for the World Society.

"The Crimson King is too overbearing. Cangzhou Prefecture is the territory of my World Society; how can we allow others to lay a finger on it?"

In the crowd, Liu Dayuan spoke up indignantly.

Wang Ping also echoed from the side:

"It is a pity that Young Master is not here; otherwise, how could there be any place for you to be presumptuous?"

Nowadays, the World Society had many experts. Their own strength was low, and it was entirely due to their past friendship with Yan Chu that they were able to secure the position of Elder in the World Society.

Except for those few Supreme Grandmasters, everyone else treated the two of them with great respect.

Seeing Madam Han Yunlu furrow her brows, they could not help but speak up to back her.

"Hmm? When we are speaking, does a small Martial Artist like you have any right to interrupt? Are the members of the World Society so ignorant of the rules?"

Zheng Qi's face immediately turned cold.

Not good!

Han Yunlu suddenly said to herself in her heart. Judging by Zheng Qi's personality, he was definitely the type who would not give up until he achieved his goal. Since she hadn't agreed to his demands, he was looking to pick a fight.

Sure enough, the next moment, Zheng Qi snorted coldly:

"Slap his mouth!"

Whoosh!

As soon as his voice fell, a black shadow appeared in the main hall, emitting an eerie and indescribable Aura. The entire hall seemed to fall into a quagmire, and everyone's thinking became sluggish.

A huge palm appeared in front of Wang Ping and the other.

If this palm landed, it wouldn't be as simple as a swollen face; it would slap the two of them to death directly, and even the others beside them would not be spared.

"How dare you!"

Cui Yiting roared, stepped forward, and his boundless, vigorous blood energy erupted. His whole body shone with brilliant red light as he punched toward that black shadow.

"This Master Cui, your opponent is me!"

Zheng Qi smiled faintly and stepped to block Cui Yiting.

He was actually also a Celestial Being Expert; his Qi Sea was like surging waves of ten thousand miles, and endless palm power layered over and covered him.

Cui Yiting finally changed his expression.

For the World Society, the Crimson King Zhu Fengtong had actually dispatched two Celestial Being Experts?

Where did he get so many powerful subordinates?

The black shadow's palm struck down. Wang Ping and Liu Dayuan could not see it at all, nor could they feel it. The difference in Realm was too great; even death would be silent.

As for Poison Venerable Rong An, Black Fiend Heavenly King Bai Kun, and others, although they could see the palm, they could not move or dodge; they could only watch helplessly as the opponent's palm descended.

The gap between Supreme Grandmaster and Celestial Being Expert was still too great.

Facing a Celestial Being Expert who had opened their Divine Treasury, they had no power to resist.

Damn it, why have so many Celestial Being Experts suddenly popped up during this time?

In the past, when the world was at peace, they all hid in the shadows; now, all sorts of monsters and demons were emerging!

Just at this moment, a calm yet cold voice rang out in the main hall:

"Daring to take action against my subordinates, you two have a lot of nerve!"

As the voice rang out, the stagnant air in the main hall suddenly returned to normal, and everyone found they could move again.

And conversely, that black shadow found that it could no longer move.

This was a gaunt figure dressed in black, who had been hiding in the shadows just a moment ago. At this moment, he was imprisoned in mid-air like an insect in amber, with an expression of extreme terror on his face.

"It's Young Master!"

"Master has returned!?"

"It's Master's voice!"

In the hall, everyone became excited. This familiar voice, they could not be more familiar with; it was precisely Yan Chu's voice.

The image of Yan Chu in the hearts of many in the World Society was simply like that of a god.

They had witnessed with their own eyes the World Society grow from a small Gang in a single prefecture to the behemoth that now dominated an entire province, with many Supreme Grandmaster experts in the Gang.

Although in these chaotic times, Celestial Being Experts appeared one after another, and Supreme Grandmasters were no longer considered the pinnacle, looking across a province, they were still among the top-tier experts.

Han Yunlu had already stood up from her seat. On her flawless, fair face, she could not hide her surprise. Her red lips trembled slightly, and her beautiful eyes searched everywhere for the figure she missed day and night.

Her own cultivation was low, and managing the now-massive World Society, the pressure in her heart could be imagined.

If Yan Chu were here, she would have someone to back her up, so naturally she would not be worried.

But with Yan Chu not here, she worried about the World Society encountering enemies they could not handle, worried about people in the Society challenging her authority, and all sorts of other worries.

At this moment, hearing Yan Chu's voice, the pressure was released, and tears could not help but well up in her eyes.

Slap!

Zheng Qi and Cui Yiting retreated upon one strike; both sides retracted over ninety percent of their strength at the last moment, leaving only a soft sound in the air.

Otherwise, the entire main hall would have become ruins.

"Great Hero Yan has returned! Has he already resolved the matter of Northern Mang?"

Cui Yiting's Primordial Spirit probed out, but he could not find Yan Chu's figure.

However, he had already set his mind at ease.

Yan Chu's abilities were vast and miraculous; if he did not reveal himself, with his own cultivation, he would not be able to discover him.

Zheng Qi was shocked at first, so he had restrained his power during the exchange with Cui Yiting. After his Primordial Spirit power surged out and searched the entire World Society without finding anything unusual, he could not help but sneer and speak:

"Are you all in the World Society playing such childish tricks in front of me? That is too disgraceful!"

"If Blade Demon Yan Chu is really here, then appear openly!"

"Do not attempt to intimidate with empty words; this will only consume the impression you all have in the Crimson King's heart. Even if you truly defect, you will not be valued!"

"It is just a pity that the Northern Mang grasslands are a dragon's den and tiger's lair; I wonder if he can even return!"

After speaking, he snorted coldly again:

"Qianming, do it!"

"Give the members of the World Society a little shock!"

Hearing this, the hearts of everyone present tightened again. Wang Ping and the other turned ashen, cursing themselves in their hearts for having big mouths.

After that voice appeared just now, there was no follow-up.

Could it be that they had auditory hallucinations?

After Zheng Qi's voice fell, seeing no movement behind him, he could not help but turn around and frown,

"Qianming, what are you doing?"

The man called Qianming was suspended in mid-air, maintaining the gesture of slapping, motionless.

"What is going on?"

Zheng Qi finally realized something was wrong, but before he could make a move, a breeze suddenly arose in the main hall.

Under the gaze of everyone, two white fingers, as thick as a zhang, reached into the hall and flicked at Zheng Qi's companion, who was imprisoned in mid-air, hitting him squarely on the forehead.

Snap!

With one flick, he shattered Qianming's head. The smell of blood instantly permeated the entire hall. Like a watermelon, flesh and gore splattered everywhere; only a headless torso remained suspended in mid-air.

At the last moment, he screamed in his heart:

"I can't move!! Why aren't you coming?!!"

"Ah??!!"

Such a terrifying scene instantly shocked everyone in the hall, even Cui Yiting was no exception.

This was a Celestial Being Expert!

Everyone could sense the terrifying Aura on him. This gap belonging to the level of life made them feel an instinctive fear when facing the opponent, unable to raise the slightest thought of hostility.

Even the Supreme Grandmasters of the Evil Path, like Rong An and Bai Kun, were the same.

But such a terrifying Celestial Being Expert was just flicked to death by a finger flick?

"Who is it!!!"

"Who was it that flicked that finger!!? What kind of petty thief is hiding in the dark!!?"

Zheng Qi's mentality instantly collapsed, and he was even more terrified. His previous calm and self-composure vanished without a trace; only horror remained on his face.

No one could remain calm watching a Celestial Being Expert of the same Realm as themselves being flicked to death by a finger flick.

Even the Crimson King could not achieve this level!

At this moment, the strength reversed.

A moment ago, the two of them alone made the entire World Society face a formidable enemy; now, he did not know how to handle himself.

Of course, he was not afraid of these rabble in the World Society, but of the person who had acted in the dark.

"Is it Master?"

Many of the Evil Path experts in the World Society had been coerced or lured by Yan Chu; at this moment, they also had doubts in their hearts.

The next moment, this trace of doubt vanished into thin air.

A person appeared out of thin air in the main hall.

Everyone didn't even blink, but that person just appeared; no one knew how he appeared.

"Young Master!!!"

"It really is Master!!"

Seeing Yan Chu appear, everyone was indescribably excited. It wasn't an auditory hallucination, not an illusion; Yan Chu had really returned!

Everyone knelt down on the ground together, shouting loudly:

"Welcome back, Master, to the World Society!!!"

The sound was like a mountain shouting and a tsunami; it spread out of the main hall, through the entire World Society headquarters, and out into the distance.

Other members of the World Society who heard this sound all knelt down piously toward the direction of the main hall.

"You... you have finally returned..."

At the head of the hall, Han Yunlu's eyes were red, and there was an irrepressible flush on her flawless, fair face. Her pearly teeth bit her red lips; she wished she could immediately throw herself at Yan Chu.

But there were too many people here, and for the sake of her image, she forcibly restrained herself.

Yan Chu returned a smile to her, then looked at Zheng Qi with a smile that was not quite a smile.

The reason he hadn't appeared just now was mainly because after taking action, he had been avoiding the Heavenly Tribulation's detection high in the sky, and only appeared again after everything had calmed down.

"Yan... you..."

Zheng Qi was like facing a formidable enemy, waiting in full battle array.

From the reactions of the people in the hall, there was no need to say who the person in front of him was.

Was that finger flick just now really unleashed by the person in front of him?

He is so young, how could he...

"Great Hero Yan!"

Although he was extremely wary in his heart, Zheng Qi still forced a smile and spoke:

"The Crimson King has long admired Great Hero Yan and everyone in the World Society. This time, we mainly wanted to join forces with the World Society; there was no intention of disrespect!"

"Since Great Hero Yan has returned, I will not disturb you any further!"

Saying this, he was about to step out of the main hall, wanting to escape this place quickly.

But just as he took a step, a finger had already descended upon his head.

"Wait!!!"

He only had time to let out a roar before he felt his whole body being imprisoned, watching helplessly as the pillar-like finger pressed onto his forehead.

He finally knew what his companion had felt just now.

Slap!

His head shattered, 200,000 experience points were obtained, and the smell of blood permeated the entire hall.

Rumble!

At the moment Yan Chu took action, the originally cloudless sky instantly became overcast, and blue electric light gathered in the clouds.

"Damn it!"

Yan Chu cursed softly and disappeared from the main hall.