A series of dull thuds echoed, and the guards in gray-green uniforms were thrown outward around Chen Feng, scattering like so many human targets!
Corpses of the guards littered the corners of the walls, the forks of trees, and the edges of the sewage ditches. Not a single guard could withstand Chen Feng for more than a single move!
Seeing the mounting pile of bodies, Derek’s eyes turned crimson, and he could hold back no longer. He roared and lunged at the spectral figure before him!
His fire-attribute Dou Qi was pushed to its absolute limit, his entire body shimmering with a faint yellow light that seemed to form a ring of fire around him.
Although both drew their power from the fire element, Derek’s flames were vastly inferior to Chen Feng’s—they were simply not on the same level. The faint yellow Dou Qi surrounding his body, unless forcefully maintained, couldn't even burn through the opponent's clothes!
With a sharp whistle, Derek’s fist tore through the constraints of the air and hammered down viciously toward the red-haired youth.
Chen Feng twisted his body, bending his waist to a perfect 90-degree angle, recoiling like a spring to dodge the blow. Utilizing the elasticity of that bend and curve, the steel claws on his right hand viciously snagged the opponent's arm.
“Hiss!” With that single grip, the faint yellow fire-attribute Dou Qi covering Derek’s body proved useless. A chunk of muscle was violently ripped from his arm, and blood streamed down his shredded uniform onto the ground.
“Ah!” Derek let out a mournful cry, his chest filled with bitter resentment. He never imagined his cultivation as a Ninth-Level Fighter would fail to last even a single exchange against this opponent. Consumed by violent rage, he completely disregarded his body’s ability to withstand the strain, releasing all the Dou Qi within him without reservation. In an instant, the space around him became scorching hot.
Seeing him go berserk, Chen Feng rapidly retreated.
While killing a Ninth-Level Fighter wasn't incredibly difficult now, if a Ninth-Level Fighter, desperate and unafraid of death, chose to detonate their Dou Qi, it would still be a terrifying prospect! Even ordinary men had the saying, “One desperate man is worth ten thousand,” let alone a Ninth-Level Fighter!
Chen Feng backed off more than ten meters. During his retreat, he dispatched five more Sixth-Level Fighters. He reached the high wall inside the main gate.
The guard detail, which had numbered eighty men, was now down to just over a dozen, and nearly every one of them was wounded!
If one had not witnessed it firsthand, who would ever believe that nearly an entire guard squad had been wiped out by the hands of a mere child!
“Don’t run…” Derek bellowed, surging forward. Intense killing intent made his eyes bloodshot red.
Chen Feng didn't want to get entangled with him further. Just as he was about to execute an obscure hooking maneuver, a deep, resonant voice boomed from behind him!
“What uncouth brat dares cause trouble at the Lord’s Mansion!” As the shout ended, Chen Feng felt a whooshing sound behind him, and a formidable force slammed toward his spine.
“So powerful, is this the might of a Dou Shi?” Chen Feng muttered, unwilling to meet the attack head-on. He elongated his body and leaped diagonally upward and forward, raising the flames in his right hand toward the mid-air.
Hundred Forms: Ghost Burn!
The flames from his right hand landed squarely on Derek’s charging face. The powerful, eerie blue flames instantly engulfed him. He thrashed like a dancing inferno and, with a shrill cry, was quickly reduced to ash!
Using the momentum from his leap, Chen Feng successfully evaded the domineering punch from behind!
“Oh?”
The person behind him clearly hadn't expected Chen Feng to not only evade his sneak attack but also kill the Ninth-Level Fighter who was charging desperately toward him. He seemed quite perplexed.
Chen Feng flipped in the air, landing steadily in the center of the courtyard.
There were four figures in total; the one who had attacked was a middle-aged man around forty.
Chen Feng took a quick breath, his expression shifting slightly as he sensed that all four were figures at the Dou Shi level!
“Who are you?” The middle-aged man frowned, looking at the corpses littering the ground, and fixed his gaze on Chen Feng as he asked.
Chen Feng drew a couple of sharp breaths, slowly closed his eyes, and after a few seconds, opened them again. His face settled back into its unreadable mask, and he coldly repeated his previous demand: “Hand over Jimmy, or everyone in the entire Lord’s Manor will die!”
As he finished speaking, the sky seemed to respond with a fierce dragon’s roar! The powerful cry rolled through the air like thunder. The four Dou Shi level figures looked up, and their expressions changed simultaneously!
Flying overhead, like dark clouds, were thousands upon thousands of Wyverns!
Wupa was the personal attendant of Baron Ans, the Lord of the Manor, and was, in fact, a Dragon Speaker!
But he was different from other Dragon Speakers. Others belonged to an organization, or at least gathered in small groups. Wupa, however, had always been alone!
He was an orphan, adopted by Baron Ans in his childhood. It was he who had organized the previous communication with the Wyvern King, Liander!
Tomorrow, he and the young master were scheduled to deliver the collected Dou Cores to the Wyvern King.
The thought of Baron Ans gaining the aid of this flock of Wyverns filled him with excitement!
If they truly secured this power, seizing the throne of the Loki Empire would no longer be a mere fantasy—it would certainly come to pass. Afterward, being enfeoffed as a Duke or Count wouldn't even be an issue!
Just then, the sky, which had been perfectly clear moments before, suddenly darkened.
“Ah! What is this…” A voice next to him was filled with astonishment and disbelief.
“Wyverns! They are Wyverns!” Another person then shouted, jumping up and pointing.
“How can there be so many Wyverns?” Everyone was baffled.
Wupa looked up, and his deep blue eyes immediately shone with a strange, excited gleam!
Thousands of Wyverns were soaring through the sky toward the front.
“They are heading toward the Lord’s Manor! It seems the Wyvern King has agreed to the terms of cooperation!” Wupa became more certain the more he thought about it, growing increasingly excited. He quickened his pace toward the Lord’s Manor.
He was still some distance away when he could see the air above the manor already filled with hovering Wyverns. At the very center of the flock, the largest one was none other than the Wyvern King, at the peak of the Fourth Order!
Baron Ans was ecstatic today. In the agreement with the Wyvern King, he only needed to provide a large quantity of Dou Cores to secure their support!
The Loki Empire had lost its Wyvern Knights, and he was gaining the support of the Wyvern King. With this shift in power, coupled with the influence he had cultivated over many years, a sudden move against the Imperial Family before they were prepared offered a success rate well over 70%!
A seventy percent chance of usurping the throne was enough to drive anyone to madness!
“Bad news, Lord Baron!” a servant rushed into his room in a panic.
“What is bad news?” Ans frowned, slightly annoyed. Someone was daring to shatter his contemplation of his ‘grand ambition’!
“A red-haired youth has arrived outside, breaking straight through the gate, loudly demanding you hand over Young Master Jimmy, or he will flatten the entire Lord’s Manor!”
“Flatten the Lord’s Manor? Hmph! What arrogance! What is his cultivation level?” Baron Ans’s eyes turned cold.
“I… I don’t know, sir. This person looks to be no more than a Third-Level Fighter, but he single-handedly killed Deputy Commander Derek and all eighty of his guards! Furthermore, this person seems to possess a strange flame, a flame so potent it can seemingly burn everything. Even a longsword forged from fine steel melts into iron slag within two seconds of being touched by it!” The servant spoke with a slight tremor, suggesting he had witnessed Chen Feng’s battle with the Seventh-Level Swordsman.
“Being able to easily kill Derek proves this individual possesses strength comparable to a respectable Dou Shi. What is so fearsome about a Dou Shi! Come, I will see who this sacred person is! Oh, and by the way, inform the Anle Troupe to assemble as well! I refuse to believe one man dares provoke the Lord’s Manor!” Baron Ans said coldly and strode out!
The Anle Troupe was Baron Ans’s most formidable trump card. The entire corps, numbering over 500 men, consisted entirely of Ninth-Level Fighters, even boasting twenty masters at the Dou Shi level!
As Baron Ans stepped out of his chambers, astonishment flooded his face, immediately replaced by wild ecstasy!
“This is…”
Thousands of Wyverns were flying in from the sky!
Could it be… the Wyvern King agreed to lend his support? His great conquest would certainly be achieved!
Suppressing the fierce joy in his heart, Baron Ans leaped and hurried toward the direction where the Wyvern King was positioned!
It turned out the Wyvern King had landed precisely where that so-called red-haired youth was standing. This detail puzzled Baron Ans momentarily, but the feeling was quickly overwhelmed by intense excitement. Just as the Wyvern King settled, and Baron Ans was about to approach to offer his homage and pleasantries, the youth’s arrogant and chilling voice reached his ears!
“Hand over Jimmy, or everyone in the entire Lord’s Manor will die!”
“Roar…” A loud dragon’s roar shattered Jimmy’s pleasant dream. His fingers had just reached Judy’s clothing when he heard the thunderous dragon cry from above!
“Why are the Wyverns here at this time?” Jimmy wondered, glancing at the terrified girl lying on the bed. He reluctantly stepped out of the room.
Once he claimed the world, he could have any woman he desired; there was no need to rush this moment!
“Young Master, don't go over there!” A servant hurried to intercept him.
“What is it?” Jimmy asked.
“A youth was just demanding to kill you, and he is currently in that direction!” The servant said, pointing toward the direction of the Wyvern King in the sky.
Jimmy glanced over, then laughed dismissively: “A youth wants to kill me? Haha, how many people have wanted to kill me? Am I not still alive and well? Moreover, with the Wyvern King here, if I present a Fifth-Level Dou Core, who would dare act presumptuously in front of me in its presence! Come on, let’s go see!”
Saying that, he ignored the servant’s dissuasion and ran toward where the Wyvern King was perched.
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