My Ares Son-in-Law

Ao Tianchen's cheek muscles twitched violently, and his fist in his sleeve was clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white and his veins bulged, but in the end he did not dare to lash out. The Qin family's power was far beyond what a new martial arts association president like him could contend with.

Qin Xianglan stopped looking at him and walked lightly towards Xiao Chen. Her skirt swept across the bloodstains on the ground, leaving a faint red mark. She stopped in front of Xiao Chen, tilted her head slightly, and spoke in a low voice that only the two of them could hear:

"I'll get you out of here alive. After tonight, Ao Tianchen will never dare to touch you again. In exchange, give me that thing."

She paused, a determined glint in her eyes, and added:

"This deal is fair, isn't it? After all, you have no other choice now."

Qin Xianglan's smile froze on her lips.

She was certain that Xiao Chen had no other choice; the Qin family was his only way out tonight.

Five experts from the Celestial Ranking plus Ao Tianchen, ranked 150th, such a lineup is enough to annihilate any top-tier force. No matter how strong Xiao Chen is, he has absolutely no chance of winning. Unless he's stupid, he should know how to make the right choice.

All eyes were on Xiao Chen, filled with pity, expectation, and amusement. Everyone was waiting for him to bow down and submit, to grasp at this only straw.

"My affairs," the young man in black spoke slowly, his voice icy and chilling, like ancient ice that instantly froze the surrounding air, "are none of the Qin family's business.

Dead!

A deathly silence!

Qin Xianglan stood there, stunned, her beautiful eyes filled with astonishment. She had never imagined that anyone would refuse the olive branch extended by the Qin family, especially in such a hopeless situation!

Ao Tianchen's pupils contracted slightly, a look of unbelievable ecstasy flashing in his eyes. Xiao Chen had gone mad! He had actually cut off his own path to survival!
The guests in the audience froze on their faces, their expressions a mixture of confusion, shock, and disbelief, ultimately converging on the same thought:
He is really crazy!
The only way out, was so easily pushed away by him?!

Qin Xianglan snapped back to reality, her voice rising slightly with anger, carrying a hint of disappointment:
"Xiao Chen! What do you think you're doing?! Look at the situation before you! Those are five top experts ranked within the top three hundred of the Celestial Realm! Add Ao Tianchen, and that makes six Celestial Realm experts! What do you think you have to fight them with? Your life?!"

“I’ve already said,” Xiao Chen interrupted her directly, his gaze sweeping over Qin Xianglan like a sharp blade, filled with undisguised disgust and coldness, “the favors of your Qin family are worthless in my eyes.”

He paused, each word booming like thunder, carrying an undeniable air of dominance:
"Make way."

Qin Xiangdong's expression changed drastically, and he slammed his hand on the table, about to lash out, but Qin Xianglan stopped him with a raised hand.

"Alright." Qin Xianglan slowly stepped back, her smile vanishing completely, replaced by a chilling coldness, a hint of murderous intent flashing in her eyes. "Then we'll sit here and take a good look."

She turned, her skirt tracing a sharp arc, carrying endless mockery:
"How do some people bring about their own demise?"

Qin Xianglan and Qin Xiangdong returned to their seats, their faces ashen and their aura icy, clearly enraged by Xiao Chen's arrogance.

On the stage, Ao Tianchen grinned, a ferocious smile spreading across his face, his eyes blazing with murderous intent: "I was initially wary of the Qin family and dared not kill you... Now, you've cut off your own path to survival, so don't blame me for being ruthless!"

He raised his hand, pointing directly at Xiao Chen, his voice hoarse and cruel: "This boy is strange, don't underestimate him! All five of you, attack together, break his bones at all costs, leave him with a breath left, I want to personally twist off his head to appease my brother-in-law's spirit in heaven!" The five figures moved at the same time!

This time, there was absolutely nothing to hold back!

Without afterimages or howls, truly top-tier killing moves are often silent and stealthy, yet they carry the resolute determination to kill!
Lin Nie was the first to approach, his five fingers forming a claw, with a faint black aura swirling around the tips, aimed directly at Xiao Chen's throat. The claw's wind was coated with poison, and anyone who touched it would die instantly!

Bai Qi circled behind him, his palm strike as sharp as a knife, tearing through the air with a shrill whistle, aiming for Xiao Chen's spine! Wang Huan, Hua Yun, and Zheng Hang swept from the left, center, and right respectively, their true energy intertwining to form an invisible barrier, sealing off all of Xiao Chen's escape routes!
Five top experts joined forces, their true energy intertwined into a net, their killing intent sealing the heavens and earth. Even the top 100 experts on the Heavenly Ranking might not be able to escape unscathed!

Xiao Chen moved.

It's not about hiding, it's not about retreating, it's about welcoming!
He used a mysterious footwork technique, his figure weaving through the gaps between claw shadows and palm winds like a ghost, his speed reaching its limit, like a black lightning bolt! Before anyone could see clearly, he threw a backhand punch, aiming straight for Bai Qi's face!

His punches were like dragons, his inner energy exploding!
White Flag felt a jolt of alarm bells ringing in his heart, his soul trembling with fear. In a hasty moment, he retaliated with a powerful palm strike!
"boom!"

The moment their fists collided, Bai Qi's expression changed drastically, his eyes filled with disbelief and horror!

That punch was far beyond the power a young man of Xiao Chen's age should possess! Like a raging wave crashing against the shore, like a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting, it crushed his protective true energy with overwhelming force, rushing back through the meridians in his arm and instantly shattering his internal organs!

"puff,!"

Bai Qi coughed up a mouthful of blood, his body flying backward like a kite with a broken string, smashing through three banquet tables in succession, the sounds of shattering cups and plates and breaking bones intertwined.

When he rolled to the ground, his entire right arm was twisted in a bizarre way, with white bone piercing through the flesh, clearly visible, and his life force instantly waned.

"How is this possible?!" someone in the audience exclaimed in shock, their face filled with astonishment.

The deadly trap set up by five top masters was broken by him with a single punch?! And he even severely injured a master ranked on the Celestial Ranking?!
Before anyone could react, Xiao Chen had already darted to Bai Qi's side like a shadow, his eyes cold and unwavering.

"First."

His voice was terrifyingly calm, and his right hand, with fingers pointing like a sword, pointed down into the air!
Before the fingertips even touched his body, an invisible force, condensed to its extreme, pierced through Bai Qi's chest, exploding a bloody hole the size of a bowl in his back! Fragments of his heart mixed with bone fragments sprayed out, staining the mural behind him a crimson red.

Ranked 298th on the Dragon Kingdom's Celestial Ranking, White Flag!

dead!
The room was deathly silent; you could hear a pin drop!
Qin Xianglan's lips parted slightly, her beautiful eyes filled with confusion and horror. She had miscalculated, terribly wrong! Xiao Chen's strength was a hundred times more terrifying than she had imagined!
The remaining four people's pupils shrank sharply, their faces turned pale, and they instinctively dispersed in unison, forming a new encirclement. There was no longer any contempt in their eyes, only deep fear.

Xiao Chen didn't even glance at the corpse on the ground. He slowly straightened up, and a long sword appeared out of thin air in his palm.

The sword was as black as ink, with jagged, uneven edges, resembling a discarded, broken sword. Yet, it exuded a terrifying aura that sent chills down one's spine. A faint black mist swirled around the sword, as if countless wronged souls were howling and struggling within it, revealing a bloodthirsty madness.

Although killing these people wouldn't require the Reverse Scale Sword, it seemed to evolve and become stronger after drinking blood, so he didn't mind letting it get stained with more blood. (End of Chapter)