The Heavenly Court is gone, I don't want to be a True Lord.

In the woods.

The battle continues.

One of the Lin family's third-level martial arts retainers had a two-inch-long wound on his waist and abdomen, from which blood was flowing continuously.

Combat strength greatly reduced.

Li Gang and another highly skilled fighter faced increasing pressure and struggled to hold on against Xu Jiang's onslaught.

"That was satisfying! It's so much more satisfying to kill the Lin family's dogs!"

Xu Jiang, seemingly insane, cleaved a Lin family second-ranked retainer in two at the waist with a single axe stroke. Blood splattered over ten feet, covering the trees, the ground, and even his body.

He grew a long, thin tongue and licked the blood off his face, his smile becoming increasingly ferocious and cruel.

This scene further dampened the morale of the Lin family members.

Xu Feng forced back the Lin family retainer who was entangled with him with a palm strike, and then spoke to Xu Jiang.

"Brother Jiang, stop playing around. Things could get complicated if we wait. Let's finish this quickly."

Xu Jiang ignored him, and with a slanted swing of his giant axe, he suddenly lunged forward as Li Gang dodged, his palm changing direction repeatedly in the air, creating countless afterimages.

Shadow Fist!

Caught off guard, Li Gang was caught off guard by Xu Jiang's sudden change of tactics and was punched in the chest.

Xu Jiang sheathed his axe, licked his lips, and said, "Tell me who killed Xu Ze, and I'll give you a quick death."

Li Gang didn't speak, but kept tapping his chest with his palm to suppress the hidden force of the Falling Shadow Fist that had entered his body.

Xu Feng also began questioning the man. No matter how much he knew, he couldn't let him go after killing Xu Ze.

When Zuo Qi arrived, he happened to witness this scene.

Blood flowed like a river in the forest. Not many people died, but those who died at Xu Jiang's hands were exceptionally gruesome. The entire forest looked like a large-scale dismemberment scene.

His appearance instantly attracted the attention of everyone on both sides.

After all, his appearance at this moment was too abrupt and too conspicuous.

Xu Jiang held a giant axe and silently watched Zuo Qi, his gaze almost imperceptibly falling on the halberd in Zuo Qi's hand.

"The person you're looking for is me."

Zuo Qi met Xu Jiang's gaze and spoke softly.

Xu Jiang laughed in fury, "How dare you! You actually dare to show your face again!"

Suddenly, abandoning the seriously injured Li Gang, he rushed straight at Zuo Qi.

Zuo Qi turned and left.

Xu Jiang pursued relentlessly. The Lin family members no longer had much fighting power, and he believed that Xu Feng and his men were enough to handle them. As long as he dealt with Zuo Qi, the culprit, the matter would be over.

The two walked out of the woods, one after the other, and came to the riverbank.

Zuo Qi stopped, holding the halberd in both hands. "A member of the Xu family? What's your name?"

[Life: 97 | Spirit: 18]

Peak of the Third Training Stage?

"Xu Jiang, a name destined to be renowned throughout the martial world, to die by my axe is an honor for you..."

Before Xu Jiang could finish speaking, he felt a gust of cold wind.

He quickly dodged to the left.

"you!?"

Before he could finish his harsh words, he was forced to swallow them back, as if he had to defecate, which made him extremely uncomfortable. He made up his mind that he would definitely torture Zuo Qi properly later.

Something brushed past my side, and it seemed like something exploded.

laugh!

The thing exploded in mid-air.

Xu Jiang recognized the twitching nose as the poison that the Xu family had brought out to silence him.

"A trivial skill!"

The giant axe spun, creating a gust of wind that instantly dispersed the poisonous mist.

Before he could turn to the side, a cold glint appeared in the poisonous mist.

The halberd gleamed with a cold light, its movements unpredictable, like an angry dragon churning the sea, or a spirit snake spitting its tongue.

Xu Jiang charged forward, his stance abruptly shifting, abandoning all agility and focusing solely on heavy blows, like waves crashing higher and higher, each one more powerful than the last.

Dang dang dang!

The sounds of weapons clashing echoed across the riverbank.

Xu Jiang felt a sharp pain in his hand and was secretly shocked by the immense strength.

Then he looked at Zuo Qi. There was a life bone on the giant axe. Although it was not as powerful as the life bone user who could use his own supernatural powers, it could still slightly control the raging fire. Zuo Qi had clashed with him more than ten times, and he must not have had an easy time either.

As expected, Zuo Qi's palms were crimson as he gripped the halberd alternately, but he pretended to be indifferent.

"You're quite good, much better than those good-for-nothings from the Lin family."

In Xu Jiang's eyes, Zuo Qi's current appearance was all bark and no bite.

"Was it you who injured Master Li?"

Zuo Qi asked softly.

Which of those good-for-nothings are you referring to?

Xu Jiang's voice was arrogant.

Zuo Qi looked at him expressionlessly.

"In Zuo's eyes, you're just a piece of trash."

Xu Jiang was about to laugh.

Suddenly, Zuo Qi spoke again.

"Five breaths, and I'll kill you!"

When Jin Yi Gong was pushed to its limit, Zuo Qi could almost hear the wailing sound of his internal blood surging. Power was generated from his five internal organs and flowed into his entire body. In an instant, his whole body turned crimson, like a boiled shrimp.

"Arrogant!!"

Xu Jiang roared, his giant axe trembled, his blood and qi surged, and he slashed forward with the force wrapped around the blade!

boom!

A force even stronger than before struck, and Xu Jiang was jolted awake. Starting from the tiger's mouth, his internal organs seemed to tremble.

That force…

It's not human!

"A being with supernatural powers related to life bones!?"

Xu Jiang instantly realized that Zuo Qi must be an extraordinary person; ordinary training could not produce such immense strength.

Ignoring the still unsettled blood and qi within him, he gripped the axe with both hands, spun around on the spot, and the axe wind whipped up a torrential rain, transforming into a black tornado.

A single axe strike was like a black mountain pressing down!

The air exploded as it was cleaved, and the riverbank rocks were shattered on the spot by the axe-like wind!

"Die! My father killed someone with the power of the Life Bone Divine Realm back then, and now I can too!!"

Unstoppable.

What made Xu Jiang's heart tremble was that Zuo Qi, facing his move, did not dodge or evade, but instead charged forward with his halberd upside down!

A life-for-life exchange?!?

He had never seen such a fierce fighting style before; this guy was simply insane!

Behind them, the great river surged with enormous waves.

Suddenly!

Zuo Qi's brow split open, revealing bloodshot eyes and golden pupils.

With a mere hair's breadth off, he swung the halberd!

In the clash of weapons, death is the most deadly; a single misstep can lead to annihilation.

The giant axe slashed across Zuo Qi's left chest. It was so sharp that Zuo Qi's clothes instantly burst open, revealing the snake scale armor underneath. But it was quickly cut open by the incredibly sharp giant axe, and blood gushed from his chest.

But Xu Jiang…

He was completely stunned, still holding the axe in both hands in a swinging posture, but his body was frozen in place.

The halberd pierced his chest.

"You're not ruthless enough; you'll never be famous in the martial arts world."

Zuo Qi gripped the end of the halberd with one hand and rotated it slightly.

Pull it out.

Blood gushed out instantly.

Xu Jiang, die!

……

In the woods.

With Xu Jiang gone, the Lin family was under much less pressure. Although they were still suppressed due to the serious injuries of several top experts, Ni Heng and He Xiao displayed astonishing combat power.

Especially He Xiao, who had only seen the Xu family use the Shadow Wind Fist once, but it was as if he had seen it countless times. In a short period of time, he found the flaw!

In a short period of time, three of the Xu family's second-level martial arts masters died at the hands of He Xiao.

Seeing this, Xu Feng cursed inwardly!

When did the Lin family have these two people?

"Xu Song, keep an eye on these two. Leave the rest to me."

Xu Feng said angrily.

But he didn't hear a response from Xu Song. He turned around and saw Xu Song standing there blankly.

"What are you standing there for? Get over here right now!"

Xu Song actually started rolling.

Xu Feng felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He watched helplessly as a thin needle pierced through Xu Song's throat.

The next moment, a thin man carrying a shoulder pole peeked out from behind the tree with a grin and landed.

Behind him, several people dressed in different ways—wealthy merchants, officials, farmers, and even young ladies—appeared one after another.

The group of nine found a place to stand on their own, but cleverly surrounded everyone present.

Regardless of their attire, these people all wore an air of superior indifference.

"The Tian Ce Mansion is ordered to arrest people; those who resist will be executed."

The name Tian Ce Fu may sound grand and imposing, but it sounds somewhat unfamiliar.

But Tian Ce Mansion also has another famous name, called... the Six Doors!