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The surroundings fell into dead silence instantly.

Countless guests stopped in their tracks, staring at Chen Yuan in astonishment.

To everyone's surprise, Chen Yuan so frankly admitted that he had killed Yang Guoguo.

And this happened in front of her fiancé!

Shu Tian's eyes widened in horror, and the last glimmer of hope in his heart shattered instantly!

With a clang, he drew his sword from his storage pouch, pointed it at Chen Yuan, and roared:

"How...how dare you kill her?!"

Unfazed by the sword that was practically pointed at his nose, Chen Yuan smirked and said mockingly, "Why wouldn't I dare? Hmph, I didn't just kill her, I ground her to dust."

These words caused the crowd to shift from dead silence to restlessness.

"My God, Chen Yuan is too arrogant! He killed someone's fiancée and then, in front of them, said he would grind her bones to dust?"

"Hiss, that's great, isn't it? Shu Tian is going to explode in anger?"

Some of the beast-manipulating cultivators spoke up in astonishment.

"Tsk tsk, looks like he's tired of living and wants to die sooner rather than later."

"They're probably just throwing caution to the wind; if they can't find any remaining sword-wielders today, they'll die tomorrow anyway!"

"Is he trying to go crazy one last time before committing suicide by swallowing feces?"

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Some of the Wuxiang Guards spoke with mocking expressions, looking at Chen Yuan as if he were a dead man.

It was just a dying frenzy.

"You...you!!"

Hearing that Chen Yuan had reduced Yang Guoguo to ashes, he was so angry that his hands were trembling.

The sword tip in front of Chen Yuan was also trembling violently, but it did not pierce through.

Chen Yuan remained calm and said indifferently, "You are, after all, the son of the Prefectural Magistrate, and you should know the laws of the Great Xiang Empire. Yet you are foolish enough to ask me why I killed Yang Guoguo?"

"Hmph, she broke into the Human Desire Building that I guarded in the middle of the night, intending to kill me, a promising, talented, and handsome Director of the Wuxiang Bureau."

I acted in self-defense and killed her; didn't she deserve to die?

"Do you also know what a huge loss it is for the Great Xiang Empire to kill a Wuxiang Guardian like myself, with such a promising future?"

"You are the son of the Prefectural Magistrate. Is this how the Prefectural Magistrate taught you—to be unable to distinguish right from wrong and to disregard the bigger picture?"

"Hmph, you'd better go back and reflect on your actions, instead of embarrassing your old man here!"

Chen Yuan unleashed a torrent of angry words at Shu Tian, ​​leaving everyone around them stunned.

Li Wei rolled his eyes and gave Chen Yuan a disdainful look.

While criticizing the other person, he even praised himself?

That's absolutely shameless.

Zhou Ye's lips twitched incessantly, but he also admired Chen Yuan's attitude of not submitting to anyone.

Even Xu Dekui was killed, so he wouldn't give a damn about your son, the Prefect.

"Damn it!"

Shu Tian roared and was about to make a move.

Chen Yuan said coldly, "If you dare to lay a hand on me, I will kill you immediately. Even if you are my father, I won't say a word."

"Because I am the Chief of the Wuxiang Division, and you are nothing but a nobody, yet you dared to launch a sneak attack on me? That is a grave crime of treason!"

Upon hearing this, Shu Tian's face turned pale, then red, and recently became flushed.

Chen Yuan's cultivation level is higher than his, and his combat strength is stronger. Even if he makes a move, he may not be able to kill the other party.

What chilled him to the bone was that he saw provocation and a deep killing intent in Chen Yuan's eyes!

If he really dares to make a move, Chen Yuan will really kill him!

The Wuxiang Guards were the personal guards of the Great Xiang Emperor. How could they be openly killed without any reasonable justification?

His father really had no choice.

Then when he dies, it will be for nothing!

Shu Tian's hands trembled even more violently, and the strange looks from those around him made him lose face.

"Afraid to make a move?"

Chen Yuan spoke sarcastically, extending two fingers to pinch the tip of the sword and moving it to the side.

"I've already killed my fiancée, and you're still weighing the gains and losses and consequences? It seems you didn't love her that much after all."

Chen Yuan took a few steps forward and spoke casually to Shu Tian beside him. He then bumped Shu Tian with his shoulder, causing Shu Tian to stagger back to the side. Shu Tian's face turned ashen as he stared intently at Chen Yuan, panting heavily.

Chen Yuan ignored him and strode towards the Yang family's house.

The rest of the Yang family members were so intimidated by Chen Yuan's imposing presence and aura that none of them dared to stop him.

Countless people were deeply moved as they watched Chen Yuan walk into the Yang family's residence.

Some human cultivators were even more excited.

Holy crap?

That's awesome!

When has our human race ever produced such an arrogant and domineering youth?

Unfortunately, he was a Formless Guardian.

Countless human cultivators watched this scene, seeing the young man trampling the prefect's son under his feet, feeling both shocked and secretly regretful.

"Chen Yuan, I am your sworn enemy!"

Unable to bear the strange looks from everyone around him, Shu Tian roared and left in a huff.

He seemed anxious and confused, so he went back to call for help.

Actually, they ran away in a sorry state.

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On the other side, Chen Yuan and his two companions swaggered into the Yang family's residence. The more arrogant they were, the less anyone dared to stop them.

"Sir, that Shu Tianzhen dared to stab you, are you really going to kill him?"

Zhou Ye felt uneasy, but still asked the question.

"Hmph, so what if he's dead? Even if his father is the Prefectural Magistrate, so what?"

Chen Yuan spoke arrogantly.

A playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He's now in league with Prefect Zhu Xin, so how could he not be arrogant and do justice to Zhu Xin?

Zhu Xin asked him to kill Xu Dekui and Yang Liu... to test his potential, and also to get Chen Yuan to help her kill her enemies.

So, Chen Yuan showed Zhu Xin his potential.

As for how to gain great merit and obtain the second level of the Demon God Devouring Heaven Technique at the Wuxiang Court in the prefectural city, that depends on how the two cooperate.

Zhou Ye clicked his tongue at Chen Yuan's arrogant demeanor. Anyone who didn't know better would think Chen Yuan had some powerful background.

"That makes sense, you are the Chief of the Wuxiang Division. If he attacks you, it's understandable that you would kill him in retaliation..."

Zhou Ye was speaking when he suddenly stopped and looked ahead.

A huge courtyard appeared ahead.

The courtyard was filled with banquet tables. Although the atmosphere was somber, the large number of people made it feel lively.

However, amidst this liveliness, there was also a sense of sorrow, and even an eerie and sinister atmosphere.

Chen Yuan and the others all turned their gazes to the huge rooftop, where two headless corpses were facing the blood-red moon in the sky, devouring the scarlet aura.

Turning my gaze back to the entrance to the courtyard, I saw several elderly people sitting at a table.

It looks like they're collecting money or gifts.

Zhou Ye had been in Tianshan County for quite some time, and he immediately noticed that among the people collecting the money, there were two elderly men with incredibly strong abilities.

"Those two are figures at the level of the Yang family's patriarchs, with cultivation at the Great Perfection of the Yellow Court Realm. Besides them, there is Yang Liu."

Zhou Ye spoke in a low voice, his expression becoming tense.

However, after he finished speaking, he noticed that Chen Yuan's eyes were filled with a faint killing intent, and there seemed to be a scarlet light about to burst out.

"A-Yuan, what should we do?"

Li Wei immediately spoke in a low voice.

His and Nuomi's eyes lit up, eager to try.

"Let's get started."

Chen Yuan grinned.

Seeing the three of them acting so wildly, Zhou Ye felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were being pricked by needles.

He sighed deeply, gritted his teeth, and followed the three men, continuing to stride forward.

There weren't many people ahead, and they quickly reached the table.

"What gifts would you gentlemen like to present to our master?"

The old man sitting at the desk didn't even raise his head. He paused his brush in front of the gift list on the table and said calmly.

Unless it's a high-ranking official like the prefect, the assistant prefect, or the commander of the Tianqing Army, he naturally won't even give them a second glance.

There were no loud shouts at the gate, so it was obvious that it wasn't those big shots anymore.

"Sizzle!"

However, instead of a respectful response and the offering of valuable treasures, he heard a sharp whooshing sound and a surging killing intent!

"What the hell? This is so unsportsmanlike?"

The old man's face changed drastically. He cursed inwardly and suddenly looked up, only to see a black light pierce straight into his brow!

puff!

A dark iron spike had pierced right through his head!

His eyes widened, revealing resentment, fear, and disbelief.

In the Yang family, someone actually dared to ambush him?

thump!

He fell backward, head tilted back, dying with his eyes wide open!

Almost simultaneously, another elderly man from the Yang family, who was greeting guests on one side, was ambushed by Li Wei and Nuomi, who had quietly approached, and had his head ripped off!

"puff!"

The headless body's blood gushed out, splattering all over the faces of the surrounding guests!

The other guests, who had been looking mournful, were shocked to see that the two patriarchs of the Yang family, who had reached the Great Perfection of the Yellow Court realm, had died just like that!

Some even couldn't help but wipe the thick blood off their faces, their expressions filled with shock!

Even Zhou Ye was dumbfounded.

He never expected that Chen Yuan and his two companions would start killing people as soon as they arrived!

At this moment, Chen Yuan took out two black coffins from his storage bag and threw them into the banquet inside.

Boom!

The two coffins drove into Pozhu, crashing into countless tables and spilling food and wine all over the ground, causing screams of alarm to erupt.

Finally, the two black coffins slid into the middle of the courtyard with a loud crash, and the coffin lids fell off, leaving the entire banquet in a mess.

Countless shocked gazes turned towards the entrance and landed on Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan smiled broadly and strode inside.

"Today I, Chen, have come to deliver two coffins so that your two beastly sons may be buried. I hope Director Yang will accept them with a smile."

As soon as Chen Yuan finished speaking, the once bustling courtyard fell into a deathly silence!