Chapter 291: Slaying the Eighty-Eighth Ancestor, Jixia Academy

"Then go ahead and shout."

Zhou Chen spread his hands, a playful smile hanging on his face.

Jiang Mengyao grit her teeth and was about to call for help, only to find that her throat could not make any sound.

"You… what did you do to me?"

She clutched her throat in horror, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Just a small trick."

Zhou Chen raised his hand, and a black light sank into the center of Jiang Mengyao's brow.

Divided Soul Seal!

This was a method derived from the Pluto Seal to control the Divine Soul. Once planted, her life or death would be determined by a single thought from Zhou Chen.

"You…"

Jiang Mengyao felt a strange mark appear in her Sea of Consciousness, and her face instantly turned deathly pale.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you for now."

Zhou Chen turned and walked toward the exit of the Secret Realm. "You still have a use."

"What do you mean?"

Jiang Mengyao wanted to resist, but the Divided Soul Seal in her Sea of Consciousness jolted, and the intense pain forced her to her knees.

"Keep up."

Zhou Chen didn't look back.

Jiang Mengyao grit her teeth and could only follow behind Zhou Chen.

She was now under control; resistance would only bring her more pain.

The two quickly left the Flame Phoenix Secret Realm and arrived at the outskirts of the Jiang Family ancestral lands.

This was about a hundred miles from the Jiang Family Core Area, considered the edge of the ancestral lands.

"Stop."

Zhou Chen halted his steps and turned to look at Jiang Mengyao. "Now, call someone for me."

"Call someone?"

Jiang Mengyao was stunned. "Who do you want me to call?"

"Your Jiang Family's Eighty-Eighth Ancestor, of course."

Zhou Chen said indifferently, "Say that you've encountered danger and tell him to come save you."

Jiang Mengyao's pupils constricted.

She finally understood Zhou Chen's plan—he wanted to lure out the Eighty-Eighth Ancestor!

"Impossible!"

Jiang Mengyao grit her teeth. "I won't harm the Eighty-Eighth Ancestor!"

"Is that so?"

Zhou Chen smiled, his fingers moving slightly.

The Divided Soul Seal in her Sea of Consciousness suddenly erupted. Jiang Mengyao screamed, bleeding from her seven facial orifices.

"I'll say it one more time: call someone."

Zhou Chen's voice was incredibly cold. "Otherwise, I'll let you taste the feeling of your Divine Soul shattering."

Jiang Mengyao trembled all over, her eyes filled with despair.

She knew she had no choice.

"Eighty-Eighth Ancestor… save me…"

She grit her teeth and shouted using a spiritual Qi transmission.

The voice spread throughout the entire Jiang Family ancestral lands.

In less than three breaths, a terrifying aura erupted from deep within the Jiang Family.

An elderly figure appeared before them in an instant.

It was an old man dressed in gray robes with white hair and a face covered in wrinkles, but his eyes shone with brilliant light.

The Jiang Family's Eighty-Eighth Ancestor, Jiang Wuji!

A super powerhouse of the Emperor Realm Seventh Layer!

"Mengyao!"

Seeing Jiang Mengyao's miserable state, Jiang Wuji's expression darkened instantly. "Who hurt you?"

"Eighty-Eighth Ancestor, be careful!"

Jiang Mengyao shouted.

"Oh? You're finally here."

Zhou Chen turned around and looked at Jiang Wuji with a smile on his face.

"You're the one who hurt Mengyao?"

Jiang Wuji stared at Zhou Chen, killing intent boiling in his eyes. "Are you that Feng Biao from the Heavenly Star Holy Land?"

"Feng Biao?"

Zhou Chen laughed as the Divine Concealment Art dissipated, revealing his true appearance. "Sorry, that was just an alias."

"You… you are the Azure Lotus Sword Venerable?!"

Jiang Mengyao cried out in shock.

She finally recognized Zhou Chen's true identity—the Azure Lotus Sword Venerable who had gone on a killing spree in the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm!

"Zhou Chen?"

Jiang Wuji narrowed his eyes. "The brat who killed many of my Jiang Family members?"

"It seems my reputation is quite good."

Zhou Chen cracked his neck. "Since you've recognized me, it saves a lot of trouble."

"Brat, you have quite the nerve!"

Jiang Wuji laughed out of extreme anger. "Sneaking into my Jiang Family's ancestral lands and daring to control Mengyao? Do you really think the Jiang Family is easy to bully?"

"Whether we're easy to bully or not, you'll know after a try."

Zhou Chen raised his hand, and the Azure Lotus Sword appeared in his palm.

"Emperor Realm Fifth Layer?"

Sensing Zhou Chen's cultivation, a mocking smile appeared on Jiang Wuji's face. "A mere Emperor Realm Fifth Layer dares to act presumptuously before this old man?"

"Today, this old man will show you that there is always a higher heaven!"

He waved his hand, and terrifying flames condensed into a fire dragon that lunged at Zhou Chen.

"Flame Dragon World-Extinguishing Palm!"

Everywhere the fire dragon passed, the Void Realm was scorched into distortion.

This was an Imperial Rank High Grade Martial Skill of the Jiang Family, and its power was absolutely terrifying.

Zhou Chen did not dodge but instead raised his sword and slashed.

"Azure Lotus Sword Scripture—First Bloom of the Azure Lotus!"

A brilliant sword light pierced through the air, directly splitting the fire dragon in two.

"What?!"

Jiang Wuji's expression changed.

He hadn't expected Zhou Chen's strength to be this great, breaking his Flame Dragon World-Extinguishing Palm with a single strike.

"Again!"

Zhou Chen's figure flickered, appearing instantly before Jiang Wuji.

"Azure Lotus Sword Scripture—Azure Lotus Cleaving the Heavens!"

Countless strands of Sword Qi slashed toward Jiang Wuji from all directions.

Jiang Wuji hurriedly retreated, his hands forming seals.

"Flame Phoenix Protection!"

A giant phantom of a flame phoenix appeared behind him, blocking most of the Sword Qi.

However, several strands of Sword Qi still broke through the defense, leaving bloody gashes on his body.

"Damn it!"

Jiang Wuji wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, the killing intent in his eyes growing even stronger.

"Brat, you've successfully enraged me!"

"Flame Phoenix Nine Heavens!"

He held both hands high as terrifying flame power condensed into nine flame phoenixes that lunged at Zhou Chen.

Each flame phoenix possessed the power of the Emperor Realm Seventh Layer. Together, the nine were enough to kill an ordinary Emperor Realm Seventh Layer powerhouse!

"That's it?"

Zhou Chen sneered and activated the Creation Azure Lotus Body.

Countless azure lights erupted from his body, transforming into a massive azure lotus.

When the nine flame phoenixes crashed into the azure lotus, they were actually bounced back directly!

"This is… Creation Power?!"

Jiang Wuji's pupils shrank. "How could you possibly possess Creation Power?"

"Take a guess."

Zhou Chen wasted no more words. Executing Formless Immortal Traces, he instantly appeared behind Jiang Wuji.

"Azure Lotus—Undying Slash!"

Terrifying Sword Intent condensed at the tip of the sword. This single strike fused all of Zhou Chen's power.

Creation Azure Lotus Body, Perfection Law of Slaughter, Pluto Seal…

Several major trump cards erupted simultaneously!

"Not good!"

Jiang Wuji sensed the threat of death and frantically circulated his spiritual Qi to defend.

But it was already too late.

A flash of sword light passed.

Jiang Wuji's body froze.

A second later, a line of blood extended from his forehead down to his abdomen.

"How… is this possible…"

Jiang Wuji looked down at his body in disbelief.

He, a dignified powerhouse of the Emperor Realm Seventh Layer, was actually slain in one strike by a junior at the Emperor Realm Fifth Layer?

How could this be possible?

"Nothing is impossible."

Zhou Chen sheathed his sword and said indifferently, "It's time for you to go."

The moment he finished speaking, Jiang Wuji's body exploded into countless clouds of blood mist.

The Emperor Realm Seventh Layer powerhouse, the Jiang Family's Eighty-Eighth Ancestor, was dead!

Rumble—

Bursts of thunder suddenly echoed from the sky.

Dark clouds gathered, and the world changed color.

Blood-red rain fell from the sky, and the entire Jiang Family ancestral lands were enveloped in an aura of sorrow.

Heaven and Earth Mourn Together!

This was a phenomenon that only occurred upon the fall of an Emperor Realm powerhouse!

"The Eighty-Eighth Ancestor… is dead?"

Jiang Mengyao knelt on the ground, her eyes filled with despair.

She could not believe everything before her eyes.