6: Chapter 6 One glance, and life and death are severed!

Azure Cloud City, the night was as dark as ink.

A week had passed since Lin Qingxue broke off the engagement.

Originally, the Su Family should have spent this week being ridiculed, but strangely, the Su Family kept their doors tightly shut. There was no air of decadence inside; instead, the Aura of Breakthroughs often emanated from within.

In the west of the city, in the Zhao Family's secret chamber.

Under the dim candlelight sat the heads of the other three major families of Azure Cloud City: Zhao, Qian, and Sun.

"Is the news certain?" the Head of the Qian Family asked, his voice trembling slightly with both excitement and nervousness.

"Absolutely certain!" The Head of the Zhao Family's eyes flashed with a greedy and fierce light.

"A week ago, the Lingxiao Sect's annulment letter was delivered, and Lin Qingxue publicly severed her ties to the Mortal World. Now, the Su Family is like a stray dog abandoned by its master! If we don't strike now, then when?"

The Head of the Sun Family slammed his hand on the table.

"Damn it! I've endured the Su Family for so many years, and finally, this day has come! The Su Family has been hogging seventy percent of the Spirit Medicine business in Azure Cloud City; I've been envious for a long time!"

"However..." the Head of the Qian Family hesitated.

"That group of lunatics from the Su Family has been a bit weird lately. That old fellow Su Mu's Aura seems... even stronger."

"What is there to fear?"

Zhao De sneered and clapped his hands.

From the shadows, four figures slowly emerged, emitting a nauseating, bloody Aura.

The leader wore blood-red robes and had a withered face; he was surprisingly a powerhouse at the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection! Behind him were three Protectors at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment!

"This is Elder Ghost Hand of the Blood Fiend Sect, the power behind me!" Zhao De said triumphantly.

"Including the three of us, that makes a total of seven Foundation Establishment experts! So what if Su Mu has made a Breakthrough? Tonight, we will exterminate the entire Su Family, leaving not even a chicken or a dog alive!"

...

A dark and windy night, perfect for murder.

Boom—!!

A massive explosion instantly tore through the deathly silence of the Su Manor.

The Su Family's heavy iron gates were shattered into pieces under the bombardment of several spiritual energies. Shards shot out like hidden weapons, instantly piercing through the bodies of several guards.

"Enemy attack!! Enemy attack!!"

Just as the shrill screams rang out, dozens of black shadows rushed into the Su Family like locusts.

"Zhao De! You're looking for death!!"

A loud roar came from the inner courtyard.

Su Mu rushed out with a spirit sword in hand, his spiritual energy surging around him. It was actually the Aura of the Late Foundation Establishment Stage!

Behind him, Su Meng and several Su Family Elders also charged forward with bloodshot eyes, each with a surging Aura, not looking at all like a declining Family suffering from a broken engagement.

"What?! Su Mu, you've actually reached the Late Foundation Establishment Stage?!"

As soon as they clashed, Zhao De's expression changed drastically.

Not just Su Mu, but even that brute Su Meng, who was originally at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage, had actually reached the Middle Stage! Had this group from the Su Family eaten some kind of Immortal Pill or miraculous medicine?

In just one week, a collective Breakthrough?!

"Hmph, so what if you've had some opportunities? In the face of absolute strength, it is all in vain!"

Elder Ghost Hand suddenly appeared, letting out a sinister, cackling laugh as his withered claws lunged out, bringing with them a gust of bloody wind.

"Blood Fiend Demonic Palm!"

Bang!

Even with the Luck-enhanced Breakthrough, Su Mu was still sent flying by this palm strike from the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection despite his desperate resistance. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and five claw marks deep enough to see the bone appeared on his chest.

The gap between their Realms was simply too large!

"Big Brother!!" Su Meng roared, wanting to charge forward, but he was pinned down by two other Middle Stage Foundation Establishment experts.

Despair.

With Elder Ghost Hand's intervention, the hope that had just ignited within the Su Family was instantly extinguished.

This was not a battle at all; it was a one-sided slaughter.

Su Mu leaned on his sword, barely managing to stand, and roared toward the back courtyard in despair:

"Feng'er!! Don't come out!! Take your brothers and sisters and leave through the secret passage!! Run, quickly!!"

...

At this moment, atop a towering pavilion opposite the Su Family.

Yan Ling'er was sitting on the eaves, swinging her jade-like little feet, while munching on a spirit fruit she had picked up.

Looking at the tragic scene below, there was no pity in her eyes; instead, there was a hint of boredom.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the entire Su Family actually had a collective Breakthrough? Interesting. It seems this Family has its secrets."

"Pity they ran into a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection."

Yan Ling'er swallowed the fruit, patted the crumbs off her hands, and stood up lazily.

"Where is that little lover named Su Feng? If he doesn't come out soon, this young lady is leaving."

Although she had accepted Yun Liu's mission to exterminate the Family, with her rebellious nature, she certainly wouldn't actually do it.

The person Yun Liu wanted to kill was exactly the one she insisted on saving.

"Found him."

Yan Ling'er's gaze sharpened, locking onto a white-robed youth slowly walking out from the back courtyard.

"That's Su Feng? He's quite good-looking, but a pity he's only in the Qi Refinement Stage... Huh?"

Just as she was preparing to step in, grab the person, and make a run for it, her movements suddenly froze.

As a former Saintess of the Demonic Cult, she was extremely sensitive to the Aura of the strong.

That youth... why were there no spiritual energy fluctuations from him at all?

No! It wasn't that there were none!

It was that he was unfathomably deep!!

...

The center of the battlefield.

Seeing Su Feng walking into the battlefield instead of retreating, Su Mu's eyes nearly split with rage: "Feng'er! I told you to run! Why did you come out!!"

Zhao De and the others also saw Su Feng and immediately burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! This is that trash Young Lord whose engagement was broken?"

"Excellent, the whole Family should go on their final journey together, neat and tidy!"

Elder Ghost Hand licked the blood of Su Mu remaining on his fingertips, his eyes greedily fixed on Su Feng.

"Such tender skin, and it looks like he's still a virgin? Just right to be used to refine my Blood Infant Corpse Puppet!"

With that, his figure flashed, turning into a blood-red afterimage as he lunged straight for Su Feng!

The pressure of the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection erupted in full force, and the foul-smelling blood Aura blocked all of Su Feng's paths of retreat.

"Feng'er!!" The members of the Su Family closed their eyes in despair.

However.

The expected scene of flesh and blood flying did not occur.

The youth in white, as pure as snow, simply stood quietly in place. Facing that claw capable of tearing through metal and stone, he slowly raised his head.

Those eyes, which had been tightly closed, suddenly snapped open!

Buzz—!

In that instant, heaven and earth stood still, and all things fell silent.

It was as if an ancient deity had opened eyes that looked down upon all living beings from the long river of time.

Deep within Su Feng's pupils, two overlapping shadows slowly rotated in reverse!

The left eye evolved life, while the right eye extinguished all things!

Ancient Heavy Pupils, open!

"Kneel."

Su Feng's lips parted slightly.

His voice wasn't loud; there was no shouting or roaring, yet it carried an unquestionable power of Law, exploding directly in the depths of Elder Ghost Hand's Soul!

In mid-air, Elder Ghost Hand's body suddenly stiffened, and the cruelty in his eyes instantly turned into extreme terror!

"No... what is this... my hand? My spiritual energy?!"

He discovered in horror that under the gaze of those eyes, the cultivation he was so proud of was melting away like ice and snow!

An irresistible Law of destruction directly stripped the vitality from every cell in his body!

"Argh!!"

Under the horrified gazes of everyone.

Elder Ghost Hand, who possessed a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivation, saw his body shrivel, age, and wither at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His hair instantly turned white and fell out, and his skin wrinkled and turned to ash.

In just the time of a single breath.

Without even touching the corner of Su Feng's clothes, Elder Ghost Hand directly turned into a skeleton that had been decaying for a hundred years, collapsing into a heap at Su Feng's feet with a clatter!

As the wind blew, the ashes scattered.

The entire field was deathly silent.

Only the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the bone ash remained.

Zhao De, the Head of the Qian Family, the Head of the Sun Family, and the three Foundation Establishment Protectors all felt as if their necks were being squeezed by an invisible giant hand. Their eyes were bulging, and their entire bodies were shaking like sieves.

"One... one look... and he's gone?!"

"What... what kind of Demonic Technique is this?! This is impossible!!"

Fear instantly crushed their mental defenses. A Foundation Establishment Great Perfection had been killed in an instant; what did they even count for?!

"Run! Run, quickly!!"

Several people turned to flee, using every ounce of strength they had.

"Since you've come, then all of you stay and become fertilizer for the flowers."

Su Feng's expression was indifferent; he didn't even lift a hand.

He merely turned his neck slightly, the Twin Pupils in his right eye flashing with a ghostly light as his gaze swept across the fleeing backs.

Wherever his gaze fell became a forbidden zone!

Visible Void Ripples appeared in the air, instantly catching up with the six fleeing people.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

There were no screams.

The six Foundation Establishment experts' bodies were directly split in two while running, and then, like weathered sand sculptures, they crumbled bit by bit, turning into a mist of blood that filled the sky!

Instant kill!

A complete dimensional reduction strike!

The members of the Su Family stared blankly at the white-robed back, even forgetting to breathe.

Is this... really the gentle Young Lord from usual?

Is he a god?!

Su Feng slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, the extraordinary phenomenon of the Twin Pupils within his eyes had faded, returning to clarity.

He didn't turn around to comfort his shocked father but instead slightly tilted his head, looking toward a dark pavilion a hundred meters away.

That was precisely where Yan Ling'er was hiding.

In front of these eyes, all concealment was but an illusion.

At the top of the pavilion.

Yan Ling'er was still in the posture of munching on the fruit, but the fruit had long since fallen to the ground. Her small mouth was slightly agape, and those crimson eyes were now filled with horror and... a strange fervor!

"Twin... Twin Pupils?!"

"The legendary Saint phenomenon?! How could there be such a monster in this small place?!"

Her heart was pounding wildly; that sense of suppression coming from her Bloodline made her almost want to kneel down.

Just then, a cold and indifferent voice crossed the night sky and rang clearly in her ear:

"Have you seen enough?"

"Are you... also here to destroy my Su Family?"