Chapter 290

Chapter 290: Has Xiao Zhenshan’s Family Been Captured?

Xiao Yang had long suspected that Qin Fei would come after him.

However, he never imagined Qin Fei’s actions would be so swift.

Xiao Yang descended the mountain alone, fully entering the fray.

He aimed to flush out those remnants of the Demon Sect hiding in the shadows, and kill them one by one.

Those scoundrels of the Demon Sect had lost all ethics; they truly didn’t deserve to live in this world anymore.

At that moment, Xiao Yang stood in a square of a mountain stronghold.

The entire stronghold had been slaughtered by the Demon Sect.

Yet, even though everyone inside was dead, the sect’s people still wanted to use their corpses to deal with Xiao Yang.

This was utterly detestable.

So heartless.

So inhumane.

Xiao Yang was genuinely furious.

As night fell, the stronghold was littered with mangled bodies.

This scene was incredibly bizarre and terrifying.

Mist wafted through, and a sinister aura enveloped the stronghold.

In the firelight, the corpses appeared even more gruesome.

If it were any other martial artist, they might truly be frightened.

But right now, Xiao Yang had no emotions other than anger.

Those remnants of the Demon Sect truly deserved to die.

Soon, the chilling laughter that had echoed from outside the stronghold faded away.

The next moment, those corpses that had been quietly standing around suddenly sprang to life.

All of them turned directly towards Xiao Yang.

Pale faces, gory wounds, lifeless eyes.

This sight was truly horrifying.

Unfortunately, it couldn’t scare Xiao Yang at all.

Xiao Yang disdainfully shook his head.

He watched as the corpses began to close in on him step by step.

With a stomp of his right foot on the ground,

“Bang!”

With a muffled sound, he soared into the air, landing on the roof of a wooden house next to the square.

The eerie corpses below couldn’t harm Xiao Yang in the slightest.

However, just as Xiao Yang landed on the roof, the entire wooden house suddenly exploded. A shadow shot out from the flying debris, aiming a blade straight at Xiao Yang’s head.

With a flash of cold blade light, the sharp edge tore through the air with a piercing sound.

This strike was fast, fierce, and precise!

Xiao Yang chuckled softly, extending his right hand, and astonishingly grasped the descending blade.

“What…?”

The assailant was taken aback, instinctively letting go of the weapon and retreating to distance himself from Xiao Yang.

But Xiao Yang, holding the sword with one hand, swung a punch with the other, landing it squarely on the man’s chest.

“Bang!”

“Crack!”

The sound of impact and the cracking of bones resonated simultaneously.

The man was sent flying out of the stronghold by Xiao Yang’s punch.

Xiao Yang floated down to the ground.

As soon as his feet touched the earth, the ground around him exploded, and four shadows rushed out like wraiths, slashing towards him with cold gleams like lightning.

There were still people hiding underground?

Xiao Yang couldn’t help but admire the audacity of these Demon Sect members.

He completely ignored the cold lights of the four incoming strikes,

and with a reach of his right hand, he grabbed one of the black-clad men by the head, his fingers plunging directly into the man’s skull, twisting it off.

The weapons of the other three struck Xiao Yang, but were all sent flying away.

No trace of Qi Fluctuation escaped from Xiao Yang’s body.

The three black-clad men were stunned and quickly retreated.

However, Xiao Yang, relentless, threw the severed head towards one of them.

At the same time, he charged at another black-clad man.

The three of them were instantly filled with dread.

Just as the one targeted by Xiao Yang tried to flee, Xiao Yang already pounced on him.

“Kill!”

The black-clad man roared, turning to unleash a sword.

The red sword light, like blood-red lightning, struck at Xiao Yang’s neck.

However, the next moment, the red sword light ricocheted back.

The black-clad man felt as if his sword had struck a piece of divine iron; not only did it fail to injure Xiao Yang, but the rebound force caused his hand to ache with pain.

“What…?”

The black-clad man was shocked.

Xiao Yang reached out his right hand, as fast as lightning, grabbing the man’s neck.

“Snap!”

Without any hesitation, Xiao Yang broke the man’s neck.

Meanwhile, the other two black-clad men seized the opportunity to flee, almost escaping the stronghold.

Xiao Yang would never let those remnants of the Demon Sect get away!

He picked up two long spears from the ground and hurled them at the fleeing duo.

In an instant, the two spears pierced through the two men, nailing them to the wooden house.

All four remnants of the Demon Sect were killed on the spot.

“How is this possible…?”

On a nearby low hill, a shadow was utterly shocked by the scene.

“Isn’t this Xiao Yang the one who, during the Jiazi Tournament, self-destructed his dantian just to defeat Li Xingyao? How could he still possess such combat strength?”

The shadow spoke in disbelief.

The scene of Xiao Yang battling against the five top Demon Sect experts was under the watch of two mysterious figures on the low hill.

“Did you not notice? He hasn’t released a single trace of Qi Fluctuation.”

The taller black-clad figure said, looking at Xiao Yang in the stronghold, nonchalantly.

“What…?”

The black-clad man was taken aback again.

“This Xiao Yang likely obtained some body-refining technique… could it be he intends to achieve sainthood with his body?”

The tall black-clad man muttered.

“What? Xiao Yang is a body-refining martial artist?”

The shorter black-clad man exclaimed in surprise.

“Not quite. He self-destructed his dantian, making it hard to condense Qi; what could he use to refine his body?”

The smaller black-clad man continued.

“Open divine apertures, refine the primordial spirit, doesn’t the spiritual energy of heaven and earth just flow to him?”

The taller black-clad man replied dismissively.

“You’re saying Xiao Yang is already a Divine Martial Realm body-refining martial artist? How is that possible!”

The smaller black-clad man was stunned by this revelation.

“Killing him isn’t going to be easy!”

The tall black-clad man’s tone grew heavy.

At that moment, Xiao Yang suddenly turned to look towards the low hill.

“Crap, he has noticed us; let’s flee!”

The tall black-clad man turned and ran.

The smaller figure, frightened out of his wits, hurriedly followed.

“Hmph!”

In the stronghold, Xiao Yang’s lips curled into a smirk, and the next moment, he stomped the ground, leaping into the air, instantly crossing a hundred zhang and landing outside the stronghold.

At that instant, the corpses inside the stronghold collapsed to the ground, no longer moving.

He directly chased after the two black-clad men.

These guys actually dared to hide and watch the show?

Xiao Yang’s speed was astounding.

In no time, he caught up with the two black-clad men.

They were so frightened they shot up into the sky, attempting to flee by flying.

Xiao Yang picked up two small stones from the ground.

With a flick of his finger,

one stone flew through the air, shooting towards the tall black-clad man.

Xiao Yang’s flick of the finger had immense power.

The stone instantly pierced through the tall black-clad man’s body.

He fell from the sky.

The other shorter black-clad man was terrified out of his mind, desperately trying to escape.

However, Xiao Yang flicked out a second stone.

This stone, released from Xiao Yang’s finger, erupted with unimaginable speed and power.

“Pfft!”

A blood flower blossomed on the small black-clad man’s body as the stone pierced through him.

Both corpses plummeted from the sky.

Those from the Demon Sect deserved to be exterminated one and all.

“Do they really think they can kill me with just these people? Qin Fei is underestimating me too much.”

Xiao Yang looked at the two corpses on the ground, a hint of disdain on his face.

After circling the area and finding no other remnants of the Demon Sect, he headed directly towards Qingyun City.

Soon, he arrived outside the City Lord’s Mansion in Qingyun City.

Zhao Fan received the news and personally came out to greet him along with his father Zhao Rufen and sister Zhao Ziyu.

However, Xiao Yang had just learned that his parents and younger sister were in their hands.

“What’s going on?”

Zhao Rufen questioned, somewhat bewildered.

Xiao Yang’s parents and sister had been captured?

How could this be possible?

He had seen Xiao Zhenshan just half an hour ago.

Before long, Xiao Yang learned the full story from Zhao Rufen.

It turned out that after being driven away, Xiao Zhenshan’s family did not leave but instead came to Qingyun City.

They had been posing as Xiao Yang’s parents and sister, making a ruckus in the city.

No one knew what methods Xiao Zhenshan used to convince City Lord Zhao Rufen that they were indeed Xiao Yang’s family.

They had been living quite well in Qingyun City.

Xiao Yang was left speechless upon hearing this.

He had publicly severed ties with Xiao Zhenshan; why couldn’t they just leave him alone? Did they really want to cling to him?

As he looked at the item sent by the opposing side, his expression turned serious.

It was a jade hairpin, green and translucent; a birthday gift he had given to Xiao Yue.

Before Qin Fei’s appearance, Xiao Yue had truly treated him well.

Before Qin Fei showed up, the only person who had been nice to him in the Xiao family was Xiao Yue.

But ever since Qin Fei had taken Xiao Zhenshan as his adoptive father, everything changed.

Xiao Yang recalled the time he was locked in the woodshed; Xiao Yue had stealthily brought him a piece of pie to stave off his hunger.

Xiao Yue hadn’t always been unkind to him.

Their relationship had soured gradually due to Qin Fei’s interference.

“Whatever, I suppose this is just repaying her for that pie!”

Xiao Yang thought to himself and asked, “What else did the other party say?”

The man replied cautiously, “Falling Phoenix Valley!”

“Hmm?”

Xiao Yang was taken aback at this.

“What?”

Zhao Rufen was astonished upon hearing that name.

“What’s going on?”

Xiao Yang looked at Zhao Rufen.

“Um… Falling Phoenix Valley is a cursed place; even a phoenix that falls in there wouldn’t come back out.”

Zhao Rufen explained.

“A cursed place?”

Xiao Yang smirked; wasn’t that just perfect?

The Demon Sect’s scoundrels had even picked out their burial site.