Chapter 142: The First Madam Slept with Xiao Zhang

Boom, boom, boom!

Explosions erupted from the three falling mutilated corpses. In an instant, they were completely turned into flying ash, ceasing to exist entirely.

Dead!

The Soul Martial experts of the Mystic Heaven Manor, the Immortal Saint Pavilion, and the Extreme Slaughter Gate—the protective pillars of the three factions.

Just like that, simply and plainly, they were dead!

They didn't even have a chance to strike back, nor any time to unleash their might!

Countless people in Central City who witnessed this scene dropped their jaws in shock.

No one could find words to express their emotions and thoughts at this moment.

Shock, bewilderment, doubt, disbelief, terror, incomprehension—all these rushed into their minds and souls at once, creating absolute chaos.

If someone's thoughts could be materialized, Central City at this moment would be nothing more than a mess of scrambled paste.

Everyone was in a state of chaos.

Anyone with common sense knew that any single one of these three Soul Martial experts could destroy the entire Central City with a flick of a finger, could obliterate Fang Heng instantly!

Yet, these three Soul Martial experts failed to do any of that.

They were wiped out by Fang Heng using some unknown formation.

It was a result that was hard for anyone to swallow.

Yet, hard to swallow or not, swallow it they must.

The victors write the history, and the losers take the blame; that was the absolute law of this world.

What dignity? What glory?

Before life and death, victory and defeat, such things were so fragile they seemed laughable.

Fang Heng won.

Regardless of the methods he used, he had won in the end.

Moreover, given the sheer disparity in power between the two sides, Fang Heng's victory could by no means be labeled as despicable or shameless.

A victory of the weak over the strong was, in itself, a tale worthy of praise.

"Shameless!"

Just as everyone was dazed, an angry roar suddenly echoed from the sea of blood above.

Fang Heng smiled and casually waved his palm, causing the boundless energy of the blood-red ocean to instantly vanish.

Three figures with festering flesh appeared before Fang Heng.

They were none other than the Master of the Mystic Heaven Manor, the Chief of the Extreme Slaughter Gate, and the Pavilion Master of the Immortal Saint Pavilion!

Their cultivation was at the peak of the True Martial realm, and as the ruling authorities of their respective factions, they naturally could not be underestimated.

Amidst the boundless resentment just now, they were neither the strongest nor the weakest, and naturally, they managed to hold on longer than the others.

"Hehe, shameless?"

Fang Heng smiled. "Things have reached this point; what is the use of arguing about shamelessness or right and wrong? Before the reality of death, your willpower is utterly insignificant."

Swish!

With those words, Fang Heng's figure flashed, and a streak of white light slashed through the void like lightning.

Puff!

Blood spurted, and the body of the Immortal Saint Pavilion Master was directly cleaved in two. Flesh and blood flew everywhere as he plummeted downward.

Completely dead!

"My Extreme Slaughter Gate will not..."

Swish!

The white streak of light appeared once more, and a huge head flew into the air. The head of the elderly man from the Extreme Slaughter Gate detached from his body, and his physical form plummeted entirely, heading toward death!

In the blink of an eye, the Master of the Extreme Slaughter Gate and the Pavilion Master of the Immortal Saint Pavilion perished!

Yet the people of Central City who witnessed this scene no longer felt much chaos.

Even Soul Martial experts had fallen under Fang Heng's scheme, let alone the mere masters of three major factions.

In the arena, only the Master of the Mystic Heaven Manor, Xuan Tianfa, remained, panting heavily in the void.

Along with his heavy breathing, his aura grew increasingly feeble, and the flesh on his skin transformed from festering rot into black ash, gradually drifting away.

Corroded by the resentment, he was already on the verge of death.

"I... I never expected you to possess such methods."

Trembling words spilled from the mouth of the Mystic Heaven Manor Master, who no longer looked human. "I underestimated you."

"It's not that you underestimated me, but rather that you couldn't possibly have imagined it."

Fang Heng said indifferently, his figure flashing directly before Xuan Tianfa.

"As the master of the Mystic Heaven Manor, you naturally understand the realm of power deeper than anyone else. You calculated the limits of my power, and based on your understanding of strength, you weren't wrong—in fact, you were exceptionally accurate."

"The pity is that I am beyond the scope of power you can comprehend. Therefore, do not blame yourself; you didn't underestimate me, you simply couldn't fathom the extent of my strength and methods."

"If... if I could turn back time, I... I would definitely kill you!"

Xuan Tianfa raised his completely distorted face and spat out those words coldly.

"In this world, there are never any 'ifs', only established facts."

Looking at that face capable of instilling fear in anyone, Fang Heng said calmly, "So everything you're saying now is just nonsense."

"Kill me then!"

Xuan Tianfa suddenly roared, "After I die, the true experts of my Mystic Heaven Manor will avenge me! They will torture you to death using cruel methods you can never even imagine!"

"Hehe, do you really think I wouldn't take action?"

Fang Heng chuckled. "I'm afraid those two experts of your Mystic Heaven Manor are already suffering right now."

"You..."

"You don't need to know the details." Fang Heng said flatly. "What use is it for a dead man to know so much?"

Puff!

Blood burst forth. Visible to the naked eye, Xuan Tianfa's body was directly cleaved apart by Fang Heng's True Martial sword, plunging straight down from the sky and perishing!

Everyone in Central City trembled.

They were not shocked simply by the death of Xuan Tianfa.

Their shock stemmed from the realization that from this moment on, the Mystic Heaven Manor would completely lose its grip on the Northern Territory.

The Northern Territory had truly ushered in an unfettered master.

Fang Heng!

"Hmph."

Standing in the sky, Fang Heng paid no heed to the fluctuating emotions of the people in Central City. He merely let out a cold snort toward Xuan Tianfa's corpse and cast his gaze into the distant void.

That direction led straight to the Mystic Heaven Manor.

"Elder Liu, the rest is up to you."

...

At the same time, within the Mystic Heaven Manor in the Celestial Realm, an old man dressed in black with a serene expression suddenly appeared outside the grand gates of the manor.

The moment this old man materialized, the towering gates of the Mystic Heaven Manor creaked open loudly, revealing two young men clad in purple robes with stern expressions.

"Who are you? Why do you linger outside the gates of the Mystic Heaven Manor!"

"Hehe."

Faced with this interrogation, the old man merely smiled. "My name is Liu Mie. I am here today to discuss a few matters with your Supreme Protectors and Manor Master."

"Liu Mie?"

Hearing this name, both young men furrowed their brows, and cold expressions quickly surfaced on their faces. "What business do you have to discuss?"

"Ah, business about killing people."

Liu Mie smiled and began stepping forward toward the gates.

The two youths narrowed their eyes simultaneously and shouted in unison, "Outer parties are not permitted to trespass into the Mystic Heaven Manor..."

Bang! Bang!

Two consecutive explosion sounds suddenly echoed. In the next instant, the bodies of the two youths directly shattered into fragments of flesh and blood, scattering all over the grand entrance of the Mystic Heaven Manor!

Liu Mie brushed off his hands. "Young people who don't know how to respect their elders truly deserve to die."

Having spoken, Liu Mie continued walking deeper into the grounds.

"Who dares to come to the Mystic Heaven Manor and kill people!"

"Courting death!"

At that moment, countless shouts rang out from within the Mystic Heaven Manor as numerous experts descended around Liu Mie one after another.

In response, Liu Mie maintained his smile and kept walking, while continuous muffled explosions rang out.

Wherever he passed, everyone turned into piles of blood and flesh on the ground, completely dead!

Seeing this, the complexions of countless people changed drastically. They finally realized that this old man was not someone to be trifled with, and they scrambled to flee for their lives.

"How can you leave? The people in charge haven't come out yet, and I'm too lazy to go looking for them, so I can only use your lives to send a signal. It wouldn't do for you to leave now."

Watching the Mystic Heaven Manor disciples fleeing in all directions, Liu Mie chuckled and pointed a finger. A surge of immensely dense black brilliance erupted, transforming into a torrential rain of swords that pierced toward the fleeing disciples.

Bang, bang, bang...

Dense explosions resounded once more, and those who were running, without exception, had their bodies burst apart, perishing completely!

The fairyland-like world of the Mystic Heaven Manor transformed into a living hell in the blink of an eye!

"Stop!"

Finally, after those people had been wiped out, a loud roar echoed. In the next moment, an elderly man in dark robes stepped out to stand before Liu Mie, his expression exceedingly gloomy.

"Hehe, you've arrived a step late."

Catching sight of the elder, Liu Mie chuckled. "Otherwise, at least half as many people would have survived here."

"Abominable! You, a dignified Soul Martial expert, why slaughter the ordinary disciples of my Mystic Heaven Manor!"

The dark-robed elder demanded angrily.

"The reason is simple, because the Soul Martial experts of your Mystic Heaven Manor were targeting the core disciple of my Heavenly Cloud Sect."

Liu Mie smiled. "Since you broke the rules first, I'm afraid I have no choice but to break them too!"

“Heavenly Cloud Sect disciple... Fang Heng! You are from the Heavenly Cloud Continent!”

The Mystic Heaven Manor elder's eyes flashed, instantly recognizing Liu Mie's identity.

"Indeed." Liu Mie smiled.

"Damnable, Fang Heng is merely a..."

"Spare me those words."

Liu Mie waved his hand. "No matter what Fang Heng is in your eyes, and no matter what reasons you had to deal with him, Fang Heng is, and always will be, a core elder of my Heavenly Cloud Sect. To move against him is to move against the Heavenly Cloud Continent. Therefore, paying a price in blood is unavoidable. Your disciples just now were merely the appetizer; you lot are the main course."

Whoosh!

Mid-speech, Liu Mie's figure shifted, instantly appearing right before the Mystic Heaven Manor elder as he thrust forward a single finger!

"Laws of Space, Sever!"

Seeing Liu Mie attack, the elder of the Mystic Heaven Manor shouted loudly and pointed a finger as well. In an instant, the space throughout the entire Mystic Heaven Manor seemed to turn into a mirror, shattering into countless cracks!

At the same time, these cracks slowly shifted, and with every movement, countless buildings collapsed!

This was the power of laws; this was the privilege of a Soul Martial expert!

Even Liu Mie's body was severed into head and limbs amidst those spatial fissures!

"Hmph, and here I thought you were formidable. Turns out you're nothing more than a..."

Bang!

An explosion abruptly cut off the Mystic Heaven Manor elder. In the next moment, those fractured spaces shattered entirely, and countless spatial turbulence winds swept across the entire Mystic Heaven Manor, turning the grounds into a chaotic storm zone.

"Hehe, for an initial-stage Soul Martial expert, applying the laws to this degree is truly not bad. Give you a few centuries, and you might reach the middle-stage."

Liu Mie's voice suddenly rang out, and in the next instant, a single finger materialized right between the eyebrows of the Mystic Heaven Manor elder.

"Pity you don't have that time. Laws of Darkness, Night Devour."