Chapter 29: Tribute Goods

  Chen Xiao?

  Shooting star?

  The people bound to the ground were all from the civilian district of Songyan City. Although they didn't often see Chen Tang, they had also heard of Chen Tang's nickname and name. At this moment, when they suddenly heard the young man in front of them, everyone's expression was stunned.

  "Chen Xiao, run quickly! You're no match for him!" someone anxiously shouted.

  "Yes! Run quickly and tell everyone about Wu's evil deeds!" The others also reacted and suggested in a flurry of voices.

  "Run? Can you escape?"

  The black-clad guard who rushed forward laughed even more ferociously, took a step forward, and reached out to grab his shoulder.

  Chen Xiao didn't even look, clenched his fist like an arrow, and punched the black-clad guard's chest.

  Bang!

  A low voice sounded, and the black-clad guard was directly punched flying out of tens of feet. His ferocious smile instantly froze, his eyes widened, his face turned red, and he spat out a mouthful of crimson blood, falling to the ground completely unable to get up again.

  "It's not worth grieving over his death!"

  Chen Xiao withdrew his fist, his expression was icy cold.

  The atmosphere suddenly became silent and still.

  One punch knockout opponent?

  Whether it was the crowd bound to the ground or the black-clad guards, they couldn't help but gaze incredulously at that lean and towering figure.

  "Bastards! Come at me together!" Wu's housekeeper was the first to react, furiously shouting.

  He was also secretly shocked, the black-clad men around him were all core guards cultivated by the Li family, each with a strength in the Xiantian realm, and had been executing some bloody tasks for many years, their martial skills and combat experience had long been honed to the extreme, but unexpectedly, as soon as they made a move, they were killed by Chen Tai's one punch, if not for his own eyes seeing it, Wu Guanjia almost didn't dare believe his eyes.

  Isn't this kid just good at making talismans? When did his martial skills become so fierce?

  Has he reached the Purple Mansion Realm?

  Impossible!

  It's only been a few days, and he's only earned those meager yuan stones through forging talismans. Moreover, he hasn't even taken in a powerful master as his teacher, so it's fundamentally impossible for him to advance!

  Perhaps the previous blow was just him taking advantage of his unpreparedness and succeeding in a sneak attack...

  Although he thought so, Wu Guan's heart still felt somewhat unsteady, and his gaze fell on Chen Tang again.

  At this time, those black-clad guards had also all been deployed.

  "Kill!"

  The tragic death of their companion, Wu Guan's angry roar, completely enraged these black-clad guards, who turned into fierce specters and pounced on Chen Tai with ferocity.

  Plop! Plop! Plop!

  Chen Xiao stepped forward with a steady and powerful pace, neither fast nor slow, as if he hadn't noticed the changes in his surroundings at all.

  "Be careful!"

  "Hurry up and run away, you're going to get yourself killed!"

  Those who were tied to the ground shouted anxiously, Chen Yao had killed one of the black-clad guards with a single blow, but after all, he was just one person. These elite guards from the Li family were extremely skilled in group combat tactics, and when they surrounded him together, Chen Yao's chances of winning were almost zero.

  Bang!

  Chen Yu ignored the flashing knife light that was slashing towards his head and directly punched at the enemy's chest.

  Crack!

  Seeing Chen Xiao being so careless, the black-clad guard who had been sneaking up on him was overjoyed and swung his sword at Chen Xiao's shoulder. However, what shocked him was that his full-strength slash only left a faint white mark on Chen Xiao's shoulder, while he himself was punched through the abdomen by Chen Xiao and fell to the ground, letting out several miserable cries before dying.

  Chen Ting broke through the siege with this punch, like a tiger out of its cage, easily moving between the black-clad guards, his fists pouring out like dense raindrops.

  Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

  A string of dull thuds shook the air as more than a dozen black-clad guards flew out like kites with broken strings, each one's chest caved in, thick blood gushing from their faces.

  "How is it possible!"

  "My goodness!"

  "This...this...can't be true?"

  Everyone present was shocked by the scene before their eyes, each pupil dilated in disbelief as they stared at the tall figure standing between the blood and corpses.

  "You... we are the Black Guards of the Li Family!" The other black-clad guards looked on with a mixture of shock, terror and anger, yet dared not to step forward.

  "It's you who will be killed!" Chen said coldly. The Li family and his Chen family were sworn enemies, his grandfather Chen Tianlei was ambushed to death, his younger brother Chen Hao's right hand was crippled, the Li family was the most suspicious, he would naturally show no mercy when killing them.

  Splash!

  Chen Xiao's body was tense like a bow, and he pounced forward again. The powerful and sinking big collapse fist was fully displayed by him, transforming into layers of fist shadows, and in the blink of an eye, he killed eight black-clothed guards once more.

  "This guy's body is impervious to swords and knives, he must have cultivated a profound physical training method, let's get out of here quickly!"

  "Go!"

  The remaining five black-clad guards let out terrified cries and even Wu's steward didn't dare to stay, turning around to make a run for it.

  Chen Xiao couldn't tolerate the enemy escaping under his nose, so he immediately shook his body and launched a surprise attack. His fists flew swiftly, releasing a series of punches condensed from his true energy, piercing through the air.

  In an instant, the remaining five black-clad guards all had a bowl-sized blood hole in their backs and fell to the ground dead.

  "Huh?"

  Wu Guanjia could no longer calm down, his complexion changing drastically. Chen Tang's fist that broke through the air made him sense a hint of danger as well.

  "That's amazing!"

  "So strong!"

  "No wonder he's so calm, it turns out his strength is actually terrifying!"

  Those who had long lost all hope were suddenly stirred up, seeing Chen's decisive and efficient killing method, a glimmer of hope reignited in their hearts.

  "Hmph, I didn't expect you to have cultivated your physical skills to the level of Innate Realm. If I'm not mistaken, it seems that your fist technique is also about to advance to the 'Know Micro' realm. No wonder you're so arrogant. Unfortunately, I've already stepped into the Purple Mansion Realm with one foot, and the power I possess is beyond your imagination."

  Wu Guan's triangular eyes narrowed slightly, and although he said so, he didn't dare to be careless in the slightest. The tragic death of the black-clad guard was not something he took pleasure in, but Chen Tai's strength made him have to be cautious.

  It is well known that the Body Refining Stream is the most difficult cultivation path, with a slow cultivation speed and difficulty in advancing, no less than climbing a high mountain on foot. However, the strength of the body refining power is also extremely astonishing, completely crushing all Qi Refining Streams at the same level, without any dispute!

  What Wu Guanjia said was true. Chen Tang relied on his physical strength, which was as strong as copper and iron, and his Dahuan Fist, which was about to break through the second boundary, to kill more than 20 black-clothed guards in a short period of time. Otherwise, based solely on his cultivation level, with his innate eight-layer Qi refinement, facing a group of innate first-level black-clothed guards' attacks, he would only be asking for death.

  "Enough idle chatter, today I will take your dog life!"

  Chen Suo said coldly, the battle with the black-clothed guard was not particularly perilous, but it further confirmed his own strength. Under the coordination of his innate eight-layered Qi refinement and innate first-realm body refinement, he had completely become fearless against any Innate Realm cultivator.

  What if one foot has already entered the imperial court?

  After all, it is still in a state of innate perfection, and there is no need to worry!

  "Hmph! Since you're looking for death, I'll grant your wish!"

  Wu Guan's family let out a cold hum, and the two bamboo poles in his hands were covered with a thick layer of black fog. Then, he slammed them onto the ground, and with a loud crack, the ground suddenly split open, revealing a dark fissure that zigzagged outward like lightning.

  Huh? What is he trying to...

  Before Chen Tang could react, a loud explosion was heard, and countless sharp stones shot out of the cracks on the ground like dark weapons, their target being the people tied to the ground!

  "Shameless!"

  Chen Xiao finally came to his senses, and with a loud roar, he rushed forward, his fists flashing like lightning as he struck out at the hail of stones that were falling from the sky.

  However, the number of gravel is countless, densely packed like a swarm of locusts. Chen Tai exhausted all his strength and barely protected the crowd within a radius of one zhang around him, while those who were slightly farther away were instantly killed by the sharp gravel because they were tied to the ground and unable to move.

  "Hahaha, these offerings are the Purple Rhinoceros's food. Now that so many have died, you can just wait to suffer its wrath! Forgive me for not keeping you company!" In the distance, Wu Guan Jia laughed loudly several times, his figure leaping up and disappearing after a few bounds.

  Watching Wu Guanjia escape, Chen Tang's anger had nowhere to vent, his face becoming increasingly icy.

  Bang!

  After shattering the last piece of rubble, Chen Xiao turned his head to look around, only to see that more than half of the people bound to the ground had died, leaving behind only a little over thirty people.

  Wu Laogou, I'll get you one of these days and make you wish you were dead!

  Chen Qiang suppressed the urge to chase after them, took a deep breath, but the top priority was still how to send these people back to Songyan City from this treacherous Nanman forbidden land.

  After some thought, Chen Xiao called over Lu Shaocong and the other two who were hiding more than ten miles away, instructing them to escort these people away while he himself chose to stay behind.

  Just now, Lu Shaocong and the other two people also vaguely saw the battle from a distant mountain, but their strength was too weak, they didn't dare to act rashly, so they could only secretly pray in their hearts that Chen Xiao would win.

  At this moment, seeing the corpses and blood all over the ground, and hearing that these people were all tributes brought by the Li family to satisfy the great demon's appetite, his heart was both shocked and indignant. Without hesitation, he carefully led the remaining thirty or so people away.

  "This is where Wu Laogou and the Purple Rhinoceros meet, for the so-called 'tribute', that Purple Rhinoceros will surely appear, I just need to wait here."

  He saw Lu Shaocong and the others leave, Chen Tai immediately sat on the ground, the strong bloody smell made his emotions in a state of extreme oppression, eager to vent, and that purple rhinoceros demon became his target.

  Rumble!

  In less than a moment, a giant over ten feet tall suddenly emerged from the distant Spirit Lake, sending waves of water high into the air as he charged towards this side with thunderous footsteps.

  He was bald and one-eyed, with a body as tall as a mountain, his muscles were like hard rocks, bulging high, as if they contained explosive terror.

  "Although transformed into a human figure, the demonic aura on its body cannot be concealed... It must be it!"

  Chen Xiao suddenly stood up, a cold killing intent spreading from his lips.

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