Even if Hong Tianxiao arrived, could he change the fate of the Hong Family? I'm afraid everyone already had their answer.
Many years ago, Hong Tianxiao was a renowned and powerful figure in Tianbei City, with strength comparable to a Four or Five-Star Douzong. But what of it? Could a Four-Star Douzong slaughter so many experts so thoroughly in such a short period of time? You must know, this is a powerful family. A family uprooted in an instant truly casts a deep shadow over them.
If Hong Tianxiao arrived, he too would likely not escape death.
"Brother, I am from the Feng Lei Pavilion. This matter is a grudge between you and the Hong Family; it has nothing to do with me. I will take my leave now," Shen Yun's scalp went numb with fear the moment Hong Li was killed. Where was the thought of contending with Xu Ran?
From the beginning, he felt something was amiss. So the confidence of the Han Family came from this ruthless person.
His strength was much greater than Hong Li's, but who knew the depth of this ruthless person?
If he could instantly kill Hong Li, dealing with him wouldn't be difficult, right?
"Thinking of leaving? I'm afraid it isn't that easy," Xu Ran scoffed.
"Shen Yun, you are after all a long-established senior. How can you be so shameless? Just now you were pressuring us alongside the Hong Family, and now you have the gall to say you're unrelated to the Hong Family?"
"It seems the Elder of the Feng Lei Pavilion is also a coward who fears death," Xu Ran commented.
A burst of laughter echoed around them.
The identity of an Elder from the Feng Lei Pavilion might have had a strong deterrent effect on ordinary people, but now everyone looked down on Shen Yun. At this time, to betray and attempt to flee alone, and to find such a lofty excuse, was laughable indeed.
"What would you have me do?" Shen Yun's face grew darker and darker, but one glance at the numerous corpses still emanating heat by his side sent chills down his spine. He did not want to die here like this, especially against such a monstrous enemy, which was basically a death sentence.
"I want you dead."
"Why must you be so determined to kill me off? No matter what, I am an Elder of the Feng Lei Pavilion. If I die here, I am afraid you too would invite great trouble," Shen Yun opined.
"You must have heard of the Feng Lei Pavilion's reputation, and you wouldn't want to spend your life being pursued, right? Besides, even if you have a way to escape the pursuit of the Feng Lei Pavilion, the Han Family won't, right? Hiding with so many people? That's simply not realistic," Shen Yun narrowed his eyes and took a deep breath, saying. Relying on the name of the Feng Lei Pavilion, he hoped he might live.
He had long seen the unusual relationship between this ruthless person and the Han Family. It seemed the Han Family had found a powerful backer. And this was also a reason for him to rejoice; if he faced a ruthless person who acted alone, he really had no way to threaten him. But now, by targeting the Han Family, he could make the other party hesitant to act against him.
With the strength of the Feng Lei Pavilion, just sending out a few experts would be enough to annihilate the Han Family.
"Are you threatening me?" Xu Ran asked with an eerie smile.
"You could say that," Shen Yun gritted his teeth, raising his voice a bit. He had his pride, and he believed the three words "Feng Lei Pavilion" should have enough deterrent power over anyone.
"But I'm not afraid of threats!"
Xu Ran's figure once again became ghostly, instantly moving in front of Shen Yun and slapping him away with a palm.
"Ah!"
Shen Yun screamed in agony, slamming into the ground a hundred meters away, his bones shattered into pieces. The severe pain wracking his body twisted his aged face into an extreme distortion.
"You madman, are you really not afraid of offending Feng Lei Pavilion? Do you know the consequences of offending Feng Lei Pavilion?" Shen Yun was shocked and furious but also filled with dread. He couldn't understand when the name of Feng Lei Pavilion had lost its deterrent power?
Even some forces stronger than Feng Lei Pavilion would show them a measure of respect, definitely not making enemies casually. But...
"Why should I be afraid of offending Feng Lei Pavilion?" Xu Ran asked, tilting his head and looking at Shen Yun as if he were a joke.
"Didn't you say the strong ones from Feng Lei Pavilion would come to kill me? I won't run. I'll be waiting for them at the Han Family." Xu Ran kicked Shen Yun in the head again, instantly extinguishing his Soul Body, leaving no chance for survival.
"Hiss!"
Countless complex gazes fell upon Xu Ran.
They had not expected an Elder of Feng Lei Pavilion to be unable to escape the fate of Death. And was this ruthless person planning to make an enemy of Feng Lei Pavilion?
The death of an Elder would not be taken lightly by Feng Lei Pavilion.
For any power, Elders are the backbone that can represent a faction's strength. The death of any Elder would directly affect the rise and fall of a power.
If Feng Lei Pavilion did not seek vengeance for Shen Yun, their reputation would be swept away, and panic would spread among their ranks.
Thus, they could already imagine the scene of many strong ones from Feng Lei Pavilion arriving at Tianbei City in the days to come. Although Shen Yun's power was not bad, he was just an Elder of the Northern Pavilion of Feng Lei Pavilion. The Northern Pavilion certainly had more than just one Elder, and the strength of the North Pavilion Master was unfathomably greater than Shen Yun's.
But they also had a feeling that even if the strong ones from Feng Lei Pavilion arrived, they might not fare well.
It was simply because the youth before them was too terrifying.
It seemed that everyone before him didn't even have the chance to react.
Just like Shen Yun, who clearly had much greater strength than Hong Li, yet until his death, he seemed to have had no chance to make a move, instead being casually taken out with just two kicks.
This level of combat power truly made them feel ashamed. They couldn't imagine how the Han Family had managed to find such a powerful ally; they had truly hit the jackpot. It was foreseeable that as long as the Han Family got past this hurdle with Feng Lei Pavilion, they would surely soar to great heights.
"What's going on here?"
"Who did this? Who is so cruel to lay hands on my juniors? Could it be you, Han Family?" At this time, Hong Tianxiao belatedly arrived on the scene. He had sensed something amiss when Xu Ran killed Hong Li, but Xu Ran acted too quickly, swiftly killing all the Hong Family experts present, leaving Hong Tianxiao to arrive only to see a pile of corpses.
"I did it. So what?" Xu Ran said mockingly to Hong Tianxiao.
"Kid, I, Hong Tianxiao, swear on my ancestors that I will crush every bone in your body, one by one, to make you experience true despair, begging for life in vain and for death in futility!" Hong Tianxiao roared vengefully, wishing he could tear Xu Ran to pieces right then and there.
"Is that so? I'm afraid you're not that strong. You should recognize this guy, right? He couldn't even withstand a single kick from me; how much stronger could you possibly be than him?" Xu Ran casually kicked the body of Shen Yun at his feet, disdainfully said.