For a moment, Tian Shao felt as though he had returned to his youth—reckless, passionate, blood boiling with fervor.
Now, it was just the two of them, flying straight for the heart of the Dragon Tooth Guard headquarters.
This overwhelming, heroic abandon—wasn't it the very spirit of youthful fire he had lost long ago?
Suddenly, Tian Shao thought that even if this trip ended with him falling into
Before long,
"Is Grand Steward Shangguan of the Dragon Tooth Guard present? Jiang Chen seeks an audience!"
Jiang Chen's voice rang out, clear and resonant, like a bolt from the blue striking the Dragon Tooth Guard headquarters!
What?
The Dragon Tooth Guard headquarters erupted into immediate chaos.
Jiang Chen!
Especially Yang Zhao and his confidants, who had been mustering their forces, preparing to march on the Jiang manor and wipe out the entire household.
Before their army could even set out, Jiang Chen had come directly to their headquarters? And he was audaciously demanding to see the Grand Steward,
Did this Jiang Chen truly have the courage of a bear and the gall of a leopard?
Yang Zhao's face turned cold, his icy gaze piercing toward the Third Army Commander,
Xin Wudao immediately bowed. "Steward, this Jiang Chen is seeking death. Allow me to go and capture this scoundrel alive for your judgment."
"I am willing to stand with Commander Xin," Qi Fengxian added.
Yang Zhao was very pleased with the attitudes of Xin Wudao and Qi Fengxian. He nodded, his tone sinister and resolute: "Send more men. End this quickly. Don't waste words with him. Capture him first."
"Yes!"
Xin Wudao and Qi Fengxian immediately began selecting their forces. In moments, they had assembled twenty warriors, all at the half-step Spirit Realm, with four even at the first level of the Spirit Realm.
"Kill Jiang Chen, capture Tian Shao alive!" Xin Wudao's eyes swept over the faces of the twenty warriors. "Remember my orders?"
"Understood!"
"Good! Follow me to kill the traitor Jiang Chen and avenge Deputy Steward Lü!"
"Kill Jiang Chen! Avenge Deputy Steward Lü!"
All the warriors mounted their own Huangyi Yalong (Yellow-Winged Fang Dragons), brimming with murderous intent as they shot upward.
Xin Wudao and Qi Fengxian, as Army Commanders, rode even more powerful winged dragons, leading the charge straight for the sky.
Jiang Chen watched with narrowed eyes as the murderous Xin Wudao and Qi Fengxian charged up from below.
"Grand Steward Shangguan, my visit today was a courtesy before force, a sign of respect for your position and reputation as the Grand Steward of the Dragon Tooth Guard. If you turn a blind eye and allow these men to run wild, then I, Jiang Chen, may be forced to offend you today. Once matters escalate beyond repair, Grand Steward, do not blame me for showing no mercy!"
Jiang Chen's tone was grim, and his hand was already gripping the Dayu Bow.
These twenty men, with Xin Wudao and Qi Fengxian being the strongest, were only at the peak of the first level of the Spirit Realm, approaching the second level.
However, Jiang Chen had already broken through to the first level of the Spirit Realm before entering the Labyrinth world. Through the trials of the Labyrinth and numerous fortuitous encounters, his cultivation and combat power had increased dramatically. Although he had not yet reached the second level of the Spirit Realm, his overall strength was absolutely enough to contend with a third-level expert.
After all, in the Labyrinth world, Jiang Chen had fought the Silver Moon Demon Ape, a creature comparable to a human Earth Spirit Realm expert. And the Earth Spirit Realm began at the fourth level of the Spirit Realm!
The Dayu Bow was in hand, an arrow nocked on the string.
Jiang Chen's mind was as calm as still water, while his killing intent surged like a torrent.
Even here, at the heart of the Dragon Tooth Guard headquarters—even if this were a dragon's den or a tiger's lair—Jiang Chen was fearless.
His final warning had been issued. If Shangguan Yi remained unresponsive, it would signify his tacit approval of Yang Zhao's actions, a permission for him to run amok. It would mean that Shangguan Yi had already implicitly sided with Yang Zhao, with Crown Prince
To put it bluntly, that would make them enemies!
Friend or foe, it all hung on this single moment!
Jiang Chen watched the charging warriors grow larger in his vision, drawing closer and closer, nearing the range of his strike.
The Dayu Bow's arrow was on the string; on Jiang Chen's heartstring, an arrow was equally drawn.
In the blink of an eye, the Dayu Bow would unleash Jiang Chen's boundless killing intent upon Xin Wudao and the others.
Jiang Chen had already made his decision. If these men entered his circle of range and Shangguan Yi still offered no response, then he, Jiang Chen, would begin a slaughter!
One hundred meters... fifty meters... thirty meters...
Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed to slits, his resolve growing ever firmer, a look of naked killing intent spreading uncontrollably across his face.