Chapter 333: Scared to Death

Seeing this, Lu Chao caught the secret manual Lu Hanyang had thrown away and strode forward.

"What’s wrong, little brother?"

"I asked you to confirm the manual’s authenticity. Why did you throw it back after just one glance? Why is your face so pale?"

A chilling, cold voice once again sounded from beneath the mask...

Of course, Lu Chao knew why Lu Hanyang had thrown the secret manual away in fright after just one glance. Lu Hanyang was intimately familiar with his handwriting. He had recognized it instantly, and the shock had completely rattled him.

This situation also stunned Wu Tong, Wu Ye, and the others. ’Why is Lu Hanyang so terrified of a secret manual?’

He was the biological son of Great Wu’s Lu Dingtian, arguably the strongest genius in the Great Wu Empire at present.

Such a loss of composure was truly baffling.

However, Lu Hanyang forced himself to calm down again. He stared intently at the masked Lu Chao, then, as if mustering his courage, snatched the secret manual back and opened it once more.

Yet, after turning only a few pages, he couldn’t bear it any longer and began to tremble violently all over again.

Suddenly, Lu Hanyang looked up, his eyes now bloodshot. He glared at Lu Chao and said, "I’m going to take off your mask."

With those words, a thunderous BOOM erupted. True Qi flared wildly from his body, terrifyingly reaching the level of the True Fate Realm. The aura of the Fire Roaring Saint Bone—which had originally belonged to Lu Chao—exploded in a violent burst of flame as he lunged forward.

His five fingers formed a claw, swiping viciously at Lu Chao’s mask...

Cheng Yunsu and the others couldn’t help but cry out, "Lu Chao, be careful!"

Meanwhile, Dongfang Ren and Sun Shijin, who had been holding back Wu Tong and his group, were already rushing over to intervene.

As for Lu Chao, he was naturally prepared and dodged back with ease.

He had no intention of meeting Lu Hanyang’s claw, nor would he allow Lu Hanyang to remove his mask now.

Lu Chao said coolly, "Don’t be hasty, little brother. Finish reading the manual first. You have to prove its authenticity for your big brother, after all."

But Lu Hanyang was in no state to listen. His True Qi flared again as he lunged forward once more...

At that moment, Dongfang Ren and Sun Shijin arrived and intercepted Lu Hanyang.

And Lu Chao, of course, also came to a halt...

Blocked, Lu Hanyang roared frantically, "Fake Lu Chao, get over here! Let me take off your mask."

He just had to take off Lu Chao’s mask. He had to confirm what he looked like...

’The secret manual... it’s all in the real Lu Chao’s handwriting. The manual has to be real!’

’It’s impossible... unless the Fake Lu Chao is the real deal! There’s no other way he could possess several of the Great Wu Empire’s top ten martial techniques all at once!’

Lu Hanyang’s mind was in complete chaos. He was totally unraveled.

But Lu Chao had no intention of fighting him right now. He wanted him to be confused. He wanted him to go mad. He wanted him to break down in terror.

"Men! Someone, get over here!"

Seeing he couldn’t break past Dongfang Ren and Sun Shijin, Lu Hanyang could only scream for help.

Soon... SWISH SWISH SWISH!

Some experts from the Great Wu Empire heard his voice and rushed over. Seeing Lu Hanyang looking like he had seen a ghost, they all asked, "Young Master Hanyang, what happened?"

Lu Hanyang pointed a trembling finger at Lu Chao and said, "Take his mask off. Take it off..."

The Great Wu experts quickly looked over, but their mouths twitched when they saw Dongfang Ren.

’Take his mask off? Yeah, right. We can’t beat him.’

Just then, a middle-aged man arrived and said gravely, "Hanyang, calm down."

This middle-aged man was none other than Lu Dingkong—Lu Dingtian’s cousin, Lu Hanyang’s paternal uncle, and also the man who had been Lu Chao’s first mentor on the battlefield.

Back in Sword Tooth City, he too had been scared into retreating by the masked Lu Chao.

"Don’t be intimidated by the Fake Lu Chao. He’s just a fraud. It’s all an act."

"Hanyan already said he’s likely one of Lu Chao’s former subordinates. That’s why he’s so familiar with Lu Chao and his imitation is so convincing."

Lu Dingkong’s voice seemed to reverberate deep within Lu Hanyang’s mind.

He could see that Lu Hanyang had been terrified by the Fake Lu Chao. He also knew that Lu Hanyan’s twelve Death Warriors had been scared to their knees in the Azure Flame Sect’s Forbidden Land.

And Lu Hanyan’s theory was that the Fake Lu Chao was one of the real Lu Chao’s former subordinates or someone of that nature.

Hearing Lu Dingkong’s words, Wu Tong and the others instantly understood...

’So that was why Lu Hanyang had lost his composure—he’d been spooked by the Fake Lu Chao.’

With this thought, Wu Yiyi immediately said in a delicate, sweet voice, "Young Master Hanyang, the Fake Lu Chao loves to use these cheap tricks to scare people. You don’t need to pay him any mind."

Zheng Zhuhe and the others from the Beast Flame Inner Courtyard also came over and added comfortingly, "Exactly. He’s just a piece of trash."

K-K-K-K...

Lu Hanyang, still trembling uncontrollably, roared at Zheng Zhuhe and Wu Yiyi, "You don’t know shit!"

After cursing at them, he threw Lu Chao’s four secret manuals to Lu Dingkong...

"Uncle Dingkong, look at these four. Just take a look before you say anything else."

At Lu Hanyang’s words, Lu Dingkong accepted them with a puzzled expression.

Then, after flipping through them one by one, he asked in confusion, "Hanyang, where did these four secret manuals come from? Who managed to reproduce four of our Great Wu Empire’s top-ten-ranked martial techniques?"

Lu Dingkong hadn’t been present just now, so of course, he didn’t know what had happened here.

Trembling, Lu Hanyang pointed at Lu Chao...

For an instant, Lu Dingkong froze. Then, as if a thought struck him, he began frantically flipping through the secret manuals again.

A few breaths later... "AH!"

Lu Dingkong threw the four secret manuals away and collapsed to the ground with a THUD. He looked just like Lu Hanyang had moments ago—or perhaps even worse.

He pointed a frantic finger at Lu Chao. "You... you... you... you..."

But Lu Chao reached out and caught the secret manuals Lu Dingkong had thrown. His voice sounded from beneath the mask once more...

"Uncle Dingkong, you’ve hurt my feelings."

"To think you needed a reminder from my little brother Hanyang just to recognize my handwriting. To think you forgot me so quickly."

As he spoke, Lu Chao walked past Dongfang Ren and Sun Shijin, heading toward Lu Hanyang, Lu Dingkong, and the others. "You should know better. After all, you personally watched as Lu Dingtian and the other two broke my bones and ground me into a bloody pulp."

As Lu Chao spoke, a bone-chilling fear subconsciously crept over everyone present.

Lu Dingkong, already scared out of his mind, screamed frantically, "Don’t come any closer! What in the world are you?"

"Why are you asking me too? I already told Lu Hanyan, and I just told Lu Hanyang... Fine, I’ll say it again. I have returned as a Fierce Ghost to claim your lives."

Lu Chao’s words sent another violent shiver through everyone present.

Even the surrounding air seemed to grow colder.

At this, Lu Chao stopped and added, "But for now, I’ll let you keep your lives. I still have business to conduct with the Hundred Flames Trading Company."

With that, Lu Chao turned and walked toward Witch Ying and her father, who were surrounded by the crowd from the Beast Flame Outer Courtyard...

As he walked, even the people from the Beast Flame Outer Courtyard subconsciously parted to make way for him. Even people like Sky Cliff Chi Yun felt their legs grow weak and begin to tremble...

What Lu Chao had just said was too damn terrifying.