Chapter 606 604: Blinded

The roar of a dragon rang out.

Lord Wen and the others all looked up in unison.

They saw a hundred-meter-long Golden Dragon descend from the sky and hover above the horde of beasts.

"ROAR…"

It faced Gambling City and let out a roar.

The sound was sonorous and piercing, causing the entire Gambling City to tremble.

As for Lord Wen and the others, the color had already drained from their faces in terror.

"GULP…"

People couldn't stop gulping,

a sign of their boundless terror.

"A Golden Dragon… a Golden Dragon with Martial Emperor Cultivation…"

They discovered, to their shock, that this Golden Dragon possessed First Heaven Martial Emperor Cultivation.

Even the Guardian Fire Sparrow would be no match for it.

Lord Wen, Wen Shixi, Pang Tian, and the others fell into complete despair.

An expert of this caliber was simply beyond the Fire Sparrow Kingdom's ability to resist.

However, in his terror, Wen Shixi looked up at the Golden Dragon's head. The next instant, his expression twisted in horror.

He began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Father, look! On the Golden Dragon's head!"

Following Wen Shixi's gaze, Lord Wen's heart sank into the abyss.

'It's him… the one who makes me tremble just by thinking of him.'

'The one who, despite only having Martial King Cultivation, had left him completely powerless to resist.'

'Jiang Chen. That's right, it was Jiang Chen.'

Jiang Chen stood atop Xiaotian's head, clad in white robes.

He silently gazed down at Gambling City, his eyes fixed on Lord Wen, Wen Shixi, and the others on the city walls.

Meanwhile, Wen Shiren, who was on the Fire Sparrow's back,

was utterly stunned.

He had been hiding in the Guardian Hall, anxiously awaiting news of Jiang Chen.

He was even worried that his father and two older brothers might kill him at any moment.

Fortunately, with the Fire Sparrow's protection, he had remained unharmed.

Now, watching the horde of beasts from Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain attack, even he had felt as if it were the end of the world.

But when he suddenly saw Jiang Chen standing atop the Golden Dragon's head, he was completely dumbstruck.

"Jiang… Jiang the Military Advisor…"

He stared at Jiang Chen, his voice trembling as he spoke.

He still seemed unable to believe his eyes.

Jiang Chen nodded to Wen Shiren. "Third Prince, you must have been frightened."

"Leave the rest to me."

Wen Shiren had no objection at all.

'Today, Jiang Chen was a king in every sense of the word—a true sovereign.'

'Supported by four Martial Emperor Experts, he was overwhelmingly powerful and utterly invincible.'

'He recalled their first meeting; back then, he hadn't thought much of Jiang Chen at all.'

'But the events that followed had completely changed his perception of the man.'

'Yet even now, he felt he couldn't see through Jiang Chen. Just what kind of person was he, really?'

'He wasn't strong himself, but his power was heaven-defying.'

'There was nothing he couldn't do.'

Wen Shiren gave a wry smile.

Just then, the Fire Sparrow suddenly flew over to Xiaotian's side.

It lowered its head slightly toward Jiang Chen.

"Sir, I ask that you show mercy to the people of Gambling City. They are innocent."

Even the Fire Sparrow was acting deferential toward Jiang Chen.

Others might not have known, but the Fire Sparrow was aware of a power within Jiang Chen's body that suppressed its own.

That power was enough to extinguish any thought of resistance.

It even felt an urge to worship Jiang Chen.

Therefore, from the moment it saw Jiang Chen, it knew it must also protect him and never become his enemy.

By extension, Jiang Chen's enemies were its enemies.

"I understand that."

"Say no more. Today, I am here for revenge."

Jiang Chen interrupted the Fire Sparrow.

He knew the Fire Sparrow feared him because of the Vermilion Bird Seal within his body.

The Fire Sparrow had no choice but to retreat to one side, not daring to speak further.

Xiaotian's body erupted with myriad golden rays as he surged forward, drawing closer to Gambling City.

He loomed over Gambling City, looking down from on high.

The guards of Gambling City scrambled back in terror.

Standing atop Xiaotian, Jiang Chen's gaze fell upon Lord Wen and Wen Shixi.

He ignored everyone else. His feud was not with them, and he was not one to slaughter the innocent.

However, one person was conspicuously absent: Mr. Gu. He couldn't see him anywhere.

Jiang Chen looked coldly at Wen Shixi. "Wen Shixi, tell Mr. Gu to come out and die."

"He dared to threaten the Jiang Family. Today, there is no escape for him."

Wen Shixi looked at Jiang Chen in terror.

'To him, Jiang Chen was like a god looming over him.'

All thoughts of resistance had vanished.

He stammered fearfully, "Mr. Gu… he… he escaped. I don't know where he went."

"Jiang Chen, I'm telling the truth! I swear!"

Not daring to lie to Jiang Chen, he confessed that Mr. Gu had fled.

Jiang Chen's expression darkened.

'Mr. Gu had escaped. He was the one person he couldn't afford to let get away.'

"He escaped? In that case, kill yourself."

'Wen Shixi must die.'

Previously, Jiang Chen had been unable to kill Wen Shixi because of the Protective Golden Light from Master Yuan Hui. But now, he could shatter it with ease.

The experts at his side were all beings who surpassed the Martial Emperor realm.

Wen Shixi shuddered violently.

"Jiang Chen, I… I was wrong."

"But it was all Mr. Gu's doing!"

"He's the one who found you and tore out your Martial Vein to give to me!"

"Besides, I don't have that kind of power!"

He wanted to live. He had to live.

As he spoke, he suddenly thought of something.

He shouted hastily, "Bring her up!"

A moment later, several guards brought someone onto the city wall.

Jiang Chen looked over. It was Qin Muxue.

'The fiancée of this body's original owner.'

He watched Qin Muxue with a cold, indifferent gaze.

As for Qin Muxue, she could only stare at Jiang Chen in utter shock.

'Her heart was a maelstrom of emotions.'

'Once, she had looked down on Jiang Chen, even conspiring with Wen Shixi to have his Martial Vein stolen.'

'Now, before her stood a Jiang Chen whose terrifying power could level the entire Fire Sparrow Kingdom.'

'His rate of growth, she realized, was simply terrifying.'

'She had never dreamed things would come to this, never imagined Jiang Chen possessed such immense potential.'

'She was filled with overwhelming regret.'

'If she had just remained steadfastly by his side, she might have already married him by now. Her life would have been one of incomparable glory.'

'But she hadn't. She had missed her chance.'

THUD!

She fell to her knees before Jiang Chen.

"Jiang Chen, I'm sorry."

"I was blind. It was all my fault."

"Now, I am at your mercy."

Jiang Chen looked at Qin Muxue with contempt.

"As you are now, you aren't even worthy of me striking you down myself."

"I want you to cripple your own Martial Vein."

In fact, Jiang Chen did not hate Qin Muxue.

They were no longer in the same league.

Qin Muxue was, after all, just an ordinary Martial Cultivator. After a blow like this, she would never be able to reach the peak.

The gap between them would only continue to widen.

He didn't want to kill Qin Muxue.

However, she still had to receive the punishment she deserved.

Crippling her Martial Vein was the same pain this body's original owner had been forced to endure.

Qin Muxue shuddered.

But still, she slowly brought a palm to her own chest.

SPIT!

At that moment, Qin Muxue trembled violently and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Her Martial Vein was completely destroyed.

She was now an ordinary person. In fact, with her Martial Vein gone, she was even weaker than one and would need a long time to recover.

Qin Muxue staggered to her feet, her expression utterly vacant.

She glanced at Jiang Chen one more time, then slowly departed.

Wen Shixi had originally intended to hand Qin Muxue over for Jiang Chen to vent his fury upon.

He'd hoped that once Jiang Chen had vented his anger, he might be spared.

But to his surprise, Jiang Chen hadn't killed Qin Muxue, merely forcing her to destroy her own Martial Vein.

He felt a crushing sense of defeat.

'He was inferior to Jiang Chen in every way.'

"Wen Shixi, end your own life. I don't want to waste my time."

Jiang Chen pressured Wen Shixi once more.

At this point, he had absolutely no intention of sparing Wen Shixi.