Chapter 2041 - 2038: Thank You for Your Gift

"What?!"

Accompanied by a cry of shock, the disciples of the Fire Lotus Saint Sect watched as Qi Huan flew backward like a kite with a broken string. The expressions on everyone’s faces instantly froze, staring at Xu Wendong as if they were dumbstruck.

Their pupils contracted sharply, their eyes filled with terror, as if they had seen some unbelievable monster.

Qi Huan fell heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

His face was full of astonishment, with a trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

Obviously, he could never have imagined that he, the grand disciple of the Fire Lotus Saint Sect, would be defeated by Xu Wendong with just one punch.

Even more unacceptable to him was that the treasure he cherished like his life had now fallen into the opponent’s hands.

"Not bad, I’ll keep this treasure." Xu Wendong’s lips curled up into a satisfied smile, as if he’d obtained a toy he’d long desired.

"Is this the fifth-grade treasure?" Xu Wendong held the hilt and swung it lightly.

In an instant, the great knife shone brilliantly, and the sharp sword qi spread out like rushing waves, slicing through the surrounding air with a piercing whistle.

Li Jiayin stood to the side, a hint of surprise flashing in her beautiful eyes.

She also hadn’t expected Xu Wendong to defeat Qi Huan so easily.

One should know, Qi Huan was renowned in the Fire Lotus Saint Sect and was an object of admiration for many disciples.

"You... you dare to steal my things?" Qi Huan struggled to stand up, a volcano of anger erupting in his heart.

His gaze was filled with ferocity, as if he wanted to swallow Xu Wendong whole.

"Steal? That’s not a nice word." Xu Wendong said with a sly smile, "Didn’t you deliver it to me yourself? I should thank you properly."

"Since you’re so sensible, I won’t pursue the matter of you harassing my senior sister." With that, Xu Wendong intended to leave with Li Jiayin.

Seeing this, Qi Huan was so angry he could explode.

The woman he liked was taken away, and now even his treasure was about to fall into someone else’s hands. How could he swallow this rage?

"Bastard! You dare to steal my woman and my treasure! If I don’t kill you today, I won’t be named Qi!" Qi Huan roared furiously, the soul power in his body surging like a raging black tide.

The surrounding temperature plummeted, and chilling winds blew, tingling everyone’s scalp.

Clearly, this time he was going all out.

"Tongyou Realm, Sixth Level?" Li Jiayin’s beautiful eyes widened, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

Before entering the Nether Ruins, Qi Huan was only at the peak of the Fifth Level of the Tongyou Realm. She hadn’t expected that in these Nether Ruins, he would successfully make a breakthrough.

"Oh? Are you going to fight again?" Xu Wendong grinned, a hint of disdain in his smile: "Do you have any other treasures on you? I don’t want to teach you a lesson for nothing. If you want a taste of my fist, it will cost a price."

The disciples of the Fire Lotus Saint Sect heard this and felt their scalps tingle.

How arrogant was Xu Wendong to be so insolent in front of Qi Huan?

"Seeking death!" Qi Huan shouted angrily, his silhouette instantly appearing before Xu Wendong like lightning.

His speed reached the extreme, even the disciples of the Fire Lotus Saint Sect didn’t have time to react.

The next moment, his massive fist, wrapped in powerful soul power, roared toward Xu Wendong’s face like a cannonball.

"Bang!" A dull thud echoed as the fist collided with Xu Wendong’s face, stirring up a cloud of dust.

The strong shockwave hit the surrounding ground, raising a cloud of dust.

"Hit him!"

"This kid’s done for!"

"Taking a direct punch from the senior brother, no one of the same generation can withstand it!"

"Even Duan Yuan, the grand disciple of the Heavenly Nether Sect, would probably be injured!"

The disciples of the Fire Lotus Saint Sect shouted excitedly, firmly believing that Xu Wendong could not withstand this punch.

However, as the dust gradually settled, everyone’s expressions instantly froze, their mouths wide open, their eyes filled with disbelief.

They saw Xu Wendong leisurely extend his hand, easily catching Qi Huan’s fist.

His face was calm, as if doing something utterly ordinary.

Qi Huan was stunned; he exerted all his strength, trying to pull back his fist only to find Xu Wendong’s hand clamped down on him like iron pliers, holding him immobile.

"Let go of me!" Qi Huan’s face twisted fiercely, veins popping on his forehead, an ominous premonition rising in his heart.

"Let go? That’s not gonna happen!" Xu Wendong’s lips curved into a cold smile, exerting a little force with his hand.

In an instant, the sound of bones breaking echoed continuously, Qi Huan’s body began to tremble violently, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

"Ahhhh!" The excruciating pain surged like a tide, turning Qi Huan’s complexion pale as paper.

The disciples of the Fire Lotus Saint Sect, seeing this, were filled with fear.

If even their senior brother was no match for Xu Wendong, who on earth was this guy?

Li Jiayin sighed helplessly; in her view, Qi Huan was exceedingly foolish.

If Xu Wendong had feared him, would he have taken his treasure?

From the moment of their exchange, Qi Huan should have realized he was no match for Xu Wendong.

At this moment, through dual cultivation with Loli and Li Jiayin, Xu Wendong’s cultivation level had already reached the Fourth Level of the Tongyou Realm.

With his strength, dealing with a Sixth-Level Tongyou Realm Qi Huan was a piece of cake.

Even without using soul power, simply relying on the Fourth Grade Nether Talisman he had refined, "Gold Chaos," he could easily wipe out Qi Huan.

Bear in mind, the power of this Nether Talisman was sufficient to threaten Ghost Control Realm experts!

"What are you... what are you standing there for!" Qi Huan gritted his teeth, shouting angrily at the disciples of the Fire Lotus Saint Sect: "All of you, attack!"

However, the disciples remained as if fixed in place, not daring to take a step forward.

If not even Qi Huan was Xu Wendong’s match, what use would they be going up?

"Senior brother, if you can’t beat him, what can we do?"

"Yeah, we have no grievances or enmity with this person, no need to court death."

"Senior brother, you’ll have to sort this out yourself, we’re taking off first."

The disciples of the Fire Lotus Saint Sect were quite sly; no one wanted to be cannon fodder, each finding an excuse to slip away.

Seeing this, Qi Huan trembled with rage.

His chest heaved violently, his eyes burning with flames of hatred.

Li Jiayin looked at him with eyes full of contempt, as if mocking his overestimation of himself.

Humiliated so profoundly in front of the woman he loved, Qi Huan only felt utterly ashamed.

"Kid, if you have the guts, kill me today!" Qi Huan said menacingly, "Otherwise, I..."

Before he could finish his words, Xu Wendong’s eyes flashed with a cold light, and the axe in his hand, with a menacing aura, chopped down like a flash.

"Swish!"

The axe light flashed, Qi Huan’s head flew off instantly, blood gushing like a fountain.

"It’s the first time I’ve heard someone make such a request. Since you want it, I’ll oblige." Xu Wendong said coldly, in his eyes, Qi Huan’s life was like that of an ant, not worth mentioning at all.

"You all heard it; it was his request." Xu Wendong casually glanced around at the surrounding disciples of the Fire Lotus Saint Sect. They were all in shock, as if their souls had been extracted.

Seeing this, the disciples of the Fire Lotus Saint Sect were scared out of their wits, scattering like birds and animals.

Li Jiayin sighed again; with Xu Wendong having killed Qi Huan, once they left the Nether Ruins, he would undoubtedly become the Fire Lotus Saint Sect’s number one target for assassination.

At that moment, Xu Wendong reached out and snatched away Qi Huan’s storage bag.

He had originally thought of sparing Qi Huan’s life; it was Qi Huan who courted death himself, so he couldn’t blame anyone else.