Chapter 991: Extinction of the Ye Family

Bloodlust permeated the air, and rivers of blood flowed.

On the square outside the Chen Family's guest hall, dismembered corpses were visible everywhere. Bodies had piled up into small mountains, especially in the area where Lu Ye had just been besieged by a throng of people and at the entrance to the guest hall.

The Chen Family was a sixth-grade family, and although the number of cultivators within the family wasn't extremely large, it wasn't small either. During the great battle, many cultivators from the Spirit Stream and Cloud River realms continuously rushed over from the direction of the Heavenly Mystery Hall. All in all, there were several hundred people. However, at this very moment, all several hundred of them had perished here.

Seventy percent of them died in intense combat, while the remaining thirty percent died inexplicably.

The dark clouds in the sky dispersed, and moonlight slanted down.

Xiao Xinghe and others stepped out from the guest hall. Gazing at the purgatorial scene before them, they all felt a chill in their hearts. They had seen dead people before, but the way the last of the Chen Family cultivators died was too strange. No one knew how they died. Moreover, during the battle, the Chen Family members' fearless fighting style also puzzled them. The numerous figures charging forward, one after another, felt less like living people and more like rabid beasts.

A cracking sound came, and everyone looked up to see that under the moonlight, the nine-meter-tall figure suddenly disintegrated, transforming back into tiny fragments, which then became spherical orbs the size of an infant's head. Lu Ye reached out and caught them, landing lightly, his body swaying slightly. Lin Yingxiu quickly stepped forward to support him. Seeing his pale face, she asked with concern, "Captain, are you alright?" Lu Ye shook his head.

It wasn't a big problem, just a significant expenditure. Using the Dragon Throne, that ultimate trump card, was extremely draining on him. Moreover, during the intense battle, he had sustained some internal injuries. Ordinary attacks could not break through the Dragon Throne's defenses, so naturally, they couldn't cause him any direct harm. However, the tremors caused by these attacks were something the Dragon Throne could not neutralize. One or two times was fine, but a higher frequency eventually became unbearable. Especially when he finally caught one of Xiao Xinghe's attacks, under that hammer blow, he felt his hand bones crack. This was also why he hadn't used the Dragon Throne the last time he was pushed into a desperate situation by Liu Yuemei. Perhaps Liu Yuemei was unable to break through the defenses of the divine artifact, the Dragon Throne, but she still had a way to kill him.

"I'll rest for a bit, you all investigate the cause of these people's deaths," Lu Ye said, then sat down cross-legged. He took a handful of spirit pills from his storage bag and popped them into his mouth, then held a spirit stone in each hand, activating his Talent Tree's power to absorb. Spiritual energy could be quickly replenished, but the physical strength and mental power expended while wearing the Dragon Throne would need slow recovery. Chen Tianchui quietly stood by his side, protecting him.

The team formed pairs and began investigating the cause of death of these people as Lu Ye had instructed. There were many mysteries surrounding today's events, too many incomprehensible aspects. After some investigation, they found nothing useful. They only knew that the last group of Chen Family members who died seemed to have had an external force explode in their brains, turning their brains into mush and killing them instantly.

Xiang Dongliu and the others were busy, while Lu Ye pondered Xiao Xinghe's last words before his death. He hadn't heard the words clearly; perhaps Xiao Xinghe didn't have enough time to speak, but he vaguely heard something about someone "favored." Who favored whom? If it was himself, then who favored him? And what did it have to do with today's events concerning the Chen Family?

While he was pondering, Lu Ye suddenly looked up at the sky, seeing a streak of light rapidly approaching. In an instant, it landed before them, revealing the figure of a middle-aged woman. The squad members immediately moved to Lu Ye's side, looking on with vigilance. Lu Ye slowly stood up, placing his hand on the Panshan Blade at his waist.

The newcomer's gaze swept over the scene. Seeing the grim situation here, her pupils couldn't help but contract. Seeing Lu Ye and the others so vigilant, she took out her waist guard token: "I am Jin Yamei, an enforcer from the Law Enforcement Office. Which squad are you?"

Only then did the others realize that the requested reinforcements had arrived. Almost the moment the Chen Family acted, Lu Ye instructed a team member to send a message for reinforcements. Chen Tianchui also successfully transmitted the information, and calculating the time, the reinforcements had arrived very quickly. And judging by the spiritual energy fluctuations the newcomer displayed, that Divine Sea Realm cultivator was clearly an enforcer. Only enforcers of the Divine Sea Realm were qualified to hold the position of a 'Zhangshi' (Director) in the Law Enforcement Office.

Confirming that the arrival was one of their own, everyone relaxed. This was mainly because the Chen Family incident had made them all paranoid; they were all a bit jumpy. Before confirming the newcomer's identity, no one could guarantee whether the other party was good or evil. Even at this moment, everyone maintained a degree of vigilance.

"Law Enforcement Hall, Squad D4, Lu Ye, greetings, Esteemed Enforcer!" Lu Ye showed his guard token and clasped his fists in salute.

Jin Yamei scanned him from head to toe, then looked to the side: "These people... were they all killed by you?"

"A portion of them were."

"What happened?" Jin Yamei asked in a deep voice. Although she had received the message and came to rescue, she had not expected to witness such a scene upon arrival. Under her perception, aside from some mortals living more than ten li away, anyone with cultivation had perished here. Overnight, the Chen Family could almost be said to have been wiped out. The Mi Mountain Chen Family's stronghold would also become history.

Lu Ye then recounted the various complex events that had transpired. Jin Yamei listened, her brows furrowed, because Lu Ye's account had too many loopholes. Setting other things aside, the reason why the Chen Family would tamper with the tea was illogical. Lu Ye and the others were a Law Enforcement Hall squad; how could an eighth-grade family like the Chen Family not know the consequences of doing that? After the matter was exposed, their entire family then launching a siege was even more unreasonable.

She didn't have much interaction with the Chen Family, but she knew Xiao Xinghe. This person could hold the position of the Chen Family's head and had a True Lake Realm Fourth-Layer cultivation; he was naturally not an ordinary person. Would such a person act so deranged?

Lu Ye spoke quickly, as the matter itself wasn't complicated; it was just that there were too many incomprehensible aspects. The Divine Sea Realm cultivator listened, then remained silent for a long time, before finally speaking: "Lu Ye the Clan Destroyer, your reputation truly precedes you. Seeing you is indeed better than hearing about you a hundred times."

The title "Lu Ye the Clan Destroyer" came from when Lu Ye was still in the Spirit Stream battlefield, but at that time, he had only broken through the sect strongholds of some Ten-Thousand Devil Ridge forces at most; he had never truly annihilated an entire clan. That title was somewhat exaggerated. Until today... it had truly been substantiated.

"I hope everything you said is true," the Divine Sea Realm cultivator said, giving Lu Ye a meaningful look.

Lu Ye noticed: "Elder, do you not believe us?"

Jin Yamei replied: "Regarding this matter, once you all return to Haotian City, the Director will make their own judgment. It's not for me to comment. I merely received the order to come and rescue you."

Lu Ye fell silent for a moment, and said nothing more. Indeed, there were too many suspicious points about today's incident, so it was no wonder the Divine Sea Realm cultivator harbored doubts.

"Since you are all unharmed, there's nothing more for me to do here. You all should clean up this place..." The Divine Sea Realm cultivator was speaking when she suddenly sensed something, looked up in a certain direction, then her brows furrowed, and her figure shot into the sky, streaking towards that direction.

Her sudden departure left Lu Ye and the others bewildered; no one knew what she had discovered. "That direction... isn't that towards Misty Cliff?" Feng Yuechan mused.

Just then, intense energy fluctuations suddenly came from that direction. Lu Ye and the others all looked up towards that side, seeing brilliant flashes of light continuously erupting in that direction against the night sky, illuminating the heavens. Two distinct auras were clashing fiercely.

"She's encountered an enemy!" Xiang Dongliu frowned. Of the two clashing there, one was clearly the Divine Sea Realm cultivator who had just rushed over; as for who the other person was, they had no way of knowing. However, judging from the two auras, one seemed noticeably weaker, and one slightly stronger. As for which was weaker and which was stronger, from such a distance, they couldn't distinguish.

Only Lu Ye, who had already developed divine sense, had a thick layer of unease that he couldn't shake off. Because he detected that the weaker aura belonged to Jin Yamei. In other words, the person clashing with Jin Yamei was far stronger than she was.

"How dare you!" a furious shout came from the direction of Misty Cliff, followed immediately by an abrupt cry of alarm. The battle ceased! From the moment Jin Yamei rushed over to engage the unknown enemy, a mere eighty breaths of time had passed!

Lu Ye's heart sank continuously; he truly couldn't understand what was happening tonight. Bizarre and strange events occurred one after another, giving him the sudden illusion of being caught in a turbulent current, and a premonition that something significant was about to happen.

A streak of light swiftly approached from Misty Cliff, carrying the majestic aura unique to a Divine Sea Realm master. After this unknown Divine Sea Realm master dealt with Jin Yamei, she actually flew towards them. Lu Ye and the others all felt their scalps tingle, instantly assuming a combat stance. Although they knew it was highly unlikely they could contend with a Divine Sea Realm master, none of them were willing to sit idly and await death.

Lu Ye even took out the Dragon Throne, but before he could activate it, the figure rushing from Misty Cliff veered around and flew over their heads. In that instant, Lu Ye strained his vision, vaguely discerning a seductive figure within the streak of light. It was a woman! As the woman flew over their heads, Lu Ye clearly saw her glance downwards, but she had no intention of stopping, simply departing.

The momentary eye contact made Lu Ye break out in a cold sweat, because in that instant, he vaguely saw a meaningful look flash in the woman's eyes.

Ten breaths later, long breaths could be heard. Everyone who had survived the ordeal had solemn expressions.

"Why... why didn't she kill us?" Chen Tianchui asked.

If that woman had decided to kill them just now, the few members of the squad would have been utterly defenseless. Even if Lu Ye donned the Dragon Throne, it wouldn't have mattered. At that point, only by activating his Golden Body Token could he barely preserve his life; as for the others, they would surely die!

"Perhaps she disdained to!" Lu Ye looked at the blade in his hand, a sense of powerlessness permeating his heart.

While it was indeed a relief to have escaped with their lives, being treated with such utter disregard prevented them from feeling happy.

"Let's go!" Lu Ye shouted, rushing towards Misty Cliff. Regardless, they had to check on the Divine Sea Realm cultivator's (Jin Yamei's) fate; after all, she had come to assist them.