*Crack!*
The Hu family’s front gate shattered under Feng Chen’s kick, sending splinters flying in all directions.
“Hu Li, you old dog!
Come out!”
The roar carried across the entire city, drawing widespread attention.
People stood in the distance, watching the commotion.
“Feng Chen, you go too far!”
Hu Li strode out from the inner courtyard, followed by a group of Hu family elders.
“Your life is mine!”
Feng Chen’s Great Martial Master-level martial essence exploded forth fully.
Dust kicked up around him.
His eyes bloodshot, he leaped into the air and struck at Hu Li.
*Hmph!*
Hu Li snorted, stamped his foot, and launched himself upward to meet the attack.
*Boom!*
Two fists, thickly coated with martial essence, collided with tremendous force.
The shockwave swept outward, tearing up grass and plants in the vicinity.
No sooner had Feng Chen landed than he leaped again.
“Earth-Shattering Fist!”
He roared, his raised fist blazing with martial essence as he brought it crashing down toward Hu Li’s head.
“Not good!”
Hu Li’s face paled.
He knew he was in trouble.
A Xuan-level martial skill was not something he could withstand alone.
“Stop!”
A figure shot out from the inner courtyard, carrying a sharp aura as it struck at Feng Chen’s flank.
It was Yang Chong.
He naturally wouldn’t stand by and watch Hu Li be defeated.
That wouldn’t benefit him at all.
*Hmph!*
Feng Chen didn’t stop.
He raised both fists and struck at both opponents simultaneously.
*Bang!
Bang!*
The three figures were sent flying apart by the collision.
“Good.
Very good.
Both of you are here.”
Steadying himself, Feng Chen’s face twisted as he looked at the two men before him.
Rage surged straight to his head.
“Die!”
Even knowing that these two were Great Martial Masters, Feng Chen didn’t waver.
He channeled martial essence according to the Earth-Shattering Fist technique, his power surging several notches.
Themighty force he unleashed was nearly at the mid-tier Great Martial Master level!
The two sides clashed, and casualties quickly mounted.
The Feng family disciples were all locked in bitter struggle, but they persevered.
They couldn’t abandon Feng Chen.
The crowd of onlookers grew larger.
Watching the melee inside, both looked confused.
*Boom!*
Another exchange sent Feng Chen flying backward under the combined assault.
He crashed into a wall, his face instantly turning pale.
Even with a Xuan-level martial skill, he still couldn’t defeat two opponents.
A Yellow-grade essence art simply couldn’t properly support a Xuan-level martial skill.
The longer the fight dragged on, the more he was reduced to purely defensive.
Then he saw the state of the Feng family disciples.
His heart clenched.
Regret began to surface.
The moment he heard Feng Hao had been driven into the Beast Mountain Range, he had lost all composure.
Acting on blind impulse had led to this predicament.
“Stop!”
Ouyang Peng stepped forward and spoke.
He couldn’t let Feng Chen be killed.
This man was the only person that mysterious sir had shown any closeness to.
Ouyang Peng was certain that sir must have some connection to the Feng family.
With his intervention, both sides gradually ceased fighting.
“Manager Ouyang.”
Hu Li and Yang Chong both clasped their hands respectfully.
They dared not show any disrespect to Ouyang Peng.
They knew all too well what kind of force the Yage Auction House represented.
Even the Yulan City branch alone was stronger than the four great families combined.
They simply couldn’t be bothered to compete.
“Manager Ouyang.”
Feng Lie wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and walked over as well.
His voice was weak — he had clearly suffered significant injuries.
“What is all this about?”
Ouyang Peng frowned.
This shouldn’t be happening.
Knowing that the Hu and Yang families had formed an alliance, why would the Feng family launch a full-scale assault on the Hu residence?
Were they asking for death?
“These two sent someone to assassinate one of our juniors.
They drove him into the mid-periphery of the Beast Mountain Range, and his whereabouts are unknown.
My brother Chen came to demand justice.”
Feng Lie’s face darkened as he spoke.
A Martial Apprentice boy, driven into the mid-periphery of the Beast Mountain Range — his chances of survival were practically zero.
“A junior?”
Ouyang Peng glanced at Feng Chen.
“Could it be him.”
He thought back to the figure on the arena two days ago — the boy who had just cleared his name.
His heart stirred.
He had always felt there was some connection between that cloaked figure and this boy.
Their auras seemed somewhat similar.
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His heart trembled as he recalled the cloaked figure handing the manuals to Feng Chen.
With so many people present, why had he chosen Feng Chen — the former patriarch who had just been deposed — out of everyone?
There was only one possibility.
The cloaked figure knew someone close to Feng Chen, and the relationship was good.
Perhaps even master and disciple.
“He was driven into the Beast Mountain Range?”
Ouyang Peng was stunned.
If that were the case, why hadn’t the cloaked figure shown himself?
Countless questions swirled in his mind, but he had to deal with the matter at hand.
Regardless of the cloaked figure’s motives, he had to protect Feng Chen.
“This ends here.”
He cast a meaningful glance at Feng Chen, then turned to Hu Li and Yang Chong.
“Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
The Feng family is not a force you can touch.”
His implication was clear — the cloaked figure was someone they couldn’t afford to provoke.
Yage Auction House’s policyin principle forbade intervening in local disputes.
But Ouyang Peng stepped in anyway, all to win the favor of that Xuan-level medicine refiner.
The Feng family withdrew.
The Hu and Yang families didn’t stop them.
Regardless, their goal had been achieved.
The threat had been eliminated.
Six Feng family disciples had died in the melee.
Over a hundred had suffered varying degrees of injury.
On the way back, Feng Chen kept his head down, his eyes flickering.
“That’s right.
Hao’er has that expert protecting him.
How could anything happen?
This was probably just meant as a training experience.”
It wasn’t until Ouyang Peng appeared that he remembered the cloaked figure.
Someone who casually gave away Xuan-level martial skills was definitely no ordinary person.
And Feng Hao had let slip that there was a connection between them.
With that kind of expert watching over him, Feng Hao could hardly be in danger.
Having worked through it, Feng Chen let out a slow breath.
He looked up and saw the state of his people.
His face twitched.
The guilt weighed heavily on him.
All because of his rashness.
If Ouyang Peng hadn’t stepped in, he dared not imagine what would have happened.
“The Hu family.
The Yang family.
No matter what, I will destroy you.”
His fists clenched tightly.
His pupils slowly filled with red.
Yet another incident revolving around that boy.
The people of Yulan City buzzed with discussion.
Having been driven into the mid-periphery of the Beast Mountain Range, did the boy still have any chance of survival?
If he survived even that, then the Hu and Yang families would surely be uprooted by that boy.
[END OF CHAPTER 19]