Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 152: It was fine when I left, now the house is gone!

Chapter 152: Chapter 152: It was fine when I left, now the house is gone!

The bird that had just delivered the message was telling them it was time to retreat.

However, after rounding the corner, Sun Zhu became furious. "I brought them back from the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, but I can’t take them home. I will have vengeance for this!"

Ning Xuan didn’t stop him. After a moment of thought, he asked, "Where are the Fiery Eagles?"

Sun Zhu pointed to the sky.

A moment later, several Fiery Eagles, each about the size of a Blood-Winged Bird, appeared in the skies above the Kong Family ancestral land and immediately dove down in unison.

Below, someone looked up, puzzled. "Huh? Since when did our family have so many Blood-Winged Birds?"

Someone else joked, "Perhaps the wild Blood-Winged Birds saw the light and decided to join our family."

"HOLY SHIT! Those aren’t Blood-Winged Birds! They’re Fiery Eagles!"

"There are people on their backs!"

In an instant, the area erupted into chaos. Some prepared to make a move, but they never saw what was coming. Amidst a piercing whistle, dozens of Fiery Eagles spewed flames in unison. The entire Kong Family ancestral land was instantly swallowed by a roaring inferno.

A King Realm Martial Artist snorted coldly, about to intervene. But suddenly, purple flames appeared within the crimson blaze. Dozens of King Realm Martial Artists were annihilated, body and soul, before they could even scream. That was the Southern Vermilion’s Searing Fire, which Ning Xuan had summoned by channeling his Vermilion Bird Divine Vein.

"Hahaha, how exhilarating!"

Sun Zhu had been prepared for a major battle, but this was the result. After a moment of shock, his wild laughter echoed throughout Four Seasons City. Then, the two of them departed with the Fiery Eagles.

The Kong Family Martial Artists who had been lying in ambush at the four gates heard the commotion. Their expressions changed drastically as they rushed back to the ancestral land. When they arrived, they were met with the sight of flames reaching for the sky. Several of them tried to control the fire, but the buildings within, already weakened, collapsed the moment they acted.

The group of several dozen people could only stare blankly at the scene before them, unable to process it for a long time. Everything was fine when they left. Now, their home was gone.

"AHHH! Ning Xuan, the Kong Family will never rest until you are dead!"

"I swear on my life, I will have vengeance for this!"

An unknown time later, furious roars shook the heavens. Like a hurricane, news that the Kong Family’s ancestral land had been destroyed swept through Cloud Summit Heavenly Palace, leaving countless people dumbstruck.

"Did you hear? The Kong Family’s ancestral land was burned to a crisp!"

"Damn, Ning Xuan really did it?! He wiped out a family? And one of the Ten Great Families at that!"

"It’s just their ancestral land. The Kong Family itself still exists! To prepare for the Ten Clans Competition, the Kong Family’s Qilin Heirs were escorted by their top experts to a secret domain to train!"

"Their ancestral land is gone, how can you say the Kong Family still exists?! This is the ultimate humiliation! If it were me, I’d just smash my head against a wall and die!"

After a moment of silence, someone asked, "Does nobody know how he did it?"

Soon, someone gave a detailed recounting of what had happened, and another person immediately scoffed in disdain.

"Pah! I thought he could actually overpower a family with sheer force. Turns out it was just this?"

"A despicable villain!"

Some, however, were much more clear-headed. "He’s only in the Human Realm and had just one accomplice. To be able to burn down the Kong Family’s ancestral land and escape unscathed is already incredible."

"This boy isn’t just incredibly strong; he’s also sharp-witted! If he’s allowed to mature, his future accomplishments will be limitless!"

"Right, he said he was going to wipe out the four great families. He’s already paid the Kong Family a visit, so who’s next?"

At these words, everyone turned to look in the same direction. Then, people began to move. They wanted to see how Ning Xuan would annihilate the next family.

「Meanwhile, in the Sun Family’s council hall.」

Everyone who was able to attend had gathered, each of them wearing a solemn expression. When they first heard the news, they had dismissed it as a joke. There were countless families in Cloud Summit Heavenly Palace. To be ranked among the Ten Great Families, even at the bottom, meant they couldn’t be destroyed by just two people. But the latest report had made their jaws drop.

"That mongrel’s next target will definitely be us," said Sun Lianying, the gray-haired matriarch of the Sun Family, from her seat of honor. "What do you all think we should do?"

"We absolutely cannot repeat the Kong Family’s mistakes!"

"Right, we’ll respond to his schemes by remaining steadfast!"

"And over the next few days, we must strictly vet everyone entering and leaving. At the same time, we’ll bolster our defenses to ensure not even a fly can get in!"

With the Kong Family serving as a cautionary tale, the Sun Family members were surprisingly unanimous. As long as they gave their enemy no openings, he would have no opportunities. Soon, the residents of the city where the Sun Family was located discovered that even glancing in the direction of the Sun Family estate would get them interrogated. This led to numerous conflicts, as troublemaking Martial Artists were flocking from all directions, enjoying the spectacle of loitering near the Sun Family’s grounds. There were casualties on both sides.

"Come and see, come and see! Top-quality bruise ointments and Miraculous Elixirs that can boost your Cultivation! Everything sold cheap!"

On this day, a blind man who had always sold his wares in silence suddenly called out. Passersby merely gave him a couple of curious glances.

His neighboring stall owner was surprised. "Well, I’ll be. Blind Chen, so you can talk after all—AH!" In a moment of carelessness, the stall owner brushed his hand against a hot steamer, and a large blister immediately formed on his skin.

"What a coincidence!" a voice called out from across the street. A Martial Artist, clutching his chest, had just walked out of a pharmacy, and his eyes lit up. "You’re Blind Chen, right? Let me test one of your miraculous elixirs. If it’s effective, I’ll buy your entire stock!"

Without wasting time, Blind Chen handed an item to the burned stall owner. "This is Elemental Jade Marrow. It has wondrous effects. Try it."

The stall owner took it without hesitation and applied it. The burn healed almost instantly!

The Martial Artist was overjoyed. "This stuff is incredible! How much do you have? I’ll take it all!" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"My Instant Element Pill is enough for your injury," Blind Chen said, turning to the Martial Artist. "One Heavenly Crystal. Thank you for your patronage."

The Martial Artist paid without a second thought. After consuming the pill, he felt his own injury healing at an astonishing rate.

"How many more do you have?! I’ll buy them all!"

The blind man shook his head. "I’m out. But if you truly need more, I can perform alchemy for you if you provide the ingredients."

The Martial Artist was stunned. "You’re a Spirit Pill Master?"

The blind man nodded.

"Please, right this way!" The Martial Artist immediately escorted him into the pharmacy across the street.

"A Spirit... Spirit Pill Master..." the shopkeeper stammered, feeling incredibly fortunate that he had never tried to drive the blind man away.

The ingredients for Refining Instant Element Pills were not particularly rare, and the pharmacy had them in stock. While the blind man was busy with alchemy in the backyard, two King Realm Martial Artists from the Sun Family appeared.

"I’ve seen this blind man before."

"His aura checks out. He was at the Second Layer Heavens of the Heavenly Realm before, and he still is."

After a careful observation, they dismissed him as a suspect. But when they saw the blind man’s skillful alchemy and noted the remarkable quality and efficacy of the pills he produced, an idea sparked in their minds.

One of them immediately stepped forward. "Blind man, wandering around like this every day isn’t a proper life. Why don’t you come with us to the Sun Family?"