Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 153: Silently, the Sun Family was wiped out in one fell swoop!
At the Sun Family residence, the blind alchemist was asked to remove his cloak. After he refused, someone suddenly lunged forward and tore it off.
The blind man’s face twisted. "Did you invite me here just to insult me?!"
With that, he turned to leave. "I may be blind, but my alchemy skills remain! I will engrave this humiliation from the Sun Family into my very heart!"
His words were filled with fury and rage.
Sun Lianying immediately rushed forward with a smile. "Senior, please calm down! The servant was ignorant, please don’t take it to heart. Hurry up and apologize to the Senior!"
The man who had acted started to speak, but Sun Lianying violently shoved him to the ground. "An apology requires sincerity! Kowtow!"
The man did just that, banging his head on the floor with three loud THUDS. His forehead was instantly bloodied.
Sun Lianying smiled and said, "Senior, as you can see, we are quite sincere."
"I’m blind. I can’t see," the alchemist replied.
His words made Sun Lianying’s smile freeze on his face.
The kneeling man bellowed in a sudden rage, "You old fool, don’t push us too far!" Were his kowtows for nothing?!
Sun Lianying’s expression changed dramatically.
The blind alchemist flicked his finger. A speck of blue light shot into the man’s mouth. In an instant, his head vanished.
"Strange Fire!" someone exclaimed in shock.
"I am a Spirit Pill Master. Is it so unreasonable for me to possess a Strange Fire?"
Snapping out of his shock, Sun Lianying quickly forced a smile. "Not at all, not at all!"
He knew very well what a Spirit Pill Master who commanded a Strange Fire represented. The Sun Family was about to rise!
"Quick, clear out a rear courtyard for the Master to reside in! And select ten sensible servant girls to attend to him..." Sun Lianying began rattling off a series of orders.
The blind alchemist cut him off. "There’s no need. My hands are itching to practice alchemy. Do you have a top-quality Pill Furnace? Also, prepare two clever Alchemical Children for me. And I need Spirit-Enriching Grass, Withertwine..."
"Master, a word in private?" Sun Lianying hastily interrupted. The ingredients required by a Spirit Pill Master who wields a Strange Fire must not be known to outsiders!
「Two hours later.」
Inside the alchemy room in the Sun Family’s rear courtyard, Sun Lianying trembled as he stared at the Elixir in his hand.
From preparing the ingredients to completing the refinement, it had only taken two hours. The blind alchemist’s skill was even greater than he had imagined! Given his astonishment, the reactions of the other direct lineage members were easy to imagine. The room was already filled with a rising tide of flattery.
"I haven’t refined anything in a long time. It seems my skills haven’t regressed. This Pill Furnace is quite good. It’s time I refined the Elixir I have longed to create!"
As the blind alchemist spoke, Sun Lianying quickly gave his men a pointed look. Understanding his cue, they moved at once to clear the area. Soon, only the core members of the family remained inside and outside the alchemy room.
The blind man’s gaze swept over them. Perhaps it was just an illusion, but everyone felt a prickling sensation on their backs.
"Master, rest assured, everyone here is one of our own! Not a single word will be leaked!" Sun Lianying said, assuming the man had reservations.
The others nodded eagerly in agreement, all of them looking at the alchemist with fervent anticipation.
The Elixir from that simple warm-up was already so astounding; the Elixir he truly longed to create was bound to be heaven-defying! They were about to witness a miracle! The thought alone was thrilling!
The blind alchemist asked, "Are you certain you are sincere?"
"Of course! The heavens are my witness, and the sun and moon can attest!" Sun Lianying swore without a second thought, raising three fingers. The others hurriedly followed suit.
"I have traveled far and wide. Other families have tried to recruit me, but sadly, none were as devout as you. Come closer. Stand around the Pill Furnace, and I will tell you about this Pill of mine!"
Suspecting nothing, the crowd moved quickly, forming three tight circles around the Pill Furnace. They held their breath, concentrating, afraid to miss a single detail.
"I don’t hear any young voices... I wish to pass down my legacy," the blind man said suddenly, just before making his move.
Sun Lianying was stunned for a moment before becoming overjoyed. "My grandson, Sun Qin, is exceptionally talented and is the undisputed choice! Unfortunately, with the Ten Clans Grand Competition approaching, his parents took him to a secret ground to cultivate. Master can assess him when he returns."
The blind man sighed. "What a pity." Then he asked, "What about the other members of the direct lineage?"
"They are all here!" Sun Lianying replied.
A smirk curled the blind man’s lips. "Excellent."
Sun Lianying’s heart skipped a beat as a terrible premonition struck him.
At that exact moment—BOOM!
A five-colored brilliance erupted from the blind man’s body. Some of the onlookers’ eyes lit up with wonder.
The next instant, the resplendent colors swallowed everyone.
There were no screams.
Except for the blind man, everyone else was turned to ash. Many died with looks of awe and fascination still etched on their faces.
The Vermilion Bird Divine Vein, Southern Bright Flame!
As Ning Xuan’s strength had increased, his Southern Bright Flame had evolved from purple into the Five-Colored Cloud Flame. Against such a Strange Fire, the unprepared King Realm Martial Artists were like dry tinder. The moment the flames touched them, they were incinerated.
Of course, the blind man wasn’t blind. He was Ning Xuan.
His control over the Strange Fire was precise down to the millimeter. Aside from the Martial Artists, nothing else was even scorched.
Therefore, when Ning Xuan proceeded to the Secret Vault, emptied it, and left the Sun Family residence with a plausible excuse, no one noticed anything was wrong.
It wasn’t until two hours later, when someone finally worked up the courage to push open the alchemy room door and saw the piles of ash on the floor, that the horrifying truth dawned on them. Instantly, the entire Sun Family was in an uproar.
Although the Sun Family still stood, its entire direct lineage—save for Sun Qin and his father—had been wiped out. The incident was too massive to conceal. Soon, the news reached all the curious onlookers who had gathered in the city.
They were all dumbstruck, and then chaos erupted.
"Damn, damn, DAMN! Is this guy trying to defy the heavens?! He wiped out the Sun Family without a sound!"
"How did he even do it?!"
"The Sun Family’s experts, including the patriarch Sun Lianying, all turned to ash... This is fucking..."
Everyone’s scalp tingled with an indescribable horror. This was simply too terrifying.
"Forget the Wu Family; even the Jun Family must be starting to panic now!"
"He really slaughtered two clans in such a short time! He used some clever schemes, but who could even imagine such methods?!"
"So, which family do you think he’ll target next?"
"I don’t care which family, I’m more curious about what kind of method he’ll use next!"
With flickering gazes, the crowd began to speculate. Soon, some of them started to leave the city, hoping to be the first to witness the next miracle.
「Meanwhile.」
At the agreed location, Sun Zhu had been waiting for Ning Xuan, pacing restlessly and hopping up and down with anxiety. After hearing about the method Ning Xuan had just used, he was completely dumbfounded and needed a moment to recover.
"Let’s go!" Ning Xuan called out from a distance.
Sun Zhu ran over, his eyes filled with hope. "Brother, which family are we going to next? And how do you plan to do it this time? Please don’t leave me behind!"
By the end, Sun Zhu’s face was a mask of pure entreaty.
