Not only was Vivian the most talented member of the Nuo Weiya Family, but like Brad, she had also reached the rank of Blood Clan Duke at a remarkably young age. More importantly, her background was immense. Her grandmother was one of the family's two great matriarchs—a legendary Blood Clan Prince—who doted on her endlessly. This upbringing fostered an extreme arrogance in Vivian, making her act as if everyone was obligated to obey her. She was used to being high and mighty.

Now, Chen Fei had just killed one of her followers in front of a crowd—an S+ Peak Superpower User who held a significant position by her side. How could she not be furious? Thus, she attacked without restraint, completely convinced that this Chen Fei, this Young Master Chen, wouldn't dare to lay a hand on her.

After all, her grandmother was the legendary Blood Clan Prince! Who would dare disrespect her? Who would dare touch Vivian?

But such a foolish notion could only exist inside her own idiotic head. At this point, no one else was that naive.

Grand Duke Melissa's urgent cry came from another part of the battlefield, her voice tinged with panic. "Miss Vivian, stop!" She, of course, couldn't afford to be as naive as Vivian. Given the man's bizarre and astonishing power—perhaps even greater than her own—how could she dare to act so recklessly? Wasn't that just courting death?

"Go to hell!"

ROAR!

But Vivian clearly hadn't heard her. As she shouted, the ring she threw from her hand transformed into a monster that looked like a sandworm magnified countless times over. It was ferocious and utterly hideous. Its alternating rows of menacing teeth dripped with disgusting, corrosive saliva that sizzled as it lunged at Chen Fei to swallow him whole.

"I really think you're courting death," he said, his face instantly turning as cold as eternal ice, his voice chilled to the extreme.

There was no helping it; the thing was just too disgusting. It had thoroughly soured his mood.

"Hua Lian!"

As he spoke, a terrifying scene unfolded before the onlookers' widened eyes. The ground beneath his feet bloomed like a giant lotus of crimson flame. Petals formed entirely from scorching Sanyang True Fire scattered in every direction, completely engulfing the hideous, worm-like monster. A moment later, a terrifying heatwave erupted from the lotus's center with a muffled boom, and the entire thing exploded!

BOOM!

RUMBLE…

A small mushroom cloud, like a missile strike, rose into the air. A terrifying shockwave radiated outward, evaporating the very air it touched and leaving behind a trail of melted ground.

SPLAT!

Even the distant spectators who had instinctively tried to retreat were hit. Though it was only the aftershock, it sent most of them spitting blood and stumbling back several meters. Some were slammed against the massive rocks behind them, their bodies cracking on impact. The area was instantly thrown into chaos.

It was obvious that Chen Fei, Young Master Chen, had held almost nothing back, utterly disgusted by the creature. The display of power made everyone's pupils constrict, unable to believe what they were seeing.

"It's… it's shattered? The Worm's Secret Ring… the Holy Artifact… it was destroyed!?" someone suddenly exclaimed, their face a mask of horror.

What!?

A wave of shock and terror passed through the crowd. All eyes snapped to the area where the Hua Lian had bloomed. The place was a ruin. The ground smoldered with residual heat, glowing with a heart-pounding light. Most importantly, at the very center of the devastation, a fractured black object lay silently. As they focused on it, their pupils contracted, and a collective, sharp intake of breath echoed through the silence. It was the Nuo Weiya Family's Holy Artifact: the Worm's Secret Ring!

"No… No way. A Holy Artifact was actually destroyed." Many felt their lips trembling.

Outside the Ashford family's underground castle, a faint heat still hung in the air. The onlookers stood with wide eyes, struck silent, as if shrouded by an invisible dread.

That was a Holy Artifact! Even if it was one of the most common ones, it was still considered a top-tier weapon of war among the great powers and ancient families of Europe, and indeed the entire Western Dark World. Weaker factions, like the Crimson Fang or the lesser of the Eleven Major Mafia Families of the European Dark World, didn't even possess such a treasure. And now… it had been obliterated in a single move right before their eyes.

The annals of the European Dark World did contain records of Holy Artifacts being destroyed. But for one to be shattered so easily, so casually—like a child's toy—in a single strike? It was simply beyond belief. They all wondered if they were dreaming.

GULP.

The distant onlookers swallowed hard, a sentiment shared by Bread, Grand Duke Melissa, and even Grand Duke Rexham. Their faces were all incredibly grim. No matter how foolish they were, they understood now.

They had truly picked a fight with the wrong person. No wonder the Brad Family valued him so highly, even willing to offend the powerful Bread and Vivian simultaneously…

"You… you… you dare destroy a Holy Artifact of the Nuo Weiya Family! I'll kill you!" Finally, a shrill, distorted scream of pure rage broke the stunned silence as Vivian shrieked hysterically at Chen Fei. Clearly, even she hadn't imagined he could destroy her Holy Artifact. For the Nuo Weiya Family, the loss of a Holy Artifact was a catastrophic blow. The mere thought of it was enough to drive her insane.

"You… you… Our Nuo Weiya Family will never let you go! We will kill you, we will!" Vivian had learned her lesson this time and didn't attack directly. Instead, she pointed a trembling finger at Chen Fei, her voice laced with venom. Her once-pretty face was now twisted into an ugly grimace of fury, her eyes blazing with raw killing intent.

"Then why don't I kill you first?" Seeing Vivian was still so cluelessly courting death, Chen Fei, Young Master Chen, finally lost his patience. His expression darkened, a cold light flickered in his eyes, and he raised his hand. "Flame Finger!"

He had no sympathy for such a clueless, reckless fool.

"You dare to touch me? Do you know who I am? Do you want to die?" When Vivian saw Chen Fei attack her directly, a dreadful dot of crimson flame locking onto her, her expression changed dramatically, and she scrambled backward in retreat. She was still living in her own fantasy, believing that Chen Fei wouldn't dare to harm her.

"Could you tell me why I wouldn't dare?" As Chen Fei's Flame Finger shot out, the corners of his mouth curled into a cold sneer. A terrifyingly violent, scorching energy erupted like a volcano. A pillar of light containing an irresistible, destructive force shot out, streaking toward Vivian like a bolt of lightning.

"STOP!"

But at that moment, a hoarse, crone-like voice rolled out from the Ashford family's ancient castle behind them. It sounded like a spine-chilling ghost in the night, both urgent and cold. Then, a terrifying, bloody aura surged over them like a tidal wave as two figures darted out from the castle at incredible speed.

"Grandmother, save… save me!" Hearing the hoarse voice, Vivian cried out as if she'd seen her savior, her face turning deathly pale. This caused everyone else's expression to change dramatically. Grandmother? Could that be…!?

"Granny Doya, Nemosin." Elder Vance, who was in a standoff with Grand Duke Rexham, murmured the names, his own expression changing as he saw the two approaching figures.

The newcomers were indeed one of the two titans of the Nuo Weiya Family, the legendary Prince, Granny Doya, and her companion, Vance's old nemesis from the Ashford Family: the Black Dragon Nemosin.

Yet, Chen Fei, Young Master Chen, completely ignored the Blood Clan Prince's command. His face remained impassive as he continued to unleash his Flame Finger, intent on killing.

"I told you to stop!" Granny Doya seemed truly enraged. Her voice thundered from a short distance away. Instantly, an incredibly oppressive and terrifying bloody aura coalesced in a twenty-meter radius around her. In the next moment, a five-clawed manifestation of blood-red energy tore through the air, slashing toward Chen Fei's back from over twenty meters away.

The sight made the hearts of the onlookers pound, their pupils constricting in fear. This was the power of a legendary Blood Clan Prince! Once angered, she was terrifying. They suspected that single claw strike could instantly kill a Blood Clan Grand Duke!

"Easterner, aren't you getting a little too arrogant?"

ROAR!

Not only that, but the Black Dragon Nemosin, who had only a few straw-like hairs on his head, also made his move, his voice cold and dripping with killing intent. His Black Dragon Blood surged within him, erupting with a stunning power that pulsed palpably in the air around him. One of his arms transformed into a Black Dragon's Hand, covered in overlapping black scales. It radiated a bizarre, yet extremely heavy and domineering power as it clawed at Chen Fei's back, right where his heart was. He was clearly aiming to kill

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