Chapter 484: Chapter 266: Family Extermination

SCHLICK!

The golden saber light sliced through Song Yushao’s neck as easily as cutting tofu. His head, eyes bulging, soared into the air as his headless body fell to the ground, blood spewing like a fountain.

"Ancestor..." Song Shirong cried out, his voice hoarse, utterly devastated.

The Song Family’s Stabilizing Needle, their unyielding pillar, had collapsed—a price paid for his own arrogance.

If he hadn’t sought revenge against Xu Yang for his beloved son’s death, this tragedy would never have happened.

’The Song Family is finished!’

Song Shirong trembled uncontrollably, a wave of weakness washing over him. His body went limp, nearly collapsing, and his limbs grew ice-cold.

"Ancestor..."

"That bastard killed the Ancestor! We’ll fight him to the death!"

...

The Song Family elites who had just arrived watched with eyes nearly splitting with rage. A few impulsive members had already shot into the air, determined to fight Xu Yang to the death.

"Don’t! Run!" Song Shirong roared.

’Even the Ancestor is dead. Sending them now is just sending them to their deaths.’

Xu Yang watched the Song Family elites with a calm gaze. The image of the Blood Prison behind him faded as he slowly raised his hand and swung his saber.

BOOM!

The golden Sword Qi tore through the air, swift as lightning and utterly unstoppable.

The two Song Family disciples who had leaped into the air were sliced in half before they could land. The golden Sword Qi, like a streak of light, then fell upon the crowd of Song members below.

BANG!

The golden Sword Qi exploded, engulfing them all.

The earth rumbled and dust billowed into the air. When it finally settled, all that remained were scattered limbs and bloody torsos.

"You..." Song Shirong’s face went white. A deathly chill washed over him, and his body swayed on the verge of collapse.

"What about me?"

Xu Yang descended from the sky. With a heavy THUD, Song Yushao’s headless corpse slammed into the ground beside him, kicking up a cloud of dust and gouging a crater in the earth.

"Xu Yang, I was wrong! I shouldn’t have taken my anger over my son’s death out on you. Spare me! From now on, everyone in the Song Family, all our resources, they’re all yours to command."

Song Shirong fell to his knees without a second thought, his voice a pathetic whine.

’I can’t die. If I die, the Song Family is truly done for. It’s humiliating to submit to an enemy I have a blood feud with, but at least this way, the Song Family still has a chance to rise again.’

"You don’t think you were wrong. You just know your Song Family is finished!" Xu Yang said as he strolled forward.

’Right and wrong are irrelevant. For Martial Artists, fists are the only things that talk.’

Song Shirong shuddered and hastily added, "But there’s no benefit in killing me! If you let me live, the Song Family’s two centuries of resources can fuel your cultivation. Besides, neither I nor the Song Family pose a threat to you anymore."

Xu Yang was unmoved!

’The Purple Sun Sect has plenty of Cultivation Techniques. As for resources... now that I’m in the Celestial Essence Realm, Spirit Medicines are practically useless to me.’

’As for Spirit Medicines and the like, I can just go take them from the Song Family estate myself after I’m done killing everyone here.’

"Trying to tempt me with resources? A pity. I’m a firm believer in pulling out the roots when you cut the weeds. Go on your way. Your ancestor is waiting for you below."

Hearing this, Song Shirong spun around and fled without a moment’s hesitation.

’You think you can escape?’

Xu Yang raised his hand. A golden stream of Sword Qi shot through the air, striking Song Shirong in the back in an instant.

SCHLICK!

His body, cut in half at the waist, fell in two pieces, spilling blood and viscera.

Song Shirong’s eyes were wide open. He died the moment his body hit the ground.

Xu Yang extended his Heart Spirit, blanketing the entire Yunxi Villa. After confirming there were no survivors, he began to sweep the battlefield.

The spoils were plentiful: one Spiritual Soldier, two Half-Spirit Weapons, nearly ten thousand taels in silver banknotes, over a dozen plants like decades-old Old Ginseng, Tiger Bone Vine, and Pure Yang Grass, plus dozens more rare medicinal herbs.

He took every single useful herb, filling an entire bag. The total value was impossible for him to calculate.

After packing everything up, Xu Yang left Yunxi Villa.

...

「The Song Family Estate.」

An hour had passed since the distress call from Yunxi Villa. Song Shirong and Song Yushao still hadn’t returned, and panic was spreading through the Song Family. The last two Marrow Cleansing Great Success experts could no longer sit still.

"You should go check on Yunxi Villa," Song Yuting said.

He was second only to Song Yushao in seniority, an Ancestral Level figure in his own right who had lived for nearly a century, perpetually standing guard over the family’s Treasure Vault.

Across from him sat Song Shiqing, the family’s last Marrow Cleansing Great Success expert. Only a dozen or so years younger, he too was an expert who had spent years guarding the Treasure Vault.

Song Shiqing shook his head. "No. If even Yushao Ancestor can’t handle it, my going would be useless. We absolutely cannot separate right now; it would give our enemies an opening.

Don’t worry, with Yushao Ancestor there himself, nothing can possibly go wrong at Yunxi Villa."

’A Celestial Essence Ancestor can practically do as he pleases in the lands of the Purple Sun Sect. He’s probably just been delayed by something unexpected.’

Hearing this, Song Yuting’s brow furrowed. "We should still send someone to check. It’s not just the younger generation; even I feel uneasy."

’The Ancestor and the family head are gone, the heir is dead, and we’ve lost several other Marrow Cleansing Great Success experts. With no one to act as a pillar of support, it would be a miracle if a great family like ours didn’t fall into chaos.’

"It’s all because of that bastard Xu Yang!" Song Shiqing snorted coldly.

’If Xu Yang hadn’t caused the deaths of so many of the Song Family’s Marrow Cleansing Great Success masters, a small incident at Yunxi Villa wouldn’t be enough to throw everyone into a panic.’

’Even though we’re both here, we stepped away from managing family affairs long ago. We can’t do much to calm their fears.’

The main problem was that Ancestor Song Yushao had left and not returned. Everyone was worried something had happened to him.

"That boy must die. Even if we can’t kill him in the Purple Sun Sect, once he passes the Dragon Ascension and enters the Celestial Strategy Academy, we can have Yingjie finish him." A cold light gleamed in Song Yuting’s eyes.

’His Song Family’s son-in-law, Han Yingjie, was first among the Ten Prodigies of the previous generation of the Purple Sun Sect, and his talent was even greater than Xu Yang’s.’

"Fine, I’ll go make the arrangements," Song Shiqing said.

’In truth, he was also anxious. He too was worried something had happened to Song Yushao. Given Yushao’s temperament, if he wasn’t tied up with something, he would never stay out for so long without returning.’

Song Shiqing stood up. Just as he was about to arrange for someone to check on Yunxi Villa, a shout suddenly came from outside.

"Enemy attack! An intruder has gotten in!" The warning cry echoed throughout the Song Family estate.

"Damn it. Someone really is trying to fish in troubled waters."

Song Shiqing’s face filled with murderous intent. Forgetting all about sending someone to Yunxi Villa, he and Song Yuting rushed out of the room, Half-Spirit Weapons in hand.

"Which rat dares to act so presumptuously in my Song Family’s home!"

Song Yuting roared, his aura surging. He saw a masked figure streaking toward them from the distance like a sharp arrow, heading straight for the great doors of the Song Family Treasure Vault.

"How dare you, thief!"

Song Shiqing shouted fiercely. Tapping a foot against the ground, he shot into the sky.

CLANG...

Amidst a clear ring like a dragon’s cry, his Half-Spirit Weapon transformed into a streak of cold light as he slashed at the charging figure.

Crimson Gang Qi surged like a tide, gathering at the tip of his saber before instantly condensing into a sharp Sword Gang.

The moment he struck, the Sword Gang exploded, transforming into a storm of saber glints that swept out to envelop the approaching figure.

Song Shiqing had used his strongest Killing Move from the very start, wanting to annihilate the intruder with overwhelming force. He knew countless eyes from the outside world were watching the Song Family.

If he couldn’t kill the intruder quickly, others with malicious intent would surely appear.

"What an excellent Saber Technique!" Song Yuting exclaimed in admiration.

’Although Shiqing hasn’t comprehended Sword Intent, his Saber Technique has reached the Great Success Realm. An ordinary Marrow Cleansing Great Success Martial Artist could only dodge such an attack. As long as this intruder isn’t at the Celestial Essence level, he’ll definitely be stopped.’

BOOM!

A sound like muffled thunder, like the roar of a colossal beast, boomed out, deafeningly loud. Visible ripples spread through the empty air.

A tyrannical fist punched through the air, annihilating the entire storm of saber glints and revealing Song Shiqing’s face, contorted in utter horror.

’I didn’t even see any Gang Qi! The intruder smashed my Killing Move with just his physical body!’

’Not good!’ Song Shiqing’s pupils contracted violently. He could only watch helplessly as the tyrannical fist, wrapped in ferocious power, slammed into his body.

BANG!

CRACK!

The two sounds rang out one after another. Song Shiqing felt as if he’d been struck by a hammer of immense weight. Before he could even scream, his entire body exploded in mid-air. Severed limbs flew in all directions, and a rain of blood fell with a SPLATTER.

"What?"

In the shadows, the countless hidden observers watching the Song Family revealed expressions of utter horror.

’Song Shiqing, a Marrow Cleansing Great Success master for decades, was blown apart by a single punch! The attacker must be a Celestial Essence Strong Person! Otherwise, it’s impossible to have such a powerful physical body. You have to understand, not even the Purple Sun Sect’s number one genius, Xu Yang, could blow Song Shiqing apart so easily with one punch!’

"Grandfather!"

"First Uncle!"

"Ancestor!"

...

Heart-wrenching roars of grief and rage erupted from all corners of the Song Family estate. With their eyes nearly splitting with fury, Song Family disciples leaped into the air and charged toward the masked figure.

SHING! SHING! SHING!

For a moment, the sound of weapons being unsheathed filled the entire Song Family estate.

"Shiqing!"

Song Yuting roared. He never imagined that Song Shiqing, armed with a Half-Spirit Weapon, would be annihilated in a single exchange. The opponent’s fists were too fast, too heavy—simply unstoppable.

"Song Yushao is dead at Yunxi Villa! Let’s slaughter the Song Family and divide their treasures!"

The hoarse voice rang out, spreading far and wide.

"Song Yushao is dead?"

"How is that possible?"

"I’m afraid it’s true. If Song Yushao weren’t dead, who would dare make a move on the Song Family?"

"This disguised Celestial Essence expert is probably the one who killed Song Yushao."

"Who cares if he’s dead or not? The point is, Song Yushao isn’t here. Let’s get a piece of the action first!"

...

The other great families of Cyan Yang City were still hesitating, but the men who spent their years fighting for their lives in the Yunling Mountain Range had no such reservations.

’So what if Song Yushao is in the Celestial Essence Realm? He’s not here now. If we rob the Song Family, who’s going to find out? They’re one of the ten great families! Just grabbing a few things would be worth more than months of risking our necks in the Yunling Mountain Range.’

"Kill!"

"Fortune favors the bold! The timid starve to death!"

"There’s a Celestial Essence expert taking the lead! What are you all afraid of?"

...

Instantly, battle cries erupted all around the Song Family estate. As some people made their move, they didn’t forget to incite others to join them.

’In this kind of situation, the more people, the more chaos—and the greater the opportunity for profit.’

"Insolent! You dare stir up the crowd? Die!"

Song Yuting was filled with a mixture of shock and fury. As the last Marrow Cleansing Great Success expert of the Song Family, he shot into the sky without hesitation, unleashing a bolt of powerful Gang Qi to blast his enemies.

He could already see countless figures leaping across the rooftops, rushing toward the Song Family estate. If he showed even a hint of fear at this moment, the Song Family would be swarmed by an endless tide of vultures.

BOOM!

But just as before, the figure merely threw a punch, shattering his Sword Qi with a bare fist. The impossibly heavy fist then slammed into his chest.

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