Serpent Ancestor

At this moment, Xu Hei held a wooden sword in his hand, or rather, a mere tree branch he had picked from a random tree on the street.

With just this branch, he severed the opponent’s arm!

”Who are you! How dare you harm someone from the Gu Family! Guards!” Steward Liu shouted in anger and alarm.

”Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...”

In an instant, a large group of fully armed figures rushed out into the courtyard, wielding broadswords, long halberds, and short weapons—all of them were guards of the Gu Family.

Their cultivation level was at least at the late Core Formation stage.

To become a guard for the Gu Family, one needed a certain level of strength and connections. It was a coveted position! Even the three elders of the Qingshan Sect were only at the late Core Formation stage.

”Kill this scoundrel!” Steward Liu pointed at Xu Hei.

”Kill!”

The guards charged forward, their weapons gleaming with cold light, swords and blades aimed at Xu Hei, or they used talismans to attack from a distance.For a moment, colorful spiritual power waves swept in all directions, causing a commotion and attracting many onlookers.

”Look, the Gu Family is fighting someone!”

”Where did this rogue cultivator come from, daring to provoke the Gu Family? He must have a death wish!”

”Haha, this is going to be interesting!”

Earlier, when the Qingshan Sect was being beaten one-sidedly, someone had noticed the situation here, but no one dared to watch, fearing the Gu Family’s wrath.

Now, seeing someone dare to challenge them, the crowd’s interest was piqued.

Such a spectacle was rare!

Before long, the first wave of attacks arrived, and the guards closed in, their swords and blades about to reach Xu Hei’s face.

At this moment, Hei Huang bent down, his paw on his waist, assuming a stance as if about to draw a sword.

The next second—

”Swish!”

A dazzling light streaked across the sky, the sword light unsheathed as Hei Huang executed his signature sword technique, Draw Slash!

Wearing a bamboo hat and a black cloak, the sword light flickered in his hand, stirring up an autumn breeze.

”Clatter...”

All the Gu Family guards froze, and then, one by one, their heads flew into the air, blood gushing, bodies collapsing to the ground.

With just one move, all the guards were beheaded, their heads rolling on the ground.

At this moment, the entire scene fell into dead silence.

The once noisy street suddenly quieted down.

The people of the Qingshan Sect widened their eyes, shocked into silence by the scene before them, feeling both the thrill of seeing the Gu Family being slaughtered and a deep sense of worry and fear.

The Gu Family was a cultivation family in Tiandou City, monopolizing the artifact refining industry, with a Divine Transformation cultivator overseeing it. Causing trouble at the Gu Family’s doorstep was courting death!

Even if they hated the Gu Family, they wouldn’t dare to cause trouble, let alone kill someone from the Gu Family!

”It’s over, it’s over!”

The cultivators of the Qingshan Sect felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over them, instantly sobering them up. The anger and hatred from before vanished without a trace.

All that was left was fear and anxiety.

Gu Qianqian, Yun Ling, and Xu Yanran’s faces turned pale, as if facing the harshest judgment.

Earlier, they had greeted Xu Hei and Hei Huang, and now they might be implicated as accomplices. Were these two outsiders really that bold?

”Good, good! This is rebellion, rebellion against the heavens!”

Steward Liu was stunned for several breaths before coming to his senses. Looking at the blood and corpses on the ground, his chest heaved with anger.

He never expected the situation to escalate so severely, nor did he expect the seemingly ordinary cloaked cultivator to be so powerful.

A group of commoners dared to kill at the Gu Family’s doorstep, defying authority, an unforgivable crime!

He immediately took out a communication talisman and sent a message to Deacon Ma.

Xu Hei, seeing this, did not stop him, but calmly said, ”I give you ten breaths to summon the strongest cultivator the Gu Family can muster to speak with me face to face!”

Steward Liu was taken aback, but before he could speak, a cold snort came from afar.

”Hmph! Such arrogance, thinking you can meet the Gu Family Ancestor. Do you think you have that qualification?”

At this moment, a horse-faced cultivator in a blue robe flew out from the Gu Family’s inner courtyard, walking through the air and arriving in an instant.

It was Deacon Ma of the Elemental Infant stage!

Behind Deacon Ma were five flying swords of different attributes. As a member of an artifact refining family, the magical treasures he possessed were top-notch in Tiandou City, rarely matched by others of the same realm.

”Boy, I don’t care who you are, for killing my Gu Family’s guards, you should...”

Deacon Ma pointed forward, starting to speak, when suddenly a sword light struck.

”Slash!”

Before anyone could react, one of Deacon Ma’s arms flew off, blood spraying, his expression shocked, words cut off.

No one could see how Xu Hei had attacked!

He hadn’t even moved from his spot, yet Deacon Ma’s arm was severed.

Now, the onlookers were in an uproar, their expressions fearful, retreating backward. This was no longer a spectacle to watch; it might really alarm the Gu Family’s higher-ups, prompting a Divine Transformation stage cultivator to intervene.

Deacon Ma’s face turned pale, his heart filled with terror. As the person involved, he understood the intricacies of that move just now.

He didn’t even have time to wield his Five Elemental Flying Swords before his arm was severed. If the opponent wanted to kill him, it would be just a thought away.

”This is the strongest you called?”

Xu Hei stared at Steward Liu, his voice icy as frost, taking a step forward.

Under Steward Liu’s terrified gaze, Xu Hei uttered a single word.

”Die!”

As the word fell, a flash of sword light.

Steward Liu’s head separated from his body, falling to the ground dead.

Immediately, Xu Hei looked at the terrified Deacon Ma and said, ”I’ll give you one chance to call out the strongest from the Gu Family! If it’s not the strongest, your fate will be the same as his!”

Deacon Ma was so frightened his soul almost left him, and he immediately wanted to turn and leave.

But as soon as he turned his head slightly, he saw a cold light slicing at his leg.

”Ah!!!”

Deacon Ma’s leg was severed at the root, and he fell to the ground, wailing miserably.

”My patience is limited,” Xu Hei said coldly.

Deacon Ma was already incoherent with fear. Having been in a high position, he had never experienced such terror, especially at the Gu Family’s doorstep.

Immediately, he took out several communication talismans, sending messages to all his connections.

Not only Deacon Ma.

Among the distant onlookers, there were also some intelligence personnel from various clans, who quickly reported the situation at the Gu Family’s gate to their clan leaders.

It wasn’t long before three figures approached from afar, one of them walking through the air a hundred meters high. Only a Divine Transformation cultivator could ignore Tiandou City’s hundred-meter flight restriction!