Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

But suddenly, Chi Ting stopped again.

He grinned and looked back at the young men and women of the Shen Family, slapping his forehead. ”Why should I do this myself? A few of you, come out and carry on with my last order.”

The order, of course, was the same as before: make Lu Chao suffer the same miserable fate as Chang Yuan.

But the moment he finished speaking, a young man from the Saint Bone Shen Family rushed out, shouting frantically, ”Lord Chi Ting! You could have easily taken care of Lu Chao, so why did you have to send our elders to their deaths first?”

If Chi Ting had just acted, their Elders, parents, and uncles wouldn’t have had to die.

Hearing this, Chi Ting blinked, then flicked his finger... PFFT!

A bee-like needle condensed from True Qi shot from his fingertip, instantly piercing the center of the Shen Family youth’s brow.

The young man’s eyes flew wide...

He collapsed on the spot. After a few violent twitches, he stopped breathing.

Instantly, all the young Shen Family members were stunned. One by one, they collapsed to the ground with a THUD, their teeth chattering uncontrollably.

Chi Ting shrugged, a strange expression on his face...

”Questioning me?”

”Who gave you the courage? Did you really think our Young City Lord gives a damn about you? You’re just a useless family of rejects, abandoned in the Azure Flame Domain.”

At Chi Ting’s words, all the young men and women of the Shen Family trembled, too afraid to respond.

Chi Ting continued, ”Two hundred years ago, your ancestors were dumped in the Azure Flame Domain. The truth is, they could have been brought back. The Green Bone Palace’s seal wasn’t that strict. We just couldn’t be bothered to let you return.”

”You were just left here to observe the changes in the Azure Flame Sect, a minor arrangement for Red Sword City.”

”Your lives are as insignificant as those of pigs and dogs. Utterly irrelevant.”

”Useless families like yours are a dime a dozen in Red Sword City. The Young City Lord only showed you some courtesy out of pity for the two hundred years you’ve been trapped here. You may have no merits, but you’ve certainly suffered.”

”So many of you ganged up on a single True Fate Realm cultivator and you all died. Who can you blame for that?”

After saying this with cold indifference, Chi Ting waved his hand again. ”Now hurry up and follow my orders. Make the so-called number one genius of the Azure Flame Domain scream his lungs out, and then capture his exceptional woman... Go!”

Finally, the young members of the Saint Bone Shen Family shakily got to their feet. They didn’t dare to ask another question.

Step by step, they walked toward Lu Chao...

Of course, a large group also headed for Cheng Yunsu, who stood there quietly.

A few of them reached Lu Chao. One of the Shen Family women, her face twisted in a snarl, said, ”Lu Chao, I’m going to cut your tendons! I’ll make you... wish you were dead!”

At this moment, Lu Chao was still suppressed by Chi Ting’s Destiny Bone, unable to move, like a helpless cripple.

Thus, these young men and women of the Saint Bone Shen Family could do as they pleased with him.

The Shen Family woman drew her sword as she spoke, then shrieked, ”This is all your fault! Now scream for me!”

With that, her sword plunged downward, aiming for Lu Chao’s Achilles tendon...

Suddenly... DING.

The once-motionless Lu Chao unnervingly extended two fingers, instantly catching the woman’s sword. With a sharp SNAP, he broke the blade, then reversed his grip on the broken piece and tapped it forward.

He tapped it against the center of her brow.

The series of movements was as smooth as flowing water, dazzling to behold.

The woman’s twisted expression froze. The other Shen Family youths beside her also stared wide-eyed. At the same time, all the young men and women who were about to attack Cheng Yunsu stopped in their tracks, looking at Lu Chao in disbelief.

”Huh...?”

The ever-composed Chi Ting let out a soft sound of surprise. ”You actually broke my Destiny Bone’s suppression?” he asked, puzzled.

Lu Chao lifted his gaze and looked calmly at Chi Ting...

”You really are spouting nonsense, thinking you can fool the Azure Flame Domain just because we haven’t had contact with the outside world for two hundred years.”

”Reality isn’t as cruel as you made it out to be. Did you really think I’d be fooled?”

As his voice fell... VMMMM!

Lu Chao, who had seemed frozen in place, erupted with True Qi, violently blasting away the ripples from Chi Ting’s Destiny Bone.

The surging True Qi of the True Fate Eighth Layer once again flowed through Lu Chao’s body. His Fire Roaring Saint Bone resounded and his Water Chant Bone sang, seemingly playing a beautiful yet intense melody...

And Chi Ting, for the first time, looked dumbfounded. ”You... how did you completely break my suppression?” he asked.

Lu Chao kept the Broken Sword pressed against the brow of the Shen Family woman before him and replied coolly, ”Still trying to fool me? A Star Divine Bone can obviously break the suppression of a Moon Mortal Bone. I’ve already broken it, so why won’t you tell the truth?”

With that, Lu Chao looked back at the Shen Family woman...

”What do you mean, ’this is all my fault’?”

”You trespassed in my Azure Flame Sect and killed soldiers of my Dragon Flame Kingdom. Don’t you deserve to die?”

The Broken Sword flashed out, and Lu Chao killed the Shen Family woman with a single strike...

He then withdrew the blade and swept it lightly, killing all the Shen Family members in front of him. They all collapsed, twitching.

Only after they had fallen did Lu Chao look at Chi Ting again...

”Now that I’ve broken your Destiny Bone’s suppression, hurry up and use your Martial Techniques from Cyan Sword and Red Sword Cities on me.”

Saying this, Lu Chao tossed the Broken Sword aside and walked toward Chi Ting once more.

To Lu Chao, this entire turn of events seemed perfectly natural, and he treated it with nonchalant ease.

But Chi Ting had completely lost his earlier composure. He could only roar in shock, ”Impossible! Destiny Bone, suppress him!”

His Moon Mortal Red Bee Bone once again sent out ripples that surged toward Lu Chao.

However, Lu Chao merely paused for a moment. Then, with a BANG, he shattered the suppression again and said, ”Still trying to suppress me? Still not telling the truth? Do you really think the Azure Flame Domain is that easy to bully?”

With that, Lu Chao’s sword shot forward in a flash. It was, once again... Thousand Kills Slaughter Sword.

Instantly, Chi Ting didn’t dare to be careless. He unleashed the full force of his Peak Third Layer True Qi, sending streams of True Qi Flying Needles shooting toward Lu Chao.

But Lu Chao’s sword was even faster than his needles... BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

He shattered Chi Ting’s needles in an instant, then unleashed a continuous flurry of sword strikes.

In the blink of an eye, Chi Ting was left with no choice but to parry. He desperately used his higher-realm True Qi to defend against Lu Chao’s rapid sword attacks.

Just as Chi Ting himself had admitted earlier, Lu Chao’s combat instincts were far superior. Other than his higher cultivation realm, Chi Ting was completely outmatched.

Suddenly, Chi Ting, on the verge of being overwhelmed, let out a strange cry, ”Hive Shield!”

BANG...

His True Qi abruptly formed a shield, desperately blocking Lu Chao’s sword, and with a grunt, he retreated frantically.

He retreated all the way to Chang Yuan, who was lying prone on the ground...

Chi Ting drew his sword, pointed it at Chang Yuan, and shouted at Lu Chao, ”Stop right there! Or I’ll kill him right now.”

In response, Lu Chao halted his advance, his gaze locked tightly on Chi Ting.

At this, Chang Yuan lifted his bloodshot eyes and cried out, ”Don’t worry about me! Capture him and trade him for my wife and child! I’m begging you!”

But Lu Chao, of course, didn’t move. His True Qi simply continued to flicker around his body.

Meanwhile, Chi Ting continued to glare at Lu Chao, roaring, ”How in the world... did you do it?”

He was, of course, still asking how Lu Chao had broken his Destiny Bone’s suppression.