The Silversword Gangâs headquarters was in the Purple Sun District. Though Jiang Chen had no intention of killing everyone there, his frustrations would be unrelieved if he departed now.
Therefore, he wanted to go to the gangâs headquarters to cause them some more trouble. Even if he couldnât eradicate it totally, he wanted to teach the gangsters a lesson they wouldnât soon forget.
The Silversword Gang was the lowest of the low.
It was trivial for someone of his abilities to sneak into the Purple Light District. Actually finding the headquarters in question was much harderâor rather, it wouldâve been in peacetime. Since the gang had received such alarming news just recently, experts streamed out without cease.
That made it impossible to miss.
Jiang Chen quickly locked onto a reasonably hidden manor that served as the gangâs hideout. He swept the outside momentarily before deciding to take a blunter approach.
Raising a hand, he produced a magnetic mountain that instantly expanded to its full size. It crashed down on the huge manor in a burst of golden light.
His technique lacked finesse, but was unquestionably effective.
The impact of the mountain created a colossal crater in the middle of the manor. Jiang Chen wasnât done though. He lifted the magnetic mountain and smashed down three more times.
Each blow was fiercer than the last.
When the Silversword Gang reacted, the attacks were already done. Half of the manor had been reduced to rubble. The gangâs hideout had been utterly ruined. There were pained shrieks and wails from all over.
Jiang Chen glared down at the gangâs headquarters from above, obviously bent on wrecking the place.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
A dozen experts flew out from the Silversword Gangâs headquarters, all of them uniformly empyrean. From their appearances, they were obviously all quite capable.
âWho is it?â
âWho dares intrude and misbehave on Warmspring Island?â
âDid you do this, kid?!â
âItâs him! He killed Zhou Yue and the others!â
âYou came to your own demise, kid!â
Jiang Chen considered the experts coldly. After a single sweep, he noted that none were advanced empyrean experts. The strongest was sixth level empyrean, alongside four other mid empyrean experts. The rest were only initial empyrean realm.
He wouldâve been very tense at the encirclement if he were an ordinary fourth level empyrean cultivator. In fact, it would have been severely troublesome for him.
However, Jiang Chen was completely unconcerned with his safety against these opponents. All of them added together wouldnât necessarily be stronger than Xiahou Zong had been.
Though Xiahou Zong had only been fifth level empyrean realm, heâd been better at fighting than even peak sixth level empyrean experts.
After cutting Xiahou Zong down in that fateful battle, Jiang Chenâs combat instincts had been perfectly honed. These guys before him presented no threat whatsoever.
âGet your boss to come out.â Jiang Chen directed an icy look around the crowd. âYou lot are too weak to fight me. If you donât want to die, then get the hell out of the away.â
âYouâre crazy, kid!â
âCome on, everyone. Letâs kill him together!â
Clearly, Jiang Chenâs arrogance had angered the Silversword executives. The sixth level empyrean cultivator frowned and stopped his overexcited colleagues in their tracks.
He gave Jiang Chen the once-over. âWho are you really, friend? To cause trouble on Warmspring Island... donât you think your methods excessive?â
Jiang Chen chuckled. âExcessive? Am I supposed to let you rob me and make me your slave? I suppose only you guys are allowed to take advantage of others, in your logic.â His tone chilled. âListen up, boss of the Silversword Gang. If you donât come out in ten breaths, Iâll make mincemeat of everyone else here.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Killing intent blasted forth from his pores.
âHold on!â A forceful voice boomed from within the manor. A figure in faded silver swept out into the air like a tornado.
The man whoâd come out was an expressionless, middle-aged cultivator. He had a few wisps of beard, but nothing particularly lush. His most unique characteristic was his eyes, which were almost entirely sunken into his eye sockets. His features actually imparted the air of an immortal about him.
âAre you the boss of the Silversword Gang?â Jiang Chen considered the man with some indifference. His cultivation level was quite strong, as was his aura.
âCorrect. Your impudence despite knowing our name means that you believe we are below you, yes? Name yourself. Letâs see we can afford to offend you.â The head of the Silversword Gang was no slouch.
A faction able to take root on a place like Warmspring Island and perpetuate so many evil deeds was a faction to be wary of.
Jiang Chen smiled coolly. âMy name? I am the young genius Xiahou Jie, of Eternal Divine Nationâs House Xiahou!â
He had completely made that name up out of nowhere. He only knew of three people from House Xiahou: the three geniuses whoâd died at his hand, Zong, Jing, and Xi. He hadnât even bothered to memorize the patriarchâs name.
House Xiahou?
Hearing the name made the Silversword Gang conflicted. Had they encountered someone they couldnât deal with?
âProof?â The boss of the gang pressed flatly.
Jiang Chen produced an identity token from House Xiahou with a flourish. He had obtained it after slaying Xiahou Jing and had used it once before too.
Borrowing House Xiahouâs name to blacken their name via unsavory acts was a good strategy. It couldnât deliver a lethal blow to House Xiahou, but it could nauseate the houseâs members.
The Silversword Gang began to believe Jiang Chenâs claims after seeing the identification. It was impossible to forge tokens like that. Had the gang really angered someone it shouldnât have?
âBoss, Elder, donât listen to that kid prattle on. You can get a token like that anywhere off the street. Heâs just bluffing and trying to scare you!â Someone was unsatisfied with the evidence.
Jiang Chen cackled menacingly. His enemyâs dissatisfaction was an excuse for him to launch a fresh assault.
A hand seal revealed the Heavenly Chalice Sword Formation hidden within the clouds. Countless beams of aureate light burst forth, raining forth death and destruction upon the crowd below.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
There was another wave of ghastly shrieking amid the bladesâ carnage.
âThis isnât good! We fell for his trick!â The gang boss hadnât expected Jiang Chen to be so decisive.
He was furious about the loss of so many subordinates. âSurround him and take him down,â he roared. âNo matter where he comes from, he needs to pay for killing our brothers! Get him!â
That was much easier said than done, however.
Jiang Chenâs magnetic golden mountain and incredible speed meant that the gangâs numbers served solely to give him opportunities for counterattack. It was more satisfactory to kill multiple enemies at once.
The boss was in great distress after witnessing the continuing deaths of his men. He gritted his teeth, then charged at Jiang Chen with as much ferocity as he could muster.
âAre you trying to uproot the Silversword Gang, you thief?â it was one of the worst things in the world to see oneâs own underlings die in front of oneself.
The heads of chives could regrow once cut off; not so with the heads of men. Loyal and competent men especially were a rarity in this day and age. Jiang Chenâs identity was no longer in consideration. The boss was half-crazed from what the young man was doing to his assets.
âKill him! Whoever succeeds will be rewarded with a hundred million sky spirit stones!â The Silversword Gang boss was willing to pay dearly to remove his immediate problem.
Unfortunately, the run-of-the-mill cultivator found it nearly impossible to pose any danger to the one whoâd defeated Xiahou Zong.
Even the boss of the Silversword Gang couldnât rival Jiang Chen in terms of speed, despite his seventh level empyrean realm cultivation. He got very close at times, but Jiang Chen was always able to evade with the cleverest of dodges.
Furthermore, the young would use the window to cut down another swathe of men
This method of fighting was almost shameless, but the Silversword Gang was beaten into helpless submission.
The boss of the gang felt his heart bleed when he saw his men dying around him. âYou bastard,â he roared with red eyes, âthe Silversword Gang swears vengeance forevermore!â
A vicious declaration, but one that had minimal effect on Jiang Chen. He wasnât going to stop killing just because of an empty threat.
The gangâs lack of resources showed itself here.
A house or sect with some history wouldâve had a protective formation around its headquarters. This wasnât the case for the Silversword Gang, to its unfortunate detriment.
âEnough!â The boss recovered a bit of his reason. He knew that if things were allowed to go on, his elite subordinates would be all cut down.
âWho are you, really? Among House Xiahouâs younger generation, even Xiahou Zong would not catch us so unawares.â The boss was no fool. He could see the terrifying ability of his opponent after fighting for a while.
It was unrealistic to believe that any old genius from House Xiahou could pull off such a stunt. There had to be something more going on.
If Xiahou Zong were here personally, he would eat the loss. After all, the young genius was famous everywhere â one of the top geniuses in Myriad Abyss.
But according to their sources, Xiahou Zong had died in a tournament of geniuses back in Eternal Divine Nation. The young man purporting to be from House Xiahou was quite suspicious. Was he an ancient thing from House Xiahou, with merely a youthful appearance?