Chapter 720: Chapter 731 Genius?

A wave of darkness engulfed the room in an instant, scaring the rest of the young masters out of their wits; some of them were even screaming in horror at the scene before them, which was terrifying enough to drive everyone insane.

“I’m so sorry, Hao. It’s all my fault!” Fang Jiannan was terrified as well.

Chen Hao pulled her back behind him, comforting her by saying, “It’s alright. Stay close behind me!”

Soon, the dark wave split into three rays of light before transforming into two men and a woman, who stood before Chen Hao. One of the two men looked intimidating in his black full-body armor, whereas the other looked slender in his tuxedo. Meanwhile, the woman, who carried about her an air of mysterious allure, looked extremely seductive with her curvaceous figure, pointed chin and wavy, long red hair; she looked like a snake demon.

All three of them were from the Nine Doors; they were known as the Three Saints of Nine Doors. They were the King of Nine Doors’ right-hand men and each of them possessed different special powers.

One of them—the burly man in black armor—was General Black, who had nearly crippled Chen Hao when the latter ran into him previously.

They were Young Master Ximen Qing’s trump card. Needless to say, the Nine Doors and the Gu Family had set up an elaborate trap to get at Chen Hao.

“Hahaha! How’s that, Chen Hao? I suppose my plan is simple and crude enough with these three friends of mine to entertain you. You can no longer escape me, even if you have wings on your back!”

sneered Ximen Qing while a glint of murderous malice flashed in his eyes. “The Chen Family’s fortune that is worth half of the world will rightfully belong to Ximen Family after I have killed you. Hahaha! I can’t thank you enough, Chen Hao. No family would ever dare crave such insurmountable wealth if it weren’t for you. Everything your Chen Family has done is benefiting us, the Ximen Family!”

“I guess you must be angry at me right now. The happier I am, the angrier you are, aren’t you?” asked Ximen Qing with a smirk as he crossed his legs while lighting his cigarette.

“Nope. Sorry to disappoint you, but seeing the three of them now makes me really happy somehow.”

Chen Hao gave him a thin smile.

“Oh? Are you scared out of your mind? Tell me—what is it that makes you feel happy about the situation?” asked Ximen Qing with a smug smile.

“Well, I have some scores to settle with one of them, and I’ve been wondering when I’ll get my revenge, but he showed up himself instead!” Chen Hao pointed at General Black.

General Black had broken Chen Hao’s tendons in his limbs and tortured him; now that he was standing before Chen Hao, Chen Hao could finally take his revenge!

“He’s talking about you, General Black!” said the woman to General Black while sticking her tongue out at him.

“Hmph, he’s nothing but a piece of trash whom I crippled last time. It won’t be much of a trouble since I can just cripple him again. Since it’s Master’s order to keep him alive, I’ll simply have to injure him so much that he is holding on to his last breath,” said General Black apathetically while raising his hands slightly, his steel claws turning black instantly like a pair of steel forks before he turned to look at Ximen Qing. “The prize is yours, Young Master Ximen. Master’s going to reward you well this time for your great contribution.”

“No problem! I guarantee you’ll enjoy all the splendor in the world and have whatever you wish for after the Ximen Family inherits the fortune!” declared Ximen Qing with a grin.

The seductive woman laughed and asked, “Hahaha! May I have lots of hunks then, Young Master Ximen?”

“Sure! All your wishes shall be granted.” Ximen Qing laughed in response.

Chen Hao couldn’t help but shake his head and put on a wry laugh at the sight of them chattering away. He interrupted them, asking, “Hey, have you guys forgotten me? How could you start discussing splitting my family’s fortune with me standing right here without even greeting me?”

“Haha! You don’t seem to understand the situation yet, Chen Hao. Now that you’re at your wits’ end after falling into my trap, it shall be my responsibility to give you the death sentence. Perhaps it's fate that I, Ximen Qing, am an unsurpassable genius even though my martial arts skills are lesser than yours!” said Ximen Qing with a grin.

“Let’s cut the nonsense with him, Young Master Ximen. I’ll break his limbs as soon as I catch him!” With that, General Black’s Qi could be felt suddenly surging before he raised his steel claws and lunged toward Chen Hao at lightning speed.

Due to the shock that was created from his overwhelming aura, the tables and seats around them cracked and exploded as soon as he moved; this was proof that he was now stronger than when Chen Hao had fought with him previously.

In the blink of an eye, his steel claws reached Chen Hao, which was followed by a loud smack.

However, the loud smack wasn’t from Chen Hao getting hit; it was from General Black, who was stopped one meter away from Chen Hao, his body frozen, unable to move an inch!

“What?” General Black was taken aback; he distinctly felt a gush of overwhelming power paralyzing him on the spot!

Both the woman in black and the man in tuxedo had their eyelids twitching violently as well.

“I was no match for you back then,” said Chen Hao flatly, “but now you’re nothing more than an ant in front of me that I can crush easily!”

With that, an intense light beam suddenly shot out of Chen Hao’s fingers. It was a ray of sword-light of immense energy and lightning speed, which sliced General Black into half with a slash, killing him instantly!

Everyone was driven hysterical at the sight of General Black’s purplish-black bleeding and dismembered body being presented before their eyes.

“What? He’s so strong!”

Both the man in tuxedo and the woman had their faces tensed with fear.

“Hold him for now, Dark Dancer. I’ll return with backup soon!” The man in tuxedo gasped in horror. With his excellent Lightness Skills, he leaped out of the window and disappeared in a flash.

Now left alone in panic and helplessness, the woman wanted to flee, but her fate was sealed when Chen Hao raised his hand and instantly tore her into pieces.

It took no more than a few minutes before the tables had turned.

“H-How c-could…” Visibly wetting his pants, Ximen Qing knelt at once, gulping frantically as he cried, “Young Master Chen!”

“Did you just say you’re a genius? Well, I’ve heard many people telling me that, which made me sometimes wonder what’s inside your brains that gives you guys the nerve to think so highly of yourselves. I wouldn’t be that confident compared to you guys for I doubt myself more often than not,”

said Chen Hao while looking at Ximen Qing.

“Young Master Chen, please spare me! To tell you the truth, I was being forced to do this… Now that the man has gone calling for help, the King of Nine Doors and Gu Yuehong will be here very soon, and you’ll be in trouble! Young Master Chen, please give me a chance to redeem myself by telling you the escape route! Please spare my life!” Ximen Qing knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.

“Hao, that guy…” Fang Jiannan was still worried about the man in tuxedo, who escaped the scene.

Chen Hao though, slowly walked toward the window without looking anxious for a single bit. “Close your eyes, Jiannan,” he said.

“Huh? Oh, alright!” Fang Jiannan immediately closed her eyes upon hearing his words.

Chen Hao closed his eyes as well. In an instant, a golden eye appeared on his forehead, emitting a blaze of dazzling golden light which covered the entire room and a loud roar was heard.

“Aaahh!”

Many in the room covered their eyes and began screaming in pain; some of them even started foaming at their mouths as they lay convulsing on the floor.

Then, a surge of shock wave gushed out from the golden eye and shot out straight toward the sky and above…