Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chapter 70: Chapter 68: Annihilation

"The Blade Technique of Gen Mountain does have some merits, but it's still not enough."

Chen Mu held his knife as he looked at Zheng Yong's corpse, his expression unchanging as if he had just done something trivial.

The Blade Technique of Gen Mountain was normally supposed to suppress that of Xun Wind. The mountain's momentum is inherently difficult for the wind's momentum to shake, but the prerequisite is that the levels of the skills are comparable.

What level was Chen Mu at?

He had achieved Momentum in three skills, mastering what was almost the strongest Blade Technique just below the realm of Artistic Conception.

Extreme Skin Toughening, his Qi-Blood was thicker and more abundant than that of an ordinary person, combined with two Body Refinement techniques, he could fully utilize the advantages of his bodily membranes. Even against a character of the Tendon Changing Realm, he was more than capable of a fight.

One should know that the gap between Tendon Changing and Body Refinement was even greater than that between Body Refinement Perfection and Minor Achievement in Body Refinement.

Even though Zheng Yong harnessed the momentum of Gen Mountain, defending stubbornly from his position, he couldn't withstand the ravaging forces of the 'Thousand Winds Passing, Soul Devouring Bone Scrape'. Even the toughest of rocks would be eroded by the incessant winds, permeated into a sieve.

"You... you..."

Seeing Zheng Yong die abruptly on the spot, Zheng Hong could no longer maintain his earlier composure. In a moment of utter confusion, he was repeatedly put in danger by Shang Qinglai and three others.

Chen Mu glanced at Zheng Hong, but he did not retract his Servant's Knife. Instead, his figure flickered, reaching in front of a Zheng Family Protector martial master, swinging his knife.

The Protector who had witnessed Zheng Yong's death was already horrified. Seeing Chen Mu's knife fall, he was utterly petrified, using all his strength to swing out a sword in an attempt to block Chen Mu's knife.

But only a crisp crack was heard.

The man immediately stiffened on the spot, a clear line of blood tracing from between his eyebrows down, he was split into two halves, together with his knife!

Once Chen Mu had made his move, he naturally did not stop. Under the dim hazy moonlight, his dark green uniform made him seem like a specter, invincible wherever he went, with only splashes of blood to be seen.

Although the Zheng Family's Protector martial masters were numerous and powerful, they could not withstand such a slaughter. Soon, they were utterly routed. By contrast, the spirits of the City Defense Division officials were greatly lifted. As the situation evolved, the entire battle line began to collapse bit by bit.

It was over.

Watching this scene, Zheng Hong's face had already turned ashen.

With Zheng Yong's inexplicable death, the others couldn't muster an effective joint defense against Chen Mu, already completely succumbing to utter defeat.

Even now, he still couldn't believe how Chen Mu had stealthily struck down Zheng Yong, but at this point, it was meaningless.

No wonder Chen Mu dared to strike against his Zheng family just days after taking office and dared to clash with him in the night. Had he known it would come to this, he should have waited for backup from the Quicksand gang, but now it was too late.

"Those who resist stubbornly shall be shown no mercy."

Seeing the Zheng family completely routed, a Head Constable shouted as he swung his knife, some house servants, seeing the dire situation, began to flee.

Now, the collapse accelerated, and soon only Zheng Hong was left stubbornly resisting.

But under the joint assault of several Head Constables, and his spirit utterly disoriented, he had no chance to escape; suddenly, he was struck by a knife from behind by Chen Mu. In a rush to defend himself, he let out a loud shout as a deep, bone-revealing gash appeared on his back.

Shang Qinglai and the other Head Constables, not hearing Chen Mu call for a halt, continued their cold-faced slaughter, quickly hacking the severely wounded Zheng Hong to death.

With that, Find adventures on m v l e m p y r

All the main forces of the Zheng Family's Protector martial masters were utterly annihilated!

Only when Zheng Hong involuntarily swallowed his last breath did Shang Qinglai and the others stop their hands, looking at the streets littered with corpses, their hearts also fluctuating wildly.

Zheng Family… really defeated by them!

Initially, when Xu Feng served as the Prefecture Chief, the City Defense Division could only match the Zheng Family in court and even had to give way at times, but now that Chen Mu had taken office, in just a mere five days, the Zheng Family, which had dominated Wutong Grove District for decades like the midday sun, was on the verge of collapse tonight!

Especially when cleaning the streets and disposing of Zheng Yong's body, Shang Qinglai and others were tremendously shaken, because there were no other excess wounds on the body, only a fatal wound on the neck.

It seemed to be just a simple, single slash.

The more so, the more it made people feel the inscrutability of Chen Mu, the Prefecture Chief, far beyond his youthful and simple appearance.

It's understandable, after all, being the person valued by Chief Constable Xu Hongyu to replace Xu Feng, he must be no ordinary man. Shang Qinglai even felt secretly fortunate that on the first day he had, without hesitation, obeyed all of Chen Mu's commands. If he had hesitated at that time and been ambiguous, he probably would have never gained Chen Mu's trust again.

"Leave some people to clean the streets, the rest follow me."

Chen Mu flicked the blood off his Servant's Knife, sheathed it, and scanned the streets indifferently before speaking.

"Yes."

Shang Qinglai and others quickly responded, their demeanor more respectful than ever.

Shortly after leaving a few squads to clean the streets, the rest of the crowd followed Chen Mu, and soon they arrived at the residence of the Zheng Family.

At that moment, the residence of the Zheng Family was bright with lights. The news that Zheng Hong's troops had been annihilated had already reached them, plunging the whole residence into chaos, with many house servants already packing up trying to escape.

"Surround the Zheng residence. To those who resist or attempt to flee, show no mercy."

Chen Mu pointed at the Zheng residence and ordered sternly.

Then, he arrived in front of the mahogany gate of the Zheng residence, his Servant's Knife swiftly unsheathed, and with a couple of cracks, he shattered the thick mahogany gates.

"Yes!"

Shang Qinglai and others immediately responded, quickly leading their troops to encircle the Zheng residence front and back, and some house servants trying to flee were overpowered before they could even leave.

More troops invaded the Zheng residence.

The residence of the Zheng Family was large, and there were still hundreds of house servants inside at that time, but the elite had all been taken away by Zheng Hong. Some tried to resist stubbornly, only to lie dead moments later.

Meanwhile, as Shang Qinglai and others led troops to invade the Zheng Family, ardently starting the raid…

In the dim streets a distance away.

There suddenly came a surge of footsteps, followed by a large number of troops approaching the Zheng residence, easily in the hundreds. They were unmistakably gang members from the Flowing Sand Gang, and apparently, there were also forces from the Nan Family and other groups mixed in.

The recent intense confrontation between the City Defense Division and the Zheng Family was too loud, and even though the factions in Wutong Grove were slow, they had already reacted by now.

However.

Looking at the situation at the Zheng residence, both the Flowing Sand Gang and the people from the Nan Family were utterly baffled.

They had received news that the City Defense Division was taking action against the Zheng Family and were locked in conflict, but at this moment, it seemed the City Defense Division had already broken through the Zheng Family!

How could this be?

The strength of the Zheng Family in Wutong Grove was top-notch. Neither the Flowing Sand Gang nor any other forces were confident they could overcome the Zheng Family, and the City Defense Division should not have been able to do much either.

But what was happening before their eyes?