"Boom boom boom boom!!"
An extremely terrifying amount of firepower simultaneously swiveled direction, pouring towards the estate's tower hundreds of miles away.
The gunmen operating Gatling guns and rocket launchers atop the tower, who were already stupefied that their full-open fire couldn't touch Xiang Mantang, were now horrified to see their own firepower charging towards them.
In utter despair, they let out a scream, with nowhere to run! They could only slump desperately at the top of the tower, watching helplessly as the barrage devastated the structure.
"Roar!!"
The tower, tall enough for seven stories, was reduced to flat ground in an instant under such a horrendous barrage of firepower!
And the surrounding buildings also suffered severe damage as a result.
Black smoke billowed into the sky!
Next to the ruins, a frail old man sat collapsed beside a helicopter, watching in horror as the nearby tower was bombed into oblivion, his heart filled with immense dread.
Luckily, he hadn't personally gone to shoot; he forwent the pleasure of revenge, or he would have been buried in the ruins along with those gunmen.
"Quick, quick, quick, help me up, we need to escape immediately!"
The old man knew this must be retaliation from Dragon King Hall, but he hadn't expected it to come so swiftly; he urgently shouted for his bodyguards, who were already standing up, to help him into the helicopter, preparing to flee the island.
His bodyguards were top-grade genetically modified persons from Withered Tree Quest for Spring, no less capable than a Master of Energy Transformation, and quickly steadied themselves from the quaking earth to lift him up.
"Tap tap tap!"
At that moment, a series of leisurely footsteps began to resonate.
The old man was just halfway into the helicopter when he heard the footsteps, and for some reason, his heart tightened violently!
"Quick, quick, quick!"
He didn't know if it was Xiang Mantang chasing after him, or his own men coming to protect him, or planning to flee the island with him; anyway, he was too terrified to care about these details, only wanting to flee this place as fast as possible!
"Bang!"
Just then, a dazzlingly bright white light flashed by, nearly blinding everyone.
The helicopter the old man was about to board was split in two with a swift strike!
"Boom!!"
With a loud explosion, the helicopter collapsed, and the old man watched his means of escape become scrap, frozen in shock on the spot!
"Think you can escape?"
At that moment, a voice full of mockery and murderous intent arose behind them.
The old man whirled around in despair.
Indeed, the person who had arrived was Xiang Mantang.
Xiang Mantang stood with one hand behind his back, the other hanging at his side, still with strands of white light twinkling around him.
Indicating that the move which had destroyed the helicopter had come from him!
Following him was a large group of assassins from Jinyu Mantang.
They all watched the old man, now collapsed on the ground with eyes full of despair, their gazes filled with murderous intent.
Although they submitted to Xiang Mantang, in their hearts they deeply hated this old man who had brought the Slaughter Redemption upon Mu Jinyu and Xiang Mantang.
If it weren't for his pursuit, how could their Guild have been dissolved, how could they have become subordinates to Xiang Mantang?
"Kill!"
The genetically modified person by the old man's side, all of whom were orphans adopted and nurtured by him from a young age, were absolutely loyal to the old man, ready to sacrifice their lives without hesitation.
So, upon seeing the old man in peril, they rushed toward Xiang Mantang without a moment's hesitation.
They were prepared to use their bodies to fight for a path of survival for the old man!
"Ants trying to shake a tree!"
Watching them make a move, Xiang Mantang flicked his right hand, completely shaking off the white light and then gathered it behind him, with no intention of taking action.
Zeus and Poseidon, meanwhile, shifted their gaze slightly and used their terrifying special abilities!
"Crackle!"
"Boom!"
Lightning flashed, tides surged; with the sea's power supplementing the lightning's might, they instantly turned these top-grade genetically modified persons into charred figures as black as cinders!
"No, no, no!!"
The old man watched his subordinates die one by one, initially thinking that the thunder and tides would sweep over him as well and strike him dead, letting out a cry of desperation and helplessness!
However, after a long wait, he felt no attack coming his way, just a heaviness at the collar of his clothing as his entire body was lifted up like a chick.
"Take him with us for now, we'll deal with him later!"
"Snake" carried the old man by the collar, licked his lips like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, heard Xiang Mantang's words, shrugged his shoulders, and refrained from striking the old man.
Xiang Mantang then turned and led his people toward the large villa he had deliberately spared from destruction.
Inside, there should be various important bases of Withered Tree Quest for Spring and their research findings over the years.
As the data had suggested, the old man was now over one hundred and ten years old. Normally, he should not have lived to this age, or if he did, he would not be as strong and sprightly as he was, but rather, should be paralyzed in bed!
"What exactly... are you assassins going to do to me?"
The old man did not recognize Xiang Mantang at first, but he did recognize the identities of Zeus and San Liu; after all, he had recently paid them to kill Mu Jinyu, so naturally, he had done his research and remembered them.
"What are we going to do? Of course, we're here to settle the score with you!"
Xiang Mantang moved at a deceptively brisk pace, covering dozens of meters with each step. The group behind him, including Zeus, could barely keep up with his pace by running.
"Tell me, how did you live to this age? You must have the Spring of Life, right? Hand over the Origin of Life, and I can grant you an easy death, sparing you from torture!"
As Xiang Mantang approached the front door of the villa, the heavy wooden door, made of superior timber, was blasted into sawdust without him even lifting a finger, compressing and scattering inside the house!
Zeus, Poseidon, and the others felt a wave of despair as they watched Xiang Mantang's terrifying action.
"I don't know what you're talking about!"
Upon hearing Xiang Mantang's words, the old man's pupils contracted, and he quickly retorted.
Xiang Mantang no longer paid attention to the old man but stood at the entrance of the villa, spreading his arms in an embrace of nature and closing his eyes.
Although Xiang Mantang had closed his eyes, he could still "see" the entire environment inside the villa.
This was a special soul technique that had emerged after he had recently entered the God Realm, where his Essence, Qi, and Spirit unified, and his spiritual power highly condensed, named "Divine Sense!"
With Divine Sense, a Martial Artist could use it to scan the surroundings and even perform other more unfathomable acts such as transmitting Spiritual Thought, conducting Soul Travel, and more.
It is for this reason that those who have reached the realm of Embrace the Elixir, God Realm, and Innate, such mighty individuals, are called Terrestrial Immortals!
Xiang Mantang's Divine Sense spread out for hundreds of meters, taking in the entire villa.
Through his Divine Sense, he could clearly feel a terrifying green light emitting from a room on the second floor. That green light radiated endless vitality!