Chapter 9: I'm Playing You!

The shocking turn of events left everyone holding their breath, their eyes wide with astonishment.

" Ding! Congratulations, host, for slaying four enemies, you have gained twenty experience points. "

These four were too weak, together they only granted twenty experience points, far less compared to the eight-star Xuantu with a scar on his face from before.

However, Chen Shen didn't have the time to dwell on these details right now.

Because there was still one main culprit he hadn't dealt with yet!

The young man strode forward with a confident gait, heading towards Xue Liao, who was about ten meters away.

Now, Xue Liao finally got a clear look at this person's true face. Shock and anger filled him as he exclaimed, "Chen Shen? It's actually you? You... you, a worthless piece of trash, dare to kill my servants? Have you had enough of life? You, you, you..."

Before he could finish his sentence, a smile tugged at the corner of Chen Shen's mouth—the one-minute cooldown for the Flash skill had ended!

Thus, the young man's figure flickered, and he vanished without any warning, leaving only a gentle breeze behind.

When he reappeared, a large hand was already tightly gripping Xue Liao's throat!

How laughable, this young master of the Xue family, a proud four-star Xuantu, didn't even have the chance to fight back before being restrained!

Looking at Chen Shen, although the two uses of Flash had drained all his Xuan Qi, with ten times his physical strength, he could still easily snap Xue Liao's neck.

Xue Liao's originally sallow face had turned a deep purple, tears welling up in his eyes from the suffocation.

Now that his vital points were controlled, he had a four-star Xuantu's cultivation but no way to use it.

In utter despair, Xue Liao could only try to assert his authority verbally: "Cough, cough, cough... Chen Shen, let me go! In broad daylight, you dare to kill a warrior in the city? Do you have any respect for the law? Cough, cough..."

Chen Shen laughed, his tone mocking, "Oh? Your words sound familiar... Oh, I remember, Old Shun said the same thing to you back then. How did you respond to him?"

As he spoke, the smile on the young man's face froze, his eyes blazing with intense anger as he said, word by word, "The weak have no right to speak of the law! Now, I want to ask, who is the weak one?"

The killing intent spread as soon as the young man finished speaking!

It was heavy, deep, and undeniable!

Only now did Xue Liao realize that this waste of a person, who was usually bullied, had truly decided to kill him and had the ability to do so!

"Kneel down and admit your fault!"

Chen Shen's voice wasn't loud, but to Xue Liao, it sounded like a death sentence!

To save his life, he didn't hesitate for a moment, his knees buckling as he fell to the ground with a thud!

"Cough, cough... Chen Shen, Young Master Chen, Big Brother Chen! I was wrong! Those were just words in the heat of the moment. Who knew you were still alive? I thought you... cough, cough, you see, we're still classmates, don't be hasty, let's talk it out, let me go first..."

While saying this, Xue Liao was thinking something else: "Damn, I'm not like those useless servants. I'm a four-star Xuantu. You, a piece of trash, no matter how strong, are just a wild dog with a bit more strength. I can crush your dog head in a minute!"

"Was it all a misunderstanding?" Chen Shen seemed to be considering it.

Seeing the other party's words soften, Xue Liao felt a glimmer of hope and said in a high-pitched voice, "Yes, yes! A misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding! Let me go, and we can clear up this misunderstanding between us!"

On the surface, he was admitting his fault and showing submission, but in his heart, he despised Chen Shen even more: "Ha ha ha, Chen Shen, you're a big fool!"

"As soon as I'm free, your life is over! Your servant girl will serve me, and your old servant, I'll have his limbs broken and thrown into my animal cage to be torn apart! Ha ha ha ha..."

At this moment, Chen Shen's originally dull eyes suddenly sharpened: "But I don't think this misunderstanding is bad. I'm too lazy to clear it up, and there's no need to clear it up!"

"So, take this misunderstanding to hell with you!"

Xue Liao was stunned!

He had knelt, admitted his fault, and planned to trick this "fool" and then kill him for a glorious comeback!

Who would have thought that the fool being played was himself!

Xue Liao screamed in utter hatred, "You're playing me?"

"I'm playing you! And after playing, I'll kill you!"

With that, Chen Shen didn't waste any more words. His right hand, like a vise, clamped down and twisted—

"Crack!"

Xue Liao's neck was snapped, and he died with a look of不甘 (unwillingness) on his face...

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for slaying an enemy, you have gained thirty experience points."

Xue Liao, being a four-star Xuantu, was worth more experience points than the other four combined.

Chen Shen brought up the host attribute panel that only he could see. The experience bar had only grown by one-tenth, indicating that advancing from a four-star Xuantu to a five-star Xuantu wasn't easy.

Then, the young man hummed a tune as he cleaned up the battlefield.

He searched the bodies of the four Xue family's evil servants and found seven gold coins and several silver and copper coins.

Next, he went to search Xue Liao's body.

After a while, the young man's face lit up with joy: "Not bad, not bad. As expected of a Xue family young master, even though he's a collateral branch, his worth isn't low. He has over forty gold coins on him!"

"Huh? What's this?"

Chen Shen found two books in Xue Liao's pocket.

At the same time, the system prompt sounded:

"Ding! Discovered a mid-grade ordinary cultivation method, 'Lion Tiger Power.' Do you wish to absorb and refine it?"

"Ding! Discovered a mid-grade ordinary Xuan technique, 'Lion Roar Fist.' Do you wish to cultivate it?"

Cultivation methods and Xuan techniques were good things!

In the Xuan Ling Continent, cultivation methods and Xuan techniques had clear levels of strength, from low to high: ordinary, Xuan, Ling, Earth, and Heaven!

Each level was further divided into upper, middle, and lower grades.

In this small Nine Dragon City, mid-grade ordinary cultivation methods and Xuan techniques were already quite rare.

However, Chen Shen was a bit confused about why Xuan techniques were called "cultivation" while cultivation methods were called "absorption and refinement." Could he really eat the cultivation method books with the help of the invincible system?

While Chen Shen was pondering, his thoughts were interrupted by the voices of his neighbors:

"Chen family young master, run quickly! With such a big commotion just now, the city guard is probably on their way. You... you killed someone, you'll end up in prison!"

"Yes, yes, take Miao Ling and Old Shun and run! Don't worry, when the city guard comes, we'll all say we don't know where you are!"

"Run quickly, or it might be too late!"

...

Chen Shen understood that these neighbors were genuinely concerned for him, so he politely bowed to them: "I appreciate your concern, but the word 'run' has no place in my vocabulary!"