Chapter 48: Want to Kill Me? You Die First (Part 2)

"Self-destruct?"

Xiao Bei, with a single wave of his hand, released martial energy from his body, which surged out powerfully.

The target was Xiao Lie, who was about to self-destruct and fly over.

Xiao Lie paused!

His entire body froze in mid-air. There was a look of unwillingness in Xiao Lie's eyes. He found it hard to believe that, as fellow innate realm martial artists, Xiao Bei's understanding of the elemental energy of heaven and earth was so much higher than his own.

How old was this young man? Seventeen? A seventeen-year-old... Imperial Rank martial artist?

The Xiao family has a son named Xiao Bei. The Xiao family will not fall... What can the Zhou family do with their Imperial Rank martial artist? How could they have known that the Xiao family has two Imperial Rank martial artists?!

How could they know that, besides the already known Xiao family patriarch Xiao Ting, there was another Xiao Bei who became an Imperial Rank martial artist at just seventeen?!

A hidden Xiao Bei, this variable, will surely cause their entire plan against the Xiao family to fail. Xiao Bei will be the fundamental reason for their failure!

Xiao Bei would never let the Xiao family be destroyed. His mother and Jiang Yuan would also make Xiao Bei help the Xiao family!

At this moment, Xiao Lie's body softened again.

His entire body's aura completely withered. At this point, Xiao Lie no longer thought about self-destructing but instead recalled his childhood, a childhood as tragic as Xiao Bei's... On rainy days and snowy days, he was alone, hearing the ridicule of other Xiao family descendants, then practicing boxing, his arms swollen, bones dislocated, enduring these pains, and continuing to practice, over and over, without stopping... Subsequently, he succeeded, becoming a well-known young man in the Xiao family, starting a family, and establishing a career... Breaking through to the innate realm, he was found by the Zhou family, who used his son to persuade him to become their mole, promising to give his son a so-called top-grade pill to improve his cultivation faster, and promising him an infinitely bright future. He became greedy... Difficulties forged him, but at the same time, they made his heart waver, and he chose desire...

"I, brought this upon myself... Xiao Bei, I only ask for one thing."

Blood flowed from the corner of Xiao Lie's mouth, and he looked at Xiao Bei with a pleading gaze.

"Speak."

Xiao Bei withdrew his martial energy. He could sense that Xiao Lie's injuries were even more severe, and the life force within Xiao Lie was already very faint.

Life had no attachment, no destination. In the midst of life, he suddenly found the so-called truth he had lost, and in confusion, he knew the answer.

And at the ultimate moment, he cut off his own life force!

With the loss of belief, all thoughts naturally vanished!

Xiao Lie was as good as a cripple.

Therefore, Xiao Bei no longer needed to control him. Moreover, even if Xiao Lie were to self-destruct now, Xiao Bei could still stop him just as easily.

The gap in martial artist levels between the two was too great.

" Spare my son and my wife, Xiao Bei. I only have this one wish. They did not betray the Xiao family; they do not need to die." Xiao Lie said to Xiao Bei, his body now on the ground.

"Once I investigate and confirm they were not involved, I will naturally spare them. Now, speak. The list..." With a wave of his hand, Xiao Bei released martial energy, isolating Xiao Bing, who was pale and trembling, trying to reattach his broken arm.

Xiao Bei himself stared directly at Xiao Lie.

Xiao Lie's face showed a bitter smile, "Xiao Bei, you are very cautious. At this moment, you also isolate Xiao Bing to ensure that our lists match... With a genius of your level, the Xiao family cannot be destroyed. Listen, the names I know are... Xiao... that's all, Xiao Bei."

Xiao Bei nodded.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he withdrew the martial energy trapping Xiao Bing, lifted his hand, and pulled Xiao Bing to the side.

"Thank you."

Xiao Lie's face, filled with a bitter smile, suddenly became relaxed after a moment of liberation.

After saying "thank you" to Xiao Bei, he directly struck his own head with a palm...

"Ah!"

Xiao Bing saw everything clearly from the other side. When he saw Xiao Lie die, he felt that his last layer of protection was gone.

Looking at the bane of his existence, Xiao Bei, and his severed arm... after a scream, Xiao Bing said to Xiao Bei, "Xiao Bei, I will speak, I will tell you everything. I only hope that when you act... give me a quick death."

"Before you die, you finally showed some resolve. Speak, the list."

Xiao Bei looked at Xiao Bing, slightly surprised by his words.

"I will speak. I will tell you everything I know. The names on the list are... Xiao..." After saying this, Xiao Bing's eyes became lifeless.

Those lifeless eyes also expressed that his belief had turned to despair.

Yes, he should be like this, because his time to die had come. Almost no one faces death with ease... Xiao Bei turned around and struck Xiao Bing with a palm.

Afterward, Xiao Bei looked around, deep in thought.

Then, Xiao Bei rearranged the scene, moving the entire body of the wolf-type beast away and also moving Xiao Lie's body to a sufficiently distant location, destroying both.

As for Xiao Bing, Xiao Bei had already killed him by shaping his martial energy into a wolf's claw, so there was no need to adjust him.

After finishing, he looked at the scene again. With his extremely precise and intelligent mind, he deduced that there was no trace left behind. Xiao Bei then noticed the unconscious Xiao Sa and others, making a judgment.

When he reached a certain distance, Xiao Bei, like a hand, touched the least injured Xiao Sa with his martial energy.

When he felt Xiao Sa about to regain consciousness, Xiao Bei immediately moved to the side... "It's time to return to the tent. I am the first, or rather, the temporary first. I will also be the first at the end of the second day, qualifying for the arena competition... The Xiao family, the Zhou family, the Jiang family, the Wu Kingdom, Luzhou, Bianzhou... first... and that Xiao Yun, who has lived a few more days by chance, also needs to be dealt with..."

Xiao Bei looked at the crescent moon in the sky, which seemed to have become brighter, and a hint of calmness appeared on his usually calm face.

"What are Mother and Yuan doing at this moment? And on Earth... obsession, obsession..."

Xiao Bei's figure, like a bird flying quickly, drifted into the distance.

...

The family trial began on the third day, which was also the last day of the trial.

Early that morning, every Xiao family descendant participating in the family trial knew that the first place, or rather, the temporary first place, was awarded to Xiao Bei.

Because, the Xiao Bei who was said to have been injured from using the "Blood Sacrifice Technique" in a duel with Xiao Li, had a stroke of luck, encountering a conflict among beasts, and took advantage of the situation to kill several powerful innate realm beasts. Regardless of whether this was true or not, under the testimony of the Xiao family patriarch Xiao Ting, the heads of the beasts Xiao Bei killed were confirmed, and the results could not be changed.

This situation made every Xiao family descendant who passed by Xiao Bei's tent last night filled with envy and jealousy, and some even with deep hatred.