Chapter 76: The He Family Also Has an Imperial Rank Warrior (Part 2)

The old man, struck by Xiao Bei's sudden finger, immediately felt a tingling sensation all over his body!

Then, without any hesitation, the old man fled!

He had been pushed back more than fifty meters from Xiao Bei, but he almost immediately flew another hundred meters away... However, this distance was not very far for Xiao Bei.

After all, his speed was much faster than that of the old man.

"According to reliable information, the He family has only two Sovereign Rank warriors. One is He Ling, who went with He Yong to seek revenge on me, and the other is He Yuan... These are the people who are preparing to defect to the Zhou family and then attack the Xiao family. Now, this fleeing old man is the only Sovereign Rank warrior left from the He family at the scene, so he must be He Yuan."

"He Yuan must die; otherwise, when the Zhou family and others launch a full-scale attack, the Xiao family will have another Sovereign Rank warrior to deal with." Xiao Bei's pace quickened sharply.

His black robe fluttered in the sky, moving as freely as a bird, and his speed was so fast that the He family members on the scene could barely see him!

The old man had already fled over two hundred meters from the battlefield, but he knew his speed was not enough. The demon could easily catch up, but he could not stop!

"Rip!"

A muffled sound, and the old man was shocked to find that the masked, robust man in black was already waiting for him.

He stood steadily in the air as if on solid ground, his eyes, visible through the black mask, calmly looking at him.

Yes, just calm, without disdain, without coldness, without hatred, just calm!

In this calmness, this demon had definitely killed many people!

The old man turned and changed direction, finally heading straight back to the original place without hesitation.

"Head of the family, save me... Brother, save me..."

The old man shouted, addressing He Shuo.

Xiao Bei could now confirm that this person was indeed He Yuan—He Shuo's brother! A person who must be killed!

With another step, Xiao Bei quickly turned and was suddenly on the same level as He Yuan.

"You can't run."

As he spoke, Xiao Bei raised his hand.

With that raise, an endless surge of martial energy appeared around Xiao Bei... He Yuan's face had already lost all color, turning deathly pale!

"He Yuan, hold on, I will summon our family's ancestor, our Imperial Rank warrior!"

On the other side, He Shuo, his face filled with boundless anger and sorrow, was quickly rushing here and had just crushed a bead he was carrying.

It was a bead similar to a demon beast's core, covered with blue stripes on its white, silver-like surface, giving it a novel appearance.

He Shuo, while moving, placed his right finger directly on the bead and shouted loudly, "Explode!"

As He Shuo shouted, Xiao Bei saw him throw the bead high into the sky.

At the same time, the bead began to emit powerful energy fluctuations.

Xiao Bei sensed that if his estimation was correct, this bead was indeed a demon beast's core.

However, this demon beast's core had been kept alive through a forceful method, maintaining a thread of life even without the body of the demon beast. To use such a method, one needed not only a high level of martial cultivation but also a way to keep the core connected to a living being.

This method usually involved periodically releasing some of the living being's blood or other life essence onto the core, otherwise, the connection would be severed in a very short time.

By using this living being, which was connected to the core through a thread of life, one could sense changes in the core's energy fluctuations.

Through these changes, one could know whether the person entrusted with the core had used it to contact you.

Of course, Xiao Bei now understood a bit of this method of creating a connection, but he was far from proficient, or rather, he was almost completely ignorant. He could only make a small application of it.

This was because on Earth, some evil cults had been using blood and other life essence materials to cultivate, and after studying them, Xiao Bei was able to make a small application.

After all, exploring the essence of life connections was a level that could not be reached without the highest level of martial cultivation and absolute top-tier understanding... Putting aside this thought, Xiao Bei moved his body and directly looked at He Yuan's fleeing back, taking advantage of the moment he paused in the air.

A slight smile appeared under the mask, and Xiao Bei's raised hand struck out with a palm!

"He Yuan, death should be a relief for you..." After saying this, a thought that wouldn't easily connect with the other rebels preparing to help the Zhou family attack the Xiao family, Xiao Bei's martial energy appeared in his palm and burst forth!

The palm slowly transformed into a sword!

The palm gradually dissipated, replaced by a long, large sword!

The simulated sword, carrying a strong wind, whistled through the air... its target, He Yuan!

This time, Xiao Bei had no intention of luring; he was prepared to directly kill He Yuan... When the so-called Imperial Rank warrior, the He family's ancestor, arrived, it would likely be difficult to kill the people on the list who he didn't even know were planning to rebel.

Although he was not afraid of the Imperial Rank warrior, He family's ancestor, chasing down the people on the list who were planning to rebel would be very troublesome.

Especially, the most critical point was that he could not just kill these people. After all, doing so would make the Zhou family suspect that this suddenly appearing strong person was not only not planning to crush the Xiao family but was instead helping them, which would be disastrous. The trouble he had created at "Wanxiang Hall" would be in vain.

To make the Zhou family believe that he attacked the He family just to vent his anger, he had to kill more people from the He family!

Slaughter was the best proof!

"Slaughter... sigh, it goes against my will... My martial path is one of passionate dedication to martial arts, not a pursuit of slaughter for pleasure... It is about constantly growing stronger to protect those who need protection, not for the thrill of killing... I only kill those who deserve to be killed! I only do what needs to be done! I only follow the path that needs to be followed!"

"Let's see if the Imperial Rank warrior, the He family's ancestor, who will arrive soon, is a rebel. If so, I, Xiao Bei, cannot let you live. Even an Imperial Rank warrior must die... My heart is not in slaughter, but I am not incapable of it... As for the innocent members of the He family, I will not create a disaster of ruthless slaughter, as that would go against my will and make me no different from mindless, evil demon beasts... The extent of my slaughter depends on you!"