Chapter 56

Zheng Hong clenched his fist, carrying the momentum of a thunderbolt, and charged towards Zheng Song.

"Don't you dare hurt my grandson!"

Zheng Xuan pushed Zheng Song behind him and raised his palm to meet the attack.

"Kill him!"

The people behind Zheng Hong roared in anger, also raising their weapons and charging towards Zheng Xuan.

Zheng Xuan hurriedly barked at the people behind him, "Aren't you going to join in?"

The people behind him, as if waking from a dream, drew their weapons and rushed forward.

The two sides engaged in a fierce battle, the sounds of clashing weapons, curses, and impacts echoing throughout the room.

One by one, figures were thrown back, and fresh red blood splattered everywhere.

The entire scene was extremely bloody and brutal.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

After a series of intense collisions, the two groups fighting were directly thrown back by the shockwave created by Zheng Hong and Zheng Xuan colliding.

Zheng Hong and Zheng Xuan both took several steps back, their faces not looking good, with blood trickling from the corners of their mouths.

Zheng Hong's face was full of determination, staring coldly at Zheng Song behind Zheng Xuan. He casually wiped the blood from his mouth, as if saying, "Zheng Song, no one can save you today."

Zheng Xuan's expression was panicked, the blood from his chest continuously flowing to the ground.

He hadn't expected that Zheng Hong, driven by anger, would unleash such formidable combat power. If this continued, he and his grandson would be in danger.

The people who had been thrown back from the earlier fight were all seriously injured, struggling to support their bodies, preparing to get up and continue the battle.

The neutral party at the door, who had not yet joined the fight, were not in a position to mediate. They could only anxiously clap their hands and stomp their feet, "How can we mediate this!"

"If this continues, the family will be completely destroyed!"

At this moment, a kind-faced man stepped forward and shouted at Zheng Hong and Zheng Xuan, who were about to fight again, "Are you planning to destroy the family by continuing to fight?"

"Stop it now!"

Zheng Hong glanced coldly at the man and said, "Zheng Desheng, this is a matter between me and these two beasts, it's not your place to interfere!"

Zheng Desheng's face instantly darkened, and he nodded, "Right! I can't interfere in your matters, but I know that if you continue, the Zheng family will be destroyed!"

"As a member of the Zheng family, I will not allow such a thing to happen!"

"Family affairs have always been decided by the family head. Now that the family head has been killed by Zheng Tianyu, if you want to settle this, why not choose a new family head and let him decide?"

Zheng Hong glanced at Zheng Desheng and sneered, "Such a trivial matter, does it need the family head? The top is crooked, and the bottom is twisted. These two are no good."

"I am clearing the family of scum, why do I need the family head to decide? I will kill them now!"

Zheng Xuan's brows furrowed slightly, as if deep in thought.

Zheng Shiyi, having lost his supreme divine soul, was now no better than a waste. His grandson, Zheng Song, was now the highest-ranking cultivator among the younger generation of the family and had connections with Zheng Tianyu in the ancestral land.

After this, he would inevitably become a key figure in the family's cultivation. A country cannot be without a ruler, and the family cannot be without a head.

Choosing a new family head was inevitable. If they did not listen to Zheng Desheng now, the conflict would only result in mutual destruction and could harm his grandson's future.

However, if they listened to Zheng Desheng and chose a new family head, they could use the authority of the family head to easily eliminate Zheng Hong and his group.

Even if their side could not become the family head, with their numbers, they could easily support Zheng Desheng's side, making Zheng Desheng the new family head.

The new family head would certainly see the current situation and stand on their side.

Moreover, if Zheng Hong did not listen to Zheng Desheng's suggestion, Zheng Desheng would have a reason to act.

Thinking this, Zheng Xuan's pupils constricted, and he roared, "Zheng Hong, you have the nerve to say such treasonous words! Family affairs, big or small, have always been decided by the family head."

"Are you planning to rebel now?"

Zheng Hong's anger grew, and he raised his voice, "I want to rebel? Didn't you say that family affairs are decided by the family head?"

"You informed the ancestral land about Feng'er having the supreme divine soul without the family head's consent. Is that not rebellion?"

Zheng Xuan waved his arm and roared, "Nonsense! We were loyal to the ancestral land, which is different from what you are doing now."

"By agreeing to choose a family head and claiming that you have the authority to decide, you are clearly exercising the power of the family head. This is insubordination! According to family rules, you should be executed!"

The people around him raised their arms and shouted, "Right, he should be executed!"

Zheng Desheng stopped them, "Shut up!" He then turned his gaze to Zheng Hong and demanded, "Elder Four, do you really disagree with choosing a family head to decide this matter?"

Zheng Hong looked around. The people who had fought with him were all seriously injured, looking at him with sincere eyes, as if saying, "We will follow your lead."

Zheng Xuan and the others wore malicious smiles, and the people behind Zheng Desheng seemed to be filled with hostility. If he did not agree, they would be doomed today.

Zheng Hong reluctantly nodded, "Fine! Let the chosen family head decide this matter!"

The development of events did not surprise Zheng Xuan. Zheng Desheng was chosen as the family head.

Zheng Song, without a doubt, became the family's key cultivation target, successfully entering the Xuanming Sect through the clan competition, with the family regularly providing him with a large amount of resources.

As for Zheng Shiyi? Zheng Hong and his group barely managed to save his life, but his cultivation plummeted.

He instantly became a despised waste.

The faces that once flattered him now mocked him.

The figures that once fawned over him now turned away.

The voices that once flattered him now cursed him.

...

Zheng Shiyi was lost in painful memories, his eyes gradually turning red with hatred. He clenched his fists tighter, his nails digging into his palms, blood dripping from his fingers.

The crowd at the life-and-death platform grew larger, with screams and shouts growing louder, forming a massive wave of sound.

Almost everyone was watching the figure standing motionless on the life-and-death platform.

Zheng Shiyi gradually came out of his memories and slowly turned his head to look at the figure that had taken everything from him and nearly cost him his life.

Zheng Song still looked at him with a cold smile, just as he did that night.

Zheng Shiyi's gaze fell on him.

The moment their eyes met, Zheng Song felt as if he was facing a wild beast in extreme anger. The intense killing intent in Zheng Shiyi's eyes made him involuntarily take several steps back.

"Such strong killing intent!" Zheng Song's teeth chattered, quickly regaining his composure.

His pupils constricted, and he sneered at Zheng Shiyi, "Aren't you going to clean the family today? If you're cleaning the family, you must use the family's techniques!"

"You were once a genius of the Zheng family, you wouldn't not know this, right?"

"Or are you saying that you don't have the courage to stand there without using the family's techniques?"

Zheng Shiyi's eyes turned red, a cold light flashing in them. His sneer was filled with mockery, "You're still the same as before, using despicable means!"

"I want to know, if you didn't use those despicable means, would you still be alive today?"

"Provoking me not to use a knife? Fine! I won't use a knife!"

"Get up on the platform and die!"

Zheng Shiyi waved his hand, and the invisible knife flew out, spinning several times in the air before accurately embedding itself in the ground below the life-and-death platform.

Zheng Song's lips twitched, and he showed signs of getting up. The Zheng family disciples behind him quickly stopped him, "Brother Song, this kid has already killed three people, something is not right."

"If he has any hidden moves, it will be even more dangerous for you! You are the hope of our Zheng family, there's no need to take this risk!"

"Take a step back. Once you become an inner disciple, it will be easy to kill him."

Inner disciple! Zheng Song thought of the Xu family. Excessive greed had completely consumed his last bit of caution towards Zheng Shiyi. He shook his head lightly, "Killing him, the Xu family can let me enter the inner sect this year! I don't have time to waste in the outer sect!"

"Besides... it's only been a year! Zheng Shiyi, that waste without a martial soul, can kill three people in succession! If we don't kill him now and let him grow, do you know what the consequences will be?"

With that, Zheng Song leaped onto the life-and-death platform.

The few people felt that Zheng Song was right and could only hope that nothing would happen to him as they watched him leave.

The surrounding noise and screams disappeared as Zheng Song stepped onto the platform.

Everyone watched the two with anticipation.

Many people ran to Tian Kun and asked, "Brother Kun, who do you think will win between these two?"

Although Zheng Song had only been in the outer sect for a short time, his reputation was very high. In just one year, he had advanced from the fifth level of the Qi Wheel Realm to the ninth level.

Apart from him, few others could achieve this.

Although Zheng Shiyi had just entered the sect, his ability to kill three people in less than ten breaths was a clear sign of his strength.

The onlookers could not determine who would win or lose.

Tian Kun crossed his arms and said in a deep voice, "Both have considerable strength. Although I dislike Zheng Song, I have to admit that his strength is above Zheng Shiyi's!"

"Zheng Shiyi can't be his match! If Zheng Shiyi comes down now and becomes my little brother, I'll protect him, and he might still live today!"

As someone ranked in the top ten of the风云榜 (Fengyun List), when he said this, the people around him could not help but feel sorry for Zheng Shiyi.

As a new disciple, being able to kill three people in less than ten breaths, Zheng Shiyi was indeed strong.

However, his opponent was even stronger!

Zheng Song pointed at Zheng Shiyi and shouted, "You, the bane of the family! One time wasn't enough, and now you..."

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