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Chapter 526 - 308: Mark of Vengeance—Who Gave You the Courage?
"It doesn’t matter if you don’t admit it, I never intended for you to confess to being a Demon Fiend outright!"
In the tavern, everyone stared at Wei Fan in surprise. From the sound of it, this young man intended to take action against the man in white.
Given the aura the man in white had released earlier, even if he were a Demon Fiend, he would be a Demon King powerhouse. A seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man taking on a Demon King?
"Everyone, he first slandered me, and now he provokes me openly. Would it not be reasonable for me to strike him down?"
Hu Shiqi also stood up from his chair, murder written in his eyes.
Boom!
As he spoke, he was the first to make a move, pressing a palm out towards Wei Fan from the void.
Invisible power contracted, striking inward from all directions, intending to squash Wei Fan into pulp.
He dared not create too much commotion and involve others, as this was a city of the Human Race. He could kill someone who offended him, but involving others might lead to real trouble.
"The young man disappeared!" someone suddenly shouted.
Hu Shiqi’s pupils shrank violently: "Where is he?"
He looked more closely, only to see that where his palm was pressing, Wei Fan’s figure was nowhere to be found. The opponent’s speed was so fast that even he, a Demon King, couldn’t see how he vanished.
"Thud, thud..."
In the next moment, he saw in the corner of his eye the sight of blood splattering. He knew it was the blood of his guards and maidservants being slaughtered.
Three consecutive sounds, his maidservants and guards were killed with terrifying means in an instant, without even a chance to scream.
"With skills like yours, you dare infiltrate our Human Race Realm?"
Wei Fan’s cold voice sounded behind Hu Shiqi.
He hadn’t used any "Form Follows Heart" technique, but his speed was so extreme that even a Demon King like Hu Shiqi couldn’t see him.
One must understand, back when he was in the Martial King First Layer, he could defeat a bloodline-powerful Demon King like the Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King. Now, after cultivating the Scripture of the Three Emperors, all his potential had been unleashed. He might not claim to be invincible among his peers, but there weren’t many who could match him.
Although Hu Shiqi was a Demon King, he couldn’t compare to a Demon King like the Black-Scaled Flood Dragon King. At the same level, Wei Fan could crush him, let alone since Wei Fan surpassed him by a small realm.
The change in his main cultivation method had caused a revolutionary transformation in both his power and speed.
"Not good!"
Hu Shiqi’s hair stood on end, his scalp almost bursting. How could someone so young possess such terrifying strength?
He had hit hard metal; someone so young yet so fearsome must be one of those unrivaled prodigies who shock the world in the Human Race.
Boom!
At this moment, he no longer cared about the trouble involving others might cause, he only wanted to distance himself from the terrifying figure behind him and flee back to the Demon Fiend domain.
With all his power released, Hu Shiqi lifted his leg intending to escape through the air, without any thought of turning back to attack Wei Fan.
But as soon as his foot lifted, he felt a strong, powerful hand grab his neck and lifted him up.
Instantly, all the power he erupted with was suppressed back into his body by a terrifying Will Power, unable to cause any harm to the surroundings.
"Not worth mentioning!"
"So terrifying, who is this young man?"
"A Martial King powerhouse, lifted like a helpless chick?"
...
In the tavern, everyone watched the scene before them in shock. Hu Shiqi had made a big show, and everyone thought Wei Fan would be slapped to death by Hu Shiqi. Unexpectedly, the result was like this.
A Martial King powerhouse, lifted by the neck like a child, all his power completely suppressed.
A seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man, incredibly already at the Martial King Second Level Cultivation, in the Holy Sect, would absolutely be a Saint Son level figure.
"It seems he truly is a Demon Fiend!"
"Damn Demon Fiend, really infiltrated our Human Race city!"
"Senior, quickly slay this beast!"
...
Someone shouted out.
After Wei Fan finished Hu Shiqi with one move, even those who didn’t believe Hu Shiqi was a Demon Fiend now believed he was.
Previously Wei Fan’s words carried no weight because, in everyone’s eyes, he was just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old kid, but once he displayed his terrifying strength, even though Hu Shiqi hadn’t shown his true form, everyone had already decided Hu Shiqi was a Demon Fiend.
The same old saying goes, in this world, it’s the fists that do the talking. Whoever’s fist is bigger, what they say is right.
"Who are you? You cannot make a move in Zilan City, do you want to offend the Zilan Sect?"
Hu Shiqi was filled with fear and hurriedly invoked the Zilan Sect.
Because Zilan Sect had rules that no one was allowed to make a move in Zilan City.
Wei Fan didn’t say a word. The martial artist suddenly exerted force, and instantly snapped Hu Shiqi’s neck, his power obliterating the other’s Primordial Spirit.
In the next moment, a gigantic Golden Fox appeared in everyone’s sight. After Hu Shiqi died, his true form was immediately revealed.
"It is indeed a Demon Fiend!"
"Experts are experts, we didn’t even notice a Demon Fiend sitting here."
"Thankfully this young man’s means are extraordinary, otherwise who knows how many more of our Human Race would have been killed by this Fox Demon."
"Young man, be careful!"
Someone suddenly shouted, and a burst of golden light suddenly gathered from the dead body of Hu Shiqi, rushing towards Wei Fan’s chest.
Wei Fan’s eyes narrowed, and he reached out with five fingers to grasp the golden light. However, the golden light was not shattered by him, instead it merged into his body upon contact with his fingers and disappeared.
"What kind of ghostly thing is this?"
Wei Fan scanned his body inch by inch with his heart spirit, finding everything normal inside.
"Young man, it’s useless. This is a revenge mark from the Fox Race. It won’t have any impact on you, but if any strong figure from the Fox Race approaches, they can use this mark to discover your blood feud with the Fox Race."
A Martial King spoke up to explain to Wei Fan.
This is a secret technique exclusively belonging to the Fox Race, usually applied by elders onto juniors. Once killed, the Fox Race can find their enemy using the mark. Since it’s harmless, it’s difficult to detect.
Of course, it won’t exist forever. After some cultivation, the mark’s power will disappear.
"Is that so?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Fan didn’t bother anymore and immediately collected Hu Shiqi’s corpse.
[Killed Hu Shiqi, gained 100,000 years of Ordinary Power, 100 years of Martial King’s Power]
[Ordinary Power: 530,000 years]
[Martial King’s Power: 1,300 years]
"Who dares to act here!"
Suddenly, a shout came from outside the restaurant, and a group of armored soldiers rushed in: "Zilan City forbids conflict, who dares to make trouble here!"
Although Wei Fan quickly killed Hu Shiqi, the ripple effect spread beyond the restaurant, catching the attention of patrolling forces in Zilan City.
"Kid, dare to kill in Zilan City, are you tired of living!"
The patrolling forces quickly spotted the corpse at Wei Fan’s feet, which were Hu Shiqi’s two guards and maid.
These three were not Demon Fiends, but demon slaves controlled by Hu Shiqi, so Wei Fan also killed them.
"Ladies and gentlemen, a Demon Fiend sneaked into Zilan City, and this young hero killed the Demon Fiend!" someone stepped forward to explain for Wei Fan.
The patrol leader scolded upon hearing this: "Step aside, did I ask you?"
The person defending Wei Fan showed a difficult expression and could only retreat without speaking further, while others remained silent.
Wei Fan furrowed his brows slightly and took out the Fox Demon’s corpse he had collected: "This is the Demon Fiend that sneaked into the city, already slain by me!"
"And them? Are they also Demon Fiends?" the patrol leader pointed at the three corpses at Wei Fan’s feet.
"They are with the same group; these three are demon slaves controlled by this Demon Fiend."
"You say they’re demon slaves just because you say so?"
Even though Wei Fan presented the Demon Fiend’s corpse, the patrol leader kept arguing relentlessly.
"Are you deliberately causing trouble?" Wei Fan’s expression turned cold.
Initially, it could be attributed to ignorance, but he had already presented evidence, continuing to argue clearly meant trouble.
As patrol in a place like Zilan City, it’s unlikely to act so brainlessly. However, he had just arrived in Zilan City and hadn’t offended anyone, so he couldn’t figure out why they were targeting him.
He scanned this group of patrols carefully, the panel gave a hint that none of them were good people, but didn’t indicate any collusion with Demon Fiends.
Which means these people targeting him were not because he killed Hu Shiqi, but using Hu Shiqi’s death to target him.
Of course, these people might just be small fry pushed out by others; the real troublemakers are still behind the scenes.
The patrol leader’s smile was insincere, not denying Wei Fan’s words: "This person murdered on the streets of Zilan City, arrest him, if he dares to resist, kill him on the spot!"
Having slain a Demon Fiend sneaking into the city, Zilan City not only didn’t thank Wei Fan but also aimed to arrest him.
At these words, even the slowest-reacting person knew Wei Fan was being deliberately targeted.
A few patrols shook hands, sending four or five black chains binding towards Wei Fan.
"A bunch of Divine Realm Martial Sect and one Martial Venerable, dare to say ’kill on the spot’ to a Martial King, who gave you the courage, the Zilan Sect?"
Fierce light burst from Wei Fan’s eyes, naturally refusing to sit idly and be captured.
Boom!
With a casual wave of his hand, the chains split inch by inch, turning into iron dust and dispersing.
Dense cracks spread from the chains, instantly crawling onto the nearby patrols, without time for screams, they shattered like ceramics, exploding into a mass of flesh.
"He killed Zilan City’s patrol!"
"Young people are still too impulsive, what’s wrong with following them, why bother provoking the Zilan Sect."
"Well done, these patrols are clearly trying to make trouble intentionally, if truly captured, who knows what the outcome would be."
...
Everyone’s hair stood on end, knowing Zilan City is ruled by the Zilan Sect, the patrolling forces, although not disciples of the Zilan Sect, surely have endless connections.
Wei Fan killing a few people is not a big deal but has slapped the face of the Zilan Sect.
Even though a Martial King is powerful, it means nothing to the Zilan Sect.
"You... how dare you kill people?" the patrol leader’s body trembled, showing an incredulous look.
In his expectations, they caught Wei Fan, Wei Fan could only surrender. Even if Wei Fan is a Martial King, he wouldn’t dare kill Zilan City’s patrol.
Even if not surrendering, the most he would do is flee Zilan City, never considering Wei Fan would dare to kill fiercely.