ushernet Vol. 1 - Ch. 285 - Strike His Head
Vol. 1 - Ch. 285 - Strike His Head
In the blink of an eye, the family was at a disadvantage. Even the clansmen whose bodies had recently been refined in the ancestral hall were now locked in bitter combat.Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
From the start of the battle, the sound of ruptured organs echoed in their ears as the clansmen collapsed one by one.
The situation was grim.
If not for the outer walls of the family compound serving as the first line of defense, the clan would have already been overrun.
Not far away, several elders watched as many Body Tempering Realm clansmen were kept outside. They stepped forward eagerly:
"Clan Uncle, let us fight!"
"Go."
Shi Hezhang replied calmly. Without hesitation, Shi Chengyi and the other elders leapt forward in a few moments.
The outer wall was thick, but they were confident that if they struck, they could smash open a breach. This was the confidence of Innate-realm martial artists—confidence born of their strength!
Shi Pojing did not follow the other clan elders into battle. Instead, he stayed where he was and quietly observed the situation as it unfolded.
Shi Hezhang noticed this, but said nothing. Six Innate Realm’s martial elders had already taken action—that was more than enough. Leaving one behind meant they would still have a reserve if needed.
As for Shi Hezhang, a Qi Manipulation Realm cultivator, he was in no rush to act.
Though some of the Chen family’s totem power had been used up earlier, he knew such a totem still had hidden reserves. The battle was going well. The Chen family’s totem would not be able to resist intervening. Once it does, that will be the moment the Chen clan is annihilated.
Meanwhile, Shi Chengyi and the other Innate-realm elders quickly reached the base of the outer wall.
Nearby, the Body Tempering Realm clansmen, unable to leap over the wall themselves, pounded against it in frustration. When they saw the elders arrive, they hurriedly cleared a path.
The elders gazed at the thick stone wall before them and released cold, disdainful snorts.
But before they could act, three figures suddenly appeared on top of the wall.
These three figures were none other than Chen Qingyu and his two companions, who had long anticipated this moment.
Since the Innate Realm experts of the Shi family had already taken action, they could not remain idle.
Though the stone walls were thick, they could never withstand the full force of Innate Realm martial artists. If the Shi elders were allowed to attack freely, the Chen family’s situation would only worsen.
Chen Qingyu immediately chose the two remaining late-stage Innate Realm warriors of the Shi Clan as his opponents.
Though he possessed an Earth-tier martial technique and abundant blood energy, his cultivation realm was at a disadvantage, he faced two enemies, not one.
Yet, as he landed, a locust leaf appeared in his hand.
With a sharp crack, the leaf shattered and a surge of powerful blood and qi flooded his body. In an instant, his mid-stage Innate Realm cultivation rose to late-stage Innate!
Seeing Chen Qingyu’s sudden breakthrough, Shi Chengyi was taken aback. Could this be the same method the Chen family used to defeat several of our clan’s Innate Realm’s elders?
But Shi Chengyi did not panic. He had long since reached the late stage of the Innate Realm, his strength naturally formidable. With another clansman of the same level at his side, there was no need for alarm. Even if Chen Qingyu had advanced to late-stage Innate, or even reached the Innate Realm Great Completion, they could still hold him off for a time.
Even if Chen Qingyu managed to entangle the two of them, the Shi Clan still had four more Innate Realm warriors in reserve—not to mention Clan Uncle He Zhang, who had yet to make a move.
With this in mind, Shi Chengyi and his companion fought without haste. In fact, as they exchanged blows with Chen Qingyu, they deliberately held back a portion of their strength, prepared to respond to any sudden developments.
Yet once the three clashed, both Shi Chengyi and his ally sensed a faint but undeniable aura of danger emanating from Chen Qingyu. This made them far more cautious than before.
Meanwhile, Chen Tianjing and Chen Tianyu each selected an opponent of their own.
With the aid of the sacred locust leaves, their cultivation had been raised to mid-stage Innate Realm. But the four remaining Shi family warriors were no weaklings—two of them were also mid-stage Innate Realm’s cultivators.
Though both had trained in advanced Profound-level martial techniques, neither had mastered theirs yet. They could not quickly overcome their opponents and were forced into a bitter struggle.
The clash between Innate Realm warriors forced the surrounding Shi clansmen to retreat. The difference in cultivation was too great; if they joined the battle recklessly, they would surely die. Their true targets were the Chen family’s warriors of the same realm.
Meanwhile, the remaining two Innate Realm experts of the Shi Clan would not waste such an opportunity. After gathering their blood and qi, they unleashed their techniques against the stone wall ahead.
Boom!
The wall, which had seemed sturdy moments before, crumbled like paper beneath their strikes.
A gaping crack appeared in the center with a single blow.
When they struck again, the wall shattered completely, leaving a massive breach before the eyes of the other Shi clansmen.
"Kill them!" they roared in unison, surging forward through the gap.
The gap had already been breached, and the Shi clansmen outside charged straight into the Chen family compound without hesitation.
Those stationed atop the stone wall to prevent enemies from climbing up quickly leapt down as well, joining the chaotic melee with the invading Shi clansmen. Some tried to plug the breach, desperate to keep the rest of the Shi Clan outside.
Seeing that not all their clansmen could join the battle at once, two Innate Realm experts exchanged glances before furiously hammering at another section of the outer wall.
If two breaches weren't enough, they would make two more. They wanted to see how the Chen family would stop them!
Above, as the family's situation grew increasingly dire, Chen Xingzhen lifted his head toward the sky, which was dimming into twilight. Without hesitation, he threw himself into the fray.
As the Chen family patriarch, he possessed late Blood Coagulation cultivation. With the aid of the locust leaves talisman on his body, he could muster enough strength to fight for a time, even if he could not break through to the Innate Realm!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Soon, two deafening crashes sounded, and two new breaches appeared in the stone wall.
The next instant, more Shi clansmen surged inside.
Despite Chen Xingzhen—the patriarch himself—stepping onto the battlefield, the grim reality did not change; the Chen family’s casualties continued to mount at an alarming rate.
The situation worsened by the moment. Many clansmen resorted to the Five Viscera Ascension Technique, consuming the Locust Leaves bestowed upon them by the Divine Tree after yesterday’s grand ritual.
Yet, despite these methods, the disparity in numbers could not be overcome!
“Qingmeng, strike his head!”
Amidst the chaos, Chen Qinghe gathered his blood and qi, performed Shadow Step, and propelled a mid-stage Body Tempering Realm Shi warrior into the air with a powerful kick. At the same time, he shouted to Chen Qingmeng, who was not far away.
Wielding a massive bone club, Chen Qingmeng saw the enemy’s head practically delivered to him. Without hesitation, he channeled his blood and qi and brought the weapon crashing down.
BANG!
Like a watermelon smashing against the ground, blood sprayed everywhere in an instant.
"Qingmeng, well done!"
The two, seasoned by several battles, had matured greatly. The gruesome sight before them did not shake their focus at all.
After felling one opponent, they quickly locked onto their next target. Their choice was deliberate—they sought out Shi Clan warriors specifically at the mid stage of the Body Tempering realm.
They knew eliminating these fighters would weaken the enemy’s backbone by cutting down those who posed the greatest threat to their clansmen.
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