And a few seconds later, numerous disciples within the Yan Family estate surged out, filling the surrounding space with clamorous voices...
One of them exclaimed, "What's happened? Why has such a terrifying spirit force fluctuation erupted?"
Another disciple sneered, "Could it be that someone dared to attack our Yan Family? I presume they've already been punished by the Family Head and the Elders!"
"That's right! Our Family Head is a mighty figure who has surpassed the Heavenly Immortal Realm and has reached the Golden Immortal Realm!!"
"Exactly, no one in Tianyuan City can contend with our Yan Family!"
However, when these talking Yan Family disciples walked outside and happened to glance at the middle-aged man lying on the ground, as well as the remains of Yan Buxiu and several Elders, they couldn't help but open their mouths wide...
The next moment, the complexion of each person uniformly blanched...
Immediately after, the emotion named fear began to spread uncontrollably within their hearts...
"The Family Head and the others, they're all dead! And by such gruesome means!!"
"Who on earth did this! They dared to do this to our Family Head and the Elders! I will chop them down!"
"Look quickly! There are two more people there, surely they are the ones who killed the Family Head and the Elders. We must avenge them!!"
"Are you an idiot? What's there to avenge, if even the Family Head and the others were no match, going there would be sending ourselves to our deaths! We better flee this place quickly!"
This remark immediately awakened many of the Yan Family disciples who were blinded by rage, and they all regretted their initial thoughts...
That's right, if even the Family Head, a figure of such strength, had been slain by the adversary, for them to act would be nothing but a futile death!
Thereupon, these Yan Family disciples no longer concerned themselves with others, and quickly erupted with spiritual power, wanting to use their swords to flee from there...
However, Zhou Qingruo, who always believed in eradicating the roots, naturally would not give them this opportunity...
One could see her thin lips lightly "kiss" the tip of her finger, causing the blood that flowed out to drip onto the ground...
She coldly shouted, "Heaven-grade Medium Martial Skill, Four Directions Sun Array!"
Almost simultaneously with her words, the entire Yan Family estate's scenery suddenly changed, as many crimson beams of light emerged from thin air and continued to spread...
Afterward, from the position where the blood dropped, a light column soared into the sky, reaching dozens of meters in height. In the blink of an eye, it had already spread throughout the entire Yan Family estate, forming a crimson barrier...
Some of the Yan Family disciples who were flying above the estate on their swords accidentally touched this barrier, and were instantly incinerated into nothingness!
Those below who wanted to escape were left gaping...
"That... what is that? It's capable of instantly burning a disciple at the Earth Immortal Realm into nothingness!"
"How... how terrifying, this martial technique. That woman wearing a mask, does she intend to wipe out our entire Yan Family? Such cruelty!"
"I remember now, that woman wearing the mask... she is... she is..."
Before they could finish speaking, they felt the temperature within the Yan Family estate suddenly rise by a notch, making even breathing extremely difficult!
And then came an overwhelming sensation of suffocation...
Standing beside Zhou Qingruo, Xu Sheng was not affected by this martial technique...
His dark eyes flickered a few times as he softly said to Zhou Qingruo, "Miss Qingruo, do you really intend to exterminate the entire Yan Family?"
To have someone go to such lengths to lift the bounty on themselves, intending to annihilate the Yan Family, even Xu Sheng felt somewhat embarrassed to refuse her!
Hearing this, Zhou Qingruo's expression remained cold as she said, "Leaving them alive is merely leaving behind a potential threat..."
Immediately following, he added, "The temperature inside the Four Directions Sun Array will continue to rise, and these Yan Family Disciples will turn into pools of blood within the next several seconds..."
Xu Sheng did not say anything more, merely responding with a calm "Hmm"....
He was not a good person, and he had become indifferent to life and death, so he had no intention of saving those disciples....
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About a minute later, the entire Yan Family mansion was filled with a pungent smell of blood, and the atmosphere was eerily quiet....
If one looked closely, they would find that the buildings within the mansion were undamaged, with the only change being the dried bloodstains on the ground....
Zhou Qingruo, upon seeing this, released her spirit force again, carefully sensing every part of the Yan Family mansion....
She then said coldly, "The Yan Family has been destroyed, the warrant for our arrest should be cancelled before long...."
Implicit in her words was that she had fulfilled the promise she made to Xu Sheng....
Upon hearing this, Xu Sheng merely smiled faintly and asked, "I understand, so Miss Qingruo, where shall we go now?"
Seeing Xu Sheng's expression remain very calm, as if accustomed to such bloody scenes....
This caused Zhou Qingruo's bewitching beautiful eyes to flicker....
Without changing her expression, she replied, "We shall avoid attention for the next few days. If they wish to know, they can easily find out it was my doing"
"After all, in the whole of Tianyuan City, I am the only one capable of single-handedly annihilating the entire Yan Family!"
A simple sentence, yet filled with arrogance!
This was absolute confidence in her own strength!
Listening to these words, Xu Sheng nodded slightly, with a smile curving the corners of his mouth....
He found himself becoming somewhat curious about the identity and strength of Zhou Qingruo....
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Before long, the news of the Yan Family's destruction had already spread throughout Tianyuan City!
On the streets alone, many cultivators were discussing the matter....
A Sect Disciple wearing a blue robe spoke in a low voice, "Have you all heard? The Yan Family, the most powerful force in Tianyuan City, was obliterated overnight! When discovered, nothing but bloodstains remained in the entire Yan Family mansion!"
Another disciple wearing a purple robe chimed in with an excited tone, "I know, I know, I went to see it too, and the acrid smell of blood nearly made me vomit on the spot! But curiously, the whole mansion was undamaged!"
"That's strange, isn't it? I heard that those Yan Family Disciples died a terrible death, completely melted into pools of blood by extreme heat!"
"Do you think it's possible that the man who's recently been wanted did this?"
"What you say does make sense. If he dares to kill guards at the city gates in broad daylight, it's not surprising he'd target the Yan Family in secret!"
Little did they know, the instigator of the event was sitting nearby, listening to their discussion with a nonchalant expression....
Xu Sheng's eyes teased as he looked towards Zhou Qingruo beside him....
Feeling the tease in his gaze, Zhou Qingruo choked on her words for a moment....
She said coldly, "I told you, I will take care of this matter! And you need to help me with something, you cannot die before that!"
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