Chen Xiao's heart sank. He flicked his fingers in succession, and the group of big shots rushing towards Li Xun all turned into clouds of blood mist.

Watching a group of living people turn into blood mist one after another before his very eyes, the shock and fear in Li Xun's heart was beyond words.

"Quick, kill him... who can kill him for me!"

Li Xun's eyes widened as he spoke with a fierce expression, though his voice trembled with fear.

At that moment, an old man in linen robes walked over from the side. He held a precious sword in his arms, his expression arrogant, his eyes disdainful.

"Hall Master, do not panic. To think a martial artist would resort to such cruel methods against ordinary people, showing such a lack of magnanimity! Allow this old man to take his head!"

The old man said with a sneer.

He seemed to have forgotten that many of these martial arts big shots were, in fact, martial artists themselves.

It was just that most of them were merely Qi Realm martial artists, which, in the old man's eyes, only qualified them as ordinary people.

"Little thief, this old man is Jian Shisan (Sword Thirteen). Let this old man experience your superior skills!"

The old man, Jian Shisan, walked towards Chen Xiao, his eyes like a wolf sizing up its prey.

Hearing the old man announce his name, Chen Xiao heard gasps of surprise from the surrounding people, prompting him to ask, "What's the background of this old guy?"

"Boss Chen, have you not heard of Jian Shisan? He is a unique existence on the Heaven Ranking, consistently occupying the fifth position, his strength second only to the Four Absolutes of the Heaven Ranking!"

Han Jiuqian explained.

He never imagined that the Pluto Hall's influence would be so great, that they could even recruit Jian Shisan.

"Jian Shisan?"

Chen Xiao smiled slightly. "Then your greatest strength must be your sword?"

"Naturally. Today, I shall let you witness this old man's Thirteen Sword Techniques!"

Jian Shisan tossed the precious sword in his arms into the air.

Those who knew him understood that Jian Shisan's sword either remained sheathed, or, once drawn, it must drink blood!

As a rule, Jian Shisan would leap into the air, draw his sword mid-air, and unleash his sword qi, capable of splitting wind and cleaving waves!

However, this time, for some unknown reason, Jian Shisan did not jump...

Clang, clang, clang—

The precious sword fell to the ground, making a series of crisp sounds.

Immediately afterwards, Jian Shisan fell backward, a chopstick sticking out from between his eyebrows. He was already lifeless!

"To not even be able to draw your sword before me, and yet you dare wield one?"

Chen Xiao sneered.

The chopstick had naturally been flung out by him, but no one had seen how he had done it.

No one had even seen the trajectory of the chopstick flying through the air. It was as if the chopstick had simply appeared between Jian Shisan's eyebrows out of thin air.

Hiss—

The crowd was once again shocked, and they looked at Chen Xiao with a gaze full of awe.

They knew that these people brought by Li Xun were all Transformation Realm Grandmasters, figures who could shake a region with their power.

They knew that they were not the strongest in the world, but they didn't believe that anyone in the world could be too much stronger than them.

Even if it were Xiao Zhan, ranked first on the Heaven Ranking, they could put up a fight if they risked their lives!

But today, seeing Chen Xiao, they finally realized they were wrong, and terribly so.

So it turned out that a person could actually be this strong!

"Transformation Realm Grandmasters are no different from ordinary people in my eyes."

Chen Xiao said indifferently, with his hands behind his back.

If these words had come from someone else, they would definitely have been taken as bragging.

But these words had come from Chen Xiao, and no one dared to object.

For a time, the remaining seventeen Transformation Realm Grandmasters all had thoughts of retreat.

It was true that they had joined the Pluto Hall, but they didn't think the Pluto Hall was worth risking their lives for.

"Attack! Attack him for me! What are you all standing around for?"

Li Xun shouted and yelled.

He was different from the others; he and Chen Xiao had a deep-seated, irreconcilable hatred between them.

"Hall Master, we are no match for Mr. Chen. How about we just let this matter rest today?"

Someone asked tentatively.

"Damn it, let it rest? Then who will avenge my sister's death?"

Li Xun was so angry that his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. "What? Am I, the dignified Hall Master of the Pluto Hall, unable to command you?"

"Heh..."

That person sneered. "I only call you Hall Master out of respect for you. If I don't respect you, you're nothing but a fart! I, Wu Diancang, am officially withdrawing from the Pluto Hall today. I'm not serving you anymore!"

After saying those words, he took big strides and walked outside.

Although doing so might offend Yang Potian, it was better to choose the lesser of two evils.

Chen Xiao was clearly a more terrifying existence than Yang Potian.

Seeing this, the others also began to entertain the idea of withdrawing from the Pluto Hall. After all, even if Yang Potian personally took action, he might not be a match for Chen Xiao.

The ship was about to sink; if they didn't jump ship now, when would they?

However, just as they were about to announce their withdrawal, Chen Xiao suddenly said, "Did I let you leave? What do you think this place is? You come when you want, and leave when you want?"

Wu Diancang's footsteps immediately stopped, and his expression slightly froze.

"Mr. Chen, I have already withdrawn from the Pluto Hall, and I will never be an enemy of Mr. Chen in this life. Why must you press me so hard? As the saying goes, having more friends means having more paths..."

Before Wu Diancang could finish his words, his body exploded with a bang, instantly turning into a cloud of blood mist...

"Heh, an ant-like existence, and you want to be my friend?"

Chen Xiao had a cold smile on his lips.

This group of people had followed Li Xun to invade Jiangbei, and had already offended Chen Xiao. How could Chen Xiao allow them to leave alive?

To actually think that withdrawing from the Pluto Hall would allow them to erase the mistakes they had made was simply naive!

The remaining sixteen Transformation Realm Grandmasters were in a dilemma, neither able to fight nor retreat...

Chen Xiao was merciful and didn't let them struggle for too long. After a single breath, he took their dog lives.

At this point, all twenty Transformation Realm Grandmasters that Li Xun had brought to Jiangbei had died at Chen Xiao's hands.

Li Xun's breathing was rapid, and he could even hear the sound of his heart pounding wildly.

Not to mention him, even Han Jiuqian, Qi Tianhu, and the others were shocked by Chen Xiao.

Qi Tianhu recalled the scene when he first met Chen Xiao.

At that time, he would never have imagined that one day Chen Xiao would become so perverted.

In a single thought, he could decide the life and death of a grandmaster!

Qi Qingfei looked at Chen Xiao with a complicated expression, filled with both joy and vexation.

She was happy that her master's strength had grown stronger, and although she was just her master's servant, she felt honored.

What vexed her was that she sensed the gap between herself and her master was growing wider and wider, to the point that the difference between heaven and earth was no longer enough to describe the disparity.

If her master was a vast universe, then she was just a speck of dust in the universe.

"Alright, now, it's your turn..."

Chen Xiao slowly walked towards Li Xun, with no one else between them.

Li Xun kept swallowing, and the fear of death lingered in his heart.

"No, you can't kill me... my grandfather is Li Gang..."

Chen Xiao laughed loudly: "Hahahaha, if mentioning your grandfather's name was useful, do you think your sister would have died?"

"I'm different from her. She's just a woman, destined to be married off sooner or later! But I am my grandfather's嫡 (dí,嫡 means born of the first wife) grandson. One day, the Li family will be under my control!"

Li Xun's eyes flickered as he said tremblingly, "Besides, as long as you don't kill me, I'll tell you a huge secret!"