Huangfu Xiao let out a cry that defied description, a tragic sound filled with utter humiliation.

All because Chu Qingluan's sword had castrated him.

"Since you can't be a man, and now you're not a man, it should work this time!"

Chu Qingluan said with resentment.

"You little bastard, I fu—ah…呜呜呜…"

Before Huangfu Xiao could finish his sentence, Chu Qingluan had already re-covered him with the animal hide.

This time, the animal hide rapidly merged, and it was Huangfu Xiao who struggled desperately.

There were no miracles.

The three hundred disciples of Lingxiao Hall he had brought all watched with blank expressions, and no one dared to come to his rescue.

Perhaps some of them wanted to help, but they didn't dare challenge Chen Xiao's might.

After all, the power Chen Xiao had displayed was too overwhelming, as if he were a being from another dimension.

"Ugh—"

Huangfu Xiao let out a strange cry and finally transformed into a true Yimu beast.

Having long been freed from his oppressive aura, the crowd couldn't help but sigh with emotion at this sight.

A generation of heroes, the first Martial Reverent in the ancient martial world in five hundred years, was finished just like that? Transformed into livestock?

However, compared to Chen Xiao, the shock was still a notch lower.

They had already decided that Chen Xiao was not human.

Who had ever seen someone with wings? Who had ever seen someone so ridiculously strong?

With this explanation, they felt much better… otherwise, Chen Xiao would truly be so powerful that everyone would despair.

Whether they were his enemies, or those who wanted to catch up with him.

Even his friends had to think carefully about whether they were worthy of being Chen Xiao's friend.

Chu He stepped forward, cupped his fist at Chen Xiao, and said with utmost sincerity, "Mr. Chen, great kindness needs no thanks. Today, I, Chu He, owe you a tremendous favor. In the future, if you ever need anything, just let us know, and Zhushen Hall will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Chen Xiao waved his hand and said indifferently, "It's just a small matter, not worth mentioning. Hall Master Chu, what do you think should be done with these people?"

Chen Xiao was referring to the three hundred disciples of Lingxiao Hall.

They had come along for the ride, purely as spectators, and had not been able to do anything except make some noise.

At first, their side was too strong, so they didn't need to take action. Later, the opponent was too powerful, so they couldn't get involved.

Chu He looked at these people with a grim expression.

At this moment, the Great Elder of Lingxiao Hall stepped forward. With the death of Huangfu Xiao and his son, and one turned into livestock, he now held the highest position in Lingxiao Hall.

He faced Chen Xiao and Chu He, knelt on one knee, and said sincerely, "Esteemed Sir, Hall Master Chu, we were all forced by Huangfu Xiao to become enemies with the entire ancient martial world, which was never our intention! Please, esteemed sirs, investigate carefully!"

"Hmph, forced? In that case, were you also forced to practice the way of ghosts?"

Chu He snorted. He didn't believe that these people were innocent.

The Great Elder was visibly stunned, then explained, "Hall Master Chu, we did not practice the way of ghosts. Only Huangfu Xiao and his son practiced the way of ghosts. As for the rest of us, we detest the way of ghosts… and we are not qualified to practice it."

Whether they truly detested the way of ghosts was doubtful, but it was possible that Huangfu Xiao's narrow-mindedness prevented them from practicing it.

"Are you telling the truth?"

"Hall Master Chu, we have dealt with each other several times. If I speak a word of falsehood, you may punish me as you see fit."

Before the Great Elder could finish his sentence, Chu He suddenly moved forward and launched a punch. The Great Elder grunted and flew backward.

The three hundred disciples of Lingxiao Hall immediately glared at Chu He, and the atmosphere became tense.

But Chu He stroked his beard and nodded slightly, "It seems the Great Elder is telling the truth. You have not practiced the way of ghosts."

Martial artists who practiced the way of ghosts could not control themselves when emotionally agitated and would reveal a little of it, more or less.

But when Chu He suddenly attacked the Great Elder just now, he was merely knocked away and showed no sign of abnormality, indicating that he most likely had not practiced the way of ghosts.

"However, you aided and abetted wrongdoing, so you are spared the death penalty, but not without punishment. Today, I, Chu He, will lead my disciples to take over Lingxiao Hall. Do you have any objections?"

Chu He asked indifferently.

Zhushen Hall had been razed to the ground by the previous hurricane, and now thousands of disciples didn't even have a place to sleep.

"I have no objections!"

The Great Elder said with his hands at his side.

They had invaded Zhushen Hall first, and now they were defeated generals. It was already benevolent of Chu He not to kill them, so how could they dare to stop Chu He from taking over Lingxiao Hall?

Just as things were about to be resolved perfectly, the Yimu beast that Huangfu Xiao had transformed into suddenly cried out strangely.

"Ah… ugh…"

Seeing the livestock making strange noises, Chu He walked over and said jokingly, "Brother Huangfu, you should accept your fate. It's better to live poorly than to die well. Although you have become livestock, at least you can survive in this world. You should feel satisfied, so don't struggle anymore."

However, before he could finish his sentence, whether it was out of anger or something else, Huangfu Xiao's eyes widened, his pupils dilated infinitely, and with a *ga*, he fell to the ground!

Upon closer inspection, he had already stopped breathing.

Seeing this scene, everyone was dumbfounded.

"He, he died of anger?"

"Hall Master Huangfu has such a temper! He can actually anger himself to death!"

"That's not right, isn't it said that after transforming into an Yimu beast, one becomes docile and dull? How could he still die of anger?"

Just as everyone was talking, a plume of black smoke emerged from the corpse of the Yimu beast.

Everyone was shocked. Could it be that Huangfu Xiao was not dead yet?

The black smoke completely separated from the Yimu beast's corpse, a very large mass, as big as a room.

It slowly solidified in the air, eventually transforming into the shape of a wolf.

"Howl—"

The giant wolf formed from black smoke floated in mid-air, its feet merged with the black smoke clouds, and it howled at the sky.

"This, this is… Ghost Origin?"

Chu He said, dumbfounded.

The giant wolf was pitch-black, with only its eyes being blood-red.

At this moment, it was staring intently at Chen Xiao, its eyes filled with bloodthirsty light!

"Howl—"

The giant wolf let out a howl at Chen Xiao, its voice extremely penetrating, shaking everyone's eardrums and making their hearts beat wildly.

Chen Xiao frowned slightly. This beast was clearly provoking him.

Without saying a word, he drew his Yitian Sword and slashed at the giant wolf.

*Shua—*

A crescent-shaped sword qi slashed towards the giant wolf.

However, the giant wolf opened its mouth wide and swallowed the sword qi into its stomach.

This giant wolf could actually devour his sword qi. Chen Xiao was immediately shocked. What kind of monster was this thing…