Chapter 37 - How Did I Die?

Chapter 37 How Did I Die?

“When the fourth family head was killed previously, everyone saw that the tiger demon only listened to Jiang Cheng.”

“And Jiang Cheng himself is weak.”

Duanmu Hong’s eyes flashed with killing intent as he made a cutthroat gesture with his hand.

“If we take advantage of the tiger demon’s absence to kill Jiang Cheng now…”.

Duanmu Zhe clapped his hands and said loudly, “Then the tiger demon will have no master!”

“Of course!”

Duanmu Hong was full of confidence.

The other elders were also excited.

“If Jiang Cheng and the tiger demon are bound by an equal contract of life and death, then the tiger demon will also die as soon as Jiang Cheng dies.”

“If Jiang Cheng and the tiger demon are bound by a master-servant contract, then the tiger demon would be freed after Jiang Cheng dies. It would definitely not stay in Qinglan Prefecture.”

“No matter which one it is, we will be able to get rid of this huge threat as well as the Flying Immortal sect!”

“There’s no time to lose. Let’s hurry up and get rid of that kid!”

While everyone was still in high spirits, Duanmu Yan, the third family head of the Duanmu family, frowned and asked a question.

“Since the tiger demon is not accompanying him, how can Jiang Cheng have the confidence to go to the Crimson Sun sect alone?”

“This…”

“Could it be that he has forces in the Crimson Sun sect lying in wait?”

The elders’ expressions froze. Duanmu Yan had a valid point. Without the support of the tiger demon, Jiang Cheng would be courting death if he went there alone, right?

“There’s no reason to hesitate further!”

Duanmu Hong slammed the table again.

“It’s a fact that the tiger demon isn’t there!”

“It’s also a fact that Jiang Cheng is weak!”

“I don’t care what schemes he has prepared. I’ll kill him in a single strike and wipe him out completely!”

After saying that, he looked around at everyone and slowly raised the sword in his hand.

“For this battle, I’ve decided to go alone!”

“Big Brother, we’ll go with you!”

Duanmu Hong waved his hand and rejected their offer.

“This mission needs to be completed secretly. The fewer people there are, the better. Don’t let the news get out. Otherwise, if that tiger demon finds out…”

If he was seen by others, even if the tiger demon was freed after Jiang Cheng died, it would still come after him for revenge, right?

Meow, meow, meow?

If the Three-eyed Tiger knew about their conspiracy and concerns, it would probably pat their shoulders and say, “Brother, don’t worry and go forth with boldness!”

If they really succeeded, perhaps it might even consider that it owed them a favor.

After all, it could not wait for Jiang Cheng to die as soon as possible so that it could return to the Heavenly Demon domain and live out the rest of its days in peace.

“Big brother, if Jiang Cheng really has prepared a scheme or trap, wouldn’t your chances of survival be slim?”Duanmu Yan asked uneasily.

Duanmu Hong stroked his long beard and said indifferently, “If I can kill this kid and ensure the continued glory of the Duanmu family, my death will be worth it.”

After saying that, he took out his spirit weapon and flew into the sky. Soon, he was gone.

A solemn atmosphere filled the hall. The elders of the Duanmu family looked at the distant sky with red eyes.

It was as if they, who had been harboring evil intentions and provoking the Flying Immortal sect, were the victims in this scenario.

At this moment, Jiang Cheng was huffing and puffing as he flew toward the Crimson Sun sect. In his heart, he was constantly cursing Qingland Prefecture for being too vast.

The distance between the Flying Immortal sect and the Crimson Sun sect, in a straight line, was over 100,000 miles. He felt that it was indeed necessary for him to obtain the level two teleportation skill, otherwise, he would be exhausted to death if he had to fly everywhere everytime.

After covering half the distance, a meteor-like red light suddenly shot forth from the lofty mountains below.

It flashed briefly and then disappeared!

Jiang Cheng did not have time to react at all. His heart was squarely pierced.

At the same time, his vision became blurry, and his mind buzzed.

His sea of consciousness and soul had been attacked!

Duanmu Hong had been lying in ambush on this path for an hour.

The reason he chose this location was because there were not many people here, so it would not be easy for him to be discovered.

Apart from that, he also disguised his appearance.

Before he made his move, he suppressed his aura to the extreme. It was to the point that, even if someone spotted him, they would likely treat him as a common rock.

When Jiang Cheng appeared, he had made his move decisively, delivering an earth-shattering strike!

He used all of his trump cards in that one attack…

The Duanmu family’s heirloom treasure, the level 7 spiritual weapon, Blood Transformation blade, was unleashed, and his fifth-level spiritual altar realm cultivation was fully unleashed!

At the same time, his soul and spiritual altar also charged straight into Jiang Cheng’s sea of consciousness.

As the head of the Duanmu family, Duanmu Hong rarely made a move personally these days.

However, this did not mean that he was not good at combat.

On the contrary, he knew, more than most cultivators, just how to display his full strength.

Would he probe the other’s strength and hide his trump card until the end?

Would he say a few words before he attacked?

No, no, no, those were all foolish behaviors.

Even a lion would use its full strength to kill a rabbit, not giving its opponent any chance to catch its breath. Similarly, he would directly deliver a fatal blow!

Only in this way could he reduce the possible variables to the minimum.

Thus, he succeeded.

The gap between their realms was too large. In an instant, Jiang Cheng’s heart was pierced by the Blood Transformation blade.

At that moment, his meridians, dantian, and blood vessels around his body were also completely destroyed by the destructive spiritual qi that accompanied the attack.

His soul was also crushed by the spiritual altar…

Then, he fell down.

The world turned silent.

“It’s done!”

“Great!”

“The patriarch is mighty!”

In the distant hall of the Duanmu family, the elders cheered when they saw the image projection transmitted by the spiritual artifact on Duanmu Hong’s body.

It was as if they had achieved a great victory.

They had been waiting for an hour with palpitating hearts.

What if Jiang Cheng had a trump card?

What if Jiang Cheng had faked his cultivation realm?

What if there were experts secretly protecting Jiang Cheng?

If they failed, Duanmu Hong’s death would be assured, and the Duanmu family would then also be targeted.

Now though, they were completely relieved.

“Jiang Cheng is dead. We no longer need to worry about the Flying Immortal sect!”

“Hahaha, let’s mobilize our men now and destroy the Flying Immortal sect!” “Wait. We need to wait for the tiger demon to leave before we do anything!” “That’s right. We still need to patiently wait for an opportunity.”

The elders were still very calm.

On the other side, Duanmu Hong was also very calm. After killing Jiang Cheng, he did not even show himself.

Instead, he directly retreated and disappeared into the vast mountain range nearby.

He had made one strike and immediately fled.

There was no need to stay behind to examine the corpse. Otherwise, other variables might occur, such as an outsider passing by.

Duanmu Hong quickly flew over a thousand miles away.

‘Eh, why am I dead?’

‘Wasn’t I still happily flying just now?’

Brother Cheng, who had entered his soul state, looked at his corpse with a dumbfounded expression.

His first reaction was to look around to see if there were any bystanders passing by.

His death would have made for sensational news. It would be very embarrassing if people found out that he had died for no reason.

After seeing that there was no one around, he heaved a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, his wise and divine kingly image was preserved.

It was only then that he directed his thoughts toward finding out who had killed him.

His priorities were justifiable. After all, his ability to resurrect meant that he treated death like a trivial matter. In fact, he even wanted to be killed.

However, Duanmu Hong had disappeared immediately after striking the fatal blow. Jiang Cheng failed to find any traces of his attacker at all.

Brother Cheng thought for a while, but failed to come up with anything.

There were too many people who wanted to kill him; the Crimson Sun sect, the Duanmu family, and perhaps even the other sects in the Qinglan Prefecture.

“Ding! The host has been killed. The system has analyzed the strength of the enemy…”

The system began to arrange his resurrection plan with great familiarity.