But now, Melsdom was saying that those two had been dealt with? And he only mentioned Mr. Chen, not himselfā¦ Thisā¦ this is impossible. Could it beā¦?
"How is this possible!?" Immediately, everyone's gazes toward Chen Fei filled with horror. Some even murmured in disbelief.
If that was trueāif he had taken on two opponents and dealt with both of the Wenn Family brothers by himselfāwhat terrifying level of skill and power would that require? That kid... Mr. Chen... how old is he? Even for a genius, isn't this too outrageous? Melsdom's words had clearly dealt them a massive shock. Then again, hadn't Melsdom himself experienced the same disbelief earlier?
"Dealt with means dealt with. Do you think I'd lie to you? In any case, after tonight, you won't be seeing them ever again," Melsdom snapped, his face grim. Hearing the crowd dare to question Chen Fei's strength, his eyes trembled slightly. He felt that Chen Fei's change in demeanor was unsettlingly quick, so he knew he couldn't afford to be careless. After all, since he was the one who let it slip, he had to take responsibility for it.
Hearing Melsdom's severe reprimand, everyone fell silent, their expressions turning meek. This time, however, when they looked at Chen Fei, their gazes were filled with fear and dread. They no longer even had the courage to meet his eyes and instinctively lowered their heads.
After a moment, someone whispered, "...Holy Magister, Mr. Chen... what do we do now?"
Suddenly, everyone except Chen Fei tensed up again. Indeed, what were they supposed to do now? Even Melsdom turned a questioning gaze toward Chen Fei. He knew full well that if they wanted to get out, their only hope was likely this monstrous young man from the East. After all, the man had to get out himself, too!
BOOM!
RUMBLE...
Just then, a tremor came from nearby. From behind the pungent sulfur smoke, several figures rushed out one after another. Their bodies were charred and they were in a wretched state, as if something terrifying was chasing them. Among those fleeing, Melsdom immediately recognized the Scorched Earth Sect's number two leader, a man known as the Scorched Earth Underworld Emperor, Mardo, who had helped save him earlier.
WHOOSH!
A formidable and ferocious figure leaped out from the pungent sulfur smoke.
It was none other than Schumacher. But the aura he now exuded was inexplicably stronger than beforeāfar stronger. Even the combined power of Wen Yongshou and Wen Tianxiong likely couldn't compare.
Seeing this and feeling that aura, even our own Young Master Chen's expression changed drastically. His eyes narrowed into slits, flashing with a keen light.
"It's that entity's power," Zhen Jingkong said, providing the answer. So that's how it is. The reason Schumacher now possessed such a terrifying aura and formidable strength was obviously a gift from the Flame Demon General. Otherwise, how could he possibly be chasing down so many people all by himself?
"Eh, it's you... So you're all here. Perfect. Saves me the trouble of hunting you down like rats." Schumacher had finally noticed Chen Fei's group. He paused for a second before his eyes lit up with a chilling smile, his face twisting into an exceptionally ugly expression. His words, however, allowed Mardo and the others a moment to breathe.
"Saint Magus Melsdom! Your Excellency, you're here too?" Mardo and the others quickly converged on Chen Fei's position. Seeing Chen Fei there, Mardo's face lit up with joy. In this situation, having an ally like Chen Fei, at least an sss Rank combatant, was the best possible news.
"Let's not worry about chatting for now. That guy over there seems a bit angry," Chen Fei said with a smile, pointing at the gloomy-faced Schumacher hovering in the air.
Apparently, the fact that his intimidating words had been met with nothing but indifference from Chen Fei's group naturally made the now immensely powerful Schumacher's blood boil. He felt utterly humiliated. His face began to contort as an incredibly horrifying aura seeped out from his body!
BANG!
When Schumacher unleashed his aura, everyone present, including Chen Fei, felt a horrifying pressure crash down on them as if mountains were toppling and seas were overturning. Such terrifying pressure was something not even Wen Tianxiong, who had used the forbidden corpse transformation technique to irreversibly turn himself into a zombie, could have produced.
Thinking this, Chen Fei grimly confirmed the suspicion that had formed the moment he first saw him.
This Schumacher... he's likely reached the absolute pinnacle of sss Rank... or perhaps even higher... The legendary Holy Domain of the Western Dark World!
"Damn, this sort of thing is always a pain," Chen Fei muttered through clenched teeth, enduring the horrific pressure bearing down on him. Even with his current strength, he was still too weak to face a legendary-tier being from the Western Dark World. He was struggling just to resist the man's oppressive aura.
Fortunately, he had never hoped, nor planned, to resolve this with his own strength. He turned inward and asked Zhen Jingkong in his sea of consciousness, "When are you going to make your move?"
At this stage, their only hope was to borrow Zhen Jingkong's power.
BOOM!
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE!
Just then, before Zhen Jingkong could even reply, a terrifyingly deafening explosion erupted from the massive castle in the distance. The entire structure began to shake violently. Dozens of terrifying pillars of magma shot up into the air like beams of light, releasing a frightening aura and intense heat. Droplets of magma, sizzling with white steam, rained down relentlessly. In no time at all, they had coated the vast castle's surface in a blinding layer of red.
Seeing this scene, everyone felt their scalps tingle. Their faces turned ashen, and their eyes filled with horror!
"What... what is that!? There's someone there?!" someone screamed, their trembling voice shattering the silence.
At the point where the dozens of magma pillars converged high in the air, a lone figure was now standing.
The figure just stood there quietly, doing and saying nothing. It didn't even seem to be releasing any aura. Yet, a suffocating sense of dread was already taking root in everyone's hearts, sprouting wildly. The look in their eyes was one of pure, unadulterated terror, and they trembled uncontrollably.
"Hah..." The figure let out a lazy sigh. "Finally resurrected. Has it really been over a hundred years? That damned fellow back then was truly remarkable. I came so close to dying at his hands." As he spoke, he slowly clenched and unclenched his fist, and his entire body began to stir. The wistful remark echoed eerily in everyone's ears.
Instantly, nearly everyone on the ground froze solid, as if they had been plunged into an icy abyss. All color drained from their faces.
"Great Master, congratulations on your glorious resurrection!"
Only Schumacher's face lit up with ecstasy. With a thud, he dropped to one knee and shouted frantically.
He knew. The glorious new age of the Brad Family's dominion over Earth was about to begin!
This time, his gamble had truly paid off