Chapter 172: You’re A Thousand Years Too Young

Qing Shou Jian was distraught. He was losing his authority as Commander of the Moon Lake Squad slowly after Fen Mu Pan's death so he only picked his most trustworthy aides for this day. He knew that there were spies in the Moon Lake Squad.

Because of this, their overall strength plummeted. But this was wise, after all, it was one thing to fail to gain gentle face orchids and another to lose more men. Yet, despite all these, Ethan still found them.

As they conversed, a soul piercing shriek scattered their thoughts. When they turned to the source of the shriek, what they saw caused their hearts to jump.

Lu Zheng held a man by the neck with an arm, lifting him off the ground. The man's neck was already purple and his head bent lifelessly to one side. Blue arcs of lightning zipped across the man's lifeless body.

All these happened in a single moment. No one was able to react.

"Shi Zhao!" Ethan was stunned. Shi Zhao was the best assassin on his squad and they had planned that he would take them by surprise by killing someone while Ethan distracted Qing Shou Jian. Who would have thought the plan would backfire?

"Nice one Brother Lu Zheng!" Qing Shou Jian praised. He felt a like a huge burden had been lifted off him.

"Lu Zheng…" Ethan muttered gravely. He had been watching the Moon Lake Squad for a while and he saw Lu Zheng's extraordinary battle strength. Yet, it felt unreal seeing it closely.

The Soul Absorbing Gem on Lu Zheng's neck twinkled as it absorbed Shi Zhao's soul. Currents of energy surged into Lu Zheng's body.

Lu Zheng smiled as he turned to Ethan: "You're a thousand years too young if you think you can kill me"

Instantly, space rippled as Lu Zheng's body appeared in the midst of Ethan's group. Wind currents rose as strong fire Qi burnt through the air.

Lu Zheng's eyes were cold as an onslaught began.

"Crap!" Ethan swore as a paralyzing fear engulfed him. The rest of his group were stunned to see Lu Zheng right in their midst.

"Kill him!"

"Okay" Lu Zheng smiled as he pushed his arm forward. Ice Qi flourished as icicles protruded from the chest of his victim, blood dripping from it.

The Soul Absorbing Gem twinkled again as the soul was sucked effortlessly. Stronger currents of energy flowed into Lu Zheng's body.

Strong killing intent radiated from Lu Zheng that Ethan felt like he was staring at a bloody abyss filled with thousands of corpses.

Lu Zheng's blood boiled as crimson runes appeared on his skin. An omnipotent aura flowed from his body that no one was able to move. He became taller as his black hair turned into a mix of red and white. His pupils turned red and blue as strong currents of wind enveloped his body.

The fire Qi in the place became thousands of times more concentrated as bloodline power spilled from Lu Zheng's blood vessels. Thunder boomed from Lu Zheng and with each beat of his heart, the others felt like sledgehammers were slamming into their chests.

Two wings made entirely of flame formed behind Lu Zheng as his killing intent thickened. He was like a fiery angel of death.

"This bloodline…" Qing Shou Jian's mouth dried.

"The Regal Bloodline of the Vermillion Bird Race" Zuo Xiuzhen could not believe her eyes.

Qing Shou Jian seemed to understand something: "That is why he is so strong"

Ethan paled with shock and fright that he was unable to move: "What is a Vermillion Bird doing in Western Plains?!"

Lu Zheng only smiled with a strange calmness as his icy gaze fell on the men that surrounded him. At this moment in time, these men were no longer living beings to Lu Zheng. They were only replenishments for his soul.

Ethan and his group heard their instincts scream at them to run but their bodies didn't move an inch. The space in that area had been sealed by Lu Zheng. There was no escape.

"Eight Layered Thunder Flow!" Lu Zheng declared coldly. The eight layers attacked in quick succession, killing many before it was over.

The technique had unparalleled might!

Ethan's body was already covered with blood and his eyes were already red. His veins bulged from his forehead as he cursed: "Fuck you Lu Zheng! You will regret this day!"

A talisman flew from Ethan's spatial ring and his body disappeared leaving the rest of his subordinates to die.

Lu Zheng only sighed. There was nothing unexpected after this. Lu Zheng easily killed the rest, storing their souls inside the Soul Absorbing Gem. Only then did Lu Zheng return to his natural form.

Lu Zheng crouched to loot the corpses of the dead men, carefully refining their spatial rings and storing their contents into his own. Qing Shou Jian and the others were too dumbfounded to move.

In their minds, there was only one word: "Amazing!"

Zuo Xiuzhen was the first to move. Without thinking much, she blurted: "Lu Zheng, you're so awesome!"

Lu Zheng smiled as he abandoned the corpses. He had already stripped them of everything valuable they had.

"Hmm. We should return now" Lu Zheng said before facing Qing Shou Jian. "Let us meet in the future"

"We will" Qing Shou Jian nodded. Even if Lu Zheng was a Vermillion Bird, he was still Lu Zheng.

With a single swipe of his fingers, Lu Zheng tore open a spatial passage and left with Zuo Xiuzhen.

Qing Shou Jian did to dawdle too much. With another spatial passage, he left for Heijiao Palace. He had good news for Copper Totem Master.