Unfettered Retribution: Slaughtering My Way through the World Chapter 145 - 118: The Human List Changes Again! The Martial

"His Dao heart is shattered, he’s gone mad, and he’ll be like that for the rest of his life. Do you think I would joke about sothing like that?"

His voice was grim, his eyes locked onto Wang Zhengxuan as he spoke with a chilling tone, "Let’s cut to the chase. This Chen Xuan—is the Wang Clan going to protect him or not? Give a straight answer!"

This was now a feud to the death!

No matter the cost, he was going to see Chen Xuan dead.

"That’s right! Chen Xuan must die!"

Ling Wanjian, the head of the Celestial Sword Sect, declared grimly.

Wang Zhengxuan’s expression flickered, his mind in turmoil.

"I will protect Chen Xuan, and that’s final!"

From the side, Wang Qinglian’s voice was frigid. Her phoenix eyes shot daggers at the two n, her robes whipping around her as a powerful aura emanated from her peerlessly elegant form. "Don’t try to bully with your nonsense," she said. "Whoever dares to touch Chen Xuan will have to face , Wang Qinglian, in a battle to the death!"

"Fine! Just fine!"

Zhou Tianxing, the Sect Leader of the Mixed Elent Sect, let out a furious laugh as he stared at Wang Qinglian.

’A fight to the death, is it?’

’We’ll just see about that!’

’I hope you don’t regret this!’

With a flick of his sleeve, Zhou Tianxing turned and strode away.

A cold glint appeared in Ling Wanjian’s eyes. He sneered, then turned and departed as well.

Their purpose in coming today was to sever all ties with the Wang Clan.

Wang Qinglian’s declaration had played right into their hands.

Whether Chen Xuan lived or died was unimportant.

The Wang Clan, however, had to be destroyed!

"Qinglian, you can’t be so reckless..."

Wang Zhengxuan hurriedly turned to Wang Qinglian, his voice filled with shock.

’Risking the entire thousand-year-old Wang Clan just to protect Chen Xuan?’

’The price is far too heavy!’

"I was the one who personally brought Chen Xuan out into the world. Am I supposed to just stand by and do nothing?"

Wang Qinglian’s voice was icy as she watched the retreating figures of the two sect leaders. "Besides, do you really think that if we wash our hands of Chen Xuan, those two sects would just let the Wang Clan be? They’ve been pressing us relentlessly. Even if our clan were to yield this ti, they’d just find another excuse next ti, and the ti after that, until they’ve picked the Wang Clan clean!"

"Of course I know that, but you haven’t reached your full potential yet. You still need ti..."

Wang Zhengxuan’s expression flickered again.

’Ti is too pressing!’

’If only we had three more years!’

’We wouldn’t be in such a passive position!’

’It’s all because Qinglian’s talent is so monstrously high that the two great sects are watching us like tigers stalking their prey...’

"Haven’t reached my full potential? Then I’ll just have to grow stronger through combat."

Wang Qinglian’s voice was cold, her slender fra exuding an icy aura. "I’d like to see just who in those two sects thinks they can stop !"

A brilliant light flashed in her deep eyes, and an intense, surging confidence erupted from her slender form.

But a mont later, her thoughts turned to Chen Xuan, and her heart couldn’t help but flutter...

’That monster... he’s already at the True Qi Third Layer.’

She was already doing everything in her power to remain composed.

But she couldn’t stop her eyes from twitching, her lips from trembling, and her legs from shaking...

’That guy...’

’Just how absurd can he be?’

’What has he been eating?’

’Did he drink Dragon Blood? Or eat a Dragon Core?’

’Does he have to be this outrageous?!’

Before Chen Xuan appeared, she was the number one genius in Canglan Province. But now, compared to him, her own halo seed to have grown so dim...

’That bastard... is he really going to grow so strong that I can never catch up?’

She gritted her teeth.

Not long ago, she’d mocked him for not even having all his hair grown in.

But now? It hadn’t just grown in; it was practically a lush forest.

...

「At the sa ti.」

Inside a mysterious building—the Celestial Secret Pavilion.

Spirit Doves flew in one after another, carrying all sorts of ssages into the pavilion.

Several elders, busy with their work, suddenly froze, their faces filled with astonishnt.

"What? This Chen Xuan defeated Ye Guyun, the ’Little Sword Immortal’ ranked twenty-fourth on the Human List, *and* Jiang Hantian, the ’Asura Hand’ ranked twenty-fifth?"

"No way!"

"How can this be?"

"Where did this report co from? Let see!"

"True Qi Third Layer? He’s at the True Qi Third Layer?"

The elders read the report carefully, utterly shocked and finding it hard to believe.

’What the hell...’

In its several thousand years of history, the Celestial Secret Pavilion had never made a single mistake.

How could such a monuntal error have occurred this ti?

Soone at the True Qi Third Layer, and they had ranked him ninetieth on the Human List?

What kind of a joke was that?

This kind of mistake could get countless people killed!

"Quick, update the information!"

"The information on Chen Xuan is incorrect. Re-rank him."

"How about placing him at number twenty on the Human List?"

"That works!"

"Agreed!"

The group of elders quickly compiled the latest information on Chen Xuan.

They made sure to highlight the fact that he had defeated the ’Little Sword Immortal’ and the ’Asura Hand’. Then, once again, a flock of Spirit Doves shot off in all directions at incredible speed...

As expected, when the new report spread, the entire Great Xia Dynasty was thrown into an uproar.

From the major powers to the wandering Loose Cultivators, everyone was shocked to their core.

"The Human List has been updated again?"

"Didn’t it just get updated two days ago? Why so soon?"

"’Iron-faced Yama’ Chen Xuan, twentieth on the Human List! Heavens, that Chen Xuan made it to the top twenty..."

"Chen Xuan... True Qi Third Layer. Defeated ’Little Sword Immortal’ Ye Guyun and ’Asura Hand’ Jiang Hantian, and badly injured a True Qi Third Layer elder from the Mixed Elent Sect. He stripped them all naked and hung them from the city walls for everyone to see..."

"Hung from the city walls? Did I read that right?"

"What kind of nonsense is this?"

Countless martial artists were utterly astonished.

These two were high-ranking experts on the Human List, known for their cold, arrogant, and utterly domineering personalities!

Many had heard tales of these two, and the conclusion was always the sa: they were not to be trifled with. They valued their dignity more than their lives. They were figures who could not, under any circumstances, be disrespected.

Soone had once rely gossiped about ’Asura Hand’ Jiang Hantian, and in retaliation, he had broken the bones of the person’s entire family and hung them from the trees. After that, no one ever dared to speak ill of him again.

And now, look at this!

Soone had not only defeated them but had also stripped them naked and hung them from the city walls?

This was just diabolical!

What kind of person thinks of doing sothing like that?

That’s a fate worse than death.

...

The small town was bustling with people coming and going.

It was a lively scene.

The streets were filled with vendors carrying their wares on shoulder poles and laborers going about their day. Occasionally, one could spot martial artists, swords at their hips, hurrying toward the public notice board where the Human List was posted.

A beautiful carriage was parked nearby.

Inside the carriage sat a young man, around thirty years old, of extre beauty. He was dressed in spotless white robes, his jet-black hair cascading like a waterfall. At a glance, he seed even more beautiful than a woman.

Her aura was so restrained that one could not sense the depth of her cultivation.

A fine sword rested before her. It was long, slender, and jet-black, with a red gemstone embedded in the hilt. A beautiful person with a beautiful sword.

An old servant in a gray robe squeezed through the crowd, his face wreathed in a smile.

"Young Master, the Human List is updated again. The previous number twenty, Shi Pojun of the ’Mountain Shattering Palm,’ has been pushed down. The new master in his place is soone called ’Iron-faced Yama’ Chen Xuan."

"’Iron-faced Yama’ Chen Xuan? Uncle Wuu, do we still proceed with the original plan?"

The young "master" hesitated, seeming a bit uncertain.

She was new to the martial world and had yet to face a true master.

But the old servant at her side had already laid out a series of strategies for her to build her reputation.

"Of course, we’re sticking to the plan."

Uncle Wuu smiled. "According to the Sect Leader’s instructions, your first step is to enter the top twenty of the Human List; we’ll call that ’making a splash.’ The second step is to enter the top ten; that’s ’solidifying your status.’ The third step is to challenge the top five, which will make the na of our Sword Sect known throughout the land!"

"But... can I really do it?"

The young "master" looked nervous.

’The top five of the Human List...’

’Just thinking about it is imnse pressure.’

"Young Master, why sell yourself short? The fact that the Sect Leader felt confident sending you down the mountain with proves that your strength is more than enough to accomplish all of this."

Uncle Wuu smiled faintly. "You are the heir of the Sword Sect. An heir of the Sword Sect does not descend the mountain lightly. Each ti one does, it is destined to create a magnificent spectacle in the martial world!"

"To help you build your confidence, after we leave the Ancient Tree of Life, we will first challenge that ’Iron-faced Yama,’ Chen Xuan. We’ll start by having you firmly secure the twentieth spot on the Human List!"

"By then, you will realize that the so-called masters on the Human List are nothing special!"

"Alright, then."

The young "master" slowly nodded.

"Mm."

Uncle Wuu smiled, took the reins, and said, "Then let’s head to the Ancient Tree of Life first."

Their original plan had been to seek out Shi Pojun of the ’Mountain Shattering Palm.’

But since Shi Pojun had been knocked off his spot, they had no choice but to target the man who replaced him, Chen Xuan.