"Elder Tang, are you sure you can handle this? If not, then get out of the way!" Shi Lie was in grave danger because of Xiao Chen's spear shadows. Seeing that Tang Wen was being suppressed by a body cultivator in the early stage of the Dao Proving Realm, he couldn't help but roar angrily.
Tang Wen was both angry and anxious, but she could only grit her teeth and once again urge her spiritual power. The purple light on the whisk became even more intense—she could not retreat. Once she retreated, the Tang family would lose all face, not to mention taking the opportunity to seize power.
In the center of the square, Xiao Chen had completely suppressed Shi Lie.
The rusty iron spear moved with the ease of an arm, its tip sometimes aiming at Shi Lie's wrist, sometimes sweeping towards his ankle, forcing Shi Lie to make numerous openings.
"puff!"
Xiao Chen seized an opening and thrust the tip of his spear into Shi Lie's left shoulder, drawing a string of blood beads.
Shi Lie let out a miserable cry, but he refused to retreat even at the cost of his life. He swung his long sword back, trying to injure himself in exchange for injury.
"Stubborn to the end." Xiao Chen's eyes turned cold, and he suddenly spun the spear shaft, the tip of which twisted fiercely against Shi Lie's shoulder bone.
"ah--!"
Shi Lie screamed in pain, his longsword flying out of his hand. Xiao Chen took the opportunity to kick him in the chest, sending him flying and crashing heavily into the group of Shi family disciples.
"Second Elder!"
The Shi family members cried out in alarm, and their formation immediately fell into chaos.
Xiao Chen pointed his spear and declared loudly, "The Shi family has been defeated; those who surrender will not be killed!"
The sound was like thunder, exploding in the ears of every member of the Shi family.
Many people looked at Shi Lie, who was lying on the ground, and then at Xiao Chen, who was like a god of death. Their hands holding weapons began to tremble. Even the two elders had been defeated. What were they still fighting for?
"I...I surrender!"
A young man from the Shi family threw down his weapon and collapsed to the ground.
Once the first one appeared, a second one followed. Soon, more and more members of the Shi family laid down their weapons and surrendered.
The Shi family's resistance completely collapsed after Xiao Chen killed Shi Zhan and severely injured Shi Lie.
Only Tang Wen and the Tang family members remained, still locked in combat with the stone.
Tang Wen's heart skipped a beat as she watched the Shi family crumble. Facing Shi's increasingly fierce punches, she finally had the idea of retreating.
"Retreat!" She made a decisive move, waved her whisk to force Shi Tou back, and led the Tang family members to leave the square.
"Trying to leave?" Stone roared, giving chase. "You think you can just run away after hitting me? No way!"
Xiao Chen's eyes flickered slightly, but he did not stop him—it would be good to let Shi Tou practice more, and besides, the Tang family had just made a move, so they couldn't just let it go.
The melee in the square gradually subsided, leaving only the figure of Shi Tou chasing Tang Wen, the mess on the ground, and the wails of pain.
Bai Biao looked at the surrendered Shi family members, then at the Bai family members who were cleaning up the mess, and let out a long sigh of relief. His gaze toward Xiao Chen was filled with gratitude and awe.
This crisis seems... to have truly passed.
But he had a vague premonition that things might not be over yet.
A subtle gaze returned from the direction of the city lord's mansion, and the city lord's lips curled into a meaningful smile.
Deep within the Bai family's secret chamber, the aura of the Bai family patriarch was rising at an astonishing rate, drawing ever closer to that crucial step.
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