Chapter 40: Chen Kong's Fury

  The grass hut's entrance was empty, with a lone goose waddling slowly in, one feather falling from its back.

  Chen Kong had originally thought to come alone, because with his strength, having a few more or less people made no difference, on the contrary, perhaps having a few more people would only drag him down.

  Even if it's Ling Luo Yu, Chen Kong didn't want him to come along, but under Ling Luo Yu's repeated persistence, Chen Kong thought for half a day before reluctantly agreeing. Although Ling Luo Yu himself was not very strong, relying solely on that mysterious and unpredictable illusion technique, he believed that if it was just for self-protection, there would be absolutely no problem.

  In the thatched cottage, several people jumped up at the sound of a single string being plucked.

  "What kind of people are you? How did you end up here?" The bald man shouted angrily, slamming his palm on the ground.

  Under one palm, the ground seemed to shake slightly, and the entire thatched hut burst open, crashing down with a loud noise, sending dust flying everywhere. Amidst the chaos, some straw sticks mixed with whistling sounds flew towards Chen Kong and Ling's heads.

  Chen Kong smiled faintly, waved his hand, and a pink light appeared out of thin air, transforming into a giant shield that firmly protected himself and Ling Luoyu. Although the whistling grass arrows seemed to possess incredible force, they immediately dissipated as soon as they came into contact with Chen Kong's casually waved-out pink giant shield.

  As the thatched hut collapsed, people's silhouettes kept flashing around the surrounding thatched huts. One after another, they rushed out and saw the scene in front of them. The group of people was slightly stunned, but immediately reacted and surrounded Chen Kong, Ling Luo, and Yuantian in the middle.

  "One, two, three, four...... seventeen."

  "Not bad, no wonder they dare to be so arrogant. Among the seventeen people here, five have actually reached the Innate Realm!" Chen Kong let out a light sigh as he thought of his own subordinates, only five of whom had reached the Innate Realm.

  "Perhaps, if my sixty or so brothers were still alive, I believe they would not be inferior to them. The ones who died in battle were truly elite brothers, among whom there were more than a dozen innate high-ranking masters! Although it was not directly at your hands that they died, at least it is related to you!" Chen Kong's eyes flashed with a fierce glare, and his face suddenly changed color.

  "None of you will escape today, this is where you will meet your end!" Chen Kong's tone changed, his face becoming even more ferocious.

  "Run! Why should we run? You two, us seventeen, and five of whom have reached the Innate Realm!" Chen Lao'er burst out laughing wildly, looking at Chen Kong with disdain.

  Chen Kong didn't say anything, his actions had already given him an answer.

  In a flash, Chen Kong's shadow appeared in front of Chen Lao Er, within three feet. His right hand shot out like lightning, and with a swift grab, his claw-like fingers clutched Chen Lao Er's throat.

  "Chasing the wind, Chen Kong's speed is truly one of a kind in the world!" Although he had known that Chen Kong's speed was astonishing, Ling Luofei was still deeply shocked by Chen Kong's lightning-fast claw.

  "This! Chen Lao Er was already a master of the Innate Realm twenty years ago, but he was casually grabbed by the throat by that purple-robed man in front of him!" The remaining sixteen people were stunned.

  "You're Chen Lao Er, what's the matter with you? Do you know what a gap is? That's it!" Chen Kong's right hand exerted a slight force, and with a light pinch, "Ka Cha" sound, Chen Lao Er's throat was apparently pinched into powder.

  Chen Kong's right hand shook lightly, and Chen Lao Er was thrown to the ground.

  His throat was crushed and even a god couldn't save him. By the time he hit the ground, Old Chen had stopped breathing altogether, clearly dead as a doornail.

  "Run!"

  Among sixteen people, it is unknown who drank alone.

  Sixteen figures turned into sixteen streams of light that quickly fled, and even Chen Laoer, who was in the Xiantian realm, was easily killed by a casual strike from his opponent. Such an opponent was not someone that people like them could match up against; apart from escaping, they really had no other path to take.

  "Want to escape! Did you escape?" Chen Kong's figure disappeared in an instant, and then only a miserable cry was heard. Several meters away, the person who was running at the back suddenly shook his body, and with a "thud", he slowly fell down. Behind him, Chen Kong's shadow slowly emerged.

  "Brother Chen, don't worry, they won't be able to escape!" Ling Luoyu suddenly appeared and said with a faint smile.

  "Formation, could it be that Ling Xiong has set up a formation around this area!" Chen Kong looked at Ling Xiao and nodded slightly.

  Ling Luo's feathers fluttered lightly as she smiled and said, "Not bad, I indeed set up some formations around here, which should be enough to trap these ordinary experts. However, those few innate experts will need Brother Chen to take care of!"

  "Don't worry, a few small shrimp can't stir up any waves! Just take care of yourself, Brother Ling!" Chen Kong's words had barely fallen when the figure vanished once again.

  "This is bad, there's actually an array formation restriction around us! At that person's speed, none of us can escape!" The one who escaped was a green-robed man. He was quite quick-witted and soon discovered the existence of the array formation restriction, immediately shouting to stop the others.

  "In front of us is the restriction, behind us are those people. This is a good situation! Brother Ding, among us, your cultivation is the highest, whatever you say we'll do! Brothers, let's not hesitate!" Although they were all startled when they just discovered that the surroundings had been set up with an array formation restriction, after all, they were not ordinary people. Very quickly, the remaining fifteen people calmed down.

  "Nowadays, perhaps the only way is to fight with our backs against the water, and there's a glimmer of hope! Although that person's strength is indeed extraordinary, maybe just relying on us ten or more people won't be enough to win, but I don't believe we can't even protect ourselves!" The speaker was the green-robed man who had run over.

  Ding Kong, the Cloud-Dispelling Sword, was a giant of the underworld fifty years ago. Among these people, his strength is the highest, and among the dozen or so people stationed here, he is also the leader.

  "Not bad, Brother Ding is right! Now we can only fight hard!" The others all nodded in agreement.

  "You think you're worthy? You don't even qualify me to go all out!" The clear wind blew by, and Chen Kong's figure appeared not far in front of them.

  Ding Kung looked at Chen Kong cautiously and said, "This brother, your strength is formidable, I admit that we are not your match. However, I recall that we have no grudges or grievances between us, so why must you take advantage of others to such an extent?"

  A glint of sharp light flashed in Chen Kong's eyes as he coldly said, "No grudges? Really no grudges?"

  Ding Kung was taken aback and said: "That's right, I remember that we have never met before, let alone having any grudges against each other!"

  "Invade my territory and kill more than sixty of my brothers! How dare you say there's no grudge between us!" Chen Kong's voice was ominous and frightening.

  "You... you... could it be that you are the leader of the second layer of this Heavenly Tomb?!" The faces of the fourteen people changed greatly.

  Before they knew Chen Kong's identity, perhaps they still had a thread of luck in their minds. However, now these fourteen people have completely lost confidence in whether they can defeat Chen Kong or not.

  The leader of the second layer, what does that represent? And how strong is their power? They don't know and haven't seen it with their own eyes.

  However, they clearly knew how terrifying their great leader's strength was. These two leaders were what their great leader was wary of, and his strength could be imagined even with just a toe!

  "Take the first move! I'll give you the chance to make the first strike!" Chen Kong's hand waved lightly, and a pink glow suddenly appeared out of thin air, enveloping his entire body.