Xiaoxiao.

Just as he was lost in thought, he suddenly realized that Ling Qi beside him had fallen silent.

Kuang Zheng frowned, clearly displeased with Ling Qi's unauthorized pause.

Upon seeing this, Ling Qi turned deathly pale. The thought of the previous pain made his body tremble uncontrollably, clearly terrified by what he had just experienced.

Fortunately, he didn't lose his last bit of rationality and still knew what the other party wanted most.

So he forced himself to calm down and dared not delay any longer, and continued to tell the story: "Young Master Wu initially handled the situation quite well, but unfortunately, Lord Lei was treacherous and cunning. He launched a surprise attack when he was unprepared and struck Young Master Wu in the chest."

Immediately afterward, the Crimson Lord unleashed another powerful palm strike, this time striking Wu Shaoxia directly in the back. This severely injured Wu Shaoxia, instantly rendering him incapable of fighting.

What is admirable is that even though Wu Shaoxia didn't have the strength to stand up at this point, his eyes still burned with indomitable spirit and perseverance!

But it was this indomitable will that utterly enraged the lord. He strode forward, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace, and roared... roared...

Ling Qi wasn't sure how the other party would react to what she said, and hesitated for a moment.

“Tell me the whole story,” Kuang Zheng said coldly without even lifting his eyelids.

"Uh~! Yes, yes!" Ling Qi nodded hurriedly.

He hurriedly said, "The lord said he would swallow Young Hero Wu whole." After saying that, he walked straight to Young Hero Wu, who was already on the verge of death, and opened his mouth to bite him.

Young Master Wu seemed to know that he would meet such an end, so he shouted: "I, Wu Ren, may die, but you stinking fish and shrimps are far from being able to decide how I die! Explode!!"

At this point, Ling Qi seemed to recall something extremely terrifying. He trembled all over and said with fear in his eyes, "That 'explosion' seemed to have used up all of Young Hero Wu's strength."

Wu Shaoxia, who was already on the verge of death, breathed his last after shouting that.

Even so, there was still no sign of submission in his eyes!

Even more bizarrely, Wu Shaoxia, who had been dead, somehow stood up!

Even more terrifying was that his body also rapidly expanded like a balloon. Everyone present was stunned by this incredible sight.

From any perspective, it seemed impossible for Young Master Wu to stand up again at that time, yet this impossibility happened right before everyone's eyes.

"At that moment, everything fell silent!"

Everyone present held their breath, staring intently at the unbelievable scene.

Ling Qi paused again at this point.

Although several years have passed, this scene is as clear and unforgettable as if it happened yesterday.

He was about to explain when he heard Kuang Zheng's emotionless warning: "If you hesitate any longer, I will make sure you face a life-or-death situation!"

Hearing the warning, Ling Qi dared not hesitate any longer and quickly said, "Just as everyone was wondering why a dead person's body would undergo such strange changes, suddenly they heard Lord Chi shout in terror, 'Run! He's going to self-destruct!'"

As the Crimson Lord issued a warning, he fled at top speed, not even daring to look back.

Upon hearing the warning, Lord Lei immediately began a desperate retreat.

The last one to react was the lord who was closest to Wu Shaoxia. After realizing what was happening, he also fled for his life.

Those of us watching didn't react at first, but seeing the three lords fleeing for their lives, we finally snapped out of it and looked over. Seeing this, everyone else, including the lower-ranking ones, also started to run for their lives.

"After escaping for only about two breaths, the little one was knocked to the ground by a gust of wind and immediately passed out."

Many people, like me, were stunned by the powerful shockwave on the spot, and many weaker individuals died instantly.

The younger one awoke two days later. By then, the battlefield was a wreck, littered with broken branches and countless severed limbs—spectators killed instantly by the shockwave.

"The scene was absolutely horrific! The most memorable thing was the bottomless crater in the ground, which was ten miles in circumference. That was left by Young Master Wu's self-destruction."

After speaking, Ling Qi stood there quietly, not daring to make the slightest move.

Before he knew it, Kuang Zheng was already in tears.

Although he already knew the outcome the moment he saw the Azure Dragon Ring, hearing about Wu Ren's fate still caused him unbearable pain.

The thought that his brother had lost his life entirely for him filled him with unbearable pain.

Having finally calmed down, Kuang Zheng looked at Ling Qi, whom he had once placed his hopes on, and said with some complicated feelings, "Weren't you determined to kill Zhu Xian back then? The opportunity was once in a lifetime, so why didn't you make a move?"

After saying that, he added self-deprecatingly, "Oh! I forgot. My brother really knows how to judge people! You're all spineless cowards, how could you possibly do something so manly?"

"Heh... How laughable that I actually thought I could use you to fight Zhu Xian with this thing! I didn't lose unjustly back then! I was blind to have even considered something like you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kuang Zheng placed his right palm directly on Ling Qi's forehead.

"Go in peace! You won't be alone, because I'll send all the participants from back then down to keep you company!"

After he finished speaking, a gray light suddenly shone in his palm.

Immediately afterwards, Ling Qi was seen to rapidly dehydrate and shrink. In just two breaths, the once lively Ling Qi shrank into a ball, and his original appearance could no longer be seen.

As expected of the Vermilion Fruit, its energy is much purer than that of other exotic beasts.

Ling Qi probably never imagined that she would leave this world in such a way until her death.

But that's how things are in this world; not everyone's death is spectacular...

It turned out that Kuang Zheng directly used the "Devouring God Technique" to devour him and turn him into jerky. The same thing happened to Ling Yi, Ling Er, and several others.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the seven elders of Noguchi Ridge had all turned into dried meat.

In the past, if such a massive amount of energy were suddenly absorbed, Kuang Zheng might have exploded on the spot.

But now, he only needed to circulate the spiritual energy within his body for one cycle to absorb all of this immense energy.

After receiving this enormous energy, the nascent soul in the Niwan Palace solidified its entire body.

After doing all this, Kuang Zheng left Noguchi Ridge without looking back.

Even now, no one has noticed anything unusual.

The reason Kuang Zheng found Ling Qi first was because he discovered that Zhu Xian was not there.

He had no choice but to approach Ling Qi, and his guess was confirmed by several other elders.

After the self-destruction incident years ago, Zhu Xian lived in Noguchi Ridge even less.

They must have been terrified by Wu Ren's words back then, fearing that one day Kuang Zheng and his group would come knocking on their door.

Therefore, from then on, he spent almost all his time with the other lords.

Having received confirmation from Zhu Xian, Kuang Zheng saw no need to linger any longer.

As for why the seven elders were to be exterminated, it was because they had all participated in the massive manhunt for Wu Ren and Ying Yue.

Adding to the old and new grudges with Zhu Xian, killing them off would be like collecting some interest in advance.