Without warning, a series of shrill gunshots rang out, and bullets equipped with silencers hurtled towards Xiao Yifeng and Shen Yuting.
Xiao Yifeng’s expression changed, and he quickly hugged Shen Yuting, darting to the side and taking cover behind a large tree, which immediately bore the brunt of a barrage of bullets and was riddled to pieces.
"Brother Xiao, what... what’s going on?"
Shen Yuting huddled in Xiao Yifeng’s embrace, speaking anxiously.
"It’s nothing, don’t worry!"
As Xiao Yifeng spoke, he used his X-ray vision, spotting hundreds of men dressed in black, wielding weapons, and exuding a chilling aura—clearly not individuals from any ordinary faction.
An icy voice commanded, and a dozen men wielding sharp knives approached the large tree Xiao Yifeng was hiding behind, while the rest fixed their unwavering gaze upon it.
"Eliminate them all!"
Xiao Yifeng issued the command with cold indifference.
At that moment, the hidden Blood Rakshasa finally made his move.
A flash of crimson light passed by in an instant, and the bodies of the knife-wielding men stiffened, halting in their tracks.
The next second, their throats simultaneously spouted arrows of blood, and they fell to the ground with solid thuds, all killed by a single move.
Witnessing this sinister and terrifying scene, the remaining men in black’s expressions turned to sheer terror.
The man who had spoken before repeated his command, and a succession of muffled gunshots followed.
The golden bullets, transformed into long tongues of flame in the dark night, streaked towards Xiao Yifeng’s position, setting the trees around and behind him ablaze with sparks, frightening Shen Yuting into clinging tightly to Xiao Yifeng.
A series of blood-spraying noises rang out as a dark shadow flitted through the ranks of the men, one by one, the black-clad men were killed without any chance to fight back.
Soon, dozens of men had fallen, inciting panic among the rest, who looked around with eyes full of fear and vigilance, and those with firearms nearly shot their own out of sheer fright.
"Who are you? Show yourself!"
The leader exuded a sharp stream of True Qi as he coldly scanned his surroundings and shouted.
Yet another string of blood-spraying noises, and another dozen men fell to the ground. At this moment, the figure of Blood Rakshasa finally appeared, his expression cold and ruthless, wielding a curved blade reforged by Xiao Yifeng, his body exuding a horrifying murderous aura, like a Death God from Hell.
And now, of the original hundred or so men, only about twenty remained, the rest having all fallen, their bodies strewn about—all within the span of a minute.
"You... who are you?"
The lead man fixated his gaze on Blood Rakshasa, his face extremely grave, while the others brandished their weapons at Blood Rakshasa.
However, their foreheads were beaded with sweat, their bodies trembled slightly, and intense fear swelled within them.
"Eliminate everyone except for him."
Holding Shen Yuting, Xiao Yifeng emerged from behind the tree and coldly instructed.
The leader immediately ordered his remaining subordinates, who were still armed, to fire at Blood Rakshasa, but it had no effect whatsoever.
In the blink of an eye, the arms of the gunmen snapped simultaneously, blood spurting from their wrists, and then they were all swiftly killed by Blood Rakshasa.
Apart from the man leading them, the rest died cleanly, not one spared, among them dozens of experts in the Gang Qi Realm—were all killed in one move by the Blood Rakshasa, completely devoid of any ability to resist.
Witnessing this scene, the man at the helm, who was in the Initial Stage of the Qi Condensation Realm, had his complexion thoroughly change, looking incredibly ugly.
The strike of the Blood Rakshasa earlier, even he, a master in the Qi Condensation Realm, had not seen clearly; obviously, the opponent was far more powerful and terrifying than he was.
"You... who on earth are you?"
The man gazed at the Blood Rakshasa with a very heavy expression on his face.
"He’s my subordinate!"
Xiao Yifeng came over and said indifferently.
The Blood Rakshasa walked to Xiao Yifeng’s side, like a loyal servant.
For a moment, the man’s gaze flickered continuously as he looked at Xiao Yifeng, his face unsightly. He had not expected that his target would have such a terrifying subordinate. His forces were utterly annihilated without even touching the man they were meant to deal with.
Xiao Yifeng eyed the man with a voice as cold as ice, but the latter, eyes flickering, didn’t answer.
Xiao Yifeng ordered emotionlessly, and the Blood Rakshasa charged towards the man.
Seeing the Blood Rakshasa rushing over, the man’s complexion changed, and he quickly unleashed all his strength to defend himself.
But he overestimated himself. Just as he began circulating his True Qi, the Blood Rakshasa appeared in front of him.
A punch shattered his True Qi defense, striking his abdomen and breaking apart his Dantian. The man spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and knelt on the ground.
Xiao Yifeng directly executed the Soul-Capturing Eyes, his gaze shimmering with a purple halo.
Xiao Yifeng asked again.
Shortly afterward, the man divulged everything about his identity and origins.
He was a protector of the Heaven Gate, ordered to come and exterminate Xiao Yifeng and Shen Yuting.
Upon hearing "Heaven Gate," Xiao Yifeng recalled what the bald man had mentioned in the bar yesterday, and today, he finally understood what this Heaven Gate was.
It turned out that Heaven Gate was the Dragon Head of Yanjing’s underworld forces, controlling the entire underground of Yanjing. Even though it occupied only a part of Yanjing, its influence was not the slightest bit inferior to the Flame Gate in the North, and it had business ties with many clans in Yanjing, securing a very stable foundation there. This time, it was the Yaan Family that asked Heaven Gate to take action.
"You even laid hands on the Shen Family’s people?"
When Xiao Yifeng learned from the man that they also targeted other members of the Shen Family, his expression changed.
"Brother Xiao, there won’t be anything wrong with my parents, grandfather, and second uncle, will there?"
Upon hearing this news, Shen Yuting’s face also changed, and she quickly asked.
"Don’t worry, they definitely won’t be harmed; if they are, I will make sure the Yaan Family and Heaven Gate pay a blood price!"
Xiao Yifeng said with an icy voice.
Just then, Shen Yuting’s cellphone suddenly rang, and she hurriedly answered the call.
However, after finishing the phone call, her face drastically changed, her delicate body trembled violently, turning deathly pale.
"Yuting, what happened?"
Xiao Yifeng quickly asked.
"Something happened to my parents!"
Shen Yuting said, looking devastated.
Xiao Yifeng’s face changed.