54 The Downfall of the Manor of Sirius (1/2)

The battle in the Manor of Sirius continued to rage; people from all four noble families were killing without thought as were those from the Manor of Sirius. Both sides were engaged in a frenzied massacre.

The enemy from the other three directions was destructive, slaughtering those in the Manor of Sirius from east to west, then from south to north, going through the manor several times. A dozen experts stood on the wall that fenced the Manor of Sirius, putting a graceful end to anyone who tried to escape the manor.

It was a scene of mass slaughter.

Chu Tianlang was livid, almost mindless in his fury. He was surrounded by a dozen experts; although their cultivation base was lower than his, he still could not break out due to the overwhelming press of people.

The enemy had an endless supply of men. The middle-aged man in white was just standing at the side and instructing with his hands to have people fill up any gaps that appeared. Just as the enemy’s troops were flung away in strikes and an opening was made, two more people would fill in the gap under the orchestration of the man in white, keeping Chu Tianlang firmly surrounded in the center.

The battle cries had gradually dwindled in all the directions as men drenched in blood holding their swords and sabers were walking towards him.

Gone were his greatest days! An overwhelming sense of despair filled Chu Tianlang’s heart.

A commotion arose from the main block as the roar of battle drifted up. Chu Tianlang was shocked as he attacked with all his might to fend off the enemy and turned to look. There were already several people seizing a group of women and children with swords and sabers held in their hands and making their way over to him.

Those were Chu Tianlang’s family and children!

A beheaded head came flying through the air and landed with a thud on the ground, rolling around until stopped, its face turned upwards.

Chu Tianlang growled loudly, his entire body shuddering with grief.

The head had belonged to none other than his own sworn brother; the person with the highest cultivation base besides Chu Tianlang himself. He had usually led ten other brothers and was a central force within the Manor of Sirius.

He had a cultivation base of the sixth peak and had led experts to guard the main block once the battle began. Now though, he had been decapitated; it would seem that all the other ten brothers had fallen too.

“Stop!” someone cried out.

The men attacking Chu Tianlang took ten steps back like a receding tide.

Chu Tianlang was bathed in blood as he looked over to east, south, west, and north; each direction had one or two youthful young masters leading a team. All the others were covered in blood and dirt but these young masters were clean, free from even a single speck of dust.

Each of them was handsome and elegant, their grace exceptional. They were looking at him now with icy gazes.

All the battle cries and clashes of weapons around the perimeter had ceased; only thick smoke rose from the corners and sides – the entire Manor of Sirius was akin to the region of the dead.

Only the sound of feet against gravel could be heard as these people strolled over.

Looking at his captured family, Chu Tianlang felt hopelessness grip his heart.

“Who are you?” Chu Tianlang looked at these people with hatred as his lips trembled. “When have I, Chu Tianlang, ever did you any wrong? What kind of resentment and hate do you have towards me and mine? How could you actually do something so void of conscience and humanity?”

Chu Tianlang’s voice was exceptionally calm despite his obvious rage.

It was as if several planets and universe had exploded in his mind, his vision blurry as he tried to take in everything at one.

Ximen Wanli stepped forward. “Chu Tianlang, my younger brother has never offended you either. Why then did you kill him?”

Chu Tianlang asked wearily, “Who is your younger brother?” He had killed so many people that he could not recall them all. Right now, he was just instinctively thinking, “Could it be that I’ve killed someone in the past, and their backup force has finally come to me?”

“You will die a painful death today.” Ximen Wanli said indifferently, “I am Xinmen Wanli; my younger brother, Ximen Wandai, died cruelly in your hands last night!”

Chu Tianlang was stunned as he suddenly understood the situation.

Ximen Family!

The other young masters had to be from the Dongfang, Nangong, and Beiye families.

Incredulity surged through Chu Tianlang as he said in surprise, “I did not go out yesterday. How could I have killed Young Master Ximen Wandai?” It was a moment of epiphany when the question came out of his mouth.

He proclaimed loudly, “I didn’t do this!”

He had finally realized the severity of this matter.

The Ximen family!

If he took the blame, there was no other way left for him except death. A mere Manor of Sirius was no match for the colossal power of the Ximen family!

He looked at the enemies around him with fear, taking in the unconcealed murderous intent on their faces. He looked at his family that had been captured. For a moment, he felt hopeless.

“Should I believe you?” Ximen Wanli smiled lightly, a wild bloodlust appearing on his visage as he suddenly roared, “Take him! I want him alive!”

At his command, everyone around him began moving all at once.

Sword light gleamed as blood spurted into the sky; all of Chu Tianlang’s family had been beheaded!

Chu Tianlang screamed in primal rage; his anguish was expressed in an inhuman moan.

“Four noble families! I, Chu Tianlang, shall forever be irreconcilable with all of you!”

His maddened cry sent the burning flames trembling madly. Rendered absolutely berserk, he yielded the long and short swords in his hands and charged into the enemy’s formation like a frenzied tiger.

…

Yun Yang stood at the top of a hill, looking at the rising flames and smoke from far away; his gaze calm like autumn’s sea.

“Lao Mei, you’ve broken through the sixth peak, right?”

Lao Mei smiled and answered, “Yes, I have broken through. Moreover, with young master’s mystical stones and crystals, my cultivation base has neared the middle of the sixth peak.”

Yun Yang thought about it and said, “They have countless experts, a few of them are sixth peak experts as well. You have only one chance. After this one time, you must retreat immediately regardless whether you’ve succeeded or not. You must not let yourself be trapped inside.”

Lao Mei nodded. “I understand.”

“Go. Remember, once you are complete, you must disappear at once. Leave the rest to me.”

“Yes.”

Lao Mei’s body shimmered in the air he sped towards the Manor of Sirius that was going up in flames.

Yun Yang’s purple robes also flashed once before he vanished from the place.

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