10 BEGINNING OF THE END (PART 4)

Yujie touched his storage ring and summoned his flying ship, as many strong members of Vance clan quickly boarded it including Ryuu's family.

Fang looked towards his remaining children as he spoke with a frown on his face, "Joseph, Jacklin why are boarding the ship?"

Joseph looked at his father as he spoke with a serious look on his face, "Father our...."

Yujie shook his head as he spoke, "No absolutely not, I forbid you to come with us the enemy is too strong even with us it will be difficult to defeat him so no you children are not strong enough. Now, GO!!!"

Joseph and Jacklin wanted to say something but seeing the look on their great grandpa and their father's face they relented"

Sabine with an impatient look on her face spoke, "Grandpa how long will it take??"

Yujie gritted his teeth as he replied to his granddaughter, "Their hiding place is far away even if my ship is overworked it will take more than 10 minutes. "

Salazar (Fang's father) gained a worried look on his face as he spoke, "Senior it might be too late by then."

Yujie gritted his teeth and spat out, "I know I know, but does anyone has any faster transport then I am all ears.", as an uncomfortable silence descended amongst them he snorted at that as he spoke with a knowing look on his face, "Thought so."

After many agonizing minutes later,

They came across a horrifying scene of destruction, large continent hundreds of thousands of mile-long are destroyed air seems to be burning, poisonous fumes could be seen everywhere, thunderstorm changing the sky into the day with lightning, the soil seemed made of lava and the whole presence gave off the feeling of a large amount of energy which had been discharged being dissipating rapidly.

Yujie gained a worried look on his face remarked upon seeing such a horrifying scene, "Someone powerful detonated their core and committed suicide, I hope Xiao Xiao and my great-grandchild Feng both are safe and sound."

Everyone looked worried as frown could be seen on their faces.

Suddenly they heard a choked sob coming from Beatrice.

Fang looked towards his mother with a look of alarm as he "Mother what is wrong? why are you crying?"

Beatrice looked with red eyes as she spoke with sorrow laced in her voice, "What is wrong Fang? Can't you feel whose energy is this?"

Fang didn't have to time to think much as his father Salazar answered in a solemn voice, "It belongs to Zhu Zhu, Xiao Xiao's spirit beast and best friend."

Hearing that everyone started to panic, "Calm down and shut up we will soon reach the last known location of my great-grandchild and Xiao Xiao."

"Ancestor look out the forest ahead seems funny", shouted a random member of Vance clan.

"The last known location came from the direction of that forest", Yujie frowned upon seeing the state of the forest.

"It can't be I have been to this place before with few of my brothers but this ...".exclaimed another member of Vance clan.

What lay upon them a forest full of dead trees, dead animals, even insects were dead the air smelled putrid and stale, the lake inside the forest looked putrid murky and everyone could see many aquatic floating dead on the water.

'What is this what evil has fallen on this place', a thought rang in everyone's mind as they felt a spine chilling fear.

"F***k!", a loud cursing could be heard as they turned to see a member of their clan cursing loudly at the heavens and a large sweat drop formed on everyone's head.

"Is there anything you want to share with us 'Mazir'?" asked Salazar politely.

"Bossman, this shitty forest killed my babies ", with that Mazir started bawling

Salazar rubbed his head in exasperation, "Ancestor don't mind him he was dropped headfirst to many times when he was a kid, and he calls his pet insects babies."

"Look over there that part is completely untouched", a Vance clan member shouted.

rushed towards to see a part of the forest around was still alive in forming a circle of 10 meters.

"Don't jump down send something to scout out before descending in that place and does anyone recognise those dead bodies outside the circle".

"I.....I think I recognise one of them Ji Yon, brother of the current patriarch of Ji clan, Ji San." stammered out another member.

Mazir narrowed his eyes as he spoke, "We can safely descend inside the circle, the death zone is like an invisible cylindrical wall outside the circle, as long as we don't touch the wall we are safe."

Soon the Clan head his wife, son and daughter-in-law along with old man Yujie quickly descended inside the circle.

Salazar barked out an order to secure the sky before the started to investigate.

Sabine: "Look there are some blood splotches here."

Beatrice quickly scanned it with her mental energy and stated with grieve, "This blood belong to Xiao Xiao, my baby girl who knows what happened to her."

Salazar went and held his wife in his as he tried his best to comfort her.

"Grandfather-in-law what could have happened to them", Fang inquired to Yujie.

"This I don't think that anyone Ji clan is strong enough to stop my Divine vision nor do I think that Xiao Xiao has enough strength to kill them like this I think....."