Chapter 274: Annihilation of the Ma Family

Ma Third Young Master and his companions were killed, and the mission of avenging the Chen Family was not yet complete. This indicated that to accomplish this task, the Ma Family had to be completely destroyed, which was also within Su Nan's expectations.

Su Nan got back into the carriage once again. After the three of them left, the people in the area regained their senses.

"The Ma Family is finished! Not only did the Chen Family Head not die, but he also broke through to the Mystic level. The Ma Family probably won't be able to withstand the Chen Family Head's revenge!"

"They deserve it. The Ma Family wiped out the Chen Family while the Chen Family Head was missing, and now retribution has come."

Many people took pleasure in their misfortune, thinking that the Ma Family had no chance against the retaliation of a Mystic-level expert.

Tonight was the night the Ma Family would be annihilated.

However, some remained skeptical.

"That's not necessarily the case. Rumor has it that the Ma Family has a stronger family backing them, and they won't be so easily toppled."

"Right, the Ma Family has a close relationship with the Li Family among the Ten Great Clans. There are even rumors that the Ma Family was supported by the Li Family in the past, and the Li Family will definitely not sit idly by."

...

The night grew late. The Ma Family, a vast estate, was still brightly lit.

In a study, a man in his sixties carefully wiped a longsword in his hand, his expression cautious, as if this were a divine weapon.

This man was none other than the Ma Family Head, Ma Laoda.

At this moment, a middle-aged man dressed as a butler knocked on the door and entered, saying, "Master, there's a report from Chenjia Town. They've found the two survivors from the Chen Family who escaped."

"Is that so? Where are they?" The old man continued to wipe the longsword in his hand without stopping.

The middle-aged butler replied, "They are in Chenjia Town. They returned to Chenjia Town not long ago and were discovered by our spies there."

Upon hearing this, the old man paused his actions and furrowed his brow slightly. "What are they doing back there?"

The middle-aged butler shook his head. "We don't know for sure yet, but with the Third Young Master there, I'm sure those Chen Family survivors have already been captured."

The old man nodded and said, "With my third brother there, those survivors wouldn't be able to cause any trouble."

He paused for a moment and added, "As long as we obtain that ancient key, we will have the qualifications to enter the ancient tomb."

The middle-aged butler couldn't help but ask curiously, "Master, what exactly is inside that ancient tomb?"

The old man looked at the longsword in his hand, pondered for a moment, and then said, "A path to leave this world."

"A path to leave this world?" The middle-aged butler was shocked, unable to contain his curiosity.

At this moment, a young man rushed into the courtyard of the study, shouting, "Master, something bad has happened!"

The young man looked anxious, his face filled with urgency.

Seeing the young man like this, the middle-aged butler's face darkened, and he shouted, "What's going on? What happened?"

Startled by the middle-aged butler's shout, the young man quickly calmed down and said quickly, "We received urgent news from Chenjia Town. The Chen Family Head has appeared!"

"The Chen Family Head?"

"Impossible! He's already dead. How could he possibly appear?"

Hearing the young man's words, the old man who had been wiping the longsword suddenly stood up.

"Indeed, that Chen Family Head has not only appeared, but he has also broken through to the Mystic level. Our Third Young Master has already been killed by him, and now that Chen Family Head is heading towards our Ma Family!"

The young man handed a piece of paper to the old man and said, "This is a letter sent by a Wind Spirit Dove from Chenjia Town."

The old man took the piece of paper, looked at the information on it, and his face turned as dark as water.

The middle-aged butler, who had been listening to the young man's report, was also filled with dread.

Something big had happened!

The Chen Family Head had broken through to the Mystic level, and the Third Young Master was dead!

Either of these pieces of news would cause a huge commotion.

After reading the information on the piece of paper, the old man's aging face twisted into a sinister expression.

"That person is definitely not Chen Daohai. Who on earth is he, and why is he helping the Chen Family, causing trouble for our Ma Family?"

The middle-aged butler thought for a moment and said, "Could it be someone from the Liu Family? The Liu Family has a close relationship with the Chen Family, and they are the only ones who might help the Chen Family."

The old man sneered, "The Liu Family is just a bunch of fence-sitters. When we attacked the Chen Family, they didn't lift a finger, and now they won't either."

"Besides, where would they find a Mystic-level expert?"

The old man contemplated for a while but couldn't come up with any clues.

The middle-aged butler asked, "Master, what should we do now?"

After a brief burst of anger, the old man had already calmed down and said coldly, "Hmph, a mere early Mystic-level expert thinks he can destroy my Ma Family. He doesn't know his own limitations."

He quickly took out pen and paper, wrote a brief message, and handed it to the middle-aged butler, saying, "Send this letter to the Li Family as quickly as possible!"

The middle-aged butler took the letter without hesitation and quickly left.

Not long after, the Ma Family began to mobilize like a well-oiled machine, and a large number of martial artists were gathering.

Such a commotion naturally awakened the other martial artists in the town.

People didn't understand what had happened again and looked around curiously.

It wasn't until a carriage entered the town that people understood what was going on.

"The Chen Family Head is here!"

"The Chen Family Head not only didn't die, but he also broke through to the Mystic level and killed the Ma Family's Third Young Master."

The news quickly spread, causing a huge commotion.

In front of the Ma Family estate, Chen De slowly brought the carriage to a stop.

At this moment, the place was already surrounded and tightly packed with Ma Family's powerful martial artists. Leading them was, of course, the Ma Family Head, Ma Laoda.

Beside him was a middle-aged man in his fifties, Ma Laoda's second brother.

The curtain of the carriage was opened, and Su Nan, disguised as Chen Daohai, walked down slowly.

Chen Ying followed behind Su Nan, looking at the Ma Family's people with a deep hatred in her eyes.

Su Nan glanced at the crowd and fixed his gaze on the two leading figures. He didn't need to guess to know their identities and said coldly, "Ma Laoda, Ma Laoer, we meet again."

Seeing Su Nan's

 appearance, Ma Laoda and Ma Laoer were both startled. They exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with suspicion.

It was too similar, almost identical.

There was a moment when they even began to doubt themselves. They wondered if they had made a mistake initially, that Chen Daohai didn't die, and the person before them was indeed Chen Daohai. But soon, they remembered the events from before and became certain once again.

Ma Laoda stared at Su Nan and said in a deep voice, "Who exactly are you? I don't know where my Ma Family has offended you."

"Offended? Your Ma Family killed more than a hundred people in my Chen Family and now you want to act like you don't know anything?" Su Nan sneered.

Upon hearing this, Ma Laoda and Ma Laoer's expressions darkened. Ma Laoda continued, "I don't know what my Chen Family used to make you take action, but my Ma Family is willing to offer twice the price!"

Saying that, Ma Laoda looked at Chen De and Chen Ying, his expression unpleasant. He was now sure that Su Nan's appearance was entirely because of Chen Ying and Chen De.

He regretted not killing them back then and letting them escape.

Su Nan said, "Your Ma Family took everything from my Chen Family, but it doesn't matter. After I kill you, everything in your Ma Family will naturally be under my control again."

Ma Laoda's expression turned dark. If he weren't wary of Su Nan's strength, he would have acted already.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, he continued, "Sir, perhaps all of this is just a misunderstanding. Why don't we sit down and talk it out?"

He was waiting, waiting for the people from the Li Family!

Su Nan could easily see his intentions and didn't want to waste time talking to him. He was still waiting to complete this task and move on to the next one.

Su Nan said, "There's no need to sit down. I'll send you on your way right now."

Upon hearing this, Ma Laoer completely lost his temper. "You dare to speak to my Ma Family like this, the first person to do so in so many years. I want to see how capable you really are!"

As he spoke, a bolt of lightning gathered in front of him and shot towards Su Nan.

"Don't!"

Ma Laoda's expression changed, and he tried to stop him, but his words couldn't match the speed of the lightning bolt.

Ma Laoer suddenly made a move, and the lightning bolt shot out.

As someone who possessed the fastest speed of attack among those who used elemental power, Ma Laoer was confident that this attack would pose a threat to Su Nan.

But the next moment, his pupils contracted.

Su Nan simply took a step, easily avoiding the lightning bolt.

"This..." Ma Laoer's heart sank to the bottom in an instant.

His proud lightning power had been easily evaded. This was the first time such a thing had happened.

Ma Laoer finally realized the seriousness of the situation and regretted his reckless actions a moment ago.

But Su Nan didn't give him a chance to regret.

With one step, Su Nan instantly appeared in front of him, and he slapped him with one hand.

Danger!

Ma Laoer's heart was filled with shock, and he instinctively tried to dodge, but to his horror, he found that he couldn't dodge at all.

Bang!

Su Nan's palm landed firmly on Ma Laoer's body, and Ma Laoer's body was sent flying.

It was the same kind of strength that Su Nan had used to deal with Ma Lao San earlier, but the result was completely different.

Ma Lao San was a physical martial artist, while Ma Laoer was an elemental power user. The latter's physical strength was weak, and under Su Nan's palm, a late-stage Spiritual-level expert from the Ma Family was killed on the spot!

"He's dead?"

"Is this the power of a Mystic-level expert? It's too terrifying!"

The onlookers were shocked, and many of them were excited. This was the first time they had seen a Mystic-level expert in action.

"Second Brother!" Ma Laoda was in despair, and he looked at Su Nan with intense murderous intent.

"You're seeking death!"

Hatred made him lose his rationality, and Ma Laoda took out an item from his body, crushing it directly.

The next moment, his aura increased rapidly.

In an instant, he reached the level of early Mystic stage!

"What... what kind of method is this?"

"Treasure! The Ma Family Head definitely just crushed an extraordinary treasure!"

The crowd was astonished by the sudden change in Ma Laoda's strength.

"Is that a Mystic Spirit Jade Talisman? I didn't expect a small family like this to have something like that," Su Nan said with some surprise, recognizing what it was, and he had two of them on him.

Mystic Spirit Jade Talismans were items that could temporarily boost one's strength.

Ma Laoda's strength skyrocketed, and he immediately attacked Su Nan. Unfortunately, even if his strength had only increased to the early Mystic stage, Su Nan could easily defeat him. Considering his current identity, Su Nan chose to engage him with the strength of an ordinary early Mystic stage warrior.

After a moment, the effect of the Mystic Spirit Jade Talisman on Ma Laoda's body faded, and Su Nan sent him flying with a palm.

Ma Laoda crashed heavily to the ground, blood spraying from his mouth, looking miserable.

At this point, Ma Laoda finally regained his composure and stared at Su Nan, saying in a deep voice, "Today, you killed me, and you won't be able to escape. I advise you to think carefully and not sacrifice yourself for two insignificant people."

Su Nan understood what he was referring to and glanced at the predictive information on the panel. He replied, "Unfortunately, you'll be disappointed. Even the people sent by the Li Family won't be able to save you."

With that, he pointed towards a relatively high rooftop in the distance.

Suddenly, an old man with a white beard appeared there.

Seeing that Su Nan had already noticed him, the old man didn't hide anymore.

With a flash, he quickly arrived in front of Ma Laoda.

"Master Li, you've finally come."

Seeing the old man, Ma Laoda struggled to get up, finally relieved.

"Another Mystic-level expert?"

"He's from the Li Family, one of the Ten Great Clans!"

"Indeed, the Ma Family has deep connections with the Li Family."

Some recognized the old man and couldn't help exclaiming.

Chen Ying and Chen De exchanged a glance, showing concern in their eyes.

The Ten Great Clans were not to be underestimated, as they all had Mystic-level experts, and there was more than one of them.

At the moment, Su Nan was only in the early Mystic stage, and if he continued to act in front of the old man, he would undoubtedly anger the Li Family. If he attracted the retaliation of other experts from the Li Family, it would be troublesome.

While they hoped that Su Nan would kill Ma Laoda and avenge their Chen Family, if it provoked the Li Family, it wouldn't be worth it.

"Are you really Chen Daohai?" The old man scrutinized Su Nan, his eyes filled with doubt.

Although he had learned from Ma Laoda that Chen Daohai was already dead, seeing Su Nan now made him start to doubt again because he couldn't see any flaws in Su Nan's appearance.

Even though he knew the old man's purpose for coming here and what he would do next, Su Nan still asked, "Do you want to protect him?"

The old man replied calmly, "Although I don't know if you're really Chen Daohai, since I've come, I won't let you continue your actions."

Su Nan nodded. He didn't waste any more words and said directly, "This isn't the place to fight. Since you want to protect him, let's see if you have the ability to do so."

He was implying that they should move to a different location to continue their fight.

The old man agreed, "Very well, I was just thinking about whether you're really Chen Daohai!"

Without further ado, the two of them quickly moved away from the town.

In a matter of moments, they arrived at a deserted area.

At this point, Su Nan no longer concealed his true strength. His physical power erupted completely, and he aimed a palm strike at the old man.

Feeling the strength in Su Nan's palm, the old man's face turned pale.

"You're not in the early Mystic stage!"

"You're not Chen Daohai!"

The old man was shocked, turned and tried to run.

However, how could he possibly escape?

Su Nan's palm struck him, and the old man's internal organs ruptured, finally falling in despair and regret.

"You brought this upon yourself. Don't blame me."

Looking at the old man's body, Su Nan waved his hand, and a flame enveloped it.

The flames burned, and after a while, the old man's body turned into ashes.

(End of this chapter)