Chapter 221

Chapter 221: Death and Resurrection

Some could flee while others couldn’t—shopkeepers bound to their stores. What would become of their shops if they ran? Forced to activate restrictions and seal their doors, they chose hiding over confrontation.

The bustling market town transformed into a ghostly shell within moments. Wails echoed through deserted streets where not even flies remained visible.

Fang Lie scratched his head ruefully. He’d always despised arrogant young masters who bullied others, yet here he stood—more terrifying than any of them, emptying streets like some fearsome beast.

Though uncomfortable with this realization, he couldn’t force people out for no reason. Jaw set, he marched down the abandoned road with deliberate strides.

He soon reached his target—a Four Seas Alliance shop with sealed doors glowing under protective restrictions.

Fang Lie’s arm swung without hesitation. The Devouring Heaven Chaos Halberd shrieked through air, obliterating both barrier and entrance. A dozen trembling figures cowered within.

"I seek only Four Seas Alliance," Fang Lie declared. "Others leave."

Customers scrambled out like rats fleeing sinking ships. Observers noticed Fang Lie’s restraint—he attacked none who didn’t provoke him. Courage returning, they gathered to watch.

Bolder souls emerged from neighboring shops, whispering questions:

"Aren’t you afraid he’ll kill randomly?"

"He’s focused on Four Seas Alliance."

"But wasn’t he insane earlier? And dead?"

"Mo Sect’s Core Inner Gate Disciples get Puppets That Dies in Place! Maybe that revived him!"

"Qi Sea Realm cultivator slaughtering Golden Pool experts? Only supreme talents get such treatment!"

"Seventeen and already this strong? Xuan Sect material!"

Inside the Four Seas building, only one Purple Palace realm cultivator and three Golden Pool Stewards remained.

"You dared issue bounties against me?" Fang Lie’s voice dripped frost. "Let’s see who still wants my head!"

His glare sent nearby Cultivators scrambling backward. Tempted by rewards but wiser for recent experience, none would risk it. Fang Lie unmaddened had been formidable; Fang Lie enraged could level towns.

The final straw? Even dead, he left no corpse—just ashes. No proof of kill meant no fifth-rank treasures from Four Seas Alliance. No treasures found on him either after previous deaths.

Why die pointlessly? Only fools courted Mo Sect’s wrath for empty promises. These Cultivators weren’t fools. Better to retreat than challenge this unkillable scourge.

Fang Lie nodded with satisfaction, then glared coldly at the Purple Palace realm cultivator from the Four Seas building.

The cultivator paled but stammered, "Fang Lie, the bounty order came from higher-ups! We’re not responsible!"

"Enough!" Fang Lie sneered. "You’re Four Seas Alliance members. Hear this – I’ll slaughter every Alliance member I encounter! How do you want to die?"

"You go too far!" the man shouted angrily.

"Me?" Fang Lie barked. "I ran honest business on Qingyu Island. Who attacked me? Killed my manager? Stole my goods? Destroyed my shop? YOUR Alliance!"

Fang Lie publicly recounted the events. The watching scoundrels didn’t care about justice but enjoyed the drama. Someone mocked, "The Four Seas Alliance finally met their match after all their bullying!"

"Walk enough dark paths, you’ll meet ghosts!" another jeered.

"Don’t be hasty," countered a skeptic. "The Alliance has Wind Tribulation Immortals and powerful backers. Can one man destroy them?"

A voice argued, "If Fang Lie keeps raiding their shops? You can’t guard against thieves forever!"

"Exactly!" another agreed. "If Fang Lie keeps this up, their Nascent Soul energy will crumble. I’m backing Fang Lie!"

Fang Lie ignored the chatter. Drawing his Devouring Heaven Chaos Halberd, he stormed inside. Smashing sounds and heart-wrenching screams echoed briefly before silence fell.

Peering in, the crowd saw corpses. Fang Lie methodically cleared the battlefield – first floor, basement, then ascending levels with practiced efficiency.

Envious but terrified onlookers watched him strip the shop bare within half an hour. Exiting, Fang Lie demolished the building with one halberd strike, then flew away laughing.

Thousands of cultivators watched his departure in awe. Two words echoed in their minds: Utter Dominance!

Morning’s events alone stunned the region – a Qi Sea cultivator slaying hundreds including Purple Palace realm cultivators and Nascent Soul True Immortals. Yet afternoon brought greater shockwaves – Fang Lie publicly looting the largest shop while authorities cowered.

A teenager suppressing seasoned experts? Even Wind Tribulation Immortals hid from his heaven-defying terror.

News spread like tidal waves. Most bounty hunters abandoned their quest, leaving only delusional stragglers. The Four Seas Alliance’s four Wind Tribulation Immortals convened urgently beneath their meeting tree, struggling to process reports of Fang Lie single-handedly slaying over a thousand cultivators. Only multiple credible sources convinced them – their world had been upended.