Seeing these people dare to gang up on him, Evan Chu's mind raced with thoughts of escaping as soon as possible. There were definitely a few in Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion he couldn't handle—experts on the level of Bear King, for sure.
With ruthless resolve, he drew the Frostbane Sword and unleashed Wrathful Wind Annihilation Slash—instantly slaying several disciples in a single move.
At this moment, Evan was completely bloodthirsty. Things had reached the point of no return—there was no way to fix it now. Since he’d gone this far, he might as well wipe them all out; if no one survived, nobody would ever know what happened here.
Once that thought clicked, Evan struck even more viciously. In just a few breaths, he’d killed several more women—ruthlessly crushing flowers with not a shred of mercy.
At that moment, seeing so many disciples slain, the Heavenly Fragrance Grand Elder hurriedly joined the fight. Though her spirit was wounded, her cultivation was still high—she wouldn’t die so easily.
When the Grand Elder entered the fray, Evan immediately charged toward her. He didn’t even bother with the attacks from the other women—most of them couldn’t even scratch his defenses.
Evan’s only thought was to kill the Grand Elder as fast as possible; after that, the rest would be no threat at all.
His Frostbane Sword whipped up a surge of powerful sword qi, slashing straight at the Grand Elder. Of course, Evan infused the attack with both ice and fire elements—against a top expert like her, he couldn’t afford to hold anything back.
The Grand Elder instantly understood Evan’s intent: if she fell, everyone else would be doomed. What she couldn’t figure out was why this youth’s cultivation level was so low, yet his attacks were so insanely strong.
Could he also be using the Ever-Youth Art, or had he somehow reversed his age on purpose to hide his true strength and make everyone underestimate him?
She instantly turned to a nearby disciple and ordered, "Go notify the Pavilion Master—this man's strength is terrifying. We might not be able to handle him!"
The girl responded immediately, flying off at top speed. Evan wanted to chase her down, but it was already too late. He couldn't help but worry—escaping today was going to be even harder than he'd thought.
If he couldn't kill that girl, then he'd just have to kill everyone else. If you treat me with injustice, the price is death—only blood could wash away his fury.
A kingly aura erupted from Evan's body as he prepared to unleash Tyrant Cleave, the Frostbane Sword's first form. No matter what, he had to kill the Grand Elder—and in the back of his mind, he knew he needed to capture the girl who'd slandered him.
He wanted her to understand what a Pure Yang Constitution truly meant. Since she accused him of such things, maybe he'd really do it—let her die from losing her Yin.
The Frostbane Sword in Evan's hand began to tremble. Since this was his first time using Tyrant Cleave, he didn't dare infuse it with ice or fire elements—even though he knew that would make the attack even scarier, he wasn't willing to risk it yet.
A cold murderous light flashed in his eyes, and he swung the Frostbane Sword in a blinding arc. In that instant, it was as if the whole world froze—a domineering, unmatched sword intent surged from Evan's hand.
An overwhelming force blanketed dozens of meters in every direction. Wherever the sword qi swept, no one could resist it—the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion women were instantly shredded into fragments by the sheer power.
In a blink, blood soaked the ground, with severed limbs and mangled bodies flying everywhere—a scene so gruesome it made even the hardest hearts shudder.
But Evan's real target was the Grand Elder. The overwhelming attack enveloped her instantly; though she fought back with her own sword art, compared to Evan's tyrannical strike, her move was child's play—utterly insignificant.
In just a few breaths, her entire defense was shattered; Evan's sword qi landed squarely on her body.
"Ah!" The Grand Elder screamed in agony as several bone-deep wounds split open across her body—two of them piercing her organs. The force of the blow sent her flying dozens of meters, raining blood through the air before she crashed to the ground.
Evan hadn’t expected Tyrant Cleave to be so powerful, or to have such a wide area of effect. With this one strike, most of his enemies were dead—only five were left, three of them gravely wounded.
But one person was completely unharmed—the very girl who’d slandered him. It felt like fate itself had arranged things: she had to die by his hand, or karma wouldn’t be settled.
Evan lived by the rule: strike while your enemy’s weak. After using Tyrant Cleave, he felt his Chaos Dragon Force drop by half—just as Sword Spirit Luna had warned, this technique was too risky without overwhelming strength.
A blur of motion carried him straight toward the Grand Elder, and he unleashed the seventh form of the Demon-Breaking Fist—his fist now swirling with both ice and fire elements.
Seeing Evan charging her, the Grand Elder’s face went deathly pale. She never imagined this youth had such strength—she’d been completely blindsided. If she hadn’t been careless and let her spirit get wounded, she wouldn’t have ended up like this.
She had no time to dodge—her only option was to grit her teeth and strike back with a palm. But how could her defense possibly stop the full power of the Demon-Breaking Fist?
Evan’s fist slammed straight into her chest—a brief softness met his knuckles, but it vanished instantly as the force blasted her away, sending her flying dozens of meters.
A bowl-sized hole was left in her chest; she collapsed to the ground, dead beyond any hope of rescue.
This was the first time Evan had ever killed a Ninth-Layer Divine Martial powerhouse. His heart surged with excitement—even if she’d been careless and let her spirit get wounded, Tyrant Cleave’s power was just too overwhelming.
Evan moved fast—he had to wipe out the last survivors before the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion Master and other experts arrived. Of course, he spared the girl who’d slandered him.
With his eerie movement technique and devastating sword qi, Evan slaughtered the remaining disciples with ease. The slandering girl tried to escape, but he intercepted her without any trouble.
"Lin Feng, several powerful experts are flying your way! Hide underground with Earthshift—these people are all extremely dangerous!" Sword Spirit Luna shouted urgently.
Evan glanced at the girl, then knocked her out with a punch and quickly activated Earthshift, dragging her deep underground with him.
To be safe, he burrowed much deeper than usual. Not long after Evan disappeared into the earth, four figures descended from the sky. One woman, seeing the dead Grand Elder, was overcome with emotion.
"Pass down my order: hunt the killer at all costs! No matter what it takes, we’ll find whoever murdered my sister—even if we have to turn the entire Azure Tide Ruins upside down!"
PS: It's the weekend! One extra chapter tonight—happy weekend to all readers! Please forgive delays while I build up stock chapters!