CHAPTER 423: CHAPTER 423: EXPELLED FROM THE SU FAMILY

Xiao Zhan, upon seeing the situation, did not let his guard down.

Instead, he used Spatial Teleportation to appear behind Su Hongtian and swung his Death Demon Scythe. The sounds it made were merciless.

Su Hongtian’s head was swiftly removed from his body!

Next, Xiao Zhan released a burst of Death Aura from his hands, enveloping Su Hongtian’s head.

The Death Aura consumed and eroded away the head until it burned into nothingness, and then a pale turquoise, rhombus-shaped crystal condensed out of it.

Xiao Zhan grabbed the crystal and threw it into the Dimension Space.

This was a Wind attribute Authority Seal, a top-tier item. Although Xiao Zhan did not possess the Wind attribute himself, that didn’t stop him from taking it.

Getting it into his hands first naturally meant claiming ownership.

Ye Wudi might be his second uncle, but Ye Youlong was his wife, and even among close relatives, accounts must be settled clearly. Hence, Xiao Zhan took it first regardless of whether Ye Wudi would let him.

Upon witnessing Xiao Zhan’s efficient method of looting the corpse, Ye Wudi’s brows twitched.

He heard from Qin Wanfeng that when Xiao Zhan started taking things, he was like bandits entering the village, taking whatever he saw.

He had been skeptical before, but now that he saw the proficient manner in which Xiao Zhan operated, Ye Wudi believed Qin Wanfeng’s words were true.

Damn it, before he even reacted, Xiao Zhan had smoothly taken it.

And the look of urgency he had, as if he was afraid someone would snatch it from him.

He’s his second uncle, could he really compete with the younger generation for such things?

He shook his head.

Of course not.

He walked over to Xiao Zhan, looking down at the ruins of the Su Family estate, and couldn’t help but say, "I didn’t expect this operation to go so smoothly, that we would take down the Su Family without much cost."

With Su Hongtian gone, the Su Family clan was effectively eradicated—they had no chance of rising again.

One of the eight major families, the Su Family, was thus eliminated!

Ye Wudi was quite moved.

You see, this was one of the eight major families. If faced head-on, the Ye Family might even lose to the Su Family.

Yet, it was unimaginable that in less than half an hour, they had completely vanished from this world.

Moreover, their losses were minimal.

It was simply beyond belief.

Xiao Zhan, on the other hand, was not very sentimental, because everything was within his calculations. With Hose’s meticulous plan, the powerful effects of Death Aura, and the ruthlessly efficient killing machines like Death’s Hand, achieving such a feat was not particularly difficult.

From beginning to end, Xiao Zhan was only concerned about Su Hongtian.

He arrived in front of Hose, who said, "We have twenty minutes left, but it’s better to leave early—the shorter, the better for us."

Although Hose had interfered with communications and released false signals, this world had some people with special abilities.

Hose was rather worried about this.

Xiao Zhan turned to look at Ghost Abacus.

Ghost Abacus was holding a black abacus, continuously fiddling with it back and forth. His abacus, the Artifact Spirit, brought each powerful computation, not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

Feeling Xiao Zhan’s gaze, he raised his head and said hurriedly, "Don’t look at me; I’ve got everything under control. We’re just waiting for Li Teng now."

Xiao Zhan was slightly surprised. In such a short time, this guy had settled the entire Su Family fortune?

Regardless, he released his Perception to find Li Teng.

And Li Teng had just rescued Liu Yue and found the Holy Spirit Pearl.

"Master."

Li Teng ran to Xiao Zhan, presenting the Holy Spirit Pearl.

Xiao Zhan took the Holy Spirit Pearl, a golden bead the size of a marble, heavy in his hand like gold.

Into the Dimension Space it went.

He then immediately ordered a retreat.

Upon receiving the order, everyone quickly withdrew under the cover of the Death Aura, receding like the tide. Soon, nearly a hundred people were gone without a trace, leaving only rubble.

Xiao Zhan was the last to leave. Before exiting, he released a burst of Death Aura to envelop the Su Family estate.

This Death Aura would dissipate slowly, buying some time before others discovered the anomaly.

After leaving the Su Family estate, they arrived at the airport.

"Come back with us to Northern City. This matter is too big. Even if we were perfect, it’s hard to ensure we didn’t leave any traces. If you come back with us, even if the higher-ups confirm it was us, they wouldn’t dare to do anything."

Ye Wudi said to Xiao Zhan.

Xiao Zhan clearly wouldn’t agree, "The issue with Death Aura needs to be handled. Where we are doesn’t make much difference, better to make our way out and maybe find a solution."

"Moreover, the people at the top wouldn’t dare to make a move against us."

Xiao Zhan was no longer an easy target; he now had the capital to contend with power.

Besides, everyone was driven by self-interest.

As long as Xiao Zhan could bring them endless benefits, they would definitely turn a blind eye to this matter.

Ye Wudi sighed silently, knowing this was Xiao Zhan’s necessary choice.

He patted Xiao Zhan’s shoulder, advising, "Be careful in everything. If you need anything, notify me directly. I will stand behind you even if it means sacrificing the Ye Family."

"Ha ha, with my second uncle’s word, I can be bold and assured outside."

Xiao Zhan made a joke.

Then Ye Wudi and his people boarded the plane.

Xiao Zhan instructed Ghost Abacus, "All the wealth obtained from the Su Family is to be used for fortifying Northern City, including improving each soldier’s personal strength, resources for Spiritual Medicines, and weapon technology. I want to make Northern City an impregnable iron fortress!"

"All of it?" Upon hearing this, Ghost Abacus immediately showed a pained expression, "Master, the Su Family’s wealth is substantial. Ten percent is already enough to build Northern City several times over. Isn’t using all of it a bit excessive? It’s not like it’s the end of the world."

Hearing this, Hose felt it was a bit too much as well, "Master, even to prevent a Federation settlement, we don’t need to use all our assets, do we? Isn’t that being overly cautious?"

Xiao Zhan had his own thoughts and without much explanation, he simply said, "Money is something we can rob again if we run out, but if we lose our lives, there’s nothing left."

Hearing this, Ghost Abacus’ pained expression made a 180-degree turn, "Master, do you mean once the Su Family’s money is spent, we’ll go looting again?"

"Cough cough!"

At this moment, Ye Wudi coughed a few times.

People looked over.

Seeing Ye Wudi half-serious, half-embarrassed, he said, "Xiao Zhan, there’s something I need to remind you of. We are, after all, an army, not bandits. There are some things..."

"Second uncle, I know, we can’t just rob whenever we want; we need a good reason."