Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint-Chapter 266 - 16: The Fall of Cao Mansion_2

In an instant, the stillness turned into motion, and he swiftly retreated backward.

The old man was fast, but at this moment, Jiang Ning's sword swing was even faster.

With the enhancement of his Inner Breath, this strike was 30 percent faster than his previous ones.

A 30 percent increase in sword speed was the difference between life and death.

Hoarsely—

The old man opened his mouth and dark, fresh blood gushed out continuously, completely stifling his words.

"I... am... not... willing!" Among the spray of blood, the old man struggled to say these words.

His eyes were also filled with intense unwillingness.

Because in his heart, he still had many tricks left unused.

If he transformed into his Divine Descendant form, he would possess an immortal body.

In front of an immortal body, such a sword wound was merely a flesh wound.

As long as his neck wasn't completely severed, it would take but a moment to recover fully.

Even if his neck was severed, as long as it was reattached quickly, he could still live.

But now, it was all too late.

The cervical vertebrae were snapped, and only a layer of skin and flesh remained at the neck connection.

Such an injury, even gods would struggle to save!

At the same time,

Everyone in the front yard was shockingly watching this scene.

"Is Sir so formidable? A Martial Arts Seventh Grade powerhouse, taken down by Sir in just a few slashes?" Xie Xiaojiu looked at this scene, utterly incredulous.

"So strong!" Ruan Hongmei, who had just returned, only had these two words in her heart after seeing this.

At this time,

Cao Guangsheng, the Family Head of the Cao family, felt as if he had fallen into an icy abyss.

No one knew better than him the identity and strength of this old man.

This old man, the sole Incense Master of the Luoshui County.

A Martial Arts Seventh Grade strength.

If he were to use his Divine Descendant abilities, even ordinary Martial Arts Sixth Rank fighters couldn't deal with him.

This strength, this status, he never imagined it would perish so easily here.

And with the death of this Incense Master from the God Worship Sect, it also signified that the Cao family's dominion was over.

With Jiang Ning able to kill this Incense Master and his combat power unleashed, who else present could constrain him?

The Cao family's Martial Arts Seventh Grade, old and frail, stubborn and rigid, had not chosen to become a Divine Descendant.

Under these circumstances, how could he possibly be a match for Jiang Ning?

"What are you still waiting for? Take action!" Jiang Ning looked at the stunned Xie Xiaojiu and Ruan Hongmei and suddenly spoke.

"Yes, Sir!" Ruan Hongmei responded.

"Yes, Sir!" Xie Xiaojiu also quickly came to his senses and responded.

"Surrender and spare your lives!" Xie Xiaojiu immediately shouted to the people of the Cao family.

"Surrender and spare your lives!" Ruan Hongmei also immediately shouted.

"Let's avenge the Incense Master, charge with me!!!" A believer who had just emerged from the tunnel, seeing the death of the old man, suddenly became enraged and raised his knife to attack Jiang Ning.

At this moment, Xie Xiaojiu and Ruan Hongmei swiftly entered the fray.

The two, with their Martial Arts Eighth Grade abilities, instantly became like tigers among sheep.

With a crack of the whip, someone was flung into the air, limbs severed.

With a flash of the sword, blood sprayed across the sky.

"Gentlemen, I am an officer from the Inspection Office. I am fully aware of how the Inspection Office operates; fighting with all your might, carving a bloody path, there is still hope to preserve the Cao family's lineage!"

"If you surrender, there's only death!"

"The Inspection Office is making an example out of my Cao family!"

Among the Cao family crowd, someone was the first to break the silence and then spoke.

No sooner had the words fallen than this person charged out ahead of the troops.

Just then.

Crack—

A lightning bolt seemed to split the night sky, illuminating the entire Cao Mansion as bright as day.

Under the light of the lightning, everyone suddenly saw clearly who the person taking action was.

It was Cao Zijian, the most outstanding talent of the young generation in the Cao family!

He had joined the Inspection Office some days ago.

As he rushed forward, he continued, "To preserve a seed for the Cao family, follow me and fight!"

"Right! Cousin says it right!!" Someone in the crowd immediately spoke, "Fight with cousin!"

"Fight! The rainfall tonight is heaven's aid to the Cao family, leaving hope behind! Follow me and fight!!"

"Fight..."

"..."

Suddenly, the crowd surged.

Some charged towards Jiang Ning, some scattered towards the surrounding walls, some turned and rushed into the rear hall, instantly extinguishing the candle lights.

Seeing this.

Jiang Ning no longer watched the drama unfold.

The Cao Mansion had over three hundred people, and if they were to really resist with all their might,

with so many people and the blustery weather, even with the City Guard Army surrounding them, there would inevitably be oversights.

Publicly and privately, Jiang Ning did not want any complications to arise from this matter.

The next moment,

as soon as Jiang Ning made his move, he was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.

With every flash of his blade, a life was reaped.

In the chaos, Jiang Ning's blade slid across Cao Bin's throat.

In his bewildered gaze, his life vanished instantly.

At that moment,

the remaining light from the hall was extinguished by someone.

Under the shrouded clouds, in the pouring rain, the entire front courtyard of the Cao Mansion was plunged into darkness.

"Escape, climb the walls and escape!" someone shouted loudly.

Seeing this,

Jiang Ning's mind stirred.

In the pitch-dark night, rain converged in the air to form blades of water.

Blades that resembled the long sword in his hand.

Since his spiritual power had reached a tangible state and could temporarily leave his body, Jiang Ning found his Water Control Divine Ability had become stronger and operated more smoothly.

His Cloud Formation and Rainfall Divine Ability was also upgraded.

If necessary, he could almost envelop the entire Luoshui County in clouds.

Previously, he could only cover half of Luoshui County.

At this moment, as the Water Control Divine Ability was in motion, a total of three water blades took shape.

With his current ability, this level of intricate manipulation was all he could achieve.

The next moment,

the three water blades, along with him, increased the efficiency of reaping lives by fourfold.

Ah—

Ah—

Ah—

Screams rose one after another.

In the nearly invisible darkness, these screams filled everyone's hearts with immense fear.

Especially those guests who had come to celebrate the Cao family head's fiftieth birthday, who now crouched in corners like quails, not daring to make any movements.

Within a visibility of barely ten feet, everyone feared attracting armed confrontation.

This scene continued for more than a dozen breaths.

Outside the walls of the Cao Mansion,

suddenly a voice called out.

"Commander Jiang! I come to assist you!"

As the voice sounded, one by one, torches were thrown from outside the walls toward the center of the Cao Mansion.

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These torches were extraordinary; despite the heavy rain, they did not show any signs of being extinguished.

Under the light of the torches, the darkness was instantly dispelled.

Jiang Ning also stopped the killing; his long sword, having reaped many lives, still appeared bright as new as a few drops of blood were washed away by the rain.

As for the water blades Jiang Ning had been controlling, he had already dispersed them before the torchlight illuminated the Cao Mansion.

At this moment, everyone's hearts were chillingly cold.

Only to see corpses lying on the ground.

The entire front courtyard of the Cao Mansion was stained red with blood.

From the underground passages of the vast front courtyard, the Cao family's seedlings, as well as the group of people from the hall, now only a dozen remained.

Those guests, seeing this scene, suddenly felt their legs weaken.

"How long has it been? So many people killed already?"

"Yes! Even slaughtering chickens isn't this fast!"

"What level of strength does Jiang Ning actually possess? Definitely not just Peak of Martial Arts Eighth Grade!"

"Who knows! Why don't you go ask?"

"..."

Amid the low murmurs of many guests, Jiang Ning looked calmly at Cao Guangsheng.

"Do you still want to resist?"

Cao Guangsheng glanced around, his steps staggering, then fell to his knees on the ground.

This time, his fiftieth birthday, many outsiders had returned to the Cao family.

The core members of the Cao family were almost all at the banquet.

Now, among these corpses around him, he saw his son, grandson, granddaughter, cousins...

Such a blood-drenched scene immediately dimmed Cao Guangsheng's gaze.

After a few moments of silence, his voice hoarse, he said to Jiang Ning, "If I surrender, can my clansmen survive?"

"Whether they can survive depends on the Residence Master's will," Jiang Ning replied.

Upon hearing this, Cao Guangsheng fell into silence.