Fatty Xue and the bandits were still laughing and talking as they stepped inside the beast fighting arena, but then, they suddenly heard faint footsteps from behind them.

Step. Step. Step.

One of the bandits turned around and frowned when he saw the unfamiliar figure walking calmly towards them. "Hey, brat! Who are you? Don't get involved in our business here and scram!"

More bandits stopped in their tracks to watched the scene with interest, and even the bandit leader glanced at the person who was steadily walking closer to them. The bandit leader could not see through the man's depths so furrowed his eyebrows while holding the hilt of his sword warily.

Seeing his actions, Fatty Xue could no longer hold back his curiosity and turned to look at the situation, but when he looked at the man with familiar long silver hair, his beady eyes widened and a trace of undisguised hatred flashed before his gaze.

"Jiu Shen!" Fatty Xue said through gritted teeth as he pointed at Jiu Shen's face with his incomparably fat right arm.

Swoosh.

Pu.

A light swooshing sound echoed as Jiu Shen's robes gently fluttered. Everyone at the scene was perplexed, but soon they were horrified since Fatty Xue's right arm that was pointing at Jiu Shen earlier was no longer attached to his shoulder! They could not even emit a scream from the sheer terror that they had felt.

Fatty Xue still didn't realize anything, but when he saw the bandits' shivering bodies and the weird sensation on his right shoulder, he finally noticed that he could no longer feel his right arm. And to his horror, he felt a warm sensation on the right part of his body as if something warm was streaming on his fats. "Blood! Blood! Ahhh!!"

Fatty Xue screamed like a pig in a slaughterhouse when he saw his severed arm on the ground, and he could now feel the numbing pain slowly enveloping his entire being.

Painful! Too painful! Blood continuously streamed down his right shoulder and his face immediately turned pale from the loss of blood.

"Sir, we are merely bandits hired by this fatty. Please spare us!" The bandit leader promptly knelt down with a terrified look on his face, but his right hand was actually holding a concealed dagger on his leg!

The other bandits were still stunned and they could still not process the entire scene since everything happened too fast that they didn't even see how Jiu Shen managed to cut Fatty Xue's arm!

Jiu Shen remained unperturbed when he saw their pleading looks, and the killing intent in his eyes was palpable that the bandits could not even utter a cry nor move their already stiff bodies.

As for the bandit that told Jiu Shen to scram, he was already sweating buckets, and his body was shivering as if he was inside an icy chamber.

Swoosh. Swoosh. Swoosh. Swoosh.

Pu. Pu. Pu. Pu.

Four heads exploded as Jiu Shen continued to walk towards them with steady steps. His cold eyes sent shivers down the spines of those who were still alive, but they could not even move their bodies because of the intense feeling of dread in their hearts.

Jiu Shen's gaze was sedated and calm, and anyone that laid eyes on his incomparably cold gaze seemed to feel as if their bodies were frozen stiff.

"Lord! Lord! Have mercy!" The bandit leader shouted in horror and the hand that was holding his concealed dagger could not help but quiver.

Swoosh. Swoosh. Swoosh. Swoosh.

Pu. Pu. Pu. Pu.

Four more headless corpses dropped on the ground, drenched in their own pools of blood. Now, there were only six of them left including the wailing Fatty Xue. And up until this point, no one was still able to perceive Jiu Shen's movements!

"Lord! Please spare us! We can be your slaves!" This time, the remaining bandits had almost lost their sanity and they immediately prostrated on the ground to beg for mercy. Their bodies were still shivering from the terrorizing scene that they had witnessed, and they didn't even dare glance at Jiu Shen's feet!

Even the bandit leader almost lost his courage after seeing how easily Jiu Shen killed his subordinates. However, his shivering right hand remained on the concealed dagger attached to his leg. He was looking at Jiu Shen's shadow that was reflected on the ground and was prepared to make his move.

"Dieee!" The bandit leader shouted and abruptly pounced at Jiu Shen with a gleaming dagger in his right hand, but before he could even lift the dagger, his body suddenly froze and his face contorted in pain.

Bang!

His whole body had exploded! Broken bones and bloody remains scattered all over the ground, staining it with a crimson red color. Some of the bandit leader's blood also splashed on his remaining subordinates and onto the wailing Fatty Xue.

"Ahhh!!"

"Ahhh!!"

"Run! This guy is a demon!"

"Flee!"

The remaining bandits shouted in terror as they tried to flee, but their heads exploded before they could even take a step forward.

Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud.

Only Fatty Xue was left from their group, and he was still on the ground, shaking in terror as he glanced at Jiu Shen's face.

"J-Jiu Shen er... W-Wine Master Jiu! D-Don't kill me! I... I am... I'm the son of the Xue Family's patriarch!" His voice had almost become hoarse from the continuous wailing earlier. Now, he finally remembered the identity of the young woman who drove him out of his territory earlier! He cried out in his heart: Fucking shit!

Jiu Shen stood before Fatty Xue and glanced at his shivering fat face with an indifferent look.

Seeing Jiu Shen's silence, Fatty Xue felt a bit of hope and he immediately spoke in a shivering voice. "W-Wine Master Jiu! T-The patriarch of the Xue Family... H-He... He's even stronger than Emperor Elyk! I-If you kill me, he will surely take revenge!"

Jiu Shen felt a bit curious when he heard his words, but his eyes remained cold, and he didn't even bother to speak. He only glanced at Fatty Xue as if he was looking at a dead person.

Fatty Xue's teeth were now clattering from the intense anxiousness he was feeling. He thought that Jiu Shen would compromise after telling him the strength of his father, but the latter was still unmoved despite his warnings. This made him curse Jiu Shen inwardly.

"W-Wait! Wait! T-There is something else that you need to know Wine Master Jiu! My uncle, Elder Mi-" Before Fatty Xue could spout his words, his fat head suddenly exploded into pieces, but Jiu Shen who was near him wasn't even stained by his blood. It was as if there was an invisible energy preventing him from being tainted by Fatty Xue's filthy blood!

"So noisy..." Jiu Shen muttered coldly as he walked back inside the beast fighting arena, it seemed like nothing happened from his casual attitude. However, a dozen headless corpses served as an indication that a brutal scene had taken place earlier.

'It seems like my assumption was right. The Xue Family is indeed intricately related to the Undying Corpse Sect, but with the death of Fatty Xue, will they dare come here if they knew that it was done by me?' Jiu Shen thought in his heart with disdain. He didn't really think seriously about the Xue Family or the Undying Corpse Sect, but he still had to make some preparations since there was still a possibility of them coming for revenge. Though he believed that neither the Xue Family nor the Undying Corpse Sect would come any sooner with the present state of things since they were most likely preparing to overthrow the throne!

"Sigh. I'll do that kid Elyk a favor and tell him about this. As for helping him... We'll see..." Jiu Shen muttered to himself while pondering deeply.

***

Huff! Puff!

The imperial guards that came with Jiu Shen to the beast fighting arena arrived inside the wine store.

The customers' glanced at their figures with perplexed gazes, but they didn't question them.

The imperial guards wanted to go upstairs, but they were suddenly blocked by Theia. Ren Shuang was no longer inside the store since he had already headed to the Xue Family's Estate after receiving Jiu Shen's instructions, so Theia was now doing his task which was to monitor and protect the second floor.

"Only those at the 7th-rank Emperor realm and above are allowed upstairs." Her voice was extremely cold and icy.

The imperial guards furrowed their eyebrows, but they didn't dare reveal a displeased look since they knew who she was.

"Young Miss Theia, we're sent here by Wine Master Jiu to deliver a message to the emperor." One of the imperial guards stepped forward and cupped his fists at Theia as he spoke in a respectful voice.

Theia's cold countenance turned a bit gentler when she heard them say Jiu Shen's name, but she still prevented them from going to the second floor.

"You don't need to go upstairs. I know what my master wants to say to the emperor, so you can go now. I'll deliver master's message to the emperor myself." She said mildly. She was the one who caused a massacre in the beast fighting arena, so she already knew what Jiu Shen would like to tell the emperor.

The imperial guards glanced at each other and sighed to themselves. They could do nothing at this woman since her strength was just too much for them to handle, so they could only agree to her with forced smiles. "In that case, we'll have to trouble Young Miss Theia."

Theia gestured for them to leave before she walked upstairs.