Battle Through the Heavens: It turns out I'm actually the patriarch of the Xiao family!

Chapter 49 Is this what human nature is?

Hearing the young voice coming from inside the room, the young man looked slightly surprised.

Immediately afterwards, the old man who had spoken harshly to him earlier slowly backed out.

Then, a young figure slowly walked out, carrying another elderly man with one hand, while a young, fair hand gripped his neck.

Everyone looked shocked.

You should know that this old man is a nine-star Grand Dou Master!

At this moment, he was easily subdued by a young man who looked to be under twenty years old.

Liang Lei stared in horror at the young man who had lifted him up. Although he was caught off guard when he was subdued, he was horrified to find that the fighting spirit that had been flowing rapidly through his body suddenly froze when the young man's hand locked around his throat. It was as if all the power in his body no longer belonged to him.

By this point, even if Liang Lei was incredibly stupid, he realized that he had underestimated the alchemist in the room.

Judging from the opponent's somewhat terrifying move, their strength is at least two levels above Liang Lei's.

He must be a Dou Wang level expert!

"My god, such a young Battle King? And this guy has clearly reached the level of Battle Qi Wings, why is he riding on such a slow flying beast?"

With a heart full of sorrow, Liang Lei struggled to clear his throat and said in a hoarse voice, "Sir—we didn't mean to offend you, we just wanted to ensure our safety—"

Xiao Chen glanced at him indifferently, then slightly raised his right hand, and a jade bottle appeared in his hand.

Inside the slightly transparent bottle, a blood-red pill the size of a longan could be vaguely seen rolling playfully.

"You want it, don't you?" Xiao Chen said with a faint smile, raising the jade bottle in his hand.

Looking at Liang Lei, who had been easily subdued by Xiao Chen and had no power to fight back, Jing Yun and the other three middle-aged men were also shocked and took a few steps back in fear.

At that moment, they instantly regained their senses.

That's right. Anyone who dares to refine a fifth-grade pill on this flying magical beast must have absolute confidence in their own strength and be completely unafraid of fools killing and stealing their treasures.

And those five people were clearly fools blinded by greed!

A sense of unease began to creep into their hearts, and greed gradually faded from their minds.

"Heh—heh heh, sir, you jest. How could we dare to make a move on you? If we weren't afraid that the energy fluctuations earlier might have hindered our flight path, we certainly wouldn't have bothered you." Liang Lei swallowed, his eyes darting around, and chuckled dryly.

Jingyun quickly chimed in to agree.

"You didn't say that before—" The young man walked to his room, leaned against the wooden wall, glanced at Jing Yuan, and said teasingly.

"Hehe—I was just joking earlier." Jing Yuan glanced at the young man and explained with a dry laugh.

Liang Lei gave a bitter smile, lowered his head slightly, and a hint of resentment flashed in his eyes.

With his sleeves slightly drooping, a small packet of dark green powder slid from his sleeve into his palm.

"Different flying magical beasts, different passengers, yet the same scene unfolds. Is this what humanity is?" Just as Liang Lei was about to scatter the powder in his hand, Xiao Chen sighed slightly and shook his head, a cold smile appearing on his lips. Golden flames suddenly surged from the hand gripping the latter's neck.

"what!"

The moment the golden flames touched Liang Lei's skin, the intense pain caused his pupils to widen abruptly.

With a piercing scream, his entire body was completely engulfed by golden flames.

"hiss----"

Looking at Liang Lei, who had turned into a pile of black ashes almost instantly, the people present couldn't help but gasp.

"This is... a different kind of flame?!"

"Could it be the Golden Emperor's Heaven-Burning Flame or the Nine Netherworld Golden Ancestral Fire?"

Somewhat shocked by what he saw, the young man felt a surge of emotions.

"This power—tsk tsk, it's just too tempting." Sighing and shaking his head, the young man had to admit that after witnessing the power of the strange fire, his desire to obtain it had become even stronger.

With a nonchalant glance at the ashes on the ground, Xiao Chen flicked his sleeve, and a gentle breeze swept them away, cleaning them completely.

He then glanced at the remaining four people.

"Since you are determined to steal medicine and kill people, you must know what price you should pay if you fail."

Xiao Chen flipped his hand, and golden flames rose again: "Jump down yourself?"

Hearing Xiao Chen's calm words, the four of them trembled.

He looked down at the ground, which was at least a thousand meters away, his face filled with fear, his heels trembling uncontrollably.

The young man stood with his arms crossed, coldly watching the four people who were trapped in fear and despair, without much sympathy in his heart.

He knew that if the two sides were in different positions, these people would definitely kill him without any mercy!

Without looking up at the four people's fearful expressions, Xiao Chen slowly flicked his fingers, wisps of golden flame rising and dissipating in his palm—

Inside the house, Xiao Jin watched this pretentious scene with considerable dissatisfaction.

Are you trying to show off your power with my flames?

As expected of you!

The somber atmosphere lasted for a short while.

Jing Yuan's expression suddenly turned crazed. With a suppressed roar, his fighting spirit quickly enveloped his body, and then he charged towards the young man with murderous intent.

In his opinion, if this young man hadn't spoken up to stop them, their plan to steal the medicine might have succeeded!

Even if I die, I'll drag this person down with me!

The young man immediately felt as if he were facing a formidable enemy, and his fighting spirit rapidly circulated within his body.

Xiao Chen simply shook his head helplessly, flicked his finger, and a wisp of golden flame shot out from his palm, finally piercing Jing Yuan's body like an arrow.

It was instantly burned to ashes.

The young man breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, a soft thud caught Xiao Chen's attention.

The three-star Dou Shi named Ying Ming trembled, and a mouthful of bright red blood gushed from his mouth.

He slowly lowered his head, and a cold, blood-stained sword, stained with glaring blood, pierced through his chest.

"Senior brother—you—"

With difficulty, Ying Ming turned his head and stared intently at his senior brother, his face full of disbelief.

Then, his voice was hoarse and venomous as he said, "You—you will die here too, you absolutely—you can't escape, he won't let you go!"

Upon hearing this, You Kang, his face contorted with madness, plunged his longsword deeper once more, then abruptly pulled it out, spraying blood all over his body.

Watching Ying Ming's body gradually slump to the ground, You Kang took a deep breath and suddenly turned to Xiao Chen, shouting, "My lord, I am willing to follow you! I only beg you to spare my life!"

The young man watched this scene quietly, and after a long while, he sighed softly.

Even fellow disciples would kill each other to survive.

Is this the wicked nature of humanity?