On the wide avenue, seven or eight horse-drawn carriages were slowly moving. The scorching sun made the guards around the carriages drenched in sweat. Such hot weather caused constant shouts to echo along the road.
Jia Lie Nu, the second elder of the Jia Lie Clan, had now reached the strength of a three-star Great Dou Master. Such power, when viewed across Wu Tan City, could be ranked among the strong. This time, he was tasked with escorting the team transporting medicinal ingredients, which showed how much the Jia Lie Clan valued these ingredients. However, Jia Lie Nu had not yet received news of Liu Xi's disappearance. Otherwise, he would likely have immediately brought these expensive medicinal ingredients back.
Sitting in the carriage, Jia Lie Nu sat cross-legged. No matter how much the carriage jolted, his body remained perfectly still. Enduring three or four such days truly made him, who usually lived a life of ease and comfort, a bit impatient.
"All this is because of that damned Xiao Clan. Sooner or later, I'll make you pay!" Gritting his teeth and cursing, Jia Lie Nu slightly tilted his head back. His gaze penetrated the window, looking at the neatly arranged low-grade medicinal ingredients behind him. His expressionless face revealed a hint of helplessness. Although storage rings could make transportation convenient, low-grade storage rings only had two or three cubic meters of space. To transport these medicinal ingredients using low-grade storage rings, at least five would be needed. However, manufacturing storage rings was very expensive and rare. Even the entire Jia Lie Clan only possessed two. Therefore, they had no choice but to transport them by carriage.
Rubbing his tired eyes, Jia Lie Nu was about to rest for a while when he noticed the carriage in front suddenly stopped, and faint shouts could be heard.
Raising an eyebrow, Jia Lie Nu was about to call someone to inquire about the situation when a guard rushed over from the front, urgently reporting: "Elder, there's a black-robed figure inexplicably blocking the way ahead!"
Hearing this, Jia Lie Nu's expression slightly darkened. They were already considered to have entered the territory of Wu Tan City. Who dared to block them here?
A cold glint flashed in his eyes. Jia Lie Nu nodded slightly, jumped down from the carriage, and quickly walked to the front of the convoy. Indeed, he saw a large rock placed in the middle of the road, with a black-robed figure casually sitting on it. Although he couldn't see the black-robed figure's face, Jia Lie Nu could sense that the figure's gaze seemed to harbor ill intentions.
"Who are you? Why are you blocking us?" His gaze swept over the black-robed figure, and Jia Lie Nu said in a deep voice.
"You must be from the Jia Lie Clan?" From beneath the black robe, an old voice slowly emanated.
His face twitched slightly. Jia Lie Nu's expression was grim. He waved his arm, and dozens of guards behind him immediately drew their weapons, staring at the black-robed figure with unfriendly expressions.
"Oh, it seems I haven't come to the wrong place." Seeing Jia Lie Nu's reaction, the black-robed figure smiled faintly, jumped down from the giant rock, and then slowly walked towards the convoy.
With a cold, grim face, Jia Lie Nu watched the black-robed figure approach. He took a huge bow and arrow from a nearby guard, pulled the string taut with his arm, then released his hand. The arrow transformed into a fierce and powerful gust of wind, cunningly shooting towards the black-robed figure's throat.
The arrow whistled through the air, but when it was about a foot in front of the black-robed figure, a ball of white flame appeared. The arrow entered the ball of flame and instantly turned into black powder.
Seeing this scene, Jia Lie Nuo's expression changed slightly, and a sense of unease rose in his heart. Looking at this black-robed figure, his strength was no less than that of a Great Dou Master.
Slowly exhaling, Jia Lie Nuo drew a blue spear from behind him. Blue Dou Qi emanated from his body, and the surrounding air immediately became somewhat humid. Clearly, the Dou Qi cultivation technique he practiced was of the Yin-cold water attribute.
Clenching the spear in his hand, Jia Lie Nuo stared intently at the black-robed figure. He adjusted his stance slightly, then suddenly took a step forward, his body transforming into a streak of blue light, directly attacking the black-robed figure.
In mid-air, Jia Lie Nuo's expression was solemn. The spear in his hand suddenly thrashed, and brilliant Dou Qi light shot out from it in all directions, accompanied by a low roar.
"Wave Overlapping!"
"Wave Overlapping," a low-grade Xuan-tier Dou Skill, was the highest-level Dou Skill Jia Lie Nuo had mastered to date. Years of practice had allowed him to cultivate this Dou Skill to perfection. When unleashed with full power, even a six-star Great Dou Master would not dare to underestimate it.
Following Jia Lie Nuo's furious shout, the blue light on the spear instantly transformed into a massive blue wave of energy. The giant wave surged upwards, then suddenly crashed down towards the motionless black-robed figure.
The people around the caravan, seeing their Second Elder display such divine power, all cheered enthusiastically. During their journey, they had encountered several bandit groups, but without exception, all of them had become lost souls beneath Jia Lie Nuo's spear. At this moment, everyone believed that the black-robed figure would also become a lost soul beneath Jia Lie Nuo's spear.
The massive blue wave churned in the sky. Within the giant wave, a tiny speck of light suddenly burst forth with dazzling brilliance. The spear, like a bolt of lightning, thrust towards the black-robed figure's head.
"Die!" Seeing his target within reach, a cold expression appeared on Jia Lie Nuo's face, and powerful force surged from the spear.
As the spear was about to reach his head, the black-robed figure slowly looked up. The face of a handsome young man, illuminated by the sunlight, suddenly appeared in Jia Lie Nuo's eyes.
"This... how could it be the Xiao family's brat?"
Looking at this familiar face, Jia Lie Nuo's pupils contracted, and at this moment, his killing intent greatly increased.
The spear drew closer and closer, but just as the attack was about to hit, a ball of white flame erupted fiercely from the black-robed figure's body, finally engulfing Jia Lie Nuo in mid-air as if it were nothing.
The ball of white flame appeared in the sky. Everyone felt a sudden chill on their skin. The spear's shadow, the figure... everything vanished without a trace.
On the main road, the cheers of the Jia Lie family guards suddenly fell silent. Their wide-open mouths snapped shut, and the triumphant expressions on their faces slowly turned into looks of horror as they stared at the black-robed figure as if they had seen a demon.
Indifferently glancing at the guards, the black-robed figure slowly extended his hand. Several balls of white flame slowly appeared. With a flick of his finger, the flames shot out towards the crowd, lightly falling onto several carriages on the road.
"Boom!"
A soft, muffled sound echoed. The medicinal ingredients inside the carriages, before the eyes of the Jia Lie family members, simply turned into dust.