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"Right, why don't you do that too?"

Xu Zheng froze in terror, mechanically turning toward the voice.

The demonic figure he feared most stared back, predatory eyes locked on him.

"H-How…"

He could not understand how Vincent had appeared in front of him. Zhang Chen had used a precious Moonlight Summon to call him instantly from a mile away.

Moonlight Summon was a rare talisman crafted by a spatial talent holder. To use it, one had to bind the person's origin energy they wanted summoned. It could instantly summon someone from up to 100 miles away. It was a one-time-use item, difficult to craft and incredibly expensive, reserved for life-or-death situations.

Xu Zheng's emotions were in turmoil. He thought he had managed to escape Vincent's presence, only to be dragged back to hell.

At this moment, Zhang Chen had no idea about Xu Zheng's thoughts or Vincent's identity. He was still fuming over Jiang Hao and eager to kill his most hated enemy. But the intrusion of a nobody further stoked his rage.

"Who the hell are you?!" he bellowed.

When Zhang Chen yelled at Vincent, Xu Zheng's face morphed into an expression of dread.

'What the fuck are you doing? Are you trying to kill both of us?!' he wanted to shout at Zhang Chen but couldn't. He was frozen under the weight of Vincent's piercing, deep-purple gaze.

Jiang Hao's group was equally stunned by Vincent's sudden arrival. Though confused, their instincts screamed danger. Glancing at one another, they silently prepared to flee when the opportunity arose.

Meanwhile, Zhang Chen's face turned red with shame. Vincent's obvious disregard for him was intolerable. Clenching his teeth in fury, he approached, his heavy steps echoing his anger.

"Are you deaf, or are you intentionally ignoring me? Hey!"

Frustrated, Zhang Chen reached for Vincent's collar.

As Zhang Chen grabbed his collar, Xu Zheng and Jiang Hao's group gasped, their expressions filled with astonishment. Xu Zheng tried to intervene, but it was too late.

Vincent's cold voice cut through the air:

"Let go."

The two words were simple, clipped, and cold—yet their weight felt like thunder in the quiet of the standoff.

Scoffing, Zhang Chen sneered down at him.

"Too arrogant for your own good. Let me teach you what happens to overconfident insects who don't know their place in the hierarchy."

But the lesson didn't unfold as Zhang Chen anticipated. Before he could react, a surge of force exploded outward from Vincent, striking Zhang Chen squarely in the chest. The blow was precise, not just powerful but impossibly fast—so fast Zhang Chen barely registered the attack before his body hurtled through the air.

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Zhang Chen's form crumpled to the ground in a heap, dust billowing where he landed. A strangled groan escaped his lips, blood spraying from his mouth in an arc.

For a moment, silence blanketed the scene—a fragile calm that seemed to draw out endlessly. Then, Xu Zheng's panicked voice shattered the stillness.

"Zhang Chen!"

Rushing forward instinctively, Xu Zheng faltered as his gaze clashed once again with Vincent's. Those deep, unrelenting purple eyes pinned him to the spot. His fear returned tenfold, leaving him paralyzed by the overwhelming pressure Vincent exuded.

Panic flooded Xu Zheng's mind. He knew Zhang Chen's condition was dire, and if the situation worsened, the Purple Moonlight Sect might not kill him outright, but severe punishment was guaranteed.

Still, Vincent's presence was an unyielding storm, leaving Xu Zheng without a feasible solution. Meanwhile, Vincent calmly began to approach Zhang Chen, who struggled pitifully to lift himself from the ground.

"Stop right there!" Xu Zheng called out desperately.

"Don't go any further! You don't understand who you're messing with! If you kill him, the entire Purple Moonlight Sect will hunt you down to the ends of the earth!"

Vincent paused, giving Xu Zheng a fleeting hope that his warning had worked. Encouraged, he pressed on arrogantly.

"That's right. Even if you're strong, you're just one man. You can't possibly stand against an entire sect!"

However, Zhang Chen stirred from where he lay, still coughing blood. His body trembled violently, a mixture of pain and pure, unrelenting hatred.

"Shut up, old man," he spat hoarsely. "Kill him! That's an order! And if you ignore me again, I'll make sure it's the last thing you ever do!"

His voice trembled with rage.

Xu Zheng's face darkened. Internally, he cursed Zhang Chen for dragging them into this mess. If he'd just stayed in the sect instead of chasing Jiang Hao, none of this would've happened.

Still, Xu Zheng dared not openly oppose Zhang Chen's orders; the repercussions from Zhang Chen's grandfather would be far worse than Vincent's fury.

"Let us go, and we'll forget everything that happened today," Xu Zheng bargained, his tone less commanding and more pleading.

"What the hell are you talking about, old ma—" Zhang Chen's words ended abruptly.

Vincent reappeared beside him, and with a silver-encased fist, drove a brutal punch into Zhang Chen's abdomen.

"Urgh!"

Zhang Chen fell to his knees, vomiting violently.

"You talk too much," Vincent muttered. "I have no time to waste with you. I still have monkeys to find…"

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The earth quaked from the impact.

"Let him go!" Xu Zheng yelled frantically, surging forward.

But Vincent was unmoved. The next impact cracked the ground beneath them.

Bang!

The tremors intensified.

"Phantom Moonlight Slash!" Xu Zheng roared, unleashing a glowing arc of purple energy. It flew straight toward Vincent, whose response was chillingly swift. Pulling Zhang Chen's body like a shield, Vincent blocked the attack effortlessly.

"No! Don't!" Xu Zheng screamed, his voice breaking in horror.

The attack landed, and the horrifying sound of cleaved flesh split the air. Blood splattered everywhere. Zhang Chen's lifeless body slumped, leaving an eerie stillness in the air.

Thud!

Zhang Chen's corpse fell with a thud on the ground as Vincent heard the system's notification.

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