MM Racing Chapter 45 Lingering Fear
Chapter 45 Lingering Fear
Xiao Zheng and Xiao Yixian left Obama's house and returned to the inn.
As soon as he returned to his room, Xiao Zheng couldn't wait to begin cultivating the Thunderclap Meridian Tempering Technique.
A faint rumble of thunder suddenly echoed in the room.
The pale silver battle aura, crackling with wisps of lightning, surged and coursed through Xiao Zheng's meridians.
Four hours passed in the blink of an eye.
Thunderclap Meridian Tempering Technique proficiency +1!
As the first ray of sunlight shone through the window onto Xiao Zheng's face, a soft "crack" sound suddenly came from inside his body, like ice shattering.
His previously stagnant battle aura surged instantly, and a silver halo flowed across his body, eventually condensing into a thin, rudimentary form of battle aura armor.
After being stuck in his cultivation technique for several months, Xiao Zheng finally broke through his cultivation level once again and stepped into the Great Dou Master realm!
With a thought, a light gold panel immediately appeared before his eyes.
Name: Xiao Zheng
Age: 16
[Realm: One-Star Great Dou Master (0/31)]
[Soul: Mortal Realm (Lightning, Fire, Wood)]
[Cultivation Technique: Thunderclap Meridian Tempering Technique (Cultivation Limit: Nine-Star Dou Huang)]
[Learned: Thunderclap Meridian Tempering Technique (Mid-grade Profound Rank), Xiao Family Basics... Click to expand]
[Combat Skills: Heavenly Question (Unranked), Puppet Refining Technique (Unranked), Puppet Control Technique (Unranked), Absorb Palm (Low-level Profound, Pinnacle)]
[Different Flame: Thousand Machine Flame]
[Identity: Alchemist (Rank 2, 0/2)]
[Prescription: Qi-Condensing Powder (First Grade)... Click to expand]
[Fortune Points: 2]
【Chosen Mission: None (?)】
Looking at the information on the panel, Xiao Zheng's lips curled up slightly.
He stood up, stretched his limbs, and felt his fighting spirit surging within him, making him feel full of power.
Xiao Zheng stretched.
"So comfortable!"
……
Meanwhile, under Xiao Zhan's manipulation, Xiao Zheng's secret identity is spreading at an alarming rate.
The news caused an instant uproar throughout Wutan City.
"My goodness! So Xiao Zheng, like Xiao Yan, has also been taken in as a disciple by an alchemist?"
"No wonder that guy's cultivation speed is so fast. With an alchemist guiding him, how could the resources be lacking?"
"First, Xiao Yan was chosen by a high-level alchemist, and now Xiao Zheng has become an apprentice of a mysterious alchemist. The Xiao family is defying the heavens!"
"A 16-year-old nine-star Dou Shi, and a second-grade alchemist... this growth rate is even more terrifying than Xiao Yan's!"
In the streets and alleys, people were talking about it, their eyes filled with awe as they looked at the Xiao family mansion.
The three major families of Wutan City once stood in a powerful balance of power. Now, the Obama family has been destroyed, the Jialie family is gradually declining, and only the Xiao family has produced many talented individuals.
……
Inside a private room on the top floor of the Mittel Auction House.
Wearing a long red dress, Ya Fei leaned lazily against a soft chair, playing with a crystal jade pendant in her hand.
Gu Ni stood to the side, a look of surprise on his face.
"We didn't expect it; we were wrong after all."
Ya Fei parted her lips slightly, her voice tinged with emotion, "I thought Xiao Zheng was hiding some kind of treasure to accelerate his cultivation, but I never expected that he had obtained the inheritance of a high-level alchemist and even became a second-grade alchemist."
Gu Ni nodded in deep agreement, his face full of relief: "Yes, the Xiao family is truly full of hidden talents."
"Xiao Yan is already shocking enough, and now Xiao Zheng has emerged. From now on, I'm afraid no one in Wutan City will be able to shake the Xiao family's position."
Half an hour later.
An auction house employee rushed in, looking flustered, and said urgently, "Lady Ya Fei, Master Gu Ni, something terrible has happened!"
"What's the panic?"
Ya Fei frowned slightly, her tone carrying a hint of displeasure.
The subordinate steadied himself and quickly said, "The Obama family... the Obama family was wiped out overnight!"
"What?!"
Ya Fei and Gu Ni's expressions changed simultaneously, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Although the Obama family has been overshadowed by the Xiao family recently, their strength is not much different from that of the Xiao family. How could they be wiped out overnight?
"Who did this?"
Gu Ni hurriedly asked, his voice trembling slightly.
The ability to wipe out an entire clan overnight is a strength that no local power in Wutan City could possibly possess.
The subordinate swallowed hard and lowered his voice, saying, "The innkeeper said it was that young man from the Xiao family named Xiao Zheng who did it!"
"Xiao Zheng?"
Yafei and Gu Ni exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of astonishment in each other's eyes.
Ya Fei frowned and asked, "What exactly happened?"
"I heard that last night, the head of the Obama family, Obapa, went to Xiao Zheng, intending to force him to reveal his secrets, but he was killed by one of Xiao Zheng's guards."
Ya Fei's gaze sharpened.
She knew very well how strong Obaba was; he was a three-star Great Dou Master, yet he was killed so easily by one of Xiao Zheng's guards.
What kind of strength does Xiao Zheng's bodyguard possess?
Upon hearing this, Gu Ni was still shaken and subconsciously touched his chest.
He had once harbored feelings for Xiao Zheng, but fortunately, Ya Fei stopped him in time.
Looking back now, if they had really caused trouble for Xiao Zheng back then, they would probably have been the ones in trouble.
"Luckily, I didn't provoke that scoundrel."
Gu Ni wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, looking terrified: "Even though our auction house is just a branch, Xiao Zheng might not dare to provoke us so easily..."
"But judging from the Obama family's fate, given that kid's personality, I'm afraid we won't fare well either!"
……
Utan City.
Jia Lie's family.
Galebi sat in the lobby with a greedy smile on his face, his hands rubbing together incessantly.
Since being suppressed by the Xiao family and unable to lift their heads, the Jia Lie family's life has become increasingly miserable, and they are even running out of money to support their intelligence brokers.
So it wasn't until this moment that Jia Liebi, the head of the Jia Lie family, received information about Xiao Zheng—not about the alchemist, but about what happened to Xiao Zheng at the Xiao family's freight station yesterday.
His judgment was the same as Obama's; he believed that Xiao Zheng must possess some kind of treasure that could rapidly enhance one's strength.
At the same time, Jia Liebi also learned that Xiao Zheng had betrayed the Xiao family and was no longer related to the Xiao family.
Jialiebi's eyes burned with fervor: "A mere youth, possessing a priceless treasure yet without anyone to protect him—isn't this like easy prey delivered right to our doorstep?"
He immediately slammed his hand on the table, stood up, and ordered men to go to the Wutan City Inn to deal with Xiao Zheng.
Just then, a clansman rushed into the main hall in a panic: "Patriarch! Something terrible has happened!"
"What kind of behavior is this, all this panic!"
Jialiebi frowned and snapped, "What is it?"
The tribesman said urgently, "Last night, the Obama family was wiped out!"
"What?!"
The smile on Jialiebi's face froze instantly, as if struck by lightning, and he stood there stunned.
The Obama family and the Garry family had always been on good terms, and he never imagined that the Obama family would be suddenly wiped out.
"Who did this?!"
"I can't believe it!" Jia Liebi asked, his voice trembling slightly.
"It seems to be someone named Xiao Zheng!"
The clansman swallowed hard and said with difficulty, "I heard that last night, Obapa went to the inn in Wutan City to cause trouble for Xiao Zheng, but was killed by Xiao Zheng's guards."
"After that, Xiao Zheng carried Obaba's body into the Obaba family home and ransacked it."
Xiao Zheng, Wutan City Inn...
These two keywords weighed on Galeo's mind like two huge stones.
Jia Liebi felt his legs go weak and slumped back into his chair.
The greed and excitement on his face were instantly replaced by terror.
"hiss……"
Jialiebi gasped, his back instantly soaked with cold sweat.
He had just been thinking of leading men to capture Xiao Zheng and interrogate him about the whereabouts of the treasure, but now he realized that was simply courting death!
I never expected that Xiao Zheng would have a bodyguard who could kill a three-star Grand Dou Master!
"Thank goodness... thank goodness I found out too late!"
Galebi muttered to himself, his voice filled with lingering fear: "If I had known this yesterday, the Galebi family would probably have followed in the footsteps of the Obama family!"