Everyone was horrified as Chen Nan reached up and removed his own head.
A shiver ran down their spines.
They felt an icy dread.
Because Chen Nan had detached his head with such ease.
It gave them a bizarre illusion.
As if he had no head to begin with.
That his head was merely placed on his shoulders.
And could be lifted off with a gentle touch.
Though they were all cultivators.
They had never seen one capable of lifting their own head.
After all, there was a delicate connection between the head and the body.
Once a head was severed, one would have to possess another body to survive.
“You want my head, is that it?”
“Here, take it!”
A chillingly eerie smile spread across Chen Nan’s face.
With a casual flick of his right hand.
His head traced a graceful arc through the air.
Then flew towards Er Han.
“If I’m not mistaken, this must be an illusion technique?” Er Han formed a hand seal, and his long sword erupted with terrifying sword energy.
The sword energy spread out for over ten meters.
Like a divine sword, it slashed through the air, targeting Chen Nan’s severed head.
“I’ll take that!”
Chen Nan’s head shot upward, colliding directly with the sword energy.
*Pfft!*
The sword energy exploded as Chen Nan’s head smashed into it.
Then, it hurtled towards Er Han.
Like a lightning bolt.
Too swift to defend against.
*Pfft!*
Upon impacting Er Han.
Er Han let out a frenzied scream.
And then, under a multitude of disbelieving gazes.
He was instantly reduced to a mist of crimson blood.
The scene fell into absolute silence.
A deathly quiet.
Even the Imperial Tutor’s eyes.
Were wide with profound horror.
Even having witnessed it firsthand.
They found it difficult to believe.
That Chen Nan had actually used his head to shatter a cultivator at the fifth level of the Ghost King realm.
Was he even human?
Zheng Yu’s forehead was beaded with cold sweat.
He hadn’t believed that Yan Luo Wang had fallen at Chen Nan’s hands.
After all, he was one of the Ten Kings of Hell.
But now.
He believed his earlier suspicions.
Chen Nan’s ability to effortlessly kill a fifth-level Ghost King expert.
Meant that Yan Luo Wang had surely met his end at Chen Nan’s hands.
The thought of Chen Nan being able to crush an opponent at the level of the Ten Kings of Hell.
Made Zheng Yu’s breathing inexplicably heavier.
Chen Nan’s growth rate was simply too fast.
So fast it was almost unbelievable.
Just then.
Chen Nan’s head flew through the air and reattached itself to his neck.
He gently rotated his neck, took a sip of wine, and said with a sigh, “You kept clamoring for my head, but when I offered it, you couldn’t even catch it!”
Zheng Yu’s face contorted with rage. “Chen, why have you come to my Zheng family? Do you intend to destroy us?”
Although Chen Nan’s strength was immense.
He didn’t believe Chen Nan would dare to attack the Zheng family.
After all, he was the reigning Imperial Tutor.
Let alone having no leverage over Chen Nan.
Even if he did.
In this world, only the Great Emperor Fengdu could order his death.
But.
Would the Great Emperor Fengdu kill his own esteemed teacher?
As the Imperial Tutor.
Zheng Yu knew one thing.
No matter how powerful or profound one’s cultivation was.
They had to abide by the laws of the Underworld.
Otherwise, they would be cast into hell.
“You are the esteemed Imperial Tutor of the current dynasty, who would dare to exterminate your entire Zheng family?” Chen Nan chuckled, a hint of disdain in his eyes. “My reason for coming to the Zheng family is simple.”
“I just want to ask the honorable Imperial Tutor, why did your clansmen try to kill me without any provocation?”
“This matter.”
“Do you not owe me an explanation?”
“If you cannot provide a reasonable explanation…”
“I wouldn’t mind going to the Imperial Palace and asking the Great Emperor Fengdu to uphold justice for this humble subject.”
“Indeed.”
“Yes.”
“Although Chen Nan is but a humble subject now.”
“I am still a Level Six Yin Messenger, and I have made some contributions to the people of this world.”
“Meeting the Great Emperor should not be difficult, right?”
He feigned ignorance, though he understood everything.
Because he knew Zheng Yu wanted to dismember him.
However, some things were best not said too directly.
Zheng Yu’s face darkened.
He hadn’t expected Chen Nan to be so shameless.
Knowing the animosity between them.
He still spoke such words.
He took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart. “I was unaware of this matter. I believe there must be some misunderstanding.”
“I apologize on behalf of these unworthy descendants for any offense caused.”
“I hope you will be magnanimous and overlook their actions.”
He didn’t want to apologize to Chen Nan.
But he had no doubt about Chen Nan’s words.
If he were to go to the Imperial Palace.
Given his past contributions.
It wouldn’t be difficult to meet the Great Emperor.
If he actually had the Great Emperor mediate the dispute.
It would put him in a very passive position.
It would be incredibly difficult to explain everything clearly then.
Let alone the intricacies of their grievances.
Even if he could clarify them.
The ultimate outcome would be an apology to Chen Nan.
Instead of that.
It was better to apologize early and send away this mad dog.
Seeing Zheng Yu apologize so readily.
Chen Nan felt rather bored.
He stood up and kicked Zheng Chongyong towards Zheng Yu.
Then, he delivered four more kicks.
Sending the other four Zheng family descendants in front of Zheng Yu. He then spat contemptuously, with an arrogant and overbearing demeanor, “Let me tell you people of the Zheng family, from now on, you’d best steer clear of me. If you encounter me, I’ll beat you every time I see you!”
“Very well, I have noted it! I will certainly take a detour when I see Young Master Chen in the future and guarantee I will not appear before you.” Zheng Yu said with a smile.
But the murderous intent in his heart was like a broken seal, nearly driving him to lose control.
In his entire life, he had never experienced such humiliation.
“Farewell!”
Chen Nan placed one hand behind his back and vanished into the snowy night.
He had not come to the Zheng family with the intention of destroying them.
Though he had the ability.
He couldn’t do it.
After all, the Imperial Tutor held considerable prestige among the populace.
Directly eliminating him would undoubtedly lead to many complications.
It would be difficult to resolve then.
Even the Great Emperor Fengdu might be displeased with him.
If that were the case.
How could he hope to become a Level Nine Yin Messenger?
Without becoming a Level Nine Yin Messenger, how could he delve into the eighteen layers of hell to see Empress Houtu and return the Human Path and the Animal Path to her?
Everything he had done thus far was for the purpose of seeing Empress Houtu as soon as possible. He could not afford any mistakes in this final crucial step.
And his purpose for coming to the Zheng family today…
Was simple.
He merely wanted to humiliate the Zheng family.
And then observe their reaction.
After all.
When people are enraged, they are most likely to do things without rational thought.
“Father, your son is incompetent and has disgraced you!”
At the entrance of the Imperial Tutor’s mansion, Zheng Chongyong knelt on the ground, his face filled with shame.
Zheng Yu’s four grandsons also knelt on the ground, looking nervous.
They knew full well that if they hadn’t been the ones to initiate the confrontation, boasting of killing Chen Nan, things would not have escalated to this point.
“From now on, stay far away from that mad dog… if there is ever a chance.” Zheng Yu gritted his teeth, then turned and walked into the mansion.
Thinking about what had transpired tonight.
His anger was unquenchable.
He then said to the person hidden deep within his sea of consciousness, “Can you please take action and kill Chen Nan?”