Eternal life begins with saving my clan

The following day, the chaos in the city rose to another level as everyone associated with the Celestial Heavenly Store came under attack.

Tension permeated the air.

Outside the city, a group of girls were returning from their mission when they were stopped by a group of savage-looking men.

"Stop right there!" a burly man with a long brown beard commanded, his heavy ax resting on his shoulder.

Behind him were his gang, all equally eyeing the girls as if they were already dead.

Halting in their tracks, the girls frowned, and their captain responded coldly.

"What do you want?"

"Haha… You're asking us what we want?" Quan Zemin laughed, his voice dripping with disdain. "We want your lives."

Without waiting, Quan Zemin and his gang ruthlessly attacked the girls. Quan Zemin was a Second-Rated Martial Artist, while his gang was made up of Third-Rated Martial Artists.

In the mercenary world, their team was known for their ruthlessness and brutality. As long as the pay was good, they had no bottom line and would massacre anyone.

With their fame, they were one of the groups invited by the forces in the city to deal with the Celestial Heavenly Store.

Thus, they started their mission by eliminating anyone returning from the Boiling Desert after completing a Celestial Heavenly Store mission.

Watching Quan Zemin and his gang's ruthless attack, Tan Wen and her team responded swiftly. Without panicking, Tan Wen confronted Quan Zemin's ruthless ax with her broadsword.

Bang!

Sparks flew everywhere, and the duo took a step back.

Shocked!

Quan Zemin couldn't believe his eyes.

He had heard rumors about the store's superior technique, but he didn't believe them. However, seeing how easily Tan Wen deflected his attack, he knew the rumor was true.

"So you've cultivated the superior technique?" he muttered, his eyes filled with a sinister smile. "Let me witness how powerful this technique is."

"Come and try," Tan Wen responded, not intimidated by Quan Zemin's savage aura.

Without hesitation, the duo charged at each other with great ferocity. A strong aura of the Body Building realm stage erupted from her body as she used her newly acquired skill.

"Hollow Raven."

Her broadsword cleaved through the air, ready to hack its target in two. As for Quan Zemin, he was also going all out.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Skeleton Raze!"

Bang!

A powerful tremor spread through the atmosphere, and a force entered Quan Zemin's body, shaking his organs violently.

Fear and shock gripped his heart.

This was beyond his imagination. Before he could grasp the situation, Tan Wen followed up with another brutal attack.

As adventurers, they had been fighting beasts in the Boiling Desert at the risk of their lives. Therefore, they were not naive, helpless girls.

In a matter of exchanges, the infamous Quan Zemin had fallen into a passive situation. His expression contorted into shock and panic.

Just as he was trying to process what to do, a miserable scream came from the side. Turning his head, he saw two of his men lying in a pool of their blood, their heads severed.

Shock and disbelief marred his face. How was this possible?!

He couldn't understand how his men were so easily defeated.

Tan Wen saw the shock on his face and sneered. "Surprised? I guess you thought I was the only cultivator in my group, but you're wrong. There is another."

Quan Zemin shivered, his heart racing. He wanted to speak, but words failed him. While he was still processing the shocking news, he saw a calm-looking girl moving at breathtaking speed through his men.

Wherever she passed, death followed. She was like the embodiment of death with a terrifying dagger.

In less than ten seconds, the once-infamous mercenaries were reduced to only Quan Zemin.

Sweat dripped from his forehead, and his heart pounded heavily in his chest. The situation had spiraled out of his control, leading to a burning rage in his heart.

'Those idiots gave me wrong information!' he screamed internally.

'I should flee immediately…'

With the situation out of his control, he knew he stood no chance against Tan Wen and her teammates. Prepared to flee, he saw a cold smile on Tan Wen's lips.

"Going somewhere?"

"Do you think you can stop me? In your dreams."

However, what came as a response from Tan Wen was a deadly sword strike.

"Paralysis Hit!"

Whoosh!

The sword strike was breathtakingly swift, leaving no room for Quan Zemin to evade. Watching the incoming attack, all the hairs on his body stood on end, his instinct screaming danger.

Bang!

"Ahhhh!"

A miserable scream escaped his mouth as the sword struck his body, sending him flying. Crashing onto the hot, hard ground, a mouthful of blood escaped his lips while a deep gash appeared on his chest.

Blood and innards gushed from the wound; the injury was ghastly, leaving no room for survival.

"P-Please… P-Please… don't kill me…" Quan Zemin begged, his face contorted in horror.

Tan Wen walked slowly toward him and smiled. "If I don't kill you, how would my team get the two hundred contribution points placed on your head?"

Turning to her teammates, she said, "Girls, with two hundred contribution points, what can we achieve in the store?"

The girls grinned, and one of them responded, "A lot. At least one of us will become a cultivator, and we can buy a martial skill."

Gasp!

It was then Quan Zemin realized he was not the hunter but the prey. The powerful clans thought they were attacking the Celestial Heavenly Store, unaware that the store had already placed a target on their heads.

It was a counterattack.

Without hesitation, Tan Wen cleaved his head off, putting it into a box as they departed for the city, ready to claim their reward.

This scene played out in every corner of the city and in the Boiling Desert. It was a battle to the death.

The mercenaries were fighting for the reward, while the adventurers were fighting for the store's reward placed on the mercenaries' heads for a chance to increase their strength.

With the chaos going on in the city, everyone thought it was only a matter of time before the Celestial Heavenly Store was destroyed.

So they thought.