Chapter 598: Chapter 598: The Power of the Big Snake Pearl

The killing was still ongoing.

The servants within the Yagyu Family Mansion were no match for Xiao Zhan; describing it as chopping melons and vegetables might be an exaggeration, but slaughtering chickens and ducks was just right.

Xiao Zhan was killing furiously, having lost count of how many he had slain.

He had never felt so exhilarated!

But in this exhilaration, what he failed to notice was the Big Snake Pearl above his head turning redder and redder.

Initially, it was just a hint of bright red, like being outlined with a fine brush, but now it had become completely red, as if it had just been lifted out of red dye!

Xiao Zhan swung his scythe and killed the last person blocking his path.

Then, he released his Perception, sensing that there are now fewer than a hundred people left alive in the entire Yagyu Family Mansion.

These scattered hundred people were being pursued and killed by Chiba Yichiryu’s men, making their final, desperate resistance.

But they couldn’t hold out much longer.

Xiao Zhan then looked at a room in front of him; through his Perception, he sensed that the strongest aura was inside.

This person was the Fifth Elder.

Xiao Zhan kicked the door open without any courtesy and gazed at the Fifth Elder inside.

The Fifth Elder stood calmly in the room, extremely serene; Xiao Zhan kicking the door open did not disturb him whatsoever.

It was as if he was oblivious to the chaos outside or perhaps he was waiting for Xiao Zhan’s arrival.

Talking too much gets you killed faster.

Xiao Zhan didn’t want to waste words and directly aimed a scythe strike at the Fifth Elder.

But just then, a red light suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Zhan, blocking his attack.

Xiao Zhan stepped back to maintain a safe distance.

Then he fixed his eyes on the red light, shocked to discover that it was a blood-red pearl!

He immediately recognized that it was the same pearl that had been up in the sky; despite the color difference, Xiao Zhan could still recognize it by its other features.

At that moment, the pearl no longer appeared ordinary and was instead filled with a murderous aura!

The blood-red color was like a staring eye, fixating intently on Xiao Zhan and exerting an incredibly strong oppressive force.

Simultaneously, the moment the pearl appeared, the temperature of the surrounding air dropped, the cold clearly felt on the skin!

Xiao Zhan sensed a bad premonition from this pearl.

Xiao Zhan prepared to destroy the pearl.

Just then, the Fifth Elder suddenly opened his mouth and swallowed the pearl!

Immediately, the Fifth Elder’s momentum surged wildly as if he had taken some potent drug!

At the same time, his aura became extremely violent, his eyes bloodshot with veins protruding and his face becoming distorted.

He looked at Xiao Zhan and threw a punch without any hesitation.

Xiao Zhan quickly positioned himself to block.

The Death Demon Scythe protected in front of his chest.

Bang!

The fist of the Fifth Elder hit the Death Demon Scythe, and to Xiao Zhan’s shock, the punch had a force comparable to that of a Seventh Grade!

The punch landed on Xiao Zhan who immediately felt a powerful force strike him.

He was forced back several steps before he could steady himself.

Xiao Zhan looked at the Fifth Elder in surprise, not expecting the pearl’s power to be so miraculous, directly elevating someone’s Realm!

He was curious about what the bead was.

To his surprise, the Fifth Elder had already launched another attack at this moment.

He saw a slender katana appear in his hand, slashing mercilessly at Xiao Zhan’s face.

This katana was slightly different from the others, not purely black but dark red.

Xiao Zhan felt the same murderous aura from the katana as from the bead, realizing that the color was not the original shade of the katana but influenced by the bead.

Xiao Zhan marveled, the bead possessed such mystical powers that it could even affect the Artifact Spirit.

He quickly raised his Death Demon Scythe to fight the Fifth Elder.

The Fifth Elder’s strength was now comparable to his own, and he had to give his all or else he might very well perish here.

Clang!

The clash of the Artifact Spirits produced intense sparks.

They were deadlocked, and neither could get the better of the other momentarily.

Xiao Zhan promptly unleashed the Death Aura towards the Fifth Elder, but the Fifth Elder’s katana exuded a crimson aura that abruptly blocked the Death Aura!

A stark contrast between red and black!

Xiao Zhan couldn’t help but be astonished anew; this was the first time he had encountered someone who could block the Death Aura solely with an energy force.

The mystical properties of the bead made Xiao Zhan even more curious!

An idea to claim it for himself emerged in his mind!

Boom!

They parted ways!

Xiao Zhan executed the Thunder Shadow Step to widen the distance.

Since the Death Aura proved ineffective, he had only one choice left, to confront directly.

He observed the Fifth Elder, who was raging like a wild beast, and made his tactical decision.

Initially, the bead was cream-colored with only mild energy fluctuations, but when it appeared in front of Xiao Zhan just now, its color turned blood-red, and the energy fluctuations were surprisingly intense.

Given this situation, one could infer that the energy of the bead was not eternal but consumable—rapidly consumable at that.

Thus, Xiao Zhan’s strategy was to play for time!

As long as it lasted until the end of the Fifth Elder’s berserk phase, Xiao Zhan could naturally win without fighting.

However, Xiao Zhan’s eyes revealed a hint of worry as time had almost run out.

If Yagyu Kenjiro realized something was wrong immediately and hurried over, the time would become pressing, and Xiao Zhan would have to end the fight before that.

But that was something Xiao Zhan couldn’t control.

Upon considering, Xiao Zhan once again used Thunder Shadow Step, creating an even greater distance before fleeing towards the distance!

Fighting while running, wouldn’t that create more time?

Looking at the Fifth Elder, whose rage crest would make him less rational, upon seeing Xiao Zhan fleeing, he immediately pursued without hesitation.

Seeing he fell for the trick, Xiao Zhan sped up his escape.

However, before escaping, he still instructed Chiba Yichiryu, “After dealing with the remnants, immediately find a place to hide, be cautious of Yagyu Kenjiro’s retaliation!”

Upon hearing these words, Chiba Yichiryu fought even more fiercely.

Within a few short minutes, he had slain all the members of the Yagyu Family.

Seeing Xiao Zhan hadn’t returned, Chiba Yichiryu decided not to wait for him and immediately led his people back to the Chiba Family.

Then, without stopping, he immediately led his clan members towards a secret, hidden base to seek refuge.