"Under heaven, apart from me, I fear there is no second person who can control the Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads. If you want to see me play with fire and burn myself, I’m afraid you will be disappointed. Since you are so stubborn, let me show you the power of the Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads," Yan Xiaotian said with a cold sneer.
The Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads, soft as silk, danced in the air like ribbons under Yan Xiaotian's control. However, because they were transparent, even those with keen eyesight would find it difficult to see them.
Ten strands of Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads bound Jiang Chen's Water Dragon. But since the Water Dragon was made of water, the Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads passed through its body without any effect.
Yan Xiaotian frowned in surprise. Generally speaking, a Water Dragon formed from gathered water relied solely on a source of Inner Energy for support. Without Inner Energy, the Water Dragon was just ordinary water and posed no threat. Yet, despite using ten strands of Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads to sever the Water Dragon, it was clear that he had disrupted the Inner Energy within it, yet the Water Dragon remained unharmed.
Yan Xiaotian was once again astonished; evidently, Jiang Chen's control over Inner Energy had reached an incredible level. What Yan Xiaotian did not realize was that his Earth martial artist mindset could never comprehend Jiang Chen's supernatural abilities.
Seeing that his attack on Jiang Chen's Water Dragon was ineffective, Yan Xiaotian directly manipulated the nearly transparent Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads to strike at Jiang Chen.
In the sunlight, the Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads were almost invisible, killing silently. Once ensnared by them, even a Divine Realm expert would face dire consequences.
Noticing that Jiang Chen did not evade, Yan Xiaotian continuously changed his hand movements, controlling each strand of Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads with a finger. Indeed, Yan Xiaotian had reached a level of mastery over the Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads that allowed him to manipulate them effortlessly.
However, because the Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads were difficult to see with the naked eye, onlookers saw Yan Xiaotian’s hands moving and thought he appeared somewhat mad, which was rather amusing.
Yet those ten strands of Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads had already wrapped around Jiang Chen completely. As soon as Yan Xiaotian tightened them, they would slice Jiang Chen into pieces.
"Die!"
Seeing the moment ripe for attack, Yan Xiaotian let out a low roar and pulled back his fingers to gather the Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads. These threads surrounded Jiang Chen like a cocoon; even if he turned into a mosquito, he would struggle to escape.
A cold smile crept across Yan Xiaotian’s lips as he thought about how Jiang Chen remained calm and composed; soon enough, he would be cut into pieces and see if he could still smile then.
Jiang Chen stood on the surface of the water and looked at the fine strands of Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads before him. Suddenly, he extended his hand and conjured a flame. The moment the flame touched the Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads, it ignited like cotton catching fire, spreading rapidly along each thread.
All ten strands of Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads were set ablaze. Initially invisible to everyone else due to their transparency, they now appeared as ten burning threads before everyone’s eyes.
Yan Xiaotian’s expression changed dramatically as he saw flames racing along the Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads toward him. In desperation, he quickly discarded them.
This flame could ignite even the Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads; needless to say what it would do to a mortal body. Yan Xiaotian acted decisively and without hesitation abandoned his threads to save himself at this critical moment.
After discarding the Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads, they spiraled in midair and formed ten fiery circular patterns resembling incense coils. As the flames gradually extinguished, the Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads were not destroyed but turned bright red instead.
Yan Xiaotian stood dumbfounded in shock.
"How is this possible?" he muttered in disbelief.
As he found himself at a loss for what to do next, Jiang Chen waved his hand and sent those glowing red Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads directly toward Yan Xiaotian.
Yan Xiaotian's face changed dramatically, and he hurriedly retreated. However, even if he had ten legs, he could not escape Jiang Chen's intent to kill. The Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads sliced through his body.
In mid-air, Yan Xiaotian paused for a second before his body shattered into pieces and fell from the sky. Blood stained the riverbank.
Witnessing this scene, everyone felt as if struck by lightning, their eyes wide with shock. Among them, the Luo family was the most exhilarated. Luo Xiong had just been turned into fragments by Yan Xiaotian, and now it was Yan Xiaotian's turn.
Good and evil eventually receive their due; the heavens have a way of balancing things. Those who doubted should look up—did the heavens spare anyone? The Luo family rejoiced and clapped in delight.
"How... how is Mr. Jiang so powerful? It's terrifying! He even killed Yan Xiaotian!" The crowd erupted in astonishment, completely shaken.
They had thought that Yan Xiaotian's strength was beyond comprehension, that without the Hidden Sect's experts, he was invincible in Huaxia Martial Arts. Yet now he lay dead, easily killed by a seemingly ordinary young man.
Among the shocked crowd, some were trembling in fear. Hu Sanxiong, who had just vowed to avenge his son, now stood frozen in place, dumbfounded.
Yue Hui's beautiful eyes widened in disbelief; her face was a mask of shock. She never expected that the Jiang Chen she knew possessed such terrifying strength. Her emotions were a tangled mess; only now did she realize how foolish she had been and that her Brother Hu Yuan deserved his fate.
If Jiang Chen could kill someone like Yan Xiaotian without mercy, how much less mercy would he show to Hu Yuan? Hu Yuan had not merely offended Jiang Chen once but repeatedly.
As the Heavenly Silkworm's Thousand Resilient Threads passed through Yan Xiaotian, they gradually cooled and became transparent and invisible. With a casual wave of his hand, these ten threads began to entwine together as if responding to an unseen force. Soon they formed a small ball that flew into Jiang Chen's hand.
Jiang Chen stored the small ball directly into his Storage Jade Gourd before returning to the pleasure boat.
"Mr. Jiang, I truly underestimated you! Your powers are extraordinary; I can't believe I failed to recognize your greatness. I deserve punishment; please forgive me," Peng Tianqi said as he rushed to Jiang Chen with utmost respect.
"Let the Martial Arts Gathering continue. Also, have Yan Xiaotian's disciples come aboard to see me," Jiang Chen said casually.
Peng Tianqi nodded vigorously; Jiang Chen had completely conquered him with his strength. Now Peng Tianqi revered Jiang Chen as one would a deity and dared not show any carelessness.
As Jiang Chen entered the inner chamber of the pleasure boat, he glanced at Hua Yuedao and Yan Lianwei. These two had just spoken disrespectfully to him and quickly averted their gazes—especially Yan Lianwei, a dignified Divine Realm expert who nearly lost control at just one look from Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen smiled faintly and turned to walk into the inner chamber, sitting by the tea table to continue drinking tea as if what had just happened was nothing more than an inconsequential event not worth his concern at all.
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