The Strongest Dandy in the City Chapter 2239 - 2228: Following

Following the simultaneous obliteration of the black magic and the Dragon Pattern Millstone.

The white protective barrier shielding Ye Chenfeng and his allies faded away too.

The black mist hanging in the air vanished entirely as well.

Sunlight softly cascaded from the heavens, evoking a sense of freshness after the tempest, as the ominous dark energy in the atmosphere fully evaporated, replaced by a pure and invigorating air.

Right after Ye Chenfeng disclosed his role as the Dragon Clan’s Clan Leader, Zhao Shenghong, Zhao Jinpeng, and Zhao Wenyu, sprawled on the ground, swiftly started tending to their wounds. After a stretch of recovery time and swallowing top-grade Healing Pills, they managed to reclaim some of their fighting prowess and rose unsteadily to their feet.

Faces etched with utter defeat marked Zhao Chenggao, Zhao Hongliang, and Zhao Qishu. Despite the severe injuries plaguing Zhao Shenghong and his crew, they had regained partial battle strength now, whereas Zhao Chenggao’s faction hadn’t truly entered the Divine King Realm at all, stripping them of any chance to overcome the somewhat restored opponents.

Now stripped of the black magic and restored to his original form, Zhao Feiyu witnessed the black magic’s destruction while eyeing the poised Ye Chenfeng nearby. Every dream he harbored in his heart had crumbled, all shattered by Ye Chenfeng’s own hands.

When Bai Xiaorou first returned to the Nine Nether Ice Lion’s ancestral land, Zhao Feiyu had heard she fancied someone else but brushed it off. As a standout genius among the Nine Nether Ice Lion’s younger generation, scarcely anyone rivaled him, and word was Ye Chenfeng lingered only at the Peak of the sixth layer of the Divinity Transformation Realm.

Yet Ye Chenfeng’s arrival at the Nine Nether Ice Lion’s ancestral land shattered all of Zhao Feiyu’s expectations. Brutal reality delivered a stinging slap, drilling home that superior prodigies always lurk beyond. Ye Chenfeng effortlessly eclipsed Zhao Feiyu in talent and every facet, rendering him incapable of matching up in any regard.

Afterward, learning of Zhao Chenggao and his allies’ scheme rekindled Zhao Feiyu’s ambitions. He longed to enslave Ye Chenfeng, and as the black magic neared possession of his body, thrill coursed through him with its surging power. He could have leveraged that form to thoroughly dominate Ye Chenfeng, forcing him to grovel on the brink of death.

However,

reality proved merciless. Against Ye Chenfeng, Zhao Feiyu was doomed to perpetual failure. Once Ye Chenfeng unveiled his identity as the Dragon Clan’s Clan Leader, Zhao Feiyu devolved into a pathetically comical fool yet again.

From Zhao Feiyu’s twisted perspective, Ye Chenfeng deserved all the blame. Absent Ye Chenfeng’s interference, he would have inevitably wed Bai Xiaorou and ascended to lead the Nine Nether Ice Lion clan in time.

These spiteful delusions of a small-minded soul rang absurdly comical, blind as Zhao Feiyu remained to the truth: Ye Chenfeng never instigated him. Zhao Feiyu had hounded Ye Chenfeng relentlessly, forging his own wretched demise.

Zhao Feiyu’s facial muscles spasmed wildly, contorting his features into a grotesque mask. Refusing to accept such an end, he yearned to helm the Nine Nether Ice Lion clan, pioneering as the first from the mundane bloodline, defying longstanding customs, and immortalizing himself in the Nine Nether Ice Lion Clan’s chronicles.

Zhao Feiyu’s aura surged chaotically, composure utterly shattered. Rage blazed endlessly in his eyes. In a frenzied rush toward Ye Chenfeng, he roared, "It’s all your fault, if it weren’t for your appearance, I, Zhao Feiyu, would still be the number one genius in the Nine Nether Ice Lion, I wouldn’t end up like this."

As Zhao Feiyu lunged forward, Zhao Shenghong and the rest held back, offering Ye Chenfeng a nod that granted free rein to slay Zhao Feiyu, fully aware his strength dwarfed Zhao Feiyu’s by far.

With a "swoosh" sound,

Zhao Feiyu reeled in a brief stupor, his assault falling short as Ye Chenfeng’s silhouette flickered out of sight before him.

Almost instantly, searing pain erupted in Zhao Feiyu’s chest—a devastating force had already torn through his heart, blasting a fist-sized blood cavity right at its center.

With great effort, Zhao Feiyu twisted his head, beholding Ye Chenfeng’s unflinching calm. His lips quivered nonstop, "I, I, I am, am, not, not ..."

His words halted sharply.

Zhao Feiyu’s eyes gaped wide, all life extinguished within, as his body collapsed to the ground.

Even with all that had transpired, Zhao Feiyu at the Peak of the third layer of the Heavenly God Realm could still offer certain assistance to Ye Chenfeng’s strength growth, yet he refrained from hastily unleashing his Sea of All-embracing technique. It proved wiser to deploy Sea of All-embracing away from prying eyes.

Once Zhao Feiyu fell, Ye Chenfeng turned his sight toward the ordinary lineage members such as Zhao Chenggao, inwardly desiring that Zhao Shenghong and his group would eliminate a few more from that faction, for he held no affection toward them—they served solely as fodder to bolster his own power!

Zhao Chenggao and his allies paled in terror upon witnessing Zhao Feiyu’s demise, while those who had previously backed them now scrambled to beg forgiveness from Zhao Shenghong and the rest.

Yet the clansmen who had joined Zhao Chenggao’s side bore restrictions embedded within their Sea of Consciousness. In response to their pleas, the late Divine King Realm expert Zhao Jinpeng swept his arm, promptly dispatching a suppressive force straight into their Sea of Consciousness.

This suppressive force neutralized the embedded restrictions in their Sea of Consciousness, ensuring that even if those who imposed them—like Zhao Chenggao and his ilk—were slain, no immediate harm would befall these clansmen. Provided the restrictions in their Sea of Consciousness were fully excised in time, they would suffer no lasting damage.

After all, the most potent among those who had implanted the restrictions reached only half-step Divine King level, allowing Zhao Jinpeng to effortlessly suppress them. This method stood as an exclusive art of the Lion King Lineage, mastered solely by the successive Clan Leaders and Ancestors.

Zhao Jinpeng declared, "Since none of you took direct part in this affair, I’ll grant you an opportunity for atonement. However, once I devise a means to purge the restrictions from your Sea of Consciousness, to avert any future repeats, you’ll need to accept a Lion King Lineage restriction implanted in your Sea of Consciousness."

Spotting a ray of hope for survival, the clansmen who had flipped to Zhao Chenggao’s faction rushed without delay toward Zhao Shenghong and his companions. Meanwhile, Zhao Chenggao, Zhao Hongliang, and Zhao Qishu, realizing their doom, sought to pull some of these turncoats down with them in death.

But Zhao Shenghong, Zhao Jinpeng, and Zhao Wenyu had foreseen such desperation and refused to allow Zhao Chenggao and the others any chance to inflict harm, given their heinous transgressions.

Without letting Zhao Chenggao and his group strike at anyone, Zhao Shenghong and the others struck them down in an instant.

Gazing upon the remains of Zhao Chenggao and his cohorts, Zhao Shenghong and his allies harbored not the slightest pity.

Ye Chenfeng experienced a flicker of delight as Zhao Chenggao, Zhao Hongliang, and Zhao Qishu met their end, particularly since half-step Divine King powerhouses lurked among them. He understood, too, that wiping out every supporter of Zhao Chenggao lay beyond practicality.

With the demise of Zhao Chenggao and his followers, the chaos gripping the Nine Nether Ice Lion Clan that day finally subsided.

Zhao Shenghong, Zhao Jinpeng, and Zhao Wenyu drew near to Ye Chenfeng, their faces etched with deference. The Lion King Lineage’s ancestral precepts deemed the Dragon Clan their benefactors, and back in the Initial Stage of the Ancient Era, a master-servant bond had linked the Dragon Clan and Nine Nether Ice Lion Clan.

Now that the Dragon Clan’s Clan Leader had returned, how could Zhao Jinpeng and the others withhold their reverence? Zhao Wenyu commanded all present Nine Nether Ice Lion clansmen with gravity, "Everyone, come and pay respects to the Dragon Clan’s Clan Leader. Henceforth, the Dragon Clan’s Clan Leader’s words represent the supreme edict within the Nine Nether Ice Lion Clan, and no one may disobey."

Zhao Shenghong, Zhao Jinpeng, and Zhao Wenyu bowed in unison to Ye Chenfeng. Zhao Shenghong proclaimed, "Our Nine Nether Ice Lion Clan pledges loyalty to you henceforth. Under the Dragon Clan’s Clan Leader’s guidance, our Nine Nether Ice Lion Clan shall surely reclaim the glory of the Initial Stage of the Ancient Era."

In truth, Zhao Shenghong and his group had beheld countless miracles wrought by Ye Chenfeng over the recent days.

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