Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

In Tongling Prefectural City, there were three powers that Hou Yuxiao couldn't afford to offend: the Prefectural Magistrate's Office, the Prison Admin Department, and the Great Luo Sect. From the moment he agreed to duel with Cheng Yue, Hou Yuxiao knew that offending Ding Dian was inevitable.

Fortunately, both the Prefectural Magistrate's Office and the Great Luo Sect had already made clear they would protect him, so he had no major worries about high-level relations.

Beyond these three powers, the concept of offending or not offending didn't apply to the remaining seven third-rate forces. The Hou Family had come to the county to secure a status equal to theirs.

If they were afraid of offending them, what was the point of the Hou Family striving to rise through the ranks?

Hou Yuxiao's stern voice rang out, causing all the onlookers to turn their heads and look at him, their faces showing surprise.

Within the entire county, there were only seven third-rate powers, and as the son of Qijue Gate's Junior Sect Master, Yu Chendong, he was somewhat of a local celebrity.

Were such words as "slaughter them" to be spoken so casually!

In that moment, Yu Chendong was also staring at Hou Yuxiao, looking at his face which resembled Hou Yucheng's, and the four people standing behind him—immediately guessing his identity.

Even though he sensed that Hou Yuxiao's cultivation was higher than his own, there wasn't a hint of fear on his face, instead, his eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light.

"What did you just say?"

Hou Yuxiao didn't even bother with him. The response to his words was a large saber, four feet in length and four inches wide, resembling a door panel!

Hou Yucheng's anger hadn't subsided. With his temper, the fact that Yu Chendong had deliberately provoked him and even dared to flirt with Hou Yuling right in front of him was enough to make him want to tear this bastard to pieces.

He knew that coming to the Prefectural City this time was for a major family affair, so his elder brother had deliberately restrained himself and held back from taking action. Those four words from Hou Yuxiao were like unlocking his shackles.

The saber swept up a gust of wind, and a powerful force instantly pierced through the door panel, slicing out a huge gash, and sweeping towards Yu Chendong's neck.

"Scum, I've tolerated you for more than ten breaths' time, die for me!"

Not only did Hou Yucheng take action, but he even mocked as he did so. His already burly frame surged with violent blood energy, causing the onlookers to scatter outwards.

As they scattered, their faces were filled with astonishment.

"What's going on here? This guy only has the cultivation of Open Body Ten Layers Peak, right? He dares to take action against Yu Chendong?"

"Yu Chendong is at the Half-step Gang Qi Realm, the son of Yu Guixin of Qijue Gate; even if we disregard his background, his strength is not something this big fellow can compare with!"

"I recognize that girl in the purple dress; she's the third miss of the Zhaoyang Hou Family."

"The Zhaoyang Hou Family? That sister of the Thousand-Faced Handsome Man, Hou Yuxiao, right?"

"Then this big fellow must also be from the Hou Family."

......

While the onlookers were discussing, many discerning ones among them turned their eyes to Hou Yuxiao, who had not said a word, clearly guessing his identity.

In the Prefectural City, one-on-one fights were allowed, so even instances like those at Shengxin Residence happened from time to time. As long as you comply with the rules and both sides agree, pay up after the fight, and no one will interfere.

The astonishment of most people was because Hou Yucheng's cultivation was clearly lower than Yu Chendong's. Where did he get the confidence to take the initiative to strike…

They were only astonished, but Yu Chendong was more than that. He had originally thought that as the Junior Sect Master of Qijue Gate, he should be on the same level as Hou Yuxiao, so he didn't take Hou Yucheng and the others seriously at all, only to find that Hou Yucheng dared to initiate a fight with him!

Yu Chendong dodged the saber from Hou Yucheng with a swift movement. The two people beside him immediately handed him a three-foot black saber. As soon as he grabbed the saber, Zhou Shen's blood and energy surged, and looking at Hou Yucheng in black, he laughed furiously.

"Hahaha, very good, very good, scum, if I don't kill you today, where will I put the face of my Baiye Qijue Gate?"

"Enough with the nonsense, do you kill with your mouth!"

Being a high-ranking individual, Yu Chendong couldn't stand Hou Yucheng's sarcastic mockery. His blood boiled over, and with a broad swing of the black saber, he sent a fierce gale, like a torrential downpour, violently striking at him.

The two were both using sabers, but their styles were completely different.

Hou Yucheng, with a burly figure and a wide blade, swung his saber with large, open strokes, yet his speed was incredibly fast. In a brief moment, he slashed out five or six times. Although his cultivation was lower, having the upper hand, he didn't seem to be at a disadvantage.

Yu Chendong's black saber was slightly shorter and the blade also narrower, but the angles were extremely tricky, targeting only hands, eyes and four other vulnerable points, extremely vicious.

"The Seven Extremes Saber Technique is indeed vicious, but this kid has only achieved minor proficiency, only capable of sending out four streaks of saber qi. The real power of the Seven Extremes Saber Technique lies in the last three streaks, targeting the neck, the dantian, and the groin—those places are the truly vicious ones!"

As mortal enemies of Qijue Gate, if anyone in the whole county knew Qijue Gate best, it would certainly be Nie Xinchuan, the Gang Leader of the Hongdao Gang.

Ding Peng shook his head and said, "Though it's just minor proficiency, it's still enough to kill a warrior of the Tenth Level of Body Opening. Hou Yucheng is quite strong, but after all, his cultivation is a bit lower, and he seems to have cultivated a second-rate saber technique. He hasn't been defeated yet only because he seized the initiative."

As expected, before Ding Peng's words were finished, the already repositioned Yu Chendong, with a concentrated chill in his pupils, swung the black saber around and suddenly unleashed four chilling blasts of air.

This blast of air not only carried a terrifying force but also a trace of nascent Gang Qi. In an instant, it shattered Hou Yucheng's blade edge and slashed toward his eyes.

"A conceited bumpkin dares to act recklessly in front of this young master, die!"

Yu Chendong's face bore a trace of ferocity, and seeing Hou Yucheng raise his saber to block, his lips curved into a scornful smile. The domineering saber edge grew even more intense.

......

Nie Xinchuan shook his head and sighed, "How can the Seven Extremes Saber Qi be so easily blocked? If his cultivation were sufficient, there would still be hope, but I'm afraid this is..."

Ahem

Interrupted by Liu Jianghong's light cough, Nie Xinchuan immediately showed a trace of confusion. Following his gaze, he realized that he had been looking at Hou Yuxiao all along.

Nie Xinchuan then noticed that there was not even a hint of worry on Hou Yuxiao's face, and his eyes suddenly revealed a look of curiosity.

Not just him, Ding Peng, Gui Yutang, and even the many Warriors of the Gang Qi Realm present had all noticed it.

Throughout it all, Hou Yuxiao's expression remained calm, like a tranquil spring.

Even now, when to outsiders Hou Yucheng seemed to be facing certain death, his expression did not change.

Could it be that the Hou brothers were on bad terms?

Or did he have confidence he could save Hou Yucheng before he was killed...

Just as this thought flashed through everyone's minds, a presence nearly identical to Hou Yuxiao's emerged. Following that, a middle-aged man who looked somewhat like Yu Chendong walked from the crowd to his side.

"Qijue Gate, Yu Guichen, pays respect to the Master of Hou Family!"

Yu Guichen approached with a hint of a smile between Hou Yuxiao and the battlefield. His whole body pulsed with Gangsha, his gaze fixed on him, his hand constantly on his saber hilt. His intentions couldn't be more obvious...

"Are you worried I might interfere with their duel?" Hou Yuxiao asked with a jest.

Yu Guichen had a slight premonition of foreboding, but sensing his nephew was on the verge of victory, he settled down and nodded.

"Let the young handle their own affairs, don't you think so, Master of Hou Family?"

"Absolutely... agreed!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the four waves of Qi unleashed by Yu Chendong with his black saber finally concluded, and four terrifying waves of Sword Qi descended fiercely along Hou Yuxiao's eyes and hands.

In the eyes of onlookers, Hou Yucheng's reaction was one of panic, desperately holding his saber in front of him, hoping to block the Sword Qi from Yu Chendong.

The Sword Qi struck Hou Yucheng's saber, and as expected, it instantly burst open a huge gap, looking as though it was about to slash down through Hou Yucheng's eyes...

Suddenly, a flash of silver streaked across everyone's eyes, unexpectedly emanating from Hou Yucheng's saber, which had been gashed.

Eyes widened as the saber, inch by inch, shattered to reveal a four-foot curved saber, only inches wide, resembling a willow leaf.

Nie Xinchuan, seeing this, immediately turned pale and exclaimed, "The saber he has been using was just a sheath? How could this be..."

The rest also came to their senses, faces showing shock. If Hou Yucheng was so fast with such a heavy saber, then now...

"Half-Step Gang Qi, are you strong? I've trained with a heavy saber for two years; today, I can finally let loose."

Hou Yucheng raised his head, his face filled with a cruel smirk. As soon as he finished speaking, his movements quick as lightning, he drew his saber, slicing upward from the bottom right to the upper left in a violent reverse grip.

This saber was like a flash of lighting, casting a stark streak of Qing under the clear sky. It was so swift that it brought a whirlwind, its howl audible to all ears; in that instant of flourishing brilliance, there was only a glint of cold light, and then nothing could be seen...

Even Ding Peng and the other three at the Dan Embracing Phase couldn't help but show astonishment on their faces.

Yu Guichen's heart pounded furiously. He was fast enough, and realizing something was wrong as Hou Yucheng drew his saber, he had already turned around, but Hou Yuxiao was even faster, blocking him directly.

"Didn't you just say the young should resolve their own matters?"

In that brief moment of idleness, while the look of impatience had yet to fade from Yu Guichen's face, Hou Yucheng's saber had already finished its work...

The place fell silent, Hou Yucheng's saber had been retracted and he stood opposite Yu Chendong, both men seemingly uninjured as though nothing had happened.

Whoosh...

A jet of blood suddenly sprayed from Yu Chendong's neck, the pupils of his eyes filled with horror. He clutched the fine cut, trying to stop it, but the blood continued to flow through his fingers.

"Uncle... pfft... uncle... save... save..."

He turned abruptly to look at Yu Guichen behind him, but he was firmly blocked by Hou Yuxiao in the middle, only managing to reach out his left hand and cry for help. But his mouth was instantly filled with blood, unable to utter a complete sentence.

"Hou Yuxiao, how dare you kill my nephew, you're courting death, courting death..."

Ahem

As he was in mid-roar, Yu Guichen had yet to finish his sentence when Hou Yucheng charged forward, swiftly beheading Yu Chendong with a single strike. Not even a Great Luo Immortal could save him now.

"Open your eyes wide, the one who killed him is me, Marquis of Zhaoyang, Hou Yucheng!"

Hou Yucheng grabbed Yu Chendong's head by the hair, lifted it up, looked at Yu Guichen, and then surveyed his surroundings.

"This is what happens to those who mess with my sister."

Hou Yucheng's towering figure, coupled with his deep voice and the severed head he held, still dripping blood, made an impression that would not be easy for anyone to forget.

Hou Yucheng, the Second Elder of the Hou Family, showed his absolute dominance...