The Sacred Leaves Family's Wishes for Peace-Chapter 437 - 555: Xiang Kuang’s Humiliating Escape and the Beginning of Revenge

Chapter 437: Chapter 555: Xiang Kuang’s Humiliating Escape and the Beginning of Revenge

Chapter 555: Xiang Kuang’s Humiliating Escape and the Beginning of Revenge

Boom—! 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The sky, which had only just cleared after the slaughter below, changed without warning.

Dark clouds rolled in violently, blotting out the heavens as thunder roared and lightning tore through the firmament. In the blink of an eye, the sea and sky plunged into chaos, as if the end of days had descended upon this region.

Immediately after, devastating attacks rained down from above.

Blinding curtains of light poured from the heavens like an inverted celestial river, smashing toward the ocean below with destructive force.

"So this is who dares to set their sights on Seven Kings City?!"

Xiang Kuang let out a furious roar. Without hesitation, he tossed the beast-hide-wrapped box aside, gripped his golden blade, and charged straight upward into the storm.

Bang! Bang!

The clash occurred tens of thousands of meters above the sea. Each collision sounded like a divine bell shattering, the shockwaves spreading outward in all directions. The oppressive pressure alone crushed every sea beast within thousands of miles into bloody mist.

However—

Xiang Kuang had overestimated himself.

And underestimated his enemies.

After only two exchanges, he was sent flying backward, blood spraying from his mouth as his internal organs were severely damaged.

The reason was painfully simple.

He was merely a peak Saint King.

His opponents numbered four.

The fact that he survived two direct clashes was already a testament to his foundation and battle experience.

"So it’s the Skysphere Chamber of Commerce’s dogs..."

Xiang Kuang steadied himself midair, his expression ferocious, eyes filled with hatred so intense it seemed capable of devouring souls.

"You’d better remember this!"

This was Hangzhou—territory that had once belonged to Seven Kings City but had later been seized by the Skysphere Chamber of Commerce. Encountering their enforcers here was, in hindsight, not entirely unexpected.

Privately, many mocked the Chamber’s enforcers as little more than hired thugs—or dogs.

But very few ever dared say such things to their faces.

Xiang Kuang did.

And yet, after spitting out those words, he did not hesitate for even a second.

He turned and fled.

"Still so arrogant when you’re half-dead?!"

"Where do you think you’re going?!"

"Chase him!"

The bald, burly man roared furiously and took the lead, charging after Xiang Kuang without restraint. Two other Earth-rank enforcers followed closely behind him.

The three of them together was the safest way to ensure Xiang Kuang wouldn’t turn the tables.

Meanwhile, the remaining Earth-rank enforcer led the others to eliminate Xiang Kuang’s subordinates.

Those men were not weak.

The weakest among them were at the Great Saint Realm, and two had even reached the Saint King Realm—though only at the second and third layers.

Under normal circumstances, as the son of a quasi-Emperor, Xiang Kuang would have commanded a far more terrifying force.

But fate had other plans.

His son, Xiang Zhantian, had previously exhausted a vast amount of manpower and resources while obsessively hunting down Fang Luo and the others.

As a result, Xiang Kuang was left with only this much remaining strength.

Now that their leader had fled, their fate was sealed.

Just like the Wen family earlier, they had no real capacity to resist.

What they never expected was that history would repeat itself so quickly.

Last time, they were the executioners.

This time, they were the victims.

And their deaths came even faster than those of the Wen family.

After swiftly cleaning up the battlefield, Fang Hao and the others concealed themselves once more, waiting in silence.

Roughly half an hour later, the bald man and the two enforcers returned, cursing loudly.

"Damn it! I used every last ounce of strength I had, and that bastard still got away!"

"There’s nothing we could do. His father’s a quasi-Emperor—he’s got too many life-saving treasures."

If they had fought to the death, Xiang Kuang stood no chance against the three of them.

But Xiang Kuang had no intention of fighting.

With layers upon layers of escape talismans, defensive artifacts, and forbidden techniques, all dedicated to survival, there was simply no way to forcibly keep him.

They could only watch him flee.

This outcome was entirely within Fang Hao’s expectations.

In fact, he had been slightly worried that Xiang Kuang might fail to escape.

Now that he had confirmed it, Fang Hao finally relaxed.

Good.

Only those who escape can seek revenge.

That was what he thought.

But aloud, he said calmly, "It’s fine. Xiang Kuang’s goal was the beast. Now not only have we taken his target, but we’ve also wiped out all the manpower he had available. That’s already a satisfying result."

"That’s true."

The group was in high spirits.

They returned together, drinking and celebrating.

Meanwhile—

Xiang Kuang, who had barely escaped by burning through multiple life-saving trump cards, was in a miserable state.

His aura was unstable, his robes tattered, and blood still seeped from the corners of his mouth. Rage churned violently in his chest.

Even then, he did not dare slow down.

Fearing pursuit, he fled while healing, pushing himself relentlessly until he finally returned to Seven Kings City.

Only then did he stop.

"Damn it!"

Xiang Kuang slammed his fist into the ground, shattering stone into powder.

"Those cursed Skysphere dogs! They actually learned of our plan and laid an ambush for me!"

"If I don’t take revenge for this, I swear I’m not human!"

As he stormed through the city, he happened to encounter Liu Lian.

"Brother Xiang, what happened to you?"

King Canglu had two sworn brothers. Xiang Kuang was Xiang Qian’s son, while Liu Lian was the son of the other sworn brother.

The two had grown up together and addressed each other as brothers.

Xiang Kuang’s eyes were dark and vicious. "I was set up."

After briefly recounting what had happened, Liu Lian’s fury erupted.

"Those Skysphere dogs are courting death!"

"I won’t let this go," Xiang Kuang growled through clenched teeth.

"Of course not. I’ll bring my people—we’ll go together," Liu Lian said firmly.

Xiang Kuang’s expression turned grave. "Just us might not be enough. They have four Earth-rank enforcers."

"Then we’ll go to the Divine Might Prince’s estate and pull in more people," Liu Lian replied. "They clashed with the Skysphere Chamber of Commerce just last year."

Seven Kings City and the Skysphere Chamber of Commerce had a long history of hostility.

The Chamber’s branches spread across every continent of the Tianyuan World, while Seven Kings City’s bandits plundered wherever they went, answering to no one.

Friction was inevitable.

But until now, both sides had always stopped short of a full-scale war.

Most of the time, Seven Kings City struck first.

Never had they been ambushed so ruthlessly—never had they fled in such disgrace.

Xiang Kuang’s face twisted with malice. "If we’re going to fight, then we gather everyone and crush them in one go."

"Agreed."

The two moved through the city, rallying forces—targeting the offspring of the Seven Kings and their Saint Realm subordinates.

To their surprise, nearly everyone agreed.

It was almost instantaneous.

After all, the Skysphere Chamber of Commerce’s wealth was legendary. Seven Kings City’s bandits had coveted it for a long time—what they lacked was an excuse.

Now, they had one.

And thus, a massive revenge plan aimed at the Skysphere Chamber of Commerce’s Hangzhou branch began to take shape in the shadows.