The Forsaken's Revenge-Chapter 495: Five Thunders Bombarding the Top

The phantom shadow was shattered by the thunderstrike!

BOOM!

Immediately afterward, another thick bolt of thunder roared down, once again dispersing the Black Coffin.

WHOOSH!

A ghostly figure emerged from within. However, it only maintained its form for a moment before collapsing again, unable to condense into a physical form.

"Chen Zheng... you will not die a good death! I curse you to fall eternally into reincarnation! I curse you to be destroyed by divine punishment! I curse your wife, children, and entire family to be struck dead by divine punishment! I curse you to plunge into the Netherworld forever, never to be reborn!"

The extremely weak voice faded as the ethereal figure dissolved, seemingly merging with its own feeble essence.

"Gasp!"

"What is that!"

"Could it be... that this Chen Zheng isn't the reincarnation of the Chen Ancestor, but... but the will of the Chen Ancestor reincarnated?"

Everyone in the village stared toward the ancestral grave.

From the depths of the ancestral grave, an icy voice rang out. "Hmph! You scourge! Did you think hiding in this deep pit could save you from me? I will kill you, extract your soul, and refine you into a ghost servant!"

The faint figure laughed wildly. "Haha! Hahaha! You want to kill me? Let me tell you, you can't! I am protected by the Immortal Kings. Unless a True Immortal takes action, you can't harm me in the slightest! Back then, I used a secret technique to slay a True Immortal!"

"You waste! What can a mere True Immortal do to me? I am the First War General under the command of the Ruler of the Nine Serenities! I can slaughter True Immortals at will! I see now... that boy is your son. You're afraid he'll face a tribulation, aren't you? That's it! I understand! Your son defies fate, so you're worried about him. You're deliberately acting ferocious to trick me into attacking you!"

"No! You little beast, you must be an impostor pretending to be the reincarnation of the Chen Ancestor! I will kill you! I will grind your bones to dust and scatter them to the winds!"

The ferocious and terrifying will of the Chen Ancestor roared in a continuous barrage. With a BOOM, it materialized, its blood-drenched maw gaping wide! A terrifyingly powerful swallowing force shot from it, aimed straight for Chen Zheng's Primordial Spirit outside the ancestral grave.

"Hmph!"

However, Chen Zheng just scoffed with contempt. A sweep of his divine thought instantly shattered the ferocious will, and its physical form dissipated into nothingness. All that remained was a single spark of will, which darted back into the coffin.

THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!

In that instant, every cultivator in the village fell to their knees! Though they were ordinary mortals, they could sense it. The ethereal figure that had emerged from the ancestral grave was not a human, but the projection of an Immortal! A terrifyingly powerful Immortal projection!

From within the ancestral grave came a shriek filled with venomous resentment. "You... how... how is this possible... You're just the reincarnation of a True Immortal! How can you contend with an Immortal projection on the level of an Immortal King? This minor world can't possibly have Immortal Kings; they are the most powerful beings permitted by the rules of this world! Even as a projection, you shouldn't be able to fight it!"

Chen Zheng simply snorted with disdain.

BOOM!

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning tore through the night sky!

CRACK!

BOOM!

BOOM!

Thunderclouds swarmed above the village, and bolts of lightning began to rain down.

"Run! The lightning is coming down!"

The cultivators in the village fled in terror.

"ROAR!"

However, a monstrous beast suddenly soared into the sky, opening its mouth and swallowing the bolts of lightning one after another! It was a horrifying creature. With a series of deep growls, the creature stared at the ethereal figure.

"ROAR!"

Before the ethereal figure could react, the beast let out another ferocious roar.

BANG!

BOOM!

Thunder fell once more! This time, however, it didn't strike the creature but the Black Coffin. The Black Coffin exploded! Black smoke erupted in all directions as fragments of the coffin rained down.

WHOOSH!

Amidst the drifting smoke, a whisper was heard.

WHOOSH!

The black smoke instantly coalesced, forming a thousand-foot-tall giant! It was a figure shrouded in a black robe.

"I will kill you all!" the black-robed giant roared.

BANG!

BANG!

Bolt after bolt of lightning descended, and the black-robed giant frantically devoured them. In the blink of an eye, the thunder was completely absorbed.

The black-robed giant's aura surged. It took a single step forward and threw a punch at the ethereal figure.

BANG!

The ethereal figure shattered.

In the village, the people stared dumbstruck at the thousand-foot-tall, black-robed giant above the ancestral shrine, completely bewildered. Was this real, or was it a dream?

"This can't be!" one of the cultivators suddenly let out a miserable scream.

POP!

His entire body exploded. The other few cultivators in the village also exploded, instantly turning into a mist of blood.

The remaining cultivators trembled, scared witless.

What the hell! What did we just see?

The black-robed giant threw its head back and howled with laughter. "Haha! Hahaha! I have devoured your blood essence and souls! I will return to my peak!"

BOOM!

The next moment, the black-robed giant leaped into the great river.

SPLASH!

SPLASH!

Black water surged, and massive dark waves churned.

"Chen Zheng, you little bastard, just you wait! I will make you taste every kind of brutal torture!"

…

Suddenly, Chen Zheng closed his eyes and drifted into a groggy sleep. After a moment, he abruptly opened them. Looking around, he found himself back on Earth. Moreover, the Chen Family Corporation was still in his hands, at a time before it had been taken from him.

As a man, Chen Zheng felt it was time to face his difficulties head-on.

He made a call and said, "Secretary, come in. I want to check the accounts." A long pause followed before he hung up the phone.

"Damn thief! Am I paying you just to freeload?" Chen Zheng cursed. "Transfer all assets to foreign accounts immediately! Don't let them appear in the Huaxia market again!"

After hanging up, Chen Zheng picked up his mobile phone and dialed another number. "How is it?" he asked, his voice heavy. "Have you found that little devil yet?"

A trembling voice came from the other end. "President Chen... we've found it... It's very quiet now. Maybe it's tired?"

"Good. Bring it to me immediately," Chen Zheng nodded. "And remember, whatever you do, don't scare it."

DING DONG! DING DONG!

Just then, the doorbell rang.

CREAK!

The secretary pushed the door open. "Hello, President Chen. I'm here to collect the rent and handle the cleaning. When will you be paying the property and utility fees today? Our company is a five-star hotel, and we tally property, utility, and cleaning fees monthly..."

"Oh, I forgot to tell you," Chen Zheng said, looking at the secretary with a cold smirk. "The Chen Family Corporation has gone bankrupt. It's all mine now, which means this office belongs to me."

The secretary's face turned instantly pale. "Ah? The Chen Family Corporation... is bankrupt?"

At that moment, the large LCD screen in the hall lit up. On the screen, a Rolls-Royce Phantom slowly drove into view.

"President Chen..." the secretary began, wanting to plead with him, but Chen Zheng couldn't be bothered to pay her any attention.

"Dad, you're really amazing! In just three short years, you turned the Chen Family Corporation into a global top 500 enterprise and landed in the top ten of the global rich list for two consecutive years!" a girl's delicate voice chirped as soon as the video ended.

"Haha, that's all thanks to the good fortune my daughter-in-law brought us!" a hearty laugh replied. "Xiao Xue, only after you married into our family did your dad understand what it means for wealth to pour in! By the way, Xiao Xue, your mom and I discussed it, and we've decided to hold your wedding at the beginning of June. What do you think? I've already had the lawyer draft the contract. You can manage the whole affair yourself!"

"Ah... this... I'm afraid I'll need some time to think about it..." the girl stammered. "Because, as you know, Dad, I'm quite busy with work..."

"How could your work be more important than your wedding?" the hearty laugh boomed again. "Dad knows you're preparing for a concert, so go ahead and be busy! On your wedding night, I'll even arrange for a few supermodels to support you. It will definitely boost your popularity! As for your work after the wedding, don't you worry about it. Dad will take care of everything!"

"Thank you, Dad!" the girl said sweetly.

Chen Zheng's gaze fell on the computer screen, a mocking curve playing on his lips. "Hmm? Who dares try to take away my Chen family's property?"

Beside him, the secretary's face grew even paler as she heard her parents discussing the wedding. She took a deep breath, clenched her teeth, and said to Chen Zheng, "President Chen, you... you rest for a bit. I'll move my things out right away!" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

WHOOSH!

With that, she fled the office as if her life depended on it.

Chen Zheng stared at the stock chart for the Chen Family Corporation on his monitor and said with indifference, "Xiao Xue is my only, precious daughter. I'll kill anyone who dares to touch a single hair on her head."