From Cellar to Throne: Zen's Quest for Immortality
Chapter 16 Fatal Blow (Part Two)

The more he thought about it, the more certain Andrew became that his only alternative was to usea secret weapon to deal with Zen! Andrew took out a small box from his pocket. It was the size of aclapper. It was engraved with a trail of glittering symbols. He aimed the front of the box at Zen andquickly pressed the trigger behind the box. At the same time, Andrew roared, "Go to hell!"

When Andrew took out the small box, Zen was startled. As the former young master of the LuoClan, he knew that the box was the Thunder Rob Halberd, one of the best defensive weapons in thefamily!

It was a secret weapon made by a talisman. A powerful thunderbolt was sealed inside the ThunderRob Halberd. It could deliver an instant kill to the enemy with a surprise attack.

But it was meant for single use only. It was most certainly very expensive. Thus, it was given to theyounger generation of the family for personal defense.

“Andrew is so sinister and vicious that he will attack me with such a nasty thing when desperate.’Zen thought. Strong as his body was, he would never be spared by the Thunder Rob Halberd.

Just as this thought flashed through Zen's mind, a thunder halberd formed, and lightning burst outof the Thunder Rob Halberd. It was headed straight for Zen.

Zen nimbly rolled on the ground at the critical moment to dodge the attack. The lightning releasedfrom the Thunder Rob Halberd flashed over his head with a deafening crackling sound, burning afew strands of his hair.

Then, a slave outside the arena screamed. The thunder halberd had hit him. Instantly, a fierce firespread across his body. The fire turned the slave to ashes.

'He defeated Andrew with only one fist. What if he attacks me?’ they thought.

Andrew's expression turned to complete disbelief. He had thought that Zen was like a three-year-old child before him given his strength at the bone refining level. Andrew had assumed it would bevery easy to defeat him. How could he have been so wrong? He had taken the Magical Pill, and hiscultivation speed was infinitely superior to Zen’s...

Andrew's legs felt weak, and he fell to the ground. Ken rushed to him and scooped Andrew in hisarms. "Andrew, my son! Are you all right?”

"I don't hurt important organs. He won't die." Zen mumbled.

Ken raised his head. His gentle and elegant face was now twisted with rage. He pointed at Zen andsaid, "Why did you hurt my son, you wicked little bastard?"

"Uncle Ken, everyone knows that a battle is dangerous. This is a death match. We are supposed tobe fighting till one of us dies. You should know better than me how slaves have injured Luo childrenin the arena in the past!" Zen continued solemnly, "now that I have won against Andrew Luo,according to family rules, I am no longer a slave. I am free to leave the Luo residence!”

"Ha ha ha. I've been kind enough to let you live for all these years. I haven't expected you to growto this level.” Ken stopped long enough to help Andrew stand. Then he laughed and continued, "Doyou think I'm going to let you go? Don't even think about it!"

Zen's face fell. He said, "Uncle Ken, according to the Clan's rules, if I win during the fight, I will befree.”

"Rules?" A sneer replaced the anger on Ken's face. He taunted Zen," Only your good-for-nothingfather would act according to the Clan's rules. I'll tell you who makes the rules now. Me! I make therules in the Luo Clan!"

Zen's face convulsed with rage when he heard what his uncle had to say.

He had longed to kill the man standing in front of him for what Ken had done to Zen's family.However, he had reminded himself to be patient and to wait for the right moment.

Because he knew that his strength was insufficient to avenge his father's death. To achieve this goal,Zen needed to leave the Luo Clan. He needed practice and sufficient time to grow stronger!

Zen had pinned his hopes on Family Practicing Day. He had thought that he would win in the deathmatch and then claim his freedom. It had never crossed his mind that Ken Luo was going to cheathim at this crucial time.

He had endured for such a long time, that these cruel words from his uncle dashed all of Zen'shopes. He thought over all the suffering he had endured over the past two years before breakingout into an angry laugh. "Blame me for being naive and childish. It is ridiculous that I believed thatyou, such a despicable person, would abide by the rules of the family. I was silly to think that youwill be merciful and that you will remember that I'm one of the Luo Clan and care of me. You killedyour older brother, usurped power, and took the holy medicine for yourself illegally. You committedall kinds of crimes. You don't deserve to be called human! You are a bastard! One day, I will cut offyour head with my own hands and avenge my father!"0