BOOM!
As the sound faded, all the Cultivators of Endless Xingyue City looked toward its source.
At the Void Peak tens of thousands of feet above, a blindingly radiant figure slowly descended, like a blazing sun that made it nearly impossible for anyone to keep their eyes open.
The aura exuding from this figure caused countless Cultivators to breathe heavily, gasping for air as if a hundred thousand mountains were pressing against their chests.
Bathed in dazzling golden light and encircled by the phantom of a golden flood dragon, he looked like a Divine Mansion descending to rule the world, looking down upon all of creation.
The newcomer was none other than the Qilin Child of the Qi Family, Qi Tianyang.
Beside Qi Tianyang stood a broad-shouldered, middle-aged figure.
This man was unfathomably deep, his aura so profound that it felt like Mount Tai pressing down, leaving the entire crowd feeling as if they had been struck by lightning.
Obviously, this middle-aged man was none other than the current Patriarch of the Qi Family—Qi Yun Mountain.
“Enough.
This is nothing but a farce.
All of you, cease this at once.”
The imposing middle-aged man spoke with indifference.
With a grand wave of his hand, an endless, world-shocking pressure poured down, instantly extinguishing the slaughter below.
When that terrifying pressure descended, whether it was the many experts of the Qi Family or the numerous Unity Realm figures of the Tang Family, their Spiritual Power dissipated.
Their bodies felt as though they were trapped in a quagmire, making every movement arduous.
“The Realm of Spirit Transformation!
The current Patriarch of the Qi Family, Qi Yun Mountain!”
Many Cultivators instantly recognized the middle-aged man’s identity, their faces paling in shock.
If Unity Realm experts were considered the ceiling of combat power in the Xingyue City Earth Realm, then the Spirit Transformation Realm was the absolute pinnacle—an existence that dictated everything.
However, at this moment, everyone’s attention was focused not on Qi Yun Mountain, but on that incredibly radiant young figure.
He descended slowly like a sun, quietly standing at the Void Peak.
The brilliant light around him gradually receded, revealing his true appearance.
He was a young man with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, bearing the mark of a flood dragon on his forehead.
An unmatched domineering aura settled between his brows, and his eyes revealed a hint of contempt that looked down upon the world.
His bearing was peerless.
Making such a grandiose appearance, the young man slowly looked down at the people below, a trace of disdain in his eyes.
“A Tier Two Third Grade Alchemy Master is indeed quite shocking.
“But unfortunately, in the face of absolute power, ants are still ants.
Dust trying to rival the bright moon is truly a massive joke.
“If I wanted to kill you, it would take no more than a wave of my hand.
“Who are you to dare defy the will of a true dragon?”
Qi Tianyang remained completely unfazed, and his world-scorning attitude deeply shocked countless Cultivators of Xingyue City.
Evidently, he already knew everything that had recently transpired.
Even after learning that the woman he had specifically chosen had lost her chastity to the man before him, he uncharacteristically showed no anger.
The young man quietly looked down at Jiang Hao’s figure, shook his head slightly, and a contemptuous smile formed on his lips.
His faint voice echoed throughout the entire city.
“Kneel.”
Having spoken, he slightly raised his hand and slowly lowered it.
Suddenly, with a resounding BOOM, an endless, terrifying pressure poured down from his fingertips, bearing down on the figure below.
The moment that pressure erupted, the vast sea of Cultivators in Xingyue City felt as if they had been struck by a bolt from the blue, their eyes wide with horror.
“The Unity Realm?”
“The Qilin Child of the Qi Family has actually stepped into the Unity Realm?”
“Heavens, a Unity Realm expert under the age of twenty!
He’s the first in the history of the Xingyue City Earth Realm.”
“Is this the true strength of the Qilin Child?”
Not only did the crowd turn pale with fright, but even Bai Wufeng, Tang Xiaofeng, and the others were filled with shock.
While the crowd was still paralyzed by fear, the terrifying pressure had already descended.
Seeing this, the many experts of the Tang Family burned with anxiety but were completely helpless.
Tightly imprisoned by the pressure of the Spirit Transformation Realm, they could only watch powerlessly as that Unity Realm pressure fell upon Jiang Hao.
In an instant, accompanied by an earth-shattering BOOM, Jiang Hao felt as if the weight of ten thousand mountains had crashed down upon him.
Despite using every ounce of his strength to resist, his efforts seemed pale and feeble.
With a loud THUD, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Jiang Hao’s knees gave out uncontrollably.
One foot heavily slammed into the ground, shattering the bluestone slab into pieces beneath his knee.
However, his figure stubbornly held on, never truly kneeling to the ground.
This scene made Qi Tianyang slightly surprised, but his face remained full of disdain.
“Submit to me, or die entirely.
Choose your path.”
It was obvious that even this Qilin Child could not completely ignore a Tier Two Third Grade Alchemy Master.
However, hearing this, blood trickled from the corner of Jiang Hao’s mouth.
His eyes were icy as he slowly looked up, a similarly contemptuous smile appearing on his face.
“Submit?
You aren’t qualified!”
For a mere Celestial Tier Martial Soul Awakener to demand the submission of a Divine Tier Martial Soul Awakener was undoubtedly defying the natural order of the heavens.
However, in the next moment, the young man standing high above in the void slowly shook his head.
“What a pity.
Since that is the case, I will send you on your way.
Today, no one in Xingyue City dares to protect the person I wish to kill.”
After speaking, he shook his large hand, preparing to instantly kill Jiang Hao.
In the nick of time, a booming laugh echoed through the air.
“Hahaha, the Qilin Child of the Qi Family sure talks big.
I would like to see how you manage to kill Jiang Xiaoyou while he is in my hands.”
Following a thunderous BOOM, another wave of Spirit Transformation Realm pressure swept through the heavens along with the elderly voice, instantly dispersing Qi Tianyang’s attack and neutralizing the suppression from Patriarch Qi.
In an instant, Tang Xiaofeng and the others felt their bodies lighten as they regained their mobility, quickly rushing over to gather around Jiang Hao.
Meanwhile, on the other side of Xingyue City, an elderly figure walked through the air, slowly approaching their location.
“Mr.
Tang?”
“It’s Elder Tang!
Elder Tang actually came out of seclusion for that piece of trash?”
“What did you say?
Former Patriarch Tang?
Isn’t he in life-and-death seclusion?
How could he come out for that fool?”
As the crowd reeled in shock, Tang Xiao’s figure descended upon the tournament grounds, hovering in midair as he faced off against Qi Yun Mountain and Qi Tianyang.
“Tang Xiao?” Qi Yun Mountain narrowed his eyes the moment he saw the newcomer.
Confirming that the man was indeed the Former Patriarch Tang, Qi Yun Mountain’s previously calm expression instantly darkened.
“Mr.
Tang, do you also intend to protect this boy?”
“Why shouldn’t I?” Tang Xiao replied with a beaming smile, making his stance immediately clear.
In truth, this old fox had been observing in secret the entire time.
When the young man refined the Tier Two Third Grade Foundation Establishment Pill, he had already made his decision.
However, just as Tang Xiao finished speaking, Qi Tianyang laughed disdainfully.
With a look of contempt, he said, “Tang Xiao, three years ago, the Qi Family might have still given you some respect.
But today, you are nothing more than a dying man clinging to his last breath.
Do you truly believe that you alone can protect anyone from my Qi Family?”
At these words, Tang Xiao furrowed his brows slightly.
Now that his time was nearing its end and his vitality had waned, he was no longer the man he used to be, despite still retaining his cultivation in the Spirit Transformation Realm.
At most, he only possessed some deterrent value.
Nevertheless, if he were to fight with his life on the line, the Qi Family would still have to tread carefully.
And just as Qi Yun Mountain finished speaking, a calm voice rang out.
“If the Tang Family isn’t enough, then what about my Divine Pill Pavilion?
I wonder if that is qualification enough?”
Bai Wufeng took a step forward, arriving beside Tang Xiao to stand shoulder to shoulder with him.
UPROAR!
The moment Bai Wufeng stepped forward, the entirety of Xingyue City fell into another state of unrest.
“Even the Divine Pill Pavilion is stepping in?”
“No, no, how could this happen?”
In the crowd, Wang Jiang watched this scene unfold, and his Dao Heart completely collapsed.
The Pavilion Master of the Divine Pill Pavilion stepping forward personally meant that the spot to enter the Divine Pill Pavilion was likely no longer his.
Seeing this, Qi Tianyang shook his head slightly.
“Pavilion Master Bai, I’m afraid you alone cannot represent the stance of the entire Divine Pill Pavilion.”
At the end of the day, Bai Wufeng was only the Sub-Pavilion Master of the Divine Pill Pavilion in the Xingyue City Earth Realm.
With him being just the master of a single branch, the Qi Family wouldn’t be scared witless by him.
But right at that moment, another voice chimed in.
“Uncle Bai might not be able to represent the Divine Pill Pavilion, but what about me?”
From the stands of the Divine Pill Pavilion, Gu Qingyan slowly walked up into the air, her stunningly beautiful face coming into everyone’s view.
Her appearance caused Qi Yun Mountain to pause slightly, and he couldn’t help but look her up and down.
He wasn’t the only one; when all the Cultivators of Xingyue City saw her elegant and peerless figure, they were completely baffled, clueless as to her true background.
“Who is this woman?
Why is she also protecting Jiang Hao?”
“Could she be the eldest daughter of some Great Cultivation Race in the Xingyue City Earth Realm?”
“Since when did a piece of trash like Jiang Hao have so many connections?”
The crowd fell into a flurry of speculation, completely unfamiliar with the strange face before them.
However, upon Gu Qingyan’s appearance, the countless Elders and Sub-Pavilion Masters of the Divine Pill Pavilion who had traveled from other Earth Realms instantly experienced a drastic change in expression.