“How could it be you!”
Seeing Tian Fan, the young man from the Sword Immortal Sect couldn’t stay calm. He shot to his feet, his eyes flashing with sharp brilliance.
Tian Fan was equally shocked. He hadn’t expected to encounter this person here!
“You know each other?”
Li Yunyang nudged Tian Fan and asked.
“Hmph, how could I not know him!”
The youth from the Sword Immortal Sect had sharp senses. Although Li Yunyang’s voice was low, he caught every word. He glared at Tian Fan and said coldly,
“Who let a waste like you out? You’ve come here only to disgrace our Soaring Dragon Dynasty!”
The young man’s long hair fluttered as he raged, pointing at Tian Fan and spewing venomous words. His insults were sharp, filled with terms like “trash” and “garbage,” making everyone’s expressions sour.
“That’s enough! Even if you’re a direct disciple of the Sword Immortal Sect, you can’t be so excessive. Leave now, or don’t blame me for being unkind!”
Even a clay figure has a temper, let alone Sun Shennan, an old rogue who had lived most of his life. At this moment, he was genuinely enraged, his cold gaze fixed on the youth below.
“Hmph, Sun Shennan, you’d best stay out of the Soaring Dragon Dynasty’s family matters. You can’t afford to meddle!”
The young man from the Sword Immortal Sect remained fearless despite the wrathful Sect Master of the Great Sealing Sect, staring back coldly.
“Soaring Dragon Dynasty?”
Everyone was puzzled. What did this have to do with the Soaring Dragon Dynasty? That was one of the superpowers of the Divine Martial Continent. How had it gotten involved in this matter?
“Are you all truly ignorant, or are you playing dumb?”
The youth from the Sword Immortal Sect sneered coldly.
“That’s enough, Long Daotian. If you have no other business, leave now!”
Tian Fan slowly stepped forward, his gaze indifferent. His mood was heavy, tinged with sorrow. He had thought that distancing himself from the Soaring Dragon Dynasty would mean severing ties with them forever. Yet here, in the northern region of the Divine Martial Continent, he had unexpectedly encountered a direct descendant of the dynasty.
“Long Daotian?!”
Li Yunhua and the others were shocked. Who else on the Divine Martial Continent had the privilege of bearing the surname “Long”? Only the direct descendants of the Soaring Dragon Dynasty qualified! Could this youth really be one of them? And what was his connection to Tian Fan? The questions only grew.
“Hmph, you worthless fool, how dare you speak to me like this? Is this how you treat your elder brother?!”
Long Daotian was furious, pointing at Tian Fan and shouting,
“Kneel immediately, or I’ll cripple you according to the family law!”
“What?! Elder brother? From his words, doesn’t that make Tian Fan a direct descendant of the Soaring Dragon Dynasty—a prince?!”
Long Daotian’s outburst left everyone in the hall stunned. Even Sun Shennan’s expression changed. All eyes turned to Tian Fan. The person they had spent so much time with was actually a prince of the Soaring Dragon Dynasty! This revelation was truly earth-shattering.
Thankfully, the old trickster wasn’t present. If he had heard this, he would have slapped himself hard, cursing his own idiocy for using the name of someone’s father to con their son.
“Family law, family law…”
Tian Fan muttered, his gaze suddenly turning icy. He said,
“Go back and tell Long Aotian that I no longer bear the surname Long. My name is Tian Fan, and from now on, I have nothing to do with the Soaring Dragon Dynasty!”
If there had been doubts before, Tian Fan’s words erased them. He had openly admitted to being a prince of the Soaring Dragon Dynasty, yet now he sought to sever ties with this superpower. This declaration left everyone astonished once again. What on earth was going on?
Behind him, Zi Ying blinked her eyes, curiously observing Tian Fan as if meeting him for the first time.
“What did you say?”
Long Daotian froze, seemingly unable to believe Tian Fan’s words.
“I said that from now on, I have nothing to do with the Soaring Dragon Dynasty. I won’t join the Sword Immortal Sect either. Now, leave!”
For the first time in years, Tian Fan finally felt a sense of relief after uttering those words.
“Outrageous! You worthless fool, how dare you utter such treasonous words? Kneel now!”
Long Daotian roared in fury, releasing a powerful aura that shook Li Yunhua and the others. This man’s strength seemed no weaker than that of Xiang Yufei from the Fist Emperor Sect!
Sun Shennan and the others didn’t know what to do. After all, this was a family matter—and not just any family matter.
“I warn you, it’s best not to utter the word ‘trash’ again!”
Tian Fan’s gaze turned icy once more as he looked at Long Daotian ahead of him and spoke.
“Hmph! If you’re not trash, then what are you? Not only will I call you trash, but today I’ll also teach you a lesson, you rebellious little brat!”
Long Daotian sneered coldly. His venomous words ignited anger in everyone present. After spending so much time together, they had all formed a deep bond. Now, hearing Tian Fan insulted like this naturally enraged them.
Long Daotian let out a cold laugh and extended a large hand toward Tian Fan. Wherever his hand passed, fierce winds raged, flipping tables and chairs in the Great Sealing Sect’s main hall, smashing them into pieces.
Bang!
Tian Fan’s gaze grew even colder. Without fear, he swung his silver fist directly at Long Daotian’s massive hand. Instantly, the purple hand was struck, cracking open and dripping with blood.
“What?! How dare you, a mere piece of trash, wound me! You…”
Long Aotian stared at the blood flowing from his hand, unable to believe his eyes. But before he could finish his sentence, a resounding slap landed on his mouth.
Smack…
With an indifferent expression, Tian Fan stepped forward using his movement technique, instantly closing the distance and delivering a solid slap to Long Daotian’s face. His immense physical strength was far beyond Long Daotian’s ability to withstand. Long Aotian was sent flying, his mouth split open and bleeding profusely.
“You… you dare hit me? You’re courting death!”
Long Daotian, consumed by rage, struggled to his feet. The fact that he had been injured by someone he deemed trash was intolerable. Golden light enveloped his entire body as five golden dragons coiled around him, and his aura became overwhelmingly powerful.
“That’s… the ‘Dragon Ascension Path’ of the Soaring Dragon Dynasty!”
Sun Shennan frowned, recognizing the mystical technique. Its destructive power had dominated several eras, making it one of the most formidable combat saint arts.
“Today, I will enforce family law and erase you from existence!”
Long Daotian’s words were as cold as ice. The five golden dragons coiled around his body gave him an unmatched majesty. However, in the next moment, he let out a miserable cry, stumbling backward. After a night of meditation and comprehension, Tian Fan’s mastery of the “Desire Without Trace” technique had reached an extraordinary level.
“Ah! You’re trash, absolute trash!”
Long Daotian roared, his black hair standing on end in fury. A scroll appeared in his hand, exuding a faint glow. The aura of a Immortal Ascension realm descended upon the Great Sealing Sect’s main hall, causing Sun Shennan’s expression to change dramatically.
The Sword Immortal Decree!
Though it was merely a scroll, it had been crafted by a cultivator of the Immortal Ascension realm. Imbued with a trace of their immortal mark, its power could rival or even surpass the weapons refined over decades by cultivators of the Primordial Unity realm. This was a testament to the disparity in realms. In this era devoid of immortals and gods, the Immortal Ascension realm symbolized supreme power on the Divine Martial Continent.
“Haha! With the Sword Immortal Decree in hand, I’d like to see how you’ll resist. I’ll kill you!”
Long Daotian pressed forward with the Sword Immortal Decree, the Immortal Ascension realm’s oppressive force spreading outward. The surrounding space blurred, on the verge of shattering.
Crack…
A yin-yang aura emanated from Tian Fan’s body as a magnificent sword appeared in his hand. Black and white yin-yang energies swirled around it. Tian Fan swung it directly. Combining the Five Elements Sword Technique with the Yin-Yang Divine Sword created an unstoppable force. Even a peak-level cultivator of Cloud Heaven would have to retreat before this sword, which had slain supreme experts of the Immortal Ascension realm!
The Sword Immortal Decree shattered instantly, disintegrating into ashes that scattered in the air.
At the same time, in the heart of the northern region of the Divine Martial Continent, deep within the endless celestial mountains, inside a majestic and imposing palace, an elder suddenly opened his tightly shut eyes. His expression was filled with confusion and surprise as he murmured:
“The Sword Immortal Decree has been destroyed. What’s going on? What is Daotian doing?”
After saying this, the elder closed his eyes once more, becoming as still as a piece of withered wood…
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