The Marriage Certificate Has Fallen Into My Hands!

This statement stunned everyone present, and they looked at Zhang Mohu as if he were a fool.

Xiao Chen? A sword cultivator?

Does he even hear the nonsense he's spouting?

Xiao Chen is cursed by the heavens, naturally rejected by the Heavenly Dao. How could such a person become a sword cultivator?

Xiao Zhentian laughed in anger, "Zhang Mohu, I think you truly don't want to live, daring to tell such lies. Are you deliberately trying to insult my Zhenbei King Manor by calling him that beast?"

Just an hour ago, he sensed that although Xiao Chen's talent had recovered, his cultivation was completely gone. In less than an hour, Xiao Chen not only comprehended the most difficult sword dao but also possessed the strength to defeat Zhang Youzhi?

How is that possible?

"I thought Zhang Mohu was truly wronged, but I didn't expect he actually had the gall to come to the Zhenbei King Manor seeking death. If that trash Xiao Chen could become a sword cultivator, then I'm a sword immortal!"

"Exactly, and Zhang Youzhi is at the seventh level of Martial Apprentice, a top figure among the younger generation in Barren North City. Xiao Chen, not long ago, had no cultivation at all, not to mention he's cursed by the heavens, rejected by the Heavenly Dao. How could he possibly possess the strength to kill Zhang Youzhi so quickly?"

"He's gone mad, Zhang Mohu must have gone mad!"

Everyone present also felt that Zhang Mohu couldn't bear the pain of losing his son and had gone insane.

Many looked at Zhang Mohu with pity, feeling that a giant of Barren North City had fallen to such a state, truly a bleak old age.

"Your Grace, everything I've said is true! If I didn't have solid evidence, how would I dare to speak nonsense in front of you? Do I not value my life?"

Zhang Mohu argued, his eyes red.

"Zhang Mohu, do you know what you're saying? The difficulty of the sword dao is such that even this young master finds it hard to comprehend. Xiao Chen, a mere Xiao Chen, a waste cursed by the Heavenly Dao, he can become a sword cultivator? Are you kidding me?"

Xiao Lingtian couldn't help but rebuke him.

"But..."

"Enough, get out of here immediately! Otherwise, after today, there will be no need for your Zhang Family to exist in Zhenbei City!"

Zhang Mohu was about to speak, but Xiao Zhentian interrupted him with an icy expression.

"Family Head, let's leave first! Our Zhang Family can't withstand the Zhenbei King's anger!"

"Yes, Family Head, please prioritize the big picture!"

"We can discuss the Young Master's revenge slowly when we get back, and plan it carefully!"

A group of Zhang Family martial artists felt the killing intent emanating from Xiao Zhentian and were immediately frightened.

Many of them were just Zhang Family retainers, working for money. Although the Zhang Family paid well, they wouldn't risk their lives for it!

Xiao Zhentian's strength was too terrifying. If he made a move, they wouldn't even have a chance to run!

"Plan it carefully? Open your eyes and look, my son couldn't even close his eyes when he died, and you tell me to plan it carefully? Isn't it just death? Even if I have to give up this life today, I will demand an explanation from Xiao Zhentian!"

Zhang Mohu was furious at the weakness of his subordinates.

Xiao Zhentian narrowed his eyes slightly, "Zhang Mohu, it seems I haven't taken action for too long, and you no longer take me seriously."

As he spoke, he slowly clenched his fist, and a terrifying martial aura permeated his body, like a terrifying beast awakening from slumber, giving people an extremely dangerous feeling.

Zhang Mohu was locked onto by Xiao Zhentian's aura, and just as he was about to resist, he was horrified to find that he couldn't move. He had been completely suppressed by Xiao Zhentian and had completely lost the power to resist.

He was immediately shocked.

Although he had always known that Xiao Zhentian's combat power was astonishing, he didn't expect it to be so terrifying. Just the release of his aura alone suppressed him, a great expert of the Martial General Realm, to the point where he couldn't move.

This was too terrifying!

"Your Grace, aren't you afraid that the world will criticize you behind your back for using your power to bully others?"

Zhang Mohu said through gritted teeth.

"Heh, as long as I, Xiao Zhentian, am not dead, who dares? If there really are those who aren't afraid of death, I'll just wipe them out! Why should I care?"

Xiao Zhentian sneered, his words overflowing with dominance.

Under the absolute suppression of strength, Zhang Mohu deeply felt a sense of powerlessness. He closed his eyes in despair, then suddenly opened them again and roared angrily to the sky, "Xiao Chen, I, Zhang Mohu, will not let you go even as a ghost!"

However, just as Zhang Mohu closed his eyes and prepared to die, a soft and sweet voice suddenly rang out from the crowd, "Hold on!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a beautiful figure slowly walking out of the crowd.

Everyone was stunned.

Great Xia's Ninth Princess, Ye Qingxuan? Why is she here, and she's even pleading for Zhang Mohu, does she want to protect Zhang Mohu?

Xiao Zhentian's punching motion also paused, and he turned his head to look. When he saw that the speaker was Ye Qingxuan, his brows furrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "Qingxuan, what do you mean by this? Do you want to stop me from killing Zhang Mohu?"

Although Ye Qingxuan was the Xia Emperor's most beloved Ninth Princess, she was still just a junior in front of Xiao Zhentian. Her open opposition made Xiao Zhentian feel somewhat displeased.

"Uncle Xiao, there's a misunderstanding here."

"What misunderstanding?"

"The Zhang Family Head didn't lie. Zhang Youzhi was indeed killed by Xiao Chen, and he was killed instantly with a single sword strike. I was there at the time!"

Ye Qingxuan said slowly.

Ye Qingxuan's words were like thunderbolts, exploding in everyone's ears, and disbelief appeared on everyone's faces.

Zhang Youzhi was actually killed by Xiao Chen?

And he was killed with a single sword strike?

How could this be possible?

Xiao Zhentian was also dumbfounded.

Xiao Chen, whom everyone regarded as a waste, had become a sword cultivator in less than an hour, and his cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, directly killing the martial arts prodigy Zhang Youzhi with a single sword?

Zhang Youzhi's strength was comparable to Xiao Lingtian's. If Xiao Chen could kill Zhang Youzhi with one sword, wouldn't that mean he could also kill Xiao Lingtian?

His eldest son, whom he had always regarded as trash for the past few years, was actually so much stronger than Xiao Lingtian, the young true dragon in their eyes. Was Heaven playing a joke on them?

"Qingxuan, could you be mistaken? Xiao Chen is a person envied by the Heavenly Dao, an utter waste! How could he possibly become a sword cultivator?"

Xiao Lingtian couldn't help but shout.

Ye Qingxuan glanced at Xiao Lingtian indifferently, without saying a word.

Waste?

Before today, she indeed thought that Xiao Chen was a waste and Xiao Lingtian was a prodigy, but after witnessing Xiao Chen's extraordinary demeanor today, her thoughts had completely changed.

Xiao Chen might be a person envied by the Heavenly Dao, but the hidden second half of the Martial Spirit Mirror's prophecy must hold a great secret!

The iron law that those envied by the Heavens are destined to die young might be broken in Xiao Chen's case. Just as no one had ever been able to restore their Dantian after it was shattered, Xiao Chen had done it. He must have some unknown great opportunity, and she must get her hands on it!

Seeing Ye Qingxuan's cold gaze, Xiao Lingtian's heart was greatly hurt.

Why was she looking at him like that?

Didn't she say that in her eyes, he would always be the best?

Xiao Chen!

It was all because of Xiao Chen that Ye Qingxuan had changed her attitude!

Xiao Chen, you deserve to die!

Standing aside, Zhang Qitian, who had been silent all along, also had countless shocks flashing through his eyes.

Xiao Chen had become a sword cultivator?

And he possessed such combat power as soon as he became a sword cultivator?

Could it be that the second half of the prophecy that didn't appear on the Martial Spirit Mirror really held a great secret?

If so, he would have to get Xiao Chen to Saintly Wasteland Academy even at all costs. Saintly Wasteland Academy also had some sword scriptures in its collection, and it could completely nurture Xiao Chen to cultivate the sword.

A monster who could step into the sword path in an hour was simply unprecedented. Even if he risked his old life, as long as he could dig Xiao Chen to Saintly Wasteland Academy, it would be a huge profit!

"Senior, is it really possible for that little bastard... my son to become a sword cultivator?"

Xiao Zhentian turned to look at Zhang Qitian.

"Logically speaking, those cursed by the Heavenly Dao are basically cut off from the path and cannot become sword cultivators! But this old man always feels that half of the prophecy on the Martial Spirit Mirror that day was not revealed. Perhaps, the secret lies in that second half, but I can't be sure. I need to ask my senior brother, the Saintly Wasteland Old Man!"

Zhang Qitian frowned.

Hearing the name of the Saintly Wasteland Old Man, everyone present changed their expressions.

The Saintly Wasteland Old Man was the current Dean of Saintly Wasteland Academy, with unfathomable combat power. He was one of Great Xia's combat power ceilings, existing above the Ten Kings of Great Xia.

Legend has it that he was already two hundred years old this year, and his martial arts cultivation was terrifyingly powerful. In the past hundred years, the Demon Clan had attacked Saintly Wasteland Academy many times, but they had all returned in defeat because of the presence of this terrifying behemoth, the Saintly Wasteland Old Man.

If the Ten Kings of Great Xia were symbols of glory, then the Saintly Wasteland Old Man was more like an ethereal legend, with a widespread reputation but extremely mysterious. He rarely appeared in front of everyone, but every time he took action, he would set off a shocking wave, making people extremely shocked!

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Senior. The Saintly Wasteland Old Man is knowledgeable and knows the past and present. He will definitely know the secrets within!"

A look of awe appeared on Xiao Zhentian's face.

Although he was one of the Ten Kings of Great Xia, he was only a junior in front of the Saintly Wasteland Old Man, and the gap between them was extremely large.

"Yes, I will send a message to my senior brother now!"

Zhang Qitian nodded lightly. A white square communication jade tablet appeared out of thin air in his hand. With a thought, a line of golden text floated on the jade tablet and disappeared in an instant.

After doing all this, Zhang Qitian put away the jade tablet. "Alright, next, we just need to wait for my senior brother's reply. By the way, Zhenbei King, I want to recruit Xiao Chen into my Saintly Wasteland Academy. What do you think?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned.

Recruit Xiao Chen into Saintly Wasteland Academy?

Saintly Wasteland Academy clearly looked down on Xiao Chen before. Now that Xiao Chen had entered Sword Immortal Academy and awakened his peerless sword talent, Saintly Wasteland Academy wanted to snatch him?

Wasn't this a bit too shameless?

Even Xiao Zhentian's eyes were full of astonishment as he hesitated, "Senior, but my son has already entered Sword Immortal Academy, this..."

"It doesn't matter, I will personally go to Sword Immortal Academy to discuss it with Chou Wantian. Whatever compensation they want, Saintly Wasteland Academy will give it. I think they will give this old man some face!"

Zhang Qitian said slowly, with a faint arrogance on his face.

The talents that Saintly Wasteland Academy had set its sights on had never been missed.

Although it wasn't good to snatch people from other academies, he couldn't care less now!

Snatching Xiao Chen, this peerless monster, was more important than anything else.

Chou Wantian had better agree. If he didn't, he would snatch the person even if he had to resort to force.

Hearing this, Zhang Mohu, who was standing to the side, immediately turned ashen.

He had come today intending to use public pressure to force Xiao Zhentian to give him an explanation. He never expected that Zhang Qitian would see Xiao Chen's earth-shattering talent and actually have the idea of poaching him. In this way, with the protection of the Saintly Wasteland Academy, his revenge was basically hopeless!

"Senior, but Xiao Chen killed my son! He is a vicious and cruel villain! The Saintly Wasteland Academy is a prestigious and upright sect, how could it..."

Zhang Mohu planned to struggle one last time!

"Zhang Family Head, have you never killed anyone? You've probably killed a hundred times more people than Xiao Chen. Are you also a villain?"

Zhang Qitian glanced at Zhang Mohu indifferently, speaking casually.

Killing people?

As martial artists, who doesn't have a few lives on their hands?

To bring this up? With Xiao Chen's talent, even if he slaughtered your entire Zhang Family, so what? The Saintly Wasteland Academy could still protect him!

Zhang Mohu was speechless.

"King Zhenbei, I intend to make a trip to the Sword Immortal Academy first. Will you come along?"

"Alright!"

Xiao Zhentian and Zhang Qitian directly planned to go to the Sword Immortal Academy to find Xiao Chen.

"Hold on!"

Just then, Ye Qingxuan suddenly spoke.

"What is it?"

Xiao Zhentian looked at Ye Qingxuan.

"Xiao Chen accidentally left the marriage agreement with me here. I want to return it to King Zhenbei for safekeeping!"

Ye Qingxuan walked up to Xiao Zhentian and handed him a document.

The reason she revealed that Xiao Chen was a sword cultivator was for this very moment.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Zhentian frowned slightly.

Ye Qingxuan had clearly said before that she wanted to break off the engagement with Xiao Chen. What did she mean by making such a scene in front of everyone now?