This was the aura of a Heavenly King Realm expert.
Everyone present changed expression.
A Heavenly King Realm powerhouse stood at the very apex of the Ancient Yuan Realm's pyramid.
"Haha, Jiang Taichu, can you still laugh now?" Zhao Feng burst into loud laughter.
Jiang Taichu's expression remained unchanged, a mocking sneer hanging from the corner of his lips.
Because this was precisely the moment they had been waiting for.
The more people came, the more people would die.
Only then could they uproot all these people in one fell swoop and let Chu Tianlong experience despair with his own eyes.
Before long, an old man with white hair and a youthful face, his body wreathed in black mist, appeared before everyone.
This old man was Mu Jiuzhou's master.
He was also an elder of the Hidden Ancient Clan, the Mu Clan—Mu Chongyun.
Mu Chongyun swept his gaze around before finally letting it fall upon Mu Jiuzhou.
When he saw Mu Jiuzhou in tattered clothes, his divine body damaged, his brows twisted together and Killing Intent raged in his eyes.
The Nine Heavens Demonic Body possessed by Mu Jiuzhou had nine opportunities for awakening. With each awakening, its power increased threefold.
Its sole flaw was that its demands on resources and cultivation were exceedingly harsh.
If anything went wrong, all previous efforts could very likely go to waste.
Therefore, even though he was an elder of the Mu Clan,
for Mu Jiuzhou's safety, he had not hesitated to take up the responsibility of protecting his path himself.
Yet he had never expected that merely attending a tea gathering would bring such a calamity upon Mu Jiuzhou.
If things went badly, the Mu Clan's years of nurturing Mu Chongyun could be ruined in one stroke.
At that thought, the killing intent in Mu Chongyun's eyes grew even stronger. "Who did this?"
The moment those words fell, the entire venue fell deathly silent. Everyone could feel the killing intent bearing down on them head-on.
"The one who injured your disciple is already dead," Mu Jiuzhou suddenly said.
"Already dead?" Mu Chongyun's brows furrowed even deeper. "What do you mean?"
"Master, look above." Mu Jiuzhou pointed toward the air.
Mu Chongyun raised his head, and his pupils abruptly contracted.
How had this Gravity Heavenly Thunder Array become like this?
And why had those Heavenly Thunders turned black?
The more closely Mu Chongyun examined it, the more horrified he became.
He had once tried to subdue this Gravity Heavenly Thunder Array himself, but he had failed.
Yet he remembered that the Heavenly Thunder from before had never given him the same shock as this Black Lightning.
With a single glance, goosebumps rose all over his body and his scalp went numb.
He was certain that if he approached it, he would be blasted into flying ash without even the slightest strength to resist.
After suppressing the turmoil in his heart, Mu Chongyun asked Mu Jiuzhou, "How did this Gravity Heavenly Thunder Array become like this?"
Mu Jiuzhou did not conceal anything and recounted every detail of how events had unfolded.
A first-layer Heavenly Human Realm cultivator?
He had first slapped Ximen Zhantian to death with one palm.
Then he had suppressed his disciple with one hand.
After doing all that, he had charged alone into the Gravity Heavenly Thunder Array and forcibly absorbed those Heavenly Thunders.
Only then had he been blasted to death by that Black Lightning, even his soul reduced to flying ash.
After hearing everything Mu Jiuzhou had said, Mu Chongyun felt as though he were listening to a heavenly book.
Leaving aside the matter of a first-layer Heavenly Human Realm cultivator instantly killing two Third Rebirth Life and Death Realm experts,
charging alone into the Gravity Heavenly Thunder Array was already absurd beyond measure.
But he knew his disciple would not deceive him before so many people.
Besides, there was no point in lying to him about such things.
Only after a long while did Mu Chongyun digest the information. Then he said, "So, the one who came with that brat was him?"
As he spoke, Mu Chongyun locked onto the calm-faced Jiang Taichu.
Naturally, he knew that Jiang Taichu was the Hall Master of Realm Protection Hall.
The Realm Guard Hall was not considered a major force, but Jiang Taichu himself was quite gifted.
Before the age of thirty-five, he had already reached the fourth layer of the Heavenly King Realm, and his personal combat strength was formidable as well.
Years ago, they had met during an expedition and exchanged blows.
In the end, relying on his advantage in realm, he had barely managed to force a draw.
Of course, he had not used his true trump card.
But he also knew that Jiang Taichu certainly had not used his either.
So if they were compared purely in terms of talent, Jiang Taichu was a notch above him.
"Yes," Mu Jiuzhou hurriedly answered.
"Jiang Taichu, is it? I can spare you, but you must tell me that brat's origins."
Mu Chongyun stared at Jiang Taichu before speaking.
Jiang Taichu gave Mu Chongyun an indifferent glance. "What if I refuse?"
A cold glint flashed through Mu Chongyun's eyes. "Then you will share that brat's guilt."
The expression vanished from Jiang Taichu's face. "Who the hell do you think you are, daring to threaten me?"
Boom!
As the words fell, the aura within his body surged out, forcefully colliding with Mu Chongyun's pressure.
Two unmatched waves of air exploded outward. Space warped and shattered, while the ground exploded into a skyful of dust storms.
Wasn't he at the fourth layer of the Heavenly King Realm?
How had he suddenly become a sixth-layer Heavenly King Realm cultivator?
Zhao Feng and Li Yundong's expressions changed wildly as they stared at Jiang Taichu in disbelief.
So Jiang Taichu had never gone all out when fighting them earlier.
Though the sixth and fourth layers of the Heavenly King Realm differed by only two Minor Realms,
to cultivators, that was a heavenly chasm.
Mu Chongyun was equally shocked.
After only a few years apart, he had never expected Jiang Taichu to have caught up to him in realm.
One had to know that the last time they met, they had been separated by three Minor Realms.
If Jiang Taichu were the same age as him, what kind of sight would that be in the end?
At that thought, beyond his shock, Mu Chongyun's jealousy grew so intense that his eyes nearly split apart.
Just as the atmosphere gradually turned deathly heavy, nineteen more terrifying auras pressed down from afar.
Among these auras were Heavenly King Realm experts and Nirvana Realm experts, but every one of them possessed formidable strength.
What was going on?
All the onlookers looked toward the distance in shock.
Nineteen figures came into view, rapidly streaking over and swiftly growing larger.
Seeing this, the several dozen talented disciples all let out a breath of relief.
Their people had finally arrived. Now, they no longer feared being left here for dead.
To be honest, Chen Wen had truly terrified them just now.
Even though Chen Wen might have died within that mass of Black Lightning, they were still uneasy.
They feared that Chen Wen might suddenly leap out from within it.
"You truly are an unparalleled genius, and you truly are no inferior to me."
At that point, Mu Chongyun abruptly changed his tone. "But now, do you still think keeping your mouth shut is a wise choice?"
At once, everyone looked toward Jiang Taichu.
They also wanted to know how Jiang Taichu would handle the siege of so many people.
"You want to know this old man's identity so badly? Why not let this old man tell you personally?"
Before Jiang Taichu could respond, Chen Wen's voice suddenly rang out.
The moment those words were spoken, everyone froze where they stood, their pupils trembling without end.
They were very familiar with this voice.
At once, they all turned toward the source of the voice.
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