Unexpected Turn: Three Void Refinement Powerhouses

The battle had almost no suspense, especially after the Wang Family's Nascent Soul Stage cultivators cast aside all reservations. Su Qingtian and Su Yunqian had no ability to fight back.

"Bang!"

Su Yunqian was blasted away, crashing onto the ground and vomiting a mouthful of blood. The aura around him also became extremely weak.

"Kill him!"

Killing intent burst from Wang Shou's hand as he charged fiercely toward Su Yunqian.

Damn it!

Su Yunqian wanted to resist, but the intense pain throughout his body had temporarily numbed him. He could not even lift a hand now.

"Second Brother!"

Su Qingtian roared, his eyes full of anxiety.

Wang Ming sneered. "Don't worry. I'll send you down to keep him company soon enough."

Just then, a terrifying fluctuation came from the distance, making everyone's hearts tremble in fear.

What was going on?!

Everyone turned toward that direction, their expressions incomparably grave.

This was... the aura of the Void Refinement stage!

That direction... a foreboding feeling rose in the hearts of the Four Great Families.

Wang Shou shuddered all over. Under that terrifying pressure, the Spiritual Energy in his hand became unstable, and the attack he had just gathered exploded in his palm.

Inside the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.

Upon sensing that aura, a sharp glint suddenly flashed through Zhu Li's eyes. He looked as though he were enjoying a good show.

"The Four Great Families are in for it now."

Very quickly, that powerful aura vanished. Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief—

A figure tore through the void and arrived. He was tall and imposing, his movements carrying the force of a tiger, while his eyes brimmed with sharpness.

"Is this a Void Refinement stage cultivator?!"

Seeing the unfamiliar figure, the members of the various families were instantly startled and hurriedly bowed.

"Greetings, Senior."

Su Hongyuan gave a cold laugh. With a casual grab of his hand, the void immediately shattered, and Wang Shou was seized in his grasp.

This Middle Stage of Deity Transformation cultivator was like a chick in his hand, completely unable to resist.

"Senior!"

Panic filled Wang Shou's face. He could not understand why this Void Refinement stage cultivator before him was attacking him.

The moment Su Qingtian and Su Yunqian saw the newcomer, their expressions became incredibly animated.

"Old Master!"

"You broke through?!"

This appearance was precisely how Su Hongyuan had looked in the past. It was only after that battle, when his blood and vitality had withered away, that his appearance had become so aged.

Seeing that Su Hongyuan had broken through, the two of them were filled with excitement and joy.

They had never expected Su Hongyuan to survive a desperate situation. Now that the Su Family had a Void Refinement stage powerhouse, why the hell would they need to fear the Four Great Families?

Su Hongyuan smiled. "Of course. You two have worked hard. Leave the rest to me."

As he spoke, he exerted a slight force. Wang Shou exploded in his hand and perished instantly.

Sensing Su Hongyuan's aura, Wang Ming suddenly realized who he was and let out a terrified shriek.

"You're Su Hongyuan! How could you possibly still be alive?!"

When Su Hongyuan had first entered Bright Moon City, his condition had been extremely poor, as though he could die at any moment.

So many years had passed. Not only had his condition not worsened, it had instead improved. He had even broken through from the half-step Void Refinement stage into the Void Refinement stage.

Wang Ming simply could not accept the scene before him.

Su Hongyuan sneered and threw a punch. It contained boundless power, directly smashing apart the formation Wang Ming had set up.

The residual force swept toward the Wang Family's and Yuan Family's Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, immediately forcing them to retreat again and again.

This was merely the residual force. If it had struck them directly, they would likely have been reduced to dust on the spot.

The further one progressed in cultivation, the greater the gap between realms became.

The Nascent Soul Stage and Void Refinement stage were separated by only one realm, yet their combat power differed as vastly as clouds and mud.

Such overwhelming strength filled the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators with fear.

Wang Ming's expression darkened to the extreme. Wang Shou was dead. Even if they destroyed the Su Family, the Wang Family's losses would still be unimaginably painful.

Looking at the powerful Su Hongyuan, he could not help roaring:

"How long are you going to keep watching the show?!"

Su Hongyuan sneered and said disdainfully, "You have helpers too?"

But soon, his expression changed. He looked into the distance with grave focus.

In the distance, the void suddenly split apart, and four figures slowly emerged. The man at the front looked somewhat bedraggled. He had even lost an arm, and his aura was rather weak.

Wang Ming's pupils suddenly contracted. He knew who that one-armed man at the front was.

This man was the one who had previously collaborated with him to destroy the Su Family, a Late Nascent Soul Stage powerhouse. But who were the three people behind him?

Judging from their auras, those three were terrifyingly powerful. They had clearly surpassed the Nascent Soul Stage and were all Void Refinement stage powerhouses.

"What is going on?!"

Fear filled Wang Ming's heart. How had this matter drawn out another three Void Refinement stage cultivators?

Everything before him had clearly exceeded Wang Ming's expectations.

Among the three, a thin man with a long nose gave a sinister laugh.

"Ha ha ha ha! We found it without any effort. Who would have thought that the Qingfeng Gang, which posted the task through the Dark Sentinel, was actually the Su Family?"

Dark Sentinel!

Everyone's expressions changed. They had all heard of this faction.

The Dark Sentinel was an assassination organization that struck terror into the Eastern Domain. They had their own assassins, but they also issued bounties that anyone could accept.

Wang Ming's eyes were filled with horror. Just who had placed a bounty on the Su Family, to the point that it had even stirred three Void Refinement stage powerhouses into action?

Su Hongyuan's expression changed drastically. Had they still been found after hiding for so many years?

More importantly, the three men before him were all stronger than he was. The man who had just spoken, in particular, gave him an immense sense of pressure.

Late Void Refinement Stage.

The other two were also at the Mid Void Refinement Stage.

"My lords, I've already brought you here. Could you let me leave now?"

The one-armed man's face was full of pleading.

Lü Ming sneered and raised his hand, erasing him directly.

"At such an age, and still so childish."

After saying that, he looked once more at the Su Family members, his gaze finally settling on Su Hongyuan.

"You're called Su Hongyuan, right?"

Su Hongyuan looked somewhat grave. His entire body was tense, ready to strike back at any moment.

He had only just broken through to the Void Refinement stage. Facing three powerful Void Refinement stage cultivators, the pressure on him was immense.

Lü Ming said coldly, "You're at the Void Refinement stage? That doesn't match the intelligence. It seems you broke through again during this time. Weren't you said to be gravely injured and on the brink of death? Yet you still managed to break through. You truly have surprised me."

Then he pointed at Su Qingtian. "You're called Su Qingtian?"

"And Su Yunqian."

"Why are four people missing?"

Luo Xingye sneered. "Big Brother, why not capture them and Soul Search them directly? Then we'll know."

Lü Ming laughed loudly. "That makes sense."

Then his eyes became incomparably greedy.

"One head is worth two million Upper-Grade Spirit Stones, and you're nothing but a bunch of trash. I wonder which great faction you offended, for them to spare no expense just to kill you."

Upon hearing that, the members of the various families were shaken to the core.

Two million Upper-Grade Spirit Stones!

That was two hundred billion Lower-Grade Spirit Stones. The Su Family's heads were worth that much in the Dark Sentinel?

Su Hongyuan suddenly shouted, "Qingtian, take Chen'er and run!"

At the same time, the aura around him exploded, becoming increasingly violent. Su Hongyuan was burning his essence blood, forcibly raising his strength for a short time.

He had to hold back the three Void Refinement stage cultivators and buy time for the Su Family to escape.

Su Hongyuan had not expected that, just after breaking through, he would have to fight for his life again.

Su Qingtian shuddered all over. The scene before him was far too familiar. He clenched his fists and stood where he was.

Su Yunqian said in a low voice, "Hurry up and leave!"

Su Qingtian slowly said, "Second Brother, what happened back then had a great deal to do with me. It was because of me that Old Master was gravely injured and left on the verge of death. I cannot accept the same thing happening again."

"You take Chen'er and run. I'm staying here."