Quasi-Emperor?!
"Imperial Clan Su Family... That person is definitely a Young Master of the Imperial Clan Su Family!"
As though he had thought of something, Qi Ao of the Hidden Ancient Clan let out a sigh of relief, overjoyed beyond measure.
"Xuan Aotian, do you know who exactly stands before you?!"
"You possess the ancient scripture of the Dark Era. Your crime warrants ten thousand deaths! Why have you not obediently surrendered? Do not bring ruin upon your Xuan Family!!"
"Shut the hell up!!" Xuan Aotian roared. He took a deep breath, shot a vicious glare at Su Chenxiao and the distant Qi Ao, and threatened in a voice as icy as if it had risen from the Netherworld.
"You will all wait for me!!"
With that, Xuan Aotian prepared to activate a divine ability and flee.
But at that moment, Elder Qing at Su Chenxiao's side moved.
Elder Qing sneered.
"Do you think you still have a chance to escape today?"
Overwhelming pressure descended, divine light burst forth, and the power of the Quasi-Emperor Realm transformed into a golden seal that crashed down like a falling sun!
"Rumble rumble!!"
In merely one breath, the entire arena was violently shattered. Where Xuan Aotian stood, an astonishing crater had appeared!
"Ah!!" An incomparably agonized scream rang out.
Xuan Aotian lay within the crater like a puddle of mud, covered in blood and in a miserable state.
Before a Quasi-Emperor Realm expert, he had not even had the chance to use the Black Ancient Scripture!
If not for the Young Master being present, this was already the result after Elder Qing had held back!
Elder Qing frowned. He suddenly sensed the terror of that ancient scripture; even his Quasi-Emperor divine ability had just been corroded.
The ancient scripture of the Dark Era was here. If one became tainted by even a trace of it, one could lose their mind and turn into a strange creature. Thus, he did not dare leave the Young Master's side even for an instant.
"Not dead?"
Looking down at Xuan Aotian, who was enveloped by an incomparably dense ominous aura and was nearly vanishing from sight, Elder Qing unleashed another heaven-shaking divine ability.
"Rumble rumble!!"
Yet at that moment, the strange Black Ancient Scripture erupted with an incomparably dazzling black radiance.
As though all things had withered and heaven itself wept while earth howled, a humanoid shadow unexpectedly emerged from the Black Ancient Scripture!
The shadow bared its teeth in a grin at Elder Qing overhead, revealing rows of chillingly white fangs. Then, dragging away Xuan Aotian, dead or alive unknown, it abruptly vanished from the arena, leaving behind only the ominous aura that corroded everything.
By the time Xuan Aotian's figure disappeared from the arena, the very patch of heaven and earth where he had been had already been polluted.
Seeing Elder Qing still intending to act, Su Chenxiao waved his hand and spoke indifferently.
"Enough."
Su Chenxiao gave a carefree, teasing smile.
"That Black Ancient Scripture actually has intelligence? Interesting..."
"It is, after all, something from the Dark Era. Even Great Emperors find it difficult to deal with. My Su Family will not wade into this muddy water. Leave the rest to the Hidden Ancient Clan Xuan Family to handle themselves."
Destroying such strange objects was not only laborious and thankless, but the slightest carelessness could bring the risk of turning all living beings in an entire domain into strange creatures, drawing the condemnation of countless people.
Elder Qing nodded slightly at those words, withdrew his terrifying cultivation, and stood silently at the side.
Su Chenxiao narrowed his eyes, casually playing with the continuously trembling Immortal Slaughtering Sword and Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram in his hand. Before him, the system unfolded an enormous map.
A red dot upon the map was rapidly moving.
System Marking
Su Chenxiao said with a faint smile.
"Xuan Aotian, just how much Destiny Value do you have left to squander..."
Within the arena, now a scene of utter devastation.
After what had happened with Xuan Aotian, everyone present felt as though they had survived a great calamity.
When they saw the old man beside the Imperial Clan Young Master shatter the corroded space, many members of Immortal Dao Lineages and Hidden Ancient Clans finally dared step forward.
They clasped their hands in profound gratitude.
"We pay respects to Young Master Su!"
Su Chenxiao waved his hand and said with a faint smile.
"It was merely a small matter. No need."
"This Young Master had only come to watch a good show, yet I did not expect such a thing to happen."
"Strange creatures and the myriad heavens share a blood-deep hatred. Naturally, everyone should be able to kill them."
At this, Su Chenxiao sighed, somewhat regretfully.
"It is only a pity that the ancient Black Ancient Scripture is so strange and extraordinary that even a Quasi-Emperor could not kill him..."
The moment those words fell, everyone present was filled with utmost admiration.
As expected of an Imperial Clan Young Master. Back in the Dark Era, it had been the Great Emperor of the Imperial Clan Su Family who led the cultivators of the myriad heavens to tear apart that darkness!
Qi Ao of the Hidden Ancient Clan clasped his hands with a reverent expression and said.
"Young Master, your righteousness is boundless. Had you not acted, we might very well have died at Xuan Aotian's hands or been turned into something ominous!"
"Who could have imagined that Xuan Aotian possessed such a thing!"
"Now that this has happened, the Ancient Clan Xuan Family behind him cannot escape responsibility either!"
The others around them nodded in succession, their faces filled with indignation.
"He used that thing in an attempt to slaughter every one of us here. Xuan Aotian's heart deserves condemnation! Once I return to my clan, I will certainly report this matter to the clan elders!"
"The Kan Ming Dao Domain has buried such a bomb within it. At any moment, it could bring disaster upon the myriad heavens!"
At this time, Xuan Ning also approached from afar, his face pale and his eyes full of shame.
Had it not been for that Rage Yuan Pill, he would likely have already died beneath Xuan Aotian's sword formation.
"Young Master..."
"Xuan Ning has failed your expectations."
Su Chenxiao chuckled softly and patted his shoulder.
"As long as you are unharmed."
"Take this."
The Storage Ring flashed with white light, and with a casual gesture, he presented a life-force-filled Azure Emperor Pill.
"Could this be an Azure Emperor Pill?!"
Upon sensing that incredibly dense and astonishing life force, the eyes of many prodigies present suddenly lit up. All of them looked enviously toward Xuan Ning at the side.
Only now did they understand why Xuan Ning had appeared here.
So the distinguished guest in the Supreme Pavilion above today had been the Imperial Clan Young Master, while Xuan Ning had accompanied this great Young Master here.
Xuan Ning was deeply shaken. Looking at Young Master Su's gentle expression, he felt a sourness rise in his heart.
That feeling, one he had never experienced before, made his eyes redden as he said.
"Xuan Ning thanks you, Young Master!"
Meanwhile.
Within a desolate mountain range in the Kan Ming Dao Domain.
Ominous aura swirled through the air. The surrounding mountains and towering ancient trees were instantly corroded into ash, spreading outward at an unimaginably terrifying speed.
Xuan Aotian's battered figure appeared there.
"Cough cough!!" He sprawled on the ground, vomiting mouthful after mouthful of blood.
Xuan Aotian's eyes were crimson as he growled in a low voice brimming with hatred and fury.
"Why! Why didn't you help me kill him!!"
From the Black Ancient Scripture floating beside him came a sinister, hoarse laugh.
"Jie jie jie..."
"Do you know that the one who appeared today was from the Imperial Clan Su Family?"
"Had I not acted to save you, you would already have died beneath that Quasi-Emperor's hands!"
Xuan Aotian's body trembled.
"The Imperial Clan... Su Family?"
How could he not know that name?
Among the Ten Great Imperial Clans of the myriad heavens, every single one stood supreme and inviolable!
It could be said that before any Imperial Clan, a Hidden Ancient Clan was as weak as an ant.
Not to mention that person had come from the Imperial Clan Su Family!
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