Beneath the Void Hand Seal, an immensely vast aura erupted.
It was as though everything within tens of thousands of miles would be wiped away beneath this strike, vanishing into smoke and ashes.
Faced with this terrifying attack that blanketed the sky and destroyed heaven and earth,
even the old man at Saint Lord Peak felt a trace of fear deep in his heart.
At this moment, he had long since run out of road.
He could only grit his teeth, even burn his own life force, and charge headlong into the storm.
Rumble!
A violent explosion rang out.
Before the old man could even scream, the immense force of the blast struck him until he vanished into thin air.
His entire body turned into scattered specks of light, flung across the void.
After killing the old man, Qin Zhenxian still wore an unconcerned expression.
It was as if the one who had just died by his hand was not a peak Saint Lord-level expert, but an utterly insignificant lackey.
The many experts of the Heavenly Flame Empire and the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate nearby all revealed looks of deep reverence and fear.
They subconsciously lowered their heads.
None of them dared to meet Qin Zhenxian's gaze.
Qin Zhenxian had only been in the Northern Plains for two years.
Yet no one knew how many powerful experts had already died at his hands.
Those in the Saint Realm were no different from ants before Qin Zhenxian.
Even Saint Lord-level experts were effortlessly annihilated by Qin Zhenxian.
After the old man was slain, the tribe he belonged to—an entire several million people—was massacred without exception. Not a single person survived.
A Saint Lord-level expert stepped up beside Qin Zhenxian, cupped his hands, and said, "Congratulations, Marquis, on successfully eradicating the Ji Wu Tribe and resolving another great trouble."
"Marquis, you have successfully reclaimed the lands of two provinces and struck the former Seventy-Two Tribes so hard that they suffered grievous losses and fled at the mere sight of you."
"When you return in triumph someday, you will surely rise another step within the imperial court."
The other experts also stepped forward and cupped their hands in salute.
"Congratulations, Marquis! Congratulations!"
Qin Zhenxian's campaign had not only successfully reclaimed two provinces, but he had also firmly seized all military and administrative power over them.
All civil and military officials from top to bottom had been replaced with his trusted subordinates.
It would not be an exaggeration to say this.
Although the two provinces belonged to the Heavenly Flame Empire,
they were firmly controlled by Qin Zhenxian.
They had long borne the Qin surname, not the Xuanyuan surname.
Faced with everyone's congratulations
and shameless flattery,
Qin Zhenxian remained unruffled. He merely nodded faintly without saying much.
"Now that the Ji Wu Tribe has been destroyed, the main forces of the Seventy-Two Tribes of the Northern Plains have also suffered devastating losses. The remaining scattered rabble is nothing to fear."
"It seems that in no more than a few months, we will be able to return to court in triumph."
Just as Qin Zhenxian finished speaking, an expert rushed over at high speed, arrived beside him, dropped to his knees, and respectfully reported, "Greetings, Marquis."
"What happened?"
Upon seeing the newcomer, Qin Zhenxian narrowed his eyes and asked in a deep voice.
The man did not dare conceal anything. Cupping his hands, he replied, "News has arrived from the Capital City. Liu Ruyan of the Liu Family broke off her engagement with Young Lord."
"Young Lord flew into a towering rage and personally led the experts of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate to slaughter the entire Liu Family."
"Even Liu Ruyan had her spiritual foundation taken by Young Lord. Her Skyflame Phoenix Blood was extracted, and she was reduced to a cripple."
"Furthermore, Young Lord also triggered a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon such as the Divine Beast's Blessing."
"Because of the phenomenon Young Lord created, the many experts of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate have all awakened."
At those words, the numerous experts looked at one another, their faces filled with shock.
For a moment, none of them knew what to say.
Everyone naturally knew very well about Qin Anlan, the Young Lord of the Divine Marquis.
He possessed the Void Saint Body and exceptional talent. He was a prodigy of the entire Heavenly Flame Empire and the pride of the entire Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate.
But ever since Qin Anlan met Liu Ruyan three years ago, he had undergone an earth-shaking change.
He had fawned over Liu Ruyan without conditions or bottom line.
For Liu Ruyan's sake, he had even taken out many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate.
Both the Liu Family, where Liu Ruyan belonged, and the Zhou Family had basked in Liu Ruyan's glory and soared into the skies.
Qin Anlan had also gone from being the pride of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate to its shame.
He had dragged the entire Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate through the mud.
But now,
after not seeing him for only two years, Qin Anlan had undergone an earth-shaking transformation.
From the simpering lapdog he once was, he had become ruthless and vicious, wiping out the Liu Family's entire household over a single disagreement.
After hearing this news, Qin Zhenxian remained unruffled.
He did not seem surprised in the least that Qin Anlan had undergone such an earth-shaking transformation.
With his hands behind his back, he stood in the void and quietly gazed at the people around him.
"Divine Beast's Blessing!"
At last, a faint smile appeared on Qin Zhenxian's lips.
"As expected of my son, Qin Zhenxian. He truly has not disappointed me."
In truth,
three years ago, when he noticed Qin Anlan's lapdog behavior, and saw that repeated teachings had failed to change him—until he was beyond all cure—
Qin Zhenxian had indeed been somewhat disappointed.
At the time, he had already made plans.
If, after he pacified the Seventy-Two Tribes of the Northern Plains and returned to the Capital City,
Qin Anlan was still as he had been before, an out-and-out lapdog,
then his main account was ruined.
Qin Zhenxian had already intended to train a new account.
After all,
as the Young Lord of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate, and as Qin Zhenxian's son,
Qin Anlan had not disappointed him after all.
"How is Anlan now?"
Hearing this, the newcomer continued, "Young Lord has successfully broken through to the Late Stage Emperor Sealing."
"The Late Stage Emperor Sealing?"
"Anlan truly is the qilin child of my Qin Family. Three years apart, and one must look at him with new eyes."
The smile on Qin Zhenxian's lips was so wide that it could no longer be contained.
Three years.
In only three short years, Qin Anlan had gone from the Early Stage Emperor Sealing to the Late Stage Emperor Sealing.
Such a rate of advancement was simply like a rocket soaring into the heavens.
Even Qin Zhenxian in his younger days could scarcely hope to see his back."
"Furthermore, when Young Lord wiped out the Liu Family, someone from Heavenly Firmament Academy stepped forward to stop him."
"And that person claimed to be acting on the orders of the First Prince and the Left Prime Minister."
"However, according to intelligence gathered by the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate, that person was secretly placed under the Left Prime Minister and the First Prince by the Empress," the man continued reporting.
Upon hearing this, Qin Zhenxian fell into deep thought.
Even his usually calm face gradually turned livid.
"That woman has truly gone to painstaking lengths to put her son on the throne. She even wants to drag my Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate into the mire. Her heart deserves condemnation."
The moment Qin Zhenxian became angry,
the experts around him felt a chill sweep toward them at once.
It left them with cold backs and trembling bodies.
"Let Anlan handle this matter himself."
"He has the authority to represent me and represent the entire Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate in making every decision."
"I trust that he will not disappoint me."
Qin Zhenxian narrowed his eyes.
Up to this point, he had made no rash move.
Just as he himself had said,
he believed that Qin Anlan could withstand this trial.
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