Ye Qingxian's dignified phoenix eyes widened round, her red lips parted slightly, and her delicate body trembled uncontrollably. Even the Soul Power in her hand nearly dissipated.
In a trembling voice, she uttered several words.
"Lu... Lu Ming... Ancestor?"
The moment those words were spoken, the entire hall was stunned!
Ye Lingling was struck as if by lightning, completely dumbfounded.
Ancestor Lu Ming?!
That legendary figure who had founded the Ye Family, led it to glory, and supposedly passed away ten thousand years ago?
"Wasn't ancestor Lu Ming dead ten thousand years ago? He... he's still alive?!"
Towering waves surged through the girl's heart. She simply could not accept the absurd scene before her.
She rubbed her eyes vigorously and looked again.
That face, those features, that transcendent aura...
There was no mistake!
Absolutely no mistake!
She had grown up in the ancestral hall, praying before and offering worship to the ancestor's portraits and statues day and night.
She had personally wiped every line of that statue thousands upon thousands of times. It had long since been etched into the depths of her soul!
The man before her looked as though he had been carved from the same mold as that statue!
He even possessed an indescribable spiritual bearing that the statue lacked.
But... how was this possible?!
Hadn't Old Ancestor already passed away long ago?
How could he still be standing alive before her?!
Upon hearing the words "ancestor Lu Ming," Tang Hao froze at first. Then, as if he had realized something, his entire body felt as though it had fallen into an ice pit, and all color drained from his face in an instant.
"What?!"
He cried out in shock, his gaze toward Lu Ming filled with horror and fear.
"You... you're the Ye Family's ancestor? The legendary ancestor Lu Ming who founded the Ye Family?!"
"That's impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Tang Hao shook his head madly, his entire worldview suffering a violent impact at that moment.
"Weren't you someone from ten thousand years ago? How could you still be alive!"
This fact shocked him even more than the Ye Family possessing a Limit Douluo!
It had completely exceeded the bounds of his understanding!
Alive for ten thousand years?
What kind of joke was that?!
He, Tang Hao, was now a Rank 97 Super Douluo, only a step away from that legendary ultimate realm.
He knew very well that even a Rank 99 Limit Douluo had a lifespan of no more than a thousand years!
A thousand years was already the limit a Mortal could reach!
Ten thousand years... what kind of concept was that?
That was the long lifespan only a Deity could possess!
Yet there was not the slightest trace of divine power emanating from the man before him. He looked like an utterly ordinary Mortal, yet he gave off an unfathomable feeling.
That sense of contradiction nearly drove Tang Hao mad.
A "Mortal" who had lived for ten thousand years?
How could such an existence, one that overturned all common sense, exist in this world?!
Was he human or ghost?
Or some ancient monster no one knew about?
Just as everyone was shaken to the core and their thoughts were in chaos,
Ye Lingling gathered her courage. With a trace of expectation and reverence, she cautiously spoke.
"Ancestor... is it really you?"
Lu Ming's gaze swept across the hall before finally falling upon Ye Lingling's pretty face, which bore some resemblance to a figure in his memories. His expression remained calm, but a gentle smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
"I'm back."
"Ancestor!"
Ye Qingxian could no longer maintain the dignity and composure of the family head. Mist filled her phoenix eyes, and her voice choked with emotion as she bowed gracefully before Lu Ming in full view of all the clansmen.
"Unworthy descendant Ye Qingxian welcomes the ancestor's return!"
"Welcome back, Ancestor!"
"Welcome back, Ancestor!!"
Within the hall, several Titled Douluo of the Ye Family, along with the five Super Douluo, and even the Limit Douluo deep within the residence,
all dropped to one knee at the same time. Their voices were filled with irrepressible excitement and reverence, and the roar nearly blew the roof off the entire estate!
Ye Lingling's little face flushed red with excitement, tears glimmering in her beautiful eyes.
She stared fixedly at Lu Ming's figure, as though she wanted to forever brand his appearance into the depths of her soul.
Old Ancestor!
It really was Old Ancestor!
The man who had existed only in portraits and legends had truly returned!
The Ye Family was saved!
In stark contrast to the Ye Family's wild joy was Tang Hao's bloodless face.
He was alive.
The Ye Family's ancestor was truly alive!
An old monster who had lived for ten thousand years!
Tang Hao's heart pounded frantically in his chest as an unprecedented fear washed over him like a tide.
He could neither understand nor imagine how a Mortal could have survived through ten thousand years.
There had to be some hidden secret behind this!
Just as Tang Hao's mind was in turmoil, Lu Ming's gaze finally shifted away from the Ye Family and landed on him.
His eyes were calm as water, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.
Yet Tang Hao felt as though he had been targeted by a primordial beast from the Primordial Era. Every hair on his body stood on end in an instant.
Lu Ming spoke indifferently.
"Tang Hao, you have quite some nerve."
The moment those words fell, Tang Hao's body shuddered violently. He only felt a chill shoot from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.
This old monster who had lived for ten thousand years regarded the entire Ye Family as his own people!
And just now, he had actually wanted to kill this old monster's descendants right in front of him?
At that thought, Tang Hao's back was instantly soaked in cold sweat.
He had no doubt that if the other party wanted to kill him, it would probably take no more than a single thought.
No, he had to leave!
If he stayed here, there was only one path: death!
This old monster's strength was unfathomable. After living for ten thousand years, who knew how many trump cards he possessed?
He was absolutely no match for him.
The only plan now was to leave first. Once he found his son, Tang San, and had him come with the Sea God's Power, only then would he have absolute certainty!
Thinking of this, Tang Hao forcibly suppressed the fear in his heart and squeezed out a smile uglier than crying.
"So it is Senior Lu Ming. This junior failed to recognize greatness before him and has offended you greatly."
He cupped his hands toward Lu Ming, lowering his posture to the utmost.
"I, Tang Hao, was rash in today's matter. Another day, I will surely prepare generous gifts and personally come to apologize."
Having said that, he prepared to turn and leave.
Tang Hao's heart had long been filled with resentment and killing intent.
Ye Family! Lu Ming!
Just wait!
The humiliation of today would be repaid a hundredfold in the future!
The next time I come, it will be the day disaster befalls your Ye Family!
All the men would be killed!
Not a single woman would be spared. They would all be taken back to the Clear Sky Sect!
The Ye Family's Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul possessed unmatched support abilities, and its Bloodline Power was no weaker than my Clear Sky Hammer.
I'll capture them and take them back as breeding machines, so they can bear descendants with even stronger Martial Souls for my Clear Sky Sect!
Evil thoughts surged in Tang Hao's heart, but he did not dare reveal the slightest trace of them on his face.
His gaze shifted, and he saw Ah Yin lying on the ground, blood still staining the corner of her mouth.
Disgust and impatience flashed through his eyes. He strode forward, roughly seized Ah Yin's arm, and was about to forcibly drag her up from the ground.
"Move. Are you still going to stay here and disgrace yourself?"
However, at that very moment, Ah Yin, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly raised her head.
She did not look at Tang Hao, who was hurting her. Her tear-filled beautiful eyes stared fixedly at the white-clad figure in the center of the hall—Lu Ming.
It was him!
That was right!
The instant this man stepped into the hall, Ah Yin had felt a tremor and familiarity arising from the depths of her bloodline!
It was an aura from the same origin—pure, ancient, and noble—as though a king were looking down upon his subject.
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