After Beating the Young, the Old Came

Xuanyuan Che's pressure, containing a trace of Chaos Blood, was like the collapse of the nine heavens, instantly subduing the entire scene!

The sounds of people dropping to their knees rang out without end. The Heavenly Palace Academy and Burning Heaven Valley disciples and elders who had shouted the loudest earlier were now deathly pale, drenched in sweat, their Divine Souls trembling. They could not even raise their heads. He—

Yuxi and Yan Kuang... not only had they been crippled, but they had even left their lives behind in the ancient estate! This was a blood feud that could end only in death!

Yet beneath Xuanyuan Che's absolute bloodline majesty, the flames of vengeance were ruthlessly smothered by an even greater fear. They had no doubt that if they revealed even the slightest hostility again, they would be reduced to ashes in body and soul the next instant!

Xuanyuan Che's indifferent gaze swept over the crowd kneeling on the ground before finally settling on the Burning Heaven Valley Saint Realm elder, who was barely holding on and had not been completely crushed.

"Looks like no one wants to try."

He slowly withdrew that thread of pressure, as though he had merely done something utterly insignificant. The suffocating pressure over the entire area abruptly eased, yet countless people still lay limp on the ground, gasping for air with lingering fear in their hearts.

Burning Heaven Valley's leading prodigy suddenly raised his head. His eyes were blood-red as he stared fixedly at Xuanyuan Che, his voice hoarse and twisted by extreme rage and terror. "Xuanyuan Che! You... actually dared to strike so viciously! Burning Heaven Valley and Heavenly Palace Academy will never rest until you are dead! Neither heaven nor earth will have a place for you!"

"Threatening me?" Xuanyuan Che's gaze turned cold. He did not release his pressure again, but that icy look alone made the Saint Realm elder feel as though he had fallen into an ice cellar, his remaining words forcibly stuck in his throat.

"Those who kill shall be killed." Xuanyuan Che's tone was calm, yet it carried an unquestionable air of judgment. "When they joined forces to ambush my senior brother, seeking to kill him and seize his opportunity, they should have expected this outcome. If their skills were inferior, then they died. If you refuse to accept it, you may act now. I'll send you down to reunite with them."

Overbearing! Domineering! Utterly unreasonable!

Yet no one dared refute him! The iron law of the cultivation world had always been that the strong devoured the weak. Had Thunder Roar Ravine been even slightly weaker just now, he would have been the one to die! Xuanyuan Che had merely done what everyone would do, though not everyone possessed the strength to do it.

Yan Lie, Burning Heaven Valley's prodigy, trembled from head to toe with rage, yet he truly did not dare make a move. That thread of bloodline pressure earlier had already made him understand that the youth before him possessed the ability to erase him in an instant!

Yun Mengyao stepped forward, her cool gaze sweeping across the crowd. Her voice was soft, yet it clearly reached every person's ears. "Yuxi and Yan Kuang brought death upon themselves. If anyone wishes to use this as an excuse to stir up trouble, Eastern Xuan Academy will take them on."

Though Mu Qingxue said nothing, the Wuchen Sword rang sharply, carrying the air of someone ready to slaughter a Saint as a banner sacrifice at the slightest disagreement.

Thunder Roar Ravine let out a savage laugh, clenching his fists until his bones crackled. The thunderous vitality of the mid-stage Tai Xu Realm erupted without the slightest concealment.

The three senior siblings stood behind Xuanyuan Che without hesitation, their stance unmistakable—if anyone wanted to touch their junior brother, they would have to get past them first! Their protectiveness was written all over their faces.

Xuanyuan Che smiled, greatly pleased by his senior siblings' protection. No longer bothering with that group of paper tigers, he said to Yun Mengyao and the others, "Senior Brother, Senior Sisters, let's go."

Spatial ripples rose around the four of them as they prepared to tear through space and depart directly.

"Stop!"

At that moment, an aged voice containing supreme majesty descended with a boom, like a decree from the Heavenly Dao!

Rumble!

The sky above Seven-Colored Medicine Valley suddenly darkened. A terrifying pressure far beyond that of an ordinary Saint Realm expert crashed down like the falling firmament! Space was instantly locked down and frozen solid, and Xuanyuan Che's group's spatial traversal was forcibly interrupted!

High in the heavens, two tears split open in the void.

From the one on the left emerged an old man clad in a crimson-gold robe embroidered with flames. His face was withered, yet his eyes were like two burning suns, incinerating the void! His aura had shockingly reached the Saint King Realm! He was from Burning Heaven Valley!

From the tear on the right came an old woman dressed in a Heavenly Palace Academy Daoist robe patterned with cloud motifs. She held a jade-like whisk, her expression icy and her gaze as sharp as heavenly blades, slicing through Divine Souls! Her aura was likewise unfathomable—she too was a Saint King! She was from Heavenly Palace Academy!

Two Saint Kings had descended in person to intercept them!

Clearly, the deaths of Yuxi and Yan Kuang had shaken the foundations of the two great forces, drawing out these old monsters who suppressed entire regions!

They no longer cared about the rules. Tearing off their disguises, they had forcibly descended, intending to strike with a single lethal blow within the limited time available and avenge the core prodigies their clans had lost.

Or perhaps they intended to eliminate trouble in advance...

"You little beast! You killed Burning Heaven Valley's treasured prodigy and still want to leave just like that? Today, I will rip out your soul and refine your spirit, to sacrifice them to Yan Kuang's soul in heaven!" The Burning Heaven Valley Saint King's voice was like a thunderstorm, shaking countless cultivators until blood flowed from their ears and noses.

"Surrender without resistance and hand over the Medicine Saint's inheritance. Perhaps I may leave you with an intact corpse!" The old woman from Heavenly Palace Academy spoke in a frigid tone. With a light sweep of her whisk, its three thousand strands became chains of divine order, sealing heaven and earth and emitting terrifying ripples capable of imprisoning all things.

The two Saint Kings joined forces, their might soaring to the heavens, utterly incomparable to those Saint Realm elders from before!

Every cultivator present turned pale with shock and hurriedly retreated, afraid of being caught in the aftermath. When a Saint King raged, a million corpses fell! This was power standing at the pinnacle of the Lower Realm!

Yun Mengyao, Mu Qingxue, and Thunder Roar Ravine's expressions instantly grew grave to the extreme. Facing a formidable enemy, they immediately formed a battle formation and shielded Xuanyuan Che in its center. Though they knew their junior brother's strength was unfathomable, they still felt immense pressure when confronting two veteran Saint Kings.

"Che'er, be careful!" Yun Mengyao transmitted her voice, pushing her Heavenly Heart Dao Body to its limit as she searched for the weak point in the sealing formation.

"Junior Brother, we'll hold them back later. Find an opportunity to leave first!" Thunder Roar Ravine gritted his teeth as lightning gathered wildly around him, showing signs of burning his origin.

Mu Qingxue still did not speak, but her Guixu Sword Intent had already risen to its peak. The Wuchen Sword gave a resolute hum, clearly prepared for a battle to the death.

Yet Xuanyuan Che, tightly protected at the center by the three of them, showed not the slightest panic in the face of the overwhelming pressure from two Saint Kings. Instead, a trace of... impatience appeared on his face?

He gently patted the shoulders of Thunder Roar Ravine and Yun Mengyao, who stood at the very front, then slowly walked out from the protective circle formed by the three.

Under everyone's disbelieving gazes, he faced the two Saint Kings alone and sighed.

"After beating the young, the old came... Really, this never ends."

He raised his eyes toward the two godlike figures in the sky, his gaze gradually turning cold and majestic.

"With just two old bags of bones like you, you think you can stop me?"