Yun Leng and the other two looked outside the hall and soon saw a graceful youth walking in.
"Third Brother!"
When Xiao Yan saw Xiao Chuan, it was as though he had seen his idol.
Xiao Chuan nodded in response and sat down across from Yun Leng and the other two. Xiao Yan followed closely behind.
"What brings the three elders of the Misty Cloud Sect here?" Xiao Chuan asked.
"Clan Head Xiao, tell him," Yun Leng said without repeating himself.
Xiao Zhan nodded, then relayed everything Yun Leng had said earlier to Xiao Chuan.
"What would happen if I refused?" Xiao Chuan gave Yun Leng and the other two a meaningful look.
"Third Young Master, you must be joking." Yun Leng smiled insincerely. "We came in all sincerity to apologize and to invite you to join the Misty Cloud Sect. Since you two do not wish to join, we will naturally respect your choice."
"You said you came to apologize. Shouldn't you have brought compensation, then?" Xiao Chuan retorted, seizing on the key point.
This left Yun Leng and the other two completely dumbfounded.
They had come this time merely to gauge Xiao Chuan's attitude and had long since prepared for what would follow.
But Yun Leng had not expected Xiao Chuan's train of thought to be so unusual that he would actually demand compensation from them.
"We came in too much of a hurry this time. When we return next time, we will certainly bring compensation." Yun Leng smiled awkwardly.
Xiao Chuan sized up the three of them. He could tell they had not come for anything simple; Yun Leng was no good man.
"Nalan Yanran was in the wrong over this matter, but we believe it would be best to call off the marriage anyway. What do you think?" Yun Leng returned to the main subject. This issue had to be resolved first.
Xiao Chuan replied, "I believe we have already made ourselves very clear. After all, my Younger Brother has already divorced Nalan Yanran."
At those words, gloomy expressions appeared on Yun Leng and the other two's faces. Nalan Yanran was the Young Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, the face of their sect. It would not sound good if word got out.
And Xiao Chuan had said it right in front of them, showing them absolutely no respect.
"Isn't this a bit excessive?"
"Excessive? I think you're the ones being excessive." Xiao Chuan crossed one leg over the other and looked at them. "If I hadn't been around, my Younger Brother might have been bullied terribly by your Misty Cloud Sect. Now you think this is excessive?"
"So there is no room for discussion?" Yun Leng already understood Xiao Chuan's attitude. He thought the other party was truly a brat who did not know his own limits.
He did not believe Xiao Chuan could have improved his strength in such a short time, so Xiao Chuan could only be a Three Star Dou Wang.
Any one of the three of them could contend with him. Did this brat really think he could do whatever he pleased?
"Did you come here to talk in the first place?"
Seeing Yun Leng bring two Dou King Experts to the Xiao Clan, Xiao Chuan knew they had not come to negotiate. They had clearly come to flaunt their power.
"You are merely a Dou Wang, yet you truly think yourself invincible?" Yun Leng instantly rose to his feet, and the Aura of a Dou Wang swept forth from his body.
Xiao Zhan was only a Da Dou Shi. How could he withstand the might of a Dou Wang?
Xiao Yan was doing fine. With Yao Lao's help, he was not afraid of a Dou Wang's pressure at all.
Xiao Chuan was even less afraid. His strength surpassed all three of them, so this little pressure had no effect on him whatsoever.
At that moment, Yun Lei and Yun Sheng also erupted with the might of Dou Wangs, intending to give Xiao Chuan a warning.
Xiao Chuan asked, "Is this the attitude of your Misty Cloud Sect?"
"Since you have made your choice, do not blame us for being ruthless. So what if you are talented? Today, you will die without a doubt!!" Yun Leng dropped all pretenses. He was determined to kill Xiao Chuan today.
Since things had already come to this, there was nothing more to say. Today, there had to be a conclusion.
"You've gone too far!" Xiao Yan immediately communicated with Yao Lao. "Teacher, how certain are you that you can kill them?"
"Completely certain."
Yao Lao answered.
Outside the hall, two figures were also watching in this direction.
"Young Miss, shall I act?" The long-haired man beside Xiao Xun'er lowered his head and asked.
"I believe Third Brother can resolve this matter." Xiao Xun'er did not let Ling Ying, the Dou Emperor Expert beside her, take action.
If Ling Ying acted, Yun Leng and the other two would not last more than a few exchanges before being killed.
But Xiao Xun'er believed Xiao Chuan could handle this himself and did not need their help.
Inside the hall, Xiao Chuan remained calm and composed even under the pressure of three Dou Wang Auras.
This astonished Yun Leng and the other two.
The pressure from all three of them had failed to make Xiao Chuan kneel. Could his strength be greater than that of a Three Star Dou Wang?
Even a Four Star Dou Wang would not be so relaxed under the combined pressure of the three of them.
Yet Xiao Chuan was completely unharmed. As for that pressure, it seemed as though it did not even exist.
Yun Leng did not dare think further. After reaching the Dou Wang realm, every Minor Realm carried an enormous gap.
If Xiao Chuan was two realms above them, the outcome would be obvious. They would be the only ones to suffer.
But there was no turning back once the arrow left the bow. Since they had already acted, they could only see this through to the bitter end.
"Attack together and seize him!" Yun Leng did not want any more surprises, so he had no choice but to move first and capture Xiao Chuan.
The corners of Xiao Chuan's lips rose slightly. He had long guessed that Yun Leng harbored no good intentions in coming to the Xiao Clan.
In an instant, a pair of Fire Wings appeared behind him, and he flew outside.
Yun Leng and the other two followed close behind. They could not let him escape; they had to eradicate him completely.
Xiao Chuan glanced behind him. The reason he had moved away from the Xiao Clan was so no one would discover that he had killed elders of the Misty Cloud Sect.
The fewer complications, the better. He would conceal it for as long as he could.
Not long afterward, Xiao Chuan and Yun Leng's group appeared above a forest. In the distance, three more figures were following them.
They were Xiao Xun'er, Ling Ying, and Xiao Yan, who had chased after them.
Farther behind was another figure. Ge Ye had not followed them into the Xiao Clan, but the moment he saw them leave, he immediately followed. His speed was simply too slow.
"Why did you stop running?" Yun Leng believed Xiao Chuan was fleeing because he knew he was no match for them.
Xiao Chuan rolled his neck from side to side and looked at them indifferently. "I wasn't running. That was the Xiao Clan residence, after all. It would not do if you damaged it."
"Worry about surviving first!" Yun Leng looked at the other two, signaling them to attack Xiao Chuan together.
The three already had Dou Qi Wings, and they immediately charged at Xiao Chuan from three directions, swift as lightning.
Xiao Chuan's figure flickered repeatedly, evading attack after attack. Yun Leng and the other two could not touch him at all.
"This speed... How is that possible?!" Yun Leng could tell from this alone that Xiao Chuan's cultivation was definitely above theirs. Otherwise, their combined assault could not possibly have failed to touch him.
Xiao Chuan flashed again, appearing directly before Yun Lei. "Have a taste of my Stone Crushing Palm!!"
He threw out only a single palm strike. It appeared utterly ordinary, yet it contained terrifying power.
The Stone Crushing Palm, originally only a Huang Tier Low Grade Dou Technique, had long since become a Xuan Tier High Grade Dou Technique.
This palm strike
was enough to take half of Yun Lei's life!
Sure enough, although Yun Lei blocked the strike with both hands, the power of the Stone Crushing Palm shattered both his arms and even caved in his chest.
"Yun Lei!!" Yun Leng had not expected such an ordinary-looking palm strike from Xiao Chuan to possess such immense power.
In the distance, Xiao Yan swallowed hard and said incredulously, "No, can the Stone Crushing Palm really be this powerful? How come I never knew?"
Yao Lao's voice sounded. "It may appear to be a Huang Tier Low Grade Dou Technique, but it is not. Its power can already rival that of a Xuan Tier High Grade Dou Technique!"
"Huh?!"
Xiao Yan's mouth fell open. Could it be that the Stone Crushing Palm Xiao Chuan cultivated was different from his? Why was Xiao Chuan's a Xuan Tier High Grade Dou Technique?!
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