Liu Kun Hadn't Just Lost-He'd Gone Stupid!
"True Person, where are you going? What is your purpose?" Liu Qing asked cautiously.
He knew in his heart that for this important person to personally barge in, something absolutely terrible must have happened!
Tongtian Xuanming's eyes sharpened, his tone carrying an undeniable pressure. "Your good son, Liu Kun, is currently engaged in a life-or-death battle in the west of the city."
Upon hearing this, Liu Qing was initially startled, but then breathed a sigh of relief, even showing a hint of indifference on his face.
Although Kun'er is not very capable, he is still a genuine Ninth Realm cultivator. Among the younger generation in Tongtian City, there are few who can fight him to the death. Most of the time, he is just bullying some ignorant fool.
The commotion must have been so great that it alerted the Tongtian Family to come and inquire.
He quickly cupped his hands in apology, a smile tinged with regret, "So it was this unfilial son who caused trouble again, alarming you, True Person. The young lad is being naughty; I'll send someone to bring him back immediately for a proper lesson! How could I trouble you to come personally..."
"Nonsense?" Tongtian Xuanming sneered, his voice as cold as ice, instantly shattering the smile on Liu Qing's face. "Do you know who he is fighting? Do you know who is watching from the sidelines right now?"
Liu Qing's heart sank.
Is some important figure Lower Realm mortal realm?
In Middle Thousand Provinces, it's considered good if even one person Lower Realm mortal realm every hundred years.
But this is the Tongtian Realm.
This place is one of the important hubs of the Three Thousand Provinces, so it is not surprising that people from the Upper Realm come here.
Tongtian Xuanming took a step closer, lowering his voice, each word carrying immense weight, striking Liu Qing's heart. "Although I cannot reveal that That Lord's name, I can tell you that he comes from the Heaven Above Heaven!"
Heaven Above Heaven!
Upon hearing those three words, Liu Qing's face turned pale.
Seeing Liu Qing's face turn deathly pale, Tongtian Xuanming added, word by word, "That Lord specifically requested that everyone in your Liu Clan attend the ceremony."
"It's 'everyone,' understand? Immediately summon your elders and close associates, without exception, and come with me."
Tongtian Xuanming took a deep breath, his tone carrying a final warning. "Liu Qing, I have come here personally to give all of us a chance."
"When we get there, watch yourself, and even more importantly, watch every single mouth in your clan! If even one person dares to be disrespectful and utters even half a wrong word... you should know the consequences."
A chilling despair instantly gripped Liu Qing's heart.
He opened his mouth, but no sound came out until he met Tongtian Xuanming's cold gaze, at which point he suddenly came to his senses.
No! The Liu Clan can't just end like this!
This thought acted like a shot of adrenaline, pulling him out of his daze.
He abruptly turned around, no longer looking at Tongtian Xuanming, but instead venting all his fear and pressure on his own family, roaring hysterically:
"Are you deaf?!"
"Get moving! Everyone get moving! Call everyone here! Anyone who's even a second slower, I'll skin them alive!"
A moment later, led by Liu Qing, nearly a thousand core members of the Liu Clan followed behind Tongtian Xuanming, whose face was solemn, with immense fear and unease.
They were escorted to the execution ground, heading west of the city.
Just as the Liu Clan family members were rushing to the martial arts arena with the feeling of going to their deaths, the situation on the arena suddenly changed.
As the "Lingbing Seal," imbued with extreme cold, pressed down upon him, the last trace of hesitation in Jiang Yan's eyes vanished completely.
The Spiritual Power that had been raging with anger around him instantly subsided, as if all his power was collapsing into his body.
The next moment, a terrifying aura, several times more powerful and pure than before, erupted from his body!
"Mysterious Thunder True Body, activate!"
"Boom!"
Strands of condensed, almost tangible lightning coiled around his body, his surging Qi and Blood and qi perfectly merging with the raging thunder.
Jiang Yan stopped retreating and instead met the huge, dark blue palm print head-on with a punch!
This punch didn't involve any complicated techniques.
Only the purest and most unrestrained Qi and Blood and qi, wrapped in the most yang and strongest thunder, can break through all laws with force!
Wherever the fist passed, the air was electrolyzed and emitted a burnt smell. The purple lightning fist collided fiercely with the dark blue palm print!
"Sizzle--Boom!"
There was no stalemate, only utter and devastating annihilation!
Under everyone's horrified gaze, the golden thunder fist and the azure palm print collided with a deafening roar— the Lingbing Seal, which had gathered all of Liu Kun's strength, couldn't even withstand it for a moment, shattering like paper, with ice crystals scattering everywhere!
However, Jiang Yan's movements did not stop at all!
He moved with lightning speed, closing in on the opponent, and his second punch followed closely behind!
This punch, fueled by his long-suppressed rage, was faster and more ruthless!
Liu Kun had no time to react and could only watch helplessly as the fist, crackling with lightning, grew larger and larger in his terrified pupils, finally slamming into his face!
"Puff!"
Liu Kun sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, blood mixed with a few broken teeth gushing from his mouth.
It finally crashed heavily onto the ground several meters away, rolling several times before coming to a stop.
He struggled to get up, half of his face was swollen, his chest and abdomen were churning with Qi and Blood and qi, and his Spiritual Power was disordered, clearly indicating that he had suffered serious internal injuries.
The entire hall Deathly Stillness.
Everyone was stunned by those two punches delivered in the blink of an eye.
The first punch breaks the technique, the second punch defeats the enemy! Clean, decisive, and utterly domineering!
No one expected that this Lower Realm kid, who had always been suppressed and beaten, actually possessed such terrifying strength!
Jiang Yan stood in the center of the arena, the boiling Qi and Blood and Lightning Light around him slowly calming down. He was breathing heavily, looking at the disheveled Liu Kun, the bloodlust in his eyes gradually fading.
Instead, there was a sense of exhaustion after the catharsis and a lingering fear.
However, this attitude, seen by the proud and arrogant Liu Kun who had never suffered such humiliation, became nothing more than blatant mockery and pity.
"How dare you, a mere scoundrel from the Lower Realm!" The intense pain and humiliation instantly overwhelmed Liu Kun's reason.
He suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot, and without even seeing his surroundings, he roared at the guards:
"Kill him! Kill him! What are you standing there for! Tear this bastard to pieces!!"
He roared, hoping that the Lineage guards would swarm forward and chop the boy on the stage who had made him lose face into mincemeat.
However, the scene he envisioned did not occur.
The room remained eerily Deathly Stillness, save for his hoarse roars that echoed through the air, sounding particularly jarring and... ridiculous.
Liu Kun froze. He turned his neck with difficulty, looking behind him with immense anger and a hint of confusion.
Upon seeing this, my blood instantly froze.
He saw a dense, dark crowd stretching from the edge of the arena all the way to the distant street corner, and they were all familiar faces—
His father was Liu Clan Patriarch Liu Qing!
Clan Elder of the clan, who are usually so dignified!
The powerful uncles and elders of each branch of the family, and almost all the core members of the Liu Clan, had gathered here at this moment, forming a dense, dark mass of people, probably close to a thousand!
But amidst this dense crowd, no one uttered a sound.
All eyes were fixed on Liu Kun, an eerie silence ensued.