"Bastard."
"You're so young, yet so vicious and relentless. Are you determined to destroy the pride of my Ye Family?"
Ye Tianxiong suddenly let out a low roar, staring at Chu Tian as Killing Intent spread through the air, accompanied by a terrifying aura of authority.
As an Emperor Venerable ranked on the Hengtian Ranking and the Sacred Heaven Sect Master, Ye Tianxiong ruled over millions of miles of land. The authority he had accumulated was terrifying. With a mere glare, the air of someone long seated in a high position could make ordinary adults' legs go weak and leave them instinctively afraid to meet his eyes.
Yet Chu Tian had lived two lives. As a godfather of his generation, his will was no weaker than Ye Tianxiong's. A cold smile rested on his lips as he met Ye Tianxiong's gaze. "Sect Master, as the sect's Holy Son, I am defending the sect's rules. The strong are revered; only the outstanding deserve all resources.
"Your nephew Ye Fan has no talent, no strength, and has made no contribution whatsoever to the sect. Yet he secretly consumed so many Divine Medicines and treasures, wasting a vast amount of the sect's resources. That alone is a capital crime.
"If Ye Hongwu had not committed suicide to take the blame, and if the Ye Family had not handed over some Divine Medicines, he should have died long ago.
"Worse still, that piece of trash dared to use the excuse that he once saved my fiancée to repeatedly approach my fiancée, Liu Yun, and sow discord between us. For that alone, I could kill him ten thousand times.
"What is a piece of trash like him? How dare he step on my head?
"I am merely respecting my own heart."
Facing Ye Tianxiong's terrifying authority, Chu Tian's gaze was cold and indifferent, without the slightest fear. He took a firm step forward, standing slightly ahead of his father, Chu Tianwang, and said icily:
"Sect Master, there is no room for bargaining in this matter."
"Ye Fan must die!"
"I hope this time will be the first time—and the last."
"Uncles, elders, Grandfather, bear witness for Chu Tian. If the Ye Family ever uses any excuse to release Ye Fan from Sin Domain Prison again, then I will follow my heart and execute him on the spot according to sect rules."
Terrifying Killing Intent surged from Chu Tian's cold eyes. His youthful face was filled with a murderous intent wholly unsuited to his age.
At that moment, the shock in the hearts of the surrounding sect higher-ups and Grand Elders was simply unimaginable.
They had never expected Chu Tian, at such a young age, to be so bold and unyielding, to confront Ye Tianxiong face-to-face.
Let alone an eight-year-old like Chu Tian—even among the sect's disciples in their twenties, those close to Igniting Divine Fire trembled in Ye Tianxiong's presence and did not even dare lift their heads.
What kind of steadfast mind was this, one that no external force could shake? Countless cultivators sought it without success, willingly venturing out to temper themselves, honing their wills through myriad tribulations.
Yet Chu Tian was still so young, and he seemed to have been born with it.
Chu Tianwang's heart trembled violently as he looked at his son, as though this were truly the first time he had come to understand Chu Tian.
Had his son been wronging himself and accommodating this old man of a father all these years?
With Chu Tian's talent, he should have become famous across the continent long ago, standing beneath the gaze of all and surrounded by countless halos.
Because of him, his son had remained cooped up on Sacred Emperor Peak all day. Even when he occasionally went out, it was only to visit the Liu Family and seek out Liu Yun.
And even because of that, he had still been schemed against by outsiders.
"Congratulations, Host. You have triggered the second phase of the villain no longer keeping a low profile. Defeat Hui Mei, the Son of Destiny of the Cihang Sacred Sect. Reward: 10,000 Destiny Points and one Enlightenment Tea Tree sapling, a congenital spiritual medicine."
After speaking, Chu Tian stomped down with force. Without waiting for Ye Tianxiong's reply, his body shot off the raised platform and landed in the arena.
"Sacred Heaven Sect's Holy Son, Chu Tian." A cold smile hung on Chu Tian's lips as he crooked a finger at Hui Mei. "Don't waste time. Cut the nonsense. I'll defeat you in three moves."
Boom!
The entire venue fell silent.
Then thunderous cheers erupted across the plaza. The emotions that the sect disciples below had suppressed for so long exploded at once.
They had watched the sect's famous prodigies get beaten down by Hui Mei in all sorts of humiliating ways all night. They had seen them tremble after stepping onto the stage, and had even watched Ye Fan turn around and run in fright. They had seen more than enough.
This was the territory of the continent's number one sect, the Sacred Heaven Sect. Why should they let an outsider like this little bald head act so arrogantly?
"You're Chu Tian, the one who suppressed me on the Bone Forging Ranking and stole first place on the Earth Ranking from my cousin Hui Lian."
"Very well. You finally dared show yourself and accept my challenge."
Hui Mei raised a hand and rubbed his bald head. The smile on his bewitching face was somewhat ferocious. "You certainly talk big. I just wonder how much strength you actually have."
Boom!
Hui Mei moved, and his figure instantly vanished from where he stood. His body split into afterimages that appeared across every corner of the arena.
At that moment, it was as though there were hundreds upon thousands of Hui Meis in the arena, all launching attacks at Chu Tian at once.
Hui Mei talked arrogantly, but when facing Chu Tian, he did not dare be careless in the slightest. He immediately used a divine ability martial skill.
"Phantom Roaming Dragon Secret Art! This is a supreme movement divine ability of the Cihang Sacred Sect. It was created by their eighteenth Sacred Land Master after observing the flight path of a Primordial Era Divine Dragon. Even across the myriad worlds, it ranks among the top ten movement divine abilities. It is extremely difficult to cultivate, and no one from the Cihang Sacred Sect has mastered it for many years," Grand Elder Duanmu said in a low voice, his eyes filled with shock.
The other sect higher-ups were equally horrified.
He had already comprehended a supreme divine ability while still in the Bone Forging Realm, and had even achieved initial success with it. This little bald head's talent was truly hair-raising.
"No wonder the Cihang Sacred Sect knew that the Holy Son possessed 1.5 million jin of strength, yet the people accompanying him still tacitly approved of his actions," one sect higher-up said gravely.
"With his spiritual power, he can unleash strength exceeding two million jin. Combined with this supreme divine ability, he is already practically invincible in the Body Tempering Realm."
"Even if the Little Holy Son loses to him, it would not be undeserved. After all, he is two years younger and simply has not had the time to cultivate the sect's divine abilities."
"I hope the Little Holy Son can withstand three moves."
At this moment, Ye Tianxiong's expression was incomparably ugly. Yet he was not watching the battle in the arena. Instead, he turned toward Chu Tianwang and said in a low voice, "Second Brother, does the Chu Family still answer to you or not? How can you let Little Tian behave so recklessly? Didn't we agree to work together to restore the sect to greatness and never engage in internal strife?"
Ye Fan possessed the Primordial Sacred Bone. Though it had been defiled, there was still immense hope in it. No matter what, Ye Tianxiong was unwilling to give up on him.
"It is not that I, as his uncle, do not care for him. But Little Tian's temperament is so cruel, so vengeful over the slightest grievance, so narrow-minded. He has already affected the relationship between our two families. As his father, shouldn't you discipline him?" Ye Tianxiong's voice gradually turned cold.
"Tianying once rendered meritorious service to the sect. Within the Ye Family, it is difficult for me to..."
"Big Brother, you should know when to stop." Suddenly, Chu Tianwang's deep voice rang out.
Ye Tianxiong's heart shook. He saw Chu Tianwang raise his head and stare into his eyes, speaking word by word. "Big Brother, you should understand that Chu Tian is my only son. Because of these matters within the sect, I have already wronged him far too much over the years."
"We both know perfectly well who is right and who is wrong."
"Little Tian did nothing wrong this time."
"As his father, I will never again use the name of sect unity to bind him or restrict him."
"I cannot keep wronging my son."
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