How Dare You Kill an Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect!

Ge Ye climbed to his feet, blood still at the corner of his mouth.

He looked at Xiao Yan, his eyes full of shock.

He was an elder of the Misty Cloud Sect, a powerful Seven-Star Great Dou Master.

Yet this boy before him, Xiao Yan, the one they called a good-for-nothing, had defeated him with a single palm strike?

It was impossible.

Absolutely impossible.

A fierce sense of humiliation welled up inside Ge Ye.

He represented the Misty Cloud Sect's honor.

If he lost to a good-for-nothing today, how could he ever face returning to the Misty Cloud Sect?

What would the Sect Master think of him?

What would the sect's disciples think of him?

At the thought, a flash of murderous intent passed through Ge Ye's eyes.

He couldn't lose.

He absolutely couldn't lose to this good-for-nothing.

"Boy, you brought this on yourself."

Ge Ye said coldly.

Dou Qi surged wildly through his body. He blurred forward, hurtling toward Xiao Yan.

This time, he held nothing back.

A full-strength strike from a Seven-Star Great Dou Master was enough to kill him.

A mass of green Dou Qi gathered in his palm, brimming with terrifying destructive power.

If that palm hit, Xiao Yan would undoubtedly die.

Nalan Yanran's expression changed at the sight.

"Elder Ge Ye, don't!"

She wanted to break off the engagement, and she was unhappy with Xiao Yan, but she'd never intended to kill him.

She'd only wanted Xiao Yan to realize he had no choice and dissolve the engagement himself.

But Elder Ge Ye's strike was plainly aimed at Xiao Yan's life.

Xiao Zhan's expression changed drastically.

"Yan'er, dodge!"

He tried to rush over, but the distance was too great. He wouldn't make it in time.

A cold glint flashed in Xiao Xun'er's eyes.

She was about to act, but stopped the next moment.

Xiao Yan moved.

He raised his hand and struck out with his palm.

The movement looked slow, yet it held terrifying Dou Qi.

The power of a One-Star Dou Wang burst forth in full.

"Thump."

A dull impact rang out.

Xiao Yan's palm struck Ge Ye squarely in the chest.

Ge Ye's palm hadn't even touched Xiao Yan before its force was shattered by the blow.

"Ugh!"

Ge Ye spat out a mouthful of blood.

He slammed into the ground and rolled several times before coming to a stop.

Ge Ye lay facedown, his whole body trembling.

He tried to get up, only to realize he couldn't move at all.

A sharp pain seared through his chest. He had no idea how many ribs were broken.

At last, he understood.

Xiao Yan's strength had probably already reached the Dou Wang level.

A wave of fear unlike anything he had ever known surged through Ge Ye.

A Dou Wang expert in his teens.

That was unheard of across the entire Jia Ma Empire.

Ge Ye looked up and watched Xiao Yan approach, step by step.

Xiao Yan's face showed no emotion, and his eyes were frighteningly calm.

Ge Ye shuddered.

He could sense the killing intent.

"N-no... don't kill me..."

Ge Ye's voice trembled.

He knelt on the ground and kowtowed again and again.

"I was wrong. I shouldn't have attacked you..."

"Please, spare my life..."

A deathly silence hung outside the hall.

Everyone stared at the scene, dumbfounded.

An elder of the Misty Cloud Sect.

Now he was kneeling on the ground, begging Xiao Yan for mercy.

The First Elder's mouth fell open. He couldn't close it for a long time.

Xiao Xun'er looked at Xiao Yan, surprise flashing in her eyes.

Brother Xiao Yan really was different now.

Nalan Yanran stood to one side, watching Ge Ye kneel and beg for mercy. Shock and anger churned within her.

Ge Ye was an elder of the Misty Cloud Sect.

With him kneeling and begging, it was the Misty Cloud Sect's honor on the line.

"Xiao Yan, that's enough."

Nalan Yanran said coldly.

Xiao Yan stopped and turned to look at her.

"You've already injured Elder Ge Ye. That's enough," Nalan Yanran said. "If you dare lay another hand on him, the Misty Cloud Sect won't let you get away with it."

Her tone carried an unmistakable threat.

The Misty Cloud Sect was the greatest sect in the Jia Ma Empire, with countless powerful experts.

The Xiao Clan was no more than a small clan in Wutan City.

If the Misty Cloud Sect truly decided to pursue the matter, the Xiao Clan couldn't withstand it.

Xiao Yan looked at her and said coolly, "Are you finished?"

Nalan Yanran froze.

Xiao Yan turned away and walked toward Ge Ye.

"Xiao Yan, how dare you..."

Before Nalan Yanran could finish, Xiao Yan had already struck.

He brought his palm down on Ge Ye's chest.

Ge Ye's body stiffened, then slowly toppled over.

He was killed on the spot.

Everyone outside the hall was stunned.

Xiao Yan had killed Ge Ye.

He had killed an elder of the Misty Cloud Sect.

Nalan Yanran's eyes widened as she stared at the scene in disbelief.

"Xiao Yan!"

She shouted furiously.

"How dare you kill an elder of the Misty Cloud Sect!"

"How bold of you!"

"Do you even know what you've done?"

"The Misty Cloud Sect won't let you get away with this."

Xiao Yan looked at her without a word.

Nalan Yanran gritted her teeth. "Xiao Yan, you—"

"Smack!"

A sharp crack rang out.

Xiao Yan slapped Nalan Yanran across the face.

Nalan Yanran fell to the ground.

Clutching her burning cheek, she stared at Xiao Yan, stunned.

"That slap was on behalf of your teacher. A disciple raised by the Misty Cloud Sect has so little decorum?" Xiao Yan said.

Nalan Yanran bit her lip, her eyes brimming with hatred.

Just then, the system's voice rang out in Xiao Yan's mind.

[The host helped Xiao Yan humiliate Nalan Yanran and received a reward in return.]

[Random reward: Earth-Rank High-Level Dou Technique with the Fire Attribute.]

A flood of information poured into Xiao Yan's mind.

Earth-Rank High-Level Dou Technique with the Fire Attribute: Blazing Sun Palm.

The palm technique was fierce and domineering, imbued with Fire Attribute Dou Qi. Once cultivated to mastery, it could burn everything to ashes.

The corners of Xiao Yan's mouth lifted slightly.

An Earth-Rank High-Level Dou Technique was already an extremely rare Dou Technique in the Jia Ma Empire.

Nalan Yanran rose from the ground, clutching her cheek, her eyes filled with hatred.

She had never suffered such humiliation in her life.

She had been cast aside, slapped, and humiliated so thoroughly by him.

She was the Misty Cloud Sect's young sect master, one of the outstanding young talents of the Jia Ma Empire.

Yet today, in the Xiao Clan, she had been struck by a good-for-nothing she had once looked down on.

But she knew she couldn't get anything out of this today.

Elder Ge Ye was dead, and she was no match for Xiao Yan.

If she stayed, she'd only bring more humiliation upon herself.

"Xiao Yan, just you wait."

Nalan Yanran said coldly.

"The Misty Cloud Sect won't let you get away with this."

"I'll repay today's humiliation a hundredfold."

With that, Nalan Yanran turned and left.

As she walked out through the Xiao Clan's gate, she glanced back.

Nalan Yanran gritted her teeth, looked away, and strode off.

Outside the Xiao Clan's hall.

After Nalan Yanran left, the courtyard remained silent.

No one had recovered from the shock of what had just happened.

The First Elder looked at Xiao Yan. His lips trembled as if he wanted to say something, but he found himself unable to utter a word.

The Second Elder and Third Elder were no different.

Just moments ago, they had been forcing Xiao Yan to apologize and demanding that he answer to the Misty Cloud Sect.

But now, Xiao Yan had directly killed an elder of the Misty Cloud Sect.

What could they say?

What dared they say?

Xiao Zhan walked to Xiao Yan's side and looked at his son.

His eyes brimmed with excitement!