"Lived for 300 years and only reached peak level 96, what bullshit are you spouting?"

The old woman who had been beside the old man appeared at his side just a second later.

Furthermore.

The spirit rings swirling around the old woman were of the exact same configuration!

Title Douluo!

Two Title Douluos in total!

And.

When Xu Wensu raised his head and saw their faces clearly, his pupils constricted, and his voice went out of tune, "Dai Renfeng, Zhu Buchun?"

"It's actually you two!?"

"You're actually still alive!?"

As these names were spoken, the older ministers present all changed color!

Dai Renfeng and Zhu Buchun!

They were the Emperor and Empress of the Star Luo Empire from three generations ago.

They were also the only two members of the Star Luo royal family in the past four hundred years to break through and become Title Douluos!

When Dai Renfeng ascended to the throne, he had used iron-fisted tactics to purge all the brothers who threatened his position, leaving not a single one behind; he was cold and ruthless to the extreme.

Everyone had assumed these two had long since returned to the earth, but they never imagined they were still alive!?

And...

Just from that brief exchange, Xu Wensu felt that Dai Renfeng's spirit power level had likely already reached level 96!

As for Zhu Buchun, judging by the fluctuations of her spirit power, it was likely no lower than level 95!

What was even more fatal!

Xu Wensu still remembered that these two also possessed a Spirit Fusion Skill...

"Little Xu, if you're still alive, how could we possibly be dead?"

Dai Renfeng leaned on his cane and smiled faintly, "I didn't expect that after so many years, your Xu Family has only gotten worse with each generation!"

As he spoke, his gaze flicked toward Chen Xin, "However, what surprises me even more is that the young man who was out training with his sword back then has also grown into a Title Douluo."

"But, a seventy-two-year-old Title Douluo isn't exactly a prodigy."

"Even with your Seven Kill Sword spirit, with your level 92 spirit power, you cannot stop this old man."

When Dai Renfeng and Zhu Buchun appeared, every muscle in Chen Xin's body tensed up!

A formidable enemy!

An unprecedentedly formidable enemy!

He could clearly feel that the Dai Renfeng before him possessed spirit power fluctuations equivalent to Chen Jianjun before he had come out of seclusion!

The level of a peak level 96!

"Cough, cough..."

Dai Li, having been rescued, was stunned for a moment before erupting into wild joy, "Ancestor!"

He scrambled to get behind Dai Renfeng, his voice trembling, "Great Ancestor! Quick! Quickly take him down!"

"You absolutely cannot let him escape!"

Dai Renfeng glanced at him, his brows furrowing, "Shut up!"

"You useless waste who can't accomplish anything but can ruin everything!"

"My Dai Family is the noble Star Luo royal family; if we want something, we simply take it."

"Why bother with such high-sounding excuses?"

Hearing this, Dai Li's expression turned awkward, and he silently lowered his head, "Yes! Ancestor, this matter was handled poorly; I should have informed you sooner."

"Your Dai Family has quite the ego. Does that mean I have to hand over the formula with both hands?"

Seeing this, Chen Fan let out a cold snort.

"When adults are talking, where does a child get the right to interrupt?"

Dai Renfeng's gaze turned cold. A black spirit ring—who knew which one it was—suddenly flared behind him. With a wave of his hand, a beam of intense light whistled out!

The light looked slow, but it reached Chen Fan in an instant.

"Block!"

But.

A second before the light was about to strike Chen Fan, it was parried by a great sword. It was Chen Xin, who had stepped in front of Chen Fan.

However.

The arm holding his Seven Kill Sword trembled slightly, and he nearly lost his grip on the blade.

"Level 92. To be able to do this, you're not bad at all."

Dai Renfeng's gaze was indifferent. "But that is as far as it goes."

Chen Xin did not speak.

At this moment, nine soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—swirled around his body. He gripped the Seven Kill Sword, his sword intent formidable. Standing to the left and right of Xu Wensu, they guarded Chen Fan.

"A level 96 peak, and another at level 95..."

Chen Xin did not turn his head, but he transmitted his voice directly to Chen Fan. "Little Fan, later, Old Xu and I will hold them off. You find a chance to leave."

Chen Fan shook his head slightly and merely took a step back.

He had dared to say those words earlier without fear of angering Dai Renfeng for a reason...

"Now, do you realize the gap in strength?"

Dai Renfeng flicked his sleeve as if he had just performed a trivial task, then turned to look at Chen Fan. "Do you still want to try?"

It was not just him.

Almost everyone in the hall had their eyes fixed on Chen Fan.

"This Dai Renfeng, his strength is likely... something only the Sect Master could suppress, right?"

Tang Wei looked at Dai Renfeng with a hint of apprehension.

He had heard of this Dai Renfeng back in the day.

It was said that he had slaughtered everyone of his generation who posed a threat to his throne, leaving not a single one alive; he was cold and ruthless to the extreme.

There were also rumors that to increase the compatibility of his martial soul fusion skill with Zhu Buchun, he had given up absorbing a 100,000-year soul ring, ultimately choosing the same two-yellow, two-purple, five-black configuration as her.

So, could Chen Xin and Xu Wensu working together handle them?

Tang Wei did not know, because he did not know how much of Chen Jianjun's true teachings Chen Xin had inherited.

But even if he had inherited one hundred percent of Chen Jianjun's teachings... it might not be enough, right?

After all, Dai Renfeng was a level 96 peak, while Chen Xin was only level 92. Xu Wensu possessed a 100,000-year soul ring, but Dai Renfeng and Zhu Buchun had a martial soul fusion skill.

Therefore...

Tang Wei weighed the situation and ultimately chose not to intervene.

If the Star Luo Imperial Family and the Seven Kill Sect fought, it would be fine; they could just watch the show and incidentally see what attitude the Spirit Hall would take.

Beside him, Tang Xiao curled his lips into a gloating smile and muttered, "Let you act arrogant, now you're an idiot, aren't you? Serves you right!"

Dai Yue had also regained her senses. Looking at Chen Xin and Xu Wensu, who were forced into a defensive stance by Dai Renfeng, she felt a faint sense of satisfaction in her heart.

Let you look down on me!

Now you deserve it!

However...

She looked at Chen Fan's face—not panicked in the slightest, even wearing a smile... for some reason, she felt a chill.

Even if the Seven Kill Sect Master Chen Jianjun came, it wouldn't be of any use, right?

She remembered that Chen Jianjun was only a level 96 peak himself!

"I really don't know what you're still pretending for!"

Dai Yue snorted coldly. She hated the way Chen Fan looked, as if everything were under his control.

However!

To everyone's surprise!

Facing Dai Renfeng's words, Chen Fan smiled and raised his head. The moment he spoke, the entire hall was stunned into silence!

"You've lived for three hundred years and only reached the peak of level 96; what the hell are you acting so high and mighty for?"

Dai Renfeng, "?"

Dai Renfeng's expression turned instantly grim. "You are courting death!"

Almost as soon as his words fell.

Zhu Buchun, who had been following him like a shadow, struck instantly!

The couple had been together for five sixty-year cycles; their tacit understanding was beyond words!

As this level 95 peak agility-attack type Title Douluo unleashed her full power, her speed was so great that Xu Wensu and Chen Xin could not even react in time!

But at that very moment!

Large patches of snowflakes suddenly rose from the floor of the entire Taihe Hall!

A flash of cold light burst forth!

And Zhu Buchun's figure froze abruptly in place!

"Who dares... touch him?"