This Old Man is an Ancestor of the Xiao Clan!

"Who are you?"

"This is a matter between my Misty Cloud Sect and the Xiao Clan. Since when is it your place, an outsider, to wag your tongue?"

Elder Ge Ye looked at the young man before him, his expression turning cold in an instant as the pressure of a seven-star Great Dou Master slammed down toward his opponent.

"Who am I?"

A cold sneer tugged at the corner of Xiao Ze's mouth.

With a flick of his sleeve, he ignored the pressure radiating from the other man and sat down boldly on a chair in the center of the hall.

He swept his gaze across the room, finally letting it rest on Elder Ge Ye, his voice calm yet forceful:

"This old man is the ancestor of the Xiao Clan!"

The words stunned everyone present!

As soon as he spoke, the hall was instantly filled with the hushed whispers of the Xiao clansmen.

The younger generation, in particular, widened their eyes, staring at Xiao Ze in disbelief.

They could not imagine how someone so young could possibly be their Xiao Clan's ancestor.

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Sure enough, as soon as Xiao Ze's words faded, the silent Second Elder suddenly stood up and glared at him. "Your Excellency is being far too presumptuous!"

"Setting aside the fact that your identity remains in doubt and whether you are truly our ancestor is yet to be determined, today concerns the life and death of our Xiao Clan!"

"For you to interfere so rashly makes it difficult for us not to suspect your true intentions in coming to our clan..."

The Second Elder looked at Xiao Ze with unkind eyes.

He had already been skeptical of Xiao Ze's claim to be an ancestor. Now, he was even more convinced that this person was a mole sent by someone with ulterior motives to subvert the Xiao Clan.

Consequently, his tone became increasingly aggressive.

The Second Elder's words stirred suspicion in many, including Xiao Yan.

He quietly moved to his father Xiao Zhan's side and asked in surprise, "Father, is this person really our ancestor?"

Faced with his son's inquiry, Xiao Zhan could not provide an answer.

In the end, he gave a bitter smile and said, "For now... even your father is unsure."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan looked at the suddenly appeared Xiao Ze with a bewildered expression. Even his father didn't know this person's identity?

Was he really the ancestor of the Xiao Clan or not?

Inside the hall, all the Xiao clansmen were whispering to one another.

Everyone stared at Xiao Ze with suspicion, all wanting to know if the youth before them, who looked to be about twenty years old, was truly their ancestor.

Faced with the Second Elder's accusations, Xiao Ze remained unhurried. He casually picked up a crystal-clear grape and popped it into his mouth.

After chewing it slowly, he finally turned his gaze toward the Second Elder.

Then, everyone in the hall heard his calm, clear voice.

"No sense of propriety..."

"Is this how the people of my Xiao Clan speak to their ancestor?"

"Kneel! Kowtow! Admit your mistake!"

His voice grew louder, his tone becoming increasingly icy!

As these words fell, BOOM!

A vast and magnificent pressure slowly began to diffuse from Xiao Ze's body.

With his cultivation at the level of a Dou Huang, even a mere one percent of his pressure was something the Second Elder could never withstand.

As that sliver of Dou Qi pressure descended, the Second Elder's face turned deathly pale. In a trance, he felt as if a divine mountain were crashing down upon his head; that overwhelming momentum shattered his spirit instantly.

"Pfft—"

A mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out violently.

His once upright frame was instantly crushed, and with a heavy thud, he actually collapsed onto his knees in front of everyone in the hall.

"This..."

This scene stunned everyone present.

Especially the high-ranking members of the Xiao Clan.

They stared at Xiao Ze with eyes full of terror.

They knew the Second Elder's cultivation level better than anyone: a peak nine-star Dou Master, with one foot already in the ranks of a Great Dou Master, making him one of the top experts in the current Xiao Clan.

Yet, such a powerful and prestigious figure had been forced to his knees by a single word from the young man before them?

How could this be possible?

Could they be unaware of what kind of person the Second Elder was?

This kneeling was certainly not voluntary!

That begged the question—

If the other party could subdue the Second Elder so effortlessly, what realm had his own cultivation reached?

"Gulp—"

Someone swallowed hard, breaking the deathly silence that had filled the hall.

"I beg you, An... Ancestor, calm your anger!"

"It was indeed the Second Elder's slip of the tongue. I hope you, Ancestor, will not hold a grudge against a petty person and will spare the Second Elder's life!"

As the patriarch of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Zhan, despite being shocked by everything before him, was the first to step forward, bowing respectfully to Xiao Ze to plead for mercy.

Whether the other party was truly an ancestor of their Xiao Clan remained unclear.

But the man's strength was immense, and he was certainly not someone the Xiao Clan could oppose.

Saying a few kind words now... would certainly not hurt their Xiao Clan!

"Hmph!"

"For the sake of you, the current patriarch of the Xiao Clan, I shall let this unfilial descendant go for now..."

Xiao Ze let out a cold snort and waved his hand, dispersing the pressure weighing down on the man.

As the pressure vanished, the Second Elder's body trembled violently. After letting out a painful groan, he failed to catch his breath and immediately fainted.

This sight terrified those from the Second Elder's faction.

They rushed forward one after another to check on his condition.

Xiao Ze, of course, remained indifferent to this. His gaze shifted back to Elder Ge Ye of the Misty Cloud Sect, and he said with a cold, mocking look: "You are that person from the Misty Cloud Sect?"

At this moment, Elder Ge Ye had no idea what had just happened.

He only knew that the young man before him seemed to hold a very high status within the Xiao Clan.

Thus, he replied with an arrogant expression: "That is correct!"

"I am indeed Elder Ge Ye of the Misty Cloud Sect!"

"Today, I have come on behalf of the Misty Cloud Sect to discuss the annulment of the engagement between the Xiao Clan and our sect's Saintess!"

"Since you are an ancestor of the Xiao Tribe, you should hurry up and represent the Xiao Clan in annulling the engagement with our Saintess!"

"Otherwise... do not blame me for being impolite!"

He held his head high, seemingly filled with disdain and contempt for the Xiao Clan before him.

This was only natural, however.

After all, he was a seven-star Great Dou Master, with cultivation and strength even higher than Xiao Zhan, the strongest member of the Xiao Clan. It was normal for him to look down on the Xiao Clan.

Although he felt puzzled by this suddenly appearing Xiao Clan ancestor, he didn't take it to heart, believing that with the power of the Misty Cloud Sect behind him, what kind of waves could a mere Xiao Clan possibly make?

Consequently, his words were dripping with contempt for the Xiao Clan.

"Hmm?"

This attitude, however, greatly displeased Xiao Ze, who had just reached the level of a one-star Dou Huang.

What kind of thing are you?

A mere seven-star Great Dou Master, and you dare to act arrogant and wild in front of him?

His face sank instantly, and he let out a cold snort: "What are you?"

"A mere Misty Cloud Sect, a mere seven-star Great Dou Master..."

"On the strength of that, you dare to bark in front of me?"

"Kneel!"

BOOM!

This time, he exerted two percent of his pressure.

In a mere instant.

Under the force of this immense pressure, Elder Ge Ye was driven directly to his knees before Xiao Ze.

"What? Such powerful Dou Qi pressure!"

"What exactly is this person's cultivation level???"

Kneeling on the ground and unable to control his own body, Elder Ge Ye's face was filled with extreme panic. He had never imagined that this seemingly unremarkable and youthful-looking boy before him would possess such terrifying strength!

He was a Seven-Star Great Dou Master, after all!

How could he be left without the slightest power to resist under the other's pressure?

What exactly was the other's cultivation level?

A Great Dou Master?

No! Impossible!

A Dou Ling?

That was also impossible!

There were Dou Ling elders within the Misty Cloud Sect, and while their Dou Qi pressure was strong, it was absolutely impossible for them to render him completely incapable of resistance!

Could it be... a Dou Wang expert?