I Am the Xiao Clan's Ancestor!

"Who are you?"

"This is a matter between the Misty Cloud Sect and the Xiao Clan. What business is it of an outsider like you?"

Elder Ge Ye looked at the young man before him, his expression turning cold in an instant. The pressure of a Seven-Star Great Dou Master suddenly bore down on him.

"Who am I?"

A cold smile tugged at Xiao Ze's lips.

He swept his sleeve, ignored the pressure weighing down on him, and strode over to take a seat in the middle of the hall.

He surveyed the room, then let his gaze settle on Elder Ge Ye. His voice was calm and firm:

"I am the Xiao Clan's ancestor!"

His words sent a shock through the entire hall!

As soon as he spoke,

whispers immediately rose among the Xiao Clan members gathered in the hall.

The younger generation, especially, stared wide-eyed at Xiao Ze before them, unable to believe what they were seeing.

They couldn't imagine that this man, so young, could actually be their Xiao Clan's ancestor.

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Sure enough,

the moment Xiao Ze finished speaking,

the silent Second Elder abruptly rose to his feet and glared at him. "You're being far too presumptuous!"

"Putting aside your identity, which remains in doubt, we still can't determine whether you're truly our Xiao Clan's ancestor."

"But today, we're dealing with a matter that concerns the very survival of the Xiao Clan!"

"Your sudden interference makes it hard for us not to suspect that you've come to the Xiao Clan with ulterior motives..."

The Second Elder looked at Xiao Ze with hostility.

He had already doubted Xiao Ze's claim to be their ancestor.

Now he was even more convinced that this man was a spy sent by someone with sinister designs to overthrow the Xiao Clan!

His tone grew more forceful.

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

He quietly went over to his father, Xiao Zhan, and asked in surprise, "Father, is this man really our Xiao Clan's ancestor?"

Faced with his son's question, Xiao Zhan couldn't give him an answer.

In the end, he gave a wry smile. "At the moment... even I don't know."

Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Ze, who had suddenly appeared before him, astonished by the answer. Even his father didn't know who this man was?

Was he really the Xiao Clan's ancestor?

......

Inside the hall,

all the Xiao Clan members whispered among themselves.

Everyone stared at Xiao Ze suspiciously. They all wanted to know whether this young man, who looked to be around twenty, was truly their Xiao Clan's ancestor.

Faced with the Second Elder's accusations,

Xiao Ze, the person at the center of it all, remained unhurried. He casually picked up a plump, glistening grape and popped it into his mouth.

After chewing it a few times,

he slowly turned his gaze to the Second Elder.

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

"Know your place..."

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

"Kneel! Bow your head! Apologize!"

His voice rose little by little, his tone growing colder with every word!

As soon as he finished speaking,

boom!

A vast, majestic pressure slowly spread from within Xiao Ze.

With his cultivation at the Dou Emperor level, even one percent of his pressure was more than the Second Elder could withstand.

As a wisp of his Dou Qi pressure descended,

the Second Elder's face instantly turned pale. In a daze, he seemed to see a divine mountain crashing down upon his head. Its immense force shattered his spirit.

"Pfft—"

He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

His once-straight body crumpled under the pressure. With a heavy thud, he dropped to his knees in front of everyone in the hall.

"This..."

The sight stunned everyone present.

The Xiao Clan's senior members, especially,

stared at Xiao Ze in terror.

They knew the Second Elder's strength better than anyone. He was at the Peak Dou Master level, with one foot already in the ranks of the Great Dou Masters. Even in the Xiao Clan as it stood, he was among the strongest.

Yet this powerful, highly respected man had been made to kneel by a single sentence from the young man before them?

How was that possible?

Surely they knew what sort of man the Second Elder was.

He definitely hadn't knelt of his own accord!

Which left one question—

If the other man could subdue the Second Elder with such ease, just what level had his cultivation reached?

"Gulp—"

Someone swallowed, breaking the deathly silence in the hall.

"Please, Anc... Ancestor, calm your anger!"

"The Second Elder did speak carelessly. We beg you, Ancestor, to be magnanimous and forgive the Second Elder this once!"

As the Xiao Clan's patriarch, Xiao Zhan was shocked by what had just happened, but he still stepped forward at once, cupped his hands, and pleaded with Xiao Ze.

They still didn't know whether the other man was truly their Xiao Clan's ancestor.

But his strength was undeniable, and the Xiao Clan had no way to stand against him.

Offering a few kind words now... wouldn't cost the Xiao Clan anything!

"Hmph!"

"Out of respect for you, the Xiao Clan's current patriarch, I'll spare this unfilial descendant for now..."

Xiao Ze snorted and waved his hand, dispelling the pressure bearing down on the Second Elder.

As soon as the pressure vanished, the Second Elder's body shook violently a few times. After letting out a pained groan, he couldn't catch his breath and promptly fainted.

The sight terrified the members of the Second Elder's branch.

They all rushed forward to check on his condition.

Xiao Ze, of course, remained unmoved. His gaze returned to Elder Ge Ye of the Misty Cloud Sect, and he asked with an indifferent, mocking look, "You're from the Misty Cloud Sect?"

Elder Ge Ye had no idea what had just happened, either.

All he knew was that the young man before him seemed to hold a high position in the Xiao Clan.

So he answered with an air of arrogance, "That's right!"

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

"Today, I represent the Misty Cloud Sect in discussing the annulment of the engagement between the Xiao Clan and our sect's Saintess!"

"Since you're the Xiao Tribe's ancestor, hurry up and represent the Xiao Clan in ending the engagement with our sect's Saintess!"

"Otherwise... don't blame me for being impolite!"

He held his chin high, as if he looked down on the Xiao Clan before him.

But that was only natural.

After all, he was a Seven-Star Great Dou Master. His cultivation and strength surpassed those of Xiao Zhan, the Xiao Clan's strongest member. It was only natural that he thought little of the Xiao Clan.

Although the sudden appearance of this Xiao Clan ancestor puzzled him, he still didn't take it seriously. With the Misty Cloud Sect backing him, what could a mere Xiao Clan possibly do?

Every word he spoke was laced with contempt for the Xiao Clan.

"Hmm?"

This attitude greatly displeased Xiao Ze, who had only just reached the One-Star Dou Emperor level.

Who did this man think he was?

A mere Seven-Star Great Dou Master dared to swagger and bark in front of him?

Xiao Ze's expression instantly darkened. He gave a cold snort. "What are you supposed to be?"

"A mere Misty Cloud Sect, a mere Seven-Star Great Dou Master..."

"And you think that gives you the right to bark in front of me?"

"Kneel!"

Boom!

This time, he unleashed two percent of his pressure.

In an instant,

Elder Ge Ye was forced to his knees before Xiao Ze by the immense pressure.

"What? What powerful Dou Qi pressure!"

"What level of cultivation has he reached???"

Kneeling on the ground, unable to control his own body, Elder Ge Ye was utterly terrified. He had never imagined that this unassuming, astonishingly young man could be so terrifyingly strong!

He was a Seven-Star Great Dou Master!

Yet he couldn't resist the other man's pressure in the slightest?

What level of cultivation did this man have?

A Great Dou Master?

No! Impossible!

A Dou Ling?

That couldn't be!

The Misty Cloud Sect had Dou Ling elders, too. Their Dou Qi pressure was powerful, but it absolutely couldn't leave him completely helpless!

Could he be... a Dou Wang expert?