An Old Father's Silhouette

As the Venerable Qing Hai spoke in a sinister tone, the expressions of Yun Shan, Yun Yun, and Xiao Zhan immediately changed.

That's right, now is not the time for them to worry about other things; the most important thing is how to defeat the other side!

However, even the strongest Yun Shan was already struggling to hold on, let alone Xiao Zhan and Yun Yun.

"Metropolitan!"

"Old Sect Master!"

"Chief!"

Xiao Zhan!

As Venerable Qing Hai approached, Yun Shan, Yun Yun, and Xiao Zhan, master and disciple, found themselves in a precarious situation. The Misty Cloud Sect, the Xiao Household, and a host of forces closely associated with them could no longer stand by and watch!

Anyone who possessed the power of Dou Wang or higher and had the ability to fly took to the skies to help the master and his two disciples.

As for the people of the other empires, they weren't so kind; they simply continued to watch the spectacle from the sidelines.

They are actually quite pleased with how things have developed today!

However, when faced with the group of Dou Wang and above experts rushing up from below, Venerable Qing Hai revealed a hint of mockery.

As long as no other Dou Venerable or higher powerhouses interfere, he has nothing to fear!

"Hehehe, a bunch of ant-like trash, you want to die, don't you? Then I'll grant your wish!"

The Venerable Qing Hai, who was approaching Yun Shan and his two disciples, suddenly stopped and glanced down with disdain.

At the same time, Yun Shan, who noticed the actions of Venerable Qing Hai, suddenly changed his expression again.

"Idiots! Don't come any closer!"

Yun Shan's urgent and stern shout followed.

However, at this moment, the powerful figures rushing up from below couldn't care less about anything else.

All they wanted to do now was rush up and fight alongside Yun Shan and his two disciples!

"Buzz~"

When Venerable Qing Hai extended his right hand, the Void began to tremble.

Clearly, he was preparing to use the Space Strangulation, a dimensional attack capable of striking opponents below the Dou Venerable level, once again.

"Stop! If you kill them, I'll kill myself right now! That way, none of your schemes will succeed!"

Just as Venerable Qing Hai stretched out his right hand, preparing to grasp the Void, Xiao Zhan's voice, which made him frown, suddenly entered his ears.

And sure enough, Xiao Zhan's threat did work.

After all, he is the current patriarch of the Xiao Household!

For Venerable Qing Hai, Xiao Zhan was someone who had to be captured alive!

Therefore, Venerable Qing Hai, whose right hand was originally about to make a fist, suddenly paused and then changed it to palm down.

"Tch~, a bunch of ants. Killing you would only dirty my hands!"

With a cold laugh, Venerable Qing Hai's right hand already made a downward pressure.

"Boom"

Space Strangulation has become simply Space Pressure.

"Ah!"

"How so?"

"Damn it, we can't get up there!"

"Damn it, is this the method of Dou Zun expert?"

"We had absolutely no power to resist!"

"No! I have to go help!"

Amidst a series of unwilling roars, the group of powerful figures who originally wanted to rush forward to help were directly blasted like dumplings by Venerable Qing Hai's Space Pressure, falling back onto the Misty Cloud Plaza below.

Dou Zun expert is just that unreasonable!

However, the three Yun Shan masters and disciples in mid-air breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that none of the powerful figures below who wanted to rush up to help had died.

The worst-case scenario, at least, didn't happen!

However, after realizing what was happening, Yun Shan and Yun Yun both frowned and looked at Xiao Zhan.

After all, they had clearly heard that Xiao Zhan had just threatened Venerable Qing Hai with suicide.

Although the current outcome is good, it's not something the master and apprentice can accept!

"Xiao Zhan, don't do anything reckless!"

"The teacher is right, junior brother, you need to calm down!"

The master and apprentice warned each other in turn.

However, faced with the concerned warnings from his teacher and senior sister, Xiao Zhan could only manage a helpless, bitter smile.

In fact, if he had any other options, why would he have threatened to kill himself?

Actually, Xiao Zhan wasn't sure if his threat would be effective; he was just trying it out.

Normally speaking, a Dou Zun expert would never be interested in such a small Dou Wang Family!

Clearly, the other party had ulterior motives.

Since he has ulterior motives, then as the head of the Xiao Household family, he must hold considerable weight in the eyes of the other party!

In Xiao Zhan's mind, if that were the case, then the meaning of his living to the other person would definitely be greater than his death!

That's why Xiao Zhan had the quick thinking to successfully threaten Venerable Qing Hai into letting those who wanted to help go.

For Xiao Zhan, there is both good and bad news.

The good news is that almost all of his guesses were correct!

The Venerable Qing Hai has designs on the Xiao Household, so he doesn't want him to die. Therefore, he has the right to negotiate!

The bad news is that he, a mere Dou Wang, can threaten a Dou Venerable, which clearly indicates that the other party has great ambitions towards the Xiao Household!

"Phew~, teacher, senior sister, thank you for taking care of me all these years. I've been so useless, I'm truly ashamed! This guy is clearly after my Xiao Household this time, so let me handle it myself. I can't drag you down with me anymore!"

Exhaling a breath of stale air, Xiao Zhan said with a firm expression.

"Xiao Zhan..."

"Junior brother..."

Yun Shan and Yun Yun, master and disciple, opened their mouths, but neither knew what to say.

Immediately, Xiao Zhan's gaze passed over his teacher and senior sister and landed on Venerable Qing Hai had a playful expression on his face.

"Your target is me! I'll go with you! But you have to spare the rest of my Xiao Household, and you can't make things difficult for my teacher and senior sister either! Otherwise, I'll die right in front of you, and all your plans will come to naught!"

Xiao Zhan spoke with a resolute expression.

"Heh heh heh, you mere Dou Wang, how dare you threaten me?"

You could tell from the tone that Venerable Qing Hai was very displeased!

However, that's understandable.

After all, Dou Wang threatening Dou Venerable would make anyone's expression much better than that of Venerable Qing Hai.

"Yes!"

When Xiao Zhan uttered that word, Venerable Qing Hai's expression worsened even further!

"Hmph, I don't care in the slightest whether you live or die!"

The Venerable Qing Hai, barely managing to stay composed, retorted.

"Oh? Really? Would you like to give it a try?"

Having already seen through the thoughts of the Venerable Qing Hai, Xiao Zhan showed no fear whatsoever.

As he spoke, he had already begun to subtly build up his competitive Dou Qi.

If the Venerable Qing Hai makes any other move, he will directly shatter his own heart meridian!

Venerable Qing Hai: "..."

The Venerable Qing Hai had noticed Xiao Zhan's subtle actions, fell silent.

After all, trying it could lead to death!

If the Leadership of the Soul Hall were to find out that he had forced the current Xiao Household patriarch to his death, the Hall Master might even grind him to dust!

He came for the credit, not to be buried with Xiao Zhan!

"So? Have you thought it through?"

Seeing that Venerable Qing Hai remained silent, Xiao Zhan smiled a bittersweet smile of victory.

He didn't really want it to be like this, but it was his responsibility as the head of the Xiao Household family!

To avoid any unforeseen complications and to quickly obtain this tremendous credit, Venerable Qing Hai had clearly made a decision.

Although he felt somewhat regretful for not being able to obtain Yun Shan's soul, it was insignificant compared to the merit he gained from capturing the Xiao Household family patriarch alive.

"Hehehe, you certainly have guts! No wonder you're the current patriarch of the Xiao Household family! I'll show you mercy today and spare the lives of these ants!"

While chuckling, Venerable Qing Hai reached out, ready to take Xiao Zhan away.

Xiao Zhan!

"Junior brother!"

Seeing this, Yun Shan and Yun Yun and disciple, naturally tried to stop them.

However, if Yun Shan were at full strength, he might still be able to do it, but now, with a wave of his hand, Venerable Qing Hai unleashed another Dark Shadow Shot, forcing the two of them back.

At the same time, a large black hand, entirely formed from Dou Qi, approached Xiao Zhan.

"A-Zhan!"

"Clan Chief! ×n"

At this moment, the Xiao Household family members below all cheered loudly.

Especially Yang Xiyue, as the wife, almost fainted on the spot when she saw the scene before her!

Goodbye, Yue'er...

He glanced back at his wife with deep affection, a farewell smile already on Xiao Zhan's face.

Clearly, Xiao Zhan had already made the decision not to return.

As Venerable Qing Hai looked at Xiao Zhan, who was about to fall into his hands, the excitement on his face became increasingly difficult to conceal.

"Buzz~"

However, just as the large black hand was about to grab Xiao Zhan, a blue aura suddenly emanated from Xiao Zhan's body.

The next second, the black hand that came into contact with the azure aura emanating from Xiao Zhan unexpectedly transformed into a pure energy and dissipated into the air.

What happened?

Just as this thought popped into everyone's mind, a faint, ethereal figure suddenly emerged from Xiao Zhan's body.

Xiao Zhan, who had already resigned himself to falling into the hands of the Venerable Qing Hai, widened his eyes in shock after the initial bewilderment!

Because, at this moment, Xiao Zhan had already seen through the true form of that illusory figure.

But it was precisely because he saw it clearly that he found it unbelievable!

"Dad?"

Even as he uttered the address, Xiao Zhan still felt as if he were in a dream!

The illusory figure that emerged from Xiao Zhan's body—who else could it be but Xiao Lin?