Chapter 189

On the Sword Testing Platform, all was silent.

The other battles had already come to a stop.

Everyone stared at Su Fan in utter disbelief.

Leng Tu, the Palace Master of the Devil Palace, was a renowned powerhouse.

With a mere stomp of his foot, he could make the entire Eastern Region tremble.

He had wielded a terrifying Supreme Treasure like the Demon Blade of Death.

Yet he had been slain by a single sword strike!

Not even ash remained; his body and bones had vanished without a trace!

Too terrifying!

Once news of this spread, the world would surely be shaken.

Yet Su Fan remained as calm as drifting clouds and gentle winds. He patted his clothes as though dusting off a bit of dirt.

"Too weak. This is the Palace Master of the Devil Palace? He couldn't even block one sword strike!"

Su Fan shook his head and sighed.

That sword strike had only cost him five hundred years of lifespan.

Yet after one strike, not even ash had remained of his opponent.

Chen Cang was speechless.

At the same time, he fell into deep self-doubt. Why was Su Fan so strong?

He was the Sword Master of Sword God Mountain. Why was the gap between them so immense?

Ling Jue and the Sword Demon were horrified. They exchanged a glance and immediately understood each other's meaning.

Run!

They had to flee at once!

Capturing Ling Rushuang was no longer possible!

Even Leng Tu had been wiped out with one sword strike.

They could not withstand that sword strike either!

It was too terrifying!

There was not the slightest doubt that the power of that sword had surpassed the Emperor Sword Realm!

The two cursed furiously in their hearts. They cursed Sword God Mountain, Gan Royal Estate, and Tianwu Royal Estate alike.

This was the good-for-nothing you spoke of?

A bunch of blind fools—you had led them straight into disaster!

"Did I say you could leave?"

Su Fan gave a savage grin. His body moved, flashing like a streak of sword light, leaving only an afterimage where he had stood.

Ling Jue had not yet escaped the Sword Testing Platform when he felt the back of his neck tighten. A hand had seized his neck!

Boom!

His heart lurched in shock, and he was just about to strike back.

But then!

That hand gave him a shake, and his entire body went limp. He could not muster even a trace of strength!

It was over!

Ling Jue was horrified!

"You little chick, you ruined my good deed and now you want to run?"

Su Fan grinned savagely.

It was this fellow who had, at the worst possible moment, unleashed a streak of blade light.

Ling Rushuang had left before answering him!

And now, Ling Rushuang would not acknowledge what she had felt back then!

This bastard was utterly hateful!

He deserved death!

His gaze, sharp as a sword, turned toward the Sword Demon, who was already about to flee the Sword Testing Platform.

"Take one more step and see what happens."

The Sword Demon's entire body stiffened as a terrifying crisis of death enveloped him.

It was as if some great terror had fixed its gaze upon him.

Cold sweat nearly broke out all over him.

He stood rooted to the spot, not daring to move.

"You little ants should all die. You're an eyesore just standing there!"

The Emperor Realm experts who had followed Ling Jue here were currently fleeing for their lives.

Su Fan raised his hand and slashed out with his sword!

Boom!

Sword intent swept across them, wiping them out directly!

"No!"

"We didn't come to invade!"

"Ah!"

The sword cultivators who had come with the Sword Demon to watch the battle were scared out of their wits.

They cried out one after another.

They joined forces, trying to resist the incoming attack.

But how could they possibly block it!

They were all cleanly annihilated by a single sword strike!

Gulp!

The Sword Demon was terrified!

Too terrifying!

Those had been Emperor Realm experts, yet they had been cut down like dry weeds and rotten wood by a single sword strike.

Why did Sword God Mountain possess such a great terror?

"Why did you kill them all?"

Chen Cang asked in astonishment.

"Since they were enemies, then kill them all!"

Su Fan said as if it were only natural.

"But... they didn't come to attack Sword God Mountain. They were only... here to watch the show!"

Chen Cang said helplessly.

Those people had truly died unjust deaths!

Su Fan froze.

They were not enemies?

His brows rose, and he snapped, "Then they deserved death even more! As sword cultivators, they watched a sacred land of the Sword Dao be invaded and remained unmoved, standing by to watch the spectacle. People like that deserve to die too!"

The corner of Chen Cang's mouth twitched. You were strong, so everything you said was right!

Su Fan carried Ling Jue like a little chick and brought him before Ling Rushuang.

"Senior Sister, this is the fellow who recklessly sent out blade light and disturbed us. Do you think he should die?"

Ling Jue was horrified. He actually begged Ling Rushuang for help. "I'm your paternal uncle! You can't kill me! I only came this time to bring you back to the Yan Kingdom. I meant no harm!"

Slap! Slap!

Su Fan raised his hand and gave him two hard slaps.

"Shut up. Did I let you speak?"

Ling Jue's face was full of humiliation.

He was the mighty King of Zhen of the Yan Kingdom. When had he ever suffered such humiliation?

Yet Su Fan was too powerful.

He could only endure it in resentment.

Ling Rushuang's expression was cold as she said, "I have already been expelled from the imperial family. I am no longer a member of the Yan Kingdom Imperial Family. Why have you come looking for me? What exactly do you want?"

"This..."

Ling Jue hesitated.

Slap! Slap!

Two more slaps landed on his face.

"I asked you a question!"

Su Fan shouted angrily.

Ling Jue flew into a rage. "Kill me, then! I still won't tell you!"

"Oh? You little chick have quite the backbone, don't you?"

A savage smile appeared on Su Fan's face.

"I like little chicks with backbone the most. It makes tormenting them much more interesting!"

Ling Jue trembled in fear.

This fellow looked truly evil.

"If I tell you, will you let me go?"

He gave in.

"Talk! Whether I let you go depends on whether what you say has any value!"

Su Fan gripped his neck and shook him again and again.

It truly looked as though he were gripping a little chick by the neck and shaking it.

Watching from the side, Chen Cang felt his own neck tighten!

Where had Su Fan gotten such a twisted hobby?

The Sword Demon's face was even more deathly pale!

Su Fan looked utterly evil.

He was more frightening than even the people of the Devil Palace!

"Tell us. I will consider letting you go."

Ling Rushuang spoke.

Ling Jue took a deep breath and said, "It concerns your bloodline."

Su Fan asked in surprise, "Is it because Senior Sister's talent is too strong, and you want to strip away her bloodline?"

"No!"

Ling Jue wanted to shake his head, but Su Fan had hold of his neck, leaving him unable to move it.

He could only continue, "The Yan Kingdom Imperial Family and the Devil Palace discovered an Ancient Tomb. It is suspected to be... a Divine Realm Tomb!"

A Divine Realm Tomb!

That belonged to a legendary, incomparably powerful existence.

Chen Cang's expression changed slightly. No wonder the Yan Kingdom Imperial Family and the Devil Palace had not hesitated to attack Sword God Mountain in order to force him to hand over Ling Rushuang.

"What does that tomb have to do with me?"

Ling Rushuang frowned.

"Because your mother once entered that Ancient Tomb. You inherited your mother's bloodline, and your bloodline can be used to open it."

Ling Jue took a deep breath and said, "We suspect that your mother—and perhaps you as well—may be connected to the tomb's owner. You may be that person's descendants!"

Ling Rushuang was silent for a while before asking, "Where is my mother?"

Ling Jue shook his head. "I don't know!"

Seeing Ling Rushuang's gaze turn icy and sharp, he hurriedly shook his head again. "I truly don't know! After she was expelled and severed ties with the family, she also left the Devil Palace. No one knows where she went."

They had only discovered the secret of that Divine Realm Ancient Tomb after Ling Rushuang had been expelled.

Over the years, they had been searching for Ling Rushuang.

But they had never found any trace of her.

Only recently had someone sent word that Ling Rushuang was at Sword God Mountain.

That was why they came looking for her!