Lineage

"Hmm?"

Tang Tian's expression changed when he saw what was happening before him.

It turned out that every expert of the Lin Family had charged toward Tang Tian to kill him.

"Damn it!"

Tang Tian could not help cursing. No matter how formidable he was, he definitely could not withstand so many people!

"Ru Xue, let's run!"

Tang Tian was not some pedantic fool. Two fists could not defeat four hands, so what was the point of playing the hero?

One had to know that enough ants could bite an elephant to death!

He immediately grabbed Ye Ruxue's hand and sprinted madly toward the Tang Family experts.

It had to be said that the instant he touched Ye Ruxue's delicate hand, that softness made even Tang Tian, whose mind was set on fleeing, feel his heart stir uncontrollably.

Fortunately, the situation did not allow him to think too much. No matter what Ye Ruxue thought, running was the right move.

Ye Ruxue offered no resistance as Tang Tian pulled her along. Her icy face could not help flushing crimson, and she could even feel it burning.

If anyone else had treated her this way, they would probably have been cleaved in two by a single sword before they could even touch her.

"The one ahead running with a woman is Tang Tian! Everyone, get him! Kill him!"

A Lin Family expert shouted loudly from behind.

"That's right, chop him into meat paste!"

"If this brat hadn't killed the young master, how could our Lin Family have ended up in such a state?"

"Killing him would not be enough to vent our hatred! He should be made to wish he were dead!"

Just from their voices, one could hear how deeply these people hated Tang Tian.

Tang Tian ran ahead, hearing every word clearly, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Hatred truly could make a person lose reason. Especially since these people were simply shameless!

If he were the one lying on the ground now, he would probably only receive even more mockery.

Seeing Tang Tian's predicament, Ye Ruxue could not help curling her lips slightly upward. A trace of amusement appeared in her cold eyes.

She liked this Tang Tian—flesh and blood, able to bend and stretch, neither recklessly brave nor mindlessly arrogant. That utterly unrestrained bearing was itself a kind of dominance. Even that face which made people itch to give him a beating felt strangely familiar to her.

Only someone like this would not make life feel so dull, so utterly cold.

That was also why, despite having met only a few times and spent merely several days together, Tang Tian had already left an indelible impression in Ye Ruxue's heart.

There was no true love at first sight, nor was there love that came out of nowhere. There was only a hazy feeling that sprouted at the beginning, then grew into a towering tree through continued contact.

Tang Tian and Ye Ruxue were exactly like that. When they first met, Tang Tian's infuriatingly punchable appearance, like that of a fool, had made Ye Ruxue find him interesting.

Then later, when he lured away the Heavenly Thunder Python, her heart had been deeply moved, and Tang Tian's figure could no longer be erased from her mind.

"Members of the Tang Family, heed my command! Hurry and aid Tang Tian! There must be no mistake!"

Tang Xiaohai roared and charged over first.

No matter what, Tang Tian now represented the Tang Family's honor. More importantly, Tang Tian had already proven with facts that his talent was enough to make everyone in the Tang Family protect him at all costs.

The friction within the Tang Family was merely personal grudges. What they did had not reached the point of a complete falling-out; it was all for the Tang Family's strength.

Now that Tang Tian's talent was so extraordinary, he was the Tang Family's opportunity and hope!

After going through this, the Tang Family was united as never before!

Even Tang Feng and Tang Li, who had suffered only minor injuries, were now fired up as they bravely killed the enemy.

This clash between Starfall City's four great families was the Tang Family's opportunity. Once the Qin Family and Lin Family were destroyed, Starfall City's interests would all belong to the Tang Family, the Ye Family, and the City Lord's Manor.

Even if Starfall City was not large, for the Tang Family, this was the first step toward rising!

Tang Xiaohai taking the lead in bringing the Tang Family experts to help surprised Tang Tian greatly. After all, the two of them had clashed just a few days ago.

Yet now, the Tang Family was fighting desperately for Tang Tian.

After all, Tang Tian had caused this monstrous calamity.

Tang Tian stopped. Still holding Ye Ruxue's hand, he watched the Tang Family members fight desperately, and his heart was stirred.

In his previous life, he had been an orphan. He had never felt a sense of belonging to a family, nor had anyone ever fought for him.

Tang Tian had never understood the concept of home. But now, as he watched Tang Family members being wounded and falling one after another—

His gaze gradually became scorching, his blood boiled, and his heart surged like rolling waves.

"Home... lineage... so this is what it is. One can sacrifice everything for the lineage, throw oneself into danger without hesitation, all so that the lineage and the people at home can live better."

Tang Tian murmured softly, and his grip on Ye Ruxue's hand tightened.

Ye Ruxue quietly watched Tang Tian without saying anything.

"I am Tang Tian. I am a member of the Tang Family. Why must I concern myself with anything else? This is my lineage. There are people here willing to fight desperately for me."

Tang Tian etched the sight before him into his mind. He had always felt that this place was not his home.

He had been reborn through this body, and at most, he had considered himself a passerby. Once he settled matters here, he should find an excuse to leave, cultivate, and become stronger.

But all along, he had been wrong.

Whether he acknowledged it or not, the blood flowing through this body belonged to the Tang Family.

Blood was thicker than water; it could not be erased.

At the very least, this body's home was the Tang Family.

Being reborn in this body, put another way, meant bearing the karma of this body.

What use was there in running away? What use was there in refusing to acknowledge it?

At that moment, Tang Tian only felt his thoughts become completely clear. He understood every issue of karma.

He was Tang Tian, Tang Tian of the Tang Family in Starfall City!

In this life, he would forever be a member of the Tang Family!

"Kill!"

Tang Tian released Ye Ruxue's hand and smiled. "Ru Xue, as a man, I cannot take you and run. I'm going back to kill!"

"Alright. I'll go with you."

Ye Ruxue nodded. No matter what choice Tang Tian made, she would accompany him.

"Good. I'll take you to kill."

Tang Tian laughed loudly and waved his hand. The Thunder Python Sword appeared in his grasp.

For the Tang Family, and for himself, he would risk everything!

Boom!

As vital energy poured into the Thunder Python Sword, lightning flickered across its blade, and a sword cry like rolling thunder rang out.

Especially now that Tang Tian had figured out so many things, at this moment, there was only the sword in his heart!

How did one become a Sword Cultivator?

Many people had many answers. Keeping the sword as one's companion made one a Sword Cultivator.

Cultivating only the Sword Dao made one a Sword Cultivator.

But no matter what, a Sword Cultivator had to have a sword in their heart!

When Tang Tian drew the Thunder Python Sword, his conviction made it so that there was only the sword in his heart!

"Kill!"

Tang Tian was incomparably fast. He swiftly arrived before an Initial Organs-Hiding Realm expert of the Lin Family, shouted, and immediately unleashed Meteor Beyond the Heavens.

If Tang Tian had calmed down and examined it, he would definitely have discovered the difference in this Meteor Beyond the Heavens.

The original Meteor Beyond the Heavens was fast and powerful, yet it lacked a certain flavor.

But now, this Initial Organs-Hiding Realm expert of the Lin Family truly felt as though he were facing a meteor hurtling toward him!

Fan Siren, who had been watching the commotion outside from within the Burial Ground of Stars, was greatly shocked, and his expression became indescribably marvelous...

[Author's aside: The first update of the day is here! There will be more updates later.]