Lineage

"Hmm?"

Tang Tian's expression changed when he saw the situation before him.

All the Lin Family's experts were actually charging 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 enemies.

"Ru Xue, run!"

Tang Tian was no stubborn fool. Two fists could not beat four hands, so why play the hero?

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

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

It had to be said that when he touched Ye Ruxue's delicate hand, that softness made even Tang Tian, who was wholly focused on fleeing, feel his heart stir, unable to contain himself.

Fortunately, the situation did not allow him to think too much. Regardless of what Ye Ruxue thought, running was the right choice.

Ye Ruxue did not resist at all as Tang Tian dragged her along. Her icy face could not help flushing crimson, and she could even feel it burning.

If anyone else had treated her like this, they would probably have been split in two by a single sword before they even touched 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 mincemeat!"

"If that brat hadn't killed the young master, how could our Lin Family have fallen into this state?"

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

It was clear from their voices just how deeply they hated Tang Tian to the bone.

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

Hatred truly could make people lose their reason. Especially these people—they were simply shameless!

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

Seeing Tang Tian's awkward state, Ye Ruxue could not help curling her lips slightly. A trace of amusement shone in her cold eyes.

She liked this Tang Tian—flesh and blood, able to bend and stretch. He was neither recklessly brave nor mindlessly arrogant. That uninhibited bearing carried a kind of dominance, and even that face that made people itch to beat him up felt strangely familiar to her.

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

That was also why, after only a few meetings and 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 any love that came out of nowhere. It was only a hazy feeling that sprouted at the beginning; through constant contact, it eventually grew into a towering tree.

Tang Tian and Ye Ruxue were exactly like that. From their first meeting, Tang Tian's extremely punchable appearance, like that of a fool, had made Ye Ruxue find him interesting.

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

"Tang Family members, 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 represented the Tang Family's honor. What was more, 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 Tang Family's internal frictions were merely personal grudges. What they had done had not yet reached the point of a complete falling-out; it was all for the Tang Family's strength.

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

After this ordeal, the Tang Family was more united than ever before!

Even Tang Feng and Tang Li, who had suffered minor injuries, were filled with fighting spirit as they bravely slew their enemies.

This all-out clash among 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 to power!

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

Yet now, the Tang Family members were fighting for Tang Tian.

After all, Tang Tian had brought about this tremendous calamity.

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

In his previous life as an orphan, he had never felt a sense of belonging to a lineage. No one had ever fought for him.

Tang Tian had never understood the concept of home. But now, watching Tang Family members constantly being wounded and falling—

His gaze gradually burned hot, his blood boiled, and his heart surged.

"Home... lineage... so this is what it is. One can sacrifice everything for the lineage, throw oneself into danger without regard for one's life, all so the lineage, so the people at home, can live better lives."

Tang Tian murmured softly, his grip on Ye Ruxue's hand tightening slightly.

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 risk their lives for me."

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

He had been reborn through this body. At most, he had considered himself a passerby, intending to find some excuse to leave after resolving matters here, then cultivate and become stronger.

But he had been wrong all along.

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 this body's karma.

What was the use of running away? What was the use of refusing to acknowledge it?

At that moment, Tang Tian felt his thoughts become clear. He understood every question of karma and cause and effect.

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 keep running with you. 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 heartily and waved his hand. The Thunder Python Sword appeared in his grasp.

For the Tang Family, and for himself, he would fight with everything he had!

Boom!

When his primordial energy flowed into the Thunder Python Sword, lightning flickered across its blade, and a sword cry like rumbling thunder rang out.

Especially after Tang Tian had thought through 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. To treat the sword as one's companion was to be a Sword Cultivator.

To cultivate only the Sword Dao was to be 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 the sword the only thing in his heart!

"Kill!"

Tang Tian's speed was astonishing. He swiftly arrived before an Initial Organs-Hiding Realm expert from the Lin Family, shouted, and immediately unleashed Meteor Beyond the Heavens.

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

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

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

Fan Siren, who had been watching the commotion outside from the Burial Ground of Stars, was greatly startled, his expression indescribably vivid...

[Author's note: Today's first update is here! There will be more updates later.]