A surprise!

However, just then, a voice brimming with murderous intent rang out beyond the Xu residence.

"Old man Xu, hand over Xu Qingyang, or the Qi Family will raze your Xu Family to the ground today!"

When Xu Juren, Xu Qingying, and Xu Jinhong heard that voice, fury flooded their faces. They wished they could slap the Qi Family members to death.

Xu Qingyang, however, merely gave a bitter smile. He had not been surprised by the Qi Family's arrival.

"Damn it!"

Xu Juren clenched his fists and roared through gritted teeth.

Then he turned into a streak of light, rushing out of Willow Tower toward the gates.

Xu Qingying and Xu Jinhong followed close behind, exceptionally fierce killing intent flashing in their eyes.

Watching them leave, Xu Qingyang immediately followed.

A few breaths later.

Xu Juren, Xu Qingyang, Xu Qingying, and Xu Jinhong appeared atop the Battle Tower outside the residence, looking down at Qi Tai'a, Qi Taicang, and the dozens of people below.

"Brother, with Grandpa protecting you, the Qi Family will never be able to take you away!"

Xu Qingying looked at Xu Qingyang and reassured him.

Xu Qingyang merely smiled at her words, while Xu Jinhong said with a grin, "Brother Qingyang, don't worry. No matter how strong the Xu Family patriarch is, he can never defeat our patriarch and the grand formation!"

Xu Qingyang glanced at Xu Jinhong and smiled bitterly. Qi Tai'a's strength was anything but ordinary.

At that moment, Xu Juren looked at Qi Tai'a and demanded angrily, "Old ghost Qi, our families have never had any quarrel, yet you demand that I hand over my own grandson without distinguishing black from white. Do you have a death wish?"

"Hmph!"

Qi Tai'a snorted coldly. "Old man Xu, since you want an answer, I'll give you one. Today, Xu Qingyang killed Qi Qin and Qi Tian of my family at the Artifact Pavilion!"

At those words, not only Xu Juren but also Xu Qingying, Xu Jinhong, and even the other Xu Family members froze.

"Little fellow, having sensed that you were in danger, the Desolate Tower has begun upgrading!"

"Little fellow, the Desolate Tower has successfully upgraded, activating invincibility mode below the Grotto-Heaven Realm for you!"

"In invincibility mode below the Grotto-Heaven Realm, all enemy attacks against you are ineffective, and your enemies will also suffer attacks from the Desolate Tower!"

The Desolate Tower's voice rang out at that moment.

Hearing this, Xu Qingyang's heart overflowed with excitement. The Desolate Tower was rather useful after its upgrade.

"Grandpa!"

Xu Qingyang glanced at Xu Juren, then turned his gaze to Qi Tai'a below the tower. "Patriarch Qi is absolutely right. I killed both Qi Qin and Qi Tian of the Qi Family!"

Xu Juren's expression shifted slightly. Looking at Xu Qingyang, he said gravely, "Qingyang, don't talk nonsense. Qi Qin and Qi Tian were in the Heaven-Shifting Realm and the Nascent Soul Realm respectively. How could you possibly have killed them?"

Xu Qingying, Xu Jinhong, and the many other Xu Family members did not believe him either.

To them, even if Xu Qingyang's Sword Martial Soul had recovered and he had begun cultivating the martial path, only a single day had passed. He could not possibly have killed enemies above his realm!

Never mind Xu Qingyang—even the monstrous prodigies of the Skyflame Kingdom could not have done it.

Faced with their disbelief, Xu Qingyang merely smiled bitterly without explaining. He knew that no matter how much he explained, it would be useless.

Only actual combat could prove it.

"Hahaha!"

Qi Tai'a laughed heartily and said smugly, "Old man Xu, now that Xu Qingyang himself has admitted it, why haven't you handed him over?"

"Impossible!"

Xu Juren said coldly, "Not unless you can step over my corpse!"

"If you're seeking death, I'll grant your wish!"

At that instant, Qi Tai'a roared, gripped his black saber, and unleashed a slash.

Seeing Qi Tai'a's fierce attack, Xu Juren was about to retaliate when Xu Qingyang said, "Grandpa, killing Qi Tai'a at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm is no different from slaughtering a pig for me. Let me handle this!"

"Qingyang, you..."

Hearing Xu Qingyang's words, Xu Juren was so stunned that he did not know what to say.

"One Sword Controls the Dragon!"

Under everyone's gaze, Xu Qingyang surged forward without waiting for Xu Juren's consent and slashed with the Red Sparrow Sword.

The slash immediately transformed into a dragon-shaped streak of sword light and surged toward its target.

Boom!

The dragon-shaped sword light collided violently with the saber light.

"Crack!"

Suddenly, Qi Tai'a's saber light shattered outright, scattering into countless fragments of light.

"You..."

Witnessing this shocking sight, Qi Tai'a could not help widening his eyes. In disbelief, he said, "How... is this possible?"

No matter how monstrous Xu Qingyang's talent was, he should never have possessed the strength to fight him!

Unless it's that fortuitous opportunity Xu Qingyang obtained!

Meanwhile, Xu Juren, Xu Qingying, Xu Jinhong, and the others were all petrified. Xu Qingyang truly possessed the strength to fight Qi Tai'a.

How laughable that we didn't believe he had killed Qi Qin and Qi Tian just now.

At that moment, the dragon-shaped sword light Xu Qingyang had unleashed did not stop, but continued attacking Qi Tai'a.

"Xu Qingyang, I truly never imagined your fortuitous opportunity could give you such strength. But this strength is only temporary!"

Qi Tai'a darted away, dodging the dragon-shaped sword light.

"Three Strikes of the Tyrant Blade!"

Gripping his black saber, Qi Tai'a immediately charged before Xu Qingyang and slashed.

"Qingyang, watch out!"

Seeing this, Xu Juren hastily shouted a warning.

Xu Qingyang merely smiled, paying no attention whatsoever to Qi Tai'a's attack.

The instant Qi Tai'a's black saber fell, a strange smile curled at the corners of Xu Qingyang's mouth.

Why isn't Xu Qingyang fighting back? How strange.

That was what Qi Tai'a thought.

Xu Juren, Xu Qingying, and the others were instantly dumbfounded. They truly could not understand why Xu Qingyang had not fought back.

The next moment.

Qi Tai'a saw his black saber strike Xu Qingyang's body, yet Xu Qingyang did not suffer so much as a scratch.

"How could this happen?"

Even the experienced and knowledgeable Qi Tai'a was dumbstruck by the sight.

Xu Juren, Xu Qingying, and the others burst into cries of astonishment.

Below the Battle Tower, Qi Taicang and the others merely smiled and said, "The patriarch wants to capture Xu Qingyang. He'll have him in custody before long!"

Qi Tai'a: You're all blind as bats. Can't you see that I'm trying to cut Xu Qingyang down, yet I can't hurt him in the slightest?

"Patriarch Qi, quite unexpected, isn't it?"

Xu Qingyang shrugged and chuckled as he looked at Qi Tai'a's expression.

"You!"

Qi Tai'a snorted coldly.

Xu Qingyang continued, "There's another surprise!"

Almost as soon as his voice rang out, a fierce beam of light shot from his body and pierced straight through the center of Qi Tai'a's forehead.