Annihilating the Ancient Saint Clan's You Family! One Man Overpowered the Ancient Emperors!

Everyone turned toward the figure in white at once.

The cultivators from the various saint clans who had been chattering moments earlier now gaped, their eyes round with disbelief.

You Taichu, the First Ancestor of the You Family, a peak Emperor Realm expert who had lived for over a billion years, was actually being forced into a slight stoop before that young man in white.

A You Family elder cried out involuntarily, his voice trembling beyond recognition.

"This aura... is stronger than the ancestor's?!"

"That young lord from the Emperor Clan is also at the peak Emperor Realm!"

You Taichu's expression changed several times before finally settling into a low sigh.

He looked at Su Linxian, complicated emotions churning in his cloudy old eyes. A trace of wariness entered his voice, unnoticed even by himself.

"Emperor of the Su Family... is there truly no room for compromise?"

Su Linxian looked at him and spoke calmly.

"No."

He tilted his head to glance behind him.

Li Junhua sat slumped on the ground, with Ming Suwen crouching beside him, supporting his shoulder. Ming Qingshu had also run over. Yu Yao was still pinned to the ground, unable to move, her golden slit pupils full of defiance as she continued cursing.

"I will take all of them away today."

You Taichu's expression darkened.

The two ancestors behind him stepped forward together. Three peak Emperor Realm auras gathered again, converging into an invisible barrier within the hall. You Xuanhai leaped down from the dais and stood behind the three ancestors, his expression grim as his own peak Emperor Realm aura erupted.

Four Emperor Realm experts!

The guests in the hall retreated one after another. Some withdrew straight outside, afraid of being caught in the coming battle.

An emperor... since when did the Su Family have someone like this?

Yun Qian stared at the figure in white, his throat hoarse.

You Taichu said, "Emperor of the Su Family, I will give you face one last time. If you leave now, we will treat this as though it never happened. If you insist on taking Xingyuan and Ming Suwen away—"

He did not finish, but his meaning could not have been clearer.

The corner of Su Linxian's mouth curved.

"No need to give me face."

The instant his words fell, You Taichu moved.

He raised his hand and struck. His withered palm transformed in the void into a colossal hand that blotted out the sky and sun, its creases resembling the veins of mountains and rivers, each holding fragments of peak Emperor Realm Dao laws. The two ancestors behind him attacked simultaneously, unleashing a crimson beam of emperor light and a pitch-black palm imprint. Three emperor-level divine abilities blasted toward Su Linxian from three directions at once.

Rumble—

Su Linxian raised his hand.

The Diya Sword materialized in his palm.

Dark gold light exploded through the hall. The primordial inscriptions on the blade lit up one after another, every line burning.

He swept his sword horizontally, sending a streak of Dark Gold Sword Intent across the hall and severing all three emperor-level divine abilities at once. The shock waves from their destruction exploded in every direction. The hall's entire vaulted roof shattered with a thunderous crash, tiles flying and pillars collapsing!

Boom!

Su Linxian shot skyward, breaking through the ruined roof and taking his place above King-Sealing City.

"After him!"

You Taichu and the other two ancestors pursued him together. Four peak Emperor Realm auras collided violently in the void, shredding every cloud within ten thousand miles.

High in the heavens, Dark Gold Sword Intent and crimson emperor light wove a web of destruction. Every collision blasted a dense lattice of cracks through the void.

Countless cultivators in King-Sealing City looked up in horror. The battle's shock waves poured down. Although the You Family's city-protecting formation blocked most of them, the entire city still shook violently. Stone paving shattered inch by inch, and dust showered from the houses lining the streets.

Ming Qingshu stood in the ruined hall, staring up at the dark gold sword light sweeping unchallenged across the heavens, utterly dumbstruck.

Her mouth hung open. It took her a long while to find her voice, and she murmured, "He... he really is in the Emperor Realm?!"

She had asked Su Linxian about his cultivation before. He had said he was an emperor, but she had not believed him.

Yet now, watching that figure fight three peak Emperor Realm experts alone in the void without losing ground, she finally believed him.

An indescribable shock surged through her heart. An Emperor Realm cultivator barely over two hundred years old, who could overpower three old monsters—this shattered every rule known since primordial times.

Ming Suwen crouched beside Li Junhua, likewise looking up at the heavens.

"Who is he?"

Li Junhua struggled to sit upright and answered reverently.

"My master. The Divine Son of the Su Family, an Emperor Clan."

Ming Suwen froze.

The Divine Son of the Su Family?

Although she had never met Su Linxian, she had heard some of the rumors lately about the Su Family recovering their Divine Son.

She had simply never imagined that the legendary Divine Son would appear at her wedding and turn against the You Family over her plight.

Rumble!

Above them, the battle had reached a fever pitch.

The longer You Taichu and the two ancestors fought, the more alarmed they became.

The three peak Emperor Realm experts joined forces, pouring out all manner of divine abilities. Dao laws hammered the white-clad figure like a torrential downpour.

Yet Su Linxian had not used a single divine ability or invoked a single Dao law from beginning to end. He merely held that dark gold longsword, meeting their attacks head-on with pure physical strength.

"Why aren't you using divine abilities?!"

The You Family Second Ancestor growled through gritted teeth. He struck Su Linxian's blade with his palm, only for the recoil to numb his entire arm.

He could clearly feel that when the force of his palm landed on his opponent, it was like striking a primordial divine mountain. Su Linxian did not budge.

Su Linxian murmured.

"Divine physiques really are formidable."

He had yet to truly test his limits since bringing his Desolate Ancient Sacred Body to full mastery.

Now that three peak Emperor Realm experts were attacking together, he could weigh just how powerful this body was. When that palm had struck his chest moments earlier, he had not even stepped back. His chest had merely warmed slightly. That peak Emperor Realm force, powerful enough to shatter mountains and split seas, had failed to leave so much as a white mark on his Desolate Ancient Sacred Body.

You Taichu also noticed something was wrong. Su Linxian blocked every divine ability with his blade, but the shock waves that struck his body vanished like stones sinking into the sea. There was something unusual about this man's flesh. You Taichu's expression grew grimmer and his attacks more vicious, yet no matter how much force he used, that white-clad figure remained utterly unmoved.

Just then.

A crimson beam of emperor light shot toward him from behind and to the side.

"Ancestors, I've come to help you!"

It was You Xuanhai.

He had not joined the battle head-on, instead roaming its edges and waiting for an opportunity. Now, at last, he seized the opening while the three ancestors occupied Su Linxian. A beam of emperor light containing all his origin power blasted with flawless precision toward Su Linxian's back.

You Taichu's pupils contracted.

"Bastard! Stop!!"

Although they resented this Emperor Clan member interfering in their family's affairs, they had only attacked to suppress him and make him retreat in the face of difficulty!

If this Emperor Clan emperor were truly injured and killed here, utter catastrophe awaited the You Family!

"You Xuanhai!!"

You Xuanhai snarled, "Die!!"

Su Linxian frowned.

He turned and unleashed a punch!

The crimson emperor light exploded. Golden Desolate Ancient divine patterns surfaced on his skin, devouring every last shock wave from the beam.

"How is this possible..."

You Xuanhai's smile froze on his face.

Su Linxian turned his head and looked at him.

That gaze instantly turned the blood in You Xuanhai's entire body ice-cold.

"You seek death..."

"I will grant your wish."

Su Linxian held the Diya Sword upright before him.

Every dark gold inscription lit up, every line burning.

An exceedingly fine thread of Dark Gold Sword Intent condensed at the sword's tip, carving an irreparable fissure through the void wherever it passed.

He slashed!

The Dark Gold Sword Intent crossed ten thousand zhang of empty space and sank into You Xuanhai's body with unerring precision.

"No!!"

Before You Xuanhai could even scream, his body exploded into a skyful of bloody mist.

Not even his bones remained!

[Ding! Killed Emperor Realm cultivator You Xuanhai. Gained 100000 Villain Points!]

"Our You Family patriarch!"

You Taichu and the two ancestors stopped attacking and retreated at once, their expressions changing drastically.

Watching You Xuanhai die, they finally revealed genuine fear in their cloudy old eyes.

That slash had been too fast. Too fast for even them to stop it. The destructive power contained within that sword intent had made all three of their hearts tremble.

"You..."

You Taichu's lips quivered, his voice so dry that he could barely make a sound.

"Emperor of the Su Family..."

"Our You Family concedes!"

The death of an emperor was an unprecedented blow even to an Ancient Saint Clan like theirs!

If they did not stop now, the You Family might never again have a place to stand!

Su Linxian withdrew the Diya Sword and looked down at them.

His gaze was as calm as still water, without the slightest ripple of emotion.

"You concede?"

"Too late."

"I have changed my mind."

"The You Family remains obstinate..."

"You deserve extermination!"

Boom!

Dark gold light exploded in the void, becoming a sword beam ten thousand miles long that spanned the heavens. It descended from above the clouds like a divine sword striking from beyond the sky, carrying the might to destroy everything as it thundered down toward the You Family estate!

Rumble—

Tai'e Return to Origin!

"Stop him!!"

The expressions of You Taichu and the two ancestors changed wildly. They struck together to block it.

Three peak Emperor Realm divine abilities converged into a colossal barrier of emperor light before the sword beam.

The sword beam fell.

The emperor light barrier held against it for half a breath, then shattered with a thunderous crash.

The three ancestors were hurled ten thousand zhang through the sword light, blood spraying wildly from their mouths.

The sword beam continued unabated,

Boom—!!!

The earth split open!

A bottomless rift spread from the center of the You Family estate, cutting through all of King-Sealing City and cleaving the Ancient Saint Clan estate, with its millions of years of heritage, in two. Halls and towers turned to powder beneath the sword light. Training grounds, spirit springs, herb gardens, ancestral halls—everything was swallowed by that sword beam!

Dust surged into the sky, blotting out the entire heavens!

By the time the dust cleared, everything was gone.

Only an enormous rift and a scene of devastated ruins remained.

Every cultivator in King-Sealing City knelt prostrate, trembling all over. The cultivators from the various saint clans stared at the ruins, their faces white as paper.

The You Family, an Ancient Saint Clan overlord with a legacy stretching back millions of years, had been reduced to ash beneath a single slash.

"Is this the might of an emperor..."

Yun Qian had pulled Wang Guan into a corner. Both men's legs were going weak.

Only after a long while did he squeeze out a few words.

"I know who he is..."

"The Su Family's Divine Son! This fellow is the Su Family's Divine Son who returned not long ago! This man... must not be provoked."

When You Taichu crawled out of the ruins, his imperial robes had been shredded into strips, his white hair hung disheveled over his shoulders, and dark red emperor blood stained the corner of his mouth.

His left hand had been severed at the wrist. Golden emperor blood slowly seeped from the stump where the Diya Sword's intent had cut it apart.

The two ancestors behind him were equally wretched. One had a caved-in chest, while half the other's body had been scorched black by the sword intent.

"Our You Family... is finished!"

You Taichu raised his head, a resolve bordering on madness churning in his cloudy old eyes.

"We stake everything!"

He roared, his origin power burning wildly.

Golden emperor flames erupted from within him, enveloping his entire body in a dazzling blaze. The two ancestors behind him burned their Emperor Essence at the same time, and all three men's auras surged to a terrifying level.

Ultimate Sublimation!

That was the price peak Emperor Realm cultivators paid for ultimate sublimation: burning their origins in exchange for a brief moment of supreme combat power. Even if they survived this battle, their cultivation would hardly ever recover.

The origin power of three peak Emperor Realm experts converged in the void into a torrent that pierced heaven and earth.

That torrent contained the insights from their lifetimes of cultivation, all their memories of battle, and every fragment of their Great Dao laws.

It rose through the void, becoming a golden pillar of light ten thousand zhang high and bathing the entire heavens in the color of molten gold.

Every cultivator in King-Sealing City knelt prostrate, trembling. That destructive aura pressed down on them until even breathing became a luxury.

Su Linxian stood in the void, looking down at the torrent hurtling toward him.

He did not so much as twitch an eyebrow.

He swept his sword across in a slash.

Dark Gold Sword Intent swept outward.

The entire sky shattered.

A thin fissure split the torrent down its center, spreading rapidly until it covered the entire torrent like a spiderweb. Billions of cracks blazed with golden light at once. The torrent froze in the void for a single breath—then exploded.

Rumble!!!

Golden fragments filled the sky like billions of stars falling at once, turning the heavens into a dazzling golden ocean.

The shock waves swept across ten thousand miles. The earth cracked, mountains collapsed, and King-Sealing City's defensive formation became riddled with dense cracks, nearly shattering outright.

"Pfft!!!"

You Taichu and the two ancestors were hurled ten thousand zhang by the shock waves, blood gushing from their mouths.

They had already burned their origins, and now the backlash surged back into them. All three of their auras plummeted from the peak emperor realm. You Taichu's cultivation fell to the initial emperor realm, while the two ancestors dropped out of the emperor realm altogether, with only peak quasi-emperor auras barely clinging to life within them.

"Let it end."

Su Linxian gave them no chance to catch their breath.

He held the Diya Sword upright before him, an exceedingly slender strand of Dark Gold Sword Intent gathering at its tip.

"Tai'e Return to Origin."

He slashed.

Three strands of Dark Gold Sword Intent shot from the sword's tip simultaneously, swift as streaks of light, leaving three unhealable rifts in the void.

They engulfed You Taichu and the two ancestors with unerring precision!

"Aaaah!!!"

You Taichu's body stiffened abruptly, his pupils dilating.

The last image in his eyes was that white-robed figure standing in the void.

His soul was crushed to nothing beneath the sword intent. As his consciousness rapidly dissolved into darkness, his final thought was—

The You Family was finished.

The two ancestors perished at the same time.

Three corpses fell from the void and slammed into the ruins below, throwing dust into the sky!

[Ding! Killed peak emperor realm cultivator You Taichu. Gained 2,000,000 villain points!]

[Ding! Killed peak emperor realm cultivator You Family Second Ancestor. Gained 100,000 villain points!]

[Ding! Killed peak emperor realm cultivator Third Ancestor of the You Family. Gained 100,000 villain points!]

Four upper-rank Great Daos floated in the air.

Su Linxian felt the four Great Dao origins pour into his sea of consciousness and nodded slightly.

Together with the resources he had previously obtained from Great Emperor Rift-Space, his reserves had grown richer still.

Dao-Origin Return Flow required three order divine laws, nine extreme-rank Great Daos, and twelve upper-rank Great Daos. He now had four upper-rank Great Daos, and his Desolate Ancient Sacred Body came with a law of strength. He still lacked two order divine laws, nine extreme-rank Great Daos, and eight upper-rank Great Daos.

He was still far short.

But at least he had laid some groundwork.

A deathly silence hung over King-Sealing City.

"Was it over already...?"

The cultivators from the various saint clans knelt prostrate, trembling all over, without even the courage to raise their heads.

The You Family's three ancestors, all at the peak emperor realm, along with You Xuanhai—four great emperors in total—had all perished.

The You Family, an Ancient Saint Clan whose legacy had endured for millions of years, had been reduced to ashes in this battle!

And that white-robed young man had used nothing but a single sword from beginning to end!

Someone from an Emperor Clan was truly terrifying beyond measure!