The victor was king!

The might radiating from the Law-Suppressing Stele overhead had directly suppressed the Rain Clan disciples scattered across the ground.

Its tyrannical power was plain to see. These were all elders who received little regard within the clan; otherwise, they would never have been sent to a place like this.

If they acquired a powerful Treasure Art, their standing in the clan might well change.

As they looked at Li Dao, they could no longer conceal the greed in their eyes.

Li Dao saw those nakedly covetous gazes clearly. He had already prepared himself for their reaction.

Even so, their undisguised stares still made his brows furrow.

He spoke coldly to them:

"I came only to retrieve what belongs to me. If you refuse to return it, you can't blame me for what happens next!"

Hearing Li Dao's words, the elder at their head stepped forward and retorted without hesitation:

"Our illustrious Rain Clan commands vast power. Would we need to forcibly seize a mere child's belongings?"

"If you cannot substantiate your claim, you will bring ten thousand calamities down upon yourself."

The commotion naturally drew the attention of many cultivators.

They stood some distance beyond the entrance, watching every movement with curiosity filling their eyes.

"Tsk, tsk. A clan as great as the Rain Clan actually had a junior fight his way to its doorstep. They've truly lost all face!"

"I wonder what it was that made him come knocking?"

"Maybe that brat just made it all up! Would the illustrious Rain Clan really throw away its dignity to rob a child?"

"Hey, what are you saying? Maybe someone from the Rain Clan used their power to bully him and stole his belongings, and now he's fought his way here!"

The cultivators immediately began arguing among themselves, their eyes never leaving Li Dao and the others.

Li Dao paid the elder's threat no heed whatsoever.

He looked toward Yu Li in a corner of the Training Grounds, his expression unreadable. He said nothing, yet said everything.

Following Li Dao's gaze, they saw Yu Li, whose face was as dark as storm clouds and ashen as dirt.

Yu Li had intended to obtain the treasure bone and carefully study it. Never had he imagined that Li Dao, that Little Devil King, would come knocking.

Feeling the gentle coolness radiating from the treasure bone tucked against his chest, he felt his heart grow colder still.

Especially when everyone's eyes converged on him, a chill shot from his tailbone straight to the crown of his head.

His already ashen face turned several shades paler.

He had been in a good mood after picking up a treasure bone. Now, looking back, he realized-how was this a treasure bone at all?

He had plainly snatched himself a disaster, with a lawless Little Devil King trailing right behind it.

All he could do now was hope that the clan elders could suppress Li Dao, that Little Devil King.

Yu Hong, who stood at their head, saw Yu Li's shifting expression and the pleading look he cast their way.

How could he fail to realize that Li Dao had spoken the truth? Fury filled his heart.

Useless fool! You stole something, yet didn't even know to cut the weeds out by their roots! What an utter idiot!

Yu Hong cursed inwardly, but there was no point dwelling on that now.

Although Li Dao was in the right and had cause for his actions, it was also an indisputable fact that he had broken through the Rain Clan's entrance.

As members of the Rain Clan, they had always valued the clan's dignity. Today's affair certainly could not end peacefully!

He glanced at the profoundly mysterious Law-Suppressing Stele overhead, then at Li Dao's youthful face, and made his decision.

"Brat, you stirred up trouble without cause! How dare you run wild in the Rain Clan Residence?"

"If we don't teach you a lesson today, we'll become a laughingstock!"

"Activate the Clan-Protecting Grand Formation!"

As Yu Hong's command rang out, the four men behind him immediately separated and took up positions in four directions.

They gave Li Dao no opportunity to explain further, intending to suppress him directly through brute force.

Li Dao watched the five men take their positions in the east, west, south, north, and center, their longswords pointing skyward as each blade shot out brilliant light.

His heart remained utterly calm. Going straight into battle suited him perfectly.

"I can't be bothered to bicker with you either. Since that's how it is, the victor will decide what's right and wrong!"

"But I really don't like the way you twist black into white!"

A ruthless glint flashed through his eyes as he raised his hand and abruptly pressed it down.

Rumble-

Following Li Dao's movement, the formation stele suspended overhead slammed down onto the ground.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Rain Clan disciples with weaker physiques were instantly reduced to clouds of bloody mist.

In a single instant, flowers of blood burst across the Training Grounds.

The cultivators watching from outside were inwardly alarmed by Li Dao's ruthless methods.

"What a bloodthirsty brat! He struck without even blinking!"

"Although their lives aren't truly in danger, dying in the Void God Realm damages the primordial spirit. It'll take them ages to recover!"

"Looks like the Rain Clan is going to take a nasty tumble this time!"

"The Rain Clan has always acted tyrannically. That young fellow was most likely telling the truth!"

"..."

Chu Yang snapped out of his stunned daze and looked around at the many cultivators who had appeared at some point to watch the spectacle.

Their numbers were still growing, deepening the shock in his heart.

From the very beginning, Li Dao had left him dumbfounded by storming straight into the Rain Clan Residence. Then he had subdued a Rain Clan prodigy with a single move.

That air of strolling leisurely through a courtyard, coupled with his extraordinary strength, had left Chu Yang stunned for a long time.

Now, seeing that Li Dao was about to battle the Rain Clan elders, his heart began beating even faster.

But compared with his earlier doubts, he now felt a flicker of anticipation.

What young man had never dreamed of single-handedly toppling a great aristocratic clan?

The light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter, and he could not help muttering:

"Damn it, what kind of ridiculous luck did I stumble into? I actually ran into someone this powerful along the way!"

"And I even got to call him my brother. This really is a pie falling straight out of the sky!"

While the crowd outside the entrance noisily discussed the spectacle, the atmosphere inside the Training Grounds abruptly turned murderous.

Seeing Li Dao wipe out a swath of Rain Clan disciples with a single move, Yu Hong flew into a rage.

Although they had not truly died, Li Dao had killed them right before the elders' eyes.

Once this incident was reported to their superiors, they would certainly be punished.

Only by bringing the culprit to justice and forcing him to admit his guilt could they clear themselves of blame.

The longswords in the five men's hands radiated lights of different colors that shot straight into the clouds.

The next moment, a dome of light enveloped the entire Training Grounds.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The ringing of longswords resounded, and sword shadows flashed behind him.

Without knowing when it had happened, he had been drawn into a sword domain.

He looked around. Everywhere his gaze reached, chilling longswords pointed their tips straight at him, ready to cut him to pieces at any moment.

The five elders hovered in the air, their longswords trembling and ringing in their hands, like immortals seated high among the clouds who could effortlessly command another's life or death.

"Impudent scoundrel! Hand over your Treasure Art, kneel, and beg for mercy, and you may yet retain a thread of hope for survival."

"Otherwise, having your bones shaved and your skin flayed will be the least of your suffering!"

Li Dao rubbed his ears impatiently and spoke coldly:

"You old fossils really do prattle on!"

"If you want to fight, then fight. These are nothing but paltry tricks, yet you keep yammering away."

"You're seriously annoying!"

-Hum!

As he spoke, a divine furnace, its divine radiance held within and an immortal black-and-yellow light shining forth, enveloped his body.