Yan Lan collapsed to the ground, his life force completely gone. Even in his dying moments, his eyes remained fixed on fear and shock.
Yan Lan's death put considerable psychological pressure on the other major royal families.
In the eyes of almost all members of the Eight Great Imperial Clans, except during the all-out war with the Ascenders, no one dared to kill them at any other time.
But today, Sun Yuan of the Battle Heaven Pavilion brazenly killed Yan Lan of the Fire Clan in front of the other seven royal clans.
With the mentality of "the rabbit is killed once the hunt is over," apart from Miao Jingkong and Lin Xiao, the other six clans all glared angrily at Sun Yuan.
Lei Wushuang was the first to loudly question Sun Yuan: "You dare to kill even the representatives of our Eight Great Imperial Clans? Does your Battle Heaven Pavilion intend to start a full-scale war with our Eight Great Imperial Clans?"
That innate sense of superiority was now fully displayed in Lei Wushuang.
Sun Yuan laughed!
"Ha! What? You Eight Great Imperial Clans are allowed to kill others, but others aren't allowed to kill you? How ridiculous."
Sun Yuan showed no mercy to Lei Wushuang, and relentlessly confronted him.
Before Lei Wushuang could speak again, Liuyun Lan, who was not far away, stood up with the five Ascenders forces.
" Lei Wushuang, rules are rules. Yan Lan died on the arena. This is a martial arts competition! What, do you Eight Great Imperial Clans even want to break the rules that you jointly established?"
Liuyun Lan abandoned his usual humble demeanor; his face was now cold and stern, his eyes were clear and aloof, and even his voice carried a hint of chill.
Not only Liuyun Lan, but the other four Ninefold Heaven administrators on the Ascenders side also stared coldly at Lei Wushuang's group.
The attitude of the Ascenders delegation, led by Liuyun Lan, was very clear--
Battle Heaven Pavilion is not wrong. If you Eight Great Imperial Clans really want to cause trouble, don't treat us like mere decorations.
Faced with Liuyun Lan's angry retort, Lei Wushuang was even more furious. " Liuyun Lan, that Sun Yuan is clearly Heavenly Venerable Realm. Isn't this bullying the weak? We, the Eight Great Imperial Clans, cannot let Yan Lan die so unjustly!"
Chen Yulin scoffed, "Now you know how to bully the weak? In the past, how many of the powerful figures who established new forces on our side of the Ascenders were not killed by your Eight Great Imperial Clans for what you call bullying the weak?"
Chen Yulin's words had a significant effect, and for a moment, all the Ascenders recalled their past hardships.
For countless years, the Eight Great Imperial Clans have spared no effort in preventing the Ascenders from establishing a new power in the Ninefold Heaven.
The Eight Great Imperial Clans showed no mercy to those sect leaders who were not at the Nine-Turn Samsara Realm, and still sent representatives from the Ninefold Heaven to challenge them.
As for those who have reached the Nine-Turn Samsara Realm, they can directly return to their clans to borrow Heavenly Venerable Origin Treasure to participate in the battle.
The Eight Great Imperial Clans, who had never considered fairness in the past, were now accusing the powerful of bullying the weak after being humiliated by Sun Yuan.
This enraged the Ascenders.
There's a limit to shamelessness, isn't there?
When your Eight Great Imperial Clans slaughtered us Ascenders beings, didn't you always have a reason for everything?
What's wrong?
Now that you're the ones suffering losses, are the reasons you used before no longer valid?
Chen Yulin's words silenced Lei Wushuang, his face turning a deep purplish-red.
I wanted to refute it, but I was definitely not in the right!
However, he couldn't let it go just like that, as he couldn't bear to.
"We, the Fire Clan, accept this defeat!"
Suddenly, a cold voice rang out in the void.
The space above the plaza trembled violently as a figure strode in from within it.
The newcomer had long, fiery red hair that was casually draped over his shoulders.
His resolute features bore the marks of time, and his cold eyes gave off an unapproachable aura.
This person is none other than Fire Clan, the Fire Clan's envoy who descended to the Yan Tianxin this time, whose strength has reached the Fifth-Grade Heavenly Venerable Realm realm.
Yan Tianxin cultivated to the Fifth-Grade Heavenly Venerable Realm in less than a billion years. He was known as a genius among the Fire Clan. His awakening of the Origin of Fire was comparable to that of the first Fire Clan ancestor. He was hailed as the leading figure among the younger generation of the Fire Clan.
"Senior Tianxin!"
When Lei Wushuang saw Yan Tianxin appear, he was overjoyed and quickly led the Lei Clan members to bow to him and greet him politely.
Yan Tianxin nodded slightly in response.
Just as Lei Wushuang was about to say something, Yan Tianxin waved his hand, stopping him.
"I already know everything that has happened here; you don't need to say anything more."
After saying hello to the other clans, Yan Tianxin turned his gaze to Sun Yuan, who had already turned around.
"I remember that to establish a new power in the Ninefold Heaven, one needs to set up an arena and accept three battles from the Eight Great Imperial Clans and the five Ascenders."
"In the first battle, our Fire Clan was defeated. I will be the one to fight in the second battle."
Yan Tianxin said in a detached tone.
Yan Tianxin didn't try to explain, because he knew very well that at this moment when Yan Lan had been defeated, any explanation would be useless.
They wanted to salvage the Fire Clan's reputation and prevent Lin Heng's Battle Heaven Pavilion from being established.
There is only one way: to completely defeat the experts of the Battle Heaven Pavilion in front of everyone present and destroy their confidence.
When Yan Tianxin proposed to participate in the arena battle, Liuyun Lan braced herself and asked, "Senior Yan Tianxin, this is a battle between us juniors. With your seniority and strength, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to participate?"
Yan Tianxin glanced at Liuyun Lan, not angry at all, and calmly retorted, "There's nothing inappropriate about it. The Longevity Realm only values strength. Since Sun Yuan is also at the Heavenly Venerable Realm, he's of the same generation as me. There's nothing wrong with me participating in the battle."
Yan Tianxin said this without batting an eye, leaving Liuyun Lan completely dumbfounded.
You are indeed both at the Heavenly Venerable Realm, but who can sense the vast difference in strength between you and Sun Yuan?
Even within the same realm, there are still different levels, okay?
If it weren't for Yan Tianxin's strength and seniority, Liuyun Lan might have cursed her out, saying, "As expected, the Eight Great Imperial Clans have taken shamelessness to the extreme."
Despite her displeasure, Liuyun Lan dared not say anything, given Yan Tianxin's strength in the arena. However, she was already considering whether to call in the experts from her own sect.
Liuyun Lan wasn't the only one with this thought; the other four Ascenders also showed hesitant expressions.
The reason for the hesitation is that the envoys from the five forces all said one thing: do not ask them to show themselves unless absolutely necessary.
Firstly, it was to better test the potential and strength of the Battle Heaven Pavilion.
Secondly, if it really escalates to the point where higher-ups get involved, this matter probably won't be resolved so easily.
While Liuyun Lan and the others were still pondering, a domineering voice rang out from the main hall of the Battle Heaven Pavilion.
"Since the Fire Clan is eager for another battle, our Battle Heaven Pavilion will accept!"
The voice was heard and the person arrived!
Just as the last word fell, Lin Heng's figure appeared in mid-air like a ghost, forming a standoff with Yan Tianxin.