"Come, let us go welcome Ancestor's exit!" Guo Shiwen beamed!
Taking the lead, Guo Shiwen brought a group of people to the Guo Family Mansion's secret chamber and just as they stopped, the huge sturdy door of the secret chamber shattered into pieces. A figure flew out, piercing through space, then floated down to the ground close to where Guo Shiwen stood.
Guo Shiwen lit up when he saw the individual, quickly converging his emotions and showing utmost respect as he spoke, "Congratulations Father for successfully breaking into Saint realm!"
"Congratulations Grandfather for successfully breaking into the Saint realm!" Guo Zhi and Guo Fei took a step forward and said their greetings as well.
Only after they finished did the Guo Family experts, such as Chief Steward Zhang Yue and the rest come forward and lauded the Guo Ancestor's success.
The person who exited the secret chamber was a silver-haired man who had a face that looked like he was a young man in his late-twenties. The young man wore a delicate silver robe, exuding a palpable majestic might.
This silver-haired young man was none other than the Guo family's Ancestor, Guo Chen!
Guo Chen scanned the faces of the people congratulating him, a faint smile tugged at the corner of his lips as he nodded, "Stand, all of you." He was indeed in a jubilant mood at that moment, after succeeding in breaking into the Saint realm.
The Guo Family had wealth and power. The Million Treasure Firm under their control was one of the three biggest trading houses in Duanren Empire. If comparing the wealth and forces at their disposal, the Guo Family didn't lose to the Xie and Yao Family. Yet the reason the Guo Family had never been able to enter the hegemony clique of families was all because they did not have a Saint realm expert!
But now, there was him!
He finally succeeded in crossing that boundary!
Thinking that he himself would finally be elevated to a status known as one of the top experts in Duanren Empire after this, Guo Chen couldn't hold himself back from laughing happily with his fists shooting towards the sky. His unrestrained laughs reverberated throughout the expansive Guo Mansion.
The people present dared not interrupt.
When his laughter subsided, his eyes scanned the crowd once again, and this time, it stopped on his two grandsons, Guo Zhi and Guo Fei's bodies. His eyes narrowed, shifting onto Guo Shiwen, "What happened?!" There was iciness in his voice.
With Guo Chen's keen sight, he could tell at a glance that Guo Zhi and Guo Fei's Qi Sea had been broken by someone!
Guo Shiwen hastened to explain in a voice that carried utmost respect, "Father, it was a little brat called Huang Xiaolong that broke the Qi Sea of Zhi'er and Fei'er!"
"Huang Xiaolong?" There was doubt and confusion in Guo Chen's eyes.
"This Huang Xiaolong obtained first place in this year's Imperial City Battle. He originates from a small, backwater place called Huang Clan Manor in Luo Tong Kingdom. But we're unsure why there are two high-level Xiantian warriors following him at his side. One of them is called Zhao Shu, someone who is close to breaking into the Saint realm!"
Guo Chen scoffed at those last words, "Close to a Saint realm warrior's existence? In the end, he is nothing but just a small peak late-Xiantian Tenth Order expert! Tell me, where is Huang Xiaolong and Zhao Shu right now?"
Guo Shiwen replied, "We found out not too long ago that Heartless Young Noble, Yao Fei, abducted Huang Xiaolong's parents and siblings. Huang Xiaolong brought Zhao Shu and others along with him. He headed straight to Heartless Hall in Duanren Institute, they have probably arrived."
"Oh~? He already entered Heartless Hall?" Guo Chen questioned.
"Yes. Huang Xiaolong possesses twin superb talent martial spirits thus Duan Wuhen placed great importance on him, even lending the Golden Token on his body to this Huang Xiaolong brat. Using the Golden Token, Huang Xiaolong managed to get Zhao Shu and his other people inside Duanren Institute's inner division grounds!" Guo Shiwen added.
"So it's like that." Guo Chen sneered: "By relying on Duan Wuhen's favor and backing, he dared to hurt my, Guo Chen's grandsons? Even if he has Duan Wuhen backing him, today he must die! Let's go, we're hurrying to Heartless Hall. If we're late and that little brat dies in Yao Fei's hands, then it would be meaningless!"
"Yes, Father!" Guo Shiwen answered quickly with respect.
Following that, Guo Chen flew up and sent out a strand of Vigor Qi that wrapped around Guo Shiwen, Guo Zhi, Guo Fei, and even the experts on a similar level to Zhang Yue, flying off in Duanren Institute's direction.
With Guo Chen's speed, they arrived swiftly in Duanren Institute and went straight to Heartless Hall.
On the way, they rarely came across any Insitute teachers or students.
A short moment later, Guo Chen's group could see Heartless Hall's structure and the vast sea of bobbing black heads of students and teachers gathered around the perimeter.
At this point in time on the square, Yao Fei's mouth was stuffed with various shades of feces… and there was only about half of the original amount remaining in the big wooden barrel.
Yao Fei's stomach held the other half.
Yao Fei's expression looked like a dead person. There were no words that could describe how he felt at this moment. Hate and wrath filled his eyes. Ferocious killing intent exploded in every part of his body. Wanting, no… desiring to shred Huang Xiaolong into thousands, or even millions of pieces. Yet at the same time, a part of him wanted to plead, to beg Huang Xiaolong to stop.
His stomach had overturned, he could smell the putrid smell emanating from his own body.
"Huang-Xiao-Long, I vow I will kill you!" Yao Fei raged furiously, killing intent burst out but the moment he opened his mouth to speak, it was stuffed with something that flew out from the big wooden barrel.
As Guo Chen brought his group along, flying towards Heartless Hall, they came upon the most unforgettable scene they would ever encounter in their entire lives on the square.
Heartless Young Noble Yao Fei was eating shit!
Guo Chen arrived, exuding a towering pressure that attracted the attention of the people below.
"It's the Guo Family Ancestor!" Someone exclaimed in recognition.
"Guo Family's Ancestor! I heard Guo Family's Ancestor was in closed-door practice in order to break through to the Saint realm. Now that he's out, does that mean he succeeded?!"
"The pressure coming from the Guo Family Ancestor is so strong, he must've succeeded!"
Loud noises formed an uproar.
While the crowd was busy making assumptions, Guo Chen flickered and appeared on the square in front of Heartless Hall with the rest in tow.
Guo Chen's eyes were filled with shock as he stared at Yao Fei, whose mouth was stuffed with feces.
Shock was even more obvious on Guo Shiwen, Guo Zhi, and Guo Fei's faces. Although Yao Fei wasn't the Yao Family's Patriarch, it was something bound to happen sooner or later. Judging from Yao Fei's current status and identity, he held even more prestige than Guo Shiwen, who was the current Guo Family Patriarch.
Now, such a person was being fed shit in front of them!
Guo Chen's gaze inevitably fell on Huang Xiaolong.
"Father, he's Huang Xiaolong!" At this time, Guo Shiwen stepped forward to explain to Guo Chen.
Huang Xiaolong! Guo Chen was shocked within and his pupils shrunk. Had he previously underestimated Huang Xiaolong's background?!
Huang Xiaolong also turned to look over almost at the same time, their eyes meeting in midair.
"You're Guo Chen, Guo Family's Ancestor?" Huang Xiaolong inquired coldly.
Hearing Huang Xiaolong refer him by name, Guo Chen's brows wrinkled. This Huang Xiaolong might not be as simple as he thought at first, but he was after all a Saint realm warrior whereas Huang Xiaolong was a meager Xiantian Second Order expert. Seeing him arrive, not only did he not kneel down in salute, he even dared to call out his full name! Guo Chen was extremely unhappy.
Before Guo Chen even spoke a word, Guo Zhi was already unable to resist jumping out, "Huang Xiaolong, your dog guts must be swollen to call my Grandfather's name! Let me tell you, my Grandfather has successfully stepped into the Saint realm, he is a Saint realm expert! It's better you get down on your knees and beg him to spare your life!"
Guo Zhi's words echoed in the air, stirring the crowd.
"Guo Family's Ancestor really broke into Saint realm!"
"A Saint realm expert! Our Duanren Empire has another Saint realm expert in its midst and Guo Family will become one of the hegemony families in Duanren Empire!"
There were many that uttered similar phrases.
"A Saint realm expert?" Zhao Shu spoke and he too turned around. A snicker appeared on his lips. Then, everyone watched and became stupefied as Zhao Shu reached out with both of his hands and struck a palm across the void at Guo Chen. A giant palm appeared, casting a shadow over the sky and blocking it from view.
The gigantic palm print overshadowed the bright sky, instantaneously reaching Guo Chen. In a panic, Guo Chen struck his palm out to counter the sudden attack.
"Boundless Heaven's Hand of Tyranny!"
A palm print pierced through space, trailing in a diagram of darkness and light as a tyrannical atmosphere ruled over the square's space.
Two giant palm prints collided and terrifying shockwaves rebounded, sweeping out like a hurricane. But in no more than a second, Guo Chen's Boundless Heaven's Hand of Tyranny was shattered by Zhao Shu's palm print and it continued to crash down on Guo Chen, slamming against his chest.
Guo Chen screamed as he was sent flying back to a corner of the square. The crowd scattered like a flock of frightened birds.
Silence drowned the entire Heartless Hall's square. It was as if the loudest noise the people in the crowd could hear was their own heartbeats.
The shockwave dispersed in all directions within Heartless Hall, milling away the structures at incredible speed. Seeing Heartless Hall turned to ruins and Guo Chen who was slumped in a corner, the people present inhaled sharply.
Guo Chen, the Guo Family's Ancestor that had just come out from closed-door practice after successfully stepping into the Saint realm, actually failed to take even one palm from Zhao Shu! Not even one palm!
Shocked faces turned towards Zhao Shu.
What was this Zhao Shu's strength?! What was his real strength?!
Even Yao Fei was shocked as he stared at Zhao Shu.
Whereas Guo Zhi who clamored for Huang Xiaolong to kneel down and apologize to his Grandfather before it was too late stood on the same spot, his face twitching unnaturally. Gradually, the spasms traveled throughout his body.
Watching Huang Xiaolong and Zhao Shu, only fear and terror showed on Guo Zhi's face.
Ignoring all, Huang Xiaolong slowly approached Guo Shiwen and stopped in front of him, questioning in a cold voice, "It was you that told Guo Shiyuan to announce breaking the engagement between my younger sister and Guo Tai?"
Guo Shiwen's face twitched, his feet moved backward as he waved his hands in denial, enforced with an ugly smile, "No, there's no such thing! Absolutely no such thing!"
"No such thing?" Huang Xiaolong sneered, "Then the rumor spreading outside was groundless?"
"Yes, yes, that's right! It was groundless and a mistake!" Guo Shiwen beamed a smile, "It must have been some of the other families creating such rumors on purpose because they're jealous of our Guo Family and Huang Family coming together through marriage. So they deliberately released a false rumor!"
At this time Guo Chen, who had been hit by Zhao Shu earlier, tried to get up from the pavement. Noticing Guo Chen's movements, Guo Shiwen, Guo Zhi, and the rest of the Guo members finally reacted and hurried over to Guo Chen's side.
"Father, are you alright?!" Guo Shiwen blurted out anxiously.
Just as Guo Shiwen's question came out, Guo Chen spurted blood from his mouth with a 'waw', dying the square area around him bright red.
The members of the Guo Family turned ashen.
Guo Chen was the Guo Family's pillar. If something were to happen to Guo Chen then the ramifications to the Guo Family would be severe. 'Excited' by his emotions, Guo Fei insisted loudly without thinking, "Grandfather, you mustn't die~!"
Guo Fei's words made Guo Chen spew another mouthful of blood.
Guo Shiwen glowered at his son angrily and a palm struck Guo Fei's face without a word, sending Guo Fei rolling out of the square's immediate area. None of the Guo Family disciples dared to help him up.
"I'm okay." Guo Chen's feeble voice sounded.
In truth, whether he was okay or not, only he knew.
That attack from Zhao Shu had injured his Saint realm foundation. Just a little bit more damage and his cultivation would've regressed back to peak late-Tenth Order Xiantian.
Guo Chen had just broken through to the Saint realm, thus his foundation wasn't stable yet.
"My gratitude to Senior for showing mercy!" Guo Chen said to Zhao Shu, his face filled with respect and reverence. He was well aware that if it weren't for Zhao Shu being lenient, that palm strike would have been enough to kick him back to the Xiantian realm.
Zhao Shu's expression remained aloof, "For Young Miss Huang's sake I held back a little just now, otherwise, hmph!"
"Miss Huang?" Guo Chen looked at Guo Shiwen with doubt and confusion.
Although he heard Guo Shiwen and Huang Xiaolong's dialogue, something about breaking an engagement, he wasn't aware of all the details.
Guo Shiwen hastened to explain, "When Father was in seclusion, Guo Tai got engaged to Young Noble Huang's little sister, Huang Min."
Guo Chen was furious hearing this, "Why didn't you mention this to me before?!"
Guo Shiwen lowered his head, not daring to meet his father's eyes nor utter a word.
Guo Chen turned towards Huang Xiaolong saying, "Young Noble Huang, rest assured, I will give you an explanation in this matter. In the future, we will be in-laws after all, it's our Guo Family's fortune to marry above our status!"
Huang Xiaolong swept a cold glance at Guo Chen and his focus once again fell on Yao Fei, "Speak, where are my parents and everyone else?"
All eyes shifted to Yao Fei.
Yao Fei also looked at Huang Xiaolong coldly with a complacent smile, "Huang Xiaolong, I admit I underestimated you. I never thought you'd have such an expert at your side." His eyes risked a quick glance at Zhao Shu, "However, you brought an outsider into Duanren Institute, wounding Institute students. Duanren Emperor will arrive with the others Saint Masters very soon. Strong as he is, Zhao Shu will still die!"
At the exact moment when Yao Fei spoke, sounds of whistling wind came from off in the distance. One powerful blast of pressure after another emanated over in their direction.
Leading at the front was a majestic figure wearing a golden yellow dragon robe with a shrunken broken blade runic pattern in the middle of his eyebrows. This was of course, Duanren Emperor. Five old men in golden battle gear followed behind him, the five Saint Masters of Duanren Institute.
In the back row was Duan Wuhen and the many experts of Duanren Institute.
Seeing Duanren Emperor, the five Saint Masters, and all the Duanren Institute's top experts, joy swept across Yao Fei's face. Next, his face was twisted with vengeance, "Huang Xiaolong, your end is here! Haha, let me see how you're going to escape from this!"
The Guo Family, Yao Fei, along with the surrounding teachers and students, waited for Duanren Emperor, the five Saint Masters, and the many Institute's experts to arrive at the Heartless Hall's square.
"Greetings to Duanren Emperor and the several Saint Masters!" All of the teachers and students, including Yao Fei, knelt in salute.
On the square, only Guo Chen, Huang Xiaolong, Zhao Shu, and Yu Ming remained standing.
Duanren Emperor nodded as he scanned the crowd, and spoke: "Rise."
"Much obliged Emperor!" Only then did everyone stand up.
Watched by everyone, Duanren Emperor walked towards Zhao Shu and Huang Xiaolong.
The anticipative smile on Yao Fei's face gradually bloomed wider when he saw Duanren Emperor move straight to Zhao Shu and Huang Xiaolong. A brutal gleam shone brightly in his eyes; Huang Xiaolong, you're so dead!
Stopping in front of Zhao Shu and Huang Xiaolong, Duanren Emperor showed great respect as he said, "Mister Zhao, Duan Ren is late!"
Everyone's faces stiffened, they became stupefied where they stood.
Yao Fei, Guo Chen, Guo Shiwen, and the rest had eyes the size of a fist.
"Zhao, Mister Zhao?!" Yao Fei repeated in astonishment. Duanren Emperor actually greeted Zhao Shu as Mister Zhao? Furthermore, that respectful demeanor?!
Then, Duanren Emperor turned towards Huang Xiaolong: "Young Noble Huang."
Young Noble Huang!
All eyes were protruding out of their sockets!
Duan Wuhen and Cheng Jian walked up, following Duanren Emperor: "Mister Zhao, Young Noble Huang!"
The gathered crowd's minds turned to mush, no one was able to react to the shock.
Suddenly, someone thought of a vital point; the Golden Token in Huang Xiaolong's hand… it likely did not belong to Duan Wuhen, but rather Duanren Emperor!
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