"What did you say?"
Su Xiaotang's eyes widened!
"I said, I'll let you see your brother-in-law's true power!"
With that, Ye Tian was about to activate the Invincible Battle Armor! But at that moment, two figures suddenly soared through the air.
On the hillside, Feng Qianzhang furrowed his brow. "I knew you'd come!"
With a wave of his hand, he lunged forward!
One of the two was none other than Su Chanjuan.
Radiating heroic vigor, Su Chanjuan brandished her long spear and thrust it straight at Feng Qianzhang!
In the blink of an eye, the two of them broke through the air and vanished into the distance!
The remaining figure was a middle-aged woman.
She, too, wielded a long spear that danced like a silver dragon, instantly beating back the masked men who were lunging at Su Xiaotang and Black Widow!
"Mother!"
Su Xiaotang cried out in great joy.
Without even sparing Ye Tian a glance, Madam Su grabbed Su Xiaotang and Black Widow, leaped forward, and bolted into the distance.
"Mother, my brother-in-law is still back there!"
Su Xiaotang's voice trailed from the air.
"If he dies, wouldn't that be even better!"
Madam Su's cold voice drifted down!
Ye Tian shook his head slightly!
Over there, Lian Wushuang was already locked in a fierce, grueling battle with Feng Baizhang!
"Haha, Beast King, you're the only one left. Be a good girl and come back with us!"
"Kneel down and call me grandpa, and I promise I won't use rope!"
Eager to claim credit, a masked man closed in on Ye Tian step by step!
"Oh no, Young Prince, I'll save you!"
Lian Wushuang forced Feng Baizhang back with all her might and darted toward Ye Tian.
To her surprise, Feng Baizhang smiled malevolently and pursued her through the air. Just as Lian Wushuang raised her palm to strike, Feng Baizhang slammed his fist squarely into her back!
With a loud crash, Lian Wushuang was sent flying more than a dozen zhang away, landing heavily on the ground, her life or death unknown!
Ye Tian knitted his brows.
No matter what, the fact that Lian Wushuang had turned back to save him proved her heart wasn't entirely bad!
Hmph, looks like you're forcing me to use my ultimate move!
"Kid, are you scared out of your wits?"
"Kneel down and let me leash you like a dog! I'll toss you a bone after every meal!"
"Otherwise, I'll break both your legs!"
Convinced he had Ye Tian in the palm of his hand, a masked man strode forward!
Suddenly, a chilling look flashed in Ye Tian's eyes. "Since you're courting death, I'll grant your wish!"
He threw a punch!
With a deafening blast, the approaching masked man was sent flying backward instantly.
Mid-air, he burst apart and died on the spot!
What?
At this, all the masked men froze in shock!
Because they knew full well that the man who had just died was a powerhouse at the Sixth Layer of Foundation Establishment!
Was this really the helpless, defenseless Young Prince?
Was this really the good-for-nothing Young Prince?
"Attack together, take him down!"
Feng Baizhang's brow furrowed tightly!
With a rush, all the masked men swarmed toward Ye Tian.
Terrifying as Ye Tian's display of strength was, how could these men be afraid?
Dozens of them—so what if you're in the Golden Core Realm!
Ye Tian clenched both fists abruptly!
Boom!
A shockwave a hundred times more ferocious than before swept outward like a tidal wave, tearing through everything in its path and instantly reducing the dozens of masked men to fine powder!
Feng Baizhang staggered back a few steps and collapsed onto the ground.
His face drained of color, he felt as though he were trapped in a dream!
What did I just witness?
What kind of power is this? Instinct told him that the strength Ye Tian had just unleashed far surpassed the Golden Core Realm!
Could he be a Nascent Soul Realm powerhouse?
Impossible!
Throughout the entire Daxia, the Nascent Soul Realm had only existed during the founding era decades ago!
How old was he, anyway?
"Y-You don't come any closer! Who on earth are you?"
Watching Ye Tian approach step by step with his hands behind his back, Feng Baizhang found his entire body trembling!
His heart pounded with dread, leaving him so weak he couldn't even stand up!
He was genuinely terrified!
The scene that had just unfolded completely shattered his understanding; even his eldest brother, a practitioner of the Golden Core Third Layer Realm, possessed nothing remotely like this kind of strength!
"Tell me, why is the Northern Wasteland Palace trying to abduct me?"
"N-No, I don't know! This order came directly from my eldest brother!"
"Your eldest brother? Feng Wuzhang?"
"Yes, yes..."
Ye Tian slowly raised his hand. "Since you don't know, then die!"
"No, please don't, Young Prince! It was just this humble servant failing to recognize Mount Tai. Spare me, and I'll be your loyal beast of burden!"
Feng Baizhang groveled on the ground, kowtowing incessantly.
Though it hurt his pride a little, what was that compared to death?
The scene from moments ago was still vivid in his mind—it was far too terrifying!
He was terrified of turning into a mist of blood himself!
"A beast of burden? That sounds a bit much. I think being a human is better!"
Ye Tian paused his arm slightly, looking at him with a half-smile.
"Yes, yes, yes! I'll be a human, I love being a human! Thank you, Young Prince, for your mercy!"
Overjoyed, Feng Baizhang caught the smile on Ye Tian's face and thought he was going to survive.
Ye Tian looked down at his own fist and nodded slowly. "Remember, I am a kind person!"
Feng Baizhang hurriedly resumed his frantic kowtowing. "This humble servant will remember! The Young Prince is a kind person, the kindest person in the entire world!"
Ye Tian continued, "My absolute favorite thing to do is helping people turn over a new leaf and start life anew!"
"I'm willing to turn over a new leaf and start life anew!"
Feng Baizhang kowtowed like a pounding pestle!
Suddenly, Ye Tian threw a punch! "Since you're looking forward to it so much, I'll grant your wish!"
With a soft pop, Feng Baizhang transformed into a shower of blood!
What?
So *that* is what starting life anew meant!
Only as his consciousness finally drifted away did Feng Baizhang understand the true implication of "starting life anew," and he couldn't help but desperately want to curse out loud.
Pity that the moment his mouth opened, his entire body dissolved into a mist of blood!
He cast his gaze into the distance!
The three-day deadline had arrived—today was the very last day!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, he would wipe out the Northern Wasteland Palace!
"Qiuqiu, locate the Northern Wasteland Palace for me!"
[Understood, Master!]
Soon, a set of coordinates appeared in Ye Tian's mind!
He bent his knees, and in a flash, his entire body shot straight up into the sky, piercing through the clouds!
After shuttle-flying through the sea of clouds for a dozen breaths, his figure descended downward.
Before long, he broke through the lower layer of clouds like a missile.
Below him, mountains, rivers, and lakes grew increasingly distinct!
Faintly visible deep within the grand mountains sat a magnificent hall!
A ring of shimmering light encircled its exterior!
Runes flickered across the surface!
Yet another defensive grand array!
Utterly useless!
Clenching one fist, Ye Tian shouted sharply, "Break!"
He smashed his fist downward!
With a crisp crack, the protective array shattered like glass!
The terrifying shockwave swallowed the hall whole, and with a deafening crash, the entire structure was driven deep into the earth!
So deep it was bottomless!
Caught in the violent tremor of the shockwave, hundreds of figures outside the hall were blasted into mid-air!
One by one, their bodies burst apart, turning into blooming mists of blood!
Whoosh!
A figure soared from the ruins into mid-air and landed right before Ye Tian.
It was a middle-aged man in his fifties, enveloped entirely in a black robe, leaving only two eyes blazing with hatred exposed!
"It's you? Ye Tian? How is this possible?!"
The look of hatred was suddenly overtaken by confusion!
"You must be Feng Wuzhang, right? Not bad, Golden Core Third Layer Realm! But how did you survive?"
Just as he spoke, Ye Tian noticed a layer of protective armor enveloping the man's body!
A Dharmic artifact?
Understanding dawned on Ye Tian!
However, he could see that the artifact was already riddled with holes; let alone taking another punch, even a gentle breeze would cause large pieces to fracture and peel away!
"I never expected it to be you!"
"I suppose the one who wiped out the Shadow Gate was also you, then?"
Feng Wuzhang demanded!
"Correct!"
"But I don't recall having any enmity with the Shadow Gate or the Northern Wasteland Palace. Why did you target me?"
Ye Tian's goal on this trip wasn't merely to annihilate the Northern Wasteland Palace—he also wanted to unearth the mastermind hiding behind the scenes!
Feng Wuzhang shook his head slowly. "I won't talk!"
Seeing the resolute look in Feng Wuzhang's eyes, Ye Tian sighed. "Fine then, since that's how it is, I'll give you a swift end!"
As he spoke, Ye Tian slowly clenched both fists!
Just as the shockwave was about to surge forth, Feng Wuzhang suddenly furrowed his brow, a look of agony contorting his face.
Yet gritting his teeth through the pain, he let out a furious roar, "I'll drag you down with me!"
Could it be that there was some sort of restriction placed upon him?
Ye Tian shook his head slightly, too lazy to ponder it further, and threw a punch straight ahead!
Boom!
A shockwave too powerful to describe instantly reduced Feng Wuzhang to fine powder!
He glanced downward and released his soul perception, but could no longer sense even the faintest trace of life. He knew that the majority of them had already been driven deep underground by his previous punch and had long since perished.
Bending his knees, he shot into the clouds like a cannonball, and a dozen breaths later, arrived above the site of the earlier battle.
He let out a whistle, and the warhorse pulled the carriage over.
Ye Tian leaped aboard, sat cross-legged inside the carriage, and let out a long breath.
Yet his brow furrowed once again shortly after.
It seemed the mastermind had used some terrifying restriction to control the Northern Wasteland Palace, which was why Feng Wuzhang preferred death over revealing who was pulling the strings!
Right as he was thinking this, Su Xiaotang's voice rang out from the distance, "Brother-in-law, Brother-in-law..."