"It’s not that Teng Chuanxing is incompetent; it’s that this Kunpeng Divine Son is just too monstrously powerful!"

"Heh, just look at the background of the Golden Roc Royal Family. That arrogant Prince Celestial Serpent really picked the wrong person to mess with this time!"

"I don’t like that Little Roc King Saint Son, but I dislike the Prince Celestial Serpent even more. So watching them try to kill each other is a great show!"

"Yeah, but this Divine Child of the Golden Roc Race is truly powerful!"

"Catching an Ancestral Talisman with his bare hands... even if it was a flawed one, it’s still astounding. That’s it, I’m becoming his fan."

...

Those who still dared to linger and watch were already the cream of the crop of Luoyun Town’s younger generation.

Among them were none other than Luoyun Town’s Guardian, Tu Xiaotian, and his entourage.

When they saw this, they were nearly scared to death, filled with a regret so deep they wished they could turn back time.

Tu Xiaotian himself was hiding far away among the crowd of Cultivators, his face utterly pale.

’Damn it, I hope that Ancestral Talisman smashes that damn thing to death!’

’How could this lowly native be the Divine Child of the Golden-winged Roc? This human must have used some cunning scheme to deceive the Elder Roc King!’

’Look at you, all smug. You’ll be exposed eventually! When the Elder Roc King finds out you deceived him, you’ll be a dead man!’

Tu Xiaotian seethed with chilling hatred, but he didn’t dare let even a sliver of it show, afraid he would bring disaster upon himself.

After all, beings of this caliber were extremely sensitive to killing intent.

BZZZZ—

At that moment, Ye Tianling directly unleashed the techniques of the North Nether Divine Skill and the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth.

His North Nether Divine Skill, enhanced by Ye Cangqian’s Heaven-Devouring Taotie Talent, had reached absolute Perfection, and its devouring effect was astonishing.

Meanwhile, the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth, a technique for redirecting an opponent’s force, had become incredibly refined and powerful thanks to Ye Tianling’s current twenty-one layers of Dragon Blood and his Third Layer mastery of the Xuanyuan Dragon-Controlling Immortal Sword Technique.

When these two techniques were combined, although the Slaughter Ancestral Talisman was incredibly formidable, the moment it reached Ye Tianling’s hand, it froze in place and then began to vanish bit by bit.

Ye Tianling slowly retracted his hand, his gaze falling indifferently upon Teng Chuanxing. "A Slaughter Ancestral Talisman? Allow me to return the favor with some ancestral killing intent of my own."

WHOOSH—

Enhanced by the North Nether Divine Skill, Ye Tianling used a slaughtering technique similar to the Ancient Soul Extinction Forbidden technique to launch an attack infused with the power of the Slaughter Ancestral Talisman.

All the impure energies within this attack had vanished, leaving behind only a singular Ancestral Dao Killing Intent.

One of a kind.

An unwavering will to slaughter.

The moment the attack shot out, Teng Chuanxing’s entire body went ice-cold, as if he’d been plunged into a frozen abyss. He was completely overwhelmed by an extreme sense of mortal danger.

"AHH—"

He screamed, roaring with a heart-wrenching cry, "Help—Grandfather, save me!"

He had barely screamed when the Slaughter Ancestral Talisman instantly pierced through the center of his brow. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

BOOM—

A cyan light suddenly burst from the center of his brow—it was an Ancestral Soul Guardian of the Ancestor Dao.

PFFT—

Even so, the attack infused with the Slaughter Ancestral Talisman’s power still pierced through this guardian.

However, its Power of Slaughter was spent.

"Good. Time to send you on your way! I told you, I’ll kill you and see what that old bastard, that reptile Serpent King, can do to me!"

As Ye Tianling spoke, a ruthless look appeared in his eyes.

BZZZZ—

He made a grasping motion with his hand, and the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword instantly materialized in the void.

WHOOSH—

Panhuang Life and Death Killing Dao!

In that instant, Ye Tianling unleashed the terrifying killing intent of the Panhuang Life and Death Killing Dao, a form of the Hidden Dragon Swordsmanship.

This Slaughter Technique, which originated from the Tree Cutting Technique, truly began to display its world-shocking Power of Slaughter after Ye Tianling obtained the entire inheritance of the Blood-Colored Crescent Secret Realm.

As he struck, a ray of blood-red light shot toward the heavens.

The bloody light flashed out like a bolt of lightning.

"Kunpeng Divine Son, stay your hand!"

BZZZZ—

Amidst the shattering void, the figure of a colossal, cyan ancient serpent manifested.

WHOOSH—

At the same time, the ancient serpent arched its body, its flattened neck and triangular head lunging violently forward.

A terrifying wave of Ancestor Power spewed forth, instantly striking at Ye Tianling’s deadly attack.

PFFT—

Ye Tianling’s attack was instantly shattered.

His figure trembled, and he was forced back three steps.

The qi and blood in his body churned, but he wasn’t seriously injured.

"Hm?"

Ye Tianling was slightly shocked. ’The Celestial Serpent King is so powerful, yet at the very last moment, he retracted over 99.9 percent of the battle power and killing intent from that ruthless strike?’

"You disgrace! Kneel!"

The Celestial Serpent King’s manifested figure transformed from its giant serpent form into a middle-aged man in cyan robes.

Then, with cold, harsh eyes, he stared at the Prince Celestial Serpent and berated him.

"Grandfather, this lowly—"

"Shut up!"

Before Teng Chuanxing could even get a few tearful words of complaint out, the Celestial Serpent King shouted him down.

Then, the Celestial Serpent King swung his hand. With a loud "SLAP," Teng Chuanxing was sent flying, tumbling several times through the air before crashing to the ground.

"Grandfather—"

Teng Chuanxing clutched his smashed, bleeding mouth and a mouthful of broken teeth. Drenched in blood, with his hair in disarray, he was a truly wretched sight.

"You disgrace! ’Lowly’? More lowly than you? Among the Ten Thousand Races of us Demon Race, bloodline is the most direct measure of status! You disgraceful whelp who doesn’t even understand superiority and inferiority! Kneel!"

The Celestial Serpent King roared, and a clear killing intent even appeared on his cold, harsh face and in his eyes.

This killing intent, this icy gaze, chilled Teng Chuanxing to the bone, and fear finally bloomed in his heart.

At that, he finally sobered up. Without another word, he dropped to his knees with a THUD.

Only then did the Celestial Serpent King turn around, his gaze on Ye Tianling now filled with shock and uncertainty.

After a long moment, he cupped his fist and spoke, a strange look on his face. "A Divine Dragon Talent? One of the Ancient Divine Descendants?"

Ye Tianling immediately understood. His expression remained indifferent, icier than ever.

He didn’t answer. Instead, he simply used his Samadhi True Fire to ignite and activate the Xuanyuan Dragon-Controlling Immortal Sword Technique within his bloodline.

"ROAR ROAR ROAR—"

From within his blood, the faint, almost imperceptible roar of an ancient Divine Dragon seemed to echo.

The Celestial Serpent King’s entire body trembled, and a look of utter shock appeared in his eyes.

Just then, a ripple spread through the void, and the Elder Roc King’s figure manifested as well.

Seeing the situation, a look of relief washed over his face, and he let out a long breath.

"It truly is... a first-class, Unparalleled Divine Son from the New World, one who can directly shatter the restrictive rules of a Great Realm and instantly break through the Celestial Dao."

The Celestial Serpent King sighed in admiration, then continued, "Divine Child, your Divine Blood is supreme and your Talent is extraordinary. My unworthy grandson has greatly offended you. This old man, Teng Xuyan, apologizes on his behalf."

As a One Path Sword Ancestor, the Celestial Serpent King actually took the initiative to bow, his attitude exceedingly respectful.

"Elder Poisonous Teng, I’ll grant that you have some foresight and courage," the Elder Roc King said, stepping through the void with a mocking smile.

"The hierarchy of bloodlines is a billion-year-old ancestral tenet that cannot be defied! We follow the Ancestor Dao. How could we achieve Harmonization with the Dao or reach the heavens if we go against it?"

The Celestial Serpent King sighed, glanced at Ye Tianling, then looked at Teng Chuanxing. "Such an unruly descendant, one who has forgotten his own ancestry... it would be better to be rid of him."

As he spoke, he raised his hand, and killing intent manifested around it.

He assumed Ye Tianling would take the cue, give him some face, and tell him to stop.

But Ye Tianling just watched with an indifferent expression, as if he were waiting for the king to strike Teng Chuanxing down. He gave no reaction at all.