Chapter 736: Chapter 97: The Difficulties of Young Clan Leader Zong’an

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"Blocked, it’s blocked."

Wei Wenxun swayed a bit, nearly losing his balance. Luckily, Wang Shouzhe was behind him to support him, allowing him to barely steady himself.

The gap between the Celestial Human Realm early stage and the Purple Mansion Realm was simply too vast.

Facing the Purple Mansion Realm, as someone in the Celestial Human Realm, he was as weak and helpless as a child. For a moment, he truly believed he was about to die; now, he felt like a survivor of a disaster, utterly drained.

Wang Shouzhe patted his shoulder, "Thank you, Commander Wei." His words carried a tone of treating him as one of their own.

He remained calm as usual, as if everything had been anticipated. The only thing he hadn’t foreseen was Wei Wenxun instinctively standing in front of him.

After taking several deep breaths, Wei Wenxun finally regained his composure, though he was still profoundly shocked in his heart. "Fortunately, there was Ancestor Fire Fox. Patriarch Shouzhe, did you anticipate this scene in advance?"

Subsequently, Wei Wenxun commanded some soldiers to protect Wang Shouzhe and his group. Although these soldiers were akin to ants in the eyes of a cultivator in the Purple Mansion Realm, they were still a force.

"Hehe~ Hard to say, let’s see how the situation unfolds first."

Wang Shouzhe smiled without speaking, looking up at the sky.

In the sky, the residual waves of energy rapidly dissipated.

The figure reappeared in everyone’s sight.

The straw raincoat he wore had somehow turned to ashes, replaced by a purple robe at the artifact level.

A mysterious mask covered his face, obscuring his appearance, with only white hair draping down the sides, indicating his not-so-young age.

He stood midair, hands behind his back, looking down at the Seven-tailed Spirit Fox below with a voice tinged with surprise, "Ancestor Fire Fox of the Yuwen Family?"

"Old thing, who are you?" The Seven-tailed Fire Fox hissed furiously, its tails flaring like flames, "You dare to act against our Brother Shouzhe with such gall?"

"Who I am is not for a mere spirit beast like you to question." The masked elder snorted coldly, "Do you think with your newly advanced Tier Seven Spirit Beast status, you can block me? Wishful thinking!"

With that, his aura abruptly surged.

A massive shadow suddenly emerged behind him.

It was a gigantic creature resembling a large fish, its enormous fins spread out like wings, and in the hazy distance, long whiskers could be vaguely seen.

As the shadow appeared, a long, ancient sound emitted suddenly from the void. It was as if it came from ancient times, carrying a high and distant tone refined over the years.

The turbulent sea halted abruptly at the sound, then erupted into mighty waves as if welcoming their king’s arrival.

Clearly, this was his Dharma Illusion.

The Cao Family had awakened many types of bloodlines, but most were of the Primordial Water element. Among them, Ancestor Cao Kunhao’s bloodline was the most outstanding, with the awakened Dharma Illusion being a Dragon Whale.

This was a giant beast from ancient times, said to rival the Water True Dragon, making it a formidable fierce beast and a tyrant of the sea in ancient eras.

With the addition of the Dharma Illusion, a massive amount of Primordial Water Spiritual Qi was forcibly drawn from the ocean’s depths almost instantly.

The surging Power of Laws spread wantonly.

Ancestor Kunhao’s murky eyes flashed fiercely, and he suddenly struck down with his palm.

In an instant, brilliant radiance blossomed.

The vast Power of Primordial Water transformed into overwhelming waves, roaring as they cascaded towards the Seven-tailed Fire Fox. Although exposing his Dharma Illusion risked revealing his identity, so be it,

without eliminating Wang Shouzhe, the Cao Family faced great peril. And his lifespan was nearing its end.

The momentum at that moment was like the inversion of a celestial river, threatening to engulf everything in the world. Even the ocean in stormy seasons was no more imposing than this.

"Dragon Whale Dharma Aspect!" Wei Wenxun’s breath hitched as he finally realized, "A Purple Mansion Realm powerhouse of the Primordial Water element with a Dragon Whale Dharma Aspect, could it be... could it be Ancestor Kunhao of the Liaoyuan Cao Family?!"

Reaching the level of the Purple Mansion Realm, it’s unlikely for someone to be unknown, let alone Ancestor Kunhao, who was one of the key figures the government office focused on.

Even though Wei Wenxun had been serving in Longzuo County, he had heard of such rumors, especially about the Cao Family, who now loathed the Wang Family to the core.

Wang Shouzhe squinted his eyes slightly, yet there was no hint of surprise in his expression.

He had thoroughly investigated the Cao Family.

If the Cao Family’s patriarch, Cao Bangning, was somewhat shrewd, they managed to extricate themselves from the accusation of colluding with sea bandits largely due to his constant mediation and decisive sacrifice.

But this family likely grew too accustomed to using sea bandits, carrying a domineering rogue air in their actions. They also lacked planning in teaching the younger generation within the clan, where the more gifted children were more spoiled.

As a result, their Celestial Pride, whether it was Cao Youqing or Cao Bangyan, were all pampered, unable to endure any grievances, behaving willfully and short-sightedly, with a tendency for revenge.

Even Ancestor Cao Kunhao had such a disposition in his youth.

This time, the Cao Family suffered such a significant loss; with their temperament, it would be surprising if they could restrain themselves from doing anything.