Translator: Silavin
The Xing Family, together with Xing Yuhuan, actually possessed five Martial Emperors!
Moreover, this was merely what was revealed on the surface. Nobody knew whether the Xing Family still had hidden cards up their sleeves.
However, anyone with even a modicum of insight could discern that the Xing Family’s Great Elder was not among them!
This was the foundation of being a Top Tier Force within the Imperial Dynasty.
This also made many people realise why numerous First Tier Forces could never compare with the Top Tier Forces.
The reason lay precisely here.
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Meanwhile, on the other side of the Heavenly Dragon Imperial City.
The Qian Family.
Four Patriarchs of Top Tier Forces sat elevated in their positions, while below them on both sides sat the heads of First and Second Tier Forces from within the Imperial City.
This great hall had already gathered nearly half of the Imperial City’s influential powers!
The reason they could gather together was quite simple: they all wanted a share of the spoils.
“Has the Royal Family made any moves?” Asked the Qian Family’s Patriarch.
“None,” replied a first-rank Imperial Court official who stood up from the left side.
“Hehe.” Immediately, the four Patriarchs exchanged glances and smiled.
At present, the only thing that gave them pause was the Royal Family’s attitude.
As long as the Royal Family did not intervene, the four Families joining forces to take down the Xing Family would not be particularly difficult.
“Let’s make our move!”
The Ouyang Family’s Patriarch stood up, and subsequently, everyone in the great hall rose to their feet.
This was undoubtedly a confrontation with vastly disparate power dynamics.
Four of the Top Tier Forces had each dispatched only one Martial Emperor, yet this already matched the Xing Family in strength.
Furthermore, several First Tier Forces had also sent forth their Martial Emperors.
So, there were a total of ten Martial Emperors!
This caused many onlookers to involuntarily draw in sharp breaths.
Were they truly intending to annihilate the Xing Family?!
Ten Martial Emperors absolutely possessed such capability.
However, contrary to their expectations, not a single person from the Xing Family’s side retreated.
Facing such formidable enemies, Xing Yuhuan stood proudly, his expression unchanged.
Such mental fortitude earned nods of approval from many observers.
At such a young age, to possess Martial Emperor Realm cultivation and such psychological strength… As long as he continued to grow, the Xing Family would undoubtedly flourish.
What a pity…
He had been too impulsive!
Originally, the Xing Family could have simply handed over the Soaring Joy Chamber Of Commerce’s people, which would have resulted in absolutely no loss for the Xing Family.
In many people’s eyes, interests always came first!
Therefore, they could not comprehend Xing Yuhuan’s actions.
“Xing Yuhuan, why must you make everyone so unpleasant over some outsiders?”
The Ouyang Family’s Patriarch spoke with an appearance of earnest persuasion.
Actually, being equally positioned as the other party, he understood very clearly that creating some disturbance was acceptable, but completely exterminating the Xing Family was unacceptable. The Royal Family would absolutely never permit it.
Destroying the Xing Family would essentially be equivalent to severing one of the Royal Family’s arms.
Xing Yuhuan regarded him coldly, not even bothering to respond.
“Words are pointless. Take out your arms!”
The Qian Family’s Patriarch snorted coldly, and at his signal, those ten Martial Emperors stepped forward.
Ten Martial Emperors, their momentum like a rainbow, pressed towards the Xing Family.
“Kill!”
A cold gleam flashed through Xing Yuhuan’s eyes as he charged towards one of the Martial Emperors.
Behind him, upon seeing this, the four Xing Family Martial Emperors showed not the slightest hesitation as they followed in his wake.
Even if there were internal Family conflicts, at this moment, they chose to unite against the external enemies.
Instantly, fifteen Martial Emperors engaged in fierce battle, astral winds howling, with outsiders completely unable to interfere. Surrounding buildings were destroyed, creating scenes of utter devastation.
Many people observing from a distance retreated again and again.
What surprised everyone was that even facing double their numbers, the Xing Family’s side was not without the power to retaliate.
On the Xing Family’s side, apart from the newly advanced Xing Yuhuan being the weak point, the other four were each fighting two opponents!
Although they were at a disadvantage, this allowed everyone to witness the Xing Family’s formidable strength.
“Everyone hold them down! I’ll go capture those from the Soaring Joy Chamber Of Commerce!”
The Ouyang Family’s Martial Emperor broke free from the melee. After leaving these words, he charged towards the Xing Family Residence, and momentarily, no one could stop him.
“Damn it!” Xing Yuhuan’s expression changed drastically. He wanted to intercept him, but the Martial Emperor before him prevented him from breaking away.
After all, he had only just broken through to the Martial Emperor Realm. A gap in strength naturally existed.
In the blink of an eye, the Ouyang Family Martial Emperor had stormed into the Xing Family Residence.
The Xing Family’s Great Elder had not appeared.
Clearly, he too must have been held down, unable to break free.
“If anything happens to them, I, Xing Yuhuan, will definitely make you pay the price!”
Xing Yuhuan’s icy voice resonated, causing the faces of the experts to slightly change.
Revenge from a Top Tier Force was something they definitely could not withstand.
However, thinking of the enormous benefits from the Compound Pill, they gritted their teeth and persevered.
Seeing their unwillingness to retreat, Xing Yuhuan became even more anxious.
…
The Soaring Joy Chamber Of Commerce members were in a small courtyard.
At this moment, the atmosphere was also quite heavy.
They all understood very clearly that these Forces were specifically targeting their group.
Situated within this Imperial City, they had nowhere to run!
If they left the Xing Family umbrella, who knew how many traps and snares awaited them outside.
*Bang!*
Suddenly, the courtyard door was kicked to pieces by someone, wood fragments flying as a figure swept inside.
It was the Ouyang Family’s Martial Emperor.
“Hand over all the Pill Formulas, or else—”
He was about to launch into threats, but then saw a little girl standing before him with an obviously displeased expression, staring at him.
Beside this little girl were one black and one white small beast.
“Why did you kick the door!?” The little girl stood with hands on her hips, pouting, and scolded him in her tender, childish voice.
This Ouyang Family Martial Emperor was momentarily stunned, then a cruel smile appeared on his face. He reached out towards the little girl, “Ignorant brat!”
Just as he struck out, he suddenly sensed two streams of ferocious energy rushing towards him. Without even thinking, both his hands moved to counter them.
*Step step step step step step..*
Upon contact, he immediately felt a sharp pain pierce through his mind. In a moment of dizziness, tremendous force crashed into him, causing his figure to stagger backward five or six large steps.
Both his palms bore claw marks, blood flowing freely.
He had actually been injured!
Shaking his head and focusing his gaze, he finally saw the two small beasts standing before the little girl, baring their teeth and glaring at him menacingly.
This little girl was naturally Little Ling’er.
And these two small beasts were precisely Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai.
Originally, Xiao Hei’s strength was already at the Peak Stage Martial King Realm. Otherwise, he could not have caused such a massive commotion in the Great Prosperity Grand Empire without any experts able to suppress him.
Now, with the addition of Xiao Bai, this was not as simple as one plus one.
Xiao Bai possessed incredibly powerful Spiritual Energy attacks, while Xiao Hei had immense strength. Under Little Ling’er’s training, the two had developed seamless coordination.
During these recent days, even Shi Fei had suffered considerable hardship at the hands of these two small beasts, let alone someone who had underestimated them.