"Great Elder, I was taking a stroll in Celestial Star City and planned to visit the Myriad Treasure Pavilion when I suddenly heard about the Broken Blade Guest abducting someone. Curious, I decided to take a look."
"Unexpectedly, someone behind me claimed I was blocking the path of their Young Master. Young Master Hou even said he wanted me dead, with an extremely arrogant and insolent attitude."
"As a disciple of the Ancient Divine Sect, how could I bring shame to the sect? So I simply replied with the same threat to Young Master Hou, which led to the Hou Family’s guards attacking me."
"The Hou Family’s guards were injured by me in a single strike, and then Young Master Hou attempted to kill me. I had no choice but to use a Curse Technique to seal him and then sever one of his hands."
"Many people in Celestial Star City witnessed this with their own eyes. If I have uttered a single falsehood, may the heavens strike me down."
"Just as the matter with the Broken Blade Guest concluded, the Hou Family stopped us, and everyone saw what happened thereafter."
Gu Chenfeng recounted the entire incident truthfully.
"The young brother’s account is accurate; I saw it with my own eyes."
"The young brother hasn’t uttered a single falsehood, and I personally witnessed it. It was indeed Young Master Hou abusing his power."
"The young brother could have killed Young Master Hou, but he only severed a hand. He already gave the Hou Family plenty of face."
Many in Celestial Star City who witnessed the event came forward.
An old man hunched with age slowly smiled and said, "I too witnessed it with my own eyes; not a single false word was spoken by the young brother."
Seeing so many people step forward, Hou Yuanshan and the elders of the Hou Family were filled with panic.
This was entirely due to Hou Qin’s arrogant bullying.
Leng Wusheng shook his head in secret and said, "The Hou Family is doomed."
With a sharp gaze, Celestial Monarch Xing scanned Hou Yuanshan and his people, saying coldly, "What else does your Hou Family have to say?"
Hou Yuanshan hurriedly moved down in alarm, clasping his fists respectfully and saying, "Elder Xing, I’m terribly sorry, this all happened because of my lack of discipline. Please, Elder Xing, forgive..."
Before Hou Yuanshan could finish his sentence, a terrifying oppressive force slammed down, immobilizing him as if an Immobilization Technique had been cast on him.
This terrified Hou Yuanshan so much that his soul almost left his body.
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The sudden surge of fear nearly scared him to death.
With a gentle wave of his right hand, Celestial Monarch Xing created a booming explosion, sending Hou Yuanshan flying like a cannonball, spewing blood as he crashed through and destroyed over a dozen buildings.
"Such terrifying power..." Hou Yuanshan thought in extreme fear, feeling the aura of death looming.
Seeing this, Leng Wusheng silently noted, "As expected of a Divinity Transformation Stage expert. Given Celestial Monarch Xing’s status as a Seventh Grade Alchemist, even an Integration Stage expert would not dare be presumptuous before him."
"Patriarch!" The Hou Family elders cried out in terror, their courage shattered.
Fear was palpable on the faces of everyone watching.
Divinity Transformation Stage experts were truly terrifying.
In front of a Divinity Transformation Stage expert, those in the Soul Emergence Stage were nothing but ants.
"Come down!" Celestial Monarch Xing shouted coldly. With a hand gesture, he pulled down the Hou Family elders and experts, slamming them to the ground.
An invisible terrifying pressure also oppressed the Hou Family elders and others.
Each showed faces of agony, unable to move.
In less than ten seconds, the Hou Family elders and experts all coughed up blood, unable to withstand the terrifying oppressive force.
Hou Qin was so terrified that he was shaking violently, unable to utter a single word.
In contrast, Zuo Qingyang’s group had smiles of satisfaction on their faces.
Celestial Monarch Xing looked at Gu Chenfeng and said with a smile, "Gu Chenfeng, handle the rest as you wish. The Ancient Divine Sect will bear all the consequences! A price must be paid for bullying our sect’s disciples!"
"Thank you, Great Elder," Gu Chenfeng expressed his gratitude with clasped fists.
Looking at the extremely terrified Hou Qin, Gu Chenfeng sneered coldly and said, "I warned you; do not regret it later. In this world, there’s no medicine for regret, but you chose not to listen."
"Don’t... don’t kill me. I realize my mistake. I beg you to spare my life... I’ll kowtow to you." Hou Qin was so scared he climbed up and knelt, kowtowing for mercy.
Hou Qin’s regret was immense.
He knew of the Ancient Divine Sect’s strength; it was precisely because of this knowledge that he was so fearful.
"You wanted to kill me; I won’t hold it against you. But you insist on killing me, so you leave me no choice," Gu Chenfeng said with a faintly cold smile, forming a Sword Point and manipulating the Ice Attribute within Hou Qin’s body.
This was the Ice Attribute Gu Chenfeng had initially injected into Hou Qin’s body as a precaution.
Instantly, a powerful Ice Attribute Power began spreading across Hou Qin’s body, freezing everything in its path.
"Ice Attribute Spiritual Power!" everyone exclaimed in shock.
Yun Jian was extremely astonished and said, "This Ice Attribute Spiritual Power is incredibly terrifying. I’ve never seen anything like it before!"
Leng Wusheng was greatly shocked and cautious, thinking to himself, "What kind of Ice Attribute Spiritual Power is this? It’s got such a terrifying aura, yet I can’t sense any spiritual power fluctuations."
"Don’t kill me! Don’t kill me! I beg you; I’ll do anything you want. Grandpa, save me!" Hou Qin pleaded in extreme terror, tears streaming down his face.
The Ice Attribute Spiritual Power spread rapidly, freezing Hou Qin’s lower body.
"Elder Xing, please give this unfilial son a chance..." Hou Yuanshan’s weak voice came through his injuries.
The Hou Family elders and experts watched anxiously, but none dared to speak, fearing being cut down by Celestial Monarch Xing.
Celestial Monarch Xing remained cold and indifferent, saying, "If I hadn’t arrived, our Ancient Divine Sect’s number one genius disciple might already be dead at the hands of your Hou Family. Did you ever think of giving them a chance?"
"Number one genius disciple?" Leng Wusheng and Yun Jian were all shocked.
The first person they guessed was Gu Chenfeng, who possessed the Ice Attribute.
The onlookers in Celestial Star City, shocked beyond belief, immediately turned their gaze to Gu Chenfeng.
Gu Chenfeng was indeed the Ancient Divine Sect’s number one genius.
Hou Yuanshan, gravely injured, was completely dumbfounded, then panicked again, saying, "Elder Xing, behind my Hou Family is the Divine Moon Palace. Please spare my unfilial son for the sake of the Divine Moon Palace."
"Divine Moon Palace?" Celestial Monarch Xing remained cold, stating, "The number one genius of the Ancient Divine Sect narrowly escaped death at the hands of your Hou Family. Even if the Palace Master of the Divine Moon Palace came in person today, it wouldn’t change anything."
The Divine Moon Palace might be powerful, but Celestial Monarch Xing had no fear, as the Ancient Divine Sect’s strength was not weak either.
Gu Chenfeng was a talent favored by the Immortal Sage.
Moreover, he possessed a once-in-a-millennium Perfect Spirit Root. If anything happened to Gu Chenfeng, how could the Ancient Divine Sect explain to the Immortal Sage?
Now that such an incident had occurred, there was no way Celestial Monarch Xing would let Hou Qin off easily.
Today, the Hou Family had to pay a heavy price.
"Grandpa, save me! Save..." Hou Qin screamed in terror and despair, but before he finished, his entire body turned into an ice sculpture.
"Qin’er..." Hou Yuanshan cried out in immense sorrow, wanting to save him but powerless to do so.