Nearly 30 Heaven Battling Realm experts charged out alongside Di Mie, with none of them weaker than fifth-stage Heaven Battling Realm. Additionally, they still had a group of Heaven Battling Realm cultivators below the fifth stage on standby in the city. This was the kind of strength the Di Clan had.
Di Mie had once suffered a crushing defeat in Xiang Shaoyun's hands. Thus, he greatly hated Xiang Shaoyun. He wouldn't have sent Eunuch Dong after Xiang Shaoyun otherwise. However, Xiang Shaoyun seemed incredibly resilient to death, and it was instead Eunuch Dong who had perished. As a result, Di Mie had been punished by the Di Monarch. Now that Xiang Shaoyun had come to his turf, he was determined to kill Xiang Shaoyun to vent his anger.
The Di Clan members surrounded Xiang Shaoyun's group. Comparatively, the Di Clan seemed to hold the advantage, as Xiang Shaoyun only had about 10 people with him. Xiang Shaoyun, Devil Concubine, Devouring Ghost, Liu Qingchen, Despair, Bing Busi, Tie Ta, Li Juetian, and three Ghostface Sect Saints made up for their group of 11. However, each of the 11 was a first-class expert who did not fear the Di Clan.
"Everyone, keep your distance from him. That kid is an imperial nether devil and can use the Imperial Nether Domain. Work together and destroy all of them," said Di Mie.
It was no secret that Xiang Shaoyun could use the Imperial Nether Domain. The Di Clan had to be careful against such a powerful trump card. All the Di Clan members carefully surrounded Xiang Shaoyun and his group, aiming to kill all of them.
As Xiang Shaoyun's gaze landed on Di Mie, a sneer formed on his face as his clone appeared noiselessly and turned invisible. Completely unseen, the clone headed toward Di Mie.
Sky Measuring Step!
Possessing the strength to contend against Gods, Xiang Shaoyun's clone was fast enough when using a movement technique that even if a God was present, the God wouldn't be able to stop him in time. All Di Mie felt was a sense of crisis out of nowhere before an invisible hand grabbed him. Instantly, an aura of death enveloped his body, causing his entire person to feel ice-cold.
Only then did Xiang Shaoyun's clone appear and say, "Move and your prince will die."
The Di Clan members looked over only to find that Di Mie had been taken hostage.
"Bastard! Release the prince, or you'll suffer a miserable death!" threatened a Di Clan member.
"Release him! We can talk this out!" said someone else.
The Di Clan's younger generations seemed to be getting worse. If it wasn't for the Di Monarch and their clan uncles in the God Realm providing them with cultivation resources, they would be far weaker than they were. As for Di Mie, he was the one with the strongest bloodline among the younger generation. As someone with the potential to be the next Di Monarch, he was extremely important to the clan.
"Hand Caidie over if you want to keep your life," said Xiang Shaoyun coldly.
He had already sealed Di Mie's energy circulation with his energy. If Di Mie really tried anything, he wouldn't mind killing Di Mie then and there.
"Sh-she's really not here!" replied Di Mie weakly.
"I saw your people capture her with my own eyes. Don't you dare to be funny with me!" berated Xiang Shaoyun as he slapped Di Mie, causing blood to flow from Di Mie's mouth.
Xiang Shaoyun had been on the defensive against the Di Clan all this while, and now, finally, he had gained enough strength to not be afraid of the Di Clan. Thus, he naturally needed to properly take revenge.
As the prince of the Di Clan, Di Mie enjoyed a high status in the clan. However, Xiang Shaoyun couldn't care less about that. He was going to properly teach this arrogant fool a lesson.
When the Di Clan members saw Di Mie being hit, their eyes burned with fury. However, none of them dared to move rashly, afraid that Xiang Shaoyun would do something even more drastic.
"Hand Caidie over!" demanded Xiang Shaoyun.
"Sh-she's really not here!" said Di Mie as his face turned red from his agitation.
"Looks like you'll remain stubborn until you suffer some more," said Xiang Shaoyun murderously.
Just as he was about to hit Di Mie once again, a terrifying God Realm energy ambushed him. Xiang Shaoyun swiftly moved away with Di Mie and evaded the attack by using the Phantom Shift technique.
"Huh?" The ambusher seemed astonished to find he had missed.
Unknowingly, a person of average build had appeared at Xiang Shaoyun's previous position. The man sported a loose robe and had a sloppy appearance. He looked incredibly normal, but his appearance caused all the Di Clan members to call out, "Greetings, grandmaster!"
The newcomer was Di Nian, the clan's God Realm formation master. He was a second-stage Rebirth Realm cultivator, but he wasn't the best at combat. Rather, he specialized in formations. The Divine Travel Diagram was a product of his creation.
"Release Di Mie, or none of you will be able to leave," said Di Nian.
Immediately after, he drew a large amount of energy from under the ground and formed a powerful suppression field in the area. Within the field, Di Nian's combat strength was greatly enhanced. He had done all that through a god-grade formation.
Xiang Shaoyun exclaimed in praise, "Sure enough, this is an offensive formation."
In the hands of a God Realm formation master, a god-grade formation could maximize its potential. In his current state, Di Nian could stand fearless even if he had to face several Gods at the same time.
As a formation master himself, Xiang Shaoyun was naturally aware of that. They had to leave the formation if they wanted to deprive Di Nian of his ability to borrow strength from it. Without any hesitation, Xiang Shaoyun released Chi Duo and Yuan Gang for safety measures.
"I repeat. Release him, or all of you will die," said Di Nian murderously.
"I'm here looking for someone. Release my people, and we'll leave. Otherwise, I'll turn your Di Clan upside down," said Xiang Shaoyun unyieldingly.
"Stubborn fool," said Di Nian as he waved his arms, sending wave after wave of God Realm energy toward the people behind Xiang Shaoyun.
"Devil Concubine!" Xiang Shaoyun shouted.
Immediately, a layer of energy erupted from Devil Concubine's body. An old man appeared, followed by a black hole that absorbed all the attacks.
"Sigh. Life sure is hard for an old man like me," wailed the tree spirit.