When Lu Xiaoqing sensed the familiar aura of the person before her, joy covered her pale face as she said, "Shaoyun, why are you here?"
She had missed him dearly over the years. She often thought of looking for him at the Ziling Sect, but she also knew that he was far stronger than her. She wanted to go only after she grew even stronger. She had also been hoping that he would come visit her. Alas, a few years had passed, yet he had not visited once. She felt disheartened, especially when she heard that he had quite a lot of close females by his side. She even wondered if he had forgotten about her.
Xiang Shaoyun was too outstanding, to the point she felt like all her hard work was still insufficient for her to stand before him. Thus, she had not gone looking for him. Finally, Xiang Shaoyun was here. She became filled with emotions as a sense of joy flooded her being.
"Kid, who are you? You dare get involved in the matters of the Tang Clan?" questioned the seventh-stage Saint.
Xiang Shaoyun ignored the Saint and gently hugged Lu Xiaoqing as he guiltily said, "Sorry, Xiaoqing. I should have come earlier. You must have suffered."
Thick life force flowed from his hands into Lu Xiaoqing's body, rapidly healing her injuries.
"I'm fine. I'm happy as long as you're here," said Lu Xiaoqing with a contented expression.
Envy covered Tang Suchuan's eyes as he shouted, "Fifth guardian, seize that kid! For daring to touch my woman, I'll make him suffer a fate worse than death!"
"Don't worry. A mere fifth-stage Saint might be strong, but he's nothing for me," said the fifth guardian with a sneer as he attacked.
Bone Corroding Hand!
The Bone Corroding Hand was a vicious technique that would instantly turn one's bones into powder the moment one was hit.
The flower fairy patriarch and elder exclaimed, "Watch out! You can't touch the Bone Corroding Hand!"
However, Xiang Shaoyun acted like he had heard nothing. Instead, he murderously said, "You are truly courageous for daring to set your eyes on my woman."
A fiery claw shot out and tore through the Bone Corroding Hand. The corroding attack couldn't cause him any harm. In fact, it was the fiery claw that was proceeding unobstructed toward the fifth guardian. The fifth guardian's expression changed, and he hurriedly formed a hand seal. He then threw out an even bigger palm that clashed against the claw.
Hiss!
Once again, the fifth guardian's palm was torn apart like paper, and the claw continued heading toward his chest.
"Impossible!" roared the fifth guardian in disbelief as he hurriedly retreated.
"Can you run from me? Naive," said Xiang Shaoyun coldly as his claw abruptly accelerated. He grabbed the fifth guardian, and the flame around the claw raged.
"Ahhh!"
The flame Xiang Shaoyun used could threaten even Gods, to say nothing of this seventh-stage Heaven Battling Realm cultivator. Even though the fifth guardian was clad in saint armor, the boundless flame still destroyed his saint body. Swallowing in fear, Tang Suchuan turned and fled without hesitation. He had no intention to suffer the same fate.
"It's too late to leave," Xiang Shaoyun's voice rang out like the voice of the grim reaper. Tang Suchuan felt his very soul shiver in fear. He took out a jade slip and crushed it without any hesitation as he yelled, "Ancestor, save me!"
As the jade slip was crushed, a figure appeared noiselessly. It was a pseudo-God from the Tang Clan, also their ancestor. The figure was the ancestor's clone and could unleash the strength of a Great Saint.
"Who dares to touch a descendant of our Tang Clan?" demanded the ancestor.
"Ancestor, kill him! He killed the fifth guardian and is even going to kill me!" said Tang Suchuan as he hurriedly hid behind his ancestor.
"This is bad," said the flower fairy elder with an unsightly expression.
It hadn't been easy for them to gain a helper, but a pseudo-God's clone had suddenly appeared. It seemed like the flower fairies were going to be destroyed today after all.
"No, perhaps there's still hope," said the flower fairy patriarch as she glanced at Xiang Shaoyun.
She had met Xiang Shaoyun during her venture into the Spacetime River. There, she had learned of Xiang Shaoyun's extraordinary capabilities. Over these years, Xiang Shaoyun's name had spread far and wide. She believed that Xiang Shaoyun would bring them a pleasant surprise.
"Those who dare to kill a member of the Tang Clan deserve death!" said the ancestor, who had quite a fiery temper. With a wave of his arm, a boundless wave of flame energy rippled forward, turned into a flaming spike, and shot toward Xiang Shaoyun.
"You're only a clone. What gives you the confidence to be so mouthy?" Xiang Shaoyun derided as he raised his hand and grabbed the flaming spike with his bare hand.
When the ancestor saw how easily the young man had grabbed his spike, his expression changed. He asked, "Who are you exactly?"
"You're not qualified to know who I am," said Xiang Shaoyun as he crushed the spike, and then he opened his mouth and devoured all the scattered flame energy around him.
Tang Suchuan finally realized how powerful the youngster was. His heart was filled with regret. If he had known that Lu Xiaoqing's man was so strong, he wouldn't have provoked her no matter what. Unfortunately, it was too late for regret.
"Leave," said the ancestor decisively as he tore an opening in space in front of him to leave. He was clear that his opponent was no weaker than his clone. He would only have a chance at victory if his main body was personally here.
"Do you think you can come and leave as you wish?" said Xiang Shaoyun as he dashed forth like a gust of wind while forming numerous complicated hand signs. One fiery pillar after another appeared and surrounded the Tang Clan ancestor.
Saintfire Pillar Technique!
The nine flaming pillars transformed into a cage, sealing the area and trapping both the ancestor and Tang Suchuan, alarming both of them. The nine pillars radiated the strength of a peak Saint, and as they spun around, they transformed into a whirlpool containing the power to evaporate oceans.
"Sir, please spare us. The Tang Clan will not pursue this incident," said the Tang Clan ancestor.
"Even if the Tang Clan wants to forget this incident, I'm still thinking of paying your Tang Clan a visit. Both of you can die together," said Xiang Shaoyun mercilessly as he brandished both his arms, causing the nine pillars to close and submerge the two Tang Clan members in fire.
"Ahhh!"